Some “old” Republican Party MP’s failed to make the grade – Rafik Petrosyan, Mkrtich Minasyan, Gagik Melikyan, Hovhannes Sahakyan.
Even if the opposition offered 10,000 AMD, those who accepted the money still wouldn’t vote for the opposition party who gave it, he argued.
On March 19, veteran Armenian journalist Tatul Hakobyan presented his new book,“Looking from Ararat: Armenians and Turks.” This 500 page book is the result of eight years of extensive research, analysis and travel by the author.
Hot on the heels of the Armenian Diaspora Virtual Museum fiasco, I can’t help but bring to the attention of our readers, especially those living outside Armenia, another example of a top Armenian official who evidently enjoys making blithe statements to the TV cameras without regard to the consequences.
The issue of Javakhk autonomy within a federal Georgia was raised by local Armenian representatives in talks they recently had in Europe with members of the Council of Europe.
Guess who has garnered tenth spot on the ruling Republican Party’s proportional electoral ballot – no other than former Yerevan mayor Gagik Beglaryan.
The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women has sent an open letter to the TV station, arguing that the program portrays women being beaten, abused and demeaned.
Fire trucks ran out of water after just five minutes. Luckily, fire-fighters from Odzun arrived an hour later and succeeded in preventing the blaze from spreading further.