‘Politics’

  • Government Commission Established In Connection With Passing Of Alexander Haroutunyan Holds Sitting
    Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the government commission set up on the passing of Armenian SSR and USSR People’s Artist, laureate of State awards Alexander Haroutunyan met today in the Office of Government. Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan reported back the funeral preparations. The Commission informs that a funeral services for Alexander Haroutunyan...
    March 30, 2012 12:11
  • USAID AND OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER OF ARMENIA SIGN MOU
     USAID/Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema and the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Karen Andreasyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony held on March 29.  U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern and representatives from Counterpart International and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) attended the event. Within the framework...
    March 29, 2012 17:27
  • President Serzh Sargsyan met with the representatives of the Armenian community of Singapore
    In conclusion of the state visit, President Serzh Sargsyan met with the representatives of the Armenian community of Singapore. President Sargsyan met with them today at the Saint Gregory Church in Singapore. Tonight, delegation headed by the President will return to Yerevan. ...
    March 29, 2012 16:24
  • RA NA Speaker Left for the United Arab Emirates
    The RA parliamentary delegation led by the RA National Assembly Speaker Samvel Nikoyan being in Almaty to take part in the Jubilee Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth Independent States Council on March 2 left for the United Arab Emirates on a working visit. On March 29 Samvel Nikoyan will have a meeting with Mohammad Ahmad Al Murr, Speaker...
    March 28, 2012 20:39
  • Yerevan electoral district commission does not register opposition businessman as MP candidate
    YEREVAN. – Armenian capital Yerevan’s Electoral District No. 10 Election Commission did not register well-known businessman and opposition member Khachatur Sukiasyan as an MP candidate for the upcoming National Assembly elections. To note, Khachatur Sukiasyan’s brother, Saribek, has likewise submitted MP nomination documents to the same electoral district. As Armenian...
    March 28, 2012 19:09
  • State visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Singapore
    The President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam gave a state dinner in honor of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Singapore on a state visit. In his toast, President Sargsyan first of all expressed gratitude to the President of Singapore and the leadership of the country for the warm welcome. Then he spoke about the rich history of the Armenian-Singaporean...
    March 28, 2012 18:40
  • President Serzh Sargsyan met with the highest leadership of Singapore
    President Serzh Sargsyan has arrived on a three day state visit to the Republic of Singapore. Today, the President of Armenia met with the highest leadership of Singapore – President Tony Tan Keng Yam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and participated at the dinner given by the Business Federation of Singapore in honor of the President of Armenia which was also attended...
    March 28, 2012 17:51
  • Armenian President not surprised at Aliyev’s misinformation on Armenian NPP
    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan touched upon his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev’s misinformation on the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) at the Nuclear Security Summit 2012 in Seoul. “I am not surprised at the obvious misinformation related to the Armenian NPP voiced by the Azerbaijani President, as spreading disparaging information on Armenia has become...
    March 28, 2012 9:15
  • President Serzh Sargsyan participated in Seoul at the International Nuclear Summit 2012
    President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in the Republic of Korea on a working visit, participated today in Seoul at the International Nuclear Summit 2012. At the Summit, President Sargsyan made a statement. First, Serzh Sargsyan thanked the organizers of the Summit and personally President Lee Myung-bak for hosting this pivotal for the global security event. The President of...
    March 27, 2012 15:01
  • ‘Good, there are few Pashinyan-kind of people in our society’
    Heritage Party Chairman Raffi Hovhannisian’s withdrawal, which left HAK majority candidate Nikol Pashinyan the only opposition candidate in electoral district N7, is the day’s hot topic. However, head of Heritage faction Styopa Safaryan said he was not sure the change would favor Pashinyan. “I profoundly suspect he will win,” Styopa Safaryan told Panorama.am adding:...
    March 26, 2012 17:40
  • President Serzh Sargsyan made a tour of Yerevan
    President Serzh Sargsyan made today a tour of Yerevan. First, the President of Armenia visited Heratsi n. 1 hospital compound of Yerevan’s Mkhitar Heratsi State Medical University, where reforms are being conducted in the educational as well as medical areas aimed at the further improvement of the medical services. President Sargsyan toured the newly renovated medical...
    March 24, 2012 12:33
  • PM Welcomes Head Of Greek Economic And Social Council
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation from the Economic and Social Council of Greece, headed by council head Christos Polizogopulos. “We attach great importance to the activities of the Public Council, which is a new institution in the Armenian reality and is currently making the first steps. The council is expected to play a key role in the debates over...
    March 23, 2012 16:33
  • Vartan Oskanian participates in the 7th Annual Brussels Forum
    Vartan Oskanian is in Brussels March 23 to 25, attending the 7th Annual Brussels Forum, sponsored by the German Marshal Fund of the United States. The Brussels Forum is an annual meeting of the world’s political and financial leaders, as well as senior journalists and opinion makers from around the world. This is the fifth time Mr. Oskanian has attended the Brussels...
    March 23, 2012 15:38
  • National Assembly Sitting Not Held
    On March 22 the National Assembly sitting was not held due to the lack of quorum: 39 deputies were registered at 12:00, and according to the item 5 of the Article 44 of the law “NA Rules of Procedure,” the deputies’ registration continued three more hours, during that period 43 deputies were registered. The sitting was not held due to the lack of quorum.
    March 22, 2012 18:01
  • Prosperous Armenia Party issues proportional list of candidates
    YEREVAN.- Political council  of the Prosperous Armenia Party confirmed on Tuesday evening the proportional election list for 2012 parliamentary elections. According to NEWS.am sources top 20  is as follows: Gagik  Tsarukyan Vartan Oskanian Vardan Vardanyan Gurgen Arsenyan Samvel Balasanyan Naira Zohrabyan Vahe Hovhannisyan Harutyun Kushkyan Hmayak Hovannisian Michael...
    March 21, 2012 8:37
  • CAPITOL HILL ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OBSERVANCE SET FOR APRIL 25TH
    WASHINGTON, DC – Armenian American organizations, in conjunction with the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, and with support of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, will host the annual Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian Genocide in the historic Senate Kennedy Caucus Room on April 25th, reported the...
    March 21, 2012 7:47