Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobian said on Friday that her ministry will propose next year a set of government measures to encourage many ethnic Armenians living abroad to relocate to Armenia.
The Armenian Defense Ministry issued a stern warning to the wife of former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian on Monday after she seemingly accused his successor, Vigen Sargsian, of evading compulsory military service.
The Armenian parliament overwhelmingly passed on Friday a controversial government bill that will mostly abolish temporary exemptions from military service that have long been enjoyed by many students of state-run universities.
Defense and national security will remain the top priority for President Serzh Sarkisian even after he serves out his final term next April, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Wednesday.
A senior member of Armenia’s second largest parliamentary force led by businessman Gagik Tsarukian questioned on Wednesday the Armenian government’s stated commitment to implementing political reforms envisaged by an upcoming agreement with the European Union.
Armenia’s prime minister will likely have less authority over the armed forces than the president of the republic currently has after the country becomes a parliamentary republic next April.
The Armenian government plans to largely abolish temporary exemptions from military service that have long been enjoyed by many students of state-run universities.
The National Assembly overwhelmingly ratified on Thursday a Russia-Armenian agreement on a joint military force that was first formed in Armenia more than a decade ago.
The government of the Czech Republic did not authorize the recently disclosed delivery to Azerbaijan of Czech-made heavy artillery systems, the speaker of the country’s upper house of parliament insisted on Tuesday.
Weekly flights from Armenia to Iraq’s Kurdistan region continued on Friday despite the Iraqi authorities’ decision to close the region’s airspace to foreign airlines in retaliation for its vote for independence.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s leadership on Wednesday welcomed the holding of a controversial referendum on independence in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
President Serzh Sarkisian should stay in power after serving out his second and final presidential term in April, a deputy chairman of his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian insisted on Wednesday that the macroeconomic situation in Armenia has improved during his one-year tenure.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) dismissed on Tuesday an opposition alliance’s calls for an end to Armenia’s membership in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Businessman Gagik Tsarukian, who leads Armenia’s second largest parliamentary force, on Monday did not rule out the possibility of reaching a new power-sharing agreement with President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK).
The opposition Yelk alliance on Friday officially called for an end to Armenia’s membership in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), saying that it has hurt the country’s economy and security.
The opposition Yelk alliance may soon demand that Armenia leave the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), one of its leaders said on Monday.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a criminal investigation into vote buying and other irregularities alleged by an opposition alliance during recent municipal elections in Yerevan.
Samvel Babayan, a retired army general close to an Armenian opposition alliance, insisted on his innocence Monday as he went on trial on charges of illegally acquiring a surface-to-air rocket ahead of this year’s parliamentary elections.
A veteran Armenian politician arrested in late 2015 strongly denies plotting to assassinate President Serzh Sarkisian and seize power together with members of a clandestine militant group, his lawyer said on Monday.
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