Politics

On April 28 the Armenian National Movement (ANM) made a decision to not participate in the pre-election campaign by the proportional electoral system. Some of the ANM candidates nominated by the majority electoral system have also announced to leave, and there are currently only two ANM candidates participating in the elections by a majority electoral …

“The Western world must present its own values and try to get its policies approved by the European countries and their neighbors, concerning the solving of all the conflicts starting from Kosovo and ending with Karabakh, and elaborating the norms of past and present responsibility for the Genocide,” said leader of “Heritage” political party Raffi …

“In the upcoming National Assembly elections, the Republican Party will receive the votes it deserves and the votes that it has earned as a result of the work it has done and will be in first place even after the elections,” announced president of the Armenian State Social Security Fund and Republican Vazgen Khachikyan. According …

“Georgia is a very important country for us and I’d not say that our relationship with them is problematic,” said Serge Sargsyan in his interview given to “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” newspaper. “This is the only country that is connecting us with the external world through its territory; most of the cargo is transported through its territory …

Yesterday RA president Robert Kocharyan met with the students and professors of Yerevan State University. The list of participants had been formed in advance and the meeting was available only for the registered people. At the beginning, President Kocharyan made a speech, and later answered questions. The president spoke mainly about the elections and said …

Armenia must be ready to confront Azerbaijan at any time, despite the state of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict and the situation in the region, said the Armenian president Robert Kocharyan on April 27 during the meeting with the students of Yerevan State University. “I think the attention we give to the force, the …

During yesterday’s meeting with students at Yerevan State University, Robert Kocharyan was asked to comment on the revelation of the secretly recorded conversation of Arthur Baghdasaryan with an official of the U.K. Embassy by an Armenian newspaper. Robert Kocharyan said when he learned about this media revelation, he at first thought it was not true. …

“I want us to work together for the development of our army, the increase in fighting capacity and strengthening of the soldier’s soul,” newly appointed Armenian Defense Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan announced on Friday. According to Harutyunyan, the ministry is doing everything to defend and protect the people. In response to the question as to whom …

The subsequent rally of the “Impeachment” alliance took place on Friday at Freedom Square with nearly 100,000 participants, with leader of the “New Times” political party Aram Karapeytan among them. Shortly after the public meeting in the Kanaker-Zeytun district, leader of the “Republic” party Aram Z. Sargsyan joined “Impeachment” as well. According to “A1plus”, all …

In his televised interviews back in December, Robert Kocharyan said that the Armenian Republican Party, the “Prosperous Armenia” party, the ARF and the United Workers’ Party would most probably be in the future parliament. During Kocharyan’s meeting at Yerevan State University on Friday, one of the students tried to find out once again if he …