The Armenian government’s tax revenue fell well short of its target in the first half of this year despite continued robust growth of the domestic economy.
An Armenian government agency said on Friday that it is negotiating with Russian authorities and will step up laboratory tests of Armenian fruits and vegetables in an effort to have a Russian ban on their imports lifted.
French President Emmanuel Macron has defended France’s multimillion-dollar defense contracts with Armenia signed since last fall, drawing fresh condemnation from Azerbaijan.
An Armenian military training plane crashed on Friday, killing its two pilots on board.
The United States will appoint a resident adviser to Armenia’s Defense Ministry as part of deepening ties between the two nations, a senior U.S. official confirmed in an interview published late on Wednesday.
Citing food safety concerns, Russia has reportedly banned the import of fresh fruits and vegetables from Armenia amid heightened tensions between the two estranged allies.
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of refusing to hold a meeting of their leaders on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit that took place in Britain on Thursday.
The planned opening of a Russian consulate in Armenia’s strategic Syunik region requires “further steps” by the Armenian government, Russia’s ambassador in Yerevan, Sergei Kopyrkin, said on Wednesday.
An ad hoc government panel met on Wednesday for the first time after being tasked by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian with drafting a new constitution for Armenia demanded by Azerbaijan.
European Union member states on Wednesday gave the green light for the start of official negotiations with Armenia on lifting the EU’s visa requirements for Armenian citizens.
Years after Nikol Pashinian accused Armenia’s former government of using too many cars for its officials, his cabinet will buy 49 more vehicles at a cost of just over 1 billion drams ($2.7 million).
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have refused to specify the type of powerful stun grenades that injured dozens of antigovernment protesters and journalists in Yerevan last month.
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