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he hid his dual Russian citizenship from authorities in order to be eligible to run in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33761162.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33761162.html Wed, 20 May 2026 19:37:07 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday that Armenian authorities are looking into reports that teachers and students of several public schools in the central Aragatsotn province were forced to attend his election campaign meetings held there on Wednesday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33756939.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33756939.html Thu, 14 May 2026 19:02:14 +0400 in English Armenia’s leadership remained reluctant on Tuesday to give possible dates for its exit from a Russian-led trade bloc that are increasingly demanded by Moscow. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33755302.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33755302.html Tue, 12 May 2026 18:00:41 +0400 in English Campaigning officially began in Armenia on Friday for the June 7 parliamentary elections which will extend or end Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s eight-year rule. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33752802.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33752802.html Fri, 08 May 2026 18:55:56 +0400 in English Samvel Karapetian, a Russian-Armenian billionaire leading the main opposition contender in next month’s Armenian parliamentary elections, on Thursday described Russia as a “strategic ally” and criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s pro-Western foreign policy. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33752138.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33752138.html Thu, 07 May 2026 22:14:43 +0400 in English A coalition of Armenian vote-monitoring groups claimed on Thursday that a commercial bank owned by government-linked businessmen is sponsoring pre-election concerts for the ruling Civil Contract party in breach of Armenia’s campaign funding rules. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33741089.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33741089.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:59:37 +0400 in English The Armenian and Russian governments have not reached any agreements on the future of Armenia’s rail network managed by Russia’s state-owned railway monopoly, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian indicated on Wednesday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33733033.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33733033.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:17:55 +0400 in English For the first time since 2022, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not attend an annual international conference in Turkey that brings together dozens of foreign leaders. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732141.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33732141.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:17:02 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet again shortly after Armenia’s parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33728688.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33728688.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:48:12 +0400 in English Armenia will leave Russian-led defense and trade blocs if Russia raises the concessional price of its natural gas or imposes other economic sanctions on Yerevan, parliament speaker Alen Simonian said at the weekend. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33725868.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33725868.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:10:21 +0400 in English One man has been charged after a street altercation with Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonian that led to his and a fellow activist’s detention by police on Thursday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33717855.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33717855.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:52:32 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday that, as head of the Armenian government, he refused to pursue what he described as an agenda of “restoring historical justice,” arguing instead for a focus on building a “just reality.” https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33717128.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33717128.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:26:39 +0400 in English Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has faced mounting criticism from opposition figures after warning that Armenia will face a new war if his political rivals win upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33711398.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33711398.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:20:08 +0400 in English A senior Armenian lawmaker nominated to the country’s Constitutional Court has stepped aside from a key parliamentary role as his candidacy continues to draw criticism from rights advocates and opposition members. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33709709.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33709709.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:43:08 +0400 in English Riot police made several arrests on Friday as hundreds of supporters of billionaire and emerging opposition leader Samvel Karapetian demonstrated outside a court in Yerevan to demand his release from house arrest ahead of Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33704915.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33704915.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:57:47 +0400 in English The continuing war between the United States and Israel and Iran will likely delay the planned opening of a U.S.-administered transit corridor for Azerbaijan through Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33703772.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33703772.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:14:54 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday acknowledged that he forced the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) to resign because of what she told and gave U.S. Vice President JD Vance during his recent visit to Yerevan. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33703043.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33703043.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:08:09 +0400 in English Law-enforcement authorities arrested at the weekend an individual accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the headquarters of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS). https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33699809.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33699809.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:20:57 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian indicated on Thursday that he will tread carefully in his efforts to end Russia’s management of Armenia’s railway network. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33696235.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33696235.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:00:07 +0400 in English