Hovik Aghazarian, an Armenian pro-government lawmaker, insisted on Wednesday that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian is not pressuring him to leave the parliament after forcing the resignations of six senior state officials.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made a brief stopover in Yerevan late on Tuesday as she flew to Baku to attend the COP29 climate summit held there.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian named Armenia’s new ministers of interior and public infrastructures on Wednesday, replacing two of the six senior state officials forced by him to resign on Monday.
Citing the need to create a level playing field for all businesses, the Armenian government has moved to abolish a preferential tax regime enjoyed by many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
A pro-government member of Armenia’s parliament on Tuesday joined six senior state officials in tendering resignation following strong criticism of their performance voiced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Two members of the U.S. Congress have said they faced physical threats and intimidation while urging Azerbaijan to guarantee the safe return of Nagorno-Karabakh’s displaced population and free Armenian prisoners during the COP29 summit in Baku.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian praised Armenia’s “special” relationship with the Vatican as he was received by Pope Francis on Monday.
The pro-government mayor of a major rural community near Yerevan resigned on Monday two days after being reportedly involved in a violent dispute that left one person dead.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has effectively begun campaigning for the next parliamentary elections by forcing six high-ranking state officials to resign, Armenian opposition leaders said on Monday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian telephoned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the weekend to discuss U.S.-Armenian relations and regional security.
The heads of Armenia’s judicial oversight body and two law-enforcement agencies as well as three government members resigned on Monday, bowing to orders from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
A member of the ruling Civil Contract party who has denounced “Russian neocolonialism” in Armenia was appointed on Friday as head of the country’s state utility regulator.
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