Now that Ruben Hayrapetyan has resigned from the National Assembly thereby forfeiting his mandate by the will of the Armenian people, something even more important is being demanded–that he he brought to justice. Today a demonstration march began at 10:00 am in front of the National Assembly building on Baghramyan Street, then with [...]
I just read an article on RFE/RL reporting that the main financier of the proposed environmentally devastating mining project in Armenia’s Teghut Forest has put a hold in transferring funds. The Russian bank VTB was set to provide the Armenian Copper Program (ACP) with a $280 million loan to get started with mining projects.
That decision [...]
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