The Armenian government pledged to lend more support to small business on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian reiterating that its expansion is essential not only for the country’s economic development but also democratization.
The Armenian government has announced the launch of two public beaches at a mountain lake popular among local holidaymakers.
Law-enforcement and health authorities were investigating on Tuesday an outbreak of intestinal infection in a Yerevan neighborhood that has landed dozens of local residents in hospital.
The brother of Zaruhi Postanjian, a prominent Armenian opposition parliamentarian, was set free on Friday after spending more than three months in detention on corruption charges which the opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party says are politically motivated.
The European Union praised on Friday a general amnesty declared by the Armenian authorities, saying that the resulting release of all opposition members arrested in 2008 will not only ease political tensions but also boost Armenia’s ties with the EU.
A senior Justice Ministry official on Wednesday publicly berated the Armenian government for effectively sacking her because of alleged corruption in the provision of notary services.
A leading member of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) warned on Wednesday other opposition groups against continuing to attack the alliance led by former President Levon Ter-Petrosian. Davit Shahnazarian also claimed that the HAK is the only genuine opposition force in Armenia.
A young opposition activist was sentenced to one year in prison at the weekend for allegedly assaulting a police officer during an opposition gathering in Yerevan in April.
A Tupolev plane operating a Caspian Airlines commercial flight from Tehran to Yerevan crashed on Wednesday in northwest Iran, near the city of Qazvin.
Several dozen Iranians rallied outside the Iranian embassy in Yerevan for the second day on Tuesday to protest against the official results of Friday’s disputed election that gave victory to the incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
President Serzh Sarkisian has congratulated his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his hotly disputed reelection that has sparked angry street protests in and outside Iran.
