"Vazgen loved his country and his people. Vazgen is a legend with his good and bad deeds and we feel the need of that legend today," said head of the "Heritage" party board Anahit Bakhshyan, who is the wife of Yuri Bakhshyan murdered on October 27.

The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group summed up the results of their visits to Baku, Stepanakert and Yerevan within the framework of their regional shuttle diplomacy and declared them productive.

"Today is a celebration. Vazgen turned 50 years old. Throughout his life he proved that it is worth living, serving and even dying for the homeland," said the Sparapet's younger brother Armen Sargsyan to a crowd of thousands gathered near the tombstone of Vazgen Sargsyan in Yerablur. His words were aimed at those who were crying, among them Vazgen's mother Greta Sargsyan.

The "Heritage" did not praise the decision of the Republican Party to change the Mayor of Yerevan before the elections, as informed "A1+" press speaker of the "Heritage" party Hovsep Khurshudyan.

Before starting today's government session, the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan took a moment to speak about Vazgen Sargsyan today which marks his 50th anniversary.

"The dram devaluation will do irreparable harm to most Armenians. Over 90 percent of our people will suffer damages," says Heritage MP Larissa Alaverdyan.

The Central Bank's recent move to revert to a floating exchange rate was led with a rough violation of citizen's rights. Human Rights Defender Armen Harutyunyan says the Ombudsman's Office doesn't deal with such issues.

Under a recent structural reform of the Armenian judiciary approved by the parliament, the Criminal Procedure Code and other specialised tribunals have been disbanded and replaced by general courts of first instance. The change took effect on March 1 and meant that the so-called "case of the seven" would be taken up by the court of first instance of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash districts.

On March 4, 2009, Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan and ex Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Babken Ararktsyan left for France to take part in the funeral of their friend, talented poet Zulal Gazanjyan.

"Chaos reigns in the country. А lamebrain can take an automatic machine and play serious jokes on a whole nation. How can we defend each other with a feeling of suspect and intolerance? We have got tired of the talks over unity; we have got tired of citing Nzhdeh, but all in vain... We have no right

The Armenian National Congress (HAK) issued a statement today which runs, On March 3 the Central Bank of Armenia decided to give up the "policy of fixed currency". As a result the Armenian dram devalued by 20 percent in a day. The CB did not ground for its decision which led the country to a chaot

Leader of the National Assembly "Prosperous Armenia" faction, businessman Gagik Tsarukyan believes that the sharp fall of the dram benefits exporters but hits importers hard.

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs leave for Baku today. This means that agreements have been made and Ilham Aliev and Serzh Sargsyan will meet soon.

The "Bjni" mineral water factory" CJSC announced today once again that the auction of its assets was organized with violations of the law.

"The Armenian National Congress (HAK) will run in the election of Yerevan's Mayor," says the Spokesman for Armenia's first President Arman Musinyan. He says it is still early to name their candidate. "Presently the HAK is discussing the spectra of issues connected with the upcoming election."

"We are not aware," Spokeswoman for the Armenian Government Mary Harutyunyan said in reply to A1+'s question whether Yerevan's Mayor Erwand Zakharyan has already resigned office.

Members of the Heritage Party were not seen on the rostrum during a March 1 rally organised by the main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK).

"We are given a definite order - not to free you until the rally is over," the disabled war veteran, resident of Vanatur, Arshavir Bozinyan, was told at the police station yesterday.

Following their meeting with NKR President Bako Sahakyan, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Matthew Bryza (USA), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and Bernard Fassier (France) arrived in Yerevan. They have already met with Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan.

A year ago, on March 1, the Armenian police stormed into the tents of peaceful demonstrators in downtown Yerevan and drove them off the Square of Liberty. They truncheoned and crackdowned on the demonstrators leaving 10 dead and 200 injured in the city's central streets. A state of emergency was ann

Armenia braces for protests commemorating violent break-up of opposition demonstration.

The Chief of the Armenian Police, Alik Sargsyan today pledged to reveal the assassination of the Deputy Chief of the Police Gevorg Mheryan.

Iranian Armenian Vardges Gaspar, charged with violence against a government representative during the events of March 1, was released after the Court of Appeals changed the restraint-arrest. > Vardges Gaspar was Ter-Petrosyan's proxy during a February 19, 2008, Presidential election. Let's remind that Vardges Gaspar was found guilty relying on police testimony. He has been in custody for a year.

The Armenian opposition urges the police not to intervene with the demonstrators and refrain from inciting provocation and clashes on March 1.