The Armenian government will lose public trust and its credibility abroad unless it makes changes in the new Electoral Code demanded by the opposition, a leader of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) claimed over the weekend.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will try to cement the shaky ceasefire around Nagorno-Karabakh when they co-host talks between Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s presidents in Vienna late on Monday, a U.S. diplomat said.
A Russian-mediated agreement that halted heavy fighting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh last week was initiated by Azerbaijan, a top Armenian army general said over the weekend.
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian has ruled out his Civil Contract party’s participation in negotiations on Armenia’s new Electoral Code planned by other opposition groups and the pro-government majority in parliament.
The Armenian government and the pro-government majority in the National Assembly have expressed readiness to address serious opposition concerns about a new Electoral Code drafted by them.
Vartan Oskanian, a former foreign minister highly critical of Armenia’s current leadership, has confirmed plans to set up a new political party that will challenge President Serzh Sarkisian.
Armenia’s leading parliamentary opposition parties have accused the government of going back on its pledge to ensure the introduction of an all-proportional voting system, regarding the so-called ‘rating’ ballots as a means to retain the current mixed electoral system.
The European Union believes the planned negotiations with Armenia on a new comprehensive political and economic agreement will not be derailed by “a third party’s negative involvement”, according to a senior representative in Yerevan.
Armenia’s economy could and should benefit from thousands of ethnic Armenians from Syria who have taken refuge in their ancestral homeland in recent years, a senior United Nations official said over the weekend.
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard M. Mills gave an exclusive interview to RFE/RL's Armenian service director Harry Tamrazian on Wednesday. See the full transcript below.
In a major boost to President Serzh Sarkisian, legal experts from the Council of Europe have essentially endorsed the latest version of his administration’s draft constitutional amendments, saying they are now “in line with international standards.”
Armenian youth activists scheduled no fresh protests against a recent electricity price increase after riot police forcibly broke up early on Saturday their latest demonstration staged on a central Yerevan avenue.
Azerbaijan nearly vetoed on Friday a joint declaration adopted at the European Union’s latest summit with six ex-Soviet states because of the wording of its references to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The European Union’s Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn expressed confidence on Thursday that the EU member states will soon authorize the launch of official negotiations on a new treaty with Armenia.
Negotiations on a new treaty between the European Union and Armenia will likely progress rapidly after they are formally authorized by the EU member states later this year, according to a senior European diplomat.
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian dismissed at the weekend sweeping constitutional changes planned by Armenia’s leadership, saying that his recently formed political group will not even discuss them with President Serzh Sarkisian.
The European Commission and the Armenian government have identified concrete areas where they could deepen their relations after Armenia’s recent accession to a Russian-led bloc, according to a senior official from the European Union’s executive body.
The opposition minority in the National Assembly will initiate an emergency parliament session to try to push through major changes in Armenia’s electoral legislation, a leader of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) said on Sunday.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) insisted on Monday that it remains in opposition to President Serzh Sarkisian despite supporting his plans for constitutional reform and refusing to join anti-government protests staged by three other opposition parties.
Three leading opposition parties announced the launch of an anti-government “velvet revolution” in Armenia on Thursday as they began a joint campaign of nationwide rallies in Abovian, a town 15 kilometers north of Yerevan.
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