Politics

“If they have to fight they are welcome to do so”

01.12.2007

On Saturday the chairman of the Dashink party, Samvel Babayan also joined the anti-campaign against the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan. During the Dashink party congress in the session hall of the government Babayan threatened presenting concrete facts about all the crimes, which were perpetrated during Ter-Petrosyan’s presidency. Prior to speaking about this it’s …

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Decision to be taken in January

28.11.2007

The Armenian Democratic and Liberal Party will hold a summit in January, during which “Dashink” and “National Revival” parties will be merged with it. During the mentioned summit the ADLP will also adopt a decision which of the presidential candidates to support. It is not excluded that the ADLP may support Vazgen Manukyan or the …

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Raffi has problems

28.11.2007

Neither of the potential presidential candidates has submitted nomination application to the CEC so far. However, five politicians have applied to the passports and visa subdivision of the RA Police to obtain a certification of permanent residency during the past ten years. The mentioned potential candidates are the former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, “National Unity Party” …

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Self-destruction

28.11.2007

Recently presidential candidate, ADU leader Vazgen Manukyan said that, for example, he made a team with Arshak Sadoyan and said that he wanted to know about the teams of the other candidates too. We don’t know whether Mr. Manukyan has got the answers to his questions, but yesterday journalists had an opportunity to ask questions …

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Two opponents

28.11.2007

“I think that there will be another direction too. It is not excluded that the second opposition direction may be led not by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, but by Vazgen Manukyan or Arthur Baghdasaryan, or another candidate. It is a great sensation that the first president has come up and spoken after keeping silence for over ten …

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Pre-election political field has not formed yet

28.11.2007

“There is no candidate like Levon Ter-Petrosyan in Russia,” yesterday said politician Alexander Iskandaryan at “Hayeli” club, “I don’t think there isn’t anyone with Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s potential and skills in Russia, just the political regime is built differently there”. Journalists asked whether there are any common systematic developments in Russia, Armenia and Georgia. Likewise, when …

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Kocharyan refused Raffi

28.11.2007

The application of the first foreign affairs minister of Armenia and the acting head of “Heritage” party, Raffi Hovhannisyan, submitted to the president’s office for re-considering the term of the Armenian citizenship was refused by a letter undersigned by the head of the president’s office personnel, Armen Gevorgyan. MP Stepan Safaryan has informed about this …

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Circus issue to be solved in December

28.11.2007

The Armenian circus has huge financial debts to the state and it is strange that it does not take any steps to cover its debts, thus definitely the best solution may be found in courts. The inspection group shall check up the activities of the circus and make corresponding statements to charge penalties from the …

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Power demonstration

27.11.2007

The authorities are trying to create an imitation that Turkey is interested in the presidential elections in Armenia since it has certain expectations. Concerning this the coordinator of the ARF Hay Dat and political issues Armenian headquarter, Kiro Manoyan says that no expectation can be justified since no president of Armenia will meet Turkey’s expectations. …

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Isn’t it really aimed against a third country?

27.11.2007

Yesterday it was the presentation event launching the start of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railways construction, which took place at Marabda railway station in Samtskhe-Javakhk, Georgia. The event was organized in participation with the presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. “Certainly, it is a historical day since Georgia is going out of deadlock and is joining with Europe,” …

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