The Moldovan government said on Wednesday it wants to strengthen its economy by offering foreigners citizenship in exchange for investments. Their goal is to attract 1.3 billion euros (US$ 1.5 billion) over the next five years.
Highlighting the expansion of EU-Armenia cooperation, Donald Tusk welcomed the recent tide of national consolidation in Armenia.
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian today hosted Italian Ambassador to Armenia Vincenzo Del Monaco and the two discussed the state visit to Armenia of Italian President Sergio Mattarella, scheduled for July 30-31.
The Georgian Basketball Federation signed an expensive deal to develop its young players in Spain. Nearly four years later, it has almost nothing to show for it — and prosecutors are on the case.
Yegnukian, a prominent opponent of the former Serzh Sargsyan regime, is being tried as part of a case against ten members of the Sasna Dzrer (Daredevils of Sasoun) group who seized a Yerevan police building in July of 2016. The official charges against Yegnukian have nothing to do with illegal arms possession or the taking of hostages; charges faced by the others.
During his meeting today in Brussels with Federica Mogherini, Vice-President of the European Commission / EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the new Armenian government is pursuing a policy of upward democratic development in a bid to ensure the rule of law, protect human rights and build a competitive and business-friendly environment.
According to Diana Gasparyan, recently appointed acting mayor of the town of Etchmiadzin, writes that the municipality has been spending some 7.2 million ($14,954) drams on flowers and wreaths during the past few years.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and French President Emmanuel Macron met at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels yesterday on the sidelines of the NATO Summit and discussed preparations for the 17th Summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie to be held in Yerevan this October.