Alexander Makarov

Yerevan left without mayor

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 …

Party deprives Sargsyan of last power

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

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

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 …

Sargsyan to become Armenia's president

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)

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?

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

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 …