Lilit AVAGYAN

For the sake of the president of the republic, friendship with the famous oligarch, for the sake of deserving their cordial smile or for being specially noticed during some public event our well-known politicians, representatives of intelligentsia and all those, who have such opportunities, push each other in order to benefit from chance without signifying …

– Mr. Hovhannisyan, you and many other experts predicted the Georgian-Ossetian war. It turns out that Armenia had enough time to find alternative ways as well as find new angles of negotiations of Karabakh conflict. – Of course, yes, if we had a realistic foreign policy and enforced our own decisions and if we didn’t …

Since 1996 the efforts of the Armenian government have been mainly targeted at keeping stability in the country. The presidents have been spending their energy on proving their legitimacy and weakening the inner tension. Definitely this is the reason why the foreign policy of Armenia has been fragmental, and even some analysts say that such …

Writer, essayiste and philosopher Ruben Angaladyan is surprised at the fact that during this difficult phase when there is a conflict between South Ossetia and Georgia our leaders are in vacation. – Mr. Angaladyan, you have numerously mentioned in your words that the highest value is the human being but indeed the recent developments in …

– Ms. Nadezhda, there was time, when you were occupied with active politics. You were an MP of the Supreme Council of the second convocation. However, it has been awhile since you have not only been refusing to participate in any inner political process of Armenia but also refuse to echo on that. What keeps …

– Mr. Sahakyants, the people’s protests after the presidential elections, the events of March 1, which followed after those made different people and even the ones, who support the government, think that not everything is alright in our country. However, if I am not mistaken, you are one of the few people, who don’t draw …

It’s hard to believe the words of the deputy prosecutor general of Armenia Aram Tamazyan that the citizens, who would made evident violations on the election day will be subject to legal responsibility. Or it’s more accurate to say naive. First of all, in our fatherland not only almost all the men and women are …

– Mr. Kushkyan, several years ago the anti-corruption department at the president’s office found out that one of the most corrupt fields was health care and education. Do you think that the situation is the same now too? – Generally I can’t combine the term “corrupt” with health care since health care is very humanistic …

When chewing apple and watching on TV people from the Buzand and Kozern neighborhoods gathered in front of the President’s Office or the Government Building you change the channel it means two things. You either don’t care about that information because it is not going to happen to you either or you think that others …

The ten-year silence between the first and the second presidents reminds of a history. During one of the concerts composer Morris Ravel appeared next to another composer, who hated Ravels’ music. After silently sitting next to him for ten minutes Ravel offered his “talk-friend”, “my friend, let’s change the topic.” As time shows the ten-year …