Armenia should nearly double its population, create 1.5 million new jobs, achieve a sevenfold increase in its average wage and eliminate poverty over the next 30 years, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Monday.
Armenia’s COVID-19 infection rate may be increasing again after two months of steady decline, Deputy Health Minister Lena Nanushian warned on Friday.
Representatives of several civic groups deplored on Thursday Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s angry reaction to their criticism of the choice of three new members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court confirmed by the parliament.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian strongly defended on Wednesday the choice of three new members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court while acknowledging that it was not “ideal.”
An Armenian army officer was taken prisoner by Azerbaijani forces over the weekend in disputed circumstances.
For the first time since his resignation as prime minister in 2018, former Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian is going to hold a press conference, his office has announced.
Yerevan Insists On Armenian-Azeri Confidence-Building Measures
A senior member of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) on Monday challenged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to substantiate his allegations that it has illegally bought votes in various national and local elections.
At least a dozen deputies of Armenia’s 132-member parliament have reportedly been infected with the coronavirus amid the continuing spread of the disease in the country.
The Bright Armenia Party (LHK) seemed reluctant on Tuesday to join the other parliamentary opposition group in trying to scuttle the ruling political team’s efforts to replace three of the nine members of the country’s Constitutional Court.
Law-enforcement authorities on Monday asked the Armenian parliament to allow them to arrest Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessman leading its largest opposition group, on charges which he and his allies reject as politically motivated.
Several other opposition forces have joined the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) in condemning as politically motivated criminal proceedings launched against its leader Gagik Tsarukian.
Opposition and independent lawmakers expressed serious concern about the continuing rapid spread of coronavirus in Armenia on Monday, saying that the authorities should do more to contain the epidemic.
Armenia’s government dismissed on Thursday growing calls for a fresh nationwide lockdown following a record-high number of daily coronavirus deaths registered in the country.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has confirmed that due to the coronavirus pandemic his administration will not hold anytime soon a planned referendum on its controversial bid to oust most members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court.
In a surprise move, Justice Minister Rustam Badasian has asked the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe to advise his government on its standoff with Armenia’s Constitution Court.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and a major opposition party traded bitter accusations after lawmakers representing them brawled on the Armenian parliament floor on Friday.
The number of coronavirus cases in Armenia could quadruple by the end of this month, Health Minister Arsen Torosian said on Monday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has launched fresh scathing attacks on Artur Vanetsian, prompting angry rebuttals from the former head of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS).
Armenian tax authorities have brought corruption charges against Mikael Minasian, former President Serzh Sarkisian’s son-in-law and reputed confidant highly critical of the current government, it emerged on Wednesday.
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