Politics

“If the relatives of passed away people burn the body, they will do a favor for the country and the government must give them 150 dollars”, this suggestion was brought up by the regional MP of Echmiadzin Hakob Hakobyan, however, this was rejected. Mr. Hakobyan says: “Of course, if they want people to not occupy …

“Nowadays, people don’t trust us”, said the head of the RA Central Bank Tigran Sargsyan. But he thinks that there is not much difference compared to other banks: “A little or more trust…doesn’t really matter”. According to Mr. Sargsyan, one of the main goals of the CB now is to gain the people’s trust. In …

The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the U.S. in Armenia John Evans gave a rather diplomatic “warning” to the authorities during his press conference yesterday. The ambassador told the authorities that they had to be cautious while keeping touch with Iran because they may indirectly support terrorism Otherwise, the U.S. will punish all the countries …

“I think that both the Armenian side and the Azeri side are trying to win time for the Karabagh peace settlement. The Armenian side thinks that the more time passes by, the more the situation will stay the same and they can hope that the Karabagh status will not stay de facto. As for the …

Yesterday the RA National Assembly commission on foreign affairs issues made a decision to work out a statement on the hearings held on March, 29-30, 2005, where there is no information regarding the announcements made by different officials on solving the Karabagh conflict in a matter of several months or years. The commission members not …

The “2×2” bar-club located on Khanjyan street belongs to MP of the National Assembly “Republican” group Armen Purtoyan. The bar-club has not corresponded to the norms of urbanization and has turned into a dangerous building for residents living in that area. It is located in the basement of the apartment building and has started to …

It seems as though the optimistic views about the Karabagh peace settlement this year are starting to become pessimistic. Whereas before international organizations used to say that 2006 would be a year for a settlement, recently there are many opinions stating that there is a “chance” and they have to look for the “right moment”. …

During an interview with journalists a couple of days ago, President of Russia Vladimir Putin touched upon some issues of which the most important for Armenia was Russia’s orientation of the conflicts going on in the region. Vladimir Putin stated that the UN Security Council must go along with universal principles when determining the future …

When I read the announcement made by the European Council’s monitoring committee, I was shocked and I actually said “damn it”. I used this phrase not only because I was amazed or mad, but because I was simply shocked, just like the teenager or young adult gets shocked when hearing that from his peers. Now, …

As all fairy tales, this fairy tale also tells a story which is not about something that has existed or exists. The protagonists, the events and even the country have not existed and couldn’t have existed because something like this could just not happen. And if the reader compares himself to one of the protagonists …