Politics

Yesterday the newly elected President of RA Serzh Sargsyan gave an interview to the Russian Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper, during which he said that he accepted that the government also had its guilt during the tragic events of March 1. “During the whole process of the campaign period I and my colleagues, the candidates were constantly …

Yesterday when the minor center of Yerevan was closed to the citizens because of the ceremony of inauguration, a lot of citizens gathered at the Square of Myasnikyan to honor the memory of the victims of March 1 events because April 9, the day of the inauguration of the president, is forty days from their …

“The new Armenian leader is facing serious challenges,” said Holly Cartner, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. He should take decisive steps to investigate the excessive use of police force and lift restrictions on freedom of assembly. Following his inauguration on April 9, Armenia’s new president Serzh Sargsyan should investigate last month’s …

Every city has its brand or special image, through which it becomes attractive for the guests and makes the people living in the city proud of their city. The formation of a positive opinion about the city in the society is an immense incentive for the development of the city. We live in our city …

Distinguished President Kocharyan,Your Holiness,Fellow Citizens of the Republic of Armenia,Dear Friends, Today is an extremely responsible day for me. A few minutes ago, I swore an oath to our people to unconditionally follow the provisions of our Constitution. On this historic day, we all swear an oath: I do it aloud, and ask you to …

The police department of Echmiadzin city received a letter from citizen Ara Marukyan on April 6 claiming that on the same day at 6:30 p.m. Manvel Grigoryan (former deputy defense minister) and his assistant Zohrab Galstyan threatened to kill him and his family members. According to the spokeswoman of the prosecutor’s office Sona Truzyan, a …

Yesterday the human rights defendant of Armenia, Armen Harutyunyan came up with a long statement, where he proved that the amendments to the law on rallies, mass demonstrations and gatherings developed in the parliament on March 20 contradict the human rights international convention and the RA Constitution. He emphasized that the limitations to the law …

Tomorrow at 2 p.m. the National Assembly will organize an extraordinary session in the Opera House of Armenia for the purpose of inauguration of the newly elected president Serzh Sargsyan. It is not clear yet who will be invited from other countries to participate. However, the names of the guests invited from Russia and the …

Russian newspaper Novye Izvestia has published interviews with the leaders of the coalition powers of Armenia. Specifically, RPA chairman Serzh Sargsyan, PA chairman Gagik Tsarukyan, LS leader Artur Baghdasaryan and ARF supreme board member Armen Rustamyan have answered to the correspondent’s question why the representatives of the core opposition ANM and Heritage parties are not …

“When are the authorities going to give place to the petitions of local and international organizations and set the citizens persecuted for their political orientation free?” Answering to this question proposed by A1+ agency the minister of justice Gevorg Danielyan said, “The Ago group has not given any names, and if it has not given …