“The video released by the Police of Armenia clearly showed that the police had inserted a character in the video and that there was going to be a sequel, and it was shown soon enough. It was planned so that there would be a development later. I was almost certain that they were going to summon Armen Tavadyan, who has said several times that he is a friend of Robert Kocharyan and is working actively for his friend’s release from prison. This was a video that was made through dirty propaganda tricks. It was so obvious, and it was a sloppy job. They didn’t even have a screenwriter to make a normal video,” Harutyun Harutyunyan said, adding that this is also a blow to Fifth Channel television company.
Actor Sargis Grigoryan, who recently caused uproar after becoming one of the signatories of a petition to change the pre-trial measure for second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, has addressed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Instagram.
Judge Lusine Abgaryan of the Court of Appeals denied former President Robert Kocharyan to be released on bail.
The session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council kicked off in St. Petersburg on December 20.
Robert Bazikyan and Samvel Hayrapetyan have been appointed as deputy heads of the National Security Service. Both are career officers from the system.
Former President Serzh Sargsyan’s assets have been frozen amid an ongoing investigation, authorities said.
Days after an approval from the House of Representatives, the Senate of the Netherlands too ratified the Armenia-European Union Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the Embassy of Armenia in the Netherlands said.
The opposition Bright Armenia (LHK) party is considering recalling its only representative at Yerevan City Council Davit Khajakian, LHK leader Edmon Marukyan said in a statement.
The justification of opening an Embassy of the Netherlands to Armenia has been published at the website of the Dutch foreign ministry, Armenia’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Tigran Balayan said on Facebook.
The adoption of the Resolution 150 by the US Senate raises the process of the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide to a new level, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said at a consultation relating to the defense ministry’s 2020 budget allocations, commenting on yesterday’s passage of the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution by the US Senate.
