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Armenia’s Prosecutor General demands confiscation of real estate in Yerevan, US from former Defence Minister Vigen Sargsyan
Armenia’s Office of Prosecutor General has ordered a confiscation of real estate both in Yerevan and in the United States, as well as money, from Vigen Sargsyan, the former Defence Minister of the country, the authority revealed on Wednesday. YEREVAN, 22 May. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Office of Prosecutor General has ordered a confiscation of real estate both in Yerevan and in the United States, as ...
05/22/2024Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals upholds lower court decision to arrest former Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan in absentia
The Criminal Court of Appeals in Yerevan has upheld a lower court decision to arrest former Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan in absentia, the press secretary of the Supreme Judicial Council Lilit Shaboyants said in a Facebook post. YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The Criminal Court of Appeals in Yerevan has upheld a lower court decision to arrest former Armenian ...
03/27/2023Ex-defense minister accused of abuse of powers
The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced today that a criminal case has been opened into an abuse of power by former Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, who held the post in 2016-2018. YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced today that a criminal case has been opened into an abuse of power by former Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, who held ...
02/09/2023Vigen Sargsyan hopes for stronger Armenia
Armenia needs public cohesion, Vigen Sargsyan, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia who is topping the party’s list in the snap parliamentary elections, told journalists on Sunday after visiting his polling station. YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. Armenia needs public ...
12/09/2018Top member of Republican Party of Armenia demands televised debate with Pashinyan
The first deputy chairman of the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) Vigen Sargsyan has asked the acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for a televised debate ahead of December 9 early parliamentary elections. YEREVAN, November 28. /ARKA/. The first deputy chairman of the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia ...
11/28/2018Armenian Republicans to race for seats in National Assembly
The Republican Party of Armenia decided Sunday night to run in the snap parliamentary elections, Vigen Sargsyan, the newly elected first vice chairman of the party, told journalists. YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. The Republican Party of Armenia decided Sunday night to run in the snap parliamentary elections, Vigen Sargsyan, the newly elected ...
11/12/2018Vigen Sargsyan thinks Nikol Pashinyan badly in need of strong opposition in parliament
Vigen Sargsyan, a member of the executive board of the Republican Party of Armenia and a former defense minister, thinks that Nikol Pashinyan needs a strong opposition on the National Assembly. YEREVAN, November 9. /ARKA/. Vigen Sargsyan, a member ...
11/09/2018Armenian Republicans to choose deputy chairman and make decision on participation in snap elections
... decided at this very meeting whether it will run in the early parliamentary elections or not. If the party decides to race in the election, it will also choose a top figure for the list. Haykakan Zhamanak also reports referring to its sources that Vigen Sargsyan, a former defense minister, will be elected as deputy chairman and will top the electoral list. --0---
11/08/2018Vigen Sargsyan urges Armenian Republicans to race for seats in National Assembly
The Republican party of Armenia should run in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections, Vigen Sargsyan, a former defense minister, posted on his Facebook page. YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. The Republican party of Armenia should run in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections, Vigen Sargsyan, a former defense minister, posted on his ...
11/07/2018Ex-defense minister to be elected deputy chairman of former ruling Armenian party
The Armenian daily ‘Hraparak’ (Square) says the executive board of the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia is about to meet soon and elect a former defense minister Vigen Sargsyan as the first vice-chairman of the party. YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. The Armenian daily ‘Hraparak’ (Square) says the executive board of the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia is about to meet soon and elect a former defense ...
09/12/2018National consent government to be formed in Armenia – Pashinyan
... appointed today as defense minister, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday. “The decree will be signed today, and other ministers will be appointed very soon,” he told journalists after the government’s meeting. Earlier, on May 8, Vigen Sargsyan, acting defense minister, resigned. “The government will be formed on the basis of national consent principles,” Pashinyan said. On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread ...
05/11/2018Pashinyan: Armenian government to be formed after discussions with all factions
... but the government will be formed only by consensus.» Pashinyan stressed that the new government will become a government of national consent. In his words, in the next few days it will be decided who will run law enforcement agencies. Yesterday, Vigen Sargsyan, acting defense minister, resigned. On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, resigned under the pressure of mass protests against his premiership....
05/09/2018Vigen Sargsyan rules out his presence in new government
Vigen Sargsyan, who resigned yesterday as acting defense minister, told journalists that he rules out his participation in the new Armenian government’s work. YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. Vigen Sargsyan, who resigned yesterday as acting defense minister,...
05/09/2018Armenian acting defense minister resigns
Armenia’s acting Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan resigned on May 8. YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. Armenia’s acting Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan resigned on May 8. In a statement he said his resignation was prompted by the latest political developments. He said defense minister is a civil ...
05/09/2018Armenia’s security council holds meeting
... Armenia’s Security Council meeting was held in the government today, chaired by acting prime minister Karen Karapetyan, the government press office said. The meeting was attended by acting deputy prime minister Armen Gevorgyan, acting defense minister Vigen Sargsyan, acting minister of foreign affairs Edward Nalbandyan, national security service director Georgy Kutoyan, police chief Vladimir Gasparyan and chief of general staff of the armed forces of the republic of Armenia Movses Hakobyan. Opening ...
04/24/2018Armenian president reappoints cabinet ministers
... resources and Hrachya Rostomyan as minister of sports and youth affairs. Earlier the president appointed former prime minister Karen Karapetyan as first deputy prime minister, Vache Gabrielyan and Armen Gevorgyan as deputy prime ministers, as well as Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister and Edward Nalbandian as foreign minister, Vardan Aramyan as minister of finance, David Lokyan as minister of territorial administration and development, and Suren Karayan as minister of economic development and investment....
04/23/2018Armenian president reappoints another four cabinet ministers
... of justice, Ignaty Arakelyan as minister of agriculture, and David Tonoyan as minister of emergency situations. Earlier, he reappointed Karen Karapetyan as first deputy prime minister, Vache Gabrielyan and Armen Gevorgyan as deputy prime ministers, Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister, Edward Nalbandian as foreign minister, Vardan Aramyan as minister of finance, David Lokyan as minister of territorial administration and development, and Suren Karayan as minister of economic development and investment....
04/20/2018Armenian president reappoints three Cabinet ministers
... and Suren Karayan as minister of economic development and investments. Earlier the president appointed former prime minister Karen Karapetyan as first deputy prime minister, Vache Gabrielyan and Armen Gevorgyan as deputy prime ministers, as well as Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister and Edward Nalbandian as foreign minister. Armenia’s ex-president Serzh Sargsyan resigned as president on April 9. He was elected as prime minister during a special session of parliament on April 17 by a vote of 77 ...
04/19/2018Armenian president reappoints foreign and defense ministers
Armenian president Armen Sarkissian has signed two decrees today reappointing Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister and Edward Nalbandian as foreign minister YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. Armenian president Armen Sarkissian has signed two decrees today reappointing Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister and Edward Nalbandian as foreign ...
04/18/2018Acting defense minister elaborates on conscripts entitled to military deferment
Armenia’s acting defense minister Vigen Sargsyan elaborated today on what the wording "exceptional achievements" means in the law "On military service and the status of a serviceman", passed by the parliament last November that eliminated military conscription deferment ...
04/12/2018ArmHiTec armaments exhibitions opens in Armenia
... through March 31. YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended today the opening of the second edition of ArmHiTec -2018 international exhibition of armaments and defense technology, to run through March 31. Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan and CSTO Deputy Secretary-General Valery Semerikov addressed the event with opening remarks. After watching the cultural program of the opening ceremony and the demonstration staged by a special detachment, the President of Armenia toured ...
03/29/2018President Sargsyan convenes national security council meeting
... Council meeting to discuss the draft program of modernization of Armenia’s Armed Forces in 2018-2024 and the measures aimed at ensuring the legal framework of constitutional reforms, the presidential press service reported. It said Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan reported on the first agenda item. Before that, the President presented his approaches and assessments over the Defense Ministry-drafted army modernization program, concerning which a presidential instruction was issued on October 24, 2017....
01/31/2018Armenia increases its military budget by 34 billion drams
... said, adding, however, that the increasing defense spending is becoming a heavy burden for the budget. "However, this is the price we have to pay for our security and a peaceful sky over our heads," Margaryan said. Armenian defense minister Vigen Sargsyan said earlier that Armenia would increase its defense spending by 17% (24 billion drams or $50 million) in 2018. The 2018 budget calls for 1 trillion and 307 billion drams in revenue and 1 trillion and 464.2 billion drams in spending. The ...
01/12/2018Haykaz Baghmanyan dismissed as Armenian army deputy chief
... Tuesday. YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, has issued a decree dismissing General-Lieutenant Haykaz Baghmanyan, deputy chief of staff of the Armenian armed forces, the presidential press reported on Tuesday. Earlier, Vigen Sargsyan, defense minister, said that Baghmanyan has applied for retirement on his advice. As a reason of this step, Sargsyan pointed out nonobservance of labor agreement. --0--
12/06/2017Deputy chief of Armenian armed forces general staff resigns
Armenian defense minister Vigen Sargsyan confirmed on Tuesday the resignation of the deputy chief of the general staff of the armed forces Haykaz Bagmanyan YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. Armenian defense minister Vigen Sargsyan confirmed on Tuesday the resignation of the deputy ...
