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Armenian National Assembly Defense Committee rejects bill on reducing military service term for a fee
... conclusion from the parliamentary commission on defense and security issues on Friday. Before the vote, commission chairman Andranik Kocharyan suggested that the author of the bill withdraw it, not include it in the agenda of the next four-day parliament session ... ... quite a long time. Based on the results of the vote by the commission members, the bill was rejected. During the discussion, Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan, presenting the government's position, stated that the executive branch has fundamental ...
06/13/2025Former Armenian President Accused of Receiving $3 Million Bribe
The former president of Armenia is accused of receiving a bribe of about $3 million, the Anti-Corruption Committee reported today. YEREVAN, May 23.... ... sent to the prosecutor for approval and transfer to court. About the second president of Armenia On March 30, 1998, Robert Kocharyan was elected president of the Republic of Armenia in the early presidential elections. On March 5, 2003, he was re-elected ...
05/23/2025Robert Kocharyan and Family Face Asset Seizure: 22 Properties, Cash, Bonds Targeted by Authorities
Prosecutor General of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan has published a list of property belonging to the family of the second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, which the department intends to confiscate in favor of the state. YEREVAN, May 12. /ARKA/. Prosecutor General of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan has published a list of property belonging to the family of the second President of the Republic of ...
05/12/2025Alen Simonyan rules out ruling party's participation in next Armenian elections as part of a bloc
The Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan has ruled out the participation of the ruling Civil Contract party in the next elections as part of a bloc.... ... party will most likely form a government on its own and continue the reforms that Armenia needs. "Former presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, as well as Artur Vanetsyan (former head of the National Security Service) and others will help us ...
05/08/2025OSCE Minsk Group format must be preserved at any cost - Kocharyan
Armenia's ex-president Robert Kocharyan said today he was sure that the OSCE Minsk Group format on Karabakh settlement should be preserved at any cost. YEREVAN, February 17. /ARKA/. Armenia's ex-president Robert Kocharyan said today he was sure that the OSCE Minsk Group format ...
02/17/2025Material damage from the loss of Karabakh is not less than 80-100 billion dollars - Kocharyan
Former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan today blamed the current authorities for the loss of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). YEREVAN, February 17. /ARKA/. Former Armenian president Robert Kocharyan today blamed the current authorities for the loss of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Speaking ...
02/17/2025NA Investigative Commission to release report on 44-day war this spring – Commission Head
An ad hoc commission of the National Assembly of Armenia set up to investigate the circumstances of the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 autumn will made public a corresponding report this spring, said Andranik Kocharyan, the head of this commission, who is also head of the parliamentary committee on defense and security from the pro-government Civil Contract party. YEREVAN, January 29. /ARKA/. An ad hoc commission of the National Assembly of Armenia set up ...
01/29/2025Full report of commission investigating the 44-day war to be presented to Armenia’s National Assembly
... 44-day war (in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 autumn) will be fully disclosed in the National Assembly, Andranik Kocharyan, head of the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security, told reporters today. YEREVAN, November 11. /ARKA/.... ... revelations, he said: ''Of course! How could there be no major revelations..." In October, Argishti Kyaramyan, head of the Armenian Investigative Committee, stated that indictments against more than 600 individuals had been sent to court in criminal ...
11/11/202447 police officers in Armenia dismissed due to drug use
During a hearing in parliament, Armenian Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan reported that as a result of the checks, 47 police officers were dismissed ... ... directly for drug trafficking. In response to this, MP and chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs needs to use all the opportunities available to them, in particular, wiretapping ...
10/15/2024Kocharyan calls his prosecution «legal hooliganism»
Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has called his ongoing prosecution a «legal hooliganism» as the Armenian Anti-Corruption Court launched hearings today into the 2008 March 1 case. YEREVAN, 11 October. /ARKA/. Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has called his ongoing ...
10/11/2024Armenian Justice Minister resigns
Armenian Justice Minister Grigor Minasyan has submitted his resignation. YEREVAN, October 1. /ARKA/. Armenian Justice Minister ... ... decided to return to private practice. Recently, the head of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs Andranik Kocharyan, commenting on the demand for Minasyan's resignation for journalists, called “inadmissible and dangerous” the latter's ...
10/01/2024Armenia should attend COP29 summit in Baku, but host country ‘should change rhetoric’ - head of committee says
The head of the Armenian National Assembly's Defence and Security Committee Andranik Kocharyan believes that a representative of Armenia should travel to Azerbaijani capital Baku to attend the COP29 climate summit, 'but Azerbaijan should undertake to change its rhetoric and stop making demands.' YEREVAN, 23 July. /ARKA/. The head ...
07/23/2024Constitutional Court: former president Kocharyan may have charges against him altered
Armenia’s Constitutional Court partially granted the petition of the Cassation Court in a trial against former President Robert Kocharyan YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Constitutional Court partially granted the petition of the Cassation Court in a trial against former President Robert Kocharyan, the Lurer website reported on Tuesday. The Cassation Court, addressing the ...
07/23/2024Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC
... Green Trade in Renewable Energy awards and for the Completion of the Climate Practices and Transition Planning Programme in Armenia. The TFP Award team highlighted "Ameriabank’s outstanding contribution to facilitating trade in green technologies ... ... Finance Program (GTFP). The event brought together over 300 representatives from the international trade finance sector. Suren Kocharyan, head of Ameriabank's Trade Finance Center, said: "These recognitions highlight our growing involvement in international ...
05/20/2024Archbishop Bagrat says protesters' candidate for prime minister is not Robert Kocharyan
Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who heads the movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol ... ... awakening the people," the archbishop noted. Galstanyan responded negatively to the question whether former President Robert Kocharyan is their candidate. "People have created this myth. I met Robert Kocharyan only once in 2001 in Sevan, when I visited ...
05/10/2024Armenian Prosecutor General reports 100 lawsuits for about $1.3 billion in cases on confiscation of illegally acquired property
... today, more than 100 lawsuits on confiscation of illegally acquired property totaling more than $1.3 billion are pending in Armenia, Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan said. YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. As of today, more than 100 lawsuits on confiscation ... ... provision of information on cases in progress. Answering the question of why the court proceedings involving former President Robert Kocharyan and his affiliates are delayed, Vardapetyan explained that the Anti-Corruption Court was finally formed last year when ...
05/03/2024Prosecutor general: more than 90 lawsuits filed for seizure of property of illegal origin valued at more than 510 billion drams
... filed within the process of seizing property of illegal origin, the value of which is estimated at more than 510 billion drams, Armenian Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan said on Wednesday. YEREVAN, December 21. /ARKA/. More than 90 lawsuits have been ... ... told the Public Television. She also confirmed that there are lawsuits filed against the families of former president Robert Kocharyan and former finance minister Gagik Khachatryan, without giving specific details, saying only that large assets are involved....
12/21/2023Armenia seeks to diversify military supplies- parliamentary committee head
Armenia is seeking to diversify its military supplies, said Andranik Kocharyan, chairman of the parliamentary committee on defense and security issues. YEREVAN, November 8. /ARKA/. Armenia is seeking to diversify its military supplies, said Andranik Kocharyan, chairman of the parliamentary committee on defense and ...
11/08/2023The Economic Times: India considering supply of fresh batch of military equipment to Armenia
India is mulling over supplying a fresh batch of military equipment to Armenia, its strategic ally in the Caucasus, after the successful delivery of the first batch of weapons over the past year, reports ... ... consultations" in this format. The trilateral meeting also discussed the use of the North-South transport corridor. Andranik Kocharyan, chairman of Armenia's parliamentary committee on defense and security issues, said recently that the new weapons delivered ...
10/27/2023Armenian and French ministers to discuss elements of military cooperation
Armenian and French Defense Ministers Suren Papikyan and Sebastien Lecornu will discuss some elements of military cooperation in Paris, said Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the Armenian National Assembly’s Committee on Defense and Security Affairs. YEREVAN, October 23. /ARKA/. Armenian and French Defense Ministers Suren Papikyan and Sebastien Lecornu will discuss some elements of military ...
