Politics

Yesterday the Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, who was taking part in the ceremony of Northern Avenue opening, replied to several questions of the journalists. Kocharyan was asked to comment on the incident, which occurred to the leader of Narek Tkhruni students’ union of the Henchak Party, Narek Galstyan, who was attacked and beaten severely. “The …

Five years ago Robert Kocharyan stated in the ceremony of launching of the Northern Avenue project that he would be trying his best for the opposition to come together. Yesterday during the opening of Northern Avenue the reporters reminded him of his promise and asked what has changed over this period to make President Kocharyan …

Yesterday evening the opposition organized its second rally. On the same day in the morning the government was participating in the opening of the second segment of the Northern Avenue. The words “I have a great mood” were used by the RA President Robert Kocharyan twice this week. First time he said those words on …

The topic of the recent discussion organized by the “Institute of war and peace media coverage” at “Pressing” club was dedicated to the issue of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. During the discussion the head of the “Media Caucasus Institute”, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan said that all what happened in 2007 in terms of Karabakh conflict was …

Yesterday during the exhibition of Armprodexpo 2007 President Kocharyan referred to the inspections, which are being conducted in NA MP Khachatur Sukiasyan’s Bjni mineral water factory and expressed contradictive opinions. "I am not aware of detail of the audit at the companies owned by Khachatur Sukiasyan and perhaps I don’t have to be aware of …

According to the November 13 decree of the Robert Kocharyan Seyran Avagyan was discharged from the President’s Advisor’s position and was appointed member of the Audit Chamber board for a 4-year term. By another decree of the President Lilit Gevorgyan was discharged from the position of assistant to the President and was appointed member of …

Yesterday opposition leader Stepan Demirchyan said on Wednesday that he will not stand in the upcoming presidential election and urged his People’s Party of Armenia (PPA) to campaign for former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan instead. The PPA’s governing Council agreed to the proposed endorsement of Ter-Petrosyan after an apparently heated debate that lasted for over two …

Several days ago the President of the ANM Board Ararat Zurabyan expressed willingness to hold a TV debate with the representatives of the RPA and in particular between Serzh Sargsyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Is the RPA ready for such a debate? As a response to this question NA Republican MP Armen Ashotyan said to our …

Yesterday the minister of finance and economy Vardan Khachatryan stated at the National Assembly that the government has launched a risk checking policy in tax administration. Vardan Khachatryan explained what this policy is. He said not all businesses will be checked. “From time to time, only those businesses will be checked whose financial statements will …

Yesterday in the session hall of the government the 7th “Armprodexpo-2007” was launched. President Robert Kocharyan also took part in the opening of “Armprodexpo-2007”, an international exhibition displaying the achievements of about 60 local producers in the sphere of the procession of agricultural products, such as alcohol, canned products, meat product, dairy products, bakery, juice …