State regulators insisted on Wednesday that external factors were behind recent increases in the retail prices of some foodstuffs and fuel in Armenia.
A senior representative of the Armenian police on Tuesday called for the passage of a government bill aimed at combatting domestic violence and helping its predominantly female victims.
A high-ranking clergyman of the Armenian Apostolic Church voiced support for government efforts to combat domestic violence as they were angrily denounced by socially conservative groups on Monday.
The opposition Yelk alliance forced the Armenian parliament on Tuesday to debate its calls for Armenia to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) which are opposed by the three other political groups represented in the National Assembly.
A standing committee of the Armenian parliament rejected on Wednesday the opposition Yelk alliance’s calls for a parliamentary inquiry into consequences of Armenia’s membership in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Armenia’s economy is on course to grow by 4.3 percent this year after stagnating in 2016, Finance Minister Vartan Aramian said on Monday.
Garo Paylan, an ethnic Armenian member of Turkey’s parliament, on Tuesday pledged to continue fighting for an official Turkish recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) has brushed aside some opposition leaders’ calls for Armenia to leave the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Helped by a water-dropping Russian aircraft, firefighters in Armenia appeared to have largely extinguished on Wednesday a massive wildfire that erupted in a nature reserve southeast of Yerevan late last week.
The World Bank will acknowledge an improvement of Armenia’s business environment in an annual report that will be released later this year, according to government officials in Yerevan.
The government announced on Thursday plans to at least restrict smoking in public places and raise cigarette prices as part of a new strategy of curbing tobacco use in Armenia.
Armenia’s government on Thursday allowed the national power distribution network to borrow $160 million from foreign banks for further cutting its losses and modernizing its aging facilities.
The Armenian government is successfully implementing a controversial reform of the national pension system which sparked angry street protests three years ago, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Artem Asatrian insisted on Tuesday.
The chairman of Armenia’s Central Election Commission (CEC), Tigran Mukuchian, was harshly criticized by the opposition Yelk alliance as he defended the conduct of recent legislative elections in the parliament on Monday.
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Friday that he may meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in the coming weeks for further talks on the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The Armenian government pledged to speed up economic growth and significantly reduce poverty in the country in its new policy program which Prime Minister Karen Karapetian presented to lawmakers on Wednesday.
Armenia is a “reliable partner” of NATO and its close ties with Russia have caused no problems for the Western alliance, according to a senior NATO envoy.
A parliament deputy representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), President Serzh Sarkisian’s junior coalition partner, denounced on Wednesday a government proposal to encourage Armenians to report instances of corruption known to them.
Three members of Armenia’s new parliament, who effectively revolted against businessman Gagik Tsarukian shortly after recent elections, have ceded their parliament seats to other members of his alliance.
Raising Armenia’s population to 4 million by 2040 is a formidable challenge, an expert of the United Nations Population Fund in Armenia said concerning President Serzh Sarkisian’s recent speech in which he formulated the task.
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