Politics

The US Department of State published the Human Rights in 2009 report, which, as always, contains a large chapter about Armenia as well. The main topic of the 80 page section on Armenia is again focused on the presidential elections 2008, the events of March 1, the 10 victims and the actions of the activities …

“As an Armenian, certainly I appreciate and believe it was one step forward toward the historical truth and justice and the recognition of the Armenian genocide,” said former foreign minister Alexander Arzumanyan to our correspondent in answer to our question concerning the adoption of the 252 bill by the foreign affairs committee of the Congress. …

– Mr. Arzumanyan, the foreign relations committee of the US Congress adopted the resolution 252 on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Was this a progress on the way of the recognition of the Genocide? What consequences can this have? Do you find it possible for the US Congress to adopt it? – As an …

The resolution on the Armenian Genocide adopted by the Foreign Relations Committee of the US Congress originated great activeness not only among the Armenian outlets but also western media agencies. However, unlike the overt excitement of the Armenian TV channels the European and the US media outlets review the issue from a different angle as …

Today the US House of Representatives is discussing the bill on recognizing the Armenian Genocide. It is hard to say what the results of the vote may be, but it is even harder to say what it will give to Armenian if this bill is approved or not. If the bill is adopted by the …

Back in the day, when a number of economists and journalists were warning that the credits and loans received from foreign donors will became a headache for Armenia, the officials of relevant sectors would try to calm them down by saying that the foreign debt is in the allowable limits and would advise not to …

– Mr. Igityan, today the US House of Representatives is discussing the 252 bill concerning the recognition of the Armenian genocide. Many senators have expressed their commitment to vote for the bill. Do you think the committee will adopt the bill? – All what is discussed in the Congress should be viewed in the context …

After a long interval opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan reverted to harsh criticism of Armenia’s leadership but stood by his cautious strategy of trying to topple it yesterday as thousands of his supporters marked the second anniversary of the 2008 post-election violence of March 1 near the Matenadaran in Yerevan. Although the police blocked most of …

After being closed for four years, the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border is again open. The checkpoint will work in March-November from 06:00 till 22:00, and in the period of November-March – from 07:00 to 19:00. Only transport means can cross the Upper Lars. The checkpoint restores a vital route between Russia and …

Utility service regulators yesterday kept unchanged the price of electricity for Armenian households despite the increased cost of Russian natural gas delivered to the country. Robert Nazaryan, the PSRC chairman, said Armenia can sustain such a price thanks to the upcoming launch of a new and much more efficient unit at a major thermal-power plant …