Obstacles on the way to final Karabakh settlement
A significant step could be a comprehensive agreement on joint living of peoples, building infrastructure, and development of resources
Robert Kocharyan
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Aydin Sezer: “Citizens of Armenia seek for opportunities to work in Turkey”
Turkish political scientist and economist Aydin Sezer on prospects of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations
Ex-president of Armenia Kocharian files lawsuit against Pashinyan
Former Armenian President Robert Kocharian has filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Trend reports citing Russian media. As reported, Kocharian demands to oblige Pashinyan to publicly refute some statements about the …
Court rules to terminate prosecution of Kocharyan
A first instance court in Yerevan chaired by Judge Anna Danibekyan ruled today to terminate the criminal prosecution of ex-president Robert Kocharyan and three other defendants under Article 300.1 of the Criminal Code. They all were charged with …
Pashinyan and Kocharyan compete for Moscow’s attention
Russia faces a difficult choice
What to expect from Armenia’s snap election
The announcement on March 18 by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that a snap parliamentary election would be held in June has presented some hope for a peaceful resolution to the country’s months-long political crisis, Emerging Europe writes. Pashinyan also announced that he would be stepping down in April to fulfill the parliamentary and constitutional requirements for holding snap elections, but would continue to rule as interim prime minister until the elections are over
After the Karabakh war: can Armenia move away from the edge of the mental abyss
In a recent article for Vestnik Kavkaza, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Russian State Geological Prospecting University named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Academician, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Natural …
Non-systemic opposition uncompetitive with Pashinyan in elections
Street activists hope to repeat success of Pashinyan without him but using his methods
Sargsyan plays political hide and seek
The ongoing dispute between the government and the so-called opposition puts Armenian President Armen Sargsyan in an uncomfortable position. On the one hand, Sargsyan is besieged by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who unsuccessfully seeks the …
Kocharyan urges people to unite around Armenia's Armed Forces
Former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan called on the Armenians to unite around the Armed Forces and take ownership of their country on his Facebook page Thursday. "Dear compatriots. In this fateful moment, I urge you to be …
Kocharyan criminal case court hearing postponed
The hearing of the criminal case against Armenia’s ex-President, one of the instigators of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Robert Kocharyan was postponed until March 2, judge Anna Danibekyan said. She called the absence of ex-Deputy …
Armenian citizens still prefer Pashinyan
A public opinion poll conducted by the Armenian office of the Gallup International Аssociation found that 38.8% believe that Nikol Pashinyan should remain in the post of prime minister, 17.6% found it difficult to answer. 43.6% of …
Nikol Pashinyan wins war in Armenia?
Armenia will not hold snap parliamentary elections - this was the result of a three-month struggle between the government and the opposition after the defeat of the Armenian occupation forces in the Karabakh war. Representatives …
Without a clear alternative, Pashinyan manages to cling to power
While Armenians increasingly agree that the prime minister needs to step down, they are divided on who could replace him.
Power struggle in Armenia confuses its foreign policy
The unexpected, and ultimately, devastating military defeat in the Second Karabakh War has provoked an overwhelming political crisis in Armenia. Having been consistently misinformed by the government about the real situation on the frontline during the war, Armenians had believed that their army had the control over the situation. The capitulation all of a sudden in the night of the November 9 was therefore a great shock for the Armenian people who took to the streets protesting against the government and calling for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation
How "correct" perception of Karabakh conflict being formed in Armenia
Any deviation from the dominant ideology is blocked
Atambayev faces life imprisonment
For 27 years of independence, three out of four Kyrgyz presidents were declared enemies of the people and criminals
Armenia ex-President Kocharyan is released on bail
The second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, has been released on bail, and he is already at home. Aram Orbelyan, one of Kocharyan's lawyer, on Saturday told about this to Armenian …
Court rules: Armenian ex-president Kocharyan to be released on bail
Yerevan’s Court of Appeal released Thursday former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on bail, News.am reports. The ruling was announced by the presiding judge Arsen Nikoghosyan. Thus, the ex-president will be …
Armenia's Golden Palaces: Offshore Millions Evaded Investigators
When the coronavirus hit Armenia in early March, those who had been exposed to the first confirmed patient were ushered to the mountain resort town of Tsaghkadzor and quarantined at the posh Golden Palace Hotel Resort & Spa. The facility …
