“It is the responsibility of the Armenian authorities to protect media freedom and free expression in the country,” said Marc Behrendt, director for Europe and Eurasia programs at Freedom House.
Former Presidents of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert Kocharyan, Serzh Sargsyan and former Presidents of Artsakh Arkady Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan held a meeting on March 25, Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s spokesperson Arman Musinyan said on Facebook.
Armenian motorists are unharmed after being assaulted in a stone throwing incident in a village of Artsakh, with perpetrators being Azerbaijani troops who were traveling escorted by Russian peacekeepers along a road in the territory of Artsakh.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Aivazian and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on April 2 on the sidelines of the session of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, reports TASS.
On March 24, the National Assembly adopted the draft law on “Amendment to the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia” by second reading, thus tripling the financial fines for insult and slander: for insult it is equal to AMD 3 million instead of the existing threshold of AMD 1 million, and for slander it is up to AMD 6 million instead of the existing threshold of 2 million.
The Azerbaijani authorities have completely demolished an Armenian Church in Mekhakavan, a village that fell under Azeri control after the 2020 war.
American-Armenian reality TV superstar Kim Kardashian, her mother Kris Jenner and sister Kourtney Kardashian have joined the challenge initiated by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) urging US President Joe Biden to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
During the Women’s holidays, all “Woman’s Card” cardholders of Converse Bank will participate in a Cashback campaign by making non-cash purchases of 20,000 AMD or more at any point of sale. Based on their purchases, they can be entitled to up to 50,000 AMD in cashback.
The 13th issue of Unibank AMD denominated bonds was listed on the. The issue volume makes up 1 billion AMD with the annual 10,5% coupon yield. Taking into account the high demand from investors, the placement of bonds ended prematurely.
The Biden Administration believes it is important to acknowledge history in respect to the issue of the Armenian Genocide, a White House spokesperson has told Kathimerini.
