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Members of NGO who reportedly tried to kidnap prime minister Pashinyan's son detained
... the father of Mkhitar Galeyan, who was killed in the 6-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 autumn, denied a report by the daily ‘Haykakan Zhamanak’ alleging that he and other members of Call of Sons NGO tried to kidnap today Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's son Ashot. YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. Gari Galeyan, the father of Mkhitar Galeyan, who was killed in the 6-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 autumn, denied a report by the daily ‘Haykakan Zhamanak’ alleging that he and other members of Call of ...
05/17/2023War with Azerbaijan is highly likely – Armenian premier
... Treaty Organization, since we are members of the same security organization,” he said. “But, speaking at my press conference, I meant political, geopolitical, economic and direct influence of Russia, possible influence of Russia on our region.” Pashinyan also confirmed the fact that his son in the military service on the Karabakh frontline. “He went there as a volunteer,” he said in his interview. “This is very important, and many interpret this as an aggressive gesture. This is a peaceable gesture, since, I think, all of us understand ...
07/26/2018Opposition leader presses for Pashinyan's resignation at all cost
Vazgen Manukyan, a leader of an alliance of Armenian opposition parties pressing for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, told journalists today he would arrest Pashinyan if he were chief of the staff of the armed forces. YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA/. Vazgen Manukyan, a leader of an alliance of Armenian opposition parties pressing for the resignation of Prime ...
03/10/2021Pashinyan says he will sign a document that was 'declassified' by ex-president Serzh Sargsyan's son-in-law
Armenia's Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today he was ready to sign a document that was 'declassified' the day before by former ambassador to the Vatican, Mikael Minasyan, who is ex-president Serzh Sargsyan's son-in-law. YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. Armenia's Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today he was ready to sign a document that was 'declassified' the day before by former ambassador to the Vatican Mikael Minasyan, who is ex-president Serzh Sargsyan's son-in-law. Minasyan circulated in social networks what he called a "secret ...
05/20/2021Armenian Prime Minister presents key provisions of National Security Strategy
... And the main meaning of this message should be that connects us and the Armenians who lived 2000 years before us," said Pashinyan. In his opinion, the most important component of national identity is the connection with the roots and ownership of ... ... heritage and values that have formed in the history of the nation, which should strengthen the faith and trust of each person in their own strength, and therefore the faith and trust of the nation and people in their own strength. "The Armenian ...
07/10/2020Armenian lawmakers to gather again to elect prime minister
The National Assembly of Armenia will gather today for the second time to elect the prime minister. Weeks of antigovernment protests led by Pashinyan forced two-time former president Serzh Sargsyan to resign as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, just days after he was elected to the position by the parliament, controlled by his Republican Party of Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan,...
05/08/2018Pashinyan speaks about advantages of tax code and prospects of industrialization in Armenia
... effective decision-making rather than through social programs. He reminded that the demographic problem in the country was solved when industry experienced drastic development in the Soviet era. “We can do the same for the second time, if we learn lessons from our past mistakes,” Nikol Pashinyan concluded, calling on everyone to make a decision deep down and demonstrate an irrevocable will in implementing their decisions. During his trip to the Technology Center in Gyumri, the prime minister was introduced to investment projects underway ...
07/22/2019Opposition ready to discuss with Pashinyan one question only - his resignation
Ishkhan Saghatelyan, the representative of the ARF/Dashnaktsutyun's Supreme Body, said today the opposition is ready to meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss one question only - his quick and painless resignation. YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. Ishkhan Saghatelyan, the representative of the ARF/Dashnaktsutyun's Supreme Body, said today the opposition is ready to meet with Prime Minister ...
02/25/2021Pashinyan to continue serving as prime minister after resignation
... preparing for new victories and for creating a new and happy Armenia. The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) issued a statement on October 9 saying it would not nominate a candidate either, but rejected the time frame of early elections announced by Pashinyan. “We are not against early elections, the responsibility for which lies entirely with the Armenian government. In our view, a reasonable time frame for holding extraordinary parliamentary elections is either May or June next year," the statement says. Later, about two dozen lawmakers from the Republican Party issued a statement in support of Pashinyan’s position on holding ...
10/17/2018Pashinyan not resigning today, press secretary says
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not resign today, Pashinyan’s press secretary Arman Yeghoyan told Novosti-Armenia news agency. YEREVAN, October 15. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not resign today, Pashinyan’s press secretary Arman Yeghoyan ...
