1 serviceman of Artsakh’s Defense Army dies, 4 are injured as a result of car accident
11:29,
YEREVAN, JUNE 25, ARMENPRESS. Contract servicemen of the N military unit of the Defense Army crashed while driving a civilian car. Nikolay Seryozha Sargsyan (born in 1981) died, and four servicemen were taken to a medical institution, ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Defense Ministry of Artsakh.
Investigation is underway to clarify circumstances.
The Armenian opposition has called for an ‘urgent’ rally on Monday evening, blaming the ruling Civil Contract party for the recent bloody incident in the village of Nigavan, in Aragatsotn province that left two dead and one in critical condition. Law enforcement has since denied any political element to the killing.
Protesters marched from Yerevan’s France square to the Police department, National Security Service building and the ruling Civil Contract Party’s office, holding posters reading ‘stop terrorism’ and ‘stop the killer’.
The protesters poured red paint on the street in front of the ruling Civil Contract party's office and left toy guns in front of the entrance.
Opposition leaders blamed the Pashinyan administration for the incident, blaming them for allowing murders for political views. According to local pro-opposition media outlets citing anonymous sources, the shooting was preceded by a fight between a group of young people who ‘made unflattering remarks about Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’ and the relatives of relatives of a ruling party MP and local deputy governor.
At present, these allegations have not been independently confirmed.
A 32-year-old man suspected of committing the shooting has been arrested.
A statement released by Armenia’s Investigative Committee describes the deadly altercation as a ‘follow-up’ to an incident of road rage.
According to the Committee, on 18 June in the town of Aparan, the 32-year-old driver of a car, who had his brother as a passenger, had an altercation with the driver of another car, whom the 32-year-old accused of bad driving. Local Aparan residents also apparently become involved in the dispute.
On 19 June, the 32-year-old, his brother, and several other men met with one of the Aparan residents who were a part of the previous day's argument and beat him. At 19:00 the same day, an argument about ‘the same issue’ continued at a rubbish dump near the village of Nigavan, where the 32-year-old man ‘fired from a rifle at his disposal’, thereby killing two people and injuring five.
Both the police and the Investigative Committee have denied that the incident was sparked by a political dispute.
The rally comes on the heels of nearly two months of continuous protest by Armenia’s opposition, who seeks Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation, ostensibly for concessions he has made on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
In a statement on Monday, the opposition Armenia Alliance claimed the incident had taken place ‘with the participation of ruling party members’.
Armen Ashotyan, vice-president of Armenia’s former ruling Republican Party, which is part of the opposition I Have Honour bloc, stated that the ‘bloody’ events in Aparan ‘prove that the [ruling] Civil Contract Party has become a gang’, and suggested that the party be banned once Pashinyan is no longer prime minister.
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YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. Russia has lifted all restrictions on entry of Armenian citizens across the land border, which will contribute to the development of tourism and economic ties, ARMENPRESS reports Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Minsk.
"According to the government's decision, all restrictions for Armenian citizens entering Russia by land have been lifted. We expect that tourist flows will be restored in the near future. It is very important for the peoples of Armenia and Russia," Mishustin said.
The Russian Prime Minister also stressed that the Russian side gives priority to the unblocking of economic and transport ties in the Caucasus.
"Practical work is being actively carried out within the framework of the trilateral working group chaired by the Deputy Prime Ministers. (ed. Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan). The regular meeting took place during the St. Petersburg Economic Forum," Mishustin said.
On an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, President of the Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan had a meeting with President of Iranian Majles (Parliament) Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf.
The chief legislators of the two countries discussed the Armenia-Iran inter-parliamentary relations.
The parties underscored that the partnership between the two countries is based on millennia-long friendship and good-neighborly relations and expressed readiness to deepen the bilateral ties.
Touching upon the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf highlighted the preservation of the territorial integrity of the two countries and the establishment of lasting peace.
Alen Simonyan touched upon the recent Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression against Nagorno Karabakh and its consequences.
He noted that numerous humanitarian problems remain unsolved after the war, particularly, the return of prisoners of war and the preservation of the Armenian historical-cultural and spiritual heritage on the territories that have passed under the control of Azerbaijan.
