[ last updated 17:22 ] Armenia has failed to democratize its political system and even regressed in some areas ever since being admitted into the Council of Europe five years ago, according to local non-governmental organizations dealing with political reform.
[ last updated 17:24 ] International mediators ended yet another visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia on Thursday in advance of the upcoming meeting of the two countries’ presidents which they believe could yield a breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
[ last updated 17:29 ] Wealthy government-connected businessmen holding seats in Armenia’s parliament continue to avoid legal sanctions for their notoriously poor attendance of its sessions and have speaker Artur Baghdasarian to thank for that.
[ last updated 17:21 ] “Haykakan Zhamanak” says Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s “silence” over his further political plans is holding up the anticipated “process of regroupings” on the Armenian political stage.
[ last updated 17:22 ] 
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