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Tigran Sargsyan appointed prime minister of Armenia
By Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's decree, Tigran Sargsyan has been appointed prime minister of Armenia, the presidential press-service told ArmInfo. According to the curriculum vitae sent to ArmInfo by the...
U.S. Expects ‘Dramatic Steps’ From New Armenian Leader
The United States expects President Serzh Sarkisian to restore civil liberties and take other “dramatically positive steps” to resolve Armenia’s grave political crisis, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. Deputy...
Armenia: Picking up the Pieces
Click here to view the full report as a PDF file in A4 format. Yerevan/Tbilisi/Brussels, 8 April 2008: As Armenia inaugurates a president tomorrow amid its worst political crisis this century, the international...
Armenia swears in new president
Armenia swears in new president ArmInfo. The newly elected President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan delivered an inaugural address on April 9, Wednesday. 'Assuming the office I swear to fulfill all the requirements of the...
About The RA “Law On Conducting Meetings, Rallies And Demonstrations”
A lot of citizens suggested the Human rights defender apply to the Constitutional Court in regard with the question of compatibility of the amendments made to the RA “Law on conducting meetings, rallies and...
Fired General Under Investigation
A top army general fired last week for tacitly supporting the Armenian opposition faced the possibility of criminal prosecution on Monday after being accused of issuing death threats to a former close associate....
Jailed Oppositionists Threaten Mass Hunger Strike
More than two opposition leaders and activists arrested in the wake of Armenia’s disputed presidential election reportedly said on Tuesday that they are beginning a collective hunger strike to demand their release and...
Armenian Papers Inspected By Taxmen
Tax authorities have launched a rare financial inspection of Armenia’s leading newspapers critical of the government, sparking fears of renewed government restrictions on the local press. The inspections began early...
OSCE Office expresses deep concern to authorities in connection with detention of OSCE employee and requests clarification
In response to numerous enquiries from the media and public regarding the case of detention of a staff member of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and in order to avoid speculations, the Office would like to state the...
AGO Monitoring Group Calls On Leadership And Opposition To Political Dialogue
Ago monitoring group of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has sent six proposals to the Armenian government for stabilization of the domestic situation, Ago group head, Swedish Ambassador to the...