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Young democratic states should put rule of law into practice : Armenian President
Young democratic states should prioritize and put into practice the rule of law, Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan said in his statement to open the two-day conference over European rule of law and values in Yerevan. YEREVAN, July 3./ARKA/. Young democratic states should prioritize and put into practice the rule of ...
07/03/2013Barclays presents research on Armenia's economy for investors
... analysts presents here the most remarkable achievements of Nikol Pashinyan's government along with some problems waiting for their solutions. Fiscal correction is welcome The bank's analysts say the most notable is the implementation of the fiscal rule which has helped to lower the budget deficit and government debt levels. Moreover, the Stand-By Agreement with the IMF, finalized in May, provides an important anchor for reform and a backstop for Armenia’s remaining external vulnerabilities. ...
11/13/2019Transition to rule by parliament is a move toward democracy in Armenia, expert says
Transition to parliamentary rule in Armenia will promote democracy, human rights expert Ara Ghazaryan said in a live broadcast on Sputnik-Armenia on Thursday, Novosti-Armenia reports. YEREVAN, March 13. /ARKA/. Transition to parliamentary rule in Armenia will promote democracy,...
03/13/2015Constitutional reforms concept unveiled in Armenia
... unveiled in Armenia yesterday. It is available on the Armenian Justice Ministry’s website with links to the text of the CE Venice Commission’s conclusion and an informal translation to Armenian language. Possible transition to parliamentary rule is the key issue in the concept. In particular, it is stressed in the document that possible changes contained in the proposed conceptual approaches can’t ensure systemic wholeness of the executive power in conditions of the current governance ...
10/16/2014Simonyan does not rule out new provocation by Azerbaijan ahead of Pashinian's meeting with Blinken and Ursula von der Leyen
Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan said today that he does not rule out that Azerbaijan may be preparing a new provocation on the ground ahead of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen scheduled for April 5 in Brussels....
03/27/2024Yerevan does not rule out possible transfer of new data on minefields to Baku - Mirzoyan
Yerevan does not rule out the possibility of transferring new data on minefields to Baku, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said Tuesday. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. Yerevan does not rule out the possibility of transferring new data on minefields to Baku,...
01/24/2024Armenian Americans support Artsakh’s freedom
An overwhelming majority of Americans of Armenian heritage oppose Artsakh being forced under Azerbaijani rule, according to a recent nationwide Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) foreign policy survey. YEREVAN, July 11, /ARKA/. An overwhelming majority of Americans of Armenian heritage oppose Artsakh being forced under Azerbaijani rule, according ...
07/11/2022Armenian human rights defender calls on political parties to rule out insult and hatred during election campaign
With more than a month still to go before the early parliamentary elections, scheduled for June 20, Armenia's human rights defender Arman Tatoyan called on all political parties and alliances, which are going to contest the polls, to rule out demonstration of insults and hatred. YEREVAN, May 13. /ARKA/. With more than a month still to go before the early parliamentary elections, scheduled for June 20, Armenia's human rights defender Arman Tatoyan called on all political parties ...
05/13/2021ECHR received requests concerning 241 Armenian and Azerbaijani captives
... Azerbaijan v. Armenia and Armenia v. Azerbaijan. Previously, on 27 September and 27 October 2020 the Court received requests for interim measures, lodged respectively by Armenia and Azerbaijan. On 29 September 2020 it granted an interim measure under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court. Taking the view that the developing situation gave rise to a risk of serious violations of the Convention, it called upon both Armenia and Azerbaijan to refrain from taking any measures, in particular military action, which ...
02/04/2021Azerbaijan makes its civilians a target, Artsakh doesn’t rule out victims as a result of suppression of firing points
Artsakh does not rule out the possibility of a strike on the settlements of Azerbaijan to suppress the firing points that shell civilians, Artsakh President's Press Secretary Vahram Poghosyan said at a briefing on Wednesday. YEREVAN, September 30. /ARKA/. Artsakh ...
09/30/2020PACE calls on Armenian political forces to respect democratic principles and rule of law
... co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Armenia by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Yuliya Lovochkina (Ukraine, SOC), has today called on all political forces and players in Armenia to fully respect democratic principles and the rule of law, both in word and deed. YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. The co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Armenia by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Yuliya Lovochkina (Ukraine, SOC), has today called on all political forces ...
10/03/2018New economic projects with Armenia possible under rule of new Iranian president: Majlis deputy
YEREVAN, July 3. /ARKA/. Iran’s relations with Armenia can develop and new economic cooperation projects can be initiated under the rule of the Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani, deputy of Iranian parliament Karen Khanlaryan said. YEREVAN, July 3. /ARKA/. Iran’s relations with Armenia can develop and new economic cooperation projects can be initiated under the rule of ...
07/03/2013Activities of some 700 organizations ceased in Armenia in Jan-Sept 2009 for violation of cash-register rule
Activities of some 700 organizations were ceased in Armenia in Jan-Sept 2009 as a result of inspections aimed at detecting violation of the cash-register rule. YEREVAN, September 10. /ARKA/. Activities of some 700 organizations were ceased in Armenia in Jan-Sept 2009 as a result of inspections aimed at detecting violation of the cash-register rule. The State Revenue Committee says 76 of them have breached ...
09/11/2009No plans for trilateral meeting between Pashinyan, Erdogan, and Aliyev in Turkey, says MP
The head of Armenia's National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee Arman Yeghoyan from the pro-government Civil Contract party did not rule out a trilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey during Nikol Pashinyan's upcoming visit to Istanbul, scheduled for June 20. YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. The head of Armenia's National Assembly's Foreign Relations ...
06/19/2025Pashinyan did not rule out the possibility of withdrawing Armenia's lawsuits against Azerbaijan from international courts
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not rule out that his government may withdraw Armenia's lawsuits against Azerbaijan filed with international courts. YEREVAN, March 20. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not rule out that his government may withdraw Armenia's lawsuits ...
03/21/2024Simonyan believes there could have been collusion between Russia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said today that he does not rule out that there was a collusion between Russia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, adding also that he sees the threat of another such collusion against Armenia. YEREVAN, February 29. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan ...
02/29/2024Economist says Armenia’s withdrawal from Eurasian Economic Union is possible
Economist Hrant Mikayelyan does not rule out the possibility of Armenia's withdrawal from the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), pointing out that such a development could be a precursor to the opening of Armenia’s border with Turkey. YEREVAN, October 6. /ARKA/. Economist ...
10/06/2023German Foreign Minister rules out disregard for human rights because of cooperation with Azerbaijan in energy sector
European Union's decision to step up cooperation with Azerbaijan in the energy area does not mean that such issues as human rights and the rule of law will be put on the back burner, German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock said in response to a question from Armenpress news agency during a joint press conference with visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. YEREVAN,...
02/07/2023EEC does not rule out risk of recession in EEU in 2023
The Eurasian Economic Commission (the executive arm of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, EEU) does not rule out a possible recession in the EEU in 2023, said EEU spokesperson Iya Malkina, Interfax reported citing BelTA. YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. The Eurasian Economic Commission (the executive arm of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union, EEU) does ...
02/03/2023Central Bank of Armenia does not rule out the continued overheating of labor market in 2023
The Central Bank of Armenia does not rule out that the overheated labor market will persist in 2023. YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. The Central Bank of Armenia does not rule out that the overheated labor market will persist in 2023. "A certain tension in the labor market remains,...
02/01/2023Chairman of Central Bank does not rule reduction of natural gas and electricity prices
The Chairman of Armenia’s Central Bank Martin Galstyan does not rule out that prices for natural gas and electricity will be lowered. YEREVAN, November 2. /ARKA/. The Chairman of Armenia’s Central Bank Martin Galstyan does not rule out that prices for natural gas and electricity will be lowered. "An essential ...
11/02/2022Yerevan and Strasbourg ready to work on new CoE Action Plan for Armenia
The Council of Europe is one of Armenia's main partners in implementing reforms in such areas as democracy, human rights and the rule of law, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said Friday during a joint press statement with visiting Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. The Council of Europe is one of Armenia's main ...
06/17/2022Levon Ter-Petrosyan does not rule out coalition with Robert Kocharyan
Armenia's first post-Soviet president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who tops the electoral list of the Armenian National Congress for the June 20 early parliamentary elections, did not rule out forming a coalition with his successor Robert Kocharyan, who tops the electoral list of an alliance comprising the Reviving Armenia and the Armenia Revolutionary Federation (ARF) parties. YEREVAN, June 10. /ARKA/. Armenia's first post-Soviet ...
06/10/2021EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) enters into force
... represents an important milestone for EU-Armenia relations, the European Union's Delegation to Armenia said in a press release. This Agreement provides a framework for the EU and Armenia to work together in a wide range of areas: strengthening democracy, the rule of law and human rights; creating more jobs and business opportunities, improving legislation, public safety, a cleaner environment, as well as better education and opportunities for research. This bilateral agenda also contributes to overall aim ...
03/01/2021Armenian human rights defender calls for halting the process of defining Armenia's borders with Azerbaijan
... and should be immediately stopped or revised, Armenian human rights defender Arman Tatoyan said today. “The process of defining or clarifying the borders of Armenia with Azerbaijan [whatever it is called,] is accompanied by gross violations of the rule of law and human rights. Consequently, it has no legitimacy and should be immediately suspended or revised,” Tatoyan said in a statement posted on the Ombudsman's official website. His conclusion is based on the following nine key factors. 1) ...
01/20/2021Linking determination of Armenia's state border with law on administrative-territorial division is fundamentally unacceptable, human rights defender says
.... The regulation of the administrative-territorial division of Armenia and the issues of determining the state border are completely different things. They cannot be equated, and, moreover, the state border of the country cannot be determined by the rules of administrative-territorial division or even on the basis of these rules. 2. Such an approach, among other issues, has so far created serious problems for residents of the border regions of our country, seriously endangering their life, physical ...
12/31/2020Armenian finance ministry does not rule out revision of 2021 draft government budget
The Armenian finance ministry does not rule out revision of the 2021draft government budget, Finance Minister Atom Janjughazyan said Wednesday at parliamentary hearings on the draft state budget. YEREVAN, November 4. /ARKA/. The Armenian finance ministry does not rule out revision of ...
11/04/2020Defense ministry doesn’t rule out that military activities could spread to Armenia’s territory
Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesman of the Armenians defense ministry, during the briefing on Tuesday did not rule out that the military activities could spread to the territory of Armenia. YEREVAN, September 29. /ARKA/. Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesman of the Armenians defense ministry, during the briefing on Tuesday did not rule out that the military activities ...
09/29/2020Department of State: Armenia's investment environment improves, but there are still problems
... corruption needs to be institutionalized in the long term, especially in critical areas such as the judiciary, tax and customs operations, and health, education, military, and law enforcement sectors. Foreign investors are still concerned about the rule of law and equal treatment. U.S companies have also reported that the investment climate is tainted by a failure to enforce intellectual property rights. There have been concerns regarding the lack of an independent and strong judiciary, which undermines ...
09/11/2020Pashinyan doesn’t rule out tightening grip on mandatory wearing of masks
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, speaking Monday at a briefing, did not rule out the possibility that the mandatory wearing of masks existing in the country amid the spread of coronavirus can be tightened. YEREVAN, June 2. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, speaking Monday at a briefing, did not rule out ...
06/02/2020Armenian Prime Minister does not rule out a referendum on Amulsar gold mine
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not rule out that a referendum may be called to find out whether to allow the Amulsar gold mine to resume operation or shut it down. YEREVAN, March 5. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not rule out that a referendum may be called to ...
