The "Republican" party representatives put no pressure upon any of the deputies during the voting of bill on "Election Law Code",- assured the vice-head of "Republican" party council.As Tigran Toroyan thinks that it is much easier to come to terms with deputies in the private rooms than in the session hall - they are filled with enthusiasm in the session hall then become more easy-tempered.Tigran...

Totalitarian regime is being formed in Armenia. "National Union" party will do its best to substantiate this standpoint to the OSCE countries. For that purpose applications were made to be given to the chairmen of diplomatic representatives of OSCE countries in Armenia.The party head Artashes Geghamyan informed journalists about this. He also stressed his dissatisfaction with that no true word is...

Before approving the Armenian Law on "Legal Guarantees for memory Defence of victims' of Armenian Genocide executed by Turkey in 1915-1922 " it was nesessary to clear who are to be accused of Armenian Genocide execution, which articles they might be regarded guilty through, who is to demand for the damages indemnity and what's the volume of the damages caused", - thinks Edvard Hovhannisyan, the chairman...

The Authorities took seriously the today's meeting organized by 13 parties. Today about 16.00 o'clock 3 cars of Internal Affairs System were driven up Paronyan Street.2 of them were loaded with barbed wire and might be used for protecting any building of state importance from attack. The other one was of hydro-jet and was envisaged for dispersing the protestors.It is known that the 13 parties called...

Today on May the 10-th all the citizens are invited to the Freedom Square for a meeting to make a protest action together with us against the anti-democratic state system."NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY","NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC UNION","UNION FOR NATIONAL DEMOCRATS","REPUBLIC" PARTY,"ARMENIA NATIONAL PARTY",UNION FOR "CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT","SOCIALIST ARMENIA" UNION

10 million Soviet citizens were spoken after the war to have perished in the Great Patriotic War. Later was announced of 20 millions. This figure was considered official for several years. But after Soviet Union collapse new publications were made which said about 25-27 million victims. Later even the figure 50 million was in turnover. The war was a terrible ordeal for Soviet Union and the people....

Lately on May the 9-th 3 holidays are officially celebrated in Armenia - the Day of victory in the Great Patriotic War, Karabagh Army establishment Day and the Day of Shushi liberation. This year on the 57-th anniversary of Great Patriotic War victory and the 10-th one of Shushi liberation the number of people who wanted to mention the memory of the wars victims was unprecedentedly large.The representatives...

On May the 15-th Parliamentary delegation will leave for Krasnodar Province of Russian Federation. Armenian deputies will meet the Province legislative and executive powers, the Armenian Community. It is envisaged to study the situation occured after the decision made by the local authorities on regulating the issues on illegal migrators. The Province' Armenian Community represenatives as well had...

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is worried with Mass Media condition and speech freedom in Armenia. Today Assembly 12 members met representatives of Armenia' social organisations and Mass Media. The only topic of meeting was:"Speech freedom in our country".OSCE representatives were particularly interested in "A1+"TV Company fate. "A1+" TV Company chairman Mesrop Movsesyan considered important to inform...

Henceforth the 7-th of April will be called the Motherhood and Beauty Holiday but not Holiday for Motherhood, Love and Beauty.On Parliament deputy Hranush Hakobyan's initiative the term "love" was crossed out of the Holiday appellation. Mrs. Hakobyan substantiated her proposal so:"Term "love" has nothing to do in the State Holiday list. Let men love women every day and not include love in the Holiday list".

The bill on giving customs and taxation previligies to "Gafeschyan Museum" was approved through difficulties. If even one deputy voted against it, the bill wouldn't be passed."Dashnaktsutyn" Party Bureau member Vahan Hovhannisyan thinks it was because of Parliament Speaker Armen Khachatryan who was badly presiding over the session. Parliament speaker didn't answer Mr. Sadoyan's question:" Is Gafeschyan...

Today the Parliament voted for the bill on Aviation by the first reading. So the Parliament is for turning " Zvartsnots " Airport over to Eduardo Ernekyan, the Armenian from Argentina for 30 years.There was a quarrel in the Parliament Hall before the voting. Arshak Sadoyan announced that nothing about the investments or the airport repair terms was written in the treaty concluded with Ernekyan. According...

