Armenia should democratize its political system and carry out other reforms if it wants to avoid more upheavals in the future, the president of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, said on Thursday, ending a two-day visit to Yerevan.
U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch made a case for a greater involvement of women in Armenia’s political life on Wednesday, saying that is a necessary condition for democratization and the rule of law.
Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian accused several Armenian government ministries on Thursday of misusing loans disbursed to Armenia by international lending institutions and the World Bank in particular.
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) is not serious about its pledges to try to force fresh national elections in the country, a leader of the rival opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party claimed on Friday.
Armenia on Wednesday accused Azerbaijan of torpedoing peace talks on Nagorno-Karabakh and planning to start another war for the disputed territory.
The prices of gasoline in Armenia have risen by an additional 5 percent since Tuesday, adding to the already strong inflationary pressures on the domestic economy.
An Armenian pro-opposition newspaper locked in a court battle with former President Robert Kocharian on Friday defended itself against another libel suit filed by a controversial construction company.
Tax collection in Armenia remains “appallingly” poor despite government efforts to combat widespread fiscal fraud, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday.
The chief of the Armenian police, Lieutenant General Alik Sargsian, pledged on Thursday to take “stricter” punitive measures against police officers who break the law or are caught in other wrongdoing.
The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) has increased its benchmark interest rate for a third time in as many months, citing lingering inflationary pressures on the Armenian economy.
The United States has again criticized the Armenian authorities’ human rights record, saying that they continue to restrict citizens’ right to change their government, put pressure on courts and tolerate police abuses.
In a further effort to shore up struggling agriculture, the government pledged on Thursday to help sharply cut the cost of bank lending to farmers across Armenia and provide them with free and urgent counseling.
The Armenian government approved on Thursday $500,000 in humanitarian assistance to victims of a powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last month.
A leading member of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) warned on Wednesday other opposition groups against continuing to attack the alliance led by former President Levon Ter-Petrosian. Davit Shahnazarian also claimed that the HAK is the only genuine opposition force in Armenia.
Annual inflation in Armenia eased to 11.5 percent last month despite a continued rise in key consumer prices, according to official statistics released on Friday.
President Serzh Sarkisian dismissed on Thursday Azerbaijan’s threats to shoot down civil aircraft over Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that he himself will fly to the disputed region to inaugurate its newly rebuilt airport.
President Serzh Sarkisian said on Thursday that he had urged U.S. President Barack Obama to explicitly describe the World War One-era mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide.
An Armenian poultry company was fined 100 million drams ($270,000) on Wednesday after state antitrust regulators blamed it for last December’s brief shortages of eggs in Armenia.
A court in Yerevan opened on Friday hearings on a libel suit filed against yet another Armenian newspaper by a wealthy businessman and parliament deputy close to the government.
Armenia’s main international airport and national airline said on Monday that they have settled a bitter financial dispute that threatened to disrupt the country’s air communication with the outside world.
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