ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS, MEDICAL REASONS QUESTIONED.
Citing medical problems, Armen Sarksian on March 7 submitted his resignation as prime minister of Armenia only four months after taking office. Speaking by telephone... MORE
ARMENIA’S INTERNAL PROBLEMS FESTER.
The National Accord bloc of five opposition parties yesterday resumed street protests with a rally in central Yerevan and declared its intention to continue such... MORE
OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIAN ARMOR ILLEGALLY TRANSFERRED TO ARMENIA.
The Russian Duma's Defense Committee Chairman, Gen. Lev Rokhlin, on February 13 accused former Defense Minister Pavel Grachev of bearing personal responsibility for the unlawful... MORE
…AND MORE COOLLY IN ARMENIA.
On the third leg of his tour, Solana held talks with the Armenian leaders yesterday in Yerevan. The atmosphere was distinctly cooler and the reports... MORE
ARMENIA COMPLETES ENERGY LINK TO IRAN.
Armenia announced over the weekend that it has completed the construction of a 55 kilometer, high-voltage power transmission line connecting the country's electrical power system... MORE
ARMENIA TO WITHDRAW FROM BILATERAL TALKS WITH AZERBAIJAN OVER KARABAKH.
Armenia will no longer negotiate a settlement of the Karabakh conflict directly with Azerbaijan without the participation of Karabakh. The announcement was made by president... MORE
IS ARMENIA’S PRIME MINISTER DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM THE PRESIDENT?
Armenian prime minister Armen Sarkisian's working visit to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the U.S. has developed into a long series... MORE
IMF UNHAPPY WITH ARMENIAN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE.
The IMF's representative in Armenia, Susan Jones, recently indicated that the Fund is dissatisfied with Armenia's fulfillment of an IMF-sponsored reform program. Complaints include the... MORE
ARMENIA BRACES FOR MORE HARDSHIPS.
In a New Year's message, Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosian urged the nation to brace for serious challenges, including: international pressure upon Armenia in connection with... MORE
ARMENIA SENTENCES ALLEGED "DRO" PLOTTERS.
Armenia's Supreme Court on December 10 sentenced three alleged terrorists to death and eight others to prison terms ranging from 3 to 15 years. One... MORE