Court upholds two-month restraint for FP member Gevorg Safaryan
Safaryan has been on hunger strike for five days now. He is said to have started the strike after being subjected to tortures in prison.
OEK Leader meets U.S. Ambassador to Armenia
The meeting was also attended by representatives of the party and the Embassy.
Karabakh war veteran starts hunger strike
Mr Avetisyan says he has chosen the venue deliberately to call Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan’s attention to his demand.
Charles Aznavour: Arms suppliers became best friends of Azerbaijan
Le Monde, a popular daily newspaper published in Paris, has published an article by world renowned chansonnier Charles Aznavour, Nouvelles d'Arménie magazine reports.
Zhirayr Sefilyan to remain in custody
The court is now studying the appeal requesting the change the restraint of Aram Hakobyan, coordinator of the group’s Gyumri office, who was released on bail of AMD 500,000.
Armenian delegates leave for Strasbourg to participate in PACE Spring Session
The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) starts on April 20.
Kremlin says Putin will be in Yerevan on April 24
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Yerevan at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to participate in the commemorative events to mark the 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Founding Parliament members invited to Investigative Committee
Alek Yenigomshyan, the temporary coordinator of the group, and Yerem Khondkaryan, a member of the FP, were summoned to the Investigative Committee as witnesses in the April 7 case.
Erdogan became best publicist for Armenian Genocide Centennial
Little did Armenians know that inadvertently Turkish leaders would end up being their best ‘ally,’ and instead of disrupting Armenians’ Centennial plans, they would make such preposterous statements that would globally propagate the Armenian Genocide beyond anyone’s wildest expectations.
PACE President: “Sometimes I had very difficult discussions in Armenia”
I really enjoyed the hospitality of Armenia and I must really say that the Armenian authorities did a lot in order to fulfill the commitments they took when they joined the Council of Europe
Distinguished Italian writer Antonia Arslan in Artsakh
On April 18 Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received distinguished Italian writer of Armenian origin Antonia Arslan and accompanying her professor of the New York University Siobhan Nash-Marshall.
Armenia to be reminded about its promises in Riga
Blockmans states that at this stage, it is difficult to predict how much of this agreement can be salvaged in order to replace the outdated Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
One serviceman killed, seven injured in military truck crash on Spitak-Yerevan highway
The accident happened on the 19th kilometer of Spitak-Yerevan highway earlier on Wednesday.
Founding Parliament members hold march in Yerevan
The group gathered at Liberty Square, chanting “We are the owners of the city” and “Freedom” and singing patriotic songs.
Italian PM: Pope sent a clear message
One of them concerned the relations between Turkey and the Vatican, which was asked by a Turk student, CnnTurk reports.
We would be living in a different Armenia but for 1999 parliamentary carnage
One thing is clear. On that day the assassins had one definite aim, they wanted to destroy the system of checks and balances that did not allow them to rob people and build the pyramid of corruption,” says Levon Zurabyan.
Nils Muižnieks: Armenian-Turkish Reconnections and Human Rights
History continues to divide Armenian and Turkish officialdom, but there are many civil society, cultural and academic initiatives aiming to reconnect the two societies.
National Assembly to hold special session April 21
By the decision of Armenian National Assembly Speaker and in compliance with Article 70 of the RA Constitution, the National Assembly convenes a special session on April 21
Minister of Justice: Vladimir Nazarian could find healthy grains in any idea
Mr Nazarian had a flexible mind and thinking and any idea could have become a subject of discussion for him."
Rima Demirchyan: Karen Demirchyan would not live in present-day Armenia
Rima Demirchyan, the widow of prominent Armenian politician Karen Demirchyan describes him with these words.
Founding Parliament calls attention to Gevorg Safaryan's case
Earlier this month, Safaryan had health problems and needed examination but the prison administration did not attend to the problem,” the statement reads.
Vladimir Nazarian: We abuse two things: "transition period" and "national characteristics"
Vladimir Nazarian, former Prosecutor General of Armenia and the author of the country’s first Organic Law, is speaking about legislative field, officials and their relationship, as well as ‘peculiarities’ of the Armenian people.
Arshak Svazyan says he is ready to hit Aram Manukyan again
The next court hearing is slated for May 13.
Alexander Arzumanyan: Turkey is losing its importance in the region
He reminds that the structure adopted a resolution on the Armenian Genocide long ago. However, he says ‘this is the first time that Armenia acts as a party.’