Politics

Saws found in the prison of Nubarashen

04.02.2006

Something sensational happened in the Nubarashen prison at the end of last year. Police officers found about 60 saws in # 88 room of Nubarashen prison, which were hidden behind the toilet. This room is for prisoners sentenced to life. Besides the saws, they also found ropes, barbed wires, cement and alcohol. According to a …

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European Union Council requirements fulfilled on paper

04.02.2006

But there is one thing for sure: there was no progress in the country during the past five years. On the contrary, things are getting worse day by day. Despite the European Council requirements, in Armenia human rights are still violated, elections go against the Armenian Constitution and laws based on international norms, the Karabagh …

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No meeting for conflicts

04.02.2006

The Armenian authorities are not the only ones that predict that 2006 will be a year for resolving the Karabagh conflict. International officials have also made announcements and they claim that both sides are on their way to come to terms. There are many predictions that the conflict will be resolved in 2006. Many people …

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Murder or suicide?

01.02.2006

Yesterday at about 4:00 p.m., Arshak Karakhanyan’s carcass was found in the building of the prosecutor’s office of the Malatia-Sebastia community. Mr. Karakhanyan was the prosecutor’s assistant. According to a preliminary conclusion, the prosecutor’s assistant Mr. Karakhanyan committed suicide with his police pistol.

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Whispered and bothered

01.02.2006

In response to our question as to whether the Turkish delegate has interrupted Artashes Geghamyan on purpose or not, he answered, “Absolutely. Before my speech the secretary of the Turkish delegation Chaoshoghli (he is the most extreme) called the Turkish delegate to him three times and whispered something in his ear. As soon as I …

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He is ready for the sake of Karabagh

01.02.2006

“My number one priority is the Karabagh issue. If we come to terms with them (R. Kocharyan and Serj Sargsyan) regarding the Karabagh conflict settlement, I will leave internal political processes alone”, said president of the “Republic” political party A. Sargsyan in response to our question as to whether he will cooperate with S. Sargsyan …

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The country looks like a bean”

01.02.2006

– Almost all political powers have declared the coming year as an important pre-election period and they have already started to take some steps. No matter how strange it sounds, the opposition is left out of this process. What can you say about this? – First of all we must list which parties have declared …

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Turkey wants to cover up

01.02.2006

The more Armenia fulfills Turkey’s requirements, the more Turkey adds more new requirements. Turkey demanded Armenia not to raise the Armenian Genocide issue and Armenia didn’t. Turkey was not satisfied and demanded Armenia to pressure the Diaspora in order for them not to raise the issue,” said representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Kiro …

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“Serj Sargsyan was the right choice”

01.02.2006

Minister of Defense Serj Sargsyan was elected president of the Yerevan State University board yesterday during board elections. A total of 70 out of the 72 people participated in the elections and only 4 of them did not vote in favor of Serj Sargsyan. Former rector of the Yerevan State University Radik Martirosyan was also …

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From the Fore Post to the “Pawn”

01.02.2006

Recently, the Russian gas price increase is not only talked about in Armenia media, but also in world media. True, the media mainly focuses on Ukraine, but Armenia has also been talked about in some newspapers. Since everybody is criticizing Russia, this means that they don’t understand us, sometimes criticize us and sometimes offend us. …

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