On November 4, Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan, who is on a working visit to Yerevan, met with the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, Herbert Salber.
Sitting in an AUA classroom this evening, listening to a lecture on the proposed changes to the RoA Constitution and their possible impact on human rights in Armenia and international treaty obligations, my poor head was about to explode from all the legal mumbo-jumbo being tossed hither and yon.
Romania's prime minister stepped down today after street protests in Bucharest yesterday called for his resignation, outraged by a tragic fire that left dozens dead last weekend.
Russia's "shadow banker" Alexander Grigoriev has been arrested while dining with his girlfriend in the glamourous restaurant he part-owns in Moscow.
Many air cargo companies, registered in Armenia, have conducted business in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa since Armenia gained its independence.
Armenia’s Gegharkounik Provincial Court yesterday issued a decision verifying that two children who moved to Armenia from Mongolia four years ago were the biological offspring of Hrahat Yeritsyan.
At the October 29 Armenian government cabinet session, a proposal by independent MP Edmond Maroukyan to cancel obtaining fines from citizens by extra-judicial means and to cut fines by a factor of two was thrown out.
Starting November 9, 2015, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia will be changing its visa procedures to make it easier for approved visa applicants to pick up their visas and for certain current visa holders to renew their visas. There is no additional cost for this improved service.
The remains of the eight Armenian citizens killed in yesterday’s bus accident in Russia will be transferred to Yerevan on November 5 via a special flight.
Nicaragua’s newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia, Juan Ernesto Vasquez Araya (residence in Moscow), today presented his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan.
A panel discussion entitled “Combating Discriminatory Discourse: Teoretical Discussions & European Experience Regarding Hate Speech Laws” will take place on Tuesday, November 10, at Istanbul’s Bilgi University (central campus) at 5pm.
As of 2010, pensions and average salaries have risen and the number of families receiving assistance has fallen. At the same time, the number of those living under the poverty line in 2013 rose by 4.4% when compared to 2008.
On November 5, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission will conduct a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the eastern direction of the Talish village of the NKR Martakert region.