June, 2014

• 19 June

  

  RusHydro to Profit from Water Drained from Lake Sevan: Expert

  "Receiving those earning will be not our government but RusHydro. Who will answer for this, when the state sells all the items of strategic significance to foreigners?...
• 19 June

  

  Only Ruling Party MPs Asking Government Questions. Opposition Continues Boycott

  The Armenian government is in contempt of the National Assembly, by bringing forth dozens of laws without [putting them up for] public debate, head of...
• 19 June

  

  Does Parliamentary Speaker Need Over a Dozen Aides and Assistants? Newspaper

  Sahakyan has 7 advisors, 6 assistants, and 4 aides, whose salaries are paid from the state budget but, as the newspaper reports, who do nothing...
• 19 June

  

  Why Number of Istanbul-Yerevan Flights Reduced: Newspaper

  The frequency of flights from Istanbul to Yerevan has decreased, owner of Tower airline company, prominent Armenian businessman based in Turkey Tigran Altun...
• 18 June

  

  Government’s Arguments for Electricity Price Hike are Unfounded: Expert

  "Consumers don't buy the electricity produced by Yerevan TPP; everyone should know this [...] A citizen of Armenia shouldn't have to pay for this...
• 18 June

  

  “There Can be No Cooperation with Sargsyan’s Regime”: Opposition MP Levon Zurabyan

  "What cooperation are we talking about? Has there ever been cooperation? There can be no cooperation with this regime. And [those] 12 points are demands to...
• 18 June

  

  Initiative Says No to Paid Parking Because City is Considered Public Property

  The four main demands of the civic initiative "Get Out of Our Pocket" are to eliminate the newly introduced paid public parking spaces, to lower by five times the..
• 18 June

  

  Armenia Leader in CIS in Mobile Internet Penetration: Study

  Armenia was ranked first among the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in mobile internet penetration.
• 18 June

  

  2 of 3 Government Bills Put to Vote in Parliament Today Failed

  Though no headway was made during the faction leaders' meeting with parliamentary speaker Galust Sahakyan during the 20-minute recess demanded by...
• 18 June

  

  HAK Raises Political Prisoners Issue at Meeting with PACE Delegates Though Not Sure If Political Prisoners in Armenia

  The Armenian National Congress (HAK) raised 5 issues in its meeting with Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for monitoring Armenia...