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Pashinyan appoints Sarik Minasyan as acting mayor of Gyumri
... before, determining the candidate for the acting mayor of Gyumri. Sarik Minasyan was chosen, and he will serve as mayor until the next elections. On the political crisis in Gyumri At the end of October, Gyumri Mayor Vardges Balasanyan submitted his resignation. The members of the ruling "Balasanyan" faction in the City Council of Elders, which he led, also resigned in full, submitting a protocol to this effect to the election commission. According to media reports, the reason for the ruling ...
12/13/2024Armenian government dissolves Gyumri Council of Elders
... day before, determining the candidate for the acting mayor of Gyumri. Sarik Minasyan was selected and will serve as mayor until the next elections. On the Political Crisis in Gyumri At the end of October, Gyumri Mayor Vardges Balasanyan submitted his resignation. Members of the ruling Balasanyan faction in the City Council of Elders, which he led, also resigned, submitting a protocol to this effect to the election commission. According to media reports, the ruling faction's actions were triggered ...
12/12/2024Artur Atabekyan elected Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council of Armenia
... relations service of the Judiciary reports. Atabekyan was elected by 7 votes in an election scheduled in accordance with the procedure established by law. The position of the Supreme Judicial Council Chairman had been vacant since 18 November 2024 after the resignation of Karen Andreasyan from the post. -0-
12/02/2024Pashinyan names new head of Armenia's State Revenue Committee
... Eduard Hakobyan, currently holding the position of Deputy Minister of Finance of Armenia, will be appointed new Chairman of the State Revenue Committee, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced in a Facebook post. The position has been vacant since the resignation of Rustam Badasyan on November 18. He had held this position since August 2021. On the same day, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan, Chairman of the Investigative ...
11/26/2024Pashinyan expects MP Hovik Agazaryan to resign his mandate at his request
... YEREVAN, November 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expects that MP Hovik Agazaryan will honor his request and resign his mandate. On November 19, Narek Zeynalyan, an MP from the ruling ‘’Civil Contract’’ faction, announced his resignation. Hovik Agazaryan, an MP from the ruling ‘’Civil Contract’’ party, who recently had an argument in parliament with the head of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Argishti Kyaramyan (who has since been dismissed - ed.), stated that ...
11/23/2024Armenian PM announces appointment of Arpine Sargsyan as head of Interior Ministry
... Anti-Corruption Committee (ACC) Sasun Khachatryan, Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan, Infrastructure Minister Gnel Sanosyan and Head of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan resigned on Monday, obeying the order of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The resignation orders were announced late on Sunday, two days after Pashinyan publicly lashed out at the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, saying they had failed to end the perceived lack of ‘justice’ in the country during his more than six-year ...
11/20/2024Chairman of Armenia’s state revenue committee Rustam Badasyan resigns
... his resignation. YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. Rustam Badasyan, Chairman of State Revenue Committee has submitted his resignation. "I am confident that the work done both to provide more accessible services and to strengthen tax discipline ... ... continue to yield results when every citizen of the Republic of Armenia realizes the importance of paying taxes in the development of our state," Badasyan said in a statement on the Committee on State Revenues' Facebook page. Rustam Badasyan was ...
11/18/2024Chairman of Armenia's Investigative Committee Argishti Kyaramyan resigns
... Investigative Committee of Armenia on July 12, 2021. Earlier on Monday, Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan, the head of the Anti-Corruption Committee Sasun Khachatryan, and the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Karen Andreasyan submitted their resignation letters. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that he had asked several high-ranking officials to step down, explaining that the reasons were not personal but systemic, as he had publicly stated. On November 15, during a ...
11/18/2024Armenian Prime Minister confirms resignation of several high-ranking officials
... Facebook, without naming any specific individuals. He added that he cannot deny the contributions of these colleagues to the development of Armenian statehood and thanked everyone for their input and for accepting his request. Criticism of Pashinyan On November ... ... Argishti Kyaramyan, and head of the Anti-Corruption Committee Sasun Khachateyan are set to be dismissed. On Monday morning, the resignations of Sasun Khachatryan and Vahe Ghazaryan were confirmed. Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Karen Andreasyan,...
