Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s My Step alliance did not respond on Tuesday to President Armen Sarkissian’s calls for fresh parliamentary elections in Armenia.
Armenia believes the introduction of mechanisms for the verification of a possible future ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh is a priority at the moment.
Armenia and Azerbaijan confirmed on Tuesday that their foreign ministers will separately meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington later this week for talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenia’s former top utility regulator was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of giving privileged treatment to a company allegedly linked to Mikael Minasian, former President Serzh Sarkisian’s fugitive son-in-law.
Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutian defended on Tuesday his decision to allow the construction of a new restaurant and café in a famous park which was the scene of a three-month standoff between former municipal authorities and environmental activists eight years ago.
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The chairman and three other members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court indicated on Thursday that they have no intention to resign despite government-backed constitutional changes mandating their replacement.
Robert Kocharian’s office said on Friday that wealthy supporters of Armenia’s jailed former president are ready to help him post a $4.2 million bail needed for his release.
The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) called on Wednesday for a parliamentary inquiry into the authorities’ response to the continuing coronavirus epidemic in the country.
The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) accused the authorities on Tuesday of launching a smear campaign against its leader Gagik Tsarukian in response to his calls for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation.
The Armenian opposition accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Wednesday of trying to shift the blame for his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis to the public.
Armenia’s government dismissed on Thursday growing calls for a fresh nationwide lockdown following a record-high number of daily coronavirus deaths registered in the country.
Deputies representing the opposition Bright Armenia Party (LHK) continued to boycott on Tuesday sessions of the parliament in protest against the violent conduct of their pro-government colleagues which they say is encouraged by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
The Armenian authorities are unlikely to hold a planned referendum on their controversial bid to oust most members of the country’s Constitutional Court until they defeat the coronavirus epidemic, a pro-government lawmaker said on Thursday.
Mikael Minasian, former President Serzh Sarkisian’s fugitive son-in-law, has claimed that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian offered last year to guarantee his immunity from prosecution if he pays cash and stops challenging the Armenian government.
The Armenian parliament passed in the second and final reading on Thursday a government bill allowing authorities to confiscate private properties and other assets deemed to have been acquired illegally.
Armenia’s government looked set on Friday to extend by one month a state of emergency which it declared on March 16 to try to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosian has praised the Armenian government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and condemned “fierce” attacks launched against it by hardline opposition forces.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia rose by 39 to 329 in the past 24 hours, health authorities reported on Friday morning.
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