Politics

On June 21 president of Armenia ratified the law on the structure of the Armenian government adopted by the National Assembly. The law will enter into force as of July 1. According to this law, the structure of the government is to be changed and a new ministry will be formed within the government in …

The summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has started in Strasburg, during which we will see whether Armenia has implemented the requirements of the resolution 1609 well or no. At the beginning the PACE delegates unanimously agreed to discuss the issue of democratic institutions in Armenia on June 25. By …

Since the Karabakh movement, when rallies became a serious political factor, the number of people attending rallies became a good PR and campaign tool. For the Western societies, where even small demonstrations with one thousand people are accepted as a large event, the events in Yerevan were more than impressive. These events were also impressive …

Yesterday The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) launched a key debate on the tense political situation in Armenia on the agenda of its summer session which began in Strasbourg. The debate will take place until June 27 under the so-called “urgent procedure” that allows for the discussion of issues that are not on the …

At the June 20 rally the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan stated that among the requirements of the PACE resolution 1609 the priority for him is the issue of political prisoners. “If before the PACE session Serzh Sargsyan releases all the political prisoners of Armenia without exception I agree to request the PACE not …

Yesterday in Strasburg the statement of the general secretary of the Council of Europe Terry Davis was released regarding the verdict of the European Court on the A1+ Armenia TV channel. Specifically Davis named the verdict as a victory of freedom of speech. “The TV is a quite influential media source. The process of denying …

“The decision of the Court is a victory for freedom of expression. It should also serve as a lesson to all governments inclined to arbitrary interpretations of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees this essential freedom.” This statement was made by the secretary general of the Council of Europe Terry …

On June 8-14 the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan was in France. During the recent period neither Ter-Petrosyan nor his spokesman or teammates gave any comments on the visit. They only fixed that Ter-Petrosyan is in France and that’s all. Of course, there was certain information publicized in the media, according to which Ter-Petrosyan …

Yesterday the secretary of the Heritage Faction Stepan Safaryan made a new legislative recommendation by offering the NA chairman Tigran Torosyan to start to apply the newly amended law on assemblies, rallies and meetings. This decision was made by the Heritage on May 30 at the party board meeting, where it was decided to offer …

When Serzh Sargsyan was elected president of the Republic of Armenia there were only a few people, who believed that positive changes could take place in the country. The grounds of skepticism are evident: Sargsyan has always been in the high echelon of power and virtually all the significant processes took place in his presence …