The idle menaces by the Armenian president make Artashes Geghamyan, the head of "National Unity" party, grin. Geghamyan thinks, the Opposition turned to be a "winner" during the last events in Parliament. "The myth of the only man exploded" ,- Geghamyan says.Geghamyan thinks Robert Kocharyan failed both in internal and foreign policy and tries to blame the Opposition for it. "National Unity" party...

As it is known president Kocharyan said he intended to sign an edict on temporary suspension some members of National Assembly from carrying out their routine duties for parliamentary sessions obstruction. Lawmakers activity is set by proper law and presidential edict power is a great deal lower than the law, head of parliamentary commissions Victor Dallakyan said, commenting Kocharyan’s words.

“Republic” party leader Aram Sarkisyan says only after he has denounced the president, the latter find it necessary to present them the issue relating to Meghri version discussion to political parties’ leaders. “We must act immediately, we must take steps before the president confirms the version”, he said. Aram Sarkisyan Says Kocharyan is ought to present real situation to community instead of accusing Aliev of lying. There was agreement...

Georgian parliamentary delegation, headed by Vise Speaker of Georgian Parliament Vakhtang Kolbaya, arrives in Yerevan Thursday to attend the 4th meeting of commission on cooperation between Armenian and Georgian legislators.

On the incidents in Parliament president Robert Kocharyan said that the Law on "The Inviolability of Deputies of Parliament" is commented in a wrong way. It doesn't say that the law-enforcement bodies have no right to call to order the deputies when they behave like a hooligan.In order to avoid such incidents in the future, the president is on the point of signing a decree which will establish a reglament...

Armenian president Robert Kocharyan will assume the right to express his attitude to the statements on his being privy to October the 27-th terrorism actions.President promised this during the visit to “Almast ” factory,- “Noyan Tapan” releases. And why has he been neglecting the accusations till now? It turned out he thought his statements would be considered as pressure on proceedings. And now, in this phase of proceedings, he will “speak”....

Kocharyan’s condition is not very bad. These may be concluded after the statement he had made. During the meeting with journalists Kocharyan commented Aliev’s statement on Meghri: “Proceeding from some materials by Armenian Media, Aliev has come to the conclusion that Robert Kocharyan's condition is very bad so that the situation will explode if a statement like that is made".The president said during the negotiations in Paris it was spoken...

"All the parties in Parliament are sure of the version of Meghri exists",- Aram Sargsyan, the leader of "Republic" party says. "There are 2 or 3 versions for Karabagh conflict solution. The first version is the phase or package solution, through taking into account the principle of countries' territorial integrity. The second one is exchange of territories. Levon Ter-Petrosyan chose the first one and...

"Nagorno Karabagh is the part of Azerbaijan". Today Serj Sargsyan, the Minister of Defence refused to comment this statement by State Department of USA, leaving it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.He also refused to prove that through the statement USA says the negotiations are senseless and have reached a deadlock.Instead Mr. Sargsyan willingly commented upon the internal political situation in...

Member of German Bundestag Irmgard Schwaetzer said today at the meeting with Armenian opposition parties’ representatives that from two ways of Karabakh problem solution – step-by-step and package ones - she prefers the first. Vigen Khachatryan, the leader of Liberal-Democratic party, in turn, said Armenian government didn’t try to solve the problem, as both Defence and Prime Ministers said they had already settled the problem and everything...

Lack of democracy is better phenomenon than its imitation, Armenian Liberal-Democratic party leader Vigen Khachatryan said today at meeting with the members of German Bundestag. Newertheless, German MP Irmgard Schwaetzer finds that Armenia heads for the road of democracy and almost completely fulfils the CE commitments it accepted. However, it is necessary to carry out Constitutional reforms, she says....

“October 27 terrorist action was in the best interests of some officers of the National Security Ministry. That’s why they don’t let Nairi Hunanyan to be moved to solitary confinement facility of any other ministry or department”, “Republic” party’s leader Albert Bazeyan said Saturday in the “Constitutional Law” Union’s “Azdak” club. He is convinced, that grounding on the conclusion of parliamentary commission on October...

