US President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, unraveling the signature foreign policy achievement of his predecessor, Barack Obama, and isolating the United States among its Western allies, NY Timesreported.
“We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanctions. America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail,” Trump noted, adding that the Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. Continue reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinyan on becoming prime minister, Reuters reports, citing the Kremlin.
The Kremlin also expressed hope that close relations between Russia and of the Republic of Armenia would grow stronger still. Continue reading
Armenian lawmakers elected opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
59 MPs voted in favor, 42 voted against.
The extraordinary sitting of the Republic of Armenia parliament kicked off 12:00 for the second round of vote to elect a Prime Minister. Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader who spearheaded Continue reading
Dear Compatriots,
Yesterday, after a series of substantial discussions conducted on various levels and aimed at the resolution of the existing political crisis, the involved political forces came up with statements which have brought to a logical conclusion democratic developments evolving in the country.
With this regard, I salute the responsible stance of the democratic movement led by Nicol Pashinian, Continue reading
YEREVAN. – “My Step” initiative leader Nikol Pashinyan was not elected a Prime Minister.
During the vote on May 1 the candidate nominated by Yelk faction received 45 votes “for” and 56 “against”.
“The decision was not approved. We will meet on the Continue reading
rime Minister of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has just announced his resignation.
The statement posted on the website is as follows:
“I am stepping down from the post of Prime Minister.
Prime minister Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia on Monday issued a statement to this effect. Continue reading
On the night of April 2, 2016, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against the Republic of Artsakh.
The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan used virtually all types of weapons. During April 2-5, there were fights along the entire line of contact with the heaviest clashes in the south (Hadrut) and the northeast (Martakert).
On the morning of April 2, the Armenian side reported the destruction Continue reading
A cloud forming a cap over Mount Ararat has left many residents of Turkey amazingly shocked.
Many described it as an inexplicably exceptional phenomenon “on top of the highest mountain peak in the country. “The mountain seemed to be wearing a cap knit of clouds,” reads a report on the website Rusturkey.com.
Mount Ararat, one of the symbols of Armenia, is located on the province of Igdir, temporarily occupied by Turkey, Continue reading
Islam does not belong to Germany, said German new Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer on a collision course with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Seehofer criticizes Merkel’s open door policy toward refugees, The Daily Mail reported.
“No. Islam does not belong to Germany. Germany has been shaped by Christianity.The Muslims who live with us obviously belong to Germany, but false consideration for others clearly does not mean we give Continue reading
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chair Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Vice Chair Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) issued statements in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s anti-Armenian pogroms in Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku, the Armenian Assembly of America reported . Continue reading