10/15/2018Pashinyan reappoints Artak Davtyan as chief of staff of armed forces
... Gasparyan, who was sacked earlier by Pashinyan for demanding his resignation.. On March 9 it emerged that Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan appointed Artak Davtyan as senior officer on special assignments. Artak Davtyan, who was earlier appointed by Pashinyan as Chief of General Staff of Armenia's Armed Forces, was sacked last summer because of hosting his son’s wedding party despite the state of emergency announced earlier last year to contain the spread of the virus. According to mass media reports, the wedding was attended by about 100 guests in violation of social distancing rules set by the government....
03/10/2021Pashinyan travels to Kut, where six Armenian soldiers were captured today by Azerbaijan
... each other, it becomes even more active." "It is necessary to show that regardless of internal disagreements, our first reaction to their actions is consolidation,' he added. "We are all one family - the families of all the victims, prisoners of war, residents of border areas, residents of downtown Yerevan and the village of Kut - and we should be guided by this logic," Pashinyan said. Pashinyan said also that common sense is very important in the current nervous situation. He urged the residents not to lose vigilance, because otherwise the situation may be assessed incorrectly. Pashinyan denied also allegations that ...
05/27/2021No consensus reached on early elections yet, Bright Armenia party leader says
... moment no consensus has been reached on any issue, related to holding snap parliamentary polls,' the leader of the opposition parliament-represented Bright Armenia party Edmon Marukyan told journalists after a meeting today with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. YEREVAN, March 4. /ARKA/ . 'At this moment no consensus has been reached on any issue, related to holding snap parliamentary polls,' the leader of the opposition parliament-represented Bright Armenia party Edmon Marukyan told journalists ...
03/04/2021Pashinyan and opposition rally their supporters in central Yerevan
Thousands of Armenians from around the country have rallied today in Republic Square in downtown Yerevan to show their support for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as an alliance of more than a dozen of opposition parties has rallied its supporters in central Baghramyan Avenue to renew their calls for Pashinyan and his government to step down. YEREVAN, March 1. /ARKA/. Thousands of Armenians ...
03/01/2021Attempts to involve armed forces in political process are unacceptable, Armenian defense ministry says
... armed forces in any political process is unacceptable. Any such attempt threatens the stability and security of Armenia. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia will respond to any such action in a worthy way,” the statement says. Nikol Pashinyan has fired today the chief of staff of the armed forces Onik Gasparyan after the leadership of Armenia’s armed forces called for his resignation. Later Pashinyan responded by calling on his supporters to rally at downtown Yerevan square. The ...
02/25/2021Pashinyan orders army to engage in protection of borders and territorial integrity of country (video)
Speaking to his supporters who have rallied in a central Yerevan square, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the armed forces- the soldiers, officers and generals- must protect the borders and the territorial integrity of the country. YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. Speaking to his supporters who have rallied in a central Yerevan square, Armenian ...
02/25/2021Pashinyan set to discuss snap parliamentary elections with Tsarukyan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was to hold a meeting today with the chairman of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan to discuss early parliamentary elections. YEREVAN, October 8. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was to hold a meeting today with ...
10/08/2018Armenian opposition leader outlines his first steps if elected prime minister
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan who was on Monday formally nominated for the post of prime minister by his supporters after two weeks of mass protests, spoke about the first steps he would take in case of being elected prime minister in May 1 vote in the parliament. YEREVAN,...
04/30/2018Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinyan to speak to his supporters at 6.30 pm today
... framework otherwise, you will bear the full responsibility," Sargsyan replied. "You don't understand the situation in Armenia. The power is now in people's hands," Pashinyan said. Before walking out of the meeting room, Sargsyan told Pashinyan that he did not learn the lesson of March 1, 2008 (when ten protesters were killed during a mass demonstration against Sargsyan’s election as president.) Sargsyan also said that the party that won only eight percent in the parliamentary elections can't speak on behalf of the people....
04/23/2018MP from ruling Armenian party defies PM Pashinyan's request to resign
... only after listening to the opinion of his childhood friend from Russia. I have come to certain conclusions by communicating with numerous friends, and with your permission I will make a statement. Dear citizens, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has asked me to resign my mandate as a deputy of the National Assembly for all known reasons. I note with deep regret that I am forced to reject the Prime Minister's request,’ Aghazaryan told 24News. According to him, two factors pushed him to make the ‘hardest decision’. Firstly, during the hearings in the National Assembly Mr Kyaramyan ...
