Politics

Last Friday, January 23 President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on pardoning 16 more individuals arrested and convicted in connection with last year’s post-election violence in Yerevan, but the Armenian opposition insisted that only two of them are its supporters. The presidential press service said all of these individuals had appealed to Sargsyan for an …

According to the information of the Armenian National Congress, soon president Serzh Sargsyan will sign an order to grant amnesty to over 30 political prisoners based on their applications. Yesterday Armen Khachatryan, the coordinator of the Armenian National Congress center for legal assistance, said the following: “None of the 30 people is included in the …

According to our well-informed sources of information, PA member MP Avet Adonts, who is also the head of the parliamentary commission on Euro-integration affairs, will be appointed Ambassador of Armenia in Belgium soon. He will replace Armenia’s Ambassador in Belgium Vigen Chetichyan, who will be appointed Armenia’s Ambassador in France. The authorities have not decided …

Levon Zurabyan and Arman Grigoryan, the representatives of the Armenian National Congress in charge of relations with the PACE, will be present at the winter PACE session during the discussion of Armenia’s issue. Arman Grigoryan informed radio Liberty that they are going to meet with faction heads and officials in Strasburg to inform them about …

The Commission in charge of investigating the events of March 1 has started working again after keeping silence for about one month. During the session Samvel Nikoyan, the head of the commission, read the expertise conclusion concerning Cheryomukha 7 model gas pistol. The mentioned expertise conclusion was sent to the commission by the Russian General …

During the past two months the political field of Armenia is focused on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to deprive Armenia of the voting right, which will first of all challenge the reputation of our state. The issue has not been paid a due attention so far and there …

“Euro Union is ready to provide support to Armenia and Karabakh in certain phases of Karabakh conflict settlement,” announced EU commissioner on foreign affairs and neighborhood policy Benita Ferrero Waldner in Baku. “We have always supported the peacemaking efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group,” said Waldner concerning the possibility of joining the EU to the …

Yesterday the second instance court delayed the consideration of the appeals of Republic party board member, former deputy minister of state incomes Smbat Ayvazyan’s lawyers. The previous session of the court did not take place because of bad health conditions of Ayvazyan. This time it was again delayed due to Ayvazyan’s disrespect to the court. …

After amending article 300 of the criminal code all the people charged under the mentioned article shall be released and the corresponding court proceedings shall be terminated. Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan said such idea when commenting on the initiative of the Armenian authorities to amend article 300 of the criminal code. Concerning the Case of Seven …

If citizens of Armenia are asked what achievements the foreign policy of Armenia had in 2008, most of them will ask whether there have been any achievements generally. However, the foreign affairs ministry has published a handbook resuming the foreign affairs policy of the country in 2008, which only includes achievements. Yesterday FA minister Edward …