More than one month after the unexpected resignation of Armenia’s state ombudswoman, Kristine Grigorian, the ruling Civil Contract party has still not nominated a new human rights defender.
The National Assembly approved on Wednesday a government proposal to nearly double the salaries of Armenia’s prosecutors.
Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Thursday that they will likely fully reopen all local schools next week even if Azerbaijan continues to block Armenia’s natural gas supplies to the region cut off from the outside world.
The pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament on Wednesday allowed prosecutors to bring criminal charges against Seyran Ohanian, the parliamentary leader of the main opposition Hayastan alliance.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed readiness to host a fresh meeting of his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts in a bid to break the current deadlock in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
Armenian pro-government lawmakers dismissed on Friday Russia’s strong criticism of the European Union’s decision to send a new team of monitors to Armenia’s volatile border with Azerbaijan.
The Armenian government has refused to validate the recent reelection of the head of a state-run university opposed by it, sparking allegations of political persecution and abuse of power.
Ruben Vardanyan, the Nagorno-Karabakh premier, refused to resign at the weekend amid speculation that the Armenian government is seeking his ouster because of Azerbaijan’s continuing blockade of Karabakh’s land link with Armenia.
The ruling Civil Contract party has again refrained from stripping opposition lawmakers of their parliament seats because of their seven-month boycott of the Armenian parliament.
Breaking with a political tradition, the Armenian government has invited only pro-government parliamentarians to its annual New Year’s Reception that will be held at the presidential palace in Yerevan.
The Armenian authorities rejected on Tuesday opposition claims that they are not doing enough to unblock the sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, saying that it is controlled by Russian peacekeepers.
Deputy Prime Minister Hambardzum Matevosian and Education Minister Vahram Dumanian resigned on Monday three days after the reelection of a state university head at odds with the Armenian government.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are unlikely to finalize a bilateral peace treaty in the coming weeks due to lingering disagreements on its key terms, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Wednesday.
The pro-government majority in the National Assembly has appointed a former senior law-enforcement official as a member of a state body overseeing Armenia’s courts.
The Armenian authorities have confirmed that they will not try to change the country’s parliamentary system of government through constitutional changes planned by them.
A senior Armenian official on Monday accused Azerbaijan of planning to close the sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.
Armenia’s parliament voted down on Friday a draft resolution rejecting any settlement that would restore Azerbaijan’s full control over Nagorno-Karabakh.
A leading member of the main opposition Hayastan alliance on Wednesday downplayed the resignation of three of its deputies who disagreed with its decision to end a boycott of the Armenian parliament.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has moved to gain full and direct control over a state agency that provides bodyguards to him and other senior Armenian officials.
Armenia and Azerbaijan again accused each other of ceasefire violations along their restive border, reporting shooting in the direction of their respective military positions on the night of November 9.
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