“Armenia’s peaceful transfer of power in May 2018 has been truly remarkable. However, popular expectations are high that there will be tangible improvements to people’s lives, and the government should devote its attention to upholding the long-neglected rights of those who are most vulnerable”, said Dunja Mijatović.
International news media have weighed in on the Yerevan City Council election.
Lt. general Levon Yeranosyan (pictured above), the former commander of Armenia’s Police Troops, or Interior Troops, has been summoned to the Special Investigative Service (SIS).
The Yerevan City Council election was unique, a full opportunity existed for citizen to freely go and vote without any coercion, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a live broadcast on Facebook from New York City.
Police officers of Vagharshapat, aka Etchmiatsin, have discovered two cannabis farms in the nearby village of Hovtamej amid anti-narcotic operations. The farms were located in the backyards of two homes, owned by local men.
Bloomberg has presented a top 10 list of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in Europe, which also includes Armenia.
UEFA, Union of European Football Associations, the administrative body for association football in Europe, has addressed the election of Arthur Vanetsyan as president of the football federation of Armenia.
Three political forces have won seats at the Sunday Yerevan City Council election.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that he will soon convene negotiations with parliamentary and non-parliamentary political forces to discuss the timing and conditions for early elections of parliament.
At the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, a meeting between Armenian foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov will take place September 26 in New York City, United States, the ministry said.
