The Armenpress news agency was established in 1918 December 18 when with the decision of the National Council of the First Republic of Armenia a state agency - Armenian Telegraph Agency was created. The Armenpress news agency is the oldest and biggest agency in Armenia. It produces home, international, regional news bulletins, photo news and provides a wide range of analytical stories covering politics, economy, culture and other areas. News items are issued on a daily basis in Armenian, Russian and English. The agency has a rich information and photo archive, which is a unique source of information on Armenian and regional history. Around 100,000 photos are kept in the photo archive now. Armenpress is the member of the Association of National Information agencies of CIS countries as well as member of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies, it cooperates with the world forum of news agencies and member agencies of these organization.