The Union for National Self-Determination has always been ideologically friendly with the ARF, member of Dashnaktutyun Vahan Hovhannisyan said in the UNSD conference. He added that the UNSD is one of those organizations the existence of which proves the simple truth that an organization without ideological basis is doomed to destruction.

There is information according to which Samvel Balasanyan, the head of the Orinats Yerkir party and Hovhannes Margaryan are going to leave the party. They weren’t' present at the briefing today, and Gagik Mkheyan and Gagik Avetisyan refrained from commenting on the information. «We have not heard of it», they said.

It happened so that the first three republics of Armenia were created «by chance». The first one was created as Georgia and Azerbaijan has already left the Transcaucasian Seyma, the second one was created because of the arrival of the communists, and the third one was created after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

“The death of a soldier is already too much for us, especially if the soldier on temporary military service died from the shot of a sniper,” Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, personal representative of the OSCE CiO said in an interview to the agency “Trend”. He also mentioned that periodically tension is noted on the border.

The diplomats announced in Armenian that they have a “surprise” for the journalists. The “surprise” was that 6 members of the delegation read a small announcement for the journalists made at the end of the meetings. By the way, the reading was divided into “roles;” the announcement was divided into three parts which were introduced in Russian, English and French.

“The debate of Orinats Yerkir Party deputy Hovhannes Margaryan and National Unity representative Aghasi Arshakyan didn’t differ from yesterday’s debate of the two parties leaders. They also presented political and moral accusations against each other. ”

“The fact of holding a Montenegrin independence referendum and the readiness of the international community to recognize its results is a positive step on the whole. We are convinced that the respect of national self determination expressed through national spirit serves as a cornerstone for the regulation of such situations and is a real means to enhance political stability in any conflict region,” this is a quotation from the speech of the...

Today RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan received the representatives of the OSCE Minisk group member countries; Daniel Fried, US Deputy State Secretary, Grigori Karasin, RF Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador Pier Moriel, representative of the French Foreign Ministry. The following co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk group Steven Mann (USA), Juri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and the personal...

Today it became known in the National Assembly that the deputies who quitted the OYP are going to unite in a new deputy group. The name of the new group will be “Gortsarar” (“Businessman.”)

Today 20 deputies in the Parliament discussed most important drafts, in particular the one about introducing changes into the Law on Energy. The oppositional deputies were mainly interested in the draft, with the exception of the Orinats Yerkir Party and the National Unity.

Leader of the Party «New Times» Aram Karapetyan left for Moscow today. In the airport he was “honored” with the attention of the special services. The press service of the Party made a statement about it today.

The Political Council of the party “Homeland and Honor” has made a statement expressing indignation about the cynical behavior of Alexander Sargsyan towards Taguhi Tovmasyan, the correspondent of the newspaper “Iravounq”.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov said that the statements of the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs about new offers in connection with the settlement of the Karabakh conflict do not inspire optimist, agency “Trend” reports.

Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk group Yuri Merzlyakov, Bernard Fassier and Steven Mann met the heads of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. The meeting lasted 1.5 hours but no statement followed, agency “Trend” reports.

On May 23, in accordance with the agreement achieved beforehand with the NKR authorities, the OSCE Mission held a planned monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan armed forces’ contact-line to the north-east of the settlement of Kuropatkino of the NKR Martouni region.

“It is possible to not convene a special session and to elect NA President during the regular session,” head of the NA majority Galoust Sahakyan informed “A1+”. “But as June 12 is the fortieth day since the air crash, I think the elections of the NA President must be special as it is an important political issue, and on June 12 the majority of the deputies will be busy in connection with the crash.”

In comparison with United Labor Party, National Deputy faction refuses the posts offered to them informed head of the faction Karen Karapetyan. “We were offered to hold posts both in the Government and in the Parliament but we think that we shouldn’t use posts for ourselves and agree to hold them for a short period without being able to use them for the sake of people. Thus, there is...

Today the delegation of Robert Simmons, special envoy of the NATO Secretary General on South Caucasian affairs visited the RA Parliament where they were received by RA NA deputy president Tigran Torosyan taking into account the resignation of the NA President.

It is upon Armenia to decide how to cooperate with NATO. “NATO doesn’t force any country to become its member and doesn’t hamper its cooperation with other countries,” claimed Robert Simmons, special envoy of the NATO Secretary General on South Caucasian affairs during today’s press release.

“He says that he cannot work in the Opposition without any shame. Then why did he become a member of the party. A party must realize its work everywhere,” Paruyr Hairikyan, head of Union for Self-Determination (USD) informed “A1+” while referring to the recent events connected with OYP.

According to Haroutyun Arakelyan, member of Ramkavar-Azatakan Party the step of OYP was normal as the Coalition will not exist for ever. In his words such alliances are dissolved just before elections. He calls the decision of the OYP an inner political intrigue. “There isn’t chess mentality in Armenia and there aren’t political processes comprising of 7 – 8 steps, I see only one-step operations.”

“I would like to hear more political debates in the Parliament instead of non political ones,” Gegham Manoukyan, NA new deputy informed us today.

Today NA deputy, member of the Armenian Republican party and Serge Sargsyan’s brother Alexander Sargsyan mouthed indecent curses at Taguhy Tovmasyan, correspondent of “Iravunk” and then threatened her by saying “the end won’t be a good one.”

Today the Parliament resumed its work rather actively and efficiently passing 31 bills unanimously within the first 30 minutes. By the way, the most striking was that the bills were supported by deputies who quitted the Orinats Yerkir and by deputies who are still members of the party. Mainly it was Vram Gyurzadyan who voted for all the bills.