Politics

On October 2-8 the Armenian Sociological Association has conducted polls among 1000 citizens of Armenia. The results are very interesting particularly in the angle of the Presidential elections 2008. 60% of the pollsters said that they are going to vote during the upcoming elections. This means that the implications that the society has become indifferent …

“Free cheese lies only in the trap”People’s saying Last week the US House on Foreign Relations approved the resolution 106, which relates to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. It’s not excluded that by the lucky hand of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi the document is included in the full session of the …

No matter what you say I don’t believe in Soros revolutions. I don’t think that someone no matter how rich he is can manage the desires and goals of the masses of people. Perhaps he can support them by giving away some bread rolls or biscuits but that cannot create revolution if there is no …

The approval of the 106th resolution was welcomed both in Armenia and by the Diaspora, however the international opinions were strange. Initially Turkey made a statement that the approval of the resolution would seriously affect the Turkish-American relations, notwithstanding, just in several fays the authorities of Turkey started discussing the issue of imposing penalties not …

The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Mesrob Mutafyan has announced that he doesn’t support the bill on the Armenian Genocide approved by the foreign relations commission of the US Congress House of Representatives. “We are worried about the fact that this bill may affect the Armenians, who live in Turkey. We are against it,” said Mesrob …

“If Arkadi Ghukasyan stayed, it would be nice for him, for Karabakh and generally for the country,” yesterday said the president of the World Congress of Armenians and the Union of Armenians of Russia, Ara Abrahamyan and noted that it was his private opinion. He also says that he knows Bako Sahakyan as a very …

The first president of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan will continue with surprises. This was announced yesterday by ANM board chair Ararat Zurabyan. He assures that the authorities are confused after the recent surprising meeting with ARF and Ter-Petrosyan’s visit to Karabakh and meeting with president Bako Sahakyan. As a fact of such confusion he said that …

The “third pre-election bloc” led by Manuk Gasparyan and Paruyr Hayrikyan is acting in close conditions. Manuk Gasparyan says that they have decided not to discover any information until they find their joint candidate. “We have heard many names concerning our initiative, among which there were names such as “Metelitsa”, a café political power, etc. …

After the end of the 6th sitting of the Armenian-Georgian Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation in Yerevan RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and his visiting Georgian counterpart, Zurab Noghaideli summoned a press conference. Prior to that Mr. Noghadideli held private meetings with RA President Robert Kocharyan and Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan. During the meetings they have agreed …

Yesterday Armenia’s Court of Appeals resumed the court hearing of the trial of the owner of the “Royal Armenia” Company Gagik Hakobyan and the deputy-director of the same company Aram Ghazaryan. Gagik Hakobyan was also present at the court hearing, who was brought in the court hall in chains tightened in his legs. Let’s remember …