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Serzh Sargsyan Replaced Minister of Economy
Vahram Avanesyan was replaced by National Assembly MP Karen Chshmarityan, who was the Minister of Trade and Economic Development from 2000 to 2007.Read More »
Former PM to be Appointed Armenia’s Ambassador to US: Hraparak
Former Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will leave on a diplomatic mission not to Brussels, Belgium, but to the US...Read More »
Karabakh War Veterans Were Not Allowed to Go to “Historic Cilicia”
A group of 5 Karabakh War veterans on April 21 tried to go from Yerevan to Beirut, and from there to Latakia, where Armenians from Kessab, Syria, are being sheltered...Read More »
Government’s New Draft of Funded Pension will be Ready in 2 Days: Artsvik Minasyan
"We greatly appreciate the prime minister's willingness to resolve these problems. The issue is divided in two stages: first, […] public confidence has to be restored...Read More »
Former President Robert Kocharian Sees No Need for Constitutional Reforms
"The initiative for reform is derived solely from the authorities: the explanations made are unconvincing and extremely vague, which have aroused serious doubts in...Read More »
New Armenian Permanent Representative to the UN Appointed
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today signed a decree to release Karen Nazaryan from the position of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the UN.Read More »
Parliamentary Parties to Discuss Mandatory Pension Law with Hovik Abrahamyan: Newspaper
RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan has invited representatives of all political parties to his office at 12 pm today to discuss the mandatory component of the new pension law.Read More »
Two Leaders of Armenian Power Gang Convicted
Three men with ties to the Armenian Power gang were convicted in federal court last week for their roles in a vast racketeering conspiracy and a sophisticated debit card skimming scheme...Read More »
Man Kills Wife with Garden Rake, Regrets What He Did
Grisha Martirosyan killed his wife, Jenya Harutyunyan, by repeatedly striking her with a garden rake then hitting her over the head with an iron rod.Read More »
Family of Soldier Killed in Karabakh Lives in Dilapidated Makeshift Hut
Living for more than a quarter century in crumbling makeshift huts are hundreds of families not on the waiting lists for apartments supplied by the state.Read More »