Politics

Nothing special, just conditionality

19.12.2007

When chewing apple and watching on TV people from the Buzand and Kozern neighborhoods gathered in front of the President’s Office or the Government Building you change the channel it means two things. You either don’t care about that information because it is not going to happen to you either or you think that others …

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Armenia has become like an island

19.12.2007

People think that external factors are very important for the upcoming presidential elections, namely they think that the agreement and support of third countries may play an important role during the elections. Can the external factor place an important role during the upcoming elections? During a discussion held at the National Press Club (NPC) former …

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We will decide together

19.12.2007

To the questions of the reporters whether Armenia will follow the example of Russia and pull out of Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, the RA Defense Minister Michael Harutyunyan yesterday said at the National Assembly, “It is up to every country to decide whether they are pulling out from the treaty or not. The …

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In the framework of the poverty reduction program

17.12.2007

All nine politicians seeking to stand in Armenia’s forthcoming presidential election have released their mandatory income and asset declarations. The declarations show how sincere the candidates are going to be when communicating with voters. The documents show that the presidential candidates are more strive to be involved in the “Paros” program rather than run the …

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They trust Gallup

17.12.2007

When speaking of the Gallup polls, according to which the first place went to Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan with 29% and the second place went to the chairman of the Legal State party, Artur Baghdasaryan with 11%, the deputy-chairman of the Legal State Mher Shahgeldyan said, “We think that the Gallup polls results are more …

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Doesn’t respond to unserious stuff

17.12.2007

On Saturday rally the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan has also spoken about the deputy Prime Minister of RA and the Minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan and enumerated the real estate property belonging to the latter. As a response to our question what Abrahamyan thinks about Ter-Petrosyan’s statements he said, “If I decide …

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Have become oriented

17.12.2007

Members of Armenian Kurdish community have called on fellows to vote for prime minister Serzh Sargsyan during the upcoming presidential run. “We, the Kurds, as full citizens of Armenia, shall cast out ballots in favor of Serzh Sargsyan, who was spearheading for years virtually all force agencies of the country and is very well aware …

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Armenia is for

17.12.2007

“Armenia favors Turkey’s bid to join the European Union because it might improve the prospects for overcoming the strained relations between Ankara and Yerevan,” said Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia’s prime minister during his interview to the British Financial Times. "I think it would be good for us if Turkey’s desire to become a member of the …

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Political scientist Edward Antinyan: “The only man, who cannot win Vazgen Manukyan is Levon Ter-Petrosyan”

17.12.2007

– Your last article was fully against Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Why? Is the reason that the chairman of the Liberal Progressive Party of Armenia (LPPA) Hovhannes Hovhannisyan is endorsing Ter-Petrosyan? – It’s been awhile since I have been struggling to bring legality to our party. It is absurdness to conquer one of the most democratic structures …

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Offered to send monitors to Armenia

17.12.2007

Perhaps the recent official visit of Prime Minister of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to Brussels and Strasbourg is not by chance. It’s not by chance because Sargsyan is not only the prime minister of the country but also presidential candidate, who has the highest rating according to the American Gallup organization with 29%. Let’s remember that …

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