Politics

Former members of the fact-finding group on March 1 Andranik Kocharyan and Seda Safaryan will come up with a new report in January. We were informed about it by Seda Safaryan, former representative of Heritage party in the fact-finding group. “The content of the report will touch upon a number of issues such as killings, …

– What do you think about the activation in the processes of Armenia-Turkey relations and Karabakh conflict settlement? – The processes of Armenia-Turkey relations and Karabakh conflict settlement were activated not last week but following the Russian-Georgian war in August. As I have said before, it is a direct result of separation of spheres of …

Yesterday a long-expected event happened in the political sector of Armenia. The pro-government wing of the Henchak party, being led by the secretary of the party Sedrak Achemyan and a new member Vahan Shirkhanyan, organized a meeting in Tsakhkadzor and made a decision to dismiss the party secretary Lyudmila Sargsyan from her position. This event, …

Two dozen mostly pro-government members of Armenia’s parliament urged President Serzh Sargsyan yesterday to pardon one of their former opposition colleagues serving an eight-year prison sentence for his role in last year’s post-election violence in Yerevan. The 21 signatories pointed to Sasun Mikaelyan’s worsened health condition that led to his transfer to a civilian hospital …

A few branches of the Social Democratic Henchakyan Party have released a statement yesterday voicing distrust for SDHK Chairwoman Lyudmila Sargsyan. The statement runs, "To overcome the unhealthy atmosphere within the party, we convene a special congress December 16-17 at the request of an absolute majority of the SDHK branch. Based on the foregoing, we …

“I am not a supporter of any sabotage but I think that a document is to be signed very soon. It doesn’t matter how it will be called; whether a framework document or agreement,” said former foreign affairs minister Alexander Arzumanyan in answer to our question whether any document may be signed during the expected …

The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan late Thursday. According to President’s official website Clinton initiated the phone conversation to brief the Armenian leader on President Barack Obama’s Monday talks with the visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A U.S. official told that the Turkish-Armenian rapprochement topped …

– As a response to Erdogan’s statements the president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan stated that he had entrusted the administration to prepare a package of amendments to the legislation, which relates to the ratification and adoption of international agreements and treaties. Several days ago the Turkish media publicized information, according to which the assistant to …

What can be the effect of opening the border of Armenia and Turkey on the domestic political life of Armenia? May it contribute to the democratic processes in the country? Different experts have different opinions about these issues. Edward Sandoyan, doctor and professor of economics, believes the opening of the borders and development of diplomatic …

Yesterday the delegation headed by the Turkish Prime Minister arrived in Washington DC. According to the media the key themes of the Erdogan-Obama meeting were the nuclear issue of Iran, normalization of relations with Armenia, NKR conflict resolution, Cyprus issue and the Kurdish issue, deployment of additional military force to Afghanistan and tension between relations …