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Headlines for April 28, 2011HATSPANYAN IS NOT EXPECTING AMNESTY
Hasmik Poghosyan, wife of prisoner, French-Armenian freedom fighter Sargis Hatspanyan, neither understands nor has a notion of the real reasons behind the Armenian authorities' callous position on her ...SEVERAL LAWS IN EFFECT
According to a presidential press release, Serzh Sargsyan signed a number of laws, including laws on making changes in the laws "On Referendum", "On Military Recruitment", "On Basics of Cultural Legislation", ...MAYOR OREJA MET CATHOLICOS
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received Vice-Chairman of the Group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, Mayor Oreja at the Mother See ..."ARI TUN" FOR LEBANESE-ARMENIANS
Today the RA Ministry of Diaspora will host members of Lebanon's "Zavarian" Student Association who are in Armenia to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the Great Genocide. RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush ...TRADITION CONTINUES: NO TRANSPORTATION
Roads are once again closed on the day of the Armenian National Congress rally.
As reported from Ashtarak, there were no buses and taxis on the Yerevan-Ashtarak highway. Villagers said buses weren't even ...ANC MEMBER ARRESTED
Regional police officers arrested head of the Armenian National Congress's Artashat territorial organization Victor Gasparyan this morning.
As ANC representative Arman Musinyan told "A1+", the reason ...STRICT INSTRUCTION?
There have not been any microbuses coming from Gyumri to Yerevan since this morning.
As head of the Armenian National Congress Gyumri territorial organization Ashot Zakaryan told "A1+", there have not ...CALLED ON NOT TO PARTICIPATE
This morning at 8 a.m. police officers of Artashat visited secretary of the Artashat territorial organization of the People's Party of Armenia Aramayis Barseghyan and called on him to not participate ...ANC STRIVES TO BE THE FIRST
The ANC is not cooperating for the sake of cooperation or to serve the nation, but to come to power, Head of "Sociometer" Sociological Center Aharon Adibekyan said during today's press conference. "The ...RALLY IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
The Armenian National Congress will soon start the rally that has been permitted to be held at Freedom Square for the first time since 2008. Our correspondent informs that there is a crowd of people at ...DISCUSSED AGREEMENTS
The head of government today received Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Tengiz Sharmanashvili. Greeting the guest and congratulating him on his appointment, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attached importance ..."MOSKVICH" COMPLETELY BURNT
A car was burnt yesterday near the botanical park located on Tsarav Aghbyur Street in Yerevan.
According to a press release from the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, a "GAZ-2410" with state license ...FIRE AT NEWLY OPENED FACTORY
Today at 6:27 a.m. a fire broke out at Polymer Trub Factory located in Merdzavan village of Armavir province. According to a press release from the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, two firefighting ...MINISTER DOESN'T VIEW AS TRAGIC
"There is a long road to reach culture. Unfortunately, not everyone is given that road or to perceive and accept high cultural values. Culture is always a step ahead of society and the introduction of ...MAYOR PROMISED TO MEET
Street traders were near the government building once again with the demand to meet with Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan. Joining the demonstrators was President of the Consumers' Union Armen Poghosyan, ...BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE TO BE SENT TO JAPAN'S EMPEROR
Organizers of the Armenian-Japanese support action, which was held by the initiative of the International Cultural Bank at Tsitsernakaberd on April 24, say the action was a success. The purpose of the ...SARGSYAN INVITED TO GRAND SPORT
Serzh Sargsyan today attended the opening ceremony of the Grand Sport sport-sanitary complex located in Shengavit district in Yerevan.
Sargsyan toured the sport complex, which forms a part of the group ...TER-PETROSYAN ARRIVED AT FREEDOM SQUARE
Screams of "Levon, President" can be heard at Freedom Square. First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan has arrived at Freedom Square and joining him are the leaders of political parties that are part of the ..."NEW MOCKERY?"
In 42 days, on June 10, Oriental studies expert, journalist Murad Bojolyan will be released after being sentenced to prison for 10 years for betraying the homeland and spying for Turkey, but Bojolyan ..."THE TIME TO BE LIKE THE TUNISIANS WILL COME"
"People, the time to be like the Tunisians will come in any case," this is what ANC member, boxer Samson Khachatryan announced at Freedom Square. According to the ANC, those words became the real reason ..."WE MUST SPEAK ABOUT SPECIAL ELECTIONS"
Today's ANC rally started with a speech by Chairman of the Board of the Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) Aram Manukyan. In his speech, Manukyan mentioned that the will and the united struggle of ...TER-PETROSYAN IS SPEAKING
Levon Ter-Petrosyan is giving a speech at Freedom Square as we speak. In his speech, Levon Ter-Petrosyan warned the authorities that the people are desperate and are ready for anything. He also said the ...TOLD BAGRATYAN "NOW"
Former RA Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan today presented the recent article of a U.S. periodical according to which 12% of Armenians are content with their lives, 88% are either surviving or suffering. ...NEXT RALLY ON MAY 31
Levon Ter-Petrosyan announced that two of the demands have been fulfilled and the other demand for the release of political prisoners has been partially fulfilled. "There is still an opportunity for dialogue," ...TER-PETROSYAN APOLOGIZED TO THE POLITICAL PRISONERS
Dear compatriots,
I would like to start my speech with a commentary on the Armenian National Congress' statement on April 18. In the statement, it was stated that Armenia had suffered three blows. The ..."THE CRIMINAL IS IN S. SARGSYAN'S WAY"
ANC member, chair of the Social-Democrat (Hnchakyan) Party Lyudmila Sargsyan doesn't treat sociologist Aharon Adibekyan's predictions and evaluations seriously.
"It's strange when they say a political ...INCIDENT DURING MARCH
The rally held at Freedom Square was followed by a march, which didn't go without any incident. During the march, police officers and march participants got into a dispute twice.
The Armenian National ..."DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH"
ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan also gave a speech during today's rally. "Our country is witnessing sharp developments. For three years, the authorities have been persecuting, attacking, terrorizing and, ..."THE STEP WAS NOT RETREAT, BUT AN INTRICATE CALCULATION"
"I consider today's rally over," the participants of the march were discontent with this call made by Levon Zurabyan. They were already sitting comfortably on the stairs of the Opera House and were demanding ...DISCUSSED NKR ISSUE WITH U.S. OFFICIAL
On April 28, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan received U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Tina Kaidanow.
Greeting the guest, Armenia's foreign minister expressed ...ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED
An Armenian soldier was killed on the line of contact of the Karabakh-Azeri forces at around 16:15 today.
The Department of News and Propaganda of the NKR Defense Army reports that in one of the positions ...CHURCH ON FIRE
Today at midday, a fire broke out in an Armenian church under construction in central Moscow.
Police say the fire broke out at a construction site located on Trifonovsk Street.
A short while ago, firefighting ...UNESCO PRIZE TO GARNI
By the decision of the UNESCO Director General based on the conclusion of the international awards committee, Armenia's "Garni" historical-cultural reserve-museum and the Batir site located in Palestine ...
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