Politics

Yesterday another noteworthy thing happened at the session of the commission on investigation of March 1 clashes. And again the hero of the day was the deputy chief of police Sashik Afyan. The latter yesterday stated that on March 1-2 they only obeyed the orders of the former chief of police of Armenia Hayk Harutyunyan. …

Approximately three months ago the same deputy chief of police Sashik Afyan during the session of the same commission was trying his best by using the eloquence of his Armenian language to convince that he was the commander of the police operation on March 1, which caused the death of 10 innocent people. However during …

The protest of the advocates’ group against Judge Koryun Piloyan, submitted to the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts earlier this month, has been forwarded to Judge Armen Khachatryan. The decision will be handed down at the turn of the day. Note, Koryun Piloyan studies the criminal case of seven detainees in …

“I am more concerned by the declaration, which reflects the reality than the declaration itself. Of course if I was responsible I wouldn’t sign it or would sign differently,” told our reporter Raffi Hovhannisyan, the founder of the Heritage faction when speaking of the resolution of the NKR conflict and the trilateral declaration signed in …

In an interview with RFE/RL, Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan welcomed the latest efforts of the international community aimed at promoting dialogue and providing a better environment for negotiations, but warned that efforts to achieve an ultimate solution to the protracted conflict will remain unsuccessful until Nagorno-Karabakh returns to the negotiating table as a full party. …

During his interview to the Radio Liberty the president of Karabakh Bako Sahakyan made a quite interesting statement. When answering the question as to what’s done to make the NKR a negotiation side Sahakyan said, “During all meetings, especially those with the participation of the Minsk Group cochairmen, we have asked and even demanded that …

While our authorities day and night are mentioning that Armenia will soon become financial center with competitive economy, while promising that after several years we will be able to compare with the economy of East European countries, Armenian economy seems to go in an opposite direction, against the will and the promises of its own …

“It is not excluded that by the end of the year another memorandum will be signed on removing the Armenian troops from the 7 regions and the return of the Azerbaijani refugees to those regions. It is possible that after that Moscow-Baku-Yerevan road may be opened,” yesterday the pro-Kremlin Russian Pravda newspaper addressed this issue. …

As a result of nearly one-year inspections by the state tax service yesterday the Bjni factory, which belongs to the family of the NA MP Khachatour Sukiasyan, was dissolved and its activity was ceased. All the other companies, which belong to the Sukiasyans are also under pressure. What do the major businessmen of Armenia think …

Sometimes it is a great luck to see some of the NA MPs at the Parliament because they mostly use their deputy mandate to travel worldwide at the expense of the Parliament. These MPs don’t miss a single chance to participate in even the most senseless conferences that may take place abroad. Sometimes the thing …