Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Blogger Alexander Lapshin handed over to Azerbaijan
Photo: Sputnik A Russian blogger extradited by Belarus has been flown to Azerbaijan, where he faces charges related to his trip to Nagorno Karabakh, the Associted Press reports. Alexander Lapshin was flown to Azerbaijan Tuesday and escorted out of the airport by law enforcement agents. Lapshin, who also holds Israeli citizenship, faces charges...
Azerbaijan, Ukraine impose restrictions on imports of goods from Karabakh, Donbas
Ukraine and Azerbaijan have decided not to allow goods ‘made on the territories that are not under control of Baku and Kyiv’ to enter their territories without permits from official authorities, Interfax reports, quoting Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Oleksandr Mischenko. “During the visit of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to Baku...
Council of Europe urged to investigate Azerbaijan bribery allegations
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has been accused of turning a blind eye to corruption, after allegations that a former senior member was paid €2.39m to engineer votes to protect the kleptocratic regime of Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, The Guardian reports. Pieter Omtzigt, a centre-right Dutch...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko plans referendum on NATO membership-German media
Reuters – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko plans a referendum on whether Ukraine should join the NATO alliance given polls that show 54 percent of Ukrainians now favor such a move, Germany’s Funke Mediengruppe newspaper chain reported Thursday. “Four years ago, only 16 percent (of the Ukrainian people) favored Ukraine’s entry into...
Georgia unwilling to create problems with delivery of Russian gas to Armenia
Gita Elibekyan Public Radio of Armenia Tbilisi The Georgian authorities assure that by agreeing to transit Russian gas to Armenia Georgia emphasizes the importance of economic and political rapprochement with the neighboring country. The issue, however, remains a hot topic in Georgia. Under the pressure of the opposition, the authorities have...
Eurovision 2017: Armenia drawn into first semi-final
The Semi-Final Allocation Draw, to determine which country will participate in which Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest took place in host city Kyiv. During the ceremony, Mrs Eva-Louise Erlandsson Slorach, President of the City Council in Stockholm, handed over the Host City Insignia to Kyiv City Mayor Vitaliy Klychko. Previous...
Momondo: Yerevan among best budget holiday destinations of 2017
The independent global travel search site Momondo has included Armenia’s capital Yerevan among the best budget holiday destinations of 2017. The website writes: “Give in to the minibus chaos to criss-cross your way through the city – for 100 Dram, and a loudly shouted “stop!” you’ll be dropped off at the Yerevan’s prized...
Armenia’s Hermine Naghdalyan re-elected as PACE Vice-President
Hermine Naghdalyan, Head of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has been elected PACE Vice-President. The Vice-Presidents were elected at the opening session of the Winter plenary session today. The seats for the Vice-Presidents in respect of the Republic of Moldova and Romania remain vacant....
OSCE PA President calls for extension of mandate of OSCE office in Armenia
The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen, today called for the immediate agreement on the extension of mandates of OSCE field operations, some of which are currently being held up by representatives of OSCE countries. “Field missions have long been the crown jewel of the OSCE, both helping OSCE...
Mkhitaryan wins Man United’s December Goal of the Month
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s remarkable scorpion kick for Manchester United against Sunderland has unsurprisingly taken a landslide victory in our latest Goal of the Month poll, according to United’s official webpage. The instinctive, skilful finish, which sealed a 3-1 win over the Black Cats at Old Trafford on Boxing Day, claimed 79 per cent...
