May, 2014

• 13 May

  

  French President Urged Not to Participate in Ceremony Renaming Yerevan’s Mashtots Park

  French President François Hollande is expected to participate in an opening ceremony of Mashtots Park to be named after French national hero, French-Armenian poet Missak Manouchian.
• 13 May

  

  Contract Soldier Strangled His Wife to Death and Fled

  At around 2 am on May 12, resident of the village of Itsakar in Tavush marz (province), contract soldier Meruzhan Harutyunyan, 33, came home and strangled his wife Hermine Chilingaryan...
• 13 May

  

  Court Disregarded Weightier Facts in Case of Death of 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan: Lawyer

  Armenia's Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the decision to discontinue proceedings in the case of 20-year-old Maro Guloyan, who, according to...
• 12 May

  

  Armenian Soldier Called Parents 3 Times Before He Died. Relatives Rule Out Suicide

  A criminal case has been launched in connection with rank-and-file soldier Nerses Karapetyan, who was fatally shot on May 10 while serving at a military unit in...
• 12 May

  

  No Fractures Found on Body of Armenian Soldier Found in Reservoir: Expert

  The forensic examination of the body of Senior Lieutenant Meruzhan Harutyunyan, which was found in a reservoir on May 11, did not introduce significant changes to...
• 12 May

  

  Non-Ruling Political Parties Divided Over Revised Pension Bill

  During a special meeting of the National Assembly on the issue of pension reform, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation faction announced that it will vote in favor of...
• 12 May

  

  Missing Armenian Officer’s Body Found in Reservoir

  After the body of Senior Lieutenant Meruzhan Harutyunyan was discovered in the Tandzik reservoir, a forensic examination of the body was appointed.
• 12 May

  

  Man Accused of Domestic Violence Sets Fire to the House, Leaving Wife and 2 Children Homeless

  Lawyer Tigran Muradyan said that domestic violence should be treated as a matter of public prosecution, so the defendant should be convicted even if the complaint is withdrawn.
• 12 May

  

  Soldiers are Younger Than Ceasefire Itself: UK’s Minister of Europe on Karabakh Conflict

  "A generation now exists who only know of conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, yet these two peoples have a long, shared history of living together peacefully...
• 12 May

  

  Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan Tells Deceived Homeowners to “Go Talk to Hovik”: GALA TV

  Bilked owners of the apartments on Buzand Street in central Yerevan today held a protest outside the presidential palace.