“The passageway isn’t the property of the railway. It belongs to the municipality. I’ve requested that they take care of the property, but to no avail,” says Avoyan.
Atayan says he’s been pressured by the party to sign off on a contract that would allocate Kajaran municipal lands to the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine.
Gharibjanyan has told Hetq that he doesn’t pay attention to newspapers that are “rags” and that he and Nikoyan are continuing to work together.
The ARF argued that the government has failed to implement its social welfare programs and stem the growing exodus from Armenia, among other shortcomings.
Samvel Balasanyan, who was presiding over the parliamentary session for the no-show Nikoyan, declared that the bill would be put to a vote tomorrow as well – a clear violation of the law.
Manoush Yeghishyan has been kneading dough and baking lavash for residents of the Janfida village in Armavir Marz for twenty one years.
Nikoyan stated that given the important work carried out by the press in terms of the public interest, no such limitations should be place on their visit to the parliament.
The ruling Republican Party has nominated Samvel Nikoyan for the head post and Edvard Sharmazanov as his deputy.
During our visit today Lilit had no coughing spells. She was enjoying herself so much that there wasn’t time to think about her medical ailment.
Early this morning gun shots were heard near the home of Prosperous Armenia Party MP Roustam Gasparyan.
Nikoghosyan urged MP’s to keep their voices down several times during the session but the legislators kept up the commotion, exiting and entering the hall at will.
At first, parents and even some teachers thought Lilit suffered from tuberculosis. Recently, physicians have diagnosed something more alarming – cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis).
The most ornate private homes of the oligarchs belong to Prosperous Armenia Party president and MP, Gagik Tsarukyan.
Edward Sharmazanov told Hetq that there are more than 900 communities in Armenia and that 70% have Republican Party mayors.
Minutes ago, Hovik Abrahamyan declared that he was resigning from the position of National Assembly President but that he would continue to serve as an MP.
In October’s survey, 38.2% of respondents said their living standards had gotten worse during the past year, a slight drop from the 40.1% of the previous year’s poll.
MP Spartak Melikyan has launched a civil suit against Court of Cassation President Arman Mkrtumyan and Davit Avetisyan, President of the Cassation Court’s Criminal Chamber.
RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan has tendered his resignation according to the dictates of the Republican Party of Armenia.
“The ruling administration wants to consolidate things in order to be able to overcome the pre-election challenges,” Karapetyan stated.
Former Deputy Defense Minister Vova Gasbaryan gets nod for Police Chief
Heritage Party MP Anahit Bakhshyan says that girls must remain virgins before getting married.
Hetq has obtained a list of such property that belongs to the Church but that are not registered as “possessing any historical-cultural value”.
A festive mood was in full swing on the grounds of the Armenian National Assembly today in Yerevan.
The press in Armenia has been consistently reporting that the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), a junior coalition member, will be pulling out.
Dialysis patient Aram Manukyan says he's only gotten the drug Rekarmon once in the past six months.
The Sevan Police Department is investigating a local school principal suspected of selling bags of flour allocated by the United Nations World Food Programme.
The paper ran a piece today claiming that Poghosyan pocketed a $3,000 bribe in return for a teaching job.
Zoya Gevorgyan has served as the mayor of the village of Shatjrek, in Gegharkunik Marz, for the past 15 years.
The people would have to proclaim – Mr. Kocharyan, come and govern because we are in such a situation.
The eight municipal employees are crammed into such a small room that they have to take turns sitting down or must greet residents in the outside hallway.
Villagers in the region seem to be pleased that they no longer have to truck their produce to points further afield.
In a conversation with Hetq, Sourik Hakobyan denied his sons were in any way connected to the criminal gang.
In 2009, Abrahamyan reported 29,499,760 AMD while in 2010 he reported 25,515,220 AMD. Maybe the 4 million decrease was due to unfavourable weather for crop growing in 2009?
Sargis Nahapetyan, Mayor of Khoronq, says that during the past year ten local families have packed their bags for Siberia
Sousanna Fahradyan relived the night of September 7 when 7 masked men broke into her home in the Arshaluys village
Judge Sahakyan told Hetq that there is another judge with the same name in Armenia and that his son “is not a member of any criminal gang.”
Residents of villages a mere 1-2 kilometers from the border were out in force to mark the independence anniversary.
When I asked about his palatial private house, Karapetyan became tight-lipped.
There are some 21,500 multi-residential apartment buildings in Armenia and most are at least 60 years old.
There are currently 4,530 individuals serving time in Armenia’s jails and prisons, institutions with a maximum capacity rate of 4,400.
At the start of the legislation session this morning, 91 MP’s had signed in. Thirty minutes later only 9 were left in their seats.
Mr. Abrahamyan cautioned MP’s to “watch what they say” to their constituents during breaks in the legislative corridors.
19 year-old Hayk Mkrtchyan, the soldier who died on September 7 while serving at an Askeran military post, was laid to rest today in the village of Amberd.
An employee from Armenia’s Compulsory Enforcement Service of Judicial Acts (CES) paid a visit yesterday to the editorial offices of the daily newspaper Hraparak. The official stated that a freeze of 3 million AMD was being placed on the property owned by Hraparak Ltd and that the paper would be prohibited from publishing any information pertaining to the dispute in the civil case until a final decision had been reached.
A group protesting the mounting non-combat deaths within the ranks of Armenia's military organized a vigil outside the Government Building in Yerevan.
It turns out that Amberd Mayor Manvel Babayan only told the parents and family members of Hayk Mkrtchyan, the 19 year-old soldier who died earlier today at his outpost in Artsakh, that the boy had been seriously wounded.
Hayk Mkrtchyan, a 19 year-old conscript from Armavir Marz died while serving at a military outpost in the Askeran district of Artsakh.
Two children from the Jaghatsadzor village in Gegharkunik Marz weren't planning on attending school this year. They didn't have clothes to wear.
There are several episodes to the case and the top-ranking officer involved has been arrested.
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