Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Wednesday that the novel coronavirus is continuing to spread in Armenia despite his government’s efforts to get people to follow its anti-epidemic rules.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s My Step bloc pushed through the parliament on Tuesday more legal amendments meant to complete the controversial dismissal of three of the nine members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court.
The Armenian parliament approved on Wednesday a government proposal to sharply increase the presently modest taxes collected from homeowners.
Amid strong opposition objections, the Armenian parliament approved on Monday constitutional changes calling for the immediate dismissal of three of the nine members of the country’s Constitutional Court.
A court in Yerevan on Sunday refused to allow law-enforcement authorities to arrest Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessman leading the main opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), on charges strongly denied by him.
Armenia’s Russian-owned national gas distribution company defended on Thursday higher tariffs sought by it, saying that state regulators’ refusal to approve them would put continued supplies of Russian gas to the country at risk.
The European Union has banned all seven airlines registered in Armenia from carrying out regular flights to EU member states, saying that they do not meet international safety standards.
The pro-government majority in the Armenian parliament has moved to enact legislation that will allow it to formally cancel a planned referendum on ousting most members of the country’s Constitutional Court.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian told Armenians on Wednesday to brace themselves for months of economic hardship resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
The government announced on Friday that it will lift remaining restrictions on people’s movements and allow the vast majority of businesses, including many cafes and restaurants, to resume their work on Monday despite the continuing spread of coronavirus in Armenia.
Armenian law-enforcement bodies made at least 15 arrests on Wednesday after an angry mob stormed a provincial hospital guarded by police and tried to kill its patients hospitalized as a result of a shootout that left two people dead and several others wounded.
Less than 500 small and medium-sized businesses have qualified so far for low-interest loans which the Armenian government hopes will help them remain afloat during a recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The government will help to evacuate all Armenian nationals trying to return to Armenia due to the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Foreign Minister Avet Adonts said on Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian said on Wednesday that Russia’s Gazprom monopoly has responded to an Armenian government proposal to start talks on reducing the price of Russian natural gas supplied to Armenia.
Armenia’s government on Monday extended by one month a state of emergency which it declared on March 16 following the first cases of coronavirus recorded in the country.
The Armenian government announced on Monday additional financial assistance to low-income families hit hard by the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.
Robert Kocharian, Armenia’s former president standing trial on coup charges, was taken back to prison on Friday after spending more than three weeks in hospital.
Armenia’s government formally approved on Thursday a multimillion-dollar stimulus package designed to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses and ordinary people.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian heard criticism at the weekend over allegedly campaigning for constitutional changes in his official capacity as he paid a visit to one of the country’s provinces where he also inspected a recently renovated road.
The Armenian parliament accepted on Friday an opposition proposal to give its members unfettered access to people held in police custody.
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