One man has been charged after a street altercation with Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonian that led to his and a fellow activist’s detention by police on Thursday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday that, as head of the Armenian government, he refused to pursue what he described as an agenda of “restoring historical justice,” arguing instead for a focus on building a “just reality.”
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has faced mounting criticism from opposition figures after warning that Armenia will face a new war if his political rivals win upcoming parliamentary elections.
A senior Armenian lawmaker nominated to the country’s Constitutional Court has stepped aside from a key parliamentary role as his candidacy continues to draw criticism from rights advocates and opposition members.
Riot police made several arrests on Friday as hundreds of supporters of billionaire and emerging opposition leader Samvel Karapetian demonstrated outside a court in Yerevan to demand his release from house arrest ahead of Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
The continuing war between the United States and Israel and Iran will likely delay the planned opening of a U.S.-administered transit corridor for Azerbaijan through Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday acknowledged that he forced the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) to resign because of what she told and gave U.S. Vice President JD Vance during his recent visit to Yerevan.
Law-enforcement authorities arrested at the weekend an individual accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the headquarters of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS).
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian indicated on Thursday that he will tread carefully in his efforts to end Russia’s management of Armenia’s railway network.
The Armenian government has not yet made a final decision to end Russia’s management of Armenia’s railway network, parliament speaker Alen Simonian said on Tuesday.
The Armenian government believes that neighboring Iran’s escalating war with the United States and Israel poses no security threats to Armenia, senior officials in Yerevan said on Monday.
A senior official insisted on Thursday that the Armenian government has asked the European Union to assist in the proper conduct of Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, rather than help it win them.
Raising more Armenian opposition concerns about vote rigging, the European Union is preparing to deploy a “hybrid rapid response team” tasked with countering possible Russian interference in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Three key opposition groups led by former President Robert Kocharian and two wealthy businessmen must not receive any votes in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, a leading member of the ruling Civil Contract party said on Tuesday.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev indicated at the weekend that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has accepted his demands for a change of Armenia’s constitution.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian admitted on Friday that he wants to end Russia’s management of Armenia’s railway network because of his ongoing efforts to restore transport links with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has raised questions about Russia’s continued management of Armenia’s railway network, implying that it is hampering his government’s efforts to restore transport links with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Armenia’s government pointedly declined to react on Friday to Azerbaijan’s lengthy prison sentences against seven former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh captured by Baku in 2023.
Justice Minister Srbuhi Galian reaffirmed on Wednesday her pledge to have a new Armenian constitution, demanded by Azerbaijan, drafted before the end of next month.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian indicated on Thursday that his government is inching closer to nationalizing Armenia’s national electric utility effectively seized last year from a Russian-Armenian billionaire planning to challenge him in upcoming general elections.
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