Monthly Archives: April 2016
April, 2016
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30 April
Armenia’s National Debt Growing Steadily: Press
Armenia's foreign debt continued to grow steadily, standing at US$5.196 billion at the beginning of April, local Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper writes, stressing that Armenia’s national debt increased by $576 million within a year.... -
30 April
Two Armenian Soldiers Killed by Azeri Fire, Officials Say
Two Defense Army servicemen, 19-year-old Garik M Movsisyan and 48-year-old Vazgen H Harutyunyan, were killed as a result, the military authority said in a statement... -
29 April
Giving Up Turkish Goods Would Be ‘Jingoism’ on Armenia’s Part, Opposition MP Says
We don't mean much to the Turkish producer. However, we do indeed feed on the Turkish budget, and giving it up would be the most stupid decision. When the government takes on jingoism, it means that it has nothing to offer... -
29 April
Armenia’s Population Continues to Decline, National Statistical Service Says
The Armenian capital of Yerevan is the country's only area to have recorded an increase in population – at the start of this year, Yerevan's population totaled 1,073,700, up 2200 persons from the same period last year... -
29 April
Mother of Armenian MIA Soldier Deprived of Survivor’s Pension for Lack of Certificate on Circumstances of Death
What if it was the warehouse manager?” the judge sneered, before adjourning the hearing due to the ministry representative's inability to give coherent answers to any of the questions... -
29 April
Kotayk Governor Convinced Villagers’ Issues Require No Media Coverage, Promises to ‘Take Care’ of Issue Himself
The woman added that Guloyan has also expressed a desire to see her: “I received a call from the village administration and was told that [the governor] wanted to talk to me. I replied that I had... -
28 April
Armenian Reporter Demands that Armenian Police Chief Be Subjected to Discipline
According to RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am), the journalist has written in her appeal that “the chief of police showed obvious contempt and disrespect for reporters, violating the provisions of the law on civil service... -
27 April
Armenian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike to Demand ‘Proper Medical Treatment’
Gevorgyan's mother informed the activists of the Helsinki Association for Human Rights about her son's hunger strike Tuesday who on the same day contacted the office of the Armenian Ombudsman and the... -
27 April
Senior Defense Ministry Official Sacked for ‘Deceiving’ Sargsyan: Press
However, things changed following the escalation of hostilities on April 2 in Nagorno-Karabakh: “The large-scale enemy actions along the Nagorno-Karabakh border gave rise to many questions... -
27 April
Karabakh Frontline Positions, Residential Areas Shelled Overnight, Defense Ministry Says
On the night of 26-27 April, the Azerbaijani side continued intensive shelling towards Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army frontline positions and along the entire length of contact line with NKR, according to the press ...