We have already informed that the congress of the United Labor Party (ULP) took place today, during which decision was made to participate in the upcoming election on a common list with the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP). The congress commenced at 1 pm, but Gagik Tsarukyan’s visit was planned at 2 pm. The first 5 …
Monthly Archives: February 2012
After the congress of the United Labor Party (ULP), journalists were waiting for Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, in order to ask a few questions. In particular, Aravot was interested how many places on the PAP list would be given to the ULP. However, Gagik Tsarukyan did not intend to answer questions, he …
Mher Shahgeldyan, the deputy chairman of the Rule of Law Party (RLP), explained why people usually mention the RLP, while speaking of election bribe, during a conversation with www.aravot.am, “If anyone mentions this, we assess it as black PR. The RLP has never done, is not doing and will not do. I have said this …
Kiro Manoyan, the manager of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau Hay Dat and Political Issues Office, said at Urbat Club today that finding the genocide bill unconstitutional by the French Constitutional Council the day before was a result of the Turkish threats. He is not inclined to thinking that the ruling of the Constitutional Council …
Today www.aravot.am inquired from Karapet Avetisyan, a resident of Akhurik, whether he had regretted for naming his firstborn, who was born on January 25 in a Gyumri maternity home, Sarkozy after the French president, since the French Constitutional Council had found the bill banning the denial of the genocide unconstitutional yesterday. “No, I haven’t regretted, …
Artur Baghdasaryan, the leader of the Rule of Law Party was hosted at the Congress hotel not with bread and salt, but with the new symbol of the RLP today. It has changed after the RLP became a member of the EPP. Artur Baghdasaryan promised the RLP members that accordingly their symbols would change soon. …
Yesterday when the issue of switching to 100% proportional representation was being discussed in the National Assembly, outside the National Assembly, on Baghramyan Street, parliamentary and non-parliamentary forces were protesting. At that very time, photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan photographed drivers of Mercedes G500 and another car with 005 ՕՕ 05 and 029 ՕՕ 11 license plates …
Heads of Armenian mass media apply to Aghvan Hovsepyan, the Attorney General of the Republic of Armenia, with the following letter, “Our colleague Tigran Hakobyan is in custody, charges have been made against him. Not discussing the content of charges, we draw your attention to the fact that Tigran Hakobyan is an outstanding figure in …
In early April, 2008, I walked out of my office at the foreign ministry, up one block, and moved into the new offices of the Civilitas Foundation. I was excited, not despondent, because we had great plans. I had known for more than a year that it was time to work at the grassroots level …