A Swiss court ordered Credit Suisse to pay the equivalent of US$22 million for failing to prevent a Bulgarian crime ring from laundering money related to cocaine trafficking.
Armenian Deputy PM Mher Grigoryan and USAID Mission Director to Armenia John Allelo signed the five-year deal in Yerevan today.
The Armenian parliament, by a vote of 70-0, today elected Anna Vardapetyan the country’s next prosecutor general.
Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister of the French Armed Forces Vincent Braconier met today in Paris and discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation in the field of security.
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan today visited U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy at her Yerevan residence, congratulating her and her staff on July 4, American Independence Day.
Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan and newly appointed Israeli Ambassador to Armenia Joel Lion met today in Yerevan and exchanged views on establishing lasting stability in the region, this according to a statement released by Simonyan’
The Russian Izvestia news outlet reports that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish a roadway linking Nakhijevan with the rest of Azerbaijan via Armenia’s southern Syunik Province.
The Artsakh government reports that the supply of natural gas will be cut off for a week starting tomorrow to allow for repair work on a section of the pipeline.