October, 2014

• 16 October

  

  Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Submits Resignation

  The resignation was announced during the government’s regular session by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. According to the PM, Gevorgyan plans to continue his work in the private sector.․․
• 16 October

  

  Ankara Mayor’s remarks on Armenians, PKK draw controversy

  This is plain racism. It's prejudice on many levels. It's not just against one demographic of people but against several: Armenians, Kurds, atheists. ..
• 15 October

  

  4610 Missing In Action As a Consequence of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  The database will allow to compare the DNA of those people or corpses that have been found and subsequently, inform the families of those MIA persons...
• 15 October

  

  Shant Harutyunyan’s Friend Pleads Guilty; Protesters Demand Release Outside Court Room

  During the court session, a protest was held outside the court building, which demanded the release of Shant Harutyunyan and his friends.
• 15 October

  

  Zaruhi Postanjyan 8-Point Agenda Not Discussed Among Her Party or the Trio

  “The platform and the people need to cooperate in their actions, and those who exercise the people’s demands will remain on the platform,” she said.
• 15 October

  

  “Our Task is for Armenia to Look Towards the West,” US Ambassador About Armenia’s EEU Membership

  US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern hopes that after Armenia joined the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) it will display the political will to continue its cooperation with the west...
• 14 October

  

  The Unfinished Building and Hovik Abrahamyan’s Hotel

  “She responds to our calls saying we should call Abrahamyan. She means Hovik Abrahamyan (current Prime Minister), who likely owns the whole building, because he also owns a hotel on...
• 14 October

  

  Criminal Case Against Parliament Security Head for Preventing Journalist’s Work

  “On occasion of the incident that the journalist’s professional legal activities were violated, the criminal case based on the RA Criminal Code article 164, part 1 was...
• 14 October

  

  Armenian Police Keeping Staff Lists A Secret: Artur Sakunts Takes Them to Court

  The HCA Vanadzor office president Artur Sakunts applied to Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan to be provided with information about the number of employees in the Armenian Police Sub-divisions...
• 14 October

  

  Tsarukyan’s Former Godson Planning to Run for Abovyan Mayor: Zhoghovurd

  In regards to the rumors of Harutyunyan’s potential nomination to the Abovyan mayoral elections, he urged the journalist not to ask provocative questions.