Armenia remains committed to deepening its relations with NATO even after its leadership’s decision to join a Russian-dominated alliance of former Soviet states, a senior Armenian official said on Thursday.
A brother of President Serzh Sarkisian holding a senior diplomatic post on Thursday expressed confidence that Armenia and the European Union will sign a “document” on their continued cooperation at next month’s EU summit in Vilnius.
Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian reaffirmed on Tuesday plans to oust an opposition lawmaker from the Armenian delegation at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) for branding President Serzh Sarkisian a chronic gambler during his recent visit to Strasbourg.
Russia will take steps to strengthen the positions of the Russian language in Armenia after the South Caucasus joins the Moscow-led Customs Union, according to a senior Russian diplomat in Yerevan.
The issue of a possible lease by Iranian shepherds of grazing lands in Armenia’s southernmost Syunik province is “closed”, according to a senior member of the government in Yerevan.
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian has assured the residents of a resort town in central Armenia that his government will not allow a mining company to go ahead with its project for the nearby gold ore deposit if it creates problems for the area’s environment.
Membership in the customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will not limit Armenia’s national independence and sovereignty, a senior Russian government official insisted on Thursday.
A senior official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday welcomed the first-ever sale of Armenian Eurobonds that netted the government $700 million.
Armenia officially launched on Friday the construction of a new checkpoint at its border with Georgia as part of a $80 million modernization program which is mostly financed by the European Union and aimed at facilitating cross-border travel and commerce.
Germany’s ambassador to Armenia urged the authorities in Yerevan on Thursday to publicly explain in more detail their “surprise” decision to join a Russian-led customs union instead of moving much closer to the European Union.
The Armenian and Greek militaries pledged on Wednesday to carry on with what Greece’s top army general described as “strategic” bilateral cooperation during a visit to Yerevan.
The government announced on Thursday the official start of preparations for Armenia’s controversial accession to the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Armenia’s leading opposition parties have given differing assessments of government plans to join the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, with only one of them condemning the unexpected U-turn in Armenian foreign policy.
Membership in the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will push up the cost of key products imported to Armenia, analysts in Yerevan warned on Monday.
A senior U.S. diplomat urged the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on Wednesday to seek a peaceful settlement based on mutual compromise after handing President Serzh Sarkisian a letter from U.S. President Barack Obama.
A son of Suren Khachatrian, a former Armenian provincial governor notorious for violent conduct, was set free and cleared of any wrongdoing on Saturday two months after shooting and killing a man outside their family mansion.
The Armenian authorities insist that they have not already decided to change the country’s constitutional order in a way that could enable President Serzh Sarkisian to extend his rule beyond 2018.
Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian on Friday sounded a note of caution over sweeping constitutional changes that are apparently planned by Armenia’s political leadership.
Russia has agreed to help Armenia subsidize the recently increased price of Russian natural gas supplied to the South Caucasus state, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian announced on Thursday.
A Russian diplomat has openly criticized ongoing talks on the Association Agreement between Armenia and the European Union, in a further sign that Moscow is unhappy with Yerevan’s reluctance to join a new Russian-led union of ex-Soviet states.
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