September, 2015

• 4 September

  

  Armenia Still Aspires to European Type of Government After Joining EEU; Parliament Discusses Draft Constitution

  Interestingly enough, the parliamentarian used the example of the European Union, despite the fact that Armenia gave up its plans to enter the EU in 2013 and joined the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union instead...
• 4 September

  

  Valery Permyakov to Serve Sentence in Armenia: Press

  Permyakov, the paper wrote, will be held at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri pending trial and imposition of sentence, after which he will be handed over to the Armenian law enforcement authorities to serve his...
• 3 September

  

  Armenian Soldier Killed In Azerbaijani Border Attack, Officials Say

  Armenian contract serviceman, Hayk Devoyan, 40, was killed on Thursday, at around 10:30 AM by fire from the Azerbaijani side at one of the border military units of the Armenian Armed Forces, the RA Investigative Committee...
• 3 September

  

  Armenian Power Utility Demands Nairit Be Declared Bankrupt; Court Session Postponed Until Year’s End

  Abovyan responded positively to the judge's question whether it was possible for the plant to pay off the debt to ENA. Nairit, the attorney claimed, is worth more than 75 billion drams, while “the debt is only 1 billion...
• 3 September

  

  Two People Injured as Azerbaijani Forces Shell Armenian Border Villages

  Two residents of Koti village, Nazik Tumanyan and her son Razmik were injured in the attack and transported to Noyemberyan Medical Center; their lives are not in danger, Aravot.am wrote...
• 2 September

  

  Criminal Case Launched Over Allegations of Police Torture Against Armenian Convict

  The Special Investigation Service of Armenia has launched criminal proceedings over allegations of police torture against Hovhannes Cholakhyan convicted of storage and transfer of narcotic drugs. Despite this, the Court...
• 2 September

  

  Woman in Coma Declared Incapacitated; Husband Re-Appointed Guardian

  Lilit Nalbandyan, 26, who fell into a coma after giving birth in May 2013 at the Vanadzor Medical Center and has since been on life support in Yerevan's Erebouni Medical Center, has been declared incapacitated by...
• 2 September

  

  Wounded Armenian Soldiers’ Lives Not in Danger, Defense Ministry Says

  The two soldiers, Vladimir Gevorgyan, 19, and Gor Gevorgyan, 22, were first taken to the Berd hospital and later transported to a military hospital in Yerevan. They are both in stable condition, Hovhannisyan said...
• 2 September

  

  Armenian Woman Dies After Improperly Performed Laparoscopy

  The death of the mother of three minor children was recorded at the “Erebouni” Medical Center; however, the surgery leading to the woman's death had been carried out at Margaryan Maternity Hospital in Yerevan.
• 2 September

  

  Several Detained in Yerevan as Activists Try to Reignite Protest Movement (VIDEO)

  On June 22, hundreds of the demonstrators marched toward the RA presidential residence on central Marshal Baghramyan Avenue. However, hundreds of armed police officers, forming a barricade, closed the road, not allowing...