YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. Spokesperson of Armenian foreign ministry Tigran Balayan congratulated ARMENPRESS news agency on the 99th anniversary of establishment.

The congratulatory letter addressed to the Director of the news agency says: “Dear Mr. Ananyan, I warmly congratulate you and the whole staff of ARMENPRESS news agency on the 99th anniversary of the agency’s establishment.

Looking at nearly a century-old history of ARMENPRESS, we can confidently state that the news agency has a solid place in the Armenian media field as an impartial and reliable source of information which is used by numerous Armenian and foreign media outlets.

At the same time, it is not only an objective and operative source of local and international news, but also keeps high the rating of Armenian press abroad thanks to its international partnerships.

I wish ARMENPRESS new achievements and success in its complex and responsible work”.

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.