During today’s first session of the parliamentary ad hoc committee on the wiretapping of the National Security Service director and Special Investigative Committee director, Republican MP Gevorg Kostanyan recommended the members to invite experts from international organizations.
The Prosecutor General’s Office has received a motion from US law enforcement agencies requesting the extradition of Kevin (Kemal) Oksuz, the Turkish-born US citizen who was detained and later remanded into custody in Yerevan in pursuance of an American international arrest warrant.
The national police force has issued the final electoral lists for the upcoming September 23 early elections of Yerevan City Council.
The Russian Ural Airlines will commence direct flights from Anapa to Yerevan twice a week – on Mondays and Thursdays.
President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan together with Armenian Premier Nikol Pashinyan visited the northern section of the border and familiarized with the service of the soldiers and the situation.
Two bears appeared in front of PM Nikol Pashinyan’s car during his visit to Artsakh. Prime Minister’s aide Nairi Sargsyan posted footage on his Facebook page.
Prime Minister of Armenia NIkol Pashinyan visited on September 18 the front line of Artsakh accompanied by President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan, Defense Minister of Armenia Davit Tonoyan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia Artak Davtyan, Defense Minister of Artsakh Levon Mnatsakanyan.
Yerevan City Council’s election campaign poses serious questions about its impartiality and independence that we keep hearing from May 17th. The campaign has not even finished, and each day presents new unexpected violations. In order to gain political capital, this election, that one may argue sets the tone for the upcoming national elections, must have unequivocally followed the rule of law.
Russia-based Azerbaijani billionaire businessman Telman Ismailov has been charged with the 2004 attempted kidnapping of pop singer Avraam Russo. Ismailov’s cousin Zaur Mardanov is also charged, Meydan reports.
All former presidents of Armenia: Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan will be invited to participate in the Independence Day celebrations, Chief of Staff of PM Nikol Pashinyan’s administration Eduard Aghajanyan told RFE/RL’s Armenian service – Azatutyun.
