A leading political ally of President Serzh Sarkisian said on Friday that he is proud of Anastas Mikoyan, an Armenian-born close associate of Joseph Stalin whose statue is due to be erected in Yerevan soon.
Prominent civil activists announced on Thursday the creation of a new political movement that will campaign for Armenia’s European integration and against its planned accession to a Russian-led union of ex-Soviet states.
Ivan Volynkin, the Russian ambassador to Armenia, on Friday stood by his controversial calls for the Armenian authorities to crack down on local Western-funded civic groups critical of Russia.
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian has brushed aside the ruling Republican Party’s declared plans to stay in power for at least ten more years, saying that it will be voted out of office in the next national elections. (UPDATED)
Hundreds of supporters of the Armenian Communist Party (HKK) demanded Armenia’s quick accession to a Russian-led union of ex-Soviet states as they marched through central Yerevan in a May Day celebration on Thursday.
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian on Wednesday urged Armenia’s four main political parties challenging President Serzh Sarkisian to jointly seek a parliamentary vote of no confidence in his new government.
President Serzh Sarkisian and his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) have designated Galust Sahakian, a veteran HHK figure, as the new speaker of the country’s parliament.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Thursday that it will not join a new governing coalition which President Serzh Sarkisian is trying to form following the recent resignation of his current cabinet. (UPDATED)
The Orinats Yerkir Party of Artur Baghdasarian, a key political ally of President Serzh Sarkisian, announced on Wednesday its decision to pull out of Armenia’s government, adding a new twist to political uncertainty in the country.
President Serzh Sarkisian could stay in power as prime minister after completing his second and final presidential term in 2018, a leading member of his ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) confirmed on Friday.
Armenian National Congress (HAK) leader Levon Ter-Petrosian on Wednesday warned his opposition allies against cutting power-sharing deals with President Serzh Sarkisian and urged them to press ahead with joint anti-government rallies planned before Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian’s resignation.
Dozens of activists raising environmental concerns in Armenia disrupted the start of a two-day international conference on mining issues that opened in capital Yerevan on Tuesday.
President Serzh Sarkisian appealed to Ukrainians and described them as “brothers” of Armenia on Friday as he sought to minimize the fallout from his controversial decision to welcome Crimea’s secession from Ukraine.
John Heffern, the U.S. ambassador to Armenia, on Thursday voiced Washington’s disappointment with the Armenian government’s decision to effectively recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea strongly condemned by the West.
Riot police made three arrests on Wednesday as they clashed with several dozen activists who gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Yerevan to condemn Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine.
A private theater in Yerevan has come under fire from Armenian film critics and cinemagoers after cancelling the premiere of prominent Danish director Lars Von Trier’s latest movie known for its very erotic content.
The Armenian police have finally allowed relatives of 14 anti-government protesters arrested during the November 5 clashes with security forces in Yerevan to visit them in pre-trial custody.
Zaruhi Postanjian, an outspoken Armenian opposition parliamentarian, will spend the next several months studying international relations at a renowned university in the United States, it emerged on Thursday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu paid a first-ever visit to Armenia on Thursday, underlining Ankara’s declared attempts to initiate a new thaw in Turkish-Armenian relations. (UPDATED)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has accepted an official Armenian invitation to visit Yerevan next week for an international ministerial conference.
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