As NDU leader Vazgen Manoukyan thinks the most important question in Armenia today is that no problem is solved in our country through elections, it's impossible to carry out change of authorities.{BR} Sharing Vazgen Manoukyan’s opinion, leader of “Dignity” party Lyudmila Haroutyunyan added: “There is no party culture in Armenia. Oligarchs got wealthy coming to power or standing beside it. Today they are so powerful that they decide and...

«I'll never join the party financed by Gagik Tsarukyan. Why do you ask me such questions? During these 10-15 years you must have understood who is capable of what», - NDU leader Vazgen Manukyan noted today, adding jokingly that it would be no bad if Mr. Tsarukyan financed NDU.{BR} NDU leader also stressed that he won't form an alliance with Samvel Babayan before th elections. «If both powers are...

According to the head of the RA delegation to PACE Tigran Torosyan, the situation of the Azeri delegation was not enviable during the PACE January session, “For the last two years this was the first case of similar punishment”. {BR} Let us remind you that because of the violations during the elections in Azerbaijan, the Azeri delegates faced the danger of being deprived of the right...

Cultural workers and representatives of non-governmental organizations participated in the discussion with the theme «Must the post of the Minister of Culture be political». The members of the NGO «Community and Right» which had initiated the discussion were unanimously for a depoliticized Minister of Culture. {BR} Head of the Isahakyan cultural council of the Orinats Yerkir party Gegham Meliqsetyan...

“Every country has its interests”, announced the head of the National Renaissance party Albert Bazeyan speaking about the price of the Russian gas in the National Press Club. {BR} He reminded that the country which has been independent for the last 15 years factually does not have a concept of security and the issues of power security have not been established because of which we have...

«There have been no Armenian-Turkish relations for the last 15 years. There were attempts by the previous authorities to satisfy the demands of the Turkish authorities but it is not enough to establish diplomatic relations», member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Body Kiro Manoyan in the «Mirror» club. {BR} According to Mr. Manoyan, the Armenian-Turkish relations entered a new...

«Your President did not have an interview with us», the chief editor of the Radio Station «Echo of Moscow» Alexei Venediktov complained to the Armenian journalists working in PACE. {BR} According to him, during the official opening of the days of Armenia in Russia, the Russian journalists tried to ask question to Robert Kocharyan but they never managed as he avoided the question saying he has...

«It is no secret that the principle of territorial integrity is perceived more easily in the CE than that of the self-determination of nations», the head of the Armenian delegation to PACE Tigran Torosyan says. According to him, «Much work was needed to have several documents in the CE in 2006 which stated that the principle of the self-determination of nations must be applied in the settlement...

The head of the Azeri delegation to PACE Samed Seidov answers the question of “A1+”. - How do you appreciate the role of CE in the process of settlement of the Karabakh conflict? - CE is one of the unique international organizations which found the nerve not only to appoint a reporter of the Karabakh issues, but also to prepare a report. It is a good one and is compliant with all the international...

“The price of the Russian gas has nothing to do with our military cooperation. The Russian military bases were allocated in Armenia at our request and they form part of our security”, announced RA Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan and added, “Believe me, it is better for us”. {BR} As for the RF Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov, he did not say anything about the military bases. Asked a question by the Armenian journalists why Russia sells weapon...

“If the regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict depended on me, I’d regulate it 10 years ago”, - member of Russian delegation in PACE, representative of “United Russia” Valeri Grebennikov jokes.{BR} The latter thinks that one of the obstacles on the way of regulation of the problem is the fact that many are involved with non-constructive suggestions. «I think Armenia and Azerbaijan would come to an agreement long ago if they negotiated...

Leader of “National Unity” fraction Artashes Geghamyan was not given a chance today in PACE to finish his speech.{BR} “How much must we pay to Azerbaijan for the latter not to demolish our monuments? Is it we that must pay to Turkey which undertook to become guarantor in Nakhijevan...”, - and here his speech was interrupted by the Chair who noted that the speaker comes out of the discussion....

