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Armenian Parliament Adopts Revised Pension Bill
Armenia's National Assembly just now adopted the revised bill on the funded pension with 68 votes in favor; 12, against; and 36, abstentions. Read More »
Voting on Revised Pension Bill Postponed: MPs Running Late
The revised bill on the funded pension system was to have been put to a vote in the National Assembly today; however, National Assembly President Galust Sahakyan said...Read More »
Putin Can Initiate Provocations Against Azerbijan: Guluzade
As long as Russia is not yet neutralized by global economic, diplomatic, and other sanctions, there can be no talk of peace in Karabakh...Read More »
France’s Hollande Suggests Armenia Can Cooperate with EU While Joining Customs Union: Azatutyun
The European Union should upgrade its relationship with Armenia to political “association” despite Yerevan’s plans to join the Russian-led Customs Union...Read More »
Former Justice Minister Refused Chief of Staff of Armenian Parliament Position: Press
Former Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Hrayr Tovmasyan turned down the position of Chief of Staff of the RA National AssemblyRead More »
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.Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »