Politics

Yesterday in Tbilisi intersection in the previous building of criminal court continued the trial against "Haykakan Zhamanak" newspaper to discuss and make a decision regarding the petition of the Kocharyans presented to the judge of the first instance court of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts. Let us remind that Levon Kocharyan, younger son of Robert Kocharyan, …

On Thursday the Speaker of the NA Hovik Abrahamyan told the Radio Liberty that on May 28 President Sargsyan will grant amnesty to the prisoners of the case of seven. This statement initially originated various types of assumptions and interpretations. First of all, according to Article 81 of the RA Constitution amnesty can be granted …

At least the finance ministers of Armenia and Russia, Tigran Davtyan and Alexey Kudrin, signed an agreement on providing Armenia with a borrowing of 500 million dollars. The borrowing is provided with a coverage term of 15 years and the interest rate is calculated based on the LIBOR rate +3%, which currently makes 4%. After …

Yesterday during the NA-government Q&A MP Victor Dallakyan raised a question about the Kimprom of Vanadzor and Nairit of Yerevan. The prime minister went to Vanadzor and gave promises but to major steps have been taken. "No measures have been taken in Vanadzor to address the problems so far. In the case of Nairit we …

It’s been several days since the NA and outside of it people are discussing the last initiative of the tax legislation. It anticipates the presence of a tax inspector in large enterprises as well as in those which are in charge of excise item production. Yesterday especially the businessmen MPs expressed their justified concerns about …

Yesterday Gagik Avdalyan, a witness for the case of Miasnik Malkhasian, disappeared after entering the court of first instance of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts. Human Rights Defender Armen Harutiunyan has been informed of the witness’s mysterious disappearance. In their application some 30 people stated that the witness hadn’t gone out from the front door of …

The situation in the parliament is becoming tense and the MPs, who represent the “economic bloc”, are discussing the bill on amending the law on tax collection in different formats not to impact their interests. Yesterday the standing commission on economic affairs discussed the issue with Suren Karayan, deputy minister of finances. Following this discussion …

Sir Brian Fall visited Yerevan on May 13-15 and had meetings with Armenian President, Foreign and Defense Ministers, other officials and NGO members. On May 14 he spoke with Mediamax correspondent. – What is your assessment of internal political situation in Armenia on the eve of Yerevan Mayor’s election due on May 31, which the …

Yesterday the NA elected MP Samvel Nikoyan deputy-chair of the National Assembly by a closed and secret voting. Nikoyan also chairs the ad hoc on the investigation of March 1-2 events. Perhaps his last post also played a significant role on his way of becoming the deputy chair of the parliament. He was compensated for …

During the period of May 9-12 the APR Group research center conducted telephone social polls among 663 residents of Yerevan, which related to the mayoral election of Yerevan to take place on May 31. The research was conducted among Yerevan residents ranging from 18 years old and above. According to the methodology the poll results …