About 60 deputies signed for setting relativity of 66-65 in Election Law Code instaed of 94 proportional and 37 majority election districts.Parliament Vice-Speaker Tigran Torosyan informs that such a proposal hadn't been made officially yet. Mr. Torosyan thinks that the number of majority election districts may increase. Venice Commitee experts as well said that it's early for Armenia to have three...

Out of turn session of Parliament lasted for 3 hours today. Deputies managed to discuss and study 17 issues.It was expected that the opposition parties would start a quarrel with the Parliamentary majority before voting on changes and amendments upon Election Law Code. Vardan Bostanjyan representing the issue had said that the 23-rd article on Election Law Code won't be voted for or against before...

From 9 to 12 of May congress of Chairmen of European Parliaments and Parliamentary Assemblies will hold in Zagreb. Armenian Parliamentary delegation headed by Armenian Parliament Speaker Armen Khachatryan will participate in the congress.The congress will begin on May the 10-th with the openning speech by Croatia Parliament speaker Zlatko Tomchich. After Spain Parliament speaker Mrs. Esperanca Agire...

It is Robert Kocharyan who harvested from 27 October terrorist action committed in the House of Parliament, the leader of “Republic” party Albert Bazeyan said at the “Asparez” press-club of Armenian town of Gyumri. In fact, he laid a direct blame on the authorities for negligence, allowing criminals to perpetrate the crime. “Any way, they worth punishment. It’s inexcusable to be unaware, the more so as Nairi Hunanyan was an agent of...

In 2001, in Key West success in Karabakhi conflict was actually reached, the U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powel said at the sitting of the U.S. Senate Commission on Foreign Allocation, Mediamax news agency reported, expressing regret on the fact that this progress hasn’t lead to the problem final settlement. Powel noticed that the failure to achieve the ultimate result is due to insufficient readiness...

In his speech at the Argentine Council of International Relations Armenian President Robert Kocharyan wished luck to World Cup key favorite, the Argentina football team. Argentina, too, will overcome today’s complex challenges and will succeed, not just on the world’s political and economic stage, but also on the football field. I had the pleasure of watching Argentinian team in the last World...

According to the decree signed by Robert Kocharyan on May the 2-nd Colonel Arthur Papazyan, the chief of Signal Troops of Armenia Armed Forces was given the rank of General - Major.

"A lot of meetings were held during a month, many proposals were made",- says "A1+" TV Company chairman Mesrop Movsesyan. We refused them not because we are very proud or don't respect some people. We just have our own way to go, we have oun own strategy we can't ignore. If it's wrong, it stands to reason TV Company would be shut down. But we used to exist and it meant the way we had chosen was the...

"Cynicism is ruling in the country and we tolerate it!, you were cramed with cynicism in and you took it submissively!",- applied to the journalists "A1+" TV Company chairman.17 Mass Media signed the well-known statement as if speech freedom is out of danger in Armenia. So, do they think they will be safe? Wether they think they created a "roof" for themselves and can take a long breath?. On day that...

Parliament Agroproducers' head Hmayak Hovhannisyan threatens to boycott Parliament works and not to appear to the Parliament House. He was displeased with Parliament speaker Armen Khachatryan's behavior.As Mr. Hovhannisyan says the speaker hadn't represented the deputies Science National Academy conclusion for the bill on "Legal Guarantees for Genocide Victims' Memory Defence". The conclusion letter...

Semyon Baghdasaryan, National Democratic Union Group head as well ex-member of National Democratic Union won't be the member of Armenia Democratic Liberative Union. He was one of the initiators for establishing Armenia National Democratic Liberative Union.But today Mr. Baghdasaryan informed the journalists that he won't fill in the application for membership to ADLU and will be out of the party.Last...

Today Government session was held. David Lokyan, the Minister of Town-Planning and David Vardanyan, the Minister for State Property Management met the journalists to dwell on the most important issues discussed in the session.Mr. Lokyan assured that great successes are expected for in Shirak and Lori Provinces in the framework of project on calamity zone total restoration. The State agreed with World...