Davit Tonoyan, a former defense minister facing corruption charges, refrained from criticizing the Armenian government on Tuesday just days after being released from jail amid his ongoing trial.
The Armenian government denounced on Tuesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s claim that it is “sabotaging” a Russian-brokered agreement to open transport links between Azerbaijan and its Nakhichevan exclave through Armenia’s Syunik province.
The West cannot offer any viable alternatives to Armenia’s security and economic development, a senior Russian diplomat insisted on Tuesday, reiterating Moscow’s warnings to Yerevan.
Individual cash remittances sent to Armenia through commercial banks fell by about 14 percent in the first half of this year following a drastic increase resulting from Western sanctions against Russia, official figures show.
Several pro-Western political and civic groups announced on Monday that they will start collecting next month signatures in support of their demands for a referendum on Armenia’s membership in the European Union.
Russia remains ready to help Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiate a peace treaty and delineate their border, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a state visit to Baku on Monday.
Hours after a harsh statement from Moscow regarding a passage in the new edition of an Armenian history textbook authorities in Yerevan announced that the text has already been edited.
Military authorities in Yerevan have once again refuted allegations from Baku that Armenian forces fired at Azerbaijani army positions at the border.
Armenian tax authorities are advocating stricter penalties for businesses concealing taxable revenues, a move that has drawn criticism from some entrepreneurs.
Military authorities in Yerevan have denied a report from Baku alleging that Armenia opened fire at the border with Azerbaijan.
Armenia’s jailed former Defense Minister David Tonoyan has been granted bail of 15 million drams (over $38,000), according to a ruling by a court in Yerevan.
Businesses affected by severe spring floods in Armenia’s Lori and Tavush provinces will receive financial support from the state based on the taxes they paid during last year, according to a decision made at a weekly cabinet session on Thursday.
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