The Yerevan City Hall has sanctioned a February 25 protest action to be staged near the Georgian Embassy in Armenia.

Armenia's pressmen will henceforth follow the routine of the Armenian parliament (National Assembly) from two monitors placed in a NA corridor. Yet, journalists have access to the hall at any moment. Only the activity of cameramen is limited. They are allowed to work in the hall for half an hour bef

"The Nagorno Karabakh Republic wants Armenia to recognise NKR independence and wants to be engaged in the negotiations over the Karabakh conflict resolution," says Leader of the Heritage faction Armen Martirosyan.

The NA ad hoc Committee looking into the events of March 1-2 in Yerevan downtown will work by September 15, 2009

On February 20 Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze. Along with other issues of bilateral interest, the interlocutors referred to the problems of Georgian Armenians.

Azerbaijani serviceman Javid Suleymanov was killed near Fizuly region at the contact line of Karabakhi and Azerbaijani Armed Forces. According to Azeri mass media Suleymanov was shot dead by NKR Armed Forces.

The Foreign Minister of Georgia Grigol Vashadze is going to pay an official working visit to Armenia on 20-21 February. In this regard "Djavakhq" organisation, "Mitq" analytical center and "Yerkir" NGO made an announcement.

The President of the Armenian Football Federation (FFA), Republican MP Ruben Hayrapetyan today announced that he had been on bad terms with Bjni's former owner Khachatur Sukiasian.

On February 20, 2009, the President of the Armenian Football Federation (FFA), Republican MP Ruben Hayrapetyan told a press conference in the FFA building. The reason for today's meeting was Hayrapetyan's recent bargain of Bjni mineral water plant owned by the Sukiasian family.

Assaults, beatings, ballot stuffing and figure drawing accompanied the Armenian presidential elections held in Armenia last year as a result of which Serzh Sargsyan came to replace Robert Kocharyan as president.

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Yury Merzlyakov of Russia, and Matthew Bryza of the United States, released the following statement today:

A short while ago police officers applied force against members of the "Special Regiment" youth movement. The movement members were holding a protest near the building of the Central Electoral Commission with the announcement that the results of last year's presidential elections were falsified. We will keep our readers updated on further details.

During the symposium at the U.S. George Mason University a group of peace initiative activists from Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Moscow and Washington discussed the "Peace Zones" plan. "Peace Zones" are geographical areas where attempts are being made to limit violence by promoting peace, as well as tolerance between ethnicities and religions. According to authors of the initiative, there are good examples...

"The tension during the 2008 presidential elections reached its peak on March 1. Almost a year has passed since then; however, the internal political tension has not been mitigated despite the steps taken by the authorities. I would not like to weigh the results," told "A1+" today member of the "Prosperous Armenia" party Naira Zohrabyan. Zohrabyan considered the revelation and punishment of the culprits...

In order to contribute to the monitoring of the implementation of the EU-Armenia Action Plan in the field of human rights, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Civil Society Institute (CSI), the Foundation Against Violation of Law (FAVL) and the Helsinki Committee of Armenia (HCA) wish to draw EU attention on the following assessment and recommendations.

I expect the opposition to hold a rally on March 1as the right to assemblies is set down in the RoA Constitution and in the law on assemblies. I don't share the belief that Armenia needs a society backing the authorities. A country lacking a mighty opposition cannot have a mighty leadership," says Republican MP Edward Sharmazanov.

"Armenia witnessed a military coup on March 1, 2008," says Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Zurabyan. He reminds that the RoA Constitution bans army's intervention in the country's home affairs.

The Court of Cassation will hand down a decision on the claims of A1+ Company on February 19.

Soon it will be a year since Armenia's ex deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jhangiryan has been deprived of liberty. Jhangiryan has born no evidence up to present day.

Armenian authorities should fully respect the principle of freedom of Assembly, according to PACE rapporteurs

It turns out that the government put the "Bjni" mineral water factory belonging to the Sukiasyan family up for auction in order to save "Bjni". At least this is what president of "Grand Holding", businessman Hrant Vardanyan has to say.

Leader of "Prosperous Armenia" party Gagik Tsarukyan still believes that nobody should have participated in the bid for the "Bjni" mineral water factory belonging to the Sukiasyan family, told "A1+" press speaker for Tsarukyan Khachik Galstyan. Galstyan said that the party leader has nothing else to say and that he doesn't even know who purchased it, but he hadn't changed his opinion months ago.

Today the NA working group convened a sitting to discuss the supplements to Articles 225 and 300 of Armenia's Criminal Code.

Under the given document, the IHL will twice organise five-day trainings for Armenia's Armed Forces and hold a working seminar for the Defence Ministry's command staff.