The Armenian government awarded on Thursday yet another lucrative contract to a private company without a competitive tender, raising more questions about the integrity of its procurements.
Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to disagree on practical modalities of restoring their transport links, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday.
Food prices in Armenia rose by an average of 12.1 percent in the first quarter of this year despite the authorities’ pledges to curb inflation.
Armenia is unlikely to experience a serious shortage of food staples as a result of the war in Ukraine, a senior official from the United Nations food agency said on Monday.
Armenia plans to bring up the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh’s status during upcoming talks on an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty sought by Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday.
Human rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday criticized the Armenian authorities for “unduly” restricting freedom of speech in the country.
Yerevan and Moscow are discussing the issue of payments for the Russian gas supplied to Armenia in rubles, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian said during a question-and-answer session in parliament on Wednesday.
The Armenian government on Friday urged the population not to stock up on food staples, saying that they will not be in short supply despite the fallout from Western sanctions against Russia.
Armenians should brace themselves for more economic hardship because of the intensifying war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday.
Armenia’s public debt has increased by more than 15 percent over the past year to a new record high of almost $9.3 billion, official figures show.
Armenia on Wednesday refrained from publicly siding with Russia in its deepening standoff with Ukraine and the West.
The Armenian government on Thursday took the first step towards attracting potential contractors for the multimillion-dollar construction of a new highway in Armenia’s southeastern Syunik province bordering Iran.
Armenia indicated on Monday that it has no plans yet to follow the example of Western nations and evacuate its diplomatic missions in Ukraine despite the looming threat of a Russian invasion.
Armenia has no plans to join a “union state” formed by Russia and Belarus, a senior Armenian official said on Thursday, responding to claims made by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
A U.S. government agency has expressed serious concern over the Azerbaijani government’s plans to erase Armenian inscriptions from churches in areas in and around Nagorno-Karabakh retaken by Baku as a result of the 2020 war.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are “very close” to implementing their Russian-brokered agreement to open a rail link between the two South Caucasus states, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday.
Armenia criticized Azerbaijan on Wednesday for what it called attempts to restrict long-running activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Wednesday voiced cautious optimism over the success of negotiations on normalizing Armenia’s relations with Turkey.
Representatives of Armenia’s two leading opposition forces have accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian of again signaling his readiness to help Azerbaijan regain full control over Nagorno-Karabakh.
In a rare convergence of views, pro-government and opposition members of Armenia’s parliament on Monday dismissed the main stated reason for President Armen Sarkissian’s resignation and criticized his track record.
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