A group of Armenian lawyers have demanded a corruption investigation into Finance Minister Vahe Hovannisian, pointing to his personal business deals, notably an interest-free $1 million loan received by him.
A senior representative of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s party on Friday pointedly declined to say whether Armenia is discussing Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s further demands in ongoing negotiations on an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty.
Hovik Aghazarian, a lawmaker ousted from Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party, has claimed that “powerful” individuals are threatening to publicize intimate details of his private life if he keeps refusing to resign from the parliament.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed with Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikian what he described as “strategic partnership” between their countries during talks held in Washington late on Thursday.
A lawmaker ousted from the ruling Civil Contract party made clear on Thursday that he will not resign from Armenia’s parliament despite Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s implicit pledge to have him prosecuted.
Azerbaijan has reportedly turned down U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s proposal to organize more peace talks between his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts.
One day after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian held out hope for a peace deal with Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev again demanded on Thursday that Armenia change its constitution and ensure the return of Azerbaijanis who lived there until the late 1980s.
Justice Minister Srbuhi Galian expressed confidence on Thursday that a government panel headed by her will execute Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s order to draft a new constitution for Armenia by the end of 2026.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Wednesday that an outspoken pro-government lawmaker who has declined his “requests” to resign from the Armenian parliament must be prosecuted and stripped of his seat.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Wednesday confirmed that he refused to host an upcoming Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) summit and said Armenia will not unfreeze its membership in another Russian-led bloc: the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The Armenian government pushed its draft state budget for next year through the parliament on Wednesday after revising downwards its economic growth projection.
An outspoken Armenian parliamentarian has been ousted from the ruling Civil Contract party after declining Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s “requests” to resign from the National Assembly.
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