Dashnaktsutyun Quits Armenian Government
(Azatutyun)- Citing the political crisis in Armenia, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from the country’s governing coalition and called for fresh parliamentary elections.
The party’s leadership also urged the Armenian parliament to elect an interim prime minister “enjoying the ...
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Երէկ երեկոյեան պարզ դարձաւ, որ այսօր Նիկոլ Փաշինեանի եւ Վարչապետի պաշտօնակատար Կարէն կարապետեանի միջեւ նախօրօք ծրագրուած բանակցութիւնները ջնջուած են։ Փաշինեան ժողոդուրդին կոչ ըրաւ դարձե...
Three Humanitarian Activists Nominated For $1.1 Million Aurora Prize
Aurora prize nominee: Kyaw Hla Aung, Mrs. Sunitha Krishnan and Fr. Héctor Tomás González Castillo.
The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity recognizes three humanitarians for their selfless commitment to fighting sexual violence in India, advocating on behalf of Rohingya people in Myanmar and protecting Central American immigrants in Mexico
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Armenian Crisis Talks Cancelled
(Azatutyun)- Planned negotiations aimed at ending the continuing political crisis in Armenia were cancelled on Tuesday night after acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetian rejected preconditions set by opposition leader Nikol Pashinian.
The two men were due to meet on Wednesday morning to discuss ways of defusing the tensions after the resignation ...
Pashinyan Calls for Prime Minister Elections ‘In One Week’
Leader of the opposition, Armenian MP Nikol Pashinyan holds a victory speech after the RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned due to days of large-scale street protests against him on Republic Square of Yerevan, Armenia
YEREVAN—The dramatic events the led to the resignation Serzh Sarkisian as Armenia’s prime minister brought a new ...