ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT OUSTS POWERFUL RIVALS FROM GOVERNMENT
On May 2, Armenian President Robert Kocharian dismissed his rivals, Prime Minister Aram Sarkisian and Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutiunian, from their posts. Kocharian's move capped... MORE
ARMENIA SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY FOLLOWING FOURTH-QUARTER ECONOMIC COLLAPSE.
The Armenian economy collapsed in late 1999, following the October 27 assassination of Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian and seven leading parliamentary and government officials. According... MORE
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Communists and members of four other parties have formed a "Russia-Belarus-Armenia Union" caucus in the Armenian parliament. President Robert Kocharian, increasingly isolated, says accession to... MORE
ARMENIA, BELARUS ESTABLISH MILITARY LINKS
Armenia's Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Vagharshak Harutiunian, on February 8-10 paid a landmark visit to Belarus during which he and his counterpart, Colonel-General Aleksandr Chumakov, discussed... MORE
ARMENIA’S GOVERNMENT REORGANIZED.
Armenian President Robert Kocharian had little choice but to approve yesterday the composition of a new cabinet of ministers, in the formation of which he... MORE
ARMENIA SIGNS MILITARY AGREEMENTS WITH BELARUS.
Armenia's defense minister, Lieutenant-General Vagharshak Harutiunian--in Belarus on February 8-10 on an official visit--discussed with his Belarusan counterpart, Colonel-General Aleksandr Chumakov, a plan for "strategic... MORE
HARBINGERS OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH NORMALIZATION?
Armenia is looking warily at the initiative for a South Caucasus regional stability pact, recently launched by Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan (see the Monitor, January... MORE
ARMENIA SITS ON THE FENCE
Armenia, too, is on record with a regional security initiative, but its content seems vague and also subject to changes resulting from the power struggle... MORE
ARMENIA’S NEW COMMUNIST LEADER–AN ADJUNCT OF THE PARTY OF POWER.
On January 15, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia unanimously elected Vladimir Darbinian as its first secretary. Darbinian replaces Sergey Badalian, who... MORE