Membership in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is “very beneficial” for Armenia and its struggling economy, an adviser to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin insisted on Friday.
The Armenian government formally acknowledged on Thursday a two-year delay in the reconstruction of two major national highways as part of an ambitious project to upgrade the country’s transport infrastructure.
The European Union and Armenia will sign a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) “soon,” a senior EU official said during a visit to Yerevan on Monday.
The Armenian government pledged on Thursday to significantly increase public spending on infrastructure projects and defense while ensuring a corresponding rise in its tax revenue next year.
Poland is ready to significantly expand joint manufacturing of Polish-designed military equipment in Armenia, a senior Polish official said at the start of a visit to Yerevan on Wednesday.
The government plans to introduce first-ever road tolls in Armenia in a bid to complete an expensive project to upgrade the country’s key highways, Transport and Communications Minister Vahan Martirosian revealed on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian expressed concern on Friday at a drop in Armenia’s agricultural production this year, instructing several government agencies to look into its causes.
Armenia’s top army general on Thursday effectively spoke out against making territorial concessions to Azerbaijan as part of a compromise solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict proposed by international mediators.
A senior U.S. official encouraged Armenian businesspeople to take greater advantage of Armenia’s mostly tariff-free access to the U.S. market during a visit to Yerevan on Wednesday.
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).
Armenia is ready, in principle, to send a demining team to Syria as part of a multinational “coalition” that could be formed by Russia, the Defense Ministry in Yerevan said on Monday.
Armenia confirmed its participation in the latest U.S.-led military exercises held in Georgia before dropping out of them, the Georgian Defense Ministry insisted late on Thursday.
President Serzh Sarkisian has controversially awarded a medal for academic excellence to the teenage son of an Armenian town mayor charged with running over and killing a man with a government-owned car.
The leadership of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will decide next April who will be the country’s prime minister after President Serzh Sarkisian completes his final term, parliament speaker Ara Babloyan claimed on Friday.
Yerevan’s Mayor Taron Markarian reiterated on Wednesday that his administration will seriously consider an opposition proposal to rename streets in the Armenian capital still bearing the names of controversial Soviet-era figures.
Armenia has expressed readiness to help Russia clear landmines in war-torn Syria, a top Russian military official claimed over the weekend.
A senior U.S. diplomat praised the Armenian military on Friday for participating in the latest NATO-led military exercises held in neighboring Georgia, calling that a “great example of Armenia’s ability to balance its interests.”
Despite strong growth in agriculture reported by the Armenian government, the number of people involved in the sector has declined considerably in the last few years, according to official statistics.
The Armenian government wants to more than double imports of natural gas from neighboring Iran, according a senior executive of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC).
Armenia’s national water distribution network on Wednesday again declined to explain an almost 8 percent increase in the price of drinking water sought by it.
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