An Armenian government agency has told the municipal council of the southeastern town of Goris to replace its opposition-linked mayor following the recent entry into force of a court ruling that bars him from holding public office.
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.
More than three years after the handover to Azerbaijan of contested border areas, including an interstate road section, the Armenian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a relevant memorandum had been signed between the defense ministers of Armenia and Russia.
The Armenian government on Tuesday provided little clarity on its negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding border delimitation, with the office of Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian representing Yerevan in the process only reaffirming that these talks were ongoing.
A group of opposition supporters indicted in connection with the June 12 clashes in Yerevan between riot police and protesters demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation went on trial on Monday.
Gurgen Arsenian, a prominent Armenian pro-government lawmaker, has resigned from his parliamentary seat, sparking further speculation that he will be appointed Armenia’s new ambassador to Russia.
An outspoken priest leading Armenia’s latest protest movement vowed renewed efforts to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian from power as he continued to tour Armenia’s regions this month.
A judicial oversight body has decided not to apply any disciplinary action sought by Armenia’s justice minister against a judge hearing two high-profile cases.
Louis Bono, a U.S. special envoy for Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks, visited Yerevan on Thursday two weeks after a meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers held in Washington.
In a move demanded by the Armenian government, a judicial oversight body fired a Yerevan court judge on Tuesday for her handling of former President Robert Kocharian’s marathon trial that ended without a verdict last December.
Azerbaijan is setting various preconditions to avoid signing a peace treaty with Armenia, a senior Armenian lawmaker claimed on Friday.
The Armenian government has petitioned a state judicial watchdog to punish the judge in the marathon trial of former President Robert Kocharian that ended without a verdict last December.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian again called for the adoption of a new Armenian constitution on Friday amid Azerbaijan’s continuing demands for a constitutional change in Armenia.
Senior pro-government lawmakers made on Tuesday differing statements on why the Armenian and Azerbaijani governments have missed a deadline for reaching an agreement on delineating the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have made more progress in ongoing negotiations on the delimitation of their border, the Armenian government said on Monday.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on Wednesday denied former Economy Minister Vahan Kerobian’s claims that he had repeatedly declined personal favors requested by NSS Director Armen Abazian before being sacked and prosecuted on corruption charges.
Prosecutors have reportedly moved to confiscate assets belonging to a nominally independent lawmaker who could help the Armenian opposition initiate a parliamentary vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
Pro-government deputies boycotted a session of the Armenian parliament on Monday to prevent a debate on opposition demands for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation fueled by more than month-long street protests in Yerevan.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Friday again threatened to crack down on Nagorno-Karabakh’s exiled leaders, saying that they are encouraging Karabakh Armenian refugees to participate in antigovernment protests in Yerevan.
Riot police fired stun grenades outside the Armenian parliament on Wednesday as they clashed with protesters continuing to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s resignation.
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