The Armenian government has not done enough to fortify the country’s long border with Azerbaijan, opposition lawmakers claimed on Wednesday after three Armenian soldiers were killed in fresh skirmishes with Azerbaijani troops.
Prosecutors said on Thursday that they are looking into former Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutian’s allegations that senior officials pressured him to fire his subordinates criticizing the government and ensure preferential treatment of their cronies doing business in the Armenian capital.
Armenia’s parliamentary opposition has claimed that a border delimitation and demarcation process with Azerbaijan that may begin soon is “hasty and premature.”
Armenia expects diplomatic and military assistance from Russia over the latest escalation along its border with Azerbaijan, a top Armenian official visiting Moscow reportedly said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian faced fresh opposition allegations of a sellout on Thursday after Azerbaijan expanded border controls at a section of the main highway connecting Armenia to Iran, effectively making it off limits to Armenian vehicles.
Opposition lawmakers continued to push on Tuesday for an urgent session of the Armenian parliament on serious disruptions in Armenia’s trade with neighboring Iran resulting from a roadblock set up by Azerbaijan last month.
Armenia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Azerbaijan responsible for what it called anti-Armenian “racial discrimination,” mass killings and other grave human rights abuses committed during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Armenia’s Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to order the release of an opposition-linked prominent surgeon arrested late last month on charges of pressuring his subordinates to participate in the June 20 parliamentary elections.
Edmon Marukian, the leader of the opposition Bright Armenia Party (LHK), predicted on Friday that none of the political forces participating in the June 20 elections will win a majority of votes.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Tuesday pledged to “purge” the state bureaucracy and wage “political vendettas” against local government officials supporting the Armenian opposition if he wins the June 20 parliamentary elections.
The post of Armenia’s foreign minister will likely remain vacant at least until the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 20, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and former President Levon Ter-Petrosian have traded accusations over their handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
France is exploring the possibility of helping Armenia protect its territorial integrity after the latest Azerbaijani incursions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Friday.
One week after angry protests marred Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s visit to Syunik province, the Armenian parliament voted on Wednesday to criminalize obstruction of election campaigns.
A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) acknowledged on Tuesday that the opposition party is discussing with former President Robert Kocharian the possibility of forming an electoral alliance.
Turkey must end its “hostile” policies towards Armenia if it wants to contribute to peace and stability in the region, Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazian said on Monday.
Armenia sees a final political solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solely within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazian said on Tuesday.
The head of a state body empowered to nominate, sanction and fire Armenian judges faced a barrage of strong criticism from pro-government lawmakers for a second consecutive day on Wednesday.
The National Assembly approved on Monday a government proposal to sharply increase a special tax to compensate the families of thousands of Armenian soldiers killed or seriously wounded during the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The two opposition parties represented in Armenia’s parliament remained adamant on Monday in demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation and fresh parliamentary elections.
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