The wife of Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian on Friday declined to clarify what he plans to do after completing his second and final term in office next year.
An American surgeon who has saved thousands of lives in a war-torn region of Sudan received on Sunday an international humanitarian award created in memory of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
Iran’s reformist President Hassan Rouhani’s reelection is good for Armenia, since it means that the implementation of the agreements reached between the two neighboring countries recently will not be delayed, an expert in Yerevan believes.
The application submitted by the opposition Yerkir Tsirani party and demanding the annulment of the results of the Sunday mayoral elections in Yerevan will be considered in due order, according to Tigran Mukuchian, the head of Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission.
Voters in Yerevan went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new municipal council that will appoint the Armenian capital’s mayor.
Law-enforcement authorities have backed claims by a candidate of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) that his loyalists did not buy votes when they handed out cash during the April 2 parliamentary elections.
Armenia and the European Union on Thursday officially launched negotiations on a Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement which is meant to significantly facilitate commercial flights between their cities.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will not necessarily show greater support for Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict following the appointment of its new, Armenian secretary general, Defense Minister Vigen Sargsian said on Friday.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) are poised to extend their power-sharing agreement reached a year ago, a senior HHK representative said late on Thursday.
The European Union stands ready to help Armenia’s government implement significant reforms following this month's parliamentary elections, a senior EU diplomat said on Monday.
Armenians began voting on Sunday morning in parliamentary elections which President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) hopes will extend its more than decade-long rule.
Rock musician Serj Tankian and other prominent Diaspora Armenian artists on Friday urged voters in Armenia to turn out in large numbers for Sunday’s parliamentary elections which they will monitor along with local observers.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), President Serzh Sarkisian’s junior coalition partner, wrapped up its parliamentary election campaign on Thursday with a rally in Yerevan attended by thousands of supporters.
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian continued to criticize the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Thursday for warning him against giving voters money or other material assistance during his ongoing parliamentary election campaign.
The European Union expressed on Thursday serious concern at violent attacks on opposition supporters in an Armenian village, warning that failure to punish their perpetrators could complicate the proper conduct of Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian derided on Monday warnings by the Central Election Commission (CEC) that his regular pledges to give impoverished voters cash and other material aid amount to illegal vote buying.
Armenia could facilitate a dialogue between its closest ally Russia and NATO if tensions between them continue to mount, according to Defense Minister Vigen Sargsian.
The European Union expects the Armenian authorities to hold free and fair parliamentary elections on April 2, having provided them with over $7 million in assistance for that purpose, a senior EU diplomat said on Friday.
Defense Minister Vigen Sargsian assured the press on Thursday that he will not order Armenian military personnel to vote for the ruling Republican Party (HHK) despite topping the list of its election candidates.
A coalition of Armenian civil society groups said on Wednesday that it plans to deploy about 3,500 monitors, among them prominent Diaspora Armenians, in polling stations across the country during the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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