In order to form a union, you must first create a democratic system and government in your country. Before this happens, it is difficult to establish a union, because what is being created is via pressure and power, Sooner or later, it will collapse.
Patrick believes that all of us are born with a God given strength, but that society constantly tries to convince us that we are weak and small.
He is the last Mohican, the last representative of the Karabakh elite who came to power from Karabakh and because of Karabakh.
Kokobelyan argued that since a separate economic committee operated within the CU, whose decisions are obligatory for all member states, Armenian sovereignty would be restricted.
Russian conductor and violist Yuri Bashmet, whose 60th birthday was celebrated in a concert last night in Yerevan’s Opera House, said he’s happy to being in Armenia once again.
The little girl gets so depressed that her mother has to sit beside her throughout the school day just to stop her daughter from crying.
The only church in the village is the ruined Saint Sargis Church. Ltchadzor Mayor Souren Martirosyan says the church, built in the 1870s, was decapitated by the local authorities in the 1920s and the remaining structure used as an office.
The public library in the Tavoush border village of Dovegh has been closed to residents since 2007.
Organizers of this year’s 10th Annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival, to take place in Yerevan from July 7 -14, say they have invited Charles Aznavour to witness the placing of his “star” at the square that bears his name outside the Cinema Moskva.
“I’m really happy that I've come back. I really enjoy myself here. You really get a feel for that great Armenian hospitality,” he told reporters at a press conference.
Yekaterina Vasilyeva came to Armenia to participate in the “Rebirth” international competition-festival. She made it to the top list of medal winners
Narineh Mkrtchyan wanted to run in the February 18 presidential election in Armenia. Her name never appeared on the ballot because she didn’t pay the required 8 million AMD ($20,000 filing fee.
Hundreds of students at Yerevan State University did not attend classes today to protest what organizers call the “rigged” February 18 presidential election in Armenia.
Lena Nazaryan, the young woman who read a statement during a press conference of the OSCE observers a day after the February 18 presidential election challenging their evaluation, said she did nothing heroic.
Heritage Party press secretary Hovsep Khourshoudyan told reporters today that yesterday’s election result hadn't provided Armenia with a legitimate government and that a revolutionary sentiment was in the air.
From his makeshift tent where he’s been on hunger strike for the past 29 days, presidential candidate Andreas Ghoukasyan told Hetq that he will not file a protest regarding the election outcome with the Constitutional Court.
Yesterday in Yerevan, there was a book reception for a work by Larisa Gevorgyan entitled, “Mom, I’ll be back in three days”. The book is dedicated to Vaghinak Zakaryan, who fought in the Artsakh War and died in Berdzor.
Yuri Yakovenko, President of the Rosya NGO, and a representative of the Russian community, told Hetq that the community would be backing Sargsyan and said that his organization would be initiating a “get out the vote” drive.
Six year-old Narek was diagnosed with leukemia three years ago. He underwent a three stage round of chemotherapy but the disease has returned.
It’s utter madness to organize a film festival in a country with no real international experience and with a very limited film industry. But we persevered and over the years have brought the best names in cinema to Armenia. We have also attracted up and coming young talent to the festival.
Agnieszka Holland, one of Poland’s most prominent filmmakers visiting Armenia for the screening of her film “In Darkness” at the Golden Apricot Film Festival, told reporters that, “A quality film about the Armenian Genocide still needs to be made. It’s a reality that still needs recognition.”
There were 9,569 births registered in Armenia during the first quarter of 2012, a drop of 5.7% over the same period last year.
Inga Zarafyan, president of the Ecolur environmental NGO, told reporters today that while the Armenian government has often stated that it has assisted in the development of a green economy, the decisions it has taken proves that it is only interested in the exploitation of the nation’s natural resources for short-term profits.
HAK representative Gayaneh Aroustamyan says she doesn’t believe that the BHK (Prosperous Armenia Party) can be considered an opposition force in Armenia.
According to Garegin Chougaszyan of the Sardarapat Movement, regime change in Armenia necessitates an alternative electoral approach since regimes in power have been adept at perfecting the mechanisms of election fraud with each new election.
Kalust Sahakyan, who heads the party’s parliamentary faction, today told reporters that he knew who the country’s next prime minister would be but that he didn’t want to jump the gun and name names.
Political analyst Arkady Ghukasyan told reporters today that Armenian citrizens could not freely express their political will and that “society is under the influence of an atmphere of fear.”
Avetisyan presented the following figures for marriages and divorces: 2009 (1,000 marriages; 216 divorces) 2010 (924; 211) 2011 (1,006; 209) and 2012 to date (292; 80).
The woman in the photo holding a bunch of papers alleged to be a copy of the local voting rolls is Marineh Hakobyan. For most of the day she has been seen strolling around outside the polling station and sometimes popping inside asking about the voting numbers.
Aghvan Vardanyan, who is the campaign coordinator for the ARF, told reporters today that he was convinced that the party would win at least 20% of the votes cast in the May parliamentary elections.
He said that Heritage would make sure that government “fat” in the form of security staffs, bodyguards, expensive SUV’s, and other luxuries now enjoyed by bureaucrats and state officials, would be cut and the savings ploughed back into the budget.
Giragosian stated that both for those living in Armenia and diaspora-Armenians, there are two basic challenges – a lack of possibilities and the oligarch dominated economy.
Giragosian confessed this was a painfully slow process but that Armenia must be ready for the day when Turkey recognizes historical reality and present a list of specific demands.
Veziryan argued that the Heritage Party campaign wasn’t radical enough and wasn’t targeting Serzh Sargsyan’s regime.
170 wolves have been shot and killed by hunters in Armenia so far this year under a government plan that places a 100,000 AMD bounty on each hide.
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.
She said that she would welcome the opportunity to run on the ticket of the ruling Republican Party and that she’s planning to campaign for them.
The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) today declared that it would be willing to cooperate with the political opposition in Armenia to ensure that the upcoming parliamentary elections are free of electoral fraud.
Igityan noted that shop-owners have a contract with the Yerevan Municipality to set up businesses in the area. He added that most of the stores now being built in the park would be temporary anyway.
Vallex Co-President Gagik Arzumanyan told reporters that the company has and will continue to listen to any constructive criticism voiced about the Teghout project and welcomed the input of environmental groups.
A public oversight group that took a look at prisons and other penal institutions in Armenia last year states that it uncovered a slate of evidence suggesting serious violations of human rights and other irregularities.
The reporter said today that he felt like something strange was happening at the time but put his concerns in the back of his mind. Now, he believes it was all a set-up by the cops.
Free Democrats President Khachatur Kokobelyan told reporters today that he wouldn’t get into a name calling game when it comes to the Armenian National Congress (ANC).
Free Democrats President Khachatur Kokobelyan held out hope that his party and the Heritage Party would jointly contest seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia.
Republican Party MP Gagik Melikyan lashed out at the political opposition in Armenia during a press conference today, charging opponents of the government with merely criticizing the regime while overlooking its achievements.
Heritage Party MP Zarouhie Postanjyan stated that mining at Teghout must be stopped at all costs given that Armenia cannot afford to have yet another dangerous tailing dam on its soil.
The unemployment rate in Armenia is officially reported at 6%. The International Labour Organization (ILO) pegs the rate at 19.4%
At a press conference today regarding developments in the Syunik village of Kajarants, Sardarapat Movement member Tigran Khzmalyan declared that “the main function of the ruling regime is plunder.”
At a press conference earlier today, Nareg Hartounian noted that many officials in Armenia are abusing their powers out of an insatiable thirst for money.
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