Politics

Keep their promises

22.11.2006

Andranik Margaryan assured that the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will keep its promise made to the coalition, according to which they will vote for the 41/90 proportion of elections. “The political agreement will not be changed,” he said. Regarding RPA member Galust Sahakyan’s announcement, by which he has already prepared his own draft on …

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Only one kind smile

22.11.2006

Legal State MP, Hovhannes Margaryan demands the government to allot 100 million AMD to fix the roofs of vulnerable families in Gyumri. By noticing the mild smile of the RA Minister of Territorial Management, Hovik Abrahamyan, the deputy said, “The kind smile of Mr. Abrahamyan proves to me that the government will do that.” “You …

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Who’s the genie chasing?

22.11.2006

A few days ago, near the railroads of Pushkinski district of Moscow, 15-year-old Narek Kocharyan was stabbed with a knife. According to the information of the “Armenian Union in Russia” on that day the young boy was out for a walk with his Russian friends. “In the evening at about 6-7 p.m. Narek was attacked …

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Dishonest government

22.11.2006

NA Deputy Hmayak Hakobyan doesn’t like the methodology on fight against corruption adopted by the government and ratified in the 2007 state budget draft. According to him this methodology doesn’t conform to the recommendations made by numerous international organizations. The state budget draft, which was being discussed at the National Assembly yesterday, offers to raise …

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Should become a factor

22.11.2006

– Mr. Bagratyan the Karabagh issue, which became a reason for change of government years ago, seems is left slightly behind at present. The political parties preparing for the coming elections almost don’t mention about the resolution of Karabagh. How do you explain this? – In summer the American co-chairman of the Minsk Group, Mathew …

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Was the translation wrong?

22.11.2006

During his recent interviews with various Armenian mass media, Washington-based analyst on international affairs, economy, security, and political developments, the former USSR, the Middle East and South East Asia Richard Kirakosyan mentioned: “Washington and Moscow have agreed to see Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan as Armenian President Robert Kocharyan’s successor”. This announcement made by Kirakosyan gave …

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“Javakhk is not Artsakh”

22.11.2006

Analyst from Washington on international affairs, economy, security and political developments, the former USSR, the Middle East and South East Asia Richard Kirakosyan recently gave a report about the Javakhk issue at the American University of Armenia. According to Kirakosyan, if we look at it from the national issue perspective, there are more Armenians in …

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The results of a startling competition

22.11.2006

It turns out that the current Armenian-Turkish border is illegitimate and there is no legal basis for that because there is no other legal document for the Armenian-Turkish borders besides the document signed by Woodrow Wilson. This was the startling announcement that adviser to the Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Papyan made. According to him, Armenia …

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The Bush administration is against

18.11.2006

OSCE Minsk Group American co-chairman Matthew Bryza is certain that the Bush administration will be decisively against the approval of any law, which will have something to do with the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The Turkish “Zaman” writes that Bryza has spoken at the annual convention of the Turkish-American Associations Assembly and has discussed …

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Will they meet?

18.11.2006

According to the Azerbaijani APA agency, the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers may meet in January. This is what the personal representative of the OSCE president Anjey Kasprchik said in his announcement. He has mentioned that he has already talked to both sides about the next meeting, but hasn’t received a response. It is worth …

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