“The encroachments of Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia endanger our efforts aimed at the stability and security of the region. In this respect we highly appreciate the position of Iran on the territorial integrity and the inviolability of the borders,” Simonyan added.
During the meeting the parties also referred to the challenges in the field of transport and transit and the ways of their solution.
At the end of the meeting Alen Simonyan invited his colleague to Armenia on an official visit.
Opposition leader and deputy parliament speaker Ishkhan Saghatelyan reiterates the protest movement launched by Armenian’s opposition groups continues despite the decision to dismantle the tents set up in Yerevan’s central France Square.
Addressing a rally on Tuesday evening, Saghatelyan announced the opposition’s plans to scale back daily anti-government demonstrations in Yerevan and try to attract greater popular support to the resistance movement launched in May.
“Let's appreciate our work and the path we have passed, let’s record our achievements and continue our struggle with renewed vigor,” he wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
“I don't have time or intention to respond to stupid comments right now. Time will put everything in its place and will give answers to all questions,” Saghatelyan said.
He said he was heading to the penitentiary in the town of Artik to visit opposition activists being held there. Saghatelyan added he and his colleagues will deal with organizational issues related to the movement later in the day.
Dear friends, let's hold a spontaneous gathering today at 2 pm in Vardanyan Park on Italy Street, Armenia Bloc MP Aram Vardevanyan wrote on his Facebook page.
"There is a matter," Vardevanyan added.
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Members of the Armenian ruling Civil Contract party’s parliamentary faction are discussing the possible expulsion of opposition lawmakers, its secretary Artur Hovhannisyan said.
“The faction is discussing the matter. It’s backed by popular demand,” he told a briefing in the parliament on Thursday.
According to him, many people have laid out a demand to strip MPs from the opposition Hayastan and Pativ Unem blocs of their seats after their boycott of parliament sessions to take part in daily protests in Yerevan.
“The [Civil Contract] faction MPs have different opinions on the matter. There are discussions, but no decision has been made yet,” Hovhannisyan said.
YEREVAN, June 6. /ARKA/. A specialized Tesla electric car showroom –Tesla Energy-has opened in Armenia offering smart, modern and desirable vehicles of all the models manufactured by the famous company.
The exclusive partner of Tesla Energy is ACBA Leasing, which offers purchase of cars on favorable terms. Thanks to ACBA Leasing individuals can make only a10% down payment, buy an electric car Tesla and pay the rest within 7 years. With AMD payments the annual interest rate for individual buyers starts at 11.5%.
Leasing is available also to legal entities in AMD, USD and EUR. In case of euro the annual interest rate starts from 2%.
"In order to develop innovative "green" technologies in Armenia, several years ago ACBA Leasing established "Green Leasing" sub-brand, one of the directions of which is to finance purchase of electric cars. Today with "Tesla Energy" company we are launching a campaign on financing purchase of electric cars on exceptional terms. In recent years ACBA Leasing has done an unprecedented job of popularizing electric cars in Armenia. During this period purchase of hundreds of electric cars has been financed by ACBA Leasing,’ said Aghasi Gasparyan, General Director of ACBA Leasing.
ACBA Leasing continues contributing to the development of electric car culture in Armenia. Green technologies are the future.
More information is in the video.
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10:45, 3 June 2022
YEREVAN, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS. The working group led by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan dealing with the unblocking of regional communications will meet in Moscow, Russia, on June 3, the Office of Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan said.
The last meeting of the Deputy PMs was held in December 2021.
14:40, 3 June 2022
YEREVAN, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received European Union’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Toivo Klaar, the foreign ministry said.
During the meeting FM Mirzoyan presented Armenia’s position on the establishment of regional peace and stability and the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and in this context reaffirmed the importance of restoring the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship.
The sides discussed the implementation process of the agreements reached with the results of the Brussels meetings. Minister Mirzoyan stressed the impermissibility of comments made over the agreements that have nothing to do with the reality and emphasized the necessity of the rhetoric and practical steps for ensuring a constructive environment.
The sides exchanged views also on the activities of the commission on delimitation and border security between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the unblocking of economic and transportation infrastructure in the region.
Minister Mirzoyan considered unacceptable Azerbaijan’s continuous attempts to destabilize the situation in South Caucasus through militaristic statements and border provocations.