Politics

– Mr. Giragosyan, which of the processes of Karabakh conflict settlement and developing relations with Turkey will become more intensive in the near future? – These two processes are going in two different directions. The Karabakh conflict settlement process is in a frozen state, and the same cannot be said about the relations with Turkey. …

Yesterday the Administrative Court of Armenia heard the case of the editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak daily Nikol Pashinyan. He announced in the Administrative Court that he had been in Armenia from February 26, 2008 to July 1, 2009. Pashinyan contested the decision of the RA Police Passport and Visa Department not to grant him an …

November 11, 2009 In my pervious speech (18.09.2009) I had promised to discuss the Armenian–Turkish protocols in more detail on some other occasion. I think the current situation, which has been clarified as a result of their signing is the most convenient opportunity for fulfilling that promise. I will try to refrain from making emotional …

A number of newspapers published in the United States have circulated the certain announcements the former president of Karabakh, Arkadi Ghukasyan spoke during his visit to Los Angeles. Specifically, the USA Armenian Life Magazine writes that on November 3 the former president of NKR, Arkadi Ghukasyan had some meetings connected with the Armenia pan-Armenian foundation …

Yesterday the former president Robert Kocharyan commented on the announcement of first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan concerning him in his recent speech. The comments told by Kocharyan to the Mediamax are a new word in the political culture of Armenia and with its level it is innovation after the sharp comments spoken in the past. “Ter-Petrosyan’s …

Yesterday it became clear that former member of the Heritage party Vardan Khachatryan had joined the Social Democratic Henchak Party again. Now is a member of the mentioned party. It is worth mentioning that on September 9 night the Heritage party made a decision to exclude three persons from their party, including Khachatryan as well. …

While the Turkish parliament does not want to ratify the protocols, and one cannot find any new details about the process wither, there should be a new topic of discussions in the society. The ritual of granting a title of honorable member of the academy of sciences and medal after Mantashov, the speech of the …

“Don’t listen to the either party. What we are doing is that we are following the process, which shows that the processes of the ratification of the protocols and the settlement of Karabakh conflict are clearly tied. Turkey was very fast to submit the protocols to the parliament. However it is not clear whether they …

Valdimir Kostanyan, a candidate nominated in the 10th precinct of Yerevan has come up with an announcement suggesting the other candidates to withdraw their candidacies “to give an additional opportunity to Nicol Pashinyan to take part in the elections in the 10th precinct so that no one may say that their participation is an artificial …

– Former foreign minister Vardan Oskanyan says there have been problems with Europeans after all elections in Armenia, but there was a moment when it was very difficult to explain the difference between the words and actions of the government. Were there such times when there was difference between the words and actions of the …