Ruling Party Downplays Local Election Setbacks
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has insisted that it is satisfied with its performance in September 18 local elections despite being defeated in around three dozen communities across the country.
Its spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov argued that HHK candidates won mayoral elections in 158 towns and villages. He said election winners in ...
Opposition Party Skeptical About New PM’s Reform Drive
By Ruzanna Stepanian
(RFE/RL)- The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) voiced skepticism about Prime Minister Karen Karapetian’s pledges to create a level playing field for all businesses, saying that the ruling Republican Party (HHK) remains heavily reliant on government-linked tycoons.
Naira Zohrabian, the BHK chairwoman, ...
Musa Dagh-Dort Yol-Kessab Volume Released
The 14th volume in the UCLA conference series, ‘Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces’ was released by Mazda Publishers in September 2016 under the title of Armenian Communities of the Northeastern Mediterranean: Musa Dagh - Dort Yol - Kessab. The UCLA conference series was organized by Professor Richard Hovannisian, past holder of the ...
Toronto Armenian community renovates school in Karabakh
With the support of its Toronto affiliate, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is implementing a number of renovations at the secondary school of Mataghis, a community in Artsakh’s (Nagorno Karabakh) Martakert region.
The three-story campus was built in 2005-2006 with the financial support of Toronto’s Armenian community. “During a donor ...
Armenia Showcases New Missiles in Independence Day Parade
(RFE/RL) — Armenia demonstrated on Wednesday Iskander tactical missiles and other advanced weapons acquired from Russia recently as it marked the 25th anniversary of its independence with a military parade held in Yerevan.
Hundreds of Armenian troops marched through the city’s central Republic Square, followed by columns of tanks mounted on ...
Fresh Russian Arms Supplies To Armenia ‘In Progress’
(RFE/RL)- Russia has begun supplying Armenia with new weapons in line with multimillion-dollar defense contracts signed by the two allied states, the Russian ambassador in Yerevan, Ivan Volynkin, said recently.
The Armenian government is to pay for the new weapons with a $200 million loan that was allocated by Moscow last year.
“The loan ...
Karapetian Orders Action Against Government ‘Theft’
(RFE/RL)- Prime Minister Karen Karapetian ordered the Armenian government to root out what he called the embezzlement of budgetary funds set aside for government officials’ travel expenses.
Karapetian alleged and decried the illegal practice after his chief of staff, Davit Harutiunian, unveiled a new electronic system for the purchase of air ...
Armenian Tax Service Told To Target ‘Privileged’ Firms
(RFE/RL)- Prime Minister Karen Karapetian ordered Armenian tax authorities to tackle possible tax evasion among large and lucrative companies which he said are widely seen as being in a “privileged” position.
Holding his first cabinet meeting in Yerevan, Karapetian issued instructions to various ministers and other senior government ...
Armenian Government Signals New Economic Policy
(RFE/RL)- “Armenia needs a new ‘model of development’ in order to successfully address its socioeconomic problems,” Deputy Prime Minister Vache Gabrielian said recently.
Gabrielian commented on the newly appointed Prime Minister Karen Karapetian’s remark that “systemic changes” are required to improve what he called a “very ...
Diaspora Celebrities Urge ‘Democratic Change’ In Armenia
(RFE/RL)- Rock musician Serj Tankian and other prominent Diaspora Armenian artists have called on Armenia’s government to end widespread corruption, respect laws and hold democratic elections, in a joint appeal which they hope will speed up democratic change in the country.
The signatories described themselves as a Justice Within Armenia ...
