Politics

In an extraordinary manner

10.04.2011

Yesterday it became known that the European Court will hear in an extraordinary term the pleadings of the editor in chief of Hayakan Zhamanak daily, political prisoner Nicol Pashinyan. Yesterday the attorney of Pashinyan Vahe Grigoryan received information on that. This decision was made by the chair of the 3rd chamber of the European Court. …

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Oskanyan thinks

10.04.2011

According to our sources in the near future RA former foreign affairs minister Vartan Oskanyan is going to become active in the internal politics. It is connected with the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. By the way, there is an opinion that former RA president Robert Kocharyan will also become active. “I am not familiar …

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The biggest problem is political monopoly

10.04.2011

– Since stepping down of the office you have started criticizing the activities of the authorities. From the prospective of the foreign policy it is understandable as you were the foreign minister for ten years, but you are criticizing the policy of the government, including the economic policy. What is the goal of your critics …

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The prime-minister’s autumn

09.04.2011

Rumors are circulated that major changes will be made in the political sector of Armenia, which will be used for the main platform of the authorities during the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to these rumors, in May the prime-minister will resign. According to sources of information from the government, the decision has already been made. …

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That day was an escape from responsibility for everybody

09.04.2011

The chairman of NA “Heritage” faction Stepan Safaryan referring to the events of March 1, 2008, wrote in one of the discussions on Facebook social network, “As a participant of that many incidents of that day I will tell something that has never been published on media. On March 1, at 10:30a.m certain journalists called …

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Fear of falling

07.04.2011

The current situation in the political sector of Armenia is very interesting. The opposition is announcing about extraordinary elections every day and is getting prepared for new elections. As for the authorities, they are saying that there is no way that extraordinary elections may take place but they are doing things that it seems the …

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Taken to hospital

07.04.2011

Member of the RPA board, the former head of the social security state service Vazgen Khachikyan has been taken to hospital again. This time he preferred not the hospitals of Yerevan but the hospital of Alaverdi. According to our sources, Khachikyan had blood pressure problems. Reminder: as a result of the check-up of the state …

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New center

07.04.2011

The former director of the Armenian Center of National and International Studies Richard Giragosian reiterated to our reporter that he had established a new center. He said that his decision was not new and always wished to have his own center in Armenia. And now it’s possible to do so. He refuted the rumors that …

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Will everybody be released?

07.04.2011

“The turn of Nicol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikaealyan will also come for release. Their parole period is also approaching and I think their time will come as well and there will be no subjective approach to that,” yesterday told the journalists the deputy-chair of Republican Party of Armenia Razmik Zohrabyan. When speaking to our reporter …

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Why has the government become so kind?

07.04.2011

Yesterday the deputy-chair of Republican Party of Armenia Razmik Zohrabyan said that the turn of Nicol Pashinyan and Sasun Mikaealyan will also come for release. The administration of a prison located near the central Armenian town of Sevan decided two days ago to recommend the early release of its most famous inmate, Aram Bareghamyan. Bareghamyan …

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