Politics

There have been no improvements in the alleged case against Civilitas foundation established by former foreign minister Vartan Oskanyan, which was allegedly announced to be connected with money laundering. Whatever the status of the case is, there is no information about it so far. Neither are they inviting Oskanyan to their office for questioning. The …

A few days ago Russian media outlets released information that Armavia company had refused to buy the second airplane Sukhoi Superjet 100 of Russian production. As a justification they mention various reasons and versions – starting from the failure to come to an agreement on conditions of exploitation and ending with the assumption that by …

T orient the most actual topic in the society is the fight against the oligarchic system. This movement is first of all targeted against the owner of Harsnakar restaurant Ruben Hayrapetyan, but in case it continues, the movement will enlarge and target the entre oligarchic system. It is difficult to say whether this movement will …

On July 4 the president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan made a very interesting announcement during a briefing with the European Council head Herman Van Rumpey, which did not receive an adequate feedback by media. This announcement should have been discussed especially by the media sources focused on economic issues. MediaMax reports that during the above …

The campaign of presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabakh due on July 19 has entered into a conclusive phase, which has also created certain activeness in the political life of Armenia and media. This once again comes to prove the belittling effect of the process of NKR, including the presidential elections, on the Armenian reality and the …

July 5 is mentioned in the Armenian calendar as the Constitution Day. This year people will have four days to celebrate the Constitution Day. The Constitution Day is the most dedicative and maybe also contradicting holiday. It is with regret that people have the feeling that July 5 is an anniversary of commemoration of the …

“The European Union will increase the aid to Armenia by 25% up to 15 million Euros,” announced the European Council president Herman Van Rompuy in a recent joint interview given with the president of Armenia. “We have started negotiations on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. The process of easing visa procedures started in February. …

The brutality applied against a military doctor of Armenian army Vahe Avetyan in Harsnakar restaurant, the death of the young doctor, the statement of Ruben Hayrapetyan on putting down the MP’s mandate, the reaction of the society that followed this process come to prove the dangerous level of unhealthiness of the political-social life of Armenia. …

“The West is paying more attention to Georgia due to their more powerful geopolitical voice, as it has energetic resources and is richer than Armenia. From this prospective, unfortunately Armenia is ignored,” said the British Chatham House’s expert James Nixie, who is the author of a recent report on Russia and South Caucasus. “Armenia’s democratic …

Interview with James Nixey the Programme Manager and Research Fellow on the Russia and Eurasia Programme at British research centre “Chatham House” (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London, (expert of Russia’s foreign policy, South Caucasus and Central Asian foreign policy)– Mr. Nixey, you called your last report “The Long Goodbye: Waning Russian Influence …