As MEDIAMAX news agency reports, Canadian Senate has recognized the fact of Armenian Genocide. Canadian senators claim the Turkey government distorts historical documents and denies the fact of Armenian Genocide. Senate urged Canadian government to recognize Armenian Genocide and condemn the attempts of historical justice denial. It also called the government for declaration of April 24 the Day of Armenian Genocide Victims Commemoration.

On June the 14-th Parliament speaker of Armenia Armen Khachatryan received Irmgard Schveycer, the deputy of Bundestag, as well as the member of both Free Germany party and the Parliamentary Commission for Germany-South Caucasus relations. Irmgard Schveycer is in Armenia in the framework of the visit organized by Fridrikh Nauman's Fund.

"If Robert Kocharyan is re-elected for 5 more years, development of economy of the country will be disturbed",- Parliament deputy Shavarsh Kocharyan said today. He thinks the scrapes in the Parliament and demand for the president's impeachment are consequences of the presidential system.Shavarsh Kocharyan is sure Robert Kocharyan won't excuse the Opposition for its demand for his impeachment. Shavarsh...

On June the 13-rd in the Armenian Parliament a session of Ecology' and Agriculture' Commission of Parliamentary Assembly of European Council held.Jan Brian, the member of Ecology' and Agriculture' Commission of Parliamentary Assembly of EC said the session is held in Armenia in order to get to know the water resources of the country and the way they are managed .The vice-minister of Ecology Artashes...

The probability to hold a special session of Parliament rose today. During a regular session Government decided to apply to the president of the country with a proposal to hold a special session on June the 18-th, at 12.00 PM . According to the Government members, the session is to be hold for approving some bills, welcomed in today’s session.It is hard to say now what the president will decide....

About a year ago Nikol Pashinyan, the editor-in-chief of "Haykakan Jamanak" Daily was sentenced to a year' imprisonment because of having called the bailiffs "billy-goats" . Recently president's councillor Alexan Harutyunyan as well called Vazgen Sargsyan's assignee Oleg Yunoshev a "billy-goat" ."Dashnaktsutyun" party didn't hear Harutyunyan calling the advocate a "billy-goat". Aghvan Vardanyan...

"The deputies demanding for president Kocharyan's impeachment perform an order from without" ,- Galust Sahakyan, the head of "Unity" group thinks. Mr. Sahakyan refused to mention names but said the issue was in the framework of South Caucasus problem. He also seriously accused those demanding for president's impeachment of serving the foreigners and exposing to danger the statehood of the country...

Armenian National Assembly rostrum has been again occupied at today’s session. Members of Armenian Popular Party Aramais Barseghyan and Stepan Zakaryan along with “Republics” party representatives Ghukas Ulikhanyan and Samvel Saghatelyan blocked rostrum demanding to put a motion on no confidence into Armenian president Robert Kocharyan into agenda. Speaker Armen Khachatryan in a bid to ignore...

Parliament deputies Vram Gyurzadyan and Samvel Balasanyan joined "Orinats Yerkir"/ the Country of Law/ party. They had asked in written form Parliament speaker Armen Khachatryan to announce that they would act according to the program of that party. Parliament speaker complied with their request.

During the discussions in the Parliament speaker Armen Khachatryan and Galust Sahakyan, the head of political majority of Parliament were developing the idea:those at the Parliament platform infringe the Constitution and not the reglament. They are infringers of the law. It's possible to institute proceedings against those at the platform.

Mushegh Saghatelyan, the ex-head of Penitentiaries is still being pursued. Today his son, Sevak Saghatelyan told us that Internal Affairs Department of Yerevan applied to the Erebuni Department of Internal Affairs and demanded to institute proceedings against Agun, Samvel and Sevak Saghatelyans /Mushegh Saghatelyan’s father, the brother-deputy and the son/. They are accused of having cursed after...

The heads of Parliament’s parties and groups discussed the situation in Parliament with speaker Armen Khachatryan. It was expected that representatives of political powers would find the way to “free” the platform of Parliament from the deputies of the Opposition. But the platform was still occupied by the deputies of “National Unity”, “Republic”, “Armenian People’s Party” and Communism parties.Hayk Babukhanyan, the vice-chairman...