Nikol Pashinyan

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2021-03-01T09:40:10+00:00
Regional News • Asia
Armenian protesters storm government building in capital Yerevan

Russian state-owned domestic news agency RIA reports that a group of Armenian protesters stormed into a government building in Yerevan on Monday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

"We are completing our action. Our goal was to show that we can enter any ministry," said one of the participants according to RIA.

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2020-09-28T06:00:01+00:00
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Armenia declares martial law - Armenia and Azerbaijan now at war
Arayik_Harutyunyan, President of Artsakh
Arayik_Harutyunyan, President of Artsakh Credit: Twitter (Reproduction)

The prime minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has claimed that Azerbaijan has initiated a "missile & aerial attack" against Artsakh, a territory that is claimed by Armenia.

Azerbaijan claims to have launched a "counter-offensive" against Armenia.

Both countries are now at war.

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2020-07-29T22:30:02+00:00
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Armenian Prime Minister states that Covid-19 situation has improved
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. Credit: Kremlin (Public Domain)

The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has stated the country has improved the overall situation over the past days. Still, current measures need to be kept up to prevent returning to a crisis and a severe increase in the numbers.

According to Arsen Torosyan, Minister of Health, the number of heavy and extremely heavy Covid-19 cases has dropped from 650 to about 500. The country has reported 37,937 Covid-19 cases in total.