YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. Member of the European Parliament Frank Engel from Luxembourg and his wife Tatev Manukyan, foreign affairs officer at AGBU Europe, congratulated ARMENPRESS news agency on the 99th anniversary.

“ARMENPRESS evolved with the Republic of Armenia and entered the new century as a responsible media voice. For us ARMENPRESS is a reliable source of information and a loyal friend which projects the Armenian reality to the outside world. On the occasion of the 99th anniversary we wish a continuous uplift in the field of media and journalism”.

ARMENPRESS news agency was established on December 18, 1918 when by the decision of the National Council of the first Armenian Republic an unprecedented state-run news agency, Armenian Telegraph Agency, was created.  Currently, ARMENPRESS news agency operates as a Closed Joint-Stock Company the stocks of which are owned by the Republic of Armenia. The agency is the oldest in Armenia. At the moment it produces eleven newslines: official, politics, economy, society, regional, international, Armenian world, culture, sport, life, innovation, interviews and photo news.

ARMENPRESS has signed agreements on bilateral partnership with over 20 leading news agencies nearly 1/3 of which have been signed during the last 5 years. TASS, Reuters, Xinhua, IRNA, MENA, BTA, AGERPRES, BELTA, Kazinform and many other media outlets with which information and photo exchange is conducted are among our partners.

ARMENPRESS is the most frequently quoted Armenian news agency by international media. Apart from partners, the news produced by ARMENPRESS is used by such international giants as CNN, UPI, BBC, “RiaNovosti” and so on.