03/05/2020Armenian government lists the types of traffic rule breaches and the size of fines for each breach
In a Facebook video the Armenian government lists the types of traffic rule breaches and the size of fines for each breach. YEREVAN, January 15. /ARKA/. In a Facebook video the Armenian government lists the types of traffic rule breaches and the size of fines for each breach. Under the new penalty point or merit point ...
01/15/2020Armenia: PACE monitors express concern at prime minister’s call to block courts
... May. This call followed a judge’s decision to release former President Kocharyan from pre-trial detention. “Without prejudice to the merits of this decision, we wish to emphasize that the independence of the judiciary is a pre-requisite for the rule of law, and that the rule of law is therefore best served by the absence of any interference from political actors. There are clear legal procedures, such as appeals to a higher court, to challenge a court decision that seems questionable. Respecting ...
05/21/2019Arpine Hovhannisyan unhappy about central bank’s support for Armenian prime minister’s initiative
Arpine Hovhannisyan, former vice-speaker at the Armenian parliament and former justice minister, has accused the Central Bank of Armenia of undermining Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s rule by supporting his initiative of seizure of illegally acquired property without charge or trial. YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. Arpine Hovhannisyan, former vice-speaker at the Armenian parliament and former justice minister, has accused the Central ...
03/18/2019UN secretary general calls on Karabakh conflict sides to rule out escalation
Following the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister Serzh Sargsyan in the wake of mass protests, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the continued respect of the rule of law and human rights, as well as for the maintenance of peace and stability in Armenia and the wider region. YEREVAN, April 25. /ARKA/. Following the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister Serzh Sargsyan in the wake of mass protests, United ...
04/25/2018Armenian opposition leader calls acting prime minister’s proposal unacceptable
... be come to its logical end. Karapetyan asked the president to organize a meeting within the scheme he chooses with participation of a wide specter of parliamentary and non-parliamentary forces to discuss the situation and ways out of it. He didn’t rule out that early parliamentary elections may be conducted. On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed one week earlier by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, resigned. On the same day, Armen Sarkissian,...
04/25/2018Serzh Sargsyan elected as prime minister
... that it never criticized everything and “their stance was based on state, not party interests”. He also thanked YELQ opposition bloc saying that only everyday work, collision of views and stances and cooperation can form an active parliamentary rule. He said that constitutional reforms will give them many chances for communication and expressed hope that political misunderstanding will be overcome very soon and that they will become “good friends”. Sargsyan said that the new government ...
04/17/2018Armenian parliament speaker calls opposition’s action at today’s session dangerous
... and called on the country’s population to attend the rally to be staged on April 13 in Yerevan’s Liberty Square against Serzh Sargsyan’s nomination for the prime-ministerial post. “Time has come to prevent the third term of Serzh Sargsyan’s rule and the governance of the Republican Party of Armenia and to form the Armenia we dream of,” he said. “To achieve that, it is necessary to come to the Liberty Square on April 13, where we together will burn our torch of freedom.” Lena Nazaryan,...
04/11/2018Armenian opposition lawmakers burn flares at parliament session
... and called on the country’s population to attend the rally to be staged on April 13 in Yerevan’s Liberty Square against Serzh Sargsyan’s nomination for the prime-ministerial post. “Time has come to prevent the third term of Serzh Sargsyan’s rule and the governance of the Republican Party of Armenia and to form the Armenia we dream of,” he said. “To achieve that, it is necessary to come to the Liberty Square on April 13, where we together will burn our torch of freedom.” Lena Nazaryan,...
04/11/2018Armenian foreign minister does not rule out return of some territories in Karabakh
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian does not rule out the return of some territories surrounding the administrative borders of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Azerbaijan as part of the Karabakh conflict settlement deal. YEREVAN, September 19. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian ...
