Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Authorities ‘Calmly’ Doing What Situation Requires, Ter-Petrosyan Says
“You’re well aware of the concerns, steadfastness and confidence of the Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh authorities. So, I think that they are calmly, reticently doing what the present situation requires...
Armenian Cabinet to Discuss Bill on Karabakh’s Recognition
With the adoption of the draft law, according to the MPs, “the Republic of Armenia will rightfully recognize the actual status of Artsakh, based on the fact that the Republic of Artsakh meets all the international requirements of statehood...
Winery Partially Pays Armenian Grape Growers' Money
Note, after an unusually rich harvest in the fall of 2015, the farmers of Kaghtsrashen had to sell the grapes to the local Vinar winery for as little as 40 drams per kilogram. The company, however, failed to pay the...
Armenia and Karabakh Reported Seven Military Casualties in Seven Days
The Armenian Armed Forces also reported a military casualty last Monday: conscript Hovhannes V Petrosyan was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the back of a GAZ-66 military truck in one of the country's front-line units...
Two Armenian Soldiers Killed by Azeri Fire, Officials Say
Two Defense Army servicemen, 19-year-old Garik M Movsisyan and 48-year-old Vazgen H Harutyunyan, were killed as a result, the military authority said in a statement...
Armenia's National Debt Growing Steadily: Press
Armenia's foreign debt continued to grow steadily, standing at US$5.196 billion at the beginning of April, local Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper writes, stressing that Armenia’s national debt increased by $576 million within a year....
Giving Up Turkish Goods Would Be 'Jingoism' on Armenia's Part, Opposition MP Says
We don't mean much to the Turkish producer. However, we do indeed feed on the Turkish budget, and giving it up would be the most stupid decision. When the government takes on jingoism, it means that it has nothing to offer...
Armenia's Population Continues to Decline, National Statistical Service Says
The Armenian capital of Yerevan is the country's only area to have recorded an increase in population – at the start of this year, Yerevan's population totaled 1,073,700, up 2200 persons from the same period last year...
Kotayk Governor Convinced Villagers' Issues Require No Media Coverage, Promises to 'Take Care' of Issue Himself
The woman added that Guloyan has also expressed a desire to see her: “I received a call from the village administration and was told that [the governor] wanted to talk to me. I replied that I had...
Mother of Armenian MIA Soldier Deprived of Survivor's Pension for Lack of Certificate on Circumstances of Death
What if it was the warehouse manager?” the judge sneered, before adjourning the hearing due to the ministry representative's inability to give coherent answers to any of the questions...
Armenian Reporter Demands that Armenian Police Chief Be Subjected to Discipline
According to RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am), the journalist has written in her appeal that “the chief of police showed obvious contempt and disrespect for reporters, violating the provisions of the law on civil service...
Armenian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike to Demand 'Proper Medical Treatment'
Gevorgyan's mother informed the activists of the Helsinki Association for Human Rights about her son's hunger strike Tuesday who on the same day contacted the office of the Armenian Ombudsman and the...