The opposition Zharangutyun (Heritage) party took a swipe at former President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s Armenian National Congress (HAK) on Wednesday, saying that it is seeking “hegemony” over other major opposition forces through foul play.
The Armenian government still hopes to prevent a further sizable increase in the price of Russian natural gas supplied to Armenia, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian said on Tuesday.
The U.S. ambassador to Armenia, Marie Yovanovitch, has praised the current state of U.S.-Armenian relations, saying that they have become more “productive and positive” over the past year.
Armenia officially acknowledged on Monday that its armed forces are equipped with Russian-made surface-to-air missiles widely regarded as one of the world’s most potent anti-aircraft weapons.
President Serzh Sarkisian should have participated in the recent NATO summit in Lisbon, even if he had reason to boycott it, Germany’s ambassador to Armenia said on Wednesday.
Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian condemned on Friday the pro-government majority in the Armenian parliament for blocking Armenia’s recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence championed by his Zharangutyun (Heritage) party.
The scandalous publication by WikiLeaks of leaked U.S. diplomatic documents will have no negative impact on America’s “very close” relations with Armenia, the U.S. ambassador in Yerevan, Marie Yovanovitch, said on Thursday.
Armenia continues to place “some” legal restrictions on religious freedom amid persisting hostile societal attitudes towards religious minorities, according to the U.S. State Department.
“Hraparak” editorializes on an act of vandalism in central Yerevan in which a Holocaust memorial was defaced on Tuesday. The paper reminds that this is not the first such case in Armenia.
On October 10, 2009, Armenia and Turkey signed two protocols aiming at normalizing relations. But a year on, the future of the protocols remains unclear, as no parliamentary ratification of the documents has taken place in either country.
Georgia regards Russian military presence in the South Caucasus as a threat to its security, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said on Monday, confirming Tbilisi’s concerns over a new Russian-Armenian defense agreement signed recently.
A sharp fall in agricultural output resulting from bad weather has inflicted serious damage on farmers across Armenia and led to a dramatic rise in the prices of fruits and vegetables.
The international community holds Azerbaijan primarily responsible for the latest upsurge in ceasefire violations around Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian claimed on Friday.
Armenia on Wednesday pointedly refused to comment on possible implications of tougher international sanctions against Iran for its close political and especially economic relationship with the Islamic Republic.
The Armenian government plans to significantly toughen financial penalties for unfair competition as part of its declared efforts to improve the country’s business environment, a senior state regulator said on Wednesday.
Representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh should be a party to Armenian-Azerbaijani peace negotiations, Poland’s ambassador to Armenia indicated on Monday.
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch on Tuesday reiterated Washington’s positive reaction to President Serzh Sarkisian’s decision not to formally annul the Turkish-Armenian normalization agreements despite Ankara’s refusal to implement them unconditionally.
Armenia will not walk away from its historic agreements with Turkey for now and is only suspending their parliamentary ratification despite Ankara’s refusal to unconditionally normalize bilateral ties, President Serzh Sarkisian said late Thursday. (UPDATED)
Armenia’s economic recovery continued to accelerate in March, resulting in a first-quarter GDP growth of 5.5 percent, according to latest government statistics.
Germany’s government has provided Armenia with a new 20 million-euro ($27 million) loan designed to spur the development of the local mortgage market, a major focus of anti-crisis measures taken by the Armenian authorities.
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