[ last updated 16:28 ] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad praised his country’s “excellent” relationship with Armenia on Monday as he began a two-day official visit to Yerevan largely focusing on bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
[ last updated 16:29 ] Armenia’s parliament passed on Monday a controversial law that allows law-enforcement authorities to wire-tap any telephone conversation without a court authorization.
[ last updated 16:31 ] A regional television station claimed on Monday to have incurred the Armenian government’s ire by broadcasting former President Levon Ter-Petrosian’s September 21 speech that contained harsh verbal attacks on the authorities.
[ last updated 16:37 ] Azerbaijan will increase its defense spending by nearly one third next year to build up its strength in a long-running territorial dispute with Armenia, President Ilham Aliev said on Monday.
[ last updated 16:38 ] A statement by RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin.
[ last updated 16:26 ] “Aravot” reports that tax authorities have launched a large-scale financial inspection of businesses owned by Khachatur Sukisian, a wealthy entrepreneur sympathetic to former President Levon Ter-Petrosian.
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