Section: Lragir.am (Armenia)
Russian Fighter Jets on Their Way: New American Proposal to Armenia
The American side is ready to enlarge defense cooperation with Armenia, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia Laura Kooper stated in Washington. She attended a formal event at the Armenian Embassy in Washington to celebrate the Armenian Army Day. The high-ranking official in Pentagon has stated that she will...
Transit Pipeline in Armenia: Nikol Pashinyan’s Statement
We are interested in having a transit pipeline running across Armenia an oil or gas pipeline from any country, including Russia, to another country, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with RBC, answering the question about the North Stream 2. Iran-Black Sea is a more or less realistic route for a transit pipeline across Armenia....
Court Sentenced Ukrainian Ex-President to 13 Years
The Kiev court has found the ex-president of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych guilty of treason and sentenced him in absentia to 13 years in prison, RIA Novosti informed. Yanukovych left Ukraine in 2014. The examination of his case of treason started at the end of 2017. The counsel for the prosecution demanded a life sentence but later demanded 15 years...
Big Bonus from European Union: Merkel’s Waiting for Pashinyan
An Armenian delegation was in Germany on January 15-17 for a discussion on visa liberalization between the EU and Armenia. According to the press release, the German side commended effective cooperation based on legal documents on readmission, highlighting the high level of mutual confidence and the readiness to move towards the legitimate...
Erdogan’s Slap to Putin: Sultan’s Violence
The Ukrainian press, referring to President Poroshenko, stated that Ukraine intends to buy Turkish combat drones. Poroshenko stated that these modern drones can be completed with high-precision rockets and destroy armored cars, engineering installations and marine targets. It goes without saying why Ukraine needs combat drones and any deadly...
Kievyan Bridge Blocked for Traffic for Half an Hour
Early in the morning today traffic was blocked on Kievyan Bridge in Yerevan. Two cars parked across the bridge and blocked the way for traffic. …read more Source:...
Now You Can Read Lragir.am on EU NEIGHBOURS website
A new tool which aggregates news and articles about EU cooperation with its Eastern Partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) is now available through the EU NEIGHBOURS website. …read more Source:...
Immediately terminate the unlawful criminal prosecution, release Ukrainian citizen, well-known blogger Bogdan Kaliusskyi and ensure his security
On March 27, 2018 Ukrainian citizen Bogdan Kaliusskyi (aka former citizen of the RF Maksim Arkadievich Baidak) arrived in Armenia via Flight PS 613 from Kyiv to Yerevan …read more Source:...
What Will Russia Start with, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
Western experts think that after the March 2018 elections Vladimir Putin who is stuck in Ukraine and the Near East will try to shift his activity to the post-Soviet space. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Removed Armenian Delegation: Russian MFA Statement
While the members of the delegations were waiting in the hall for an hour, the heads of all delegations were having a separate discussion with the BSEC PA Secretary General and the head of the Ukrainian delegation. …read more Source:...
