Politics

In 2003 the court of New York made a verdict to define the events of 1915 as genocide. This statement was made by the former foreign affairs minister of Armenia Vahan Papazyan. He also added, “The reputable court has made such a decision, which of course is applicable in the legal platform but I don’t …

While in Armenia and especially among governmental circles actively discuss the possibility of opening the Armenian-Turkish border by presenting it as “blast of the century” quite intensive events are taking place regarding the NKR conflict resolution. For example, after his visit to Moscow the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev stated, “There cannot be unilateral solution …

– Mr. Papazayan, according to various sources, the Armenian-Turkish negotiations already imply the assumption of creating a commission of historians on surveying the issue of the genocide. – Back in 2001 an Armenian-Turkish reconciliation commission was formed. The former minister of foreign affairs Alexander Arzumanyan, honorary ambassador Davit Hovhannisyan, political scientist Andranik Mihranyan (who recently …

“The administration has decided that we value the importance of the democratic electoral process and must respond to the imperative for public control. We are also part of the opposition and are not the only one. We will fulfill our civil duty in terms of securing the control by calling on the public to support …

“After the March 1 clashes I believe the president would have been able to initiate steps which would have eased the post-electoral tension and polarization, and made it possible after one-more disputed election, to take courageous steps and set a new precedent in Armenia. During the past year, such a precedent unfortunately was not set, …

According to our information from the Armenian revolutionary Federation (ARF), the political board of the party is discussing the issue of resigning from the coalition after the May 31 mayoral elections in Yerevan. Certainly it has been the strategy of the ARF to pretend being an opposition power and threatening to resign from the coalition …

On Thursday the Azeri president Ilham Aliyev paid an official visit to Moscow and had a meeting with the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. The presidents are still negotiating and the Russian Commersant writes that their talks were not limited with oil issues only. According to the newspaper, Aliyev and Medvedev discussed issues concerning the preparation …

Yesterday in Golden Tulip Hotel took place the presentation of former RA foreign affairs minister Vardan Oskanyan’s book entitled “Unfinished decade”. The presentation hosted NA MPs, former ministers and various politicians. The event hosted NA RPA MP Davit Harutyunyan, member of the Prosperous Armenia faction Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan, secretary of ARF faction Artyusha Shahbazyan, MP Volodya …

"We are very persistent about the solution of the issues of our country. I feel obligated to announce that Armenia’s stand in this issue is invariable. In no case can Karabakh be presented to Azerbaijan," Serzh Sargsyan announced during a meeting with Iranian Armenians. Azerbaijan’s claims towards Artsakh have no legal, historical or moral grounds. …

After fragmenting the case of seven the government stood in front of serious issues. In particular the court litigation of oppositionists Alexander Arzumanyan and Souren Sirunyan reached the stage of questioning witnesses. But as planned the government wasn’t able to find any decent witnesses to testify against the mentioned oppositionists. And perhaps they reached the …