Politics

During a recent briefing, the “Alternative” non-governmental/political organization came to life. The organization consists of 18 initiators, including president of the “Armat” NGO, former National Assembly Chairman Babken Ararktsyan, leader of the “Democratic Homeland” party Petros Makeyan, chief editor of “Armenian Times” daily Nikol Pashinyan, former mayor of Yerevan Vahagn Khachatryan, members of the “Karabakh” …

“Some people will probably lose their jobs as a result of this announcement because this topic has become a matter of discussion recently, but I think that we have to think about the reputation of our country,” said President of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Arkadi Ghukasyan during a press conference and announced that he’s …

“I feel really bad. I feel ashamed of being thrown on the ground and asking for help. It is shameful for this country, where a human being is not respected. I feel pity for all the generals that have deserved it or haven’t, for my friends that have been with me; I feel pity that …

Recently the head of “Mig” TV company (Vanadzor city), S.Harutyunyan, told us that only complication they had with Arthur Baghdasaryan concerning broadcasting his  interview was the fact that Arthur Baghdasaryan criticized “Lori” TV company in his interview, which they could not broadcast. According to S.Harutyunyan, he suggested to cut that part out of the interview …

Leader of “New Times” party, Aram Karapetyan, organized a press-conference, where he spoke about the announcement made by Tigran Urikhanyan, who accused Karapetyan of illegally keeping weapons, drugs and committing other crimes and said, “If I am a drug addict, if I have weapons and have not paid taxes, the Armenian government and the general …

Armenian representative of the French “Democratic Movement Union” party of France Patrick Deyevjyan has proposed making a change in the draft law of the French parliament penalizing anyone that denies the Armenian Genocide, claiming that that draft shouldn’t refer to researchers and historians. Deyevjyan also added that the bill would prevent any foreign country to …

“The harassment against Suren Abrahamyan is also harassment against the anti-criminal movement. The authorities are still after the same thing-to show who’s the boss,” said leader of “New Times” party Aram Karapetyan during a press conference. He also said that the authorities are ready to take any step that the Republican party wishes to take, …

National Assembly MP Raffik Petrosyan elected from the proportional list at the #26 poll of Etchmiadzin was recently arrested. Based on the message of the police, the deputy had participated in a “hooligan crime with the use of weapons” and the warning was given at the Masis police subdivision. President of the “Full Contact of …

“I condemn any violence,”said Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Tigran Torosyan regarding the beating of Suren Abrahamyan. However, Torosyan thinks its strange that Abrahamyan immediately pointed a finger at the Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Markaryan, claiming that it was his order and that Markaryan had called him criminal. “It’s just a provocation …

On October 9, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Mayis Mayilyan welcomed members of the OSCE evaluators of the ecological situation of the border zone of Karabakh and Azerbaijan. Mayilyan complained that after the monitoring of the fires breaking out in Karabakh and the report prepared by the personal representative of the …