12/02/2024Putin emphasizes Russia's readiness to support Armenia in the fight against coronavirus pandemic
... four members of his family have tested positive for the coronavirus. "Unfortunately, the results of our tests are positive," Pashinyan said during a live Facebook broadcast on June 1. Pashinyan lives with his wife and three daughters. His son now serves in the army. Pashinyan said he had had no symptoms but took the test, since he planned a trip to visit troops. He said his test results came back on May 31. -0-
06/01/2020Pashinyan reminds it was Putin who first recognized Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan denied Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement that he was the first to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, reminding that it was first done by Putin himself in November and December 2020, right after the end of the ...
12/20/2023Pashinyan shares good and bad news on Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process with OSCE PA session's delegates
... communications, but that is not all. "The countries of the region should also be connected by cables, pipelines, power lines. And to ensure its contribution to this, the Armenian government is presenting its 'Crossroads of the Peace’ project," Pashinyan said. Speaking about the bad news, he pointed out that "we are still talking in different diplomatic languages and very often do not understand each other." "For this, of course, there are objective reasons - a longstanding confrontation with a certain historical context, thousands of victims - it is difficult to look into the eyes of their relatives, dozens of captives - there are no answers to the questions of their family members, the rhetoric of ...
11/18/2023Pashinyan urges Artsakh authorities to refrain from statements that make situation more deadlocked
... political statements make the situation more deadlocked, 'because the statements that do not pursue a specific goal are of no use'. 'Second, a dialogue between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh must begin, and our Karabakh colleagues must avoid giving reasons for being accused of violating a constructive dialogue," Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting. Pashinyan said that Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin corridor is a provocation, whose ultimate goal is military escalation and taking dialogue between Stepanakert and Baku off the agenda. "No action should ...
01/12/2023Opposition conveys its demand to Pashinyan to resign
... the negotiation process for a Karabakh settlement, which led to a war and defeat. Rustamyan claimed that Pashinyan had admitted earlier that he could have prevented the war and avoid thousands of casualties, but did not do so. He also recalled that Pashinyan promised in June 2021 to return the Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan in 1-2 months, but there are still Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan. ‘The Armenian government has failed to fulfill its numerous promises, but it is defending Azerbaijan’s efforts of downgrading the status of Nagorno-Karabakh ...
05/04/2022Pashinyan to Macron: delimitation of Armenian-Azerbaijani border and settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are different processes
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, Pashinyan’s press office reported. YEREVAN, August 3. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel ...
08/03/2021Pashinyan: Azerbaijan is obstructing efforts aimed at reopening of regional transport links
Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused today the Azerbaijani leadership of deliberately obstructing efforts aimed at reopening of transport links between the two countries and demarcating and delimiting their state border. YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Acting Prime ...
07/15/2021Pashinyan and Reeker discussed return of Armenian POWs and withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from Armenian territory
... Artsakh issue, Pashinyan stressed that the position of the Armenian side is that the conflict should be resolved within the framework of the peace process under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group on the basis of the principles proposed by the co-chairs. Pashinyan drew Reeker's attention to the need for the immediate return of Armenian prisoners and other persons held by Azerbaijan and the immediate withdrawal of Azerbaijani military personnel from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia. According to news reports, while visiting Azerbaijan Reeker said the United States was ...
06/10/2021Pashinyan demands that organizers of protest in Meghri be held accountable for violation of law
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ordered today the heads of the law-enforcement agencies to hold accountable a group of people who spearheaded a protest against his visit to the town of Meghri. YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ordered today ...
04/21/2021Pashinyan: there will be no road for Azerbaijan through Meghri
... issue more easily, if it does not, we will solve it by force,” Aliyev said. In retaliation Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan said Armenia will take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. “We are ... ... Earlier today residents of the southern Armenian town of Meghri in the Syunik region greeted the visiting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with whistles and insults. Pashinyan made a surprise visit to Syunik on April 20, having visited several villages, and ...
04/21/2021Nikol Pashinyan booed by residents of Meghri
... either to create a corridor for Azerbaijan or to surrender Syunik to Azerbaijan. Last December, residents of Syunik did not allow Pashinyan to enter the region, blocking the highway near Goris. In a televised interview on April 20 Azerbaijani President Ilham ... ... issue more easily, if it does not, we will solve it by force,” Aliyev said. In retaliation Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan said Armenia will take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. “We are ...
04/21/2021Onik Gasparyan says his position has not changed
Onik Gasparyan, who was dismissed as chief of staff of Armenian armed forces by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, said in a statement that his dismissal runs counter to the country's constitution. YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA./ Onik Gasparyan, who was dismissed as chief of staff of Armenian armed forces by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, said in a statement ...
03/10/2021Opposition leader: president has one option- to ask constitutional court to verify constitutionality of Pashinyan's order to sack chief of army staff
... Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation as its supporters rallied again on central Baghramyan Avenue in the capital Yerevan. Vazgen Manukyan, a former prime minister, nominated by the alliance as its interim prime minister, told reporters that if Pashinyan's decree on sacking the chief of army's staff Onik Gasparyan enters into force, the army will not obey it. "The army will not retreat, because this is not a question of one person. This is not a personal problem of Onik Gasparyan, the whole army looks at the situation as a common, collective issue. And no one will retreat there," Manukyan claimed. Earlier this month Armenian law-enforcement authorities brought criminal ...
03/09/2021Bright Armenia party leader and prime minister to meet to discuss holding snap parliamentary polls
The chairman of the opposition parliament-represented Bright Armenia party Edmon Marukyan told reporters today that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan got in touch with him today morning suggesting they meet to discuss holding snap polls as a way out of the ongoing political crisis. YEREVAN, March 2. / ARKA /. The chairman of the opposition parliament-represented Bright Armenia party ...
03/02/2021Pashinyan says clashes between his and opposition supporters unacceptable
... threat, since the situation is tense. “But we must agree that this will not happen in Armenia. The most important thing is that we are all calm, we have no enemies inside the country. But there are issues that must be discussed, and this is the main reason for our today's rally,” Pashinyan said. In his words, there should be a fraternal atmosphere in Armenia, which does not mean that there will be no political dialogue. Pashinyan urged citizens to prevent incidents and clashes and promised to clarify all issues during his speech ...
02/25/2021Armenian premier discusses with Cologne mayor his country’s experience in IT industry
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Mayor of Cologne Henriette Reker in the frame of his official visit to Germany, the press office of the Armenian government reported on Thursday. YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Mayor of Cologne ...
02/01/2019Pashinyan assured by parliamentary leaders that they will not field prime ministerial candidates
... December. Representatives of the parliamentary forces said that they understood the message of the people and respect it. They verbally assured me that, regardless of the memorandum, they are not going to nominate a prime minister’s candidate,” said Pashinyan. He said there was a political crisis in the country, which should be resolved as soon as possible. “The reason for the crisis is that the National Assembly does not represent the citizens of the country. And therefore, there is only one option to solve this crisis, and this is holding extraordinary elections,” said Pashinyan. He said that extraordinary parliamentary ...
10/03/2018Armenian and Georgian prime ministers confirm mutual desire to implement long-term projects
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is paying an official visit to Georgia, called at Heroes Square in Tbilisi to lay a wreath at the Memorial of Heroes, after which he headed for the Office of Government, the Armenian government press service reported. YEREVAN, May ...
05/30/2018Armenia’s opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan is new prime minister
... wanted by the Armenian police on allegations of murder and mass disorder. In June 2009, he came out of hiding and turned himself to the police. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison and was released after an amnesty was granted to many political prisoners in May 2011, nearly two years after he was jailed. On May 6, 2012 he was first elected to parliament on Ter-Petrosyan’s National Assembly of Armenia’s ticket. On December 9, 2013 Pashinyan and other six politicians and activists started a new political group called Civil Contract. Before the 2017 general elections Civil Contract and two other parties made a bloc called Yelk winning 9 seats in the parliament. Various political ...
05/08/2018Yelk nominates Pashinyan as candidate for prime minister
The opposition Yelk parliamentary faction has formally nominated today MP Nikol Pashinyan for the post of prime minister, Armen Galjyan, an aide to Pashinyan, told Arka news agency. YEREVAN, May 3. / ARKA /. The opposition Yelk parliamentary faction has formally nominated today MP Nikol Pashinyan for the post of prime minister,...
