A multimillion-dollar project designed to upgrade most of Armenia’s main highways and enhance its transport communication with neighboring Iran and Georgia has still not been launched almost one year after being approved by the Armenian government.
President Serzh Sarkisian has pledged to democratize Armenia’s political system and called for a “civilized dialogue” in the country while accusing some of his critics of “discrediting the Armenian people.” (UPDATED)
Armenia has made substantial progress towards the signing of an “association agreement” that would upgrade its political and economic ties with the European Union, a senior EU official said on Wednesday.
Foreign investments in the Armenian economy have decreased further this year after a sharp drop registered during last year’s global recession, according to official statistics.
International mediators met Armenian leaders in Yerevan on Friday to discuss preparations for next week’s OSCE summit in Kazakhstan which they hope will yield a breakthrough in their long-running efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Only one in ten Armenian motorists has so far bought car insurance that will become mandatory in the country starting from next month, a senior official dealing with the issue said on Thursday.
Armenia’s economic recovery slowed down further last month amid a sharp fall in agricultural production and a continuing crisis in the domestic construction industry, according to official statistics.
More than a hundred angry employees of Armenia’s two largest chemical enterprises demonstrated on Thursday to demand the payment of their back wages for the past several months.
Consumer prices in Armenia again rose last month, keeping inflation well above the maximum target rate of 5.5 percent that was projected by the Armenian government and Central Bank for this year.
An Armenian security agency said on Monday that it has closely cooperated with Georgian law-enforcement authorities in their hitherto secret investigation into an alleged smuggling of highly-enriched uranium to Georgia that led to the arrest of two Armenian nationals.
Armenia’s economic recovery further slowed down last month due to a persistent decline in agricultural production and in the construction sector, the latest official statistics show.
Armenian delegates attending a major international forum in Yerevan focused on issues of democracy have leveled harsh criticism at its organizer, the Council of Europe, accusing this institution of failing to press for reform in Armenia.
Armenia and Iran will start building two major hydro-electric stations on their border early next year, the energy ministers of the two states said after talks in Yerevan on Friday.
The Council of Europe denied on Friday any political motives behind its failure to invite some of Armenia’s leading civic organizations to a high-level international conference to be held in Yerevan later this month.
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that it has revised downwards its most recent growth projection for Armenia because of a sharp fall in the country’s agricultural output resulting from bad weather.
Polad Bulbuloglu, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Russia, was applauded by spectators in Yerevan on Friday as he attended a concert of a symphony orchestra comprising young Armenian and Azerbaijani musicians.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian leadership sought on Tuesday to downplay fresh talks between Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s foreign ministers which are expected to be held in New York this week.
Russia will likely raise the price of its natural gas supplied to Armenia further next year, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian confirmed on Friday.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s leadership said on Thursday that it has not yet agreed to an international fact-finding mission to Armenian-controlled territories surrounding the disputed enclave.
Official Yerevan rounded on Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze on Wednesday for reportedly describing Armenia’s latest defense agreement with Russia as a threat to regional security.
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