The upcoming entry into force of a bill criminalizing illegal logging in Armenia will put the government in a much stronger position to stop the country’s deforestation, Environment Protection Minister Erik Grigorian said on Tuesday.
One year after the “Velvet Revolution” that brought Nikol Pashinian to power, most Armenians continue to support his government and remain optimistic about their country’s future, according to a U.S.-funded opinion poll.
In a tense weekend election, a candidate of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s Civil Contract party narrowly failed to defeat the incumbent mayor of Abovian, a town that has long been a political stronghold of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet again soon for further talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Justice Minister Artak Zeynalian on Tuesday declined to comment on Monday’s blockade of Armenia’s courts initiated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Armenia’s public healthcare sector may still be plagued by corruption despite the government’s anti-graft efforts, Health Minister Arsen Torosian admitted on Monday.
The leader of the Communist Party of Armenia (HKK) said little has changed in the country since last year’s “velvet revolution” as he led a traditional May Day demonstration in Yerevan on Wednesday.
A senior lawmaker representing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s My Step alliance strongly denied on Friday media reports which quoted him as accusing Russia of masterminding the deadly 1999 attack on Armenia’s parliament.
The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) has promised a “political assessment” of an unexpected tax audit of one of the businesses belonging to its wealthy leader, Gagik Tsarukian.
