MORE RUSSIAN JETS DEPLOYED IN ARMENIA.
On June 18, four MiG-29 interceptor aircraft arrived in Yerevan from Russia, bringing to a reported sixteen the number of such jets deployed by Russian... MORE
ARMENIA’S POST-ELECTION GOVERNMENT.
On June 15, Armenian President Robert Kocharian appointed by decree the members of the cabinet of ministers formed by Vazgen Sarkisian, whom Kocharian nominated on... MORE
ARMENIA’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS STRENGTHEN THE NEW PARTY OF POWER.
Final returns of Armenia's May 30 parliamentary elections confirm the victory of the Unity [Miasnutiun] bloc, which is composed of the Republican Party of Defense... MORE
CHINA EXPRESSES REGRET TO AZERBAIJAN OVER MISSILE SALE TO ARMENIA.
Receiving Azerbaijani ambassador Tamerlan Garaev in Beijing, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Yingfan described the recent Chinese sale of eight Typhoon multiple-launcher missile systems to... MORE
NEW PARTY OF POWER WINS ARMENIA’S ELECTION.
Incomplete returns, available as of today, indicate that the Unity (Miasnutiun) bloc has gained at least a plurality of the parliamentary seats in the May... MORE
MIASNUTIUN FAVORED TO COME OUT ON TOP IN ARMENIA’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.
On May 30 Armenia is holding its second postcommunist parliamentary election. The exercise will be closely watched internationally in light of the country's record of... MORE
CHINA ENTERS THE REGION BY ARMING ARMENIA.
China has just delivered eight Typhoon multiple-launcher tactical missile systems to Armenia--the first known Chinese-Armenian arms deal. The delivery was agreed upon during a joint... MORE
ARMENIAN “CRIMINAL GANG” LINKED TO FORMER RULING PARTY GOES ON TRIAL.
Nine members of what Armenian authorities describe as a "criminal gang" went on trial on May 14 in Yerevan on murder charges carrying the death... MORE