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12/06/2020 13:06

Advocate Ruben Melikyan taken to police department (video)

Police officer said Melikyan was taken for not implementing the legal demand of the police officers.

12/06/2020 13:01

Demand of PM’s resignation not on the agenda of Bright Armenia: deputy

Anna Kostanyan though said she does not agree with the allegation as if prolonging state of emergency has political purposes and is a restricting mechanism for the opposition.

12/06/2020 12:23

Advocate Ruben Melikyan demands returning citizens freedom of conducting peaceful rallies

“We demand that the freedom of conducting peaceful rallies be returned to the Armenian citizen. For already the fourth month the freedom of peaceful gatherings has been restricted,” he told the reporters.

12/06/2020 11:29

Armenia’s PM instructs operative bodies to deal with people saying there is no coronavirus disease

“The citizens of Armenia must clearly register that the new numbers reflect how we all were compliant with wearing masks, disinfecting hands and keeping social distancing,” he said.

12/06/2020 11:12

State of emergency in Armenia prolonged for another month

The decision was made at the extraordinary cabinet sitting today.

12/06/2020 10:57

Number of coronavirus cases in Armenia grows by 612 in a day, 17 new death cases reported

The total death toll reached 258 (+13), other 86 (+4) patients died from other diseases.

12/06/2020 10:43

Extension of state of emergency pursues exclusively political goal: Hayrenik party demands from authorities give up the decision to extend state of emergency

“Thus, considering the implementation of anti-epidemic measures obligatory, we demand that the authorities give up the extension of the state of emergency regime which will again result in the baseless restriction if constitutional rights of the citizens,” the statement concluded.

11/06/2020 20:33

Ex-chairman of Artsakh NA appointed advisor to Armenia’s NA speaker

Former chairman of National Assembly of Artsakh Republic Ashot Ghulyan has been appointed in the post of advisor to Armenia’s NA chairman Ararat Mirzoyan.

11/06/2020 19:02

Armenia’s PM says behavior of political forces to be examined after coronavirus pandemic ends

“I want to say that during each war people and forces elaborating destructive activity receive corresponding assessment and let no one doubt that the forces whose destructive activity will be proved will get very concrete and pan-national assessment,” the PM said.

11/06/2020 18:11

State of emergency in Armenia to be prolonged for a month: PM

“Tomorrow we will convene extraordinary cabinet sitting during which a decision will be made to prolong the state of emergency for a month,” he said, adding that extraordinary NA session will also be convened.

11/06/2020 17:58

Gas price issue politicized by some forces: Russia’s ambassador

The gas price is agreed with documents with the consideration of a number of economic, social and other factors, Russian ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin said at a news conference today.

11/06/2020 17:30

Nikol Pashinyan is in panic, the only tool in his political arsenal is lie: Artur Vanetsyan

I will not go down to his level and use that vocabulary. I can say that Nikol Pashinyan is in panic because he understands that he has lost his main tool. If to speak in political language, only one weapon has left in Nikol Pashinyan’s political arsenal which is called lie, today he has nothing but lie. He actively uses this tool trying to confuse people.

11/06/2020 16:58

European parliament deplores construction of new highway between Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh

The members of the European Parliament stressed that they support projects that foster regional cooperation, connectivity and people-to-people contacts in the Eastern Neighbourhood, adding though that the decision to build this highway has been taken without the consent of the competent authorities of Azerbaijan –in violation of international law.

11/06/2020 16:45

Works on prolonging APP operation continue: Russian ambassador

“As a result the upgraded NPP ensures the maximal demands of electricity consumption and has a significant contribution to ensuring low tariffs for energy bearers for the population,” he said.

11/06/2020 15:50

Rospotrebnadzor to provide additional funds to Armenia in sidelines of combating coronavirus: ambassador

The ambassador stressed that from the early phase of pandemic Rospotrebnazor handed to its Armenian partners 1,500 tests for diagnosing coronavirus.

11/06/2020 15:22

Armenia’s FM says EU countries create no impediments in Armenia-EU Agreement ratification process

EU member states – Spain, Portugal and Greece – do not impede the ratification of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced partnership Agreement, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told the reporters today.

11/06/2020 15:01

Number of countries offer assistance to Armenia in combating COVID-19 which will be used in case of necessity: Armenia’s FM

“We are working closely with the commandant and health minister, all this is being assessed in accordance with necessity,” the minister said.

11/06/2020 14:33

Artur Vanetsyan: We will reach our demand soon – Nikol Pashinyan will go soon

“This agenda must be reinforced, pushed forward. Political forces must consolidate over it and the actions must be outlined. We will soon reach our demand, Nikol Pashinyan must go as he has failed in all the directions. The fight against coronavirus exactly showed that the authorities cannot govern the country in critical situations,” Vanetsyan said.

11/06/2020 14:15

State of emergency in Artsakh extended

On 11 June Artsakh Republic President Arayik Harutyunyan signed a decree according to which the term of the emergency situation declared in the republic on 12 April, 2020 and prolonged till 11 June, has been further prolonged...

11/06/2020 13:57

Hayrenik party is alternative force able to replace incumbent authorities: Artur Vanetsyan

“I assure you that the former authorities remained in past with their good or bad deeds. We are heading to future and Hayrenik party is the alternative force which may replace these authorities and lead the country in right direction of development,” he said.