Prof. Barseghov pointed out that arguments supporting the Convention’s retroactivity were put forward by the ICJ which has “twice given competent, exhaustive explanations on the fundamental basic questions of the applicability of the Convention including also its retroactivity
The Armenian government says it will allocate 9 billion AMD for the repaving of roads in Yerevan and as compensation for resident of buildings declared structurally hazardous, thus allowing them to obtain new housing.
Kiviryan told reporters gathered outside the Prosecutor’s Office that the entire affair is politically motivated given his active participation in various civic initiatives.
Armenia’s Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center reports that the police have rejected its petition to press criminal charges against Narek Sargsyan, Yerevan’s former Chief Architect.
Employees of Yerevan’s Nairit Rubber Factory again gathered outside the financially strapped Soviet- era plant this morning, planning to march on the Presidential Palace to voice their demand that they be paid back wages owed them.
In a follow-up to yesterday’s Hetq story regarding the U.S. banning the importation of a certain type of Lori Cheese from Gyumri, Armenia’s Ministry of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspectorate claims that the cheese in question passed a safety exam on June 17 of this year.