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Armenia sets up anti-corruption unit

MAY 25 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Armenia’s government has set up a new anti-corruption unit, media reported, designed to screen high- ranking officials taking jobs that might present a conflict of interest. Anti-corruption measures have been increased across the globe after a string of highly public leaks showed just how strong the links were between corruption and various officials in governments worldwide.

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(News report from Issue No. 330, published on May 28 2017)

Tourist number rise in Armenia

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MAY 24 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Tourist numbers in Armenia have risen by 25% between January and April, media reported by quoting the chairperson of the economy ministry’s tourism committee, Zarmine Zeytuntsyan. She said the number of tourists from China, Iran and Russia had risen.

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(News report from Issue No. 330, published on May 28 2017)

Armenia and Iran sign farm deal

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MAY 24 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Armenia and Iran signed a deal to jointly develop their agricultural potential, highlighting just how improved relations between the two neighbours has become. The joint development will focus on fighting pests together and quarantines. Trade between Iran and Armenia has increased as both countries have steadily tried to attract new allies.

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(News report from Issue No. 330, published on May 28 2017)

Armenia’s top footballer scores cup goal

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MAY 24 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenia’s top football player, scored the final goal in Manchester United’s 2-0 victory over Dutch club Ajax in the Europa League final. Mkhitaryan is a hero in Armenia and is considered one of the best players, if not the best, that the country has ever produced.

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(News report from Issue No. 330, published on May 28 2017)

Armenian police arrests checkpoint chief

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MAY 26 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Police in Armenia arrested the head of a border checkpoint for taking bribes, media reported. The arrest is a reminder that corruption is still an issue at border checkpoints in Armenia. Reports did not name the arrested man or which border post he worked at. They did say that he was taking bribes in exchange for a dropping import tax.

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(News report from Issue No. 330, published on May 28 2017)

Economic activity rises in Armenia

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MAY 22 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Economic activity in Armenia between January and April was 5.7% higher than in the same period in 2016, media reported quoting the national statistics agency. It said that the biggest driver of this economic upturn was the construction sector which saw an increase of 13.4%. Agricultural production declined, though, by 2.9%, a reflection of the weaker Armenian dram.

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(News report from Issue No. 330, published on May 28 2017)

Soldier convicted of murdering Armenians goes home

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MAY 18 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Valery Permyakov, the former Russian soldier convicted of stabbing to death a family of seven in 2015 in Gyumri, Armenia’s second city, was transferred to Russia to see out the rest of his life sentence. Permyakov had been serving at the Russian military base in Gyumri when he murdered the family.

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(News report from Issue No. 329, published on May 20 2017)

Azerbaijan fires a missile

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MAY 15 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Azerbaijan fired a missile at an air defence system operated by Armenia-backed rebels in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, sharply escalating tension between the two enemies. Both sides accused the other of deliberately trying to provoke each other. Tension has been rising this year. In April 2016, the worst fighting since a UN-brokered ceasefire in 1994 killed several dozen people.

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(News report from Issue No. 329, published on May 20 2017)

Scuffles break out between Azerbaijanis and Armenians

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MAY 9 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Fighting briefly broke out during a Victory Day parade in Moscow between a group of Armenians and a group of Azerbaijani. A video on the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website showed men arguing over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia are still officially at war over the region which Armenia-backed rebels have controlled since 1994. Nobody was hurt in the scuffles.

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(News report from Issue No. 328, published on May 12 2017)

Azeri police arrest soldiers for spying for Armenia

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MAY 7 2017 (The Conway Bulletin) — Azerbaijani police arrested a group of soldiers who they accuse of spying and plotting a coup backed by Armenia, with which Azerbaijan is still officially at war with over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.

The row follows a scandal in Armenia focused on the import of apples from Azerbaijan. Trade between the two countries has, officially at least, been banned by each of the two governments. Armenian customs officials and the apple smugglers have been arrested, media said.

In Baku, the government said they had foiled the plot by a group of soldiers and civilians to launch attacks in Azerbaijan. Relations between the two neighbours have deteriorated over the past year. Last April, several dozen people were killed in the worst outbreak of fight- ing around Nagorno-Karabakh since a 1994 UN-negotiated ceasefire.

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(News report from Issue No. 328, published on May 12 2017)