Margerita Boniver, Italy's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs is in Armenia. Mrs Boniver and Vardan Oskanyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia are pleased with the bilateral relations but say much more attention is to be paid to them.She stressed the importance of democracy and problems of human rights.As to Karabagh conflict she says the standpoint by both Italy and European Union is that...

Government session held today, presided by PM Andranik Margaryan.For restarting of the privatization of "Armenia's Electric Nets" CJSC and organizing the works, Government decided to restart the works of the tender commission on privatization of "AEN" CJSC. Issues on "Gafeschyan Museum" Fund and other points were discussed, too.

Lidi Palfer, the Chair of Ministries' Committee of CE as well as Luxemburg's Vice Prime-Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs is pleased with her visit to Armenia.Mrs Palfer discussed 3 topics with the leaders of Armenia - the execution process of Armenia's CE commitments, the regional projects and the issue on settlement of Karabagh conflict .Mrs palfer said no one imposed the commitments on us,...

The world and political situation has totally changed after September the 11-st terrorism action in USA . According to the participants of the international conference on "South Caucasus: Conflicts and Issues on Regional Security", it's an exaggerated standpoint. "Maybe, there were changes in USA or Europe but nothing changed in Caucasus" ,- Arif Yunusof, Azerbaijan's representative said. He thinks...

Nagorno Karabagh considers itself independent only proceeding from certain circumstanses. Under the memorandum in 1989 Karabagh is independent of Azerbaijan and not Armenia ,- today Hrant Khachatryan and Hayk Babukhanyan, the Co-Chairs of Union for Constitutional Right, said. They criticize Karabaghi Authorities for refusing the application by Hrant Khachatryan for participation in the presidential...

Who's the real communist in Armenia? The real communist is being looked for now. Armenia's Communist Party and Armenia's Renovated Communist Party have already begun fighting for their electorate in the pre-election period.The latter was set up after some members had been stricken out of Communist Party.According to the members of Armenia's Communist Party, the Authorities began using a policy of...

"There is political, social and moral crisis in Armenia" ,- Artashes Geghamyan, the head of "National Unity" party says. According to him, political conflict is strained, especially after October the 27-th revolution / he called so the terrorism action on 27, October, 1999 /. "After the revolution on 27, October the Parliamentary majority stopped to be the bearer of the standpoints of people" .Mr...

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN REACTS TO EVENTS IN TURKEY

Today, Paruyr Hayrikyan, the leader of National Self-determination Union held press conference. It is he, who made Kocharyan a president, says the party’s leader. But this time he is in need of Kocharyan’s support, Hayrikyan says. He thinks there is a man proved to be devoted to national problems and deserves to be a president in Armenia. This man is Paruyr Hayrikyan himself.

“Zhoghovrdakan Hayrenik” and Conservative parties came up with joint statement Thursday. “The republic current authorities, by their feeble policy, can bring Armenian nation to the brink of another genocide in Russia as a result of repeated anti-Armenian actions there. If the country’s leadership isn’t able to settle the situation, it must quit”, the statement says. Two parties demand from the government to make pressure on Russia to...

EU Secretary General Walter Schwimmer completed today his visit to Armenia. As it is known, the visit isn’t regional -the Secretary General paid his visit especially to Armenia. Last year he toured Georgia. In his brief interview he said he intended to visit Azerbaijan though gave priority to Armenia, as there are still the problems, relating to political prisoners, in Azerbaijan. Speaking on Armenia’s CE commitments he said these commitments...

Valter Shvimer, the Secretary General of European Council separates the issue on abolition of capital punishment for Armenia . In the speech made in Yerevan State University he stated Europe declined capital punishment long ago as it solves no problem, doesn't even reduce the number of crimes. He encourages the Armenian Authorities to ratify the 13-rd protocol of the Convention on Human Rights and...

According to Valter Shvimer, the Secretary General of European Council, Armenia and Azerbaijan are alike Siemese twins who are doomed to live together . The main part of the report by him at Yerevan State University was on the regulation of Karabagh conflict. He addressed to those present: "If you suggest your neighbours / Azerbaijanians / relations in economic field without solving Karabagh problem,...

Karabagh's conflict continues being spoken about during any international meeting. Of course, the issue is raised by the members of Azerbaijan's delegation, irrespective of what the aim of the meeting is. The 4-day-long meeting in London of the Parliamentary representatives of Caucasian countries was not an exception.Tigran Torosyan, the head of the Armenian side as well as the Vice-Speaker of Armenian...

Hrant Khacahatryan can't become the president of Nagorno Karabagh . Only a citizen of Nagorno Karabagh can become a president of Nagorno Karabagh. The Law on Elections says only the person having resided in Nagorno Karabagh for the 10 recent years can aspire to the post of the president of Karabagh.Today we asked: "Is it possible that the Central Election Commision of Karabagh should register Hrant...

On Wednesday 10 July, on the final day of the five day Berlin Session for a one-year term the new President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be elected. Immediately after the adjournment of the 11th Annual Session of the OSCE PA in the Bundestag in Berlin, the new President of the Assembly will give a press conference on the results of the Session, including the Final Declaration on "Confronting...

"It's better to become a MP thanks to one's own rating",- today MP Gagik Kostandyan said in "Azdak" Club. He thinks changing of Election Code to be normal. Proportionality of election districts changed. "Our society follows leaders and elects "local stars" . Mass Media don't explain people that these"local stars" swindle them by giving foods or money,- Mr. Kostandyan says. He also made a forecast...

"The population of Armenia is probably less than 1.000.000, though the census says it to be 3.200.000",- today MP Gagik Kostandyan said.He came to this conclusion after the "Law on Police" was adopted by Parliament. "It's a law for tiny countries, a copied one of Estonia's appropriate law. Estonia's population is 1.000.000",- Gagik Kostandyan said.

"At present the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are more powerless in search for solutions to Karabagh conflict than 3-4 years ago",- today Jirayr Liparityan, the former Chief-Counsellor of the first president of Armenia, said. The diplomat of Diaspora thinks the best solution for Armenia, as a conflicting country, is the version of the common state of 98. For Azerbaijan - the package version...

What is the Constitution alike at present - on the eve of the execution of Constitutional reforms? An "all-powerful" president who provided himself with "super"power and the one who infringes the Constitution and Laws all the time, a Parliament that is humiliated by the president and as a matter of fact "a pocket one" and a Government that decides nothing and performs will of president .According...

"During the elections in 1998 I prefered Robert Kocharyan to Karen Demirchyan",- academician Rafayel Ghazaryan said today. He also tried to juctify himself: "I hoped Kocharyan wouldn't continue policy of Levon Ter Petrosyan. Solution to Artsakh problem is a priority N 1 for me" .The academician said today he had had weighty reasons to believe in Kocharyan. Ghazaryan says: "I met Kocharyan in Stepanakert...

"In Karabagh problem all the hens of the world cackle unanimously and our authorities are silent" ,- academician Rafayel Ghazaryan said today."Defence of Liberated Territories" social organization made a statement today. The authors of the statement think it's a matter of grave importance to get rid of the present authorities for security of the nation . They also worry about those to come after...

Armenian National Assembly passed Wednesday the bill on NA Regulations. According to the Charter, those MPs obstructing the session will be removed from the session room and denied access to the House of the Parliament for 6 days.

"Robert Kocharyan is a criminal and a murderer" ,- Alexan Harutyunyan, the head of the Management of the president, said on October the 31-st, 1999. According to Artak Zeynalyan, the former Vice-Minister of Public Health, that night Harutyunyan was drunk, had inappropriate clothes on and a Havana cigar in hands. "Alexan Harutyunyan said Robert Kocharyan was a murderer. He said not to go to Zeytun...