Politics

Hopes reviving

26.01.2009

“Armenia and Azerbaijan should come to an agreement concerning the settlement of Karabakh conflict through compromises. There can be no military solution of the conflict, the conflicting parties should compromise and settle the conflict peacefully,” said EU commissioner on foreign policies and European neighborhood policy Benita Ferrero Waldner. During an interview after a meeting with …

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Ombudsman of Armenia: The Case of Seven must be suspended

26.01.2009

As we have informed in our past publications, during the recent visit to Armenia the PACE co-rapporteurs have demanded from the Armenian authorities to present a written document to the PACE till January 26 to certify that during the February session of the parliament Armenia will discuss the issue of amending Article 300 of the …

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Compromises in Karabakh issue against keeping political prisoners

26.01.2009

“The repressive and poor policy of the incumbent authorities first of all will lead them through the path of demolishing themselves. Also their policy of slowing down the movement has failed too and brought to unexpected results. Now the people’s movement, led by the National Congress and their supporters, is stronger than ever. We are …

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PA will not resign from the coalition

25.01.2009

Khachik Galstyan, the newly appointed spokesperson of Gagik Tsarukyan, organized an interview and in answer to rumors that Prosperous Armenia was going to resign from the coalition and become opposition said, “According to its platform provisions, the PA will continue its activities within the coalition. The PA is not going to resign.” In answer to …

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O Bryza…

25.01.2009

Today all the world will be focused on Washington to follow and see the inauguration of the US 44th president Barak Obama. Armenia, but not the society of Armenia, the Republic of Armenia will follow that global event only on TV because no delegation from Armenia has been officially invited. Certainly there can be thousands …

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Will regret save the authorities?

25.01.2009

Even though after the visit of the PACE co-rapporteurs to Armenia the authorities are happy and show that they don’t have any problems with the EU, the conversation between them and the co-rapporteurs is strictly confidential. According to our sources of information, the co-rapporteurs have put a condition that till March 1, i.e. the opposition …

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Till January 30

25.01.2009

The court session of the Case of Seven lasted only five minutes yesterday. The judge announced that the court session date is postponed till January 30, i.e. it will take place after the winter session of the PACE. “Definitely the purpose is that they want to wait and see what will happen at the PACE …

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Hit to development

25.01.2009

As a result of the visit of PACE co-rapporteurs John Prescott and George Colombier there was a “significant development” of democracy in Armenia, specifically the police has beaten up people who gathered near the court of general jurisdiction of Shengavit community and wanted to walk to the general prosecutor’s office to continue their demonstration there. …

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Building sold

25.01.2009

Rumors say that Vache Manukyan, a businessman from England, has bought the burnt building of the justice ministry. There was fire in this building in February of last year and it was fully burnt. The area of the former Sevan hotel just near this building belongs to Vache Manukyan too and it is a long …

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Government acts violence on the threshold of the PACE session

25.01.2009

The judge in charge of the Case of Seven postponed the session again. When he entered the room the respondents, Alexan Arzumanyan, Myasnik Malkhasyan, Hakob Hakobyan, Sasun Mikayelyan, Shant Harutyunyan, Suren Surenyan and Grigor Voskerchyan did not stand up. The judge entered the room, promptly read his decision, pointed out the dates when the respondents …

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