"I ask you to honour Ayvazyan's request. We are good friends and his decision is acceptable for us," said Mr Abrahamyan.

Armenia's ex-foreign minister, member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) Vartan Oskanian and head of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Zurabyan have been invited to the Special Investigation Service.

Independent experts of the International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) will observe the presidential elections in Armenia scheduled for February 18.

Aram Sargsyan said that they did not find it expedient to invite HHSh members as they did not want to put them in an awkward situation

On February 18 he willgo to the polls to fulfill his duty as law-abiding citizen.

Leader of Hanrapetutyun (Republic) party, Aram Sargsyan, understands all those who blame him for cooperating with the authorities.

A1+ Company is webcasting the meeting live.

evon Ter-Petrosyan briefed the diplomat on Armenia's domestic political situation following the May parliamentary elections

"I know the answer to the question but I would not like to speak on the issue," he said.

A group of journalists in Armenia have addressed a letter to Speaker of National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan asking him to evaluate today's incident that involved Republican MP Mher Sedrakyan

Galust Sahakyan is glad to say that similar incidents do not happen frequently; ‘we had a different picture 10-15 years ago when we heard similar words almost every day.'

Republican Manvel Badeyan is surprised to hear that the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) is the most influential force in the political domain.

Vahan Hovhannisyan says his party's activity and decisions are not determined by other political forces, including those of the Prosperous Armenia Party

her Arshakyan, a journalist of A1+ Company, today tried to address a question to the HHK lawmaker at the National Assembly.

The practice of publishing bugged political conversation was started in Armenia five years ago.

"Who said that the opposition should form a majority in the committee? Why are our opposition colleagues so nervous? Why should they strive to have more votes?" said Mr Sharmazanov.

Hovannisian will deliver a keynote address which will be followed by the party's brief and special congress

"You contradict yourself by saying that the Ethics Committee is supposed to be an apolitical body," Aram Manukyan said.

Should the media have published the wiretapped conversation between MPs Levon Zurabyan and Vartan Oskanian?

"All the accusations addressed to the NSS are fabricated and groundless," the NSS press service told Azatutyun Radio Station.

"There is nothing sensational in the meeting [with Levon Zurabyan] and in the content of our conversation," he wrote on his Facebook account.

President Barack Obama has chosen Senator John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State.

The agenda of the Convention included the presidential nomination issue and Serzh Sargsyan was nominated as a presidential candidate. At the Convention Serzh Sargsyan made a statement.

Secretary General Thorbjǿrn Jagland will attend the meeting.