11/18/2024Government names Merop Mesropyan as head of PSRC
... YEREVAN, 7 November. /ARKA/. The Armenian government nominated Merop Mesrop Mesropian to head the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) at a session on Thursday. His nomination is to be approved by the parliament. The post became vacant after the resignation of Garegin Baghramyan on 10 October 2024. Mesrop Mesropyan graduated from the National Polytechnic University, specialising in research engineering. He worked at Hrazdan Power Plant, Armenenergo, ArmRosgazprom, Redinet telecommunication ...
11/07/2024Srbuhi Galyan appointed Minister of Justice
... property. From 2015 to 2019, she held various positions in the Special Investigation Service, and from 2019 to 2020, she served as Deputy Minister of Justice. The position of Minister of Justice of Armenia has been vacant since October 1, following the resignation of Grigor Minasyan. -0-
11/05/2024Head of Armenian PSRC resigns
... (PSRC) Garegin Baghramyan resigned from his position on October 10. YEREVAN, October 11. /ARKA/. The head of Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) Garegin Baghramyan resigned from his position on October 10. The resignation was confirmed by PSRC press secretary Liana Azizyan. Although the official reasons for the resignation were not disclosed, it coincides with the growing public dissatisfaction with the quality of the country's energy supply. The day before,...
10/11/2024Armenian Justice Minister resigns
Armenian Justice Minister Grigor Minasyan has submitted his resignation. YEREVAN, October 1. /ARKA/. Armenian Justice Minister Grigor Minasyan has submitted his resignation. “Today I decided to join the collection of signatures against my tenure. I have submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister,” ...
10/01/2024The case of 12 people accused of embezzlement of 412 million drams referred to court
... with 12 defendants accused of the embezzlement of 412 million drams of state funds intended for the intensive orchard development programme in Armenia's Ararat region has been referred to a local court, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.... ... involvement in fraudulent distribution of subsidies for intensive orchards. On 14 February, Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced his resignation. He is one of the defendants in the criminal case on abuse of official powers, along with several other officials ...
07/31/2024PACE adopts resolution on Armenia
... delegation to PACE Ruben Rubinyan. The Parliamentary Assembly highly appreciates Armenia's continued commitment to democratic development despite significant security challenges and notes that, in the face of a complex international environment, Armenia has ... ... after the forced displacement of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, some rallies organized by opposition parties demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pashinyan in Armenia became violent when protesters tried to invade government buildings forcefully....
06/27/2024Pashinyan: Some trying to make border delimitation look like disaster
... Armenia--Azerbaijan border delimitation, claiming that Yerevan is ceding land to Baku. The Tavush for Homeland movement led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has been setting up rallies in the country since May, demanding a halt to the delimitation process and the resignation of Pashinyan and his cabinet. Representatives of Yerevan and Baku signed a border delimitation protocol on 15 May that recreated the old border between Soviet Armenia and Soviet Azerbaijan, based on a 1976 map. The border will separate the ...
06/18/2024International Press Institute calls on Armenian authorities to investigate violence against journalists during protests
... Armenian Parliament between police and protesters opposing the deal on border demarcation with Azerbaijan and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. At that time, Pashinyan was due to address parliament. Security forces reportedly ... ... 'use of excessive force' and demanding that those who indiscriminately targeted accredited journalists or damaged their equipment be brought to justice," the report said. IPI deputy director Scott Griffen said authorities should immediately conduct ...
06/18/2024Extraordinary sitting of Armenian parliament, sought by opposition, postponed
An extraordinary session of the Armenian Parliament, which was sought by the opposition blocs and was supposed to discuss an appeal calling for the resignation of the government, has been postponed for 4 hours due to the lack of quorum. YEREVAN, 17 June. /ARKA/. An extraordinary session of the Armenian Parliament, which was sought by the opposition blocs and was supposed to discuss an appeal ...
06/17/2024Tashir Group of Companies president calls on authorities and opposition to refrain from escalation of tension
... Russia-based Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan called on Armenian authorities and the anti-government protesters to refrain from escalation of tension following June 12 clashes between riot police and protesters in downtown Yerevan, who demand the resignation of PM Pashinyan. YEREVAN, 13 June. /ARKA/. The President of Russia-based Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan called on Armenian authorities and the anti-government protesters to refrain from escalation of tension following June 12 clashes between ...
