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Armenian parliament will try to elect a new prime minister on 1 May

26 April 2018

It is likely that opposition parties will rally around one of the leaders of the protest movement, although it is understood that apart from the candidacy of Nikol Pashinyan other options are being considered.

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Political situation in Armenia remains tense

25 April 2018

Nikol Pashinyyan, the leader of street protests who earlier forced the resignation of prime minister Serzh Sargsyan is insisting that a new prime minister is appointed who is not a member of the ruling Republican Party, to pave the way for early elections

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Armenia and Armenian communities worldwide mark Genocide Day

24 April 2018

Armenians throughout the world mark Genocide Day on 24 April - remembering those killed in the attrocities committed in Anatolia in the last days of the Ottoman Empire in 1915

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Minsk Group co-Chair call on sides to reduce tension

24 April 2018

The co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Process dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict issued a statement on Monday afternoon (23 April) calling on the sides in the conflict to take iommediate steps to reduce tensions.

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Monday Commentary: A week is a long time in politics – in Armenia, last week felt like a decade

24 April 2018

"No Armenian politician can take the Armenian people for granted any more. They have won against all the odds", writes Dennis sammut in this week's Monday commentary

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Serzj Sargsyan resigns as Armenian prime minister

24 April 2018

Serzj Sargsyan,who has been Armenia's strongman for over a decade has resigned from the post of prime minister following days of street protests in the capital Yerevan and throughout the country.

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Nato parliamentarians meet in Batumi to discuss Black Sea Security

23 April 2018

Addressing the gathering of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili called on NATO to implement countermeasures against Russia's renewed cold war approach

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EU calls for immediate release of arrested Armenian protestors

23 April 2018

"All those who have been detained while exercising their fundamental right of assembly in accordance with the law must be released immediately", said a statement issued in Brussels by the European Union

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Armenian opposition leaders arrested

22 April 2018

In the operation to arrest Pashinyan the police used stun grenades. At least two other members of parliament from the oppostion Yelk Bloc, as well many others have also been taken into custody.

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Armenian parliament will try to elect a new prime minister on 1 May

Political situation in Armenia remains tense

Armenia and Armenian communities worldwide mark Genocide Day

Minsk Group co-Chair call on sides to reduce tension

Monday Commentary: A week is a long time in politics – in Armenia, last week felt like a decade

Serzj Sargsyan resigns as Armenian prime minister

Nato parliamentarians meet in Batumi to discuss Black Sea Security

EU calls for immediate release of arrested Armenian protestors

Armenian opposition leaders arrested