An Armenian civil society group said on Monday that Russia’s state media regulator wants it remove from one of its websites a story on the alleged arrest in the Czech Republic of a controversial Russian-Armenian businessman.
A well-known Armenian lawyer said on Friday that she and her colleagues highly critical of the authorities will try to set up a new bar association that will act as an alternative to the national Chamber of Advocates.
The Ministry for Emergency Situations on Thursday pledged to “learn lessons” from two wildfires that have burned hundreds of hectares of forests in Armenia, while defending its response to the disasters.
A Russian firefighting plane dropped on Tuesday more than 200 tons of water on a nature reserve in Armenia engulfed by one of the country’s worst wildfires in decades.
President Serzh Sarkisian will not trigger massive steet protests if he decides to stay in power as prime minister after completing his final term in April, a senior member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) insisted on Friday.
Senior Armenian government officials have made conflicting statements about the possible impact on Armenia of new economic sanctions which the United States has imposed on Russia.
Armenia’s military and political alliance with Russia does not prevent it from forging closer security ties with the United States, Richard Mills, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, insisted on Friday.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have not yet agreed on the date of a fresh meeting of their presidents sought by international mediators, a senior Armenian diplomat said on Thursday.
The government plans to liberalize Armenia’s energy sector in hopes of attracting large-scale investments from U.S. and other foreign companies, a senior official in Yerevan said on Wednesday.
Armenian press freedom groups accused law-enforcement authorities on Monday of failing to punish the individuals who attacked journalists during last summer’s anti-government unrest in Yerevan.
The Armenian police marked on Monday the first anniversary of an armed attack on one of their bases in Yerevan, unveiling a memorial to three police officers killed during a two-week standoff with members of a radical opposition group.
President Serzh Sarkisian has insisted that the Armenian military has enough modern armaments to cope with security threats to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
The European Union has installed first-ever solar-powered bus stops in Yerevan as part of its efforts to foster Armenia’s greater use of renewable energy.
Armenia’s economy will grow by around 5 percent annually in the coming years thanks to reforms planned by the government, Finance Minister Vartan Aramian insisted on Thursday.
Armenia and India are continuing to discuss ways of forging military ties based on the existing “excellent” relationship between the two states, the Indian ambassador in Yerevan said on Thursday.
Armenia can attract billions of dollars in investments from U.S. energy companies if it liberalizes its energy sector, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, Richard Mills, insisted on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian’s cabinet committed itself to implementing “large-scale reforms” in Armenia in a new policy program formally approved by it on Monday.
Acting on a recent speech by President Serzh Sarkisian, the leadership of his Republican Party (HHK) has told Prime Minister Karen Karapetian’s government to ensure that Armenia’s economy grows by 5 percent annually.
Justice Minister Davit Harutiunian on Thursday strongly criticized the head of the European Union mission in Armenia for questioning the credibility of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) dominated by government loyalists.
The Armenian government has sharply cut corruption risks in the administration of state procurements criticized by anti-graft watchdogs, a senior Finance Ministry official claimed on Friday.
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