The Ministry of Health advocated on Thursday the introduction of a mandatory health pass for entry to cultural and leisure venues following record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths registered in Armenia.
Armenia and Azerbaijan cannot end their simmering border disputes without Russian mediation and mutual concessions, according to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Education Minister Vahram Dumanian insisted on Thursday that his government is not considering asking Russia to open Russian schools for Armenian children in Armenia.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has offered to meet with him for talks on improving Turkish-Armenian relations.
Media organizations have condemned Armenian authorities for removing journalists from a room reserved for the press in the National Assembly during several brawls that took place among deputies this week.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and his Civil Contract party fell just short of winning a two-thirds majority in Armenia’s new parliament, the Central Election Commission (CEC) confirmed on Tuesday.
Former President Robert Kocharian warned on Tuesday that an opposition alliance led by him will stage street protests if the Armenian authorities rig the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe officially launched on Wednesday its observation mission for Armenia’s parliamentary elections slated for June 20.
In an apparent response to international criticism, the government has withdrawn a bill that would allow it to cut state funding to Armenia’s office of the human rights ombudsman.
The Russian military announced late on Monday that it has secured the release of two Azerbaijani army soldiers detained after crossing into Armenia at the weekend.
An upcoming meeting in Yerevan of the prime ministers of former Soviet republics making up the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will go ahead as planned despite the continuing hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
The Armenian government has rejected Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s latest statements blaming it for the current deadlock in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) claimed on Wednesday that the Armenian authorities want to prosecute more of its senior members after bringing criminal charges against BHK leader Gagik Tsarukian.
Alen Simonian, a deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament, has dismissed accusations of breaking ethical standards after making comments about George Soros viewed by an international grant-making institution founded by the business magnate as insulting.
A leading Armenian political analyst believes that the establishment of democracy in Belarus will be of high significance to Armenia, a member of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union and Collective Security Treaty Organization that also include Belarus.
Armenian parliamentarians say they hope that the current political crisis in Belarus will not take a violent course and the situation there will be resolved peacefully.
The Armenian government on Thursday approved two more assistance programs aimed at stimulating businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Armenian Government Cautiously Upbeat On Curbing COVID-19
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused to issue an “interim” injunction that would freeze the implementation of constitutional changes calling for the dismissal of the chairman and three other members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court.
The Armenian government approved on Monday unprecedented cash payments to scores of people who have been hit hard by economic disruptions resulting from the coronavirus epidemic.
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