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Headlines for February 14, 2012

EC CHAIRS DIDN'T MAKE IT TO PROVINCE
Members of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) Anushavan Harutyunyan and Garegin Kostandyan will continue to be the heads of the Artsvanik and Vardavank villages of Syunik province. The villagers were ...
JHANGIRYAN IN DOUBT
Member of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) