The opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party decried the “political persecution” of one of its parliament deputies on Friday as she received more public insults from pro-government colleagues for accusing President Serzh Sarkisian of gambling.
An outspoken opposition deputy looked set on Thursday to be ousted from the Armenian delegation at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) after branding President Serzh Sarkisian a chronic gambler during his latest appearance in the Strasbourg-based body.
Armenia still hopes to finalize an Association Agreement with the European Union next month despite its decision to join a Russian-led customs union, President Serzh Sarkisian said on Wednesday.
President Serzh Sarkisian warned Azerbaijan on Wednesday against attempting to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by force, saying that Baku would suffer another defeat on the battlefield.
Membership in the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will give a further boost to Armenia’s defense and national security, a senior official in Yerevan insisted on Tuesday.
Armenia’s national independence is not at risk, President Serzh Sarkisian insisted over the weekend amid continuing claims by his critics that he jeopardized it with his unexpected decision to join a Russian-dominated union of former Soviet republics.
The European Union will not finalize an Association Agreement with Armenia at an upcoming summit because of Yerevan’s last-minute decision to join a Russian-led customs union, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele insisted on Friday.
Armenia has only tentatively agreed to join a Russian-led customs union which the Kremlin wants to expand into a new alliance of ex-Soviet states, parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian claimed on Thursday.
Armenia’s membership in the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will lower the increased cost of Russian natural gas supplied to the country, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian said on Wednesday.
Armenia is ready to continue deepening its relations with the European Union as long as that does not run counter to its forthcoming accession to a Russian-led union of ex-Soviet states, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Tuesday.
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.
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