At the beginning of the meeting the interlocutors touched upon the upcoming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan with the mediation and participation of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
He was arrested in the Russian city of Petrozavodsk four days later and has since requested political asylum in Russia on the grounds that he is being politically persecuted in Armenia.
The Armenian government will spend AMD 50 million ($106,000) to organize a festival celebrating the 80th birthday of composer Tigran Mansurian.
The Armenian government today approved the allocation of AMD 76 million ($160,000) to the Police to ensure the security of the following three state buildings: Security Council, State Control Service, and the Inspection Bodies’ Coordination Office.
Introducing new Armenian Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan to the ministry staff, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made it clear that he expected Badasyan to achieve the reforms the judiciary sorely needs.