President Serzh Sarkisian will receive a top U.S. official and fly to Saint Petersburg this week for fresh talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev that are expected to focus on the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin discussed the political situation in Armenia with leaders of the political parties represented in parliament during a visit to Yerevan this week, it emerged on Wednesday.
In a rare public statement that will stoke speculation about his political comeback, former President Robert Kocharian has backed businessman Gagik Tsarukian in a spat with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK).
President Serzh Sarkisian has pointedly declined to deny one of his ministers’ claims that he would like to found a second house of Armenia’s parliament where representatives of the worldwide Armenian Diaspora would be able to hold seats.
President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) hit out at its most important coalition partner on Monday for suggesting that the HHK could have been headed by former President Robert Kocharian.
Armenia is immune to the kind of massive anti-government demonstrations that have rocked Egypt and other Arab states, the chief spokesman for the ruling Republican Party (HHK) claimed on Monday.
Prices of bread, a food staple for many Armenians, look set to grow further in Armenia in the coming days amid a continuing rise in the cost of wheat in international markets.
Yerevan’s new Mayor Karen Karapetian has come under fire from Armenian language campaigners after initiating Russian language courses for his staff that are financed by a Russian state body.
Britain’s ambassador to Armenia called for the unconditional normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations on Thursday, saying that is also important for the success of Turkey’s bid to join the European Union.
Armenia’s struggling agriculture is unlikely to develop and thrive as long as it is dominated by hundreds of thousands of mostly small farms, the new Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetian said on Wednesday.
Armenia’s Russian-owned national power distribution company, once a big drain on state finances, claims to have become increasingly profitable in recent years despite a sizable reduction in domestic electricity production shown by official statistics.
One Azerbaijani soldier has been killed and two Armenian conscripts wounded in recent days in fresh skirmishes reported from the main Armenian-Azerbaijani “line of contact” around Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Armenian authorities appear to remain confident about their ability to manage the country’s external debt that has more than doubled since the onset of the global financial crisis.
Manufacturing, information technology and infrastructure projects will increasingly replace agriculture and especially construction as the main driving forces of economic growth in Armenia, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian declared on Thursday.
Armenia’s government has scrambled to arrange emergency imports of eggs following their sudden disappearances from virtually all supermarkets and grocery stores in Yerevan and some regions.
Armenia needs to invest more in public education if it is to enjoy sustainable economic development, a Yerevan-based economic think-tank said in a report presented on Friday.
President Serzh Sarkisian has pledged to democratize Armenia’s political system and called for a “civilized dialogue” in the country while accusing some of his critics of “discrediting the Armenian people.” (UPDATED)
Armenia’s main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) held simultaneous protests in capital Yerevan and three provinces on Friday demanding the release of its members currently imprisoned for their roles in the 2008 post-election unrest.
President Serzh Sarkisian said broader international recognition of the Armenian genocide is essential for preventing more crimes against humanity as he opened an international conference in Yerevan on Tuesday.
One in two Armenians thinks that corruption in their country has become more widespread in the past three years despite stated government efforts to combat it, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by Transparency International and released on Thursday.
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