Nine members of an international cocaine smuggling ring were indicted on Friday for drug trafficking by the Croatian Bureau for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK). The defendants were arrested last April in Austria and Slovenia, during an international police operation codenamed “Spider Web.”
Yerevan—Heritage Party leader Raffi K. Hovannisian met at the German Embassy today with Ms. Cornelia Pieper, the Federal Republic's State Minister for Foreign Affairs. Conferring at the invitation of German Ambassador Hans-Jochen Schmidt, they addressed Armenia's democratic challenges, European aspirations, and broader geopolitical developments.
Vanyan Fails in Vanadzor
"We see no role for the current ruling coalition in building a future Armenia and we have always opposed these forces. Our perceptions of what Armenia must become are totally different from those of the current coalition."
On April 15, the 10th anniversary of Vem Radio was solemnly celebrated at Komitas Chamber Music Hall in Yerevan. Vem Radio (FM 101.6 inYerevan, www.vem.am) has dedicated itself to enriching the airwaves with programs that lift the spirit, spread the joy of music and promote civil discourse.
Hrant Bagratyan was born on October 18, 1958, in Yerevan.
The three parties comprising the ruling coalition that are contesting the parliamentary elections have transformed the leitmotif of their slogans into a factor of faith.
In particular, according to G. Arustamyan’s report, on 15 April, 2012 at about 06:40 p.m. a group of unknown young man beat her and ANC proportional list candidate Babken Garoyan in the entrance of Svatsyan 44 building. B. Garoyan got injuries on the nose and different parts of the body.
On April 16, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern, USAID Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema, and Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arthur Grigoryan signed two grant agreements for USAID assistance to the Ministry to increase public awareness of the new pension system and enhance the quality of services to women victims of domestic violence in Armenia.
Interview with Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian
RA President Serzh Sargsyan today hosted visiting Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov.
Hetq speaks with former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian about his membership in the Prosperous Armenia Party and the party’s long-term program, the importance of free and fair National Assembly elections, planned measures to combat electoral fraud and voter apathy.
Police Chief Lieutenant-General Vladimir Gasparyan led a high-ranking delegation to a wreath laying ceremony at the statute of Aram Manukyan
At the April 14 tax evasion trial of Nareg Hartounian, Judge Aleksandr Azaryan threw out a motion by the defense that state prosecutor Bagrat Petrosyan recuse himself.
Kristineh Mkoyan, named the best judge in Armenia, is one of a rare breed of judges in Armenia. She doesn’t accept bribes from litigants.
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