"If MD Serge Sargsyan is nominated for elections in 2007 by RPA list, our results will certainly be higher", leader of RPA fraction Galoust Sahakyan said to journalists today. In Mr. Sahakyan's opinion no serious rearrangements are expected in the political field till autumn. “Some powers, and especially journalists are trying to make tension”, he said.

According to RA Constitution the Parliament is engaged to pass a law about «RA Anthem», where the title of the anthem will be fixed. RPA deputy Armen Ashotyan is the author of the bill about the anthem, according to which, at the beginning of each year, and every Monday in schools the national anthem must be sounded. By the same bill, all the TV companies acting in RA territory must start and finish their air with the anthem.

Armenia's renunciation of the process of negotiations turns to be the only way for Artsakh to join the negotiations. This is, at least, the opinion of President of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arkadi Ghoukasyan, expressed to «Azatutyun» radio-station.

«The meeting in Rambouillet was one of the ordinary meeitngs. Teh problem is, that Azerbaijan declined the principle clearly outlined for us. Many principles must have been discussed at the meeting, but the most important is the status of NKR», - head of NA RPA fraction Galoust Sahakyan informed today.

On demand of State Committee on Defense of Economic Competition “Grand Candy” stopped advertising its production.

«The negotiations about the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict must continue. As for the Paris meeting, we just expected too much from them», the CE representative to Southern Caucasus, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie announced in Yerevan.

The RA Na Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan received the CE special representative in Southern Caucasus, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie and his delegation.

«The Karabakh movement was simply the title of our combat. It included in itself the combat for both independence and freedom and democracy», the head of the National Democratic Union, member of the «Karabakh Committee» Vazgen Manoukyan said in connection with the 18th anniversary of the Karabakh movement.

Exactly 18 years ago on February 20 the Deputies’ Council of the Nagorno Karabakh Sovereign Region adopted a decision in a special session “to apply to the Azeri Soviet Socialistic Republic and to the Armenian SSR to give the NKSR to Armenia”.

Official Azerbaijan has expressed its discontent with the resolution adopted by the European parliament last week.

We had a conversation on the Karabakh conflict settlement with chairman of the NA for foreign affairs Armen Rustamyan.

Today the work of the Committee coordinating the processing of the National Security Strategy project was officially started. The head of the Committee is the co-chair of the Armenian-Russian Economic Committee, the President of the Chess Federation, the Secretary of the Security Council attached to the RA President, the President of the Yerevan State University Council, and the Defense Minister Serge...

“The majority did everything for me to return to the political level. I am in the Parliament, I have lost nothing, and I do not need anyone’s sympathy”, candidate for the post of the ombudsman Hrant Khachatryan told the journalists. “I consider my participation in the elections successful, and the failure - natural”, he added. {BR} Hrant Khachatryan promised first to...

The declaration of the Azeri officer Ramil Safarov who axed the Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan as «Man of the year» by the National Democratic party of Azerbaijan was evaluated by the RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan as compliant with the style of Azerbaijan. «It is a pity that a murderer can be declared «man of the year», and the fact is not condemned by the head of the country. It means...

Armenia will not be excluded from the Kars-Akhalqalaq-Tbilisi-Baku railway program. At least this was what the Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner promised today. «We will not finance any regional program which excludes Armenia», she said in a press conference today. {BR} This is the first time the former OSCE Chairman-in-Office has visited...

As a result of the 1-hour voting in the NA member of the Justice Council, rector of the Governing Academy Armen Haroutyunyan was elected Ombudsman by a vote of 87 to 28. Hrant Khachatryan received 28 votes for and 87 against. One deputy was against both, and 2 ballots were announced invalid. {BR} The coalition did a good work while securing quorum during today’s special session: never had...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European Parliament today overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning the Azerbaijani government's destruction of the Armenian cemetery in Djulfa, a unique archaeological treasure located in the Nakhichevan autonomous republic administered by Azerbaijan. {BR} The resolution, which was approved by a vote of 85 to 5, noted that, "serious allegations have been raised about...

Member of Armenian National Movement Supreme Body, leader of NA ANM fraction Levon Mkrtchyan tried today to present actuality of Javaghq question raised by ARFD Youth branch.{BR} «ARFD position regarding this question is quite clear. We’ve announced several times that we are concerned about stability of Georgia. The case in point is the defence of rights of Armenian people in Javakhq», Mr. Mkrtchyan...

“The two parties went to Rambouillet knowing beforehand that no agreement would be reached”, ex-Chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, member of Armenian National Movement Board Hovhannes Igityan said in “Mirror” club.{BR} Member of ANM Supreme Body, leader of ANM NA fraction Levon Mkrtchyan shares this point of view, yet noting: «The main problem of negotiations is to keep peace, and the second: positions of the parties are...

Azeri officer Ramil Safarov, who axed Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan when passing English courses in the framework of NATO «Partnership for the sake of peace» in Hungary, was honoured the title of «Man of the year».{BR} National Demopcratic party of Azebaijan intends to present to Safarov's family diploma «For contribution to the defence of state and national interests», day.az informs....

Armenian residents of Turkey inform that an armed attack took place on historic St. Grigor Lusavourich Church in Caesaria. The assailants attacked the church crying out Islamic and Anti-Christian calls.{BR} What gave cause to the incident was «the cartoon war». Honoured Mesrop II Patriarch of Constantinople stated that though the Islamic world has right to express ire against the publication of...

“Long Live our Leader Apo”, the hall of the Writers’ Union thundered from the applause of the Kurdish people. This day in 1999 the leader of the Kurdish people Abdullah Ojalan was arrested, as they say, “kidnapped by the international conspiring organizations and sentenced to death”. At the demand of the Kurdish people the death sentence was changed into life imprisonment....

Yesterday the annual “Attacks on the Press” report was made public. The report was made by the international organization “Committee to protect journalists”. {BR} In the paragraphs about Armenia it was mentioned that despite the criticisms of the CE and other International organizations, in February 2005 the “A1+” TV Company was not granted license for the tenth...

Representative of the Azeri organization “Peace, Democracy and Culture”, head of the political department of the Baku newspaper “Commentator” Roman Temnikov has been in Stepanakert since yesterday. {BR} The guest who visits Karabakh for the first time informed the correspondent of “karabakh-online” that he has very good impressions from Karabakh. “You have...