09/19/2017Armenia boasts one of the best economic growth among Eurasian Economic Union member countries
... attention only on irrigation systems or is it willing to take part also in other projects, for example, in the construction of greenhouses or introduction of agricultural insurance or anti-hail systems? Cherekaev – As for greenhouses, the Fund, as a rule, finances large projects, worth no less than $15 million. A greenhouse business in Armenia has not yet reached that level, but if a big project appears, we are ready to consider it. We can not finance, for example, introduction of agricultural insurance ...
07/03/2017Armenian premier doesn’t rule out that he may be left out of ruling party list in parliamentary elections
Karen Karapetyan, Armenian prime minister, speaking Friday at a news conference, didn’t rule out that he might not be included in the list of the Republican Party of Armenia in the upcoming parliamentary elections. YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. Karen Karapetyan, Armenian prime minister, speaking Friday at a news conference, didn’t ...
01/13/2017Putin does not rule out introduction of single currency for EEU
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not rule out introduction of a single currency for the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), comprising Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, in future. He added that it would be possible once the economic situations in the member states even out....
04/14/2016China’s lavishness may trigger another recession
... Reinhart, a professor at Harvard Kennedy School, is quoted by Vestifinance.ru as saying in her article on Project Syndicate that China's lavishness may trigger a new global financial crisis. There is no such thing as two financial crises alike, but, as a rule, they all have common symptoms that make it possible to forecast them – a significant slowdown in economic growth, collapse of price bubbles at asset markets, the widening current account and budget deficit, high debt ratio, the dwindling inflow ...
10/13/2015Nature of the current Georgian crisis rather economic – expert
The current Georgian crisis is connected rather with the economy than with the parliamentary rule, expert on Georgian issues Jonny Melikyan said in his interview to Sputnik-Armenia radio channel, as cited by Novosti-Armenia. YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. The current Georgian crisis is connected rather with the economy than with the parliamentary ...
05/06/2015Monument to Orbeli may be installed in S. Petersburg – Poltavchenko
The governor of Saint Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko does not rule out that a monument may be installed to Iosif Orbeli in the Northern capital. YEREVAN, May 4. /ARKA/. The governor of Saint Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko does not rule out that a monument may be installed to Iosif Orbeli in the Northern capital....
05/04/2015Armenian government to seek financing opportunities to rule out energy tariff increase
Armenia’s government will look into opportunities of financing the energy system to rule out tariff increases, the minister of energy and natural resources Yervand Zakharyan said at a government hour in the parliament on Wednesday. YEREVAN, June 12. /ARKA/. Armenia’s government will look into opportunities of financing the ...
06/12/2014President reiterates commitment to continue modernization of Armenia on principles of human rights, democracy and rule of law
... Yerevan Office activities. At the meeting, the President of Armenia reiterated Armenia’s commitment to continue and deepen the process of modernization of our state and society based on the principles of protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Serzh Sargsyan expressed hope that the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission in particular will bring their assistance to the process of amending the RA Constitution. The President of Armenia and the Secretary General of the Council ...
10/21/2013Yerevan taxi drivers unhappy with new
... them at paid paring lots making drivers pay also for parking. He proposed to increase the free parking time for taxi drivers from current five minutes to 30 minutes. A taxi driver Levon Markosyan also proposed that notifications about breach of the rule be sent to drivers via SMS messages to their mobile phones. "As a rule, the notifications are mailed and it takes a few weeks to reach drivers. If drivers are warned immediately after the violation of the rule it will strengthen the vigilance ...
09/11/2013Turning from presidential to republican rule not on agenda of ruling Republican Party of Armenia
The Republican Party of Armenia has no issue of transferring from presidential to republican rule on its agenda, vice-speaker of Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters after RPA’s executive council meeting, Novosti-Armenia reported. YEREVAN, September 6. /ARKA/. The Republican Party of Armenia has no issue of transferring from ...
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