05/03/2018Pashinyan expects MP Hovik Agazaryan to resign his mandate at his request
... wrong to leave this unaddressed, no matter how much I respect all the colleagues who participated in these processes," Pashinyan said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia. At the same time, he confirmed that Narek Zeynalyan resigned ... ..., he made a similar request to Hovik Agazaryan. "I expect that my request will not go unanswered. The problem is not personal, but systemic. We need to reconsider our approaches, attitudes, and perceptions towards our state institutions in a specific ...
11/23/2024FactInfo: Armenia's caretaker foreign minister plans to resign after learning about secret border demarcation document
... Armenian-Russian-Azerbaijani commission that would deal with the delimitation and demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. According to FactInfo, the Pashinyan's administration is making attempts through diplomatic channels to make Ayvazyan reverse his decision. Nikol Pashinyan announced today that he was ready to sign a document that was earlier 'declassified' by Mikael Minasyan, a former ambassador and son-in-law of ex-president Serzh Sargsyan. Minasyan claims that under the documents Armenia will hand over several villages in Tavush and Ararat regions to Azerbaijan. According to FactInfo, Nikol Pashinyan negotiated the controversial document in strict ...
05/20/2021Pashinyan: former Armenian presidents have no chance to reengage in political activity
... have already stated that Serzh Sargsyan’s family was corrupt and must return all that was stolen. They already returned one part, now the turn is for the rest," he said. “Everything should be returned to the penny. We mean also Sargsyan’s son-in-law, Mikael Minasyan, and his other brother, Levon Sargsyan, who are defendants in criminal cases. None of them have a political perspective in Armenia anymore,” Pashinyan noted. Earlier Armenian law-enforcement authorities brought new corruption accusations against Serzh Sargsyan's younger brother Levon Sargsyan who has apparently fled Armenia before being first indicted last year. According to the Investigative ...
09/23/2019Russian Foreign Ministry retaliates to Pashinyan's alleged attacks on Russia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's message of September 24, 2023 contains unacceptable attacks on Russia and can cause nothing but rejection, the Russian Foreign Ministry said today in retaliation, accusing Pashinyan of attempting to place responsibility for failures in domestic ...
09/25/2023Key differences concern Nagorno-Karabakh, but that's not all - Nikol Pashinyan
The key disagreements in the Washington talks between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan concern Nagorno-Karabakh, but that is not all, Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said in an interview with the Armenian language service of the RL/RFE in Prague. YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. The key disagreements in the Washington talks between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan concern Nagorno-Karabakh, but ...
05/05/2023Pashinyan suggests Russia seek UN mandate for its peacekeeping forces in Nagorno- Karabakh
... Nagorno-Karabakh and force its residents to leave their homes. On December 13-16, Azerbaijan also cut off gas supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh, pumped from Armenia. Due to the blockade there is a shortage of medications, fuel as well as food and other essentials,” Pashinyan said also today there was every reason to believe that Azerbaijan was preparing another military provocation, including in Nagorno-Karabakh. In this regard, he said there were urgent issues regarding the mission of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Karabakh that need to be resolved....
12/29/2022Pashinyan brushes off allegations of surrendering Artsakh to Azerbaijan
... Armenia and Artsakh. "This is an ironclad guarantee that Artsakh's fate cannot be decided secretly from the people. Pessimists cite the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020, which was signed without broad public discussion. It's a strange comparison because in 2020 November decisions were to be made within hours, sometimes minutes to save the lives of thousands of Artsakh people, 25 thousand of military servicemen and prevent the expulsion of Armenians from Artsakh," Pashinyan said. "At the moment, all the documents that are the subject of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan are in the public domain. These are the 5 principles transmitted to us by Azerbaijan and our reaction to them is well known. All ...
04/22/2022Armenian parliament 'fails' to elect Pashinyan as prime minister
An emergency session of the Armenian parliament 'failed' today to elect Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister. Pashinyan resigned late last month to pave the way for early parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place on June 20. YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. An emergency session of the Armenian parliament 'failed' today to elect Nikol ...
05/03/2021Pashinyan denies ex-president's allegations about changed content of Karabakh talks
Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan denied today ex-president Serzh Sargsyan's allegations made in a recent interview that the content of the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict changed in 2018 after Pashinyan came to power as a result of the so-called 'velvet revolution....
05/03/2021Armenian PM says chief of army's staff is legally dismissed
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post today that his decision to dismiss the chief of staff of the armed forces Onik Gasparyan has come into force. YEREVAN, March 10, /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post today that ...
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