The National Assembly’s Armenia and I Have Honor factions have issued a joint statement, saying they consider the proposal to hold a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan inexpedient. “Taking into account the information in circulation, we inform that Alen Simonyan passed a proposal to the opposition factions to hold a closed-door meeting with …

In general, there is no Armenian-Turkish agenda yet, Armenia’s Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan has said in an interview with Public Television. Speaking about the possible components of the agenda, Grigoryan noted: “For example, the possible opening of the Kars-Gyumri railway creates great opportunities for Armenia and Turkey, which also creates economic ties between Armenia …

As of December 23 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 129 Tests performed – 6,885 Deaths – 15 —————————————————– Total number of tests performed – 2,516,680 Total number of confirmed cases – 344,126 Total recovered – 329,576 Patients currently receiving treatment –5,119 Total number of deaths – 7,936    

Asia Times correspondent Kourosh Ziabari recently conducted an exclusive interview with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian in the capital Yerevan. Ziabari: And back to Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions – do you agree with the interpretation that there is a religious element to the conflict going on between Armenia and Azerbaijan? The same way Armenia has deplored Azerbaijan’s desecration of churches …

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan today had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, MFA said, adding that a wide range of issues related to the implementation of the agreements reached in the November 26 trilateral statement in Sochi were discussed. Also were discussed steps to de-escalate the situation and to increase the …

Given the buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine, NATO responded with the first concrete military action, increasing operational readiness of its 40,000-strong Response Force, according to the Die Welt. The Alliance seeks to protect its Eastern European members, the newspaper writes. According to the move, NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force …

Armenian Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan received on December 22 Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas, on a working visit in Armenia, Ministry of Defense reported. The parties discussed the priority directions of the organization’s activity during Armenia’s presidency in the CSTO. Papikyan stressed that one of Armenia’s priorities will be …

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which is spreading rapidly around the world, has become prevalent in the United States, US President Joe Biden said in an address to nation. “This is not March 2020. We are ready. We know more [about the virus].” He said. Biden reminded that vaccination centers have been set up …

Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan was fired as Yerevan mayor in a secret ballot at the session of the Council of Elders with 44 members voting for the dismissal and 10 voting against. The first deputy mayor, Hrachya Sargsyan, replaced as mayor. Sargsyan worked for the Ardshinbank between 2014 and 2018 as the head of the …