Armenia has not participated in the COP29 climate summit in Baku because of Azerbaijan’s failure to free any of at least 23 Armenian prisoners held by it, a senior official in Yerevan indicated on Thursday.
The Armenian government announced on Thursday it will stop paying housing allowances to many refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and significantly reduce them for others next year.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian lambasted a former provincial governor on Thursday one day after naming him as Armenia’s new minister of territorial administration and infrastructures.
Hovik Aghazarian, an Armenian pro-government lawmaker, insisted on Wednesday that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian is not pressuring him to leave the parliament after forcing the resignations of six senior state officials.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made a brief stopover in Yerevan late on Tuesday as she flew to Baku to attend the COP29 climate summit held there.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian named Armenia’s new ministers of interior and public infrastructures on Wednesday, replacing two of the six senior state officials forced by him to resign on Monday.
Citing the need to create a level playing field for all businesses, the Armenian government has moved to abolish a preferential tax regime enjoyed by many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
A pro-government member of Armenia’s parliament on Tuesday joined six senior state officials in tendering resignation following strong criticism of their performance voiced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Two members of the U.S. Congress have said they faced physical threats and intimidation while urging Azerbaijan to guarantee the safe return of Nagorno-Karabakh’s displaced population and free Armenian prisoners during the COP29 summit in Baku.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian praised Armenia’s “special” relationship with the Vatican as he was received by Pope Francis on Monday.
The pro-government mayor of a major rural community near Yerevan resigned on Monday two days after being reportedly involved in a violent dispute that left one person dead.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has effectively begun campaigning for the next parliamentary elections by forcing six high-ranking state officials to resign, Armenian opposition leaders said on Monday.
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