Politics

They stopped

27.06.2006

On June 23, the Federal Council of Russia fired Levon Chakhmakhchyan before the end of his term and there was only one senator who didn’t vote for that. Levon Chakhmakhcyan was accused of corruption.

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Will Armenia have two types of citizens?

27.06.2006

Armenian citizens will feel the consequences of the exclusion of the ban on dual citizenship after the government adopts the law on that. It’s obvious that the government is not going to be able to make a final decision as to whether or not dual citizens will get the right to vote and be elected. …

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Oppositionist Arthur

27.06.2006

According to lragir.am, Arthur Baghdasaryan has announced that Armenian economy is oligarchic. “The country’s economy is in the hands of a certain group of people. “The oligarchic economy can’t give any guarantees for the country’s development in a country that doesn’t have a free economy, independent, developing small and medium businesses, ” he said and …

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It’s too early

27.06.2006

On June 22, President of Nagorno Karabagh Arkadi Ghukasyan met with participants of the international conference entitled “Republic of Nagorno Karabagh: past, present and future” hosted in Karabagh. According to Ghukasyan’s press department, the president welcomed the guests representing the science schools of ten countries and said that hosting a conference like this in Karabagh …

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New oppositional alliance?

27.06.2006

“The “Justice” alliance is just the name of the alliance, but it doesn’t really stand for anything,” said member of the alliance Shavarsh Kocharyan and added that everything ends well in the end. “The “Justice” alliance was founded after the elections and I think that we will have a new, oppositional alliance with a new …

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Who’s holding the candle?

27.06.2006

After leader of the Armenian Aryan Union Armen Avetisyan commented on the list of homosexual Armenian government officials, many of them started to date girls in public in order for the people not to suspect them. “I’ve seen it with my own two eyes,” says PR specialist and head of the “PArt” agency Karen Kocharyan …

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Appreciating

25.06.2006

On the basis of the RA prime minister’s order, former member of “Rule of Law”, former regional management head Stepan Barseghayn was appointed deputy to the RA minister of regional management. When “Rule of Law” left the governmental coalition and became oppositional, many party members left the party. One of these people was Stepan Barseghyan. …

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Made in Armenia

25.06.2006

“If I can develop Armenia, I am an Armenian candidate. If anyone from another country does that, he/she is an Armenian candidate too. If someone grown up in America does that, he is an Armenian candidate too. There are people that say someone is an American candidate, someone is Russian… they are not some kind …

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Last hopeless recommendations

25.06.2006

On June 21, RA foreign affairs minister Vartan Oskanyan participated in the opening session of the UN newly established board on human rights. Oskanyan made a speech about the Karabagh conflict and said that the Azeri policy making “one step forward and one step back” was just a matter of concern, but this new policy …

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Are all politicians supported by foreign powers?

25.06.2006

Most people in Armenia think that the authorities are not elected by the people, but rather are appointed by powerful countries. This has gone so far that there are politicians proud to be backed by other states. For example, recently head of New Times (NT) party, Aram Karapetyan said in his interview given to our …

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