12/05/2017Armenia and Belarus set to step up military cooperation
Armenian-Belarusian relations in the defense sphere have great potential, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said during his visit to Belarus, the press service of the Armenian defense ministry said. YEREVAN, November 28. /ARKA/ Armenian-Belarusian relations in the defense sphere have great potential, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan ...
11/28/2017Armenian parliament eliminates draft deferment
... eliminates the draft deferment. The bill was backed by 89 lawmakers, the bulk from the governing Republican Party of Armenia (HHK). The only faction in the parliament that voted against the bill was the opposition Yelk party. According to defense minister Vigen Sargsyan, the bill, if passed in the final reading and signed into law, would grant draft deferment to only those citizens who would agree to serve in the armed forces as officers after the graduation for 36 months. These students will be receiving ...
10/27/2017Families of killed servicemen and disable servicemen will be provided with housing
Families of the Armenian army servicemen who were killed while on duty as well as servicemen who received first group disability while on duty will be provided with housing until the end of December 2017, defense minister Vigen Sargsyan said at a Q&A session in the parliament. YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. Families of the Armenian army servicemen who were killed while on duty as well as servicemen who received first group disability while on duty will be provided with ...
10/25/2017President discussing preparations for major events scheduled for 2018
... Foreign Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the Commission established in accordance with the President’s decree. Progress in the preparations for events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia and the May Heroic Battles was reported by Vigen Sargsyan, Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia and Deputy Chairman of the Jubilee Commission. Mayor of Yerevan, Deputy Chairman of the relevant State commission Taron Margaryan reported on the preparations for jubilee events dedicated the ...
10/23/2017Armenia to increase military spending to 1.5 percent of GDP in 2018
... defense spending is due to the constant need to modernize military equipment, purchase of new types of weapons, and such an increase in expenses is perceived with understanding by the public at large," Margaryan said. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan also said earlier that Armenia will increase its defense spending by 17% (24 billion drams - $50 million) in 2018. The 2018 budget calls for 1 trillion 307 billion drams in revenue and 1 trillion 464.2 billion drams in spending. The deficit ...
10/12/2017Armenian defense minister finds this year successful in terms of armament supply
Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, said Monday at a news conference that he finds this year successful in terms of armament supply. YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, said Monday at a news conference that ...
10/02/2017Military hospitals in Armenia to be merged with civic ones
Military hospitals in Armenia will be integrated with civilian hospitals, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said at the 6th Armenia-Diaspora forum that started in Yerevan on Monday YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Military hospitals in Armenia will be integrated with civilian hospitals, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said at the ...
09/19/2017Some 1,800 delegates participating in sixth Armenia-Diaspora forum
... of Armenia and Artsakh Serzh Sargsyan and Bako Sahakyan and the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. Other key speakers are Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, Artsakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan. The forum will focus on four main areas - the main tasks of the development of Armenia, features of Armenia's defense policy in the current challenges, foreign policy agenda and the main tasks of ...
09/18/2017Sixth Armenia-Diaspora forum starts in Yerevan
... of Armenia and Artsakh Serzh Sargsyan and Bako Sahakyan and the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. Other key speakers are Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, Artsakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan. The forum will focus on four main areas - the main tasks of the development of Armenia, features of Armenia's defense policy in the current challenges, foreign policy agenda and the main tasks of ...
09/18/2017China to provide 10 million yuan aid to Armenian defense ministry
Armenian and Chinese defense ministers Vigen Sargsyan and Chiang Wanquan signed an agreement on September 4 whereby China will provide 10 million yuan aid ($1,522,400) to the Armenian defense ministry, the press service of the Armenian defense ministry reported. YEREVAN, September 4....
09/05/2017Armenian defense minister discusses supplies of Chinese weaponry
An Armenian military delegation headed by defense minister Vigen Sargsyan, who are on a visit to China, visited the Poly Group company on Monday, the press service of the defense ministry said. YEREVAN, September 4. /ARKA/. An Armenian military delegation headed by defense minister Vigen Sargsyan, who are ...
09/04/2017CSTO secretary general to visit Armenia
... Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils, scheduled to be held in autumn 2017 in Minsk, Belarus. During the visit of Yuri Khachaturov will have meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan , Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan and the leadership of the country's parliament. Khachaturov took his duties on May 2, 2017, replacing the Russian-led alliance’s longtime secretary general, Nikolay Bordyuzha. Khachaturov served in the Soviet army before joining Armenia’s ...
