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Georgians Discuss Aiding Neighboring Armenia
- We must help the Armenians, however, transferring patients here is impossible. We can set up a field hospital in Tashir or Alaverdi, send two medical brigades with minimal contact․․․Read More »
Military Vehicle Accident Leads to Soldier Death
Armenia's Investigative Committee reports that on June 3, at 13:50, a military vehicle transporting soldiers from military exercises in Nagorno Karabakh, ran into an accident. The vehicle turned around...Read More »
Record High COVID-19 Cases in Armenia
"For 10000 COVID-19-positive persons about 2500 need hospital care, including intensive therapy. We are on the threshold, beyond which the health system will bend...Read More »
Deputy MoD Abstains from Clarifying on Purchase of Faulty 40-mln-Worth Arms
He specified that back in the days Serj Sargsyan's government disbursed 15 billion AMD to one of his close persons to procure arms for Armenia. This person, deposited money in some turnover...Read More »
Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Resigns
To confirm rumors in the press, I inform that I have sent a letter of resignation to the Prime Minister. I thank everyone for effective and fruitful cooperation and to Prime Minister Pashinyan․․․Read More »
Constitutional Referendum Impasse to Be Overcome through New Legislative Changes
The Referendum planned for April 5, was in effect aimed at canceling Article 213 of the new Constitution of Armenia and depriving then acting judges and Court Chairman their almost life-time tenure.Read More »
Serj Sargsyan Must be Prosecuted for the Gas Deal With Russia
- I'm reading the Armenia-Russia gas agreement of 2013 and I realized that no exit and solution is left out of it. We can neither buy cheaper gas from Iran (and set this cheap price as a basis for the utility cost․․․Read More »
New Property Tax Changes in the Name of Justice But Gentrifying Yerevan
A progressive property tax is by no means equal to progressive income tax either in terms of social justice or social polarization. A flat income tax widens the income gap․․․Read More »
IC Capacities Nearly Exhausted, COVID-19 Infiltrates Closed Institutions
This may lead to a potential new lockdown to avoid collapse of the health care system, which is reported to be on the verge of exhausting intensive care capacities․․․Read More »
Kocharyan Not to Return to Custody Before End of Pandemic
The Court has accepted his attorney's motion to leave him in hospital and not transfer to prison before the end of the pandemic...Read More »