Politics

Yesterday the Center of the People’s Movement evaluated the PACE resolution 1620 regarding the implementation of the Resolution 1609 as both positive and negative. They released a statement, where in particular they specified… The positive developments are the following: . The PACE demanded last April the urgent release of all opposition members arrested on “seemingly …

During the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Wednesday member of the Armenian delegation, chairman of Heritage party Raffi Hovhannisian made a surprising and unexpected announcement. The latter announced that he was going to quit his involvement in the PACE until Armenia complies with its and EU standards, and Europe …

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has given interview to the Russian newspaper Commersant after his official visit to Moscow. The reporter asked Sargsyan whether it was a coincidence that the NATO week in Armenia started on the day of his visit to Moscow. Serzh Sargsyan assures that Armenia does not tend to become a member …

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a resolution entitled Fulfillment of the Council’s 1609 Resolution on the part of Armenia. As it had been suggested, the term of fulfillment of the resolution on the part of Armenia was prolonged till the January session of the PACE. There are some minor changes …

“The most important thing for me is the investigation of the killings of March 1. I am concerned of the fact that the responsible bodies are not attentive enough to this issue,” said EU secretary general Terry Davis in answer to a question proposed by radio Liberty asking his opinion about the fulfillment of the …

“I believe that during these 6 months the authorities will perform all the requirements of the resolution in order not to let the Armenian delegation be deprived of the voting right in the January session,” said PA faction member Aram Safaryan before the PACE adopted the final resolution. The governmental political powers are happy for …

The U.S. Department of State deputy secretary on democracy, human rights, social and labor affairs David Cramer says that the Millennium Challenges corporation is still watching the political developments in Armenia and they will discuss the related issues later. The latter says that one of the main preconditions of the program is that fair and …

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has met with the head of the State Duma Boris Gryzlov during his official visit to Moscow. According to Armenpress, Gryzlov warmly greeted with the Armenian president and said that the Russian Duma and Armenian parliament are in very good relations and the parties often have bilateral official meetings on …

“Year by year the relations between Armenia and Russia are becoming more dynamic and progressive,” said president Serzh Sargsyan during a meeting with famous Russian politicians and journalists organized at the Embassy within the framework of his official visit to Moscow. According to him, in the field of economy we have succeeded in rapid growth …

Yesterday at the PACE session during the discussion of the resolution on Armenia there were no actual surprises because the resolution which was circulated a day prior was quite predictable. By that Armenia wouldn’t be deprived of the right to vote. The greatest surprise was brought by the head of the Heritage faction Raffi Hovhannisian. …