Armenia Appoints Civilian, U.S.-Educated Defense Minister
[:en]By Joshua Kucera
(EurasiaNet)-Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan introduces the country's new minister of defense and chief of general staff, Vigen Sargsyan and Movses Hakopyan, respectively. (photo: president.am)
Armenia has appointed a new defense minister, a civilian educated in the United States.
The new minister, 41-year-old ...
Government Moves To Criminalize ‘False’ Reports Of Election Fraud
[:en](RFE/RL)-Opposition lawmakers strongly criticized the Armenian government on Tuesday for seeking to criminalize the spread of untrue reports of serious fraud in next year’s parliamentary elections.
Under a corresponding amendment to Armenia’s Criminal Code drafted by the government, citizens disseminating such false information would ...
New Armenian Cabinet Vows Major Reforms
[:en](RFE/RL)-Armenia’s newly reshuffled government has released its policy program that pledges to help speed up economic growth through a tougher fight against corruption, better tax administration and “equal conditions” for all businesses.
The program adopted at a cabinet meeting in Yerevan late on Tuesday will be sent to the Armenian ...
Armenian Parliament Approves Anti-Fraud Bill
[:en](RFE/RL)-The National Assembly overwhelmingly passed on Wednesday a package of amendments to Armenia’s Electoral Code which was worked out by the government and parliamentary opposition to minimize possible fraud in next year’s parliamentary elections.
The ruling Republican Party (HHK) and its junior coalition partner, the Armenian ...
Tamar and Vatche Manoukian Donate $30 Million to UCLA Health Sciences
[:en]Tamar and Vatche Manoukian have made a landmark gift to the Division of Digestive Diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA that will provide unrestricted funds to accelerate research, innovative clinical care and educational priorities. This generous effort has inspired additional anonymous pledged support, bringing the total ...