10/23/2023Azerbaijani soldiers kill one Armenian serviceman and wound two others
Azerbaijani armed forces fired at an Armenian military vehicle on Monday at around 2.25 killing one solider and injuring two others, Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported.... ... at around 2.25 killing one solider and injuring two others, Armenia’s Defense Ministry reported. The killed soldier is Aram Kocharyan. He was killed when the vehicle he was in was delivering food to his fellow soldiers at a military position near the ...
10/03/2023Armenian court allows one-month arrest of ex-president's son
A court in Yerevan has allowed law-enforcers to arrest Levon Kocharyan, the son of Armenia's ex-president Robert Kocharyan, for a month, Kocharyan's lawyer Alexander Kochubayev said. YEREVAN, September 25. /ARKA/. A court in Yerevan has allowed law-enforcers to arrest Levon Kocharyan, the son of Armenia's ex-president Robert Kocharyan,...
09/25/2023Acba Bank and NABU sum up results of "Development of Organic Agriculture in 2023-2024" competition
... Galstyan (beekeeping) 5. Suren Grigoryan (vegetable processing) 6. Ashot Ghazaryan (grain processing) 7. Vigen Mnatsakanyan (beekeeping) 8. Nerses Manukyan (beekeeping) 9. Areg Galstyan (tea production) 10. Levon Paronyan (grain processing) 11. Vardan Kocharyan (beekeeping) 12. Hayarpi Hakobyan (beekeeping) 13. Gohar Movsisyan (grain and vegetable processing). The Acba Bank and NABU have been jointly implementing the program since 2015. Its goal is to promote the development of organic agriculture in Armenia. --0--
08/22/2023Armenian Prosecutor General's Office seeks to confiscate a string of properties and assets owned by ex-president Robert Kocharyan and affiliated persons
The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced today the decision to confiscate a string of properties and assets owned by ex-president Robert Kocharyan and seven persons affiliated with him, namely, his wife, children and their spouses. YEREVAN, July 14. /ARKA/. The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced today the decision to confiscate a string of properties and assets owned ...
07/14/2023Office of ex-president Kocharyan responds to PM Pashinyan's statements on Karabakh negotiations
The office of Armenia's ex- president Robert Kocharyan has responded to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statements made the day before regarding the history of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) negotiation process. YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. The office of Armenia's ex- president Robert Kocharyan ...
06/21/2023"We should fight for motherland, not imitate fighting": Robert Kocharyan's answer to Artsakh MPs
Ex-president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan responded today to a statement issued on May 22 by the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh that called on former and current presidents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh to condemn Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for saying that Armenia was ...
05/23/2023Pro-government MP explains why Armenia will participate in NATO-led military exercises
Armenia is guided exclusively by its own state interests when deciding to participate in military exercises outside its territory,... ... also warm relations with its other partners," Hovhannisyan stressed Friday at a press briefing. His party fellow Andranik Kocharyan, head of National Assembly Defense and Security Committee, commented on Zakharova's another statement, which alleged ...
04/14/2023Armenian delegation presents situation around Lachin corridor and unacceptability of CSTO PA's relations with Organization of Islamic Cooperation and PA of Turkic States
The deputy chairman of Armenian National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan denounced today the official wording of an agreement on relations between the Parliamentary ... ... Armenian delegation included also the chairman of the Armenian parliamentary committee on defense and security issues Andranik Kocharyan and the chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign relations Eduard Aghajanyan. Andranik Kocharyan added that ...
02/01/2023No direct pressure by Russia, but "there are goals and wishes to have Armenia join Union State of Russia and Belarus- MP says
Armenian MP Andranik Kocharyan from the ruling Civil Contract party, who is chairman of a parliamentary committee on security and defense issues, declined to confirm publicly that Moscow was pressing Armenia to join the Russia-Belarus union as claimed by Security Council ...
12/28/2022Armenia notifies NATO countries about Azerbaijan's provocations
The Chairman of Armenia's Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security Affairs Andranik Kocharyan has sent a letter to his colleagues in NATO member states, asking them to condemn the blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan. YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. The Chairman of Armenia's Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security ...
12/14/2022Bill on ministry of interior will be approved in Armenia by the end of the year
Before the end of this year Armenia will have the law on ministry of interior, the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on defense and security issues Andranik Kocharyan said today. YEREVAN, December 12. /ARKA/. Before the end of this year Armenia will have the law on ministry of interior, the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on defense and security issues Andranik Kocharyan said today. "We ...