08/28/2017Russia's Duma ratifies united armed forces group agreement signed with Armenia
... signing this agreement, the parties have assumed a commitment to take part in air defense of armed forces and extremely important facilities of both countries. The agreement was signed in 2016 by Russian and Armenian defense ministers Sergey Shoygu and Vigen Sargsyan. --0----
07/14/2017Armenia’s defense minister expresses his negative stance on delivery of arms to Azerbaijan
Armenia’s defense minister Vigen Sargsyan expressed today his negative stance on the latest delivery of arms to Azerbaijan by Yerevan’s strategic ally Russia. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Armenia’s defense minister Vigen Sargsyan expressed today his negative stance on the ...
06/28/2017Armenian defense minister says all-out war in Karabakh is unlikely
Armenia’s defense minister Vigen Sargsyan said today an all-out war in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone is unlikely. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Armenia’s defense minister Vigen Sargsyan said today an all-out war in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone is unlikely. "I ...
06/28/2017Armenian defense minister confirms: eight Azerbaijani servicemen dead
Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, confirmed today the information that eight Azerbaijani servicemen have been killed over the last ten days in the Karabakh army’s return fire. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense ...
06/28/2017Fines paid for traffic offences in Armenia to be spent on housing for servicemen
... Armenian cabinet ministers decided Friday to amend the rules for spending out-of budget financial resources. YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. The Armenian cabinet ministers decided Friday to amend the rules for spending out-of budget financial resources. Vigen Sargsyan, defense minister, said that fines paid for the traffic offenses recorded by speed cameras will be spent on solution of servicemen’s housing problems. “First of all, these financial resources will be spent for solving housing problems ...
06/26/2017Armenian president appoints ministers
... Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, signed Thursday some decrees appointing a number of ministers. According to the presidential press office, Vache Gabrielyan was appointed as vice-premier and minister of international economic integration and reforms, Vigen Sargsyan as defense minister, Edward Nalbandyan as foreign minister, Suren Karayan as economic development and investments minister, Vardan Aramyan as finance minister, Vahan Martirosyan as transport, communication and information technology minister,...
05/26/2017Imports of Russian weapons will be exempted from VAT
... government of Armenia, imports of Russian weapons will be exempted from VAT. According to the acting minister of finance Vardan Aramyan, the bill will apply exclusively to imports of Russia-manufactured defense weapons. Earlier, Armenian defense minister Vigen Sargsyan stated that Armenia will continue the dialogue with Russia on the possibility of acquiring weapons. It was reported that Armenia will purchase Smerch multiple rocket launchers and ammunition, Igla-S air defense missile systems, Avtobaz-M ...
05/19/2017MPs of new Armenian parliament already known
... of the total number, Tsarukyan bloc 31 and Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutiun seven. YELQ bloc, the only opposition political force in the parliament, has nine representatives in the National Assembly. It was reported yesterday that Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, who topped Armenian Republicans’ party list in the recent parliamentary elections, has officially informed the Central Electoral Commission that he would not leave office for a seat in the National Assembly....
05/04/2017Armenian defense minister not to leave office for seat in National Assembly
Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, who topped Armenian Republicans’ party list in the recent parliamentary elections, has officially informed the Central Electoral Commission that he would not be a member of the National Assembly. It means he ...
05/03/2017Delegation headed by Armenian defense minister to attend international security conference in Moscow
A delegation headed by Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, will attend the sixth international security conference on April 26 and 27 in Moscow, the press office of the defense ministry reported on Wednesday. YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/. A delegation headed by ...
04/26/2017Armenian president pays floral tribute to Armenian Genocide victims
... Ottoman Turks. The Sargsyans were accompanied by Garegin II, the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church; Karen Karapetyan, Armenian prime minister; Halust Sahakyan, speaker of the National Assembly, Gahik Harutyunyan, head of the Constitutional Court, Vigen Sargsyan, defense minister, Edward Nalbandyan, foreign minister and other officials. Every year on April 24, Armenians all over the world remember victims of Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the twentieth century. Up to 1.5 million Armenians ...
04/24/2017Armenian defense minister finds it difficult to say how many offspring of oligarchs serving military obligation on frontline
Vigen Sargsyan, Armenian defense minister, told journalists on Friday that he didn’t know how many children of oligarchs were serving their military duties on the frontline, since there is no legal definition for the concept “oligarch”. YEREVAN,...
04/21/2017Armenian and Chinese defense ministries sign cooperation program for 2017
... ministry said today. A delegation of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China, headed by Rear Admiral Guan Yuefei, was on a working visit in Armenia on April 11-14. The Chinese delegation was received by Armenian defense minister Vigen Sargsyan, who was said to have stressed the importance of expanding cooperation between the two countries. The Chinese delegation was also received by the chief of the general staff of the Armenian armed forces, Lieutenant-General Movses Hakobyan,...
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