Armenia’s Investigative Unit of the Ministry of Defense has dropped all criminal proceedings against the son of the former Syunik Governor Surik Khachatryan and his bodyguard regarding their involvement in a shoot-out that occurred near the house of Khachatryan on the night of June 1.
After a meeting on Thursday with visiting Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan tried to put a positive spin on President Serzh Sargsyan’s recent announcement that Armenia is planning to join a Russian-backed Customs Union.