12/12/2022AI, figital and banking ecosystems - FINTECH360 international conference was held in Yerevan
... Unibank's press service reported. The importance of the event was highlighted by the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Hovhannes Khachatryan and the Deputy Minister of Hi-Tech Industry of Armenia David Sahakyan, who spoke at the opening ... ... Martirosyan, co-founder of Analytical Center for Strategic Research and Initiatives, media expert, information security expert Tigran Kocharyan, founder and director of InfoSec Karen Gasparyan and senior consultant of Armsoft, AUA lecturer Ara Chalabyan. At the ...
11/10/2022Delimitation and demarcation of Armenian-Azerbaijani border cannot be completed before the end of the year – committee chairman
The process of delimitation and subsequent demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border cannot be completed before the end of the year, Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of an Armenian parliamentary committee on defense and security issues from the ruling Civic Contract party said today. YEREVAN, October 27. /ARKA/. The process of delimitation and subsequent demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani ...
10/27/2022Ex-president Kocharyan says CSTO unable to influence Azerbaijan
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has no leverages of influence on Turkey and Azerbaijan and the Russia-led security pact will not take active steps (to protect Armenia’s territorial integrity against Azerbaijan), but Armenia should not withdraw from the organization and try instead use its capabilities, former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said at a press conference today. YEREVAN, September 28. /ARKA/. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has no leverages of influence on Turkey and Azerbaijan and the Russia-led security pact will not take active steps (to ...
09/28/2022Ex-president Kocharyan accuses government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of being unable to protect Armenia's territorial integrity
Ex-president Robert Kocharyan accused today the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of being unable to protect Armenia's territorial integrity, saying also that the country is in a deep security crisis. YEREVAN, Sept. 28. /ARKA/. Ex-president Robert Kocharyan accused today the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of being unable to protect Armenia's ...
09/28/2022Armenian ex-president Kocharyan says Artsakh state institutions likely to dismantle
The greatest danger now is the likelihood of dismantling state institutions in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Armenia's ex- president, Robert Kocharyan told a press conference today. YEREVAN, September 28. /ARKA/. The greatest danger now is the likelihood of dismantling state institutions in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Armenia's ex- president, Robert Kocharyan told a press conference ...
09/28/2022Armenian army won back six positions before ceasefire came into force
The Armenian army has won back six positions it had lost on the first day of Azerbaijan’s aggression on September 13, the head of the parliamentary Defense and Security Committee Andranik Kocharyan said during a press briefing today. YEREVAN, September 16. /ARKA/. The Armenian army has won back six positions it had lost on the first day of Azerbaijan’s aggression on September 13, the head of the parliamentary Defense and Security ...
09/16/2022Armenia to re-establish interior ministry
The Armenian parliamentary committee on defense and security affairs convened today parliamentary hearings on the government’s plans ... ... of a major structural reform of the national police service. Armenia had an interior ministry until former President Robert Kocharyan abolished it and turned the police into a separate structure subordinate to the president of the country. The police ...
07/12/2022With love and care: Aregak Bakery products from Gyumri captivate guests of Yerevan Wine Days (VIDEO)
... history of Aregak's creation, were doubly excited to try them, according to Acba bank's press office. Aregak Bakery was founded in Armenia's second-largest town of Gyumri five years ago. Young people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities ... ... since its inception - more than 10 years - it's a wonderful partnership," said Aregak Bakery Café business manager Diana Kocharyan. The guests of the festival could enjoy the Yerevan Wine Days in the open air till June 5. The general sponsor of the ...
06/06/2022Ameriabank awarded with TFP Prize for Deal of the Year 2021: Green Trade by EBRD
... (TFP), Ameriabank said in a news release. TFP facilitates and promotes the foreign trade in goods necessary for energy efficiency improvements and low-carbon transition. As part of this joint project, a modern bottling line was imported and installed in Armenia with a water-savings impact equivalent to the annual fresh water consumption of 440 Armenian households. Suren Kocharyan, Head of Trade Finance Center at Ameriabank, commented: “This is a much- valued recognition by EBRD of Ameriabank’s active and efficient trade finance operations. Trade Facilitation Programme fosters successful international collaborations,...
