A 34-year-old judge presiding over the fresh trial of former President Robert Kocharian admitted on Thursday that he was affiliated with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s party before taking the bench five months ago.
Armenia has not been subjected to foreign aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Thursday, dismissing Yerevan’s strong criticism of the Russian-led Collective Security Organization (CSTO).
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has condemned Poland’s President Andrzej Duda for visiting Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan and monitoring the ceasefire regime there together with European Union observers.
Armenia has still not given the final green light to the opening of a Russian consulate in Armenia’s strategic Syunik region, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Amid its lingering tensions with Moscow, Armenia has reportedly declined to host an upcoming summit of the leaders of Russia and other ex-Soviet states making up the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has confirmed his intention to appoint an acting mayor of Gyumri ahead of an early municipal election expected in Armenia’s second largest city.
After weeks of silence, law-enforcement authorities acknowledged on Wednesday that they have launched a criminal investigation into possible financial irregularities related to the launch of a first-ever Armenian satellite into space in May 2022.
Economic growth in Armenia is moderating to “more sustainable levels” due to dwindling positive side effects of Western sanctions against Russia, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
Prosecutors on Tuesday did not confirm or deny a report that they are looking into the personal wealth of two former officials believed to have exerted strong influence on Armenian courts for the last two years.
Greece is reportedly planning to sell Russian-made air defense systems used by its armed forces to Armenia, instead of supplying them to Ukraine.
A pro-government lawmaker who has fallen out of favor with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Tuesday that he has postponed his decision on whether to resign from the Armenian parliament.
Armenia’s total public debt has doubled to over $12.6 billion during Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s time in office, official statistics show.
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