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.
President Serzh Sarkisian should not quit power after completing his second and final term in 2018, deputies from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said during ongoing parliamentary debates on constitutional changes sought by him.
Armenian youth activists who led recent protests against an electricity price hike on Wednesday dismissed as “laughable” a senior Russian law-enforcement official’s claims that their campaign was part of a Western conspiracy against Armenia’s alliance with Russia.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) would welcome former President Robert Kocharian’s renewed direct involvement in political processes in the country, a leader of the opposition party said on Tuesday.
The National Security Service (NSS) confirmed on Friday the arrest of an Armenian judge accused of bribery.
The head of Armenia’s most powerful security agency has warned opposition groups against trying to forcibly topple the government, saying that such attempts would meet with a “resolute” response. (UPDATED)
Four Armenian opposition parties demanded the sacking of a senior police official on Tuesday as they continued to boycott parliament sessions in protest against last week’s attacks on well-known government critics.
The Armenian authorities rejected on Monday allegations that they ordered the latest beatings of anti-government activists in an effort to quash an opposition campaign of protests against President Serzh Sarkisian.
Dozens of deputies representing four opposition parties walked out of the Armenian parliament on Monday after failing to force an emergency debate on last week’s spate of attacks on opposition activists.
Opposition leaders Levon Ter-Petrosian and Gagik Tsarukian will not take part in the next anti-government demonstration that will be held by their political parties on Friday, it emerged on Tuesday.
Two leading Armenian opposition parties defended on Friday their endorsement of Armenia’s accession to the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union against criticism voiced by other, pro-Western forces and figures critical of President Serzh Sarkisian.
The National Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to ratify Armenia’s controversial accession treaty with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union which President Serzh Sarkisian hopes will come into force next month.
The Armenian authorities will stabilize the exchange rate of the national currency, the dram, and prevent a surge in consumer prices, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian said on Wednesday, echoing statements by the Central Bank.
Nikol Pashinian, a prominent opposition figure, hit out at three major political parties challenging the Armenian government on Monday after they refused to back his calls for impeaching President Serzh Sarkisian.
A senior representative of Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) on Thursday effectively rejected an opposition lawmaker’s calls for the country’s three main opposition groups to seek President Serzh Sarkisian’s impeachment.
Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) will vote for the parliamentary ratification of Armenia’s accession treaty with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union, a senior BHK lawmaker said on Wednesday.
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