05/17/2022Armenian opposition resumes civil disobedience campaign in Yerevan
... havoc. On Sunday, supporters of two major opposition alliances- Hayastan and Pativ Unem- formally led by ex-presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan- set up tents in a downtown square for a round-the-clock protest, saying they wouldn't leave until ... ... active of the demonstrators are representatives of youth organizations of the ARF/Dashnaktsutyun and the Republican Party of Armenia. The activists use loudspeakers chanting Nikol the traitor," "Armenia without Nikol," and urge other citizens ...
05/03/2022Payment terminals in Armenia to sell museum tickets
Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Alfred Kocharyan and representatives of companies providing payment and settlement services discussed on Monday the possibility of selling museum ticket through payment terminals. YEREVAN, May 2. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Education, Science, ...
05/02/2022Police say all roads in capital Yerevan open to traffic
The Armenian police said that all roads in the capital city Yerevan blocked earlier by opposition activists and supporters are open ... ... Armenia’s two parliament-represented opposition alliances – Hayastan and Pativ Unem, led formally by ex-presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan respectively- -accuse Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of planning to give away all of Nagorno-Karabakh ...
05/02/2022Armenian police begin mass detentions of opposition activists and supporters
Armenian police officers began mass detentions of opposition activists and supporters who have been blocking downtown Yerevan ... ... Armenia’s two parliament-represented opposition alliances – Hayastan and Pativ Unem, led formally by ex-presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan respectively- -accuse Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of planning to give away all of Nagorno-Karabakh ...
05/02/2022Armenian opposition skips regular parliament session to visit Nagorno-Karabakh and border communities
The opposition Hayastan (Armenia) and Pativ Unem (I Have Honor) parliamentary alliances (led by ex-presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan respectively) refused to participate in this week’s parliament sessions, saying they will be visiting instead Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and border regions of Armenia, because ‘the real agenda of the country is there ...
04/12/2022Armenian opposition warns Pashinyan against agreeing to restore Azerbaijan’s control over Nagorno-Karabakh
In a statement unveiled by Armenia’s two major opposition alliances (Hayastan and Pativ Unem, led by ex-presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan respectively) , which rallied late on March 5 several thousands of their supporters, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is warned against agreeing to restore Azerbaijan’s control over Nagorno-Karabakh. YEREVAN, April 6. /ARKA/....
04/06/2022Armenian government releases about 2.35 billion drams for establishing Patrol Service in Lori and Shirak provinces
The Armenian government has. decided today to release about 2.35 billion drams to the Police to establish Patrol Service in Lori and ... ... of a major structural reform of the national police service. Armenia had an interior ministry until former President Robert Kocharyan abolished it and turned the police into a separate structure subordinate to the president of the country. The police ...
03/17/2022Armenian Foreign Ministry accuses Azerbaijan of abusing international law enforcement procedures
Armenian Foreign Ministry accused Azerbaijan of abusing international law enforcement procedures after it announced that two former Armenian presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, as well as Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan are wanted by its law-enforcement authorities. YEREVAN, February 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Ministry accused Azerbaijan of abusing international law enforcement ...
02/23/2022Relatives of Armenian soldiers killed in 44-day war involved in ad hoc parliamentary commission investigating circumstances of war
Relatives of some Armenian soldiers who were killed in the 44-day war in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in 2020 autumn, are involved in an ad hoc parliamentary commission that has been set up to investigate the circumstances of the war, Andranik Kocharyan, the head of the parliamentary committee on defense and security issues from the ruling Civil Contract faction said today. YEREVAN, February 21. /ARKA/. Relatives of some Armenian soldiers who were killed in the 44-day war in the Nagorno-Karabakh ...
02/21/2022Ex-president of Armenia says do not rely on CSTO in security matters
According to Armenia ex-president Robert Kocharyan, Armenia should not rely on the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to protect its security. YEREVAN, February 17. /ARKA/. According to Armenia ex-president Robert Kocharyan, Armenia should not rely on the Russia-led ...
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