Politics

Armenia’s sixth ambassador to the U.S. John Evans started his first press conference with greeting everyone present in Armenian, letting everyone know that even though he has studied some Armenian in Washington, he still can not continue the conference in Armenian. “I had heard about Armenia from my grandmother, when I was a little boy,” …

The fall season of the National Assembly session began with the continuous political boycott of the opposition. As they say in sports, the ball is in the hands of the opposition and it is playing on the coalition’s field. It’s the coalition’s turn to throw the ball back. Meanwhile, the throw-backs are taking a while. …

The fall season of the National Assembly session began with the continuous political boycott of the opposition. As they say in sports, the ball is in the hands of the opposition and it is playing on the coalition’s field. It’s the coalition’s turn to throw the ball back. Meanwhile, the throw-backs are taking a while. …

“168 hours” weekly had an interview with co-author of the constitutional amendments and leader of the National Assembly’s “Hanrapetakan” (Republican) political party Galust Sahakyan. He stated that the proposed plan of the constitution discusses the extension of the president’s powers, however, no decision has been made. “We have no intention of taking such actions. There …

In contrast to the last demands, this time the soldiers are demanding protection of human rights, democracy, national and human values. The 47 member first and second team of soldiers fighting for protection of democracy and human rights are currently participating in demonstrations at the “Barekamutyun” metro, which is not far away from the president’s …

The meeting between Armenian president Robert Kocharyan and Azeri president Ilham Aliyev was supposed to take place yesterday in the framework of the CIS summit in Astania. According to facts, chairman of the Minsk’s European Security and Cooperation Organization(ESCO) was also supposed to participate in the meeting. However, that information may change due to the …

A change of events took place in the heated political season of autumn, in contrast to what many people thought. The political situation this autumn is indeed heated up, however, the struggle is not between authorities and the opposition, but rather between authority members themselves. The two “fronts” are out in the open. On one …

“To tell you the truth, I have never taken part in any “goghakan” (gangster-style) or similar sessions and meetings. I must say that in any case, the sessions have left a good impression on me,” said vice president of the Hayastan Hanrapetakan (Armenian Republican) political party Tigran Torosyan in resonse to the question of whether …

By the decision made by the government of the RA, the “Hrazdan” sports arena must be sold to Ashot Aghababyan for 88.5 million drams, which is about $72,000 dollars. The fixed price is surprising if we take into consideration the income received from the fairs near the arena. There are many stores and booths around …

National Assembly deputy Hakop Hakobyan (from the #26 poll) has decided to construct another hotel/complex in the Emirates. Besids the hotel, he also has efficient recreational centers there. Mr. Hakopyan is one of the share-holders of the leather factory in the Emirates. He is building a leather workshop there also. “I am constructing a hotel …