Politics

“The policy of Serzh Sargsyan in regard of the Armenian-Turkish relations is more flexible than Ter-Petrosyan’s policy,” yesterday such a statement was made by a political scientist Stepan Grigoryan. He added that although Ter-Petrosyan wasn’t saying that Armenia was willing to start cooperation with Turkey without pre-conditions but his policy implied that. As of the …

Yesterday the chairman of the National Assembly’s Ad-Hoc Commission for the March 1-2, Samvel Nikoyan, with a one-day delay presented its final report (consisted of 138 pages) on last year’s post-election clashes in downtown Yerevan. Prior to the session the copies of the report were laid on the desks of the MPs and the NA …

In July 2008 the Russian president Medvedev and Azeri president Ilham Aliyev signed a declaration on strategic cooperation in Baku. Several days following the mentioned declaration Arbak Khachatryan, former assistant of the authorized representative of the Russian ombudsman, who is an independent human rights defender now, warned in his interview with the 168 Hours that …

What will be the economic benefits resulted from opening the Armenian-Turkish border? Will the Turkish products force the domestic products out of the market? Will our businesses be able to enter the Turkish market? These issues are discussed more actively since the recent protocol signed between the parties was published. In difference with the Dashnaks, …

Indeed, the noise created around the heritage party still continues by creating new questions every day. Despite the events, which took place several days ago and especially nights he Heritage can only be conditionally called a party. Although the members of the Heritage that were ousted from the party are trying to undertake certain steps …

“The possible opening of the Turkish border would significantly benefit the Armenian economy and have little adverse impact on local manufacturers,” the chairman of Armenia’s largest business association Arsen Ghazaryan insisted yesterday. He predicted that cross-border commerce would quickly spur economic activity and create many jobs in Armenian regions bordering Turkey. Ghazaryan further argued that …

During yesterday’s press conference Hovhannes Igityan, board member of Pan-Armenian National Movement and former Head of RA Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, noted that the regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations is dictated by the US, which is proved by the fact that the original protocols of the Armenian-Turkish relations are in English. Igityan pledged that “There is …

The passions around the Heritage party are heating up. Although the party wing, which consists of MPs, shows that nothing happened and that they are only cleansing up the party a part of the party activists claim that the Heritage is disrupted. Ever since the late night decision of September 9, the de facto change …

“I don’t exclude the possibility that in the future we may try to liberate at least the five of the occupied regions and give you clear guarantees that Russia will ever recognize Karabakh’s independence,” said Russian politician Alexander Dugin in his interview given to a Russian agency. This politician is considered to be one of …

– The Azeri foreign affairs ministry spokesman Elhan Polukhov told the Zaman newspaper that Azerbaijan was ready to open the border if Armenia returned the five regions surrounding Karabakh. Polukhov said the following: “In the past the Azeri officials announced that our country was ready to start dialogue with Armenia if the first phase of …