Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges Rapporteur Omtzigh, ladies and gentlemen, honorable chairperson. In our previous session, I have already addressed the question of corruption and its pervasive effect on democracy and rule of law in this hemic...

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received on June 26 Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Pashinyan emphasized the importance of the continuous deepening and expansion of Armenia-EU relations,...

Armenia Airlines has got permission from the Russian side for Yerevan-Moscow-Yerevan direct regular flights. Deputy Director of the airlines Gevorg Khachatryan informed ARMENPRESS that the registration of the new Boeing 737-700 airplane in Armenia is at the moment in process. It will be in Armenia on July 8. 2 flights will be ca...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Vietnam and Singapore on official visits. According to the e-gov.am, Pashinyan and his delegation will visit Vietnam July 4-6 and Singapore July 7-9. The delegation will include Pashinyan’s wife Anna Hakobyan, FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of High Tech Industry Hakob Arsh...

A conscripted military serviceman in Armenia has died in “circumstances yet to be revealed”, Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Facebook. “Serviceman Hayk Alaverdyan has died, circumstances are being clarified,” Hovhannisyan wrote. He told ARMENPRESS that the incident has taken place in Armavir. Other det...

Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Maya Tskitishvili will lead a delegation to Armenia, according to e-gov.am. The 10th Session of the Armenia-Georgia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade-Economic Cooperation and an Armenian-Georgian Business Forum will take place June 27-28 in Armenia. Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan ...

Ethnic Armenian, citizen of Georgia Davit Grigoryan has been injured during the June 20-21 clashes in Tbilisi, the Armenian Embassy in Georgia told Armenpress. The Georgian citizen of Armenian origin suffered injuries to the head. He has undergone a surgery. Currently Davit Grigoryan is in stable condition. “The diplomats of the...

A regional head of Armenia’s Social Security Service has been arrested on bribery charges. The National Security Service said in a news release that the Social Security Service Regional Head for Gavar is suspected in accepting bribes from pensioners for falsifying official documents whereby the latter will receive higher pension...

The Armenian delegation to PACE has countered false and deceitful statements made by Azerbaijani delegated during ongoing side-events as part of the organization’s summer session. “With the participation or initiation of Azerbaijanis two events were organized in PACE, one dedicated to issues of refugees and “internally displaced...

The lawyers of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan who was taken into custody charged with “overthrowing the constitutional order” are set to appeal the arrest ruling of the Yerevan Court of Appeals to higher instance. As Panorama.am learnt from the defense team, the petition is based on the fact of “gross violation” o...