Astghik Bedevian

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• Հոկտեմբեր 01, 2013

  New Armenian Prosecutor Confirmed By Parliament

  The National Assembly approved on Tuesday President Serzh Sarkisian’s pick for Armenia’s new prosecutor-general amid surprisingly little resistance from its opposition minority.

• Սեպտեմբեր 30, 2013

  Sarkisian Initiates Another Amnesty

  President Serzh Sarkisian has asked the Armenian parliament to call another general amnesty that could lead to the release of two government critics regarded by their supporters as political prisoners, it emerged on Monday.

• Սեպտեմբեր 26, 2013

  New Chief Prosecutor Named

  A 35-year-old law-enforcement official close to President Serzh Sarkisian is poised to become Armenia’s new prosecutor-general.

• Սեպտեմբեր 25, 2013

  New Armenian Law-Enforcement Body Planned

  President Serzh Sarkisian has moved to set up a new and powerful law-enforcement agency that will be tasked with conducting criminal investigations.

• Սեպտեմբեր 17, 2013

  Armenian Opposition Divided Over Russian-Led Union

  Armenia’s leading opposition parties have given differing assessments of government plans to join the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, with only one of them condemning the unexpected U-turn in Armenian foreign policy.

• Օգոստոս 07, 2013

  Opposition Group Sues Yerevan Mayor

  An opposition bloc represented in Yerevan’s municipal assembly challenged the legality of Mayor Taron Markarian’s failed to attempt to sharply raise public transport fares in Armenia’s Administrative Court on Wednesday.

• Օգոստոս 06, 2013

  Yerevan Mayor Hints At Renewed Rise In Transport Fares

  Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian on Tuesday did not rule out the possibility of making another attempt soon to significantly raise the cost of public transport in the Armenian capital.

• Օգոստոս 01, 2013

  Yerevan Eyes Quick Gains From Deal With EU

  Armenia hopes to earn quick and significant economic benefits from its forthcoming Association Agreement with the European Union, a senior pro-government lawmaker in Yerevan said on Thursday.

• Հուլիս 31, 2013

  Yerevan Mayor Hit By Another Scandal

  Yerevan’s embattled Mayor Taron Markarian on Wednesday denied fresh allegations of illegal business ownership reflecting the continuing fallout from his ill-fated attempt to significantly raise public transport fees in the capital.

• Հուլիս 26, 2013

  Yerevan Mayor Faces More Protests

  Hundreds of youth activists continued to demonstrate outside the Yerevan municipality on Friday despite Mayor Taron Markarian’s decision to cancel a controversial rise in public transport fees.

• Հուլիս 24, 2013

  Fraud Case Against Oskanian Dropped

  In what amounted to an out-of-court settlement, Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) dropped on Wednesday controversial accusations of financial impropriety leveled against Vartan Oskanian, a former foreign minister highly critical of the government.

• Հուլիս 23, 2013

  Armenian Suspect In Russia ‘Not Discriminated Against’

  Armenia’s state human rights ombudsman, Karen Andreasian, on Tuesday denied any ethnic discrimination by Russian law-enforcement authorities of an Armenian man who caused a fatal bus crash near Moscow this month.

• Հուլիս 22, 2013

  Police Asked To Prosecute Ex-Gyumri Mayor For Assault

  Vartan Ghukasian, the controversial former mayor of Gyumri, risked facing criminal proceedings on Monday after a man allegedly assaulted by him lodged a formal complaint with the local police.

• Հուլիս 17, 2013

  Russia Under Fire Over Armenian Suspect’s ‘Humiliation’

  State officials, opposition figures and civic activists in Armenia have condemned authorities in Russia for what they see as a humiliating and xenophobic treatment of an Armenian truck driver who was involved in a bus crash near Moscow that left 18 people dead.

• Հուլիս 10, 2013

  New Syunik Governor Named

  A wealthy pro-government parliamentarian was appointed as governor of Armenia’s southeastern Syunik province on Wednesday, replacing a notorious official who resigned last month following a deadly shooting near his residence.

• Հուլիս 05, 2013

  Speaker ‘Not Censured’ By Ruling Party

  Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian insisted late on Thursday that he was not criticized by President Serzh Sarkisian at a meeting of the leadership of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK).

• Հուլիս 04, 2013

  Armenian Speaker Cancels Trip Abroad

  Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian has cancelled a planned official visit to Ukraine amid signs of tension within the governing Republican Party of Armenia (HHK).

• Հունիս 19, 2013

  Yerevan Confirms Possible Equity Sale To Russian Gas Giant

  The government confirmed on Wednesday that it is considering giving up its minority stake in Armenia’s national gas company in ongoing negotiation with Gazprom over the price of Russian natural gas delivered to the country.

• Հունիս 14, 2013

  Corruption Report Investigated By Police

  The Armenian police launched on Friday a criminal investigation into serious abuses in the administration of public procurements that have been alleged by the parliamentary Audit Chamber.

• Հունիս 12, 2013

  Government’s Economic Record Comes Under Opposition Attack

  The opposition minority in the Armenian parliament lashed out at the country’s government on Wednesday, saying that its economic policies have been a gross failure.

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