In the series of resolutions and in N 1405 (2004) in particular PACE noted that “expected change in national committee on television and radio staff on the basis of recent amendments in the law about «Radio and television» and that there would equitable conditions for giving broatcasting licenses to TV companies, and to «A1+» particularly.{BR} Head of Armenian delegation in PACE Tigran Torosyan thinks that it's an important and right demand:...

“European court hasn’t made any decision as regards applications got from Armenia”, - the press secretary of European court informed «A1+».{BR} Regarding statistics on Armenian cases, there are 111 pending cases, 1 admissible case, 114 inadmissible cases. By the way European court has never made any decisions concerning Azerbaijan. During the last 2 years 5 decisions were made concerning Georgia. Karine Asatryan, “A1+” Strasbourg...

Leader of Christian-Democratic party Khosrov Haroutyunian is disappointed in RF policy towards Armenia and thinks that what Russia does today contradicts to the agreement on «Friendship, cooperation and mutual support between Russia and Armenia», as well as the agreement about “Russian military base in the territory of Armenia”.{BR} The gas price rise makes Mr. Haroutyunian conclude that “Russia's...

«We wish Lukashenko were the last dictator of Europe», head of Georgian delegation Georgi Bokeria stated in PACE.{BR} Presidential elections are expected in Belarus in March and it's suggested in PACE that a resolution must be resolved on the situation in the country on the threshold of elections. According to the report Belarus transgress all the international documents it has ratified. There...

As against previous three days there were only several journalists in the press hall of CoE today. Possibly the main reason was the heavy snow which started at night and hasn't stopped yet (on the previous days it was warm in Strasbourg - ed.).{BR} There are more people in the bus stops than usual, though buses are late only for a few minutes. Since 5 am snow plough cars are driving about the city....

The Azeri delegation to PACE was in a very desolate situation in Strasbourg. The members of the Azeri delegation took turns in persuading the PACE delegates not to deprive them of the mandate. {BR} “If you want to punish us, do it at the end”, said the head of the Azeri delegation Samed Seidov shaking his hands and complaining that they inform Europe of their problems for what they are being punished. “We are the victims of the aggression by...

«I am absolutely convinced that the Karabakh conflict can be settled 2006», the CE Secretary General Terry Davis announced in a press conference. {BR} He repeated what he said several times: the conflict must be settled within the framework of the OSCE Minsk group and «the responsibility falls upon the Presidents of the two countries». «The settlement of the Karabakh conflict will contribute...

The Nagorno Karabakh Republic Foreign Minister Georgi Petrosyan received the representatives of the Belgian Mass Media in the NKR permanent office in Yerevan. They arrived in Karabakh with the delegation of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Belgium Karel De Ducht. {BR} Representing the official position of the NKR about the future status of Karabakh Georgi Petrosyan underlines that...

«Both the Azeris and the Armenians want to see Karabakh as part of their countries. And we (Russia) want peace. Solve the problem without us, for Heaven's sake. You can't. Never. The neighboring countries cannot become friends. Never. The Georgians and the Abkhazians, the Armenians and the Azeris are enemies forever. There is only one solution – war, but that's what you don't want. I am both for...

«I think the membership in PACE was an extremely significant event for the South Caucasian countries. Many thinks have been changed in our country for the last five years, but of course not everything, as five years is almost nothing for the establishment of democracy. In any case, the overall evaluation is positive», head of the Azeri delegation to PACE Samed Seidov said. {BR} According to him,...

Five years ago, on January 25, 2001, Armenia became member of PACE on the condition to honor several commitments, including the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict. The same condition was put before Azerbaijan. {BR} “In our life this was not the membership in the following international organization but the choice of out future path. Unfortunately this fact is not fully realized. After...

“The main aim of my visit is to prepare the February 10 meeting of the RA and Azeri Presidents in Paris in a more efficient way. The meeting will take place with the participation of the OSCE co-chairs and my personal representative”, announced OSCE Chairman-in-office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Karel De Gucht in a meeting with the journalists. {BR} Mr. De Gucht voiced hope that the...