Russian citizen sought by U.S. leaves Armenia for MoscowAugust 31, 2016 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian man wanted by the United States for alleged money laundering and illegal arms sales has left Armenia after being briefly detained in Yerevan, RFE’RL reports. A lawyer for Sergey Mironov said on Wednesday, August 31 that Mironov had departed from Yerevan on a flight to Moscow. Mironov was detained on August 26 at Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport at the request of the U.S. government. But a court in Yerevan on August 29 dismissed a motion by Armenian prosecutors for Mironov to remain in custody to face proceedings for possible extradition to the United States. An international arrest warrant issued by U.S. authorities in May 2016 charged Mironov with money laundering and illegally transfer of military technology from the United States to an undisclosed foreign country. Mironov is an employee at the Moscow office of Synesis, a company developing high-tech video surveillance and computer-based business intelligence. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |