Politics

They should participate

15.06.2008

Yesterday President Serzh Sargsyan invited a group of prominent intellectuals and public figures to the presidential residence for a discussion on formation of Public Chamber. During that meeting he said, ““I have said many a time and it is my conviction that we have to combine all available public resources so that we are able …

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So that not to make it look like a regular government structure

15.06.2008

Yesterday President Serzh Sargsyan invited a group of prominent intellectuals and public figures to the presidential residence for a discussion on formation of Public Chamber. “I have to admit that I have some, not big, inspiration because after my instruction, my aides reported that it brought about numerous reactions, even draft regulations were proposed, even …

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Yerevan-Moscow-Baku

10.06.2008

During a meeting with president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Saint Petersburg the newly elected president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev invited Serzh Sargsyan to pay a visit to Moscow. “If it is appropriate to you, we will be happy to meet you in Moscow, conduct comprehensive negotiations and continue the ongoing cooperation between Armenia and …

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Everyone is satisfied and happy

10.06.2008

Yesterday president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev had a meeting in Saint Petersburg. They met face to face and this meeting lasted about one hour, however before that meeting the foreign affairs ministers of both countries and the OSCE co-chairmen had met and conducted negotiations. After the meeting the foreign …

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Who is guilty?

10.06.2008

“The president of the country said on TV that three people had died because the technical means used had been old. Shouldn’t the human rights defendant ask who is guilty in the fact that old things have been used and as a result of that three people have died? I think that while there are …

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It is not real

10.06.2008

“I don’t think it is real that in case of failing to fulfill the requirements of the Pace resolution 1609 Armenia will be deprived of its vote,” said politician Alexander Iskandaryan during an interview organized yesterday. The latter says the resolution doesn’t specify any dates and only points out the ways to development. He says …

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We are the ones to organize a dialog

10.06.2008

“The leaders of the opposition who shall participate in direct dialog are in prisons now. Ararat Zurabyan, Sasun Mikayelyan, Myasnik Malkhasyan and others are the ones who should participate in dialog… In order to organize dialog you can’t keep people as hostages… It is illegal. We should stop this violence and then hope that the …

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Extraordinary elections

10.06.2008

Ex-PM Henrik Abrahamyan, who has announced about his decision to drop his mandate, has been appointed director of the wine factory of Artashat. According to radio Liberty, speaker Tigran Torosyan says that it is very good on the part of the MP and “it would be better if all the other MPs who get other …

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First meeting of presidents after the presidential election

10.06.2008

Yesterday president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting with president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at Star of “Baltica” hotel in Saint Petersburg. It is the first meeting of Serzh Sargsyan with Aliyev in his tenure in the president’s position. The meeting started in participation with foreign affairs ministers Edward Nalbandyan and Elmar Mamediarov, OSCE …

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Unfinished reality

10.06.2008

This is the reality where we according to political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan live. He expressed this opinion during yesterday’s meeting. He said the processes that were launched on 21 September 2007 and continued in the pre-election period, on the day of election and on 1 March have not been over yet. However, the political life …

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