  Armenia files second extradition bid for Kostanyan December 19, 2025 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has officially submitted a renewed request to Russia, seeking the extradition of former Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan for prosecution by Armenian authorities. “The Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia sent an extradition request to the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation on December 17, seeking to transfer Gevorg Kostanyan to Armenia for criminal prosecution,” the Armenian Prosecutor’s Office announced, as reported by Aysor.am. This is Armenia’s second attempt to obtain Kostanyan’s extradition; the first request was rejected by Russia. On November 18, Armenian Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan told Parliament that, in addition to Kostanyan, Armenia intends to request the extradition of Vahagn Harutyunyan, former head of the investigative team in the March 1 case.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
