The grandson of Kazakhstan’s authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbayev took to social media on Wednesday to blast members of his grandfather’s inner circle after he lost a vote to head the country’s soccer association.
The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Members States´ Heads of Mission in Armenia
During a meeting today in Yerevan, Armenian Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan told U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills that the fight against corruption in Armenia was continuing and that steps were being taken to intensify the process.
Armenian Minister of Economic Development and Investments Suren Karayan today met with Artak Avagyan, who has been assigned the task of saving Ashtarak Kat, the financially troubled dairy producer, this according to a government communique.
Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan has instructed Artur Davtyan, the country’s prosecutor general, to pay attention to court cases regarding soldiers who have died in non-combat circumstances.
Along with the fall in foreign investment and the rise in government debt, Armenia’s GDP during the 3rd quarter of 2016 has fallen 2.6% when compared to the same period last year.
Azerbaijan violated the Karabakh ceasefire 75 times last night, firing some 2,000 rounds of various caliber small arms, this according to the NKR Ministry of Defense.
Poghos Gevorgyan, president of Armenia’s Hothouse Association, says that imported Turkish tomatoes are no longer being sold at Yerevan’s sprawling Malatya Market, adding that some inventory is periodically being sold.