"The operative situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in Syunik and Gegharkunik has not changed in the sense that, of course, the situation remains tense,” Pashinyan said, adding that Armenian troops are taking “tactical” countermeasures.
The Armenian government today announced it will purchase tularemia vaccines from the Russian Microgen company this year for use in the army.
Five 0.5-hectare plots of land in the Syunik towns of Kapan and Goris will be allocated to the National Security Service in a deal to strengthen Armenia’s southeastern borders.
Armenian Acting PM Nikol Pashinyan, at today’s government cabinet session, said that steps are underway to remove Azerbaijani troops around Lake Sev in Armenia’s Syunik Province.
The Armenian government says it will spend an additional 2.942 billion AMD (US$5.661M) to build new schools and preschools in the country.
According to the Index, published by Reporters Without Borders, Armenia dropped two spots, from 61 in 2020 to 61 out of 180 countries.
The Armenian government today approved an additional allocation of ten billion drams (US$19,148,650) in assistance annually for ten years to Artsakh individuals and legal entities that suffered property damage because of the last year’s war.
The Armenian government today approved the allocation of 100 million drams (US$192,000) to provide psychological assistance to those who fought in last year’s war in Artsakh.
The Armenian government will allocate 71,677 million drams US$138,000) from its reserve fund to cover the expenses of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
Hakhnazaryan, at a press conference today in Yerevan, said that the Mining and Utilization Fund, in cooperation with the Armenian Red Cross, is carrying out an explosive ordnance disposal warfare program.
Armenia received 24,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine through the global COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative on March 28.
The Armenian government says it will financially assist employers who hire injured and disabled ex-military servicemen.
Armenian Minister of Education and Science Vahram Dumanyan, at today’s cabinet session, claimed that the government has paid one semester tuition fees for 1,373 college students who took part in last year’s Artsakh war.
Armenian Environment Minister Romanos Petrosyan today announced that the water level of Lake Sevan is on the rise and is expected to hit the highest level seen in recent decades.
Edmon Marukyan, leader of the Bright Armenia Party (LHK), told reporters today that he and PM Nikol Pashinyan hadn’t reached any agreement on the holding of snap parliamentary elections during the meeting earlier today.
Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told reporters today in Yerevan that the government has defined those “risk groups” that will receive some type of coronavirus vaccine first and that their numbers comprise 10-15% of the overall population
Pashinyan described a recent call by the country’s military General Staff for him and his government to resign as illegal.
At a government sponsored rally today to mark the thirteenth anniversary of the March 1, 2008 post-election violence in Yerevan, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan charged defense lawyers with pulling out all the stops to postpone the trial looking into the
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a decree today to create a working group tasked with reforming the military and to deepen security ties with Russia.
Armenian Minster of Labor and Social Affairs Mesrop Arakelyan told reporters today in Yerevan that the level of government assistance given to families who fled Artsakh during the war and now reside in Armenia is sufficient.
Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told reporters today that people not included in the coronavirus risk group (seniors, medical workers, etc.) will have to pay to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at today’s government cabinet session, said that the country’s agriculture was one of the two economic sectors that registered growth in 2020.
The company says it plans to invest US$40 million at the site to build a high-rise Digitown International Center for Innovative IT Technologies.
Armenian Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan told reporters that the country’s state debt will amount to some US$8.9 billion by the end of 2021.
Avanesyan, prior to a government cabinet session today, told reporters that she couldn’t say what individuals wanting the vaccine would have to pay since no contracts have yet been signed with providers.
Kamo was a veterinarian in Shushi. Artur, Kamo's father, was the commander of the village self-defense detachment. Artur assumed the position after the death of the first commander during the self-defense battles in the village of Karin Tak in 1992.
Armenian Minister of the Economy Vahan Qerobyan sounded optimistic about the country’s estimated performance in 2021, telling reporters today in Yerevan that he expects double digit growth.
The Armenia government today decided to ban the export of non-ferrous scrap and waste for six months to guarantee sufficient raw material for the thirty metallurgical companies now operating in Armenia.
The war took away her house, property and husband.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said that new border checkpoints are being mapped out in the country’s southern Syunik Province that borders Azerbaijan.
The Armenian government says it will launch a program to hire Artsakh refugees now living in Armenia so that they can gain valuable work experience.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan didn’t have much new to report on the fate of scores of Armenian soldiers captured the other day near the Artsakh villages of Khtsaberd and Hin Shen.
Residents of Armenia’s northwestern Shirak Province blocked a section of the country’s M1 Highway connecting Yerevan and Gyumri today, demanding the government provide information about family members who fought in the recent Karabakh war and are now
Gegham Manukyan, a director of news and political programming at the ARF-affiliated Yerkir Media TV, was one of those detained
People demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to the streets of Yerevan today blocking streets and disrupting the subway system.
Sixteen Armenian extra-parliamentary and parliamentary opposition parties have demanded that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign in three days.
Manukyan said Pashinyan’s foreign policy cost Armenia all its allies and that the country now faces a host of security risks.
The rally began with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the recent war in Artsakh.
Tsarukyan, in his statement, argues that the country is in serious danger and only by uniting all healthy forces will we be able to stop the catastrophe brought by Pashinyan.
Minasyan, at a Yerevan press conference today, said he believed Azerbaijan, carrying the stigma of defeat for the past two decades, had been looking for an opportune time to launch a new war and viewed Pashinyan as an incapable leader.
The government argues that one overarching specialized agency, with local branches, must carry out all corruption investigations to increase efficiency of the process.
Artsakh ombudsman Artak Beglaryan today accused Azerbaijan of refusing to cooperate with Armenian authorities regarding the exchange of the bodies of killed servicemen.
The Armenian government today approved a US$10 million investment plan targeting sections of Komitas Avenue in Yerevan.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today convened the first cabinet session since the end of hostilities in Artsakh, again saying that he assumes full responsibility for the outcome of the war and its repercussions.
Relatives of Armenian servicemen still unaccounted for in the recent Artsakh war rallied in front of the Government Building in Yerevan today demanding a face to face meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
One of the protesters told reporters that their main goal is to raise their voices against the conspiratorial government and to raise public awareness about ongoing developments in the country.
Displaced residents of the Hadrut region in Karabakh now living in Armenia demonstrated outside the UN office and Council of Europe offices in Yerevan, demanding that the region be returned to Armenian control.
She said they will hand over similar letters to the Russian and U.S. embassies demanding the return of Hadrut to Armenian control.
At his daily press briefing today, Armenian Defense Ministry Special Representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said that fighting near Shushi has continued for the past two days and that intensive battles took place today in villages near the city and road