 Wife, lawyers of arrested opposition activist invited to U.S. Embassy August 31, 2022 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The wife and lawyers of opposition activist and politician Avetik Chalabyan, who is arrested on charges he has decried as politically motivated, have been invited to the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, Chalabyan's defense team reveals. The situation surrounding the case involving Chalabyan and "illegalities" associated with it were discussed at the Embassy. No further details are available at this point. Chalabyan was first detained in May after leaked audio fragments of a conversation between him and a student leader at Armenia’s National Agrarian University was leaked to pro-government news outlets. Subsequently, he was charged with offering AMD 2 million drams (nearly $5,000) to said student leader in order to secure the presence of 2,000 students at anti-Government demonstrations demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Chalabyan says, however, that the recording has been manipulated and demands that the authorities release the full tape, which he says would prove his innocence.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty  Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |
