Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian made clear on Wednesday that he will not join the ongoing anti-government protests in Yerevan organized by more radical opposition forces, questioning their ability to unseat President Serzh Sarkisian.
The United States said on Monday that it will consider helping Armenian law-enforcement authorities investigate political assassinations and other terrorist attacks in Armenia that were allegedly plotted by 21 people arrested last week.
The ten people arrested by security forces during Wednesday’s raid on their alleged hideout in Yerevan plotted to kill senior Armenian officials and carry out other terrorist attacks in Armenia, the National Security Service (NSS) said on Friday.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on Thursday shed no further light on Wednesday’s arrests in Yerevan of 12 members of an alleged militant group, saying only that they will not be used against opposition groups.
Ruben Hayrapetian, the controversial chairman of the Armenia Football Federation (AFF), on Wednesday accused unnamed players of Armenia’s national soccer team of deliberately losing its last competitive game.
A senior representative of the ruling Republican Party (HHK) expressed confidence on Friday that Armenians will overwhelmingly back President Serzh Sarkisian’s sweeping constitutional changes in next month’s referendum.
President Serzh Sarkisian inspected Armenian troops deployed along Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan and proceeded to Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday as his foreign minister, Edward Nalbandian, discussed the Karabakh peace process with lawmakers in Yerevan.
The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) accused Education Minister Armen Ashotian on Monday of forcing the directors and teachers of public schools to promote President Serzh Sarkisian’s controversial constitutional changes among voters.
Senior officials in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh dismissed on Thursday a Russian newspaper report which has fueled renewed speculation that Russia is pressuring the Armenian side to make unilateral territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.
Amid opposition allegations of serious fraud planned in Armenia’s upcoming constitutional referendum, the National Assembly passed in the final reading on Wednesday a bill that eases legal requirements for voter identification in polling stations.
Armenia’s government will compensate the families of nine Armenian nationals who died in last week’s bus crash in Russia, Transport and Communications Minister Gagik Beglarian said on Monday.
Education Minister Armen Ashotian on Friday pledged to invite opposition leaders and ask government loyalists “awkward” questions during a political talk show which he will start hosting on Armenian state television next week.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Wednesday that it will open around 2,000 campaign offices across the country to help President Serzh Sarkisian enact his constitutional changes a through referendum next month.
Suren Khachatrian, a notorious Armenian governor, pledged on Tuesday to “ensure” in his Syunik province the highest percentage of “Yes” votes for President Serzh Sarkisian’s controversial constitutional changes in next month’s nationwide referendum.
The socioeconomic situation in Armenia is unlikely to markedly improve next year due to slower GDP growth anticipated by the government, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian said on Monday.
Armenia’s government claimed on Monday to have found no evidence of serious tax evasion by Gagik Tsarukian’s businesses as a result of an inquiry ordered by President Serzh Sarkisian during his standoff with the tycoon early this year.
Sparking opposition allegations of foul play, President Serzh Sarkisian has enlisted senior members of his administration and the governors of Armenia’s all ten provinces to actively campaign for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on his controversial constitutional changes.
President Serzh Sarkisian thanked the U.S. Congress for allocating every year millions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh as he spoke at a reception held in his honor on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
U.S. Ambassador Richard Mills meddled in Armenia’s internal affairs when he claimed last week that endemic government corruption undermines the country’s national security, a senior representative of President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK) charged on Thursday. (UPDATED)
President Serzh Sarkisian should stay at the helm of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) for many years to come, HHK spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov said on Thursday.
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