Politics

The National Unity, Legal State parties and the Justice alliance constantly criticize the authorities for not having national security chart, however they were not present at the discussion of the document. To the question how he estimates the absence of the representatives of the mentioned parties, Serj Sargsyan answered, “it’s their business. Our business is …

In general the NA was in strange environment. Everybody was so warm and cordial to everybody that you couldn’t even hear a single sour word. And when both the oppositionists and the independent deputies, who usually make all kinds of accusations to the Defense Minister, started to praise Serj Sargsyan, we all realized that something …

In the beginning of his speech the chairman of the “New Times” Party, Aram Karapetyan, mentioned that the members of the Anti-criminal movement have a significant number of documents and from now on they are going to speak only based on actual facts. This time the presented document was directed against the RA Police and …

The Ramkavar Liberal Party of Armenia (RLPA) has applied to the chairman of the Armenian congress in Russia, Ara Abrahamyan demanding not to use the symbols of the RLPA. In the letter sent to Abrahamyan, the manager of RLPA affairs writes, “Despite the fact that you mentioned that you don’t use the symbols of our …

Despite the Armenian public opinion, according to which the only thing that the majority of NGOs in Armenia do is get grants, dean of the Sociology department of the Yerevan State University and leader of the “Dignity” party Lyudmila Harutyunyan believes that NGOs play a major role in stabilizing society and solving social issues. “The …

Iran and Azerbaijan are planning to construct a new hydroelectric station on the Arax River. According to Day.az, the hydroelectric station being built on Azeri land will have 45 megawatt energy. “Regnum” says that the electric stations are going to be ecologically tested. All measures will be taken for natural and animal protection during construction.

Belgian Foreign Minister Carel de Gucht has said that Turkey must have an “honest chance” to continue negotiations with the European Union. “It would be an historical error not to give Turkey an honest chance,” he said. However, he also criticized Turkey. “Intellectuals are tried in court for offending Turkish identity, debates on the Armenian …

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan still hasn’t said anything about this after the meeting. Instead, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vartan Oskanyan hosted a press conference on December 1. He considered Ilham Aliyev’s announcement very “optimistic”, however, at the same time, he mentioned that after the meeting in Minsk, it’s clear that the negotiations are …

Dean of the Sociology department of the Yerevan State University and leader of the “Dignity” party Lyudmila Harutyunyan was the speaker during a press conference held at the National Press Club on Friday. The topic of the discussion was political/social developments in Armenia and in its neighboring countries. According to Mrs. Harutyunyan, after 1996, Armenia …

According to “Trend”, head of the European Union Parliamentary Assembly subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh lord Russel Johnston has said that he will preside the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani parliamentarians in late January 2007. The meeting will take place in light of the EUPA session. “We must strive to create a healthy atmosphere and …