YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. ARMENPRESS is a clearly formed unit with professional traditions in the media field which already inspires trust to media consumers, Armenian minister of emergency situations Davit Tonoyan told Armenpress congratulating the news agency on the 99th anniversary of establishment.

“I am also an active consumer of Armenpress information product and I can state that Armenpress is leading in the internet search systems. I also welcome the content of Armenpress being in several languages which makes it recognizable and affordable platform also in the international media market”, Davit Tonoyan said.

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.