[3] Armenpress was founded on 18 December 1918[4] by the government of the First Republic of Armenia as the Armenian Telegraph Agency (Հայաստանի հեռագրական գործակալություն).

[4][5] Simon Vratsian played a major role in the establishment of the agency.

[4] During the Soviet period, from 1920 to 1991, it served as the "official sanctioned source of public information", operating under direct control of the Armenian Communist Party.

[3] It is a member of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies.

[7] On 24 May 2022, Armenpress and Télam news agency signed a cooperation agreement in Buenos Aires, Argentina.