Using the chance to make suggestions and statements at Government sitting Armenian Defense Minister Serj Sargssyan offered {BR} General Office of Prosecutor and National Security Service to take appropriate steps to find the substantiations within law for the accusation spread by Artashes Geghamyan in today’s publication of “The Armenian Times” Daily on carrying out illegal confidential...

At Government sitting PM voiced discontent to Government members for not introducing the public the bill on “Military Service” in time and in due course, for not initiating mass hearings and discussions over it. {BR}If all these had been carried out, the bill wouldn’t have been treated contradictorily or commented wrongly. According to PM, after withdrawing the bill on “Military...

Wish of Azerbaijanians that Azeri officer Ramil Safarov who killed the Armenian officer in Budapest is tried in Azerbaijan won’t come true. {BR} It’s clearly stated that the legal proceedings will take place in Hungary. After bringing in the verdict Safarov will be transferred to Azerbaijan where he will bear the punishment.

A female official of USA Foreign Affairs Department commented on USA passivity in Caucasus region to “Ayb-Fe” this way: {BR} ”Developments in the Caucasus region are to reach crisis. USA interferes only in such situations”, she said, beforehand warning not to cite her name. She assured that there is lack of specialists in USA occupied with Caucasus issues. The high official...

”Because of the injudicious policy our Authorities conduct one more Armenian officer died”, Arthur Gevorgyan, Vice-Chair of “Glorious Fighters” military and patriotic organization announced at the press conference. {BR} According to him, the reason for the bellicose statements by the Azeri President is that Armenia is considered as an aggressor in all the international instances...

National Assembly Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannissyan said today at a news conference on shocking murder of Armenian officer in Budapest that investigation and trial are still ahead. In his opinion, Armenian side will be presented in court by skilled lawyers.{BR} He thinks if NATO reacts to the accident without due seriousness, Armenia should quit Partnership in the Sake of Peace program. “We...

On Wednesday, Armenian parliamentary delegation headed by National Assembly Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan met with Belorussian Prime Minister Sergey Sidorski.{BR} Relations between the two countries were discussed at the meeting among other issues. Both sides underscored the importance of cooperating with international structures. The delegation met also Yuri Yarov, Chair of CIS Executive Committee.

Police officials said Tuesday weapons and ammunition had been found in raids. It should be noted that those arrested for weapon stockpiling have nothing in common with the Republic party members taken in custody yesterday and later released.{BR} Police said part of the arms seized belongs to the head of Shengavit office of Republic party Romik Mkhitaryan. However, police found nothing by raiding...

Armenian Republican Party member Ararat Mkrtchyan and Dashnaktsutyun Party member Vahan Hovhannissyan convened a news conference after returning from the OSCE session.{BR} He called the OSCE official Gyoran Lenmarker’s report on Nagorno Karabakh made at the session short and shallow. Ararat Mkrtchyan added that the report was rather neutral than situation-describing. Lenmarker plans to tour...

MP and Dashnaktsutyun party member Vahan Hovhannissyan speaking at a press conference said a pivoting issue of Lenmarker’s report at PACE session was refugee problem.{BR} He said if Azeri side demands their refugees to return homes, Armenia, in turn, should demand Armenian returning to Azerbaijan. But it is obvious that not a single Armenian can run such a risk of coming back to Azerbaijan,...

Supreme Council parliamentary club’s head Ruben Torossyan speaking at today’s press conference said the club issued a statement criticizing the government’s anticorruption program.{BR} The program is focused only on low- and middle-ranking officials while senior officials remain out of control, the statement says. The councils’ members voiced their disapproval over the program...

On Wednesday, head of Supreme Council parliamentary club Ruben Torossyan, speaking at a news conference said Education Minister Sergo Yeritsyan and MP Vazgen Khachikyan had no right to call young men for military service as both haven’t serve in army. They also had no right to take up their posts, he said.

