Citing economic considerations, the Armenian government decided on Thursday to use only 60 percent of a $270 million Russian loan designed to finance the ongoing modernization of the Metsamor nuclear power plant.
Davit Ananian, the head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC), has resigned after refusing to obey Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s orders to fire one of his subordinates, the national tax service said on Friday.
A senior government official infected with coronavirus has lambasted the Armenian health authorities, saying that he did not receive adequate medical care in hospital and was sent home despite developing more health problems.
The lifting of government restrictions on people’s movements and business activity has helped to accelerate the spread of coronavirus in Armenia, the Ministry of Health said after reporting another daily high of new COVID-19 cases on Monday.
A court in Yerevan approved on Wednesday an arrest warrant against Mikael Minasian, former President Serzh Sarkisian’s fugitive son-in-law prosecuted on corruption charges which he rejects as politically motivated.
A court in Yerevan allowed law-enforcement bodies on Sunday to arrest a wealthy businessman and son of Armenia’s arrested former Finance Minister Gagik Khachatrian who has accused the government of seeking to illegally dispossess his family.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian defended on Tuesday state regulators’ decision to allow Armenian utility companies to cut off electricity, natural gas and water supplies to people not paying their bills because of economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
An influential archbishop has been charged with fraud and money laundering amid mounting tensions between Armenia’s political leadership and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh seem determined to hold the second round of a presidential election after reporting the first case of coronavirus on Tuesday.
The Armenian government approved on Thursday cash payments to more people who have been hit hard by economic disruptions resulting from the coronavirus epidemic.
Armenia’s public utility companies have agreed not cut off electricity, natural gas and water supplies to people failing to pay their bills because of economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Wednesday.
Armenia’s parliament backed on Monday a government proposal to introduce jail sentences for people defying quarantine or self-isolation orders issued by health authorities dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is likely to pose significant challenges to the Armenian economic in the short term, Economy Minister Tigran Khachatrian has said, adding that the possible overall economic impact is yet difficult to assess.
The Armenian government has offered loan portfolios for local businesses that are likely to be affected by the economic consequences of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and other senior government officials on Tuesday called on citizens not to buy more food and essentials than they need, assuring the public that Armenia has no shortage of supplies.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has offered his apology to a 34-year-old man whom he snubbed during a recent trip to the Lori province where he also campaigned ahead of next month’s constitutional referendum.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has made public a draft manifesto ahead of a constitutional referendum slated for April 5 in which citizens will be asked to approve the termination of powers of several High Court judges.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian took a vacation on Tuesday to get actively engaged in political campaigning ahead of next month’s constitutional referendum in which citizens will be asked to approve the termination of powers of several High Court judges.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian held meetings with European Union officials as he paid a working visit to Brussels on Monday.
A town mayor linked to businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) on Thursday strongly denied criminal charges brought against him earlier this week.
Բեռնել ավելին
