[ last updated 17:15 ] The saga of three Armenian army conscripts jailed for life on what human rights groups consider trumped-up charges had a dramatic finale on Friday as they walked free after being unexpectedly acquitted by Armenia’s top appeals court.
[ last updated 17:23 ] Turkey’s membership in the European Union would strengthen Armenia’s national security and bring the South Caucasus nation “geopolitically closer to Europe,” Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian said in a newspaper article published on Friday.
[ last updated 17:28 ] Prime Minister Andranik Markarian dismissed on Friday talk of growing rivalry between his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and a new party which is reputedly sponsored by President Robert Kocharian.
[ last updated 17:13 ] Galust Sahakian, a senior parliamentarian, lavishes praise on his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) in an interview with “Hayots Ashkhar.”
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