Opposition lawmakers demanded on Monday an urgent parliamentary debate on government plans to make Armenia part of a Eurasian Economic Union of former Soviet republics dominated by Russia.
The head of a coalition of Armenian civic groups promoting European integration on Thursday dismissed as pointless the government’s desire to significantly water down a planned Association Agreement with the European Union.
Armenia still hopes to finalize an Association Agreement with the European Union this fall despite unexpectedly pledging to join a Russian-led bloc, President Serzh Sarkisian’s administration said on Wednesday.
Armenia’s two diplomatic missions in Syria are continuing to operate despite the growing likelihood of a Western military strike against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the Foreign Ministry in Yerevan said on Thursday.
A leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) criticized continuing street protest against transport price hikes in Yerevan on Tuesday, saying that foreign powers will use them to try to destabilize the country.
Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian on Friday claimed to have obtained compelling evidence that he has no stake in an obscure Cyprus-registered company that was allegedly used for defrauding an Armenian businessman.
A member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) was declared the winner of a weekend local election in a big village just outside Yerevan which was held three months after the killing of its mayor affiliated with a major opposition party.
The European Union’s Eastern Partnership program for Armenia and five other former Soviet republics is not designed to weaken their links with Russia or any other state, President Serzh Sarkisian insisted late on Thursday.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) accused Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian on Wednesday of unleashing a smear campaign against the opposition party in response to its harsh criticism of the government’s economic policies.
Leading opposition parties expressed concern on Monday about what they described as government plans to curtail powers of a financial oversight body that has alleged serious misuse of budgetary funds Armenia.
Prosecutor-General Aghvan Hovsepian asked his visiting Greek Cypriot counterpart on Tuesday to help Armenian law-enforcement authorities investigate a high-profile fraud case that has sparked corruption allegations against Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian.
Cypriot Attorney General Petros Clerides on Monday dealt a blow to the credibility of Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian’s assurances that he has no ties to a Cyprus-registered company that was allegedly used for defrauding an Armenian businessman.
Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian has forwarded to state prosecutors a controversial report by Armenia’s Audit Chamber alleging widespread misuse and waste of public funds by various government agencies, it emerged on Thursday.
Armenia’s desire to integrate with the European Union does not contradict its close political, military and economic ties with Russia, President Serzh Sarkisian said during an official visit to Poland late on Tuesday.
Armenia is pressing ahead with plans to launch its first commercial satellite and hopes to attract private investment in the project worth an estimated $250 million, a senior government official said on Friday.
Scarce public funds in Armenia are not systematically wasted or misused because of corruption, the government insisted on Monday in response to a critical report released by a parliamentary body.
Armenia is still not eligible for renewed large-scale assistance from the United States which is conditional on political and economic reforms, U.S. Ambassador John Heffern said on Friday.
The Armenian police launched on Friday a criminal investigation into serious abuses in the administration of public procurements that have been alleged by the parliamentary Audit Chamber.
A parliamentary oversight body alleged widespread corruption in the administration of state procurements in Armenia on Thursday, saying that it has resulted in a massive loss of public funds.
Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian received strong praise President Serzh Sarkisian on Tuesday as he was inaugurated for a four-year term more than one month after the ruling Republican Party’s victory in disputed municipal elections.
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