Politics

According to the press department of the Azeri foreign affairs ministry, in January, 2007, Azeri president, Ilham Aliev, will pay an official visit to France with the invitation of French president Chirac. It’s also stated that Chirac will visit Azerbaijan in the first quarter of 2007.

Azeri foreign affairs minister Elmar Mamediarov has said that he is going to meet with the OSCE co-chairmen on September 13 in London. As for Vardan Oskanyan, he is going to meet with the international intermediaries on September 12 in Paris. “There is no need to meet with the Armenian foreign affairs minister. Now we …

ARF representative Armen Rustamyan didn’t make too many criticizing comments regarding the current political processes taking place in Armenia as he had before. “We make speeches when we are living and working in the given time period. We are not obliged to criticize or be harsh”, said Vahan Hovhannisyan while explaining the ARF approach.

We wonder whether member of “Justice” faction Shavarsh Kocharyan will do as his colleagues do and leave the faction, to which he replied, “I don’t follow immoral examples if you mean Tatoul Manaseryan and Viktor Dallakyan”. In a word, Shavarsh Kocharyan was the first one that condemned the steps taken after Hrant Khachatryan had said …

According to our sources of information, RA prime minister, Andranik Margaryan, does not like either of the five versions of the national anthem that have passed through the two phases of competition. He has agreed with a proposal, according to which the Republican party of Armenia may present its own version of the national anthem …

The “Electoral Systems” center has created a program through which people can vote for the possible candidates for the presidential elections online and give their ratings. The number of voters has increased by 2700 already, 23.7% out of which have voted for Vazgen Manoukyan, 10.3% – for Arthur Baghdasaryan, 9.5% – for Andranik Margaryan and …

We asked the president’s press secretary, Viktor Dallakyan, what the president thought about the incident that happened to editor of “Iravunk” newspaper, Hovhannes Galajyan. “All such crimes connected with journalists should be condemned. I believe the police will do their best to find and punish the criminals. Nevertheless, it has already been three days that …

On September 8, during a discussion held by the anti-corruption board, advisor to RA president Gevorg Mherayan was elected for monitoring the implementation of anti-corruption strategy. Definitely, B. Esayan has finished his work in the fight against corruption. We hope that the new monitor will help bring positive results. ARF member B. Esayan currently works …

President of France Jacques Chirac and Mrs. Bernadet Chirac are going to visit Armenia the same day, but by different planes and with a twenty minute difference. The most interesting thing is the fact that they are going to leave for France separately again the same day, but according to our information, this time their …

Early in the morning of September 6, someone or a group of people exploded the car (Gaz 3102 model car, identification numbers: 005LL03) of the head of the operative investigation department of the taxation services at the RA government, Shahen Hovasapyan. Shahen Hovasapyan died and his driver, Andranik Charchyan got physical injuries. What’s interesting is …