Shant Harutyunyan Warns Armenians Not to Fall Victim to Russian Provacations Regarding Recent Gyumri Incidents
He noted that he had said last summer that the Russian reconnaissance and KGB (security service) would organize a sabotage attempt in order to place Armenia in a state of panic, in order for “Azerbaijan to attack...
Armenia's Second President Recalls Precedent of Russian Servicemen in Front of Armenian Court
“It was necessary to prevent this with immediate actions by the authorities. And first of all, unequivocal assurances must be given that the crime will be investigated by Armenian law enforcement and that the...
Two Dead and One Wounded On Armenia-Azerbaijan Border
The Armenian army’s respective subdivisions identified the adversary on time, a battle began, which lasted for half an hour. The adversary suffered losses and retreated without reaching its military objective...
Ministry of Defense Relies on Sick Citizens In Regards to Recruitment, Reports NGO
-The Armenian Ministry of Defense's replenishment of the Armed Forces relies on citizens with illnesses and, in reality, the Ministry displays no political will to solve this serious issue. Basically, the Defense...
Permyakov Illegally Kept in Russian Military Base, Concludes MP
- Kostanyan answered two important questions about the violation. “In other words, Permyakov's stay at the Russian military base is illegal, and he has to be transferred to the Armenian side...
Liquidated Company’s Workers Protest Demanding Unpaid Debts
Aghekyan noted that the responsibility of cleaning Yerevan’s Kentron (downtown) district now falls on an Asian company, which left them unemployed...
“Should We Appeal to Putin?”: Parents of Dead Soldiers Have No Response from Serzh Sargsyan (VIDEO)
The parents of 5 soldiers killed during peacetime sent a letter to President Serzh Sargsyan back in November 27, 2014, demandeding that the President meet them and resolve “the criminal cases dealing with our children’s deaths.” Nearly 2 months have passed since sending the letter, however, the parents have still not received a response. The parents spoke about the non-existing response during a protest in front of the Presidential Palace today. They continually mentioned that on January 27 of 2011, the Presidential staff promised them behind the Palace trees that the newly appointed Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan (current General Prosecutor) would get acquainted with the criminal cases and present a new approach. According to the parents, however, the wagon has stayed at the same place and the real circumstances of their children’s deaths have not been revealed yet. “Who should we appeal to? I suppose to Putin, I guess he’s our president,” said Irina Ghazaryan, the mother of Artur Ghazaryan who died in 2010. The latter also turned to the Gyurmi tragedy, recalling Gevorg Kostanyan giving a “man’s word” to Gyurmi residents that he would appeal to Russia for the transfer of the murder suspect Valery Permyakov, who admitted to killing 7 members of the Avetisyan family to the Armenian authorities. “The corpses are laid to rest and you’re giving a man’s word. Are you talking with the criminals, are you in negotiations, are you with the gangsters? Which planet are you living on? You are General Prosecutor, you have to put yourself in the people's shoes...What is your man’s word to their demands? What does a “man’s word” even mean? Does a General Prosecutor have the right to do such things?” noted Ghazaryan.
Tense and Restrained Gyumri: “We Won’t Be the Same Toward Russians”
Locals are restrained and mainly avoid speaking to journalists armed with video cameras. When men and women see groups of police officers or noisy police or military vehicles they curse loudly at them...
Attempts of Politicizing the Gyumri Tragedy are Unacceptable says Russian FM Lavrov
“We see attempts to politicize the current situation. They are neither coming from the Armenian nor the Russian leaderships. Those who wish to use this tragedy with the intention of obtaining geographic advantages are not little in number...
Soldier Killed in Late Night Shootings Near Border, Another Injured
During the battles, Nahapet Asatryan (born 1982) was killed and Hovhannes Gasparyan (born 1973) was wounded. “Armenian vanguard divisions located the enemy’s advance and threw them back...
MP Demands Handover of Gyumri Massacre Suspect in an Open Letter Addressed to Putin
Russia’s gains from these agreements are not only monstrous, but also have no alternative. Oddly enough, Armenian citizens have been witnessing increasingly frequent non-rational and illegal...
Multiple Protests In Front of the Presidential Palace (VIDEO)
The Nairit factory press spokesperson Anush Harutyunyan told Epress.am that the minister had told the factory workers that they would receive a one month's salary before January 20. Today is January 20th...