A movement initiated by a lawmaker from an opposition bloc led by former President Robert Kocharian has announced its participation in upcoming municipal elections in Yerevan.
Armenia’s top election official allied to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has dismissed a civic group’s claims that the ruling Civil Contract party is abusing government resources to facilitate its victory in upcoming municipal polls in Yerevan.
Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonian on Friday voiced regret over Turkey’s reaction to a memorial to “genocide avengers” in Yerevan that he said was erected by the decision of local authorities and did not necessarily reflect Armenia’s foreign policy.
The United States has noted “with disappointment” Turkey’s announcement that it would suspend Armenian airline overflight permissions, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on May 3.
Turkey has closed its airspace for flights operated by Armenian airlines toward third countries because of Armenia’s provocations, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, speaking on Turkish television on Wednesday.