Two opposition factions in the Armenian parliament have leveled harsh criticism at the government, accusing it of not doing enough to ensure the security of Nagorno-Karabakh.
As a Minsk Group Co-Chair, the United States urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to continue and intensify their diplomatic engagement to find comprehensive solutions to all outstanding issues, the U.S. embassy in Yerevan said on Thursday.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) signaled on Thursday its readiness to launch a more broad-based opposition movement and street protests aimed at toppling Armenia’s government.
The two opposition alliances represented in the Armenian parliament said on Wednesday that they will boycott the inauguration ceremony of the country’s new president elected by lawmakers last week.
In a vote boycotted by its two opposition factions, the Armenian parliament elected on Thursday Minister of High-Technology Industry Vahagn Khachatrian as the new president of the republic.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Friday signaled concerns over the economic impact of Western sanctions, imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, on other members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), including Armenia.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian leadership on Tuesday welcomed Russia’s recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent republics.
Armenia’s two main opposition forces have decided to boycott a parliamentary inquiry into the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that it will be controlled by pro-government lawmakers and therefore cannot be objective.
The pro-government majority in the National Assembly has initiated a parliamentary inquiry into the Armenian authorities’ handling of the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh as well as its causes.
In last-minute amendments condemned by opposition lawmakers as another blow to judicial independence, the Armenian parliament voted on Wednesday to make it easier for law-enforcement authorities to indict and arrest judges.
Armenia on Tuesday shrugged off Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s claims that it will have no choice but to join a Russian-led “union state” of former Soviet republics.
The ruling Civil Contract party’s presidential candidate, High-Tech Industry Minister Vahagn Khachatrian, said on Thursday that he will try to avoid conflicts with the Armenian government if he is elected by the parliament.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and his political team on Tuesday confirmed their decision to install High-Tech Industry Minister Vahagn Khachatrian as Armenia’s president.
Citing a coronavirus outbreak within its ranks, Armenia’s political and military leadership on Friday avoided holding festive events to mark the 30th anniversary of the official creation of the national armed forces.
Russia has reiterated that the U.S., Russian and French mediators co-heading the OSCE Minsk Group should be able to resume their visits to Nagorno-Karabakh as part of their peace efforts.
Armenia’s government on Thursday declined to reveal the number of Armenian soldiers that will be deployed to unrest-hit Kazakhstan as part of a “peacekeeping” operation launched by the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
In a move strongly criticized by Armenia’s leading anti-corruption watchdog, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has allocated hefty holiday bonuses to his two deputies and all members of his staff.
Sparking fresh controversy, parliament speaker Alen Simonian has allocated hefty holiday bonuses to members and staffers of the National Assembly for the second time in three months.
The Armenian military released and repatriated two Azerbaijani soldiers late on Monday two days after capturing them on Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan.
The pro-government majority in the Armenian parliament scuttled on Wednesday a debate on an opposition-backed resolution effectively warning Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian against recognizing Azerbaijani sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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