The arrest of a wealthy Russia-based Armenian businessman in Moscow over alleged criminal connections has elicited a strong reaction from his family and friends in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, with some alleging an ‘Azerbaijani scheme’ behind the development.
Former Armenian Prime Minister Hrant Bagratian believes that the country will see its economy declining in the short term if it becomes a member of the emerging Eurasian Economic Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on its current terms.
Russia will lose Armenia as an ally if it continues to supply arms to Azerbaijan in large amounts, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Tuesday.
Uncertainty over Armenia’s membership in the emerging Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has a negative effect on the country’s economy, the head of a leading Armenian business association said on Monday.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his visiting Armenian counterpart Hovik Abrahamian announced no dates for Armenia’s membership in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) after talks held in Sochi on Friday.
President Serzh Sarkisian has reportedly voiced dismay at continuing deliveries of Russian offensive weapons to Azerbaijan, while insisting that Russia remains committed to its military alliance with Armenia.
Georgia does not know yet the extent of new barriers to its trade with neighboring Armenia that are expected to emerge after Yerevan joins Russia’s Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, a senior Georgian diplomat said on Wednesday.
Armenia may fail to complete its accession to the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) by the end of this year, the head of a Russian think-tank close to the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
The Armenian government has officially lowered its economic growth forecast for 2014 to 4 percent from 5 percent.
Twenty-nine men serving life sentences at Armenia’s largest prison have ended a collective hunger strike which began early this week, Justice Minister Hovannes Manukian said on Thursday.
Armenia is likely to complete its accession to the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in October, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said on Wednesday.
The executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has drafted an accession treaty with Armenia and sent it to the Russian-led bloc’s three member states for approval, a senior Armenian official said on Tuesday. (UPDATED)
Armenia does not need military intervention by Russia and other ex-Soviet allies to deal with increased ceasefire violations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said on Tuesday.
A state watchdog on Monday threatened to fine Armenian government agencies and the parliament if they continue to avoid providing Armenian-language translations at their meetings with visiting Russian officials.
The Armenian government on Thursday admitted that it may annul the sale of Armenia’s largest hydroelectric complex to a U.S. energy firm but insisted that it is facing no pressure from Russia.
Armenia will have to renegotiate the terms of its membership in the World Trade Organization after joining Russia’s Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, a high-ranking Russian government official reportedly warned on Monday.
Opposition lawmakers slammed the Armenian government on Friday as the National Assembly debated its plans to relaunch an unpopular pension reform that was blocked by the country’s highest court in April.
Armenia’s accession treaty with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) seems unlikely to be drafted before July 1 contrary to assurances given to President Serzh Sarkisian by the Russian-led alliance’s three member states.
Armenia is not being forced to freeze deepening relations with NATO because of its membership in the Russian-le Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a senior official in Yerevan insisted on Thursday.
Reversing its own decision made a month ago, the Armenian government moved on Tuesday to again make Armenia’s ongoing transition to a new and unpopular pension system mandatory for workers aged 40 and younger.
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