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17/06/2020 23:25

Serzh Sargsyan Attends EPP Eastern Partnership Videoconference

Highlighting the need to ensure stability and security in the South Caucasus and defy the emerging regional challenges, Serzh Sargsyan expressed his concern over Azerbaijan’s continued violations of the ceasefire regime amid the global pandemic.

17/06/2020 21:28

Court will continue examination of motion of PAP leader’s arrest tomorrow

Lawyer Yerem Sargsyan said they requested time from the court to get familiarized with the materials.

17/06/2020 20:15

No legal way to arrest me: Artur Vanetsyan on possible actions against him

Asked whether he was ordered to implement political persecutions during his tenure, Vanetsyan said, “If it was so and I would have done that, I would continue being the NSS director.”

17/06/2020 20:06

Armenia’s PM offers lawmakers to prepare bill on suspending activity of parties

“I am giving an idea for a bill. In 2017 I have prepared a bill on changing the grounds for suspending the activity of party. I wrote it for the case when party buys votes, makes falsifications,” he said, adding that the colleagues from Yelk faction did not agree to put the bill into circulation.

17/06/2020 19:56

Attorney General failed to substantiate the accusations: Artur Vanetsyan

“The Attorney General who presented the accusation failed to convince me and the people in general that it is substantiated,” Vanetsyan said.

17/06/2020 19:27

PAP hopes court will make fair decision: Iveta Tonoyan

“We hope the court will implement fair examination,” she said, adding that Gagik Tsarukyan will attend the examination of the motion of his arrest.

17/06/2020 18:09

Criminal Court of Appeal postpones examination of Robert Kocharyan’s appeal

The next session is set for June 18 at 10 p.m.

17/06/2020 17:12

India-China clash: Modi says soldiers' deaths 'will not be in vain'

Narendra Modi said India would be "proud that our soldiers died fighting the Chinese" in the clash in the Ladakh region on Monday.

17/06/2020 16:33

Syrian President Assad's uncle jailed for money laundering

The 82-year-old former vice-president denies any wrongdoing. His lawyers say he will appeal.

17/06/2020 15:38

Edmon Marukyan: Before applying to CC all other means must be exhausted

“This is a very fundamental right and it is very important for it to be realized,” Marukyan told the reporters today, referring to the initiative of the PAP faction to apply to CC to view the decision to restrict freedom of gatherings.

17/06/2020 15:22

Bright Armenia to assist in setting ad hoc committee if it is headed by its faction member

He stressed that the idea was put into circulation by them almost a month ago after which Artur Vanetsyan urged the parliamentary forces to initiate it.

17/06/2020 15:09

Turkey launches ground operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

According to the ministry, lately the PKK and other terrorists have increased attacks on the Turkish bases. The operation is carried out as part of "legitimate defense rights arising from international law," it stated.

17/06/2020 14:04

Right, advocacy, legislation spoiled in Armenia during tenure of incumbent authorities: Arsen Babayan

“It seemed that during the pandemic the laws would have been maintained, more or less normal legal acts would have been adopted, but we see that these phenomena continue due to ignorance,” Babayan said.

17/06/2020 13:33

Country cannot develop in conditions of negative and contemptuous behavior of authorities: Artsvik Minasyan

Instead of responsible attitude we see permanent actions aimed at diverting people’s attention, economist Artsvik Minasyan said at the Coronavirus Crisis, its humanitarian and social-economic consequences.

17/06/2020 13:14

Russia reports over 7,840 new COVID-19 cases, lowest growth since April 30

According to the crisis center, the number of new coronavirus cases was lower than 8,000 for the first time since May 1. The daily growth reached 1.4% versus 1.5% a day earlier. A total of 553,301 coronavirus cases have been recorded in Russia.

17/06/2020 12:36

Court to examine Gagik Tsarukyan’s preventive measure at 7 p.m.

“Issue of change of head of the faction is not being discussed, all the political decisions will be discussed in conditions of political team’s consensus,” she said.

17/06/2020 12:27

PAP to apply to CC and initiate creation of ad hoc committee

PAP deputy urged the Bright Armenia colleagues to join them for gathering necessary number of signatures.

17/06/2020 12:12

Country to face collapse in August if nothing is changed: PAP deputy

“If there was an economic revolution there would have been a resource base, but we saw that there is no such thing. The process of failures continues, and Gagik Tsarukyan says, my dear, you are failing this and that spheres, and this is followed not by a debate, content discussion, but a revenge, tough pressure,” Mikayel Melkumyan said.

17/06/2020 11:33

12 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Artsakh

The all 12 are from Hadrut region with the source of the outbreak being the same.

17/06/2020 10:54

COVID-19: Armenia records 544 new cases and 12 deaths in a day

The total death toll reached 302 (+9), other 99 (+3) patients died from other diseases.