Politics

General asks forgiveness for state criminals

02.10.2005

On Independence Day of the RA, ten leaders of the Artsakh war leagues asked President Robert Kocharyan for an extraordinary favor. They have asked the president to forgive the three individuals who have been sentenced to death for a state crime on the occasion of Armenia’s 14 year independence. The leaders refer to the criminals …

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Nothing unusual has happened in Javakhk

02.10.2005

The conference was held in order to discuss the law about local autonomy in Georgia. After the conference, it was decided to accept the announcement made for Georgian authorities on turning Georgia into a federal republic and grant autonomy to the Armenians living in Javakhk. According to Armenian MP of the Georgian parliament Van Bayburdyan, …

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Preelection chaos has started

02.10.2005

In the reality these phenomena comply with the behaviour of the authorities. At least, the people, who had conflict in Nor Hachn city, were backed by the authorities, and these kinds of cases always lead either to fighting or to murder. As we know, on Sunday the mayor of Nor Hachn, named Armen Keshishyan (born …

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“Justice” alliance common lessons

02.10.2005

The secretary of “Justice” alliance Viktor Dallakyan jokes about the people, who announce, that the loss of Ruzan Khachatryan, who is a member of the party board, in the elections for the position of the Centre Community head, was the loss of “Justice” alliance. “In 2003 “Justice” filled the second place in the National Assembly …

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“There is no difference between the former and present day authorities”

02.10.2005

“I see no difference between the former and present day authorities. It’s just that the present day authorities are more unintelligent than the former ones. They are just too dumb,” said well known singer Ruben Hakhverdyan during a meeting with university students yesterday. The singer answered to the many “informal” questions given by students with …

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We will prove that we had won

02.10.2005

-Mr Simonyan, the elections for the district chief will be held once again on Sunday. In the previous interview in our newspaper you complained especially about “United Labour Party” (ULP) when speaking about electoral bribe and violations, noting, that they provided huge financial support in favour of the competitor of your candidate Arayik Kotanjyan. -No, …

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Self Criticism

28.09.2005

During his speech welcoming the conference held for the “Armenia 2020” project , Artur Baghdasaryan emphasized the importance that the project has for Armenia. He quoted: “After this meeting, we are all going to get up and head for the door. But the thing is that, in reality, we still don’t know where we are …

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Some words for Independence Day

28.09.2005

Although yesterday was Independence Day for the Republic of Armenia, we still face the fact that today, Armenian society does not accept that Armenia is truly an independent country. Many consider our Independence as a great victory after the war which we struggled to win, while others look at it as yet another obstacle facing …

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So-Called Political Decisions

28.09.2005

“I really don’t understand what principles are set forth by different countries when it comes to making resolutions regarding the so-called Armenian Genocide,” said Prime Minister of Turkey Tayib Erdoghan during an interview with “Anatolian Times”. According to the Minister, those decisions are strictly political and they do not aid in making the world more …

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Isn’t it possible without the help of Russia?

28.09.2005

According to “RIA News” news agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated the following during his speech given at Stratford University on Tuesday: “Russia recognizes America’s interests in the countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), but at the same time, Russia wishes to see the U.S. acting in a more comprehensible and …

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