Hayk Marutyan, the actor-turned politician who is running for Mayor of Yerevan from the My Step bloc in the early City Council elections, vows to do his best if elected in order for the public transportation fees to be affordable for citizens of the Armenian capital after the reforms in the transportation system.
Border guards of the Russian Federal Security Service stationed in Armenia have discovered a border violation attempt at a border checkpoint in the Syunik province.
A Yerevan court today granted a 50,000,000 dram (roughly 103,000 dollars) bail for the release of Hayk Sargsyan, the nephew of former President Serzh Sargsyan on September 10.
Lawmakers have nominated Martin Galstyan to serve as a member of the Central Bank’s Council.
The My Step alliance kicked off its pre-election campaign from the Tigran Mets Avenue, where members of the bloc began marching towards the Erebuni district.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is an extremely important structure for Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview to Russian newspaper Komersant, adding that it is important for Armenia for the structure to be indeed effective.
Sanitek, the Lebanon-based waste management company which is in charge of the waste disposal activities in Armenia, has been fined 12,967,739 drams (roughly 27,000 dollars) by Yerevan City Hall for failing to fully carry out its obligations under the contract.
Armenia is ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan over the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, but these negotiations must be true negotiations, and not an imitation of them, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview to the Russian newspaper Komersant.
The 49 year old man who attempted self-immolation outside the government headquarters in Yerevan’s Republic Square on Sunday is in critical condition, the healthcare ministry said.
According to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, now there should be a complete perception that there is no political component behind the criminal charges and the investigation against former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan over the March 1 case.
