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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |