Henrik Abrahamyan, brother of former Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan, who has been charged for illegal possession of firearms, has been remanded in custody for two months.
The Prosecutor General’s Office has rejected the motion of MPs on changing the precautionary measure selected against 2nd President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan.
Secretary General of the CSTO Yuri Khachaturov returned to Moscow on August 4 and has resumed the implementation of his duties.
5 MPs have signed a petition to change Robert Kocharyan’s precautionary measure, the predominant majority of the MPs represent the Republican Party, ARMENPRESS reports the head of Kocharyan’s office Viktor Soghomonyan said in a press conference on August 4.
Chairman of the Special Investigation Service of Armenia Sasun Khachatryan has partially declassified the highly confidential order N0038 signed by former Defense Minister of Armenia Mikayel Harutyunyan on February 23, 2008.
Armenia’s defense minister Davit Tonoyan says the situation in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact and the Nakhijevan section of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border is calm.
Russian deputy defense minister Alexander Fomin denies the Russian media reports according to which Russia may suspend delivering arms to Armenia under the loan agreement worth 100 million USD.
A bipartisan letter, spearheaded by the Armenian Caucus, backed by the bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, and signed by 48 members of Congress was sent Tuesday calling on U.S. President Trump to meet with Armenia’s new Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, as part of a larger effort to both broaden and deepen U.S.-Armenian dialogue and bilateral cooperation, Asbarez reports citing the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan invites people to meet in the Republic Square on August 17, at 18:30 to present the results of his 100-day term in office.
Russia salutes the interactions between Armenia and Azerbaijan that fosters the development of a dialogue based on mutual respect, reports official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakhorova told Sputnik Azerbaijan in Baku.
