Politics

“The process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations was launched with understanding that it should go on without preconditions,” Armenia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbandyan said yesterday. Slamming the statement by PACE President Mevlut Cavusoglu, who linked the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement with the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said, “All those present at the …

Yesterday most of the questions directed to RA President Serzh Sargsyan at the PACE mostly related to the events of March 1 of 2008 and the NKR conflict. 26 delegates were lined to ask questions but a few of them had the opportunity to ask questions. By the way, none of the lined 5 Azeri …

“We are discussing in the congress what we will do; we will make our decision these days,” said former PM Hrant Bagratyan to our newspaper in answer to question what the opposition ANC force is going to do in answer to the president’s announcement. During the rally on April 28 Hrant Bagratyan announced that by …

During the first session of the PACE summer sitting the head of the Armenian delegation Davit Harutyunyan announced that the Armenian delegation refused to take part in the work of the sub-commission in charge of the issue of Karabakh and Azerbaijan’s delegation was moratorium. The amazing fact is that the Armenian delegation made a decision …

– Approximately two months ago you mentioned that the dialog process had entered into deadlock. Was Serzh Sargsyan’s statement considered deadlock to the suggestion of the ANC to go forward to starting a dialog? – I don’t rush to say that it is so for sure. Even Sargsyan in his speech tries to leave some …

President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Strasbourg on a working visit, participated at the plenary meeting of the CE Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), delivered a Statement and responded to the questions of the members of the Assembly. Strasbourg, June 22, 2011 Mr. President,Mr. Secretary General,Distinguished Members of the Assembly, I would like to start by expressing …

Yesterday during his interview to A1+ member of "Sardarapat" Movement Tigran Khzmalyan after learning about Serzh Sargsyan’s response to the ANC’s proposal for dialog, said, “Did he really respond? He simply smirked and asked whether the HAK was trying to move mountains. The people’s energy at the square and some people’s "smart" policy turned the …

Yesterday during his speech RA President Serzh Sargsyan also spoke about the parliamentary opposition. No matter how difficult, at times even though the discussions have been, the Political Coalition has been able to maintain constructive cooperation with the parliamentary opposition – Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Heritage Party – for the benefit of Armenia’s advancement. We …

Finally yesterday RA President Serzh Sargsyan responded to the suggestion of the ANC on starting a dialog. But Sargsyan’s statement created more questions than answers. And most importantly from the statement it wasn’t clear whether Sargsyan was giving a positive or a negative response to the ANC. First Sargsyan mentioned that for the forces, which …

Yesterday president Serzh Sargsyan answered the opposition’s offer for dialogue. In a massive answer the president in fact did not refuse the offer generally but refused the dialogue and negotiations with the format the ANC has proposed. By the way, it is done in a manner that it can be accepted both as agreement and …