  Armenian investigators launch criminal case over Boris Avagyan’s death October 3, 2025 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case over the death of Boris Avagyan, the former representative for special assignments of the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Factor.am reports. According to the Committee’s spokesperson Kima Avdalyan, the case was opened under Part 3 of Article 162 of the Criminal Code — “driving a person to suicide or attempted suicide through threats, cruel treatment, or degrading behavior.” On September 24, Boris Avagyan was found dead in the restroom of Armenia’s Consulate General in St. Petersburg. He had been accused of evading customs duties.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
