Politics

Clashes

28.03.2008

Yesterday there were clashes between the police and people in Yerevan again. The first clash took place near the Tumanyan-Teryan crossroads when a policeman attacked a person with an electroshock when the mentioned citizen was tying to respect the memory of the victims of the March 1 clashes. The mentioned policeman attacked the citizen, threw …

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One more Armenian killed

28.03.2008

Yesterday a citizen of the Republic of Armenia was killed in the Pushkin district of Moscow. The mentioned Armenian citizen’s body was found with a knife wound on his neck. He was 43 years old. Doctors tried to help him but they couldn’t save his life. The Russian police has launched a criminal case to …

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“No grounds for accusations”

28.03.2008

According to the web page of the human rights defendant office, in the period after the events of March 1 the ombudsman has issued an instruction to create an ad hoc commission to visit the prisons and meet 3 people who have been beaten or tortured.  The mentioned ad hoc commission has met with 50 …

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How environment of solidarity is formed

28.03.2008

Yesterday the leaders of the Republican Party, Prosperous Armenia Party, the Legal State Party and the representative of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body signed an agreement on political coalition at the government of Armenia. In a joint declaration the four parties said their main objectives are to form an effective government that enjoys the support …

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No fleeing

28.03.2008

Yesterday the leader of the Republican Party Serzh Sargsyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Legal State Party Artur Baghdasaryan and the representative of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan signed an agreement on political coalition at the government of Armenia. This is the first time the principles …

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Quadrilateral coalition agreement signed

28.03.2008

Yesterday at about 12:00 pm the leader of the Republican Party Serzh Sargsyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Legal State Party Artur Baghdasaryan and the representative of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan signed an agreement on political coalition at the government of Armenia. Let us remember …

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Coalitions infertile or…

28.03.2008

During yesterday’s press conference the Armenian ex-presidential candidate Arman Melikyan stated the following when speaking of the quadrilateral coalition agreement, “the forces which signed the coalition have led Armenia for ten years and actually they are unable to establish new quality relations in Armenia. The coalition is a titular, arithmetic, short-term solution. I cannot say …

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The police forbad mourning

28.03.2008

Yesterday in Yerevan after the 20-day emergency state a group of RA citizens tried to commemorate the victims of March 1-2 by lighting candles in the Liberty Square. Despite the fact that the emergency state was over the Liberty Square remained surrounded by police and dozens of police vehicles. Liberty Square, guarded by army soldiers …

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Independent international investigation needed

28.03.2008

Yesterday Levon Zurabyan from Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s team stated in a news conference that the government hasn’t ever initiated any negotiations with them. He expressed his intention of starting a dialog, however later noticed that “it is impossible to negotiate with someone who on one hand punches you and wants o shake your hand with the …

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Political coalition agreement

28.03.2008

1.The goals of the political coalition Based on the results of the February 19 2008 presidential elections, having a purpose to guarantee the further development of the Republic of Armenia, formation of environment of tolerance and social activity in the society the below signed parties (hence the coalition parties) in support of the RA President …

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