Politics

Dear compatriots: The atmosphere today, reminiscent of the inception of the powerful national movement in 1988, prompts me to entitle my address “Time for Plain Speaking and Calling to Account”. These two things are necessary, first of all, in order to review the ten years of Kocharyan’s presidency, and then, to clearly identify the challenges …

While Armenia is in the middle of inner-political developments RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan keeps holding meetings with high-rank officials of political and economic circles of the US and France during his visits to the two countries. During all of his meetings he speaks about such programs, which are going to be implemented after 2008. …

“The number of the people present at rallies doesn’t decide anything. We have also been opposition in past and very often one gets confused by the number of the rally participants hoping that if many people show up the next day the government will change. At the time when people were screaming “Levon, go away!” …

“There are numerous complaints from citizens. An action has been brought on the case. Yesterday’s events were an apparent violation of public order. They tried to exert their former methods and lead people to delusion. If they are editors-in-chief of newspapers or political actors this doesn’t give them grounds to act like hooligans,” yesterday Deputy …

It’s been ten days since the press conferences held in press clubs are proceeding in the absence of TV cameras. Yesterday former RA Ambassador to Syria expert of Eastern Studies Davit Hovhanisyan and famous sociologist Aharon Adibekyan discussed the moods of the Armenian society before the presidential election at the Hayeli Club, again in the …

In the United States Armenia’s Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan gave an interview to the correspondent of “Associated Press” information agency, where he particularly expressed hope that the US Congress will adopt the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution. He has also mentioned that Armenia doesn’t lobby on the resolution. Meanwhile he expressed an opinion that the process …

The famous incidents of October 23 mildly said have registered surprising results. Almost all the political parties unanimously condemned the violent acts held by the RA police. However the police claimed that the opposite happened and that a dozen of protesters have attacked them. The main question being discussed in political circles was, “Who benefited …

Kocharyan’s timely response to Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s speech on September 21 correctly described the existing political situation in Armenia with its components. The existing president said with seeming pain that Ter-Petrosyan, who had been the symbol of the state, was becoming a simple oppositionist due to that speech.  In order to catch this “concern” spoken by …

Yesterday RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to the US was completed. After the US visit Sargsyan will leave for France. When speaking of this visit the inter-political circles of Armenia are saying that this was perhaps the first official visit of the Armenian delegation to the US after 1999 and which deserved a high-level …

The incidents of October 23 show that the authorities are confused. However, the problem is which authorities are concerned.  In fact, the police attacked a group of people consisting of several dozens of citizens, who did not violate any laws, bate them by using hand-weapons and took them to the police station by vans, however …