Yerevan left without mayor
Yerevan Mayor, member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Taron Margaryan has resigned, local media reported with reference to sources in the Yerevan municipality. Margaryan's first deputy, Kamo …
Alexander Makarov
Party deprives Sargsyan of last power
Several deputies decided to withdraw from the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), a source close the deputies said. "All those MPs who intend to leave the RPA faction are prominent businessmen. They plan to …
Second 'velvet revolution' starts in Yerevan
A group of protesters have stormed the city administration building in Yerevan, demanding Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan step down. The protesters are attempting to enter the mayor’s room, a number of city hall …
Nikol Pashinyan becomes head of Armenia
Armenia’s parliament elected opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as the country’s new prime minister. In a vote in parliament today, 59 lawmakers backed Pashinyan’s candidacy, including some from the ruling …
Serzh Sargsyan steps down from power: "That's not my thing"
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned, according to his website. …
Armenia expresses condolences to families of Kemerovo tragedy victims
The Armenian society deeply condoles the families of the victims of a fire in the Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping mall in Kemerovo, the representatives of the Armenian intelligentsia said, speaking with the correspondents of Vestnik Kavkaza. …
Sargsyan to become Armenia's president
Armenia's President and head of the Republican Party, Serzh Sargsyan, at the meeting with Armen Sargsyan, the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, offered him to be presidential candidate from his party.
Sargsyan shuffles security officials (but keeps Nalbandian)
The official reshuffle was carried out in the Armenian government today: President Serzh Sargsyan replaced the defense minister, the head of the Presidential Administration, the Security Council Secretary and the Chief of Staff …
What will Putin and Sargsyan discuss in Moscow?
The presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan will discuss the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during …
Caucasus welcomes closure of Iran's nuclear dossier
A Milli Majlis deputy, political scientist Asim Mollazade, told Vestnik Kavkaza that the main result of the deal with Iran in terms for Azerbaijan is the guarantee of freedom from nuclear weapons in the region. "We hope that now we will be …
Why did Armenian authorities initiate audits of 'Electric Networks' and State Commission?
The Armenian authorities will conduct an audit not only of the Electric Networks of Armenia company, but also of the State Commission on Regulation of Public Services, Deputy Prime Minister Vache Gabrielyan said. The government will be