Is it any wonder that the fabled Prunus armeniaca (Armenian plum – the apricot), is Armenia’s most widely exported agricultural product?
Armenia’s Rule of Law party (Orinats Yerkir) has just announced that it views its participation in the government coalition as no longer expedient.
The Dem Em ("I am against") pressure group has designed a template letter to be sent to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan for those who, like them, are opposed to the new mandatory funded pension law.
The village lies in Armenia’s northeastern province of Tavoush, and is situated a few kilometers from the Azerbaijani border.
However, labels on foodstuffs purchased by weight (for example, butter, cheese, cold cuts, and candies) include neither the expiration date nor the ingredients, nor the country of origin, nor a number of other particulars.
The names of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Archbishop Navasard Kjoyan appear on a registry document of a company registered in Cyprus to which large amounts of cash from bank loans were funneled.
Following up on recent rumors in Kapan that a company had started mining exploratory work at the source of the town’s water supply, we headed off towards a community called Nor Astghaberd up in the hills.