Politics

“I believe in Azerbaijan they think that they will win due to a quick attack by conquering a number of important regions as Aghdam, Fizuli. However in my opinion that will never happen, since if the Azerbaijanis attack suddenly, the Armenians will respond at once. A complicated situation will be created, but I don’t consider …

In what could be an attempt to placate opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President Serzh Sargsyan yesterday ordered Armenian law-enforcement authorities to investigate the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan with greater vigor. President Serzh Sargsyan touched upon the process of the criminal cases, connected with the March 1 events. “I have stated for many times and …

According to the head of International Crisis Group Sabina Frazer there are no tangible results in the improvement of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The increase of cases that happen on the boundary between the two countries during the last years testifies to that. According to the head of international crisis group, there is an …

On April 19 the Georgian parliament unanimously ratified a decision to cancel the agreement on sea and land transfer of military facilities through its territory executed with Russia in 2006. The Georgian president Sahakashvili recommended the parliament to do this. The term of the Georgian-Russian agreement would finish in autumn of this year. Armenia’s reaction …

Khachatur Sukiasyan, former MP and the founder of SIL concern, has instructed his lawyers to apply to the court for the purpose of changing the decision to institute legal proceedings against him. Lawyer Arthur Grigoryan has informed the radio Liberty that Sukisasyan is not satisfied with the fact that the special investigation department has cancelled …

The newly appointed ombudsman of Armenia Karen Andreasyan has fully entered into his duties and order. Definitely when being appointed ombudsman he was instructed to speak of the problems of “ordinary citizens” much, which is what he is trying to do now. Yesterday he presented a report on summing up his work of the past …

In an interview given to the Russian service of BBC by the ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan answering to a question when had the parties been close to the settlement of the conflict he said, “The settlement of Karabakh conflict was very close in 1997, because at that time there was an opportunity to solve the …

The PACE co-rapporteurs Alexis Fisher and John Prescott issued a statement today calling for reform projects to be implemented. While welcoming the authorities’ many initiatives for electoral reform and reform of the judiciary and the police, the co-rapporteurs on the honoring of obligations and commitments by Armenia say that it is now time for these …

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, who during his three-year tenure has been communicating with the journalists after the “facebook control,” yesterday responded to the questions of the journalists at the NA. Although yesterday he spoke about everything but the main point of the Q&A was to deny the rumors of his possible resignation. Let us mention …

In response to the question of the member of the Armenian delegation to PACE and the ARF representative Armen Rustamyan on Turkey’s position on the protocols, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Armenia was stalling the protocols ratification process because it was being pressured by the Diaspora. “The Armenian side was taking a back …