After mulling Dashnaktsutyun party’s charter, Supreme Council parliamentary club came to conclusion that the party was given registration without adjusting its charter to the law.{BR} The club’s head Ruben Torossyan said at today’s news conference that the out-of-law party overshadows Armenian political system. He announced the club’s intention to file motion in court demanding...

The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Rino Harnish said Tuesday America wants negotiations between Armenian and Azerbaijan to continue. He also said the U.S. makes all possible efforts to settle Karabakh conflict peacefully.{BR} Azeri media reports quoting the ambassador arrangement is already made for a meeting between the two countries’ representatives in near future. Mr. Harnish, however,...

Using the chance to meet PACE Spokesman on Karabakh Terri Davis NKR President Arkadi Ghukasyan informed the European official: {BR}”European diplomats are to support the conflict settlement and not to satisfy the caprices of the Azerbaijani side. We must have equal rights like the other conflicting part and we will protect our rights in all the international organizations”. The dialogue...

During the conference on the violence acts at night ”Republic” Party leader Aram Sargssyan announced that Authorities have started total coercion at 3 directions – propaganda, legislative and executive. {BR} Sargssyan considers the interviews of Robert Kocharyan as agitation violence. As a rule, trumped-up charges and visits of coalition parties to the districts follow them. According...

”Christian and Democratic Union of Armenia doesn’t tolerate or accept the pre-election political blocs“, CDU Chair Khosrov Harutyunyan announced at the round table discussion on the electoral reforms. {BR} ”If a structure appears with one joint political program it’s a party. In case of joining parties must be registered as new political organizations”, Khosrov Harutyunyan thinks.

”The amendments suggested to the Law on “Military Service” aim at bribe redistribution in favor of Defense Ministry“, “Justice” Bloc member Shavarsh Kocharyan says. He in details introduced the amendments, which have been made to the Law on “Military Service” since 2000 by offer of Galust Sahakyan, Vahan Hovhannissyan and Sergey Eritsyan. {BR} The...

Commenting on the night arrests Shavarsh Kocharyan said: ”Authorities don’t get on and always take such stupid steps. A thing like happened in Byureghavan when a member of Peoples’ Party of Armenia was arrested for holding a meeting with some members of Parliament”. {BR} Shavarsh Kocharyan announced that the incidents of last year recur. He also remembered the strict appraisals...

The policemen of the 6th Department and Shengavit Police Department who have gathered at the house of Romik Mkhitaryan, Chair of Shengavit branch of “Republic” Party in Opposition decided to carry out examination without the host after Mkhitaryan hadn’t opened the door. They have cut and opened the metal doors of garage and cellar. {BR} They found nothing as a result of search. MPs...

4 years before the next elections in Armenia the European experts promised to support when implementing the electoral reforms. From February 24-27 OSCE Yerevan Office and CE Venice Commission are holding a round table discussion on “Electoral Reforms in Armenia”. {BR} CE Venice Commission expert Michael Krennerich voiced hope today that thanks to their support the next elections in Armenia...

At 5:30 AM the policemen of the 6th Department and Shengavit Police Department blocked the house of Romik Mkhitaryan, Chair of Shengavit branch of “Republic” Party in Opposition. {BR} The policemen have tried to invade the apartment for 4 hours. Police has managed to arrest 3 party members, who visited the scene. After taking them ”as prey” the policemen refused to arrest...

Assembly of the Armenians in Europe condemned murder of the 26-year-old Armenian officer in Budapest. {BR} Assembly says that the horrible crime during NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” program indicates of the prevailing anti-Armenian mood in Azerbaijan which is abetted by the official Baku aimed at hiding its inability to find political solutions to Karabakhi conflict. The statement...

”Nikol Aghbalyan” student union of ARF has today appeared with an open letter. The letter criticizing the brutish murder of the Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan who was in Hungary to participate in NATO language training courses particularly says:{BR} ”This crime is the logical consequence of the anti-Armenian hysteria for years and the bellicose propaganda of recent months spread...