Since the success of Armenia’s non-violent “Velvet Revolution” that ushered in a new, more democratic government in 2018 and endowed with a rare legitimacy from subsequent free and fair elections, …
Pashinyan in Parliament: “The fact that Prosperous Armenia has been elected via bribery isn’t anything new”
At today’s parliamentary session debating the 2019 budgetary bill, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, responding to the comments of Lusavor Hayastan (Bright Armenia) faction head Edmon Marukyan that the …
Medical worker dies of coronavirus in Armenia
YEREVAN, JUNE 23, ARMENPRESS. Healthcare Minister of Armenia Arsen Torosyan informed that a medica worker has died of coronavirus, ARMENPRESS reports Torosyan said during a press conference on June 23 …
In Armenia, a new property tax prompts debate about social justice
Armenia’s reform government recently introduced a flat income tax. Critics say a new property tax could hit people on low incomes hard.
Court denies request for arrest of Armenia opposition leader
A court in Armenia has ruled against the arrest and detention of the leader of the country’s main opposition party …
Armenia’s ex-president freed from jail on $4.1-million bail
A court in the Armenian capital has ruled to free former Armenian President Robert Kocharian on a $4.1-million bail, the highest in the ex-Soviet nation’s history …
Azerbaijani political analyst: Appointment of Samvel Babayan as ‘head’ of illegal regime once again confirms that Armenia is terrorist state
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20 By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend: Appointment of the Armenian war criminal Samvel Babayan as ‘head’ of the so-called ‘Security Council’ of the puppet regime created in occupied …
Armenia ratifies agreement with Germany to get €20-million loan
The National Assembly of Armenia ratified Thursday the agreement between the governments of Armenia and Germany on financial cooperation, which implies the attraction of credit and grant funds.
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Russia: Next Armenia-Azerbaijan video conference set for late June
“The OSCE co-chairs are in constant contact with the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia,” Zakharova said. “Last month, they held a video conference to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenian parliament sanctions opposition leader’s arrest
The Armenian parliament voted Tuesday to strip the leader of an opposition party of his immunity as a lawmaker and to allow his arrest on tax evasion charges. Gagik Tsarukyan, a tycoon who leads the …