Politics

The ANC is planning to hold a demonstration in the vicinity of the Matenadaran, which will be decisive and very important in terms of the future political developments. It does not mean that following the demonstration the opposition will march to Baghramyan street and make the president resign. The problem is that the ANC’s demands …

According to our information, the police have started investigating the case of the former head of the tax operative investigation department Shahen Hovasapyan’s murder again. Shahen Hovasapyan was exploded in his car in 2006. The owners of Semur&Co company (Gurgen and Armen Virabyans) were arrested as they were suspected in the crime. However in several …

There will be mayoral elections in Armavir on March 20. The competition for the position is very tense already. There are four candidates for the mayor’s position – the incumbent mayor RPA member Ruben Khlghatyan, two nonpartisan candidates (Armavir city council member Sevak Minasyan, unemployed Karen and Arnak Gevorgyan). However the main competition is between …

President Serzh Sargsyan participated yesterday at the sitting of the RA Police Board. At the sitting the RA Chief of Police Alik Sargsyan presented a report on this situation with fight against crime and preservation of public order. Sargsyan mentioned during the meeting that they will be much more intolerant towards unacceptable conduct – bribery, …

“People should not connect serious hope with the OSCE as an organizing which guarantees security in Europe. This institution has changed its profile long ago and is involved in democracy issues,” says the ARF faction head Vahan Hovhannisyan. According to him, the OSCE understands its incapability in the issue of security, which is its main …

In the recent times there are opinions that the servants of the Armenian Apostolic Church have become friends with the pro-government oligarchic system. These opinions, which sometimes seem to be exaggerated, are proven in the real life. For example, the substitute of the religious leader of the Armenian Araratian Branch of the Church, Navasard (Samvel) …

During an online conversation with Gazeta.ru the head of the Board of Directors of Troyka Dialogue company Ruben Vardanyan said it was ‘impossible’ that he would ever nominate his candidacy to become president of Armenia. “It is impossible. First, I am a citizen of the Russian Federation and have never been a citizen of Armenia. …

The Civil Aviation Board of Armenia does not know anything about the intention of the Turkish Airlines company to open an office in Armenia for the purpose of organizing the transportation of Armenians between Yerevan and Los-Angeles. Yesterday the Mediamax was told by the Civil Aviation Board spokesperson that they had not been informed about …

According to well-known sources the religious leader of Ararat wing of the Armenian Apostolic Church Navasard (Samvel) Archbishop Kchoyan has received a Bentley from his relative. Yesterday we tried to find out from Ararat wing who has given a Bentley to this high-rank clergyman. The person on duty named Eliza Manukyan was first surprised by …

On March 15 the co-rapporteurs of PACE John Prescott and Axel Fischer will arrive in Armenia. They are coming to get information on what the status of fulfillment of the PACE resolution 1677 is. Let us remember that the PACE has adopted the resolution about Armenia in its summer 2009 session. The PACE expressed a …