[ last updated 14:21 ] Armenia has welcomed the decision by voters in Montenegro to opt for independence from Serbia, implying that the “civilized” divorce of the two former Yugoslav republics should serve as a blueprint for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
[ last updated 14:26 ] The Armenian government again failed to push through parliament on Wednesday a bill that would obligate all well-to-do Armenians to regularly declare their personal incomes and other assets.
[ last updated 14:28 ] Armenia’s top state human rights official refused on Wednesday to intervene in the controversial eviction of opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian and his supporters from the government-owned offices of their Zharangutyun (Heritage) party.
[ last updated 14:29 ] Diplomats from Turkey and Armenia have held exploratory talks since last year in a bid to normalize bilateral ties, a Turkish foreign ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
[ last updated 14:19 ] “Haykakan Zhamanak” reports that efforts by Greece’s OTE telecom giant to sell the ArmenTel operator have run into trouble.