[ last updated 17:05 ] The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) appeared to have publicly laid claim on Wednesday to the crucial post of defense minister in Armenia’s new government to be formed as a result of Saturday’s parliamentary elections.
[ last updated 17:10 ] A close associate of Artur Baghdasarian accused the authorities on Wednesday of wire-tapping the telephones of the embattled former parliament speaker and other leaders of his opposition Orinats Yerkir Party.
[ last updated 17:12 ] The defense lawyer of Aleksandr Arzumanian claimed on Wednesday that the Armenian authorities lack the evidence to prosecute the former foreign minister on charges of politically motivated money laundering and will set him free later this week.
[ last updated 17:14 ] Nagorno-Karabakh’s outgoing President Arkady Ghukasian warned on Wednesday that his self-proclaimed republic must have a “final say” in any internationally backed settlement of the conflict with Azerbaijan as he presided over a military parade in Stepanakert alongside President Robert Kocharian.
[ last updated 17:04 ] “Just because an individual undesirable for the regime may be receiving money from abroad is not sufficient grounds for opening a criminal case,” writes “Haykakan Zhamanak.”
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