A New York federal court has sentenced Jimmy Cournoyer, a 34-year-old Canadian citizen known as the “King of Pot”, to 27 years in prison. Prosecutors said that Cournoyer's criminal network distributed at least $1 billion in illegal drugs over his 14-year career.
On the basis of a Hetq opinion piece highlighting the restrictions regarding government housing assistance to serving army officers, Armenian MP Edmond Maroukyan has called on Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan to reform the law.
Repair work on the Yerevan to the Dilijan tunnel section of the M4 (the main road running from Yerevan to Sevan to Ijevan to the Azerbaijan border) that commenced on July 16 is near completion, reports the Armenian Ministry of Transport and Communication. The work is expected to be completed by the end of August as planned.
When asked if President Serzh Sargsyan should attend the swearing in ceremony, given that it is the first time that an Armenian government official will be participating in the inauguration of a Turkish President, Melkonyan said it wouldn’t be appropriate since the two countries have no diplomatic relations.
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