Politics

The Armenian opposition once again missed out on the opportunity to change power in the country. Now, as it gathers people at the “decisive”, “most decisive”, or “pan-Armenian”, but in reality the most typical meetings and then sending them home after a few hours, the opposition is only doing one thing: enlists more people who …

The revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine encouraged the Armenian opposition to do the same thing in Armenia. However, the opposition does not change anything in its “strategy” and it is trying to start a revolution in Armenia with the methods that have been used and failed. You even get the impression that those oppositionists have …

On December 1, a phoned telegram was sent to the administrative and territorial police department branches of the Marzes, stating that on the same day, at around 12:45 p.m. in the Meghri section, two people crossed the Armenian-Iranian border, set foot on Armenian land and went in different directions. The telegram had warned the border-guards …

Former Georgian president Edward Shevardnadze’s pension will be reduced to the regular pension of Georgians. Whereas now the former president receives a pension worth 750 lari (approximately 417 dollars), it is possible that in the near future his pension will become 28 lari (15.5 dollars). Director of  Georgian president Mikhail Sahakashvili’s cabinet Georgi Arveladze had …

“The countries involved in the Karabagh peace settlement will not face any problems and they will not have to make any choices in 2006. We must take advantage of that,” said co-president of the OSCE Minsk group Steven Mann during an interview with the Azeri ANS television network. “Negotiations are being led more actively and …

“No to the authorities that cheat and lie”. This slogan was written on a piece of paper and stuck to one of the fir trees near the Matenadaran. The people had put it up before the meeting with the opposition, when the oppositionists had not approached the stage yet. The people were hoping that they …

The owner of Aparan’s “Forest Economy” Aramayis Mkhitaryan has sent a message to the Nairi police department, claiming that some people have illegally logged the 2nd section of Aparan’s forest. The police officers from the department went to the scene of the crime and found out that someone (or some people) have cut 150 oak …

“The Georgian revolution took 28 days, but people remained standing at the squares. The people of Ukraine stayed in the cold for a month and a half. We must also be patient. It is impossible to start a revolution with only one meeting. Let’s not forget what happened on April 12 of last year. I …

President of the National Assembly Artur Baghdasaryan is trying to prove that “Rule of Law” political party is not to blame for the false results of the constitutional amendments referendum. The National Assembly and presidential elections are ahead and he must try to cover up for the falsifications somehow. He found a way to “cover …

A man hunt began on the streets of Yerevan yesterday-especially near the Opera house. The police officers have started another round of terrorist acts against the participants of the opposition meeting. When people were going home after the meeting at the Matenadaran, nearly ten people dressed in civilian clothes were beating many in the crowd. …