“Will the actions of the Defense Army [NKR forces] serve as a lesson? I think, yes, but not personally for Aliyev, because no one close to him dies, the deaths of soldiers aren’t a lesson for him. He wants similar actions to continue, he wants to inject another portion of anti-Armenian venom into his people and strengthen his leadership in that way.”
The Government of Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) published the report of receipts and expenditures of the special account, as of January 1, 2017, the NKR Government informed. From April 4, 2016 to January 1, 2017, 7,903 natural and legal entities transferred a total of 5,484,130,100 drams to the Government’s special account.
The Government of Armenia appointed Aramayis Grigoryan as Governor of Ararat province. Davit Lokyan, minister of territorial administration and development presented the confirmation at the Cabinet meeting.
Construction volumes in Armenia comprised AMD 397 billion 759.3 million in the period of January-December 2016. Pursuant data issued by the National Statistical Service of Armenia, toward the same period of the previous year decrease was recorded by 10.8%.
The Azerbaijani forces, taking advantage of the foggy weather condition, made an attempt of sabotage inltration for reconnaissance proposes in the northern (Talish) direction of Nagorno KarabakhAzerbaijan contact line at about 15:00, February 1.
“For instance, lack of a resolution to Nagorno-Karabakh fuels corruption because it keeps Armenia’s borders closed and, when borders are closed, it is easier for powerful business people and others to control economic markets and close off competition,” Ambassador Mills said.
“This is the potential we see for now – 345 programs. Both the financial source and the program managers are already known,” Karen Karapetyan stated, adding that at the moment the Cabinet discusses 55 more programs.
2 thousand 12 units of tablets were produced in Armenia during January-December of 2016. According to the National Statistical Service, the indicator increased 2.2 times compared to 2015.
“This year allows us to make a step forward. This is due to the fact that the Armenian Government has raised the fight against corruption to a rather high level in its agenda, several legislative initiatives have been adopted, and appropriate measures have been taken to introduce the necessary tools in the fight against corruption.
“I think the issue should be observed from global perspective, otherwise reduction by 1 dram, then raising the price by 3 drams 6 months later, no issue is solved this way. Currently in the region Armenia sells the most expensive electricity by having an APP, which produces the cheapest energy. That’s the point,” A.Grigoryan said.
