[ last updated 16:41 ] A senior British diplomat publicly questioned on Thursday the need for continued Russian military presence in Armenia, suggesting that it would be particularly unjustified after a resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
[ last updated 16:47 ] Armenia’s three governing parties are setting up a joint structure that will coordinate the unfolding campaign for the passage of President Robert Kocharian’s constitutional amendments at a referendum next month.
[ last updated 16:48 ] Prime Minister Andranik Markarian pledged late Wednesday to be more careful in presenting government officials and friends with firearms and effectively admitted that one of those “gifts” was used in a recent high-profile murder.
[ last updated 16:39 ] "Armenian supporters of a colored revolution have not yet come up with substantiated arguments as to why Robert Kocharian or his possible successors are not beneficial for the West,” writes "Aravot."
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