Politics

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan today attended a videoconference session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, the meeting was attended by RF Premier Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Rumas, Prime Ministe...

US Attorney-General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his administration was started without any basis and amounted to an effort to "sabotage the presidency," The Associated Press reported. Barr, who has appointed a US attorney to lead an investigatio...

The Head of opposition “Bright Armenia” fraction at parliament Edmon Marukyan insists the state of emergency declared in Armenia amid the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be extended in the whole republic. Marukyan referred to the reports circulated in media that the government envisages to extend the state of emergency regime for ano...

Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, warned on Thursday that he will have to ask to extend the state of emergency two more weeks when the current deadline for the lockdown ends on 26 April, EU Observer reported. "Within 15 days, I will have to do this again, because we will not have ended the pandemic," he said. The opposi...

The former deputy chief of the Armenian parliament staff, famous lawyer Arsen Babayan has announced his decision to step into active politics, joining the party led by former National Security Service (NSS) Director Artur Vanetsyan. “I have decided to enter active politics. I would like to inform you that I am very proud to ac...

The Committee for Freedom of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan posted a video on its official Facebook page on Friday, writing: “We have built, created, won and lived with him.” “He protected us when we needed protection. Now he needs our support,” the committee added. The post included #FreedomToPresident hashtag. ...

Strict social distancing measures have helped Germany to slightly slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, giving cautious hope some of the restrictions could be eased after Easter, Reuters reported. With almost 110,000 cases and 2,107 deaths, Germany has weathered the pandemic bette...

Armenia is ready to provide support to its partners, member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as much as possible in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during a video conference of the Eurasian Inter-Governmental Council. “Armenia is ready within its capacities to p...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, BBC News reports, citing Downing Street. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas' Hospital in London since Sunday. No 10 said he "has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he...

“Armenia undertakes every possible step to ensure the return of our citizens to Armenia, and the priority is particularly given to citizens who appeared in difficult situations in countries with tense epidemiological situation, Spokesperson at the ministry of foreign affairs Anna Naghdalyan told Armenpress news agency in a requ...