Law-enforcement authorities have dropped criminal charges against a Russia-based Armenian national who voiced fears of post-election unrest in Armenia when he arrived in Yerevan to vote in the June 7 parliamentary elections.
Despite assurances made by the Armenian government, Iran remains concerned about its plans to open a U.S.-run transit corridor for Azerbaijan along the Armenian-Iranian border, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador in Yerevan said on Friday.
Armenia’s two main opposition groups continued to reject on Friday Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s draft of a new Armenian constitution demanded by Azerbaijan, responding to his threats to bar them from possible snap parliamentary elections.
The Armenian government has initiated disciplinary proceedings against a judge who recently recused himself from the controversial trial of Catholicos Garegin II.
A Yerevan court extended on Thursday by two months the arrest of Gagik Khachatrian, a seriously ill former finance minister and tax chief who has long been standing trial on corruption charges denied by him.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday threatened to generate “strong public pressure” on Armenia’s two main opposition groups and bar them from possible snap parliamentary elections if they continue to reject his draft of a new Armenia constitution demanded by Azerbaijan.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian praised lawmakers from his Civil Contract party and mocked their opposition colleagues after they brawled on the Armenian parliament floor on Thursday.
Russia rejected on Wednesday Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s claims that it is seeking to topple him with plans to freeze Armenia out of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian again claimed on Wednesday that his efforts to enact a new Armenian constitution are not the result of pressure exerted on him by Azerbaijan.
Armenia will not reactivate its membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) despite the growing likelihood of its ouster from the Russian-led military alliance, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Wednesday.
The Armenian parliament voted overwhelmingly to ratify on Wednesday the founding charter of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative joined by Armenia early this year.
Armenian opposition lawmakers criticized on Tuesday an agreement with the United States that commits Armenia to opening a U.S.-administered transit corridor for Azerbaijan, saying that Baku will not reciprocate what they see as a far-reaching concession made by Yerevan.
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