Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian travelled to Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday following a fresh escalation of fighting around the disputed territory which left at least eight Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers dead.
The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) has stepped up its hard currency interventions in an apparent effort to prevent a renewed depreciation of the national currency, the dram, as a result of downward pressures from Russia.
A member of the Constitutional Court questioned on Wednesday the wisdom of Armenia’s transition to a parliamentary system of government sought by President Serzh Sarkisian and his political allies.
Armenia’s economy will likely expand by only 1 percent this year, the government said on Wednesday in what amounted to a substantial downward revision of its earlier growth projections.
The Armenian government hopes that its forthcoming new accord with the European Union will be as similar to their scrapped Association Agreement as possible, First Deputy Economy Minister Garegin Melkonian said on Friday.
The United States and Armenia will likely sign a framework agreement on bilateral trade and investments during President Serzh Sarkisian’s visit to Washington this week, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday.
A radical opposition group targeted by the Armenian authorities has called a halt to its campaign of anti-government rallies in Yerevan, admitting its failure so far to drum up popular support.
President Serzh Sarkisian has expressed hope that senior U.S. officials will visit Armenia on April 24 to attend official commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, the new U.S. ambassador in Yerevan said on Friday.
The European Union and Armenia have yet to agree on a new legal framework for their closer relations that would not run counter to the South Caucasus country’s recent accession to a Russian-led alliance, according to officials in Brussels.
Citing a nationwide shock caused by the massacre in Gyumri, Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) cancelled on Tuesday a conference that was due to clarify the future of its anti-government campaign conducted jointly with opposition allies.
John Heffern, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, praised the Armenian government on Friday for lifting the visa requirement for visitors from the United States, saying that the move will boost relations between the countries.
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian appealed to the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) on Friday to crack down on “speculative” currency trading in the local market on Friday as the Armenian dram depreciated further against the U.S. dollar.
The extent of government corruption in Armenia has practically not changed and remained quite high over the past year, according to an annual global survey released by Transparency International on Wednesday.
The Armenian military will not step in to help the government quell possible opposition protests threatening President Serzh Sarkisian’s hold on power, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said on Tuesday.
John Heffern, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, said on Thursday that he has discussed with Armenian officials the plight of ethnic Armenians remaining in Syria in the context of planned U.S. air strikes against Islamic State militants operating there.
Dozens of young specialists are resigning from Armenia’s state-run universities and research institutes in order to be able to opt out of a controversial national retirement plan introduced by the government.
The peace talks to resolve the Karabakh conflict have reached an impasse, an opposition party representative in Armenia argued on Thursday, reacting to the latest meetings of diplomats and statements made by international mediators.
Opposition members in Armenia have criticized Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian for failing to make any significant changes during the first 100 days in office, but representatives of the ruling party consider the period to be too short for making definitive conclusions.
A senior opposition lawmaker alleged on Friday serious violations during a parliamentary vote of confidence that was secured by Armenia’s newly reshuffled government on Thursday.
Senior officials insisted on Friday that the Armenian authorities have made no final decision yet to erect a monument in Yerevan to Anastas Mikoyan, an Armenian-born Soviet leader who played a part in massive purges ordered by Joseph Stalin.
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