06/13/2024Armenian Church condemns use of riot police against demonstrators and calls on authorities to refrain from violence
... unilateral territorial concessions (to Azerbaijan) under the pretext of delimitation and demarcation of the border caused new justified anxieties and concerns both in the homeland and in the Diaspora, generating distrust, which also led to the demand for the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister. "The people's concerns about the security challenges facing the homeland are being ignored by the Armenian authorities or parried by threats of likely war," the statement reads.-0
06/13/2024Pashinyan praises riot police for "professional" countering protesters' attempt to break into parliament
... afternoon of 12 June. ‘In all such cases, the police will act in the same way," Pashinyan said. Police used stun grenades outside the Armenian parliament on Wednesday during clashes with protesters led by Archbishop Galstanyan, demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan. ‘The protesters tried to forcefully break through a police cordon to attack the country's highest legislative body. The police protected the legislative institution, the statehood. Incidentally, someone with the title ...
06/13/2024Armenian Journalists Union condemns attacks on media during clashes between protesters and police
... 12 June, some 10 media journalists and cameramen - were also seriously injured," according to the statement. The grenades were used against demonstrators during a rally outside the Armenian parliament on Wednesday with protesters demanding the resignation of PM Pashinyan. The Health Ministry reported that 101 citizens sought medical assistance after the clash, while the police reported that about 100 people were deatined -0-
06/13/2024Armenian Investigative Committee initiates criminal case against anti-government protesters
... opened a criminal case against anti-government demonstrators. who clashed with the police in the centre of Yerevan on Wednesday evening. Armenian police detained dozens of demonstrators who had gathered for a rally outside the parliament demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan while he was answering questions from lawmakers during a government Q&A session.. Police used stun grenades to suppress the demonstrators. "At 19:30 during the protest at the intersection of Baghramyan ...
06/13/2024Bagrat Galstanyan says Tavush for Homeland ‘struggle’ to continue indefinitely
... blocking the roadway in front of Armenia’s parliament, the National Assembly. Earlier on June 9, Galstanyan declared a 96-hour long strike and called on opposition members of the parliament to initiate an extraordinary parliamentary session to seek the resignation of the current government.
06/12/2024Pashinyan: Government will be replaced if people want it
... supporters to gather near the National Assembly building at 15.00 on Wednesday. Earlier on June 9, Galstanyan declared a 96-hour long strike and called on opposition members of the parliament to initiate an extraordinary parliamentary session to seek the resignation of the current government. On Monday morning, Galstanyan’s supporters set up a camp at Baghramyan Avenue in front of the National Assembly building, blocking the roadway.
06/12/2024This is self-deception: MP from Pashinyan's faction on National Assembly's extraordinary session
This is self-deception, so commented Vahagn Aleksanyan, a deputy from the ruling Civil Contract party, on the extraordinary parliamentary session scheduled for 27 June, which the opposition wants to use to press for the resignation of PM Pashinyan’s government. YEREVAN, 11 June. /ARKA/. This is self-deception, so commented Vaha1gn Aleksanyan, a deputy from the ruling Civil Contract party, on the extraordinary parliamentary session scheduled for 17 June, which the opposition ...
06/11/2024Armenian National Assembly Speaker says Council will reject the proposal to convene an extraordinary session
The Armenian National Assembly's Council is not going to approve a proposal submitted by the opposition to convene an extraordinary session to press for the resignation of the government, Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan said today. YEREVAN, 10 June. /ARKA/. The Armenian National Assembly's Council is not going to approve a proposal submitted by the opposition to convene an extraordinary session to press ...
06/10/2024Opposition seeks extraordinary session of parliament to demand dissolution of Pashinyan government
... number of signatures has already been collected. He said the Council would consider convening an extraordinary session today at 4pm. As for the protests led by Archbishop Bagrat, Minasyan said that they should be held until the people achieve the fulfilment ... ... non-stop strike and protests from 10 June. He also called on MPs to hold an extraordinary session of parliament and press for the resignation of the government. On the night of 10 June, supporters of the movement set up tents at the intersection of Baghramyan ...
06/10/2024Armenian opposition sets up tents outside parliament demanding Pashinyan's resignation
Supporters of the opposition movement led by Archbishop Galstanyan seeking the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have set up tents at the intersection of Baghramyan Avenue and Demirchyan Street in Yerevan after spending the night near the parliament building cordoned off by reinforced police units. YEREVAN,...
06/10/2024Archbishop Bagrat calls for non-stop protests to begin from 10 June
Bagrat Galstanyan, Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church, who is leading a movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, today called on his supporters to launch a 96-hour non-stop strike and protests starting tomorrow. YEREVAN, 9 June. /ARKA/. Bagrat Galstanyan, Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church, who is leading ...
06/09/2024Law-enforcers terminate criminal prosecution of ex employees of Ministry of Economy after they confess guilt and repent
... case, remains under house arrest. On 30 January, Deputy Minister Ani Ispiryan was dismissed after being suspected of involvement in the fraudulent distribution of subsidies for intensive gardens. On 14 February, Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced his resignation. He is one of the defendants in a criminal case on abuse of official powers, along with several other officials of the ministry. -0-
06/06/2024Archbishop Bagrat announces intention to hold meetings with foreign diplomats in Yerevan
... of Yerevan with bins and scooters) announced his intention to hold meetings with representatives of foreign embassies stationed in the Armenian capital. 'From today, our diplomats (retired diplomats who support the opposition movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pashinyan) will start visiting foreign embassies in Armenia, the EU representation in Armenia,’ the archbishop said. Then the protesters, led by the archbishop, headed towards the building of the Armenian Investigative ...
06/03/2024Moscow views political processes in Armenia as internal affair of the country
... Zakharova said at the press briefing. She noted that Russia, for its part, seeks to develop friendly ties with the people of Armenia. The Tavush for Homeland movement has been holding disobedience actions in Yerevan and across the country, demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
05/30/2024Armenian Apostolic Church should come out of 'shadow' and pay more taxes - MP says
... Artur Hovhannisyan said today, echoing Prime Minister Pashinyan and Parliament Speaker Alen Simonian. The latter condemned the Church for meddling in politics after a high-ranking cleric became a leader of anti-government protests demanding Pashinyan's resignation. He also said the church should have the same "tax obligations" as other businesses. According to Hovhannisyan, the Armenian Apostolic Church has a special status, but given the democratic and tax changes taking place in Armenia,...
05/23/2024Archbishop Galstanyan meets with Ter-Petrosyan’s ANC party
... village of Kirants on 4 May and have been holding rallies and acts of disobedience in the Armenian capital and provinces of the country since 9 May. The supporters of the movement disagree with the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation and demand the resignation of Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
05/17/2024Archbishop Bagrat: This is our first victory
... village of Kirants on 4 May and have been holding rallies and acts of disobedience in the Armenian capital and provinces of the country since 9 May. The supporters of the movement disagree with the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation and demand the resignation of Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan. On Tuesday Galstanyan called on his supporters to gather in front of the Opera Theater at 4 p.m. on Wednesday to express their protest against the authorities' actions on delimitation and demarcation of the state border with Azerbaijan ...
05/15/2024Over 52% of respondents in Armenia support Tavush for Homeland movement to certain extent, Gallup phone poll shows
... that 72% of respondents answered that they do not participate in the movement at all, 15.3% followed or are following the developments on Facebook, 9.4% participated or are participating in rallies in Yerevan, 5.3% - joined rallies in other settlements, ... ... country since 9 May. The supporters of the movement disagree with the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation and demand the resignation of Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.0-
05/15/2024Pativ Unem faction ready to join the process of declaring vote of no confidence in Pashinyan
... Pashinyan, the faction's secretary Tigran Abrahamyan said. Addressing thousands of opposition supporters at a May 9 rally Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who heads the movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, said their goal is to achieve the resignation through the parliament by declaring a vote of no confidence. The signatures of one-third of the parliamentarians (36 MPs) are needed to launch this process,...
05/10/2024Archbishop 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 Pashinyan, told reporters today that he hopes that the candidacy of the new Prime Minister will be determined through a series of consultations with political figures. YEREVAN, May 10. /ARKA/. Primate of the ...
05/10/2024Senior cleric-led protesters begin acts of disobedience in Armenia’s capital
Supporters of a movement led by a senior cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church demanding the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan launched today morning what they call ‘acts of peacefull disobedience.’ YEREVAN, May 10. /ARKA/. Supporters of a movement led by a senior cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church demanding the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan ...
05/10/2024Parliamentary vote of no confidence and peaceful disobedience- Archbishop Bagrat
The Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who is leading the protest movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, has listed a number of actions he believes are necessary to secure Pashinyan's resignation. YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. The Primate of the Tavush Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Bagrat ...
05/09/2024Protesters in Yerevan demand resignation of Nikol Pashinyan
... Armenia's provinces. Police deployed hundreds of officers at the site. Speaking to reporters, Police Chief Aram Hovhannisyan said that police intend to maintain public order and will act within the law. Addressing his supporters, the Archbishop said PM Nikol Pashinyan has one hour to submit his resignation. "I am ready to meet and discuss all the terms of resignation within one hour. You no longer have any power in the Republic of Armenia," he said. In a statement released Wednesday, the leadership of the Armenian Apostolic Church ...
05/09/2024Two new deputy economy ministers appointed in Armenia
... cases of fraud and abuse of power. On January 30, Deputy Minister Ani Ispiryan was dismissed on suspicion of involvement in fraudulent distribution of subsidies for intensive gardens, and later she was indicted. Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced his resignation on February 14. He is one of the defendants in the criminal case on abuse of power, along with several other officials of the Ministry of Economy and the head and employees of Synergy Company. According to the court decision of February 16,...
04/01/2024Armenian Prime Minister comments on dismissal of ex-minister Vahan Kerobyan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on the resignation of Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, who is a defendant in a criminal case. YEREVAN, March 7. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on the resignation of Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, who is a defendant in a criminal ...
03/07/2024Edmond Marukyan resigns as Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large
Edmond Marukyan has resigned from the post of Armenia's Ambassador-at-Large. YEREVAN, March 1. /ARKA/. Edmond Marukyan has resigned from the post of Armenia's Ambassador-at-Large. He said in a Facebook post that his resignation was prompted by differences in his and prime minister Nikol Pashinyan’s views on a number of fundamental foreign policy issues, ‘which make my further participation in the promotion of Armenian foreign policy impossible.’ Marukyan said ...
03/01/2024Vahan Kerobyan resigns as Armenia's Minister of Economy
Vahan Kerobyan said today that he is no longer Armenian Minister of Economy. YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. Vahan Kerobyan said today that he is no longer Armenian Minister of Economy. "It so happens that as Minister of Economy I will no longer serve you," he says in a Facebook post. According to Kerobyan, when he took office as minister on November 20, 2020, there was a high probability that he would hold the post for a few days or months, as "the probability of a change of power...
02/14/2024Russian Foreign Ministry: allegations about Russia's organization of protests in Yerevan have nothing to do with reality
... Russian Foreign Ministry said. Protests erupted in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Tuesday, September 19, after Azerbaijani troops launched a military offensive into Nagorno-Karabakh. Crowds have been gathereding outside government buildings demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashninian after he said Armenia would not take military action against Azerbaijan over the attacks. Dozens of protesters have been detained and some have been arrested.-0-
09/25/2023Opposition MP detained in Armenia
... blocking streets in the capital Yerevan, as well as highways outside it. The declared goal of the disobedience action organized by the National Committee is to paralyze the traffic and the work of the government agencies. The opposition demands the resignation of PM Pashinyan and his government, who are accused of failing to protect Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijani aggression. Disobedience actions will continue until 11:00. At 18:00 the participants of the disobedience actions will again gather for a rally in ...
09/25/2023Opposition activists block streets in Yerevan, another rally to be held in the evening
... blocking streets in the capital Yerevan, as well as highways outside it. The declared goal of the disobedience action organized by the National Committee is to paralyze the traffic and the work of the government agencies. The opposition demands the resignation of PM Pashinyan and his government, who are accused of failing to protect Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijani aggression. Disobedience actions will continue until 11:00. At 18:00 the participants of the disobedience actions will again gather for a rally in ...
09/25/2023Courts in Yerevan allow the arrest of 26 participants of protests
... the arrest of 39 persons. Protests erupted in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Tuesday, September 19, after Azerbaijani troops launched a military offensive into Nagorno-Karabakh. Crowds have been gathering outside government buildings demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashninian after he said Armenia would not take military action against Azerbaijan over the attacks. During clashes with law enforcement forces, several dozen people were taken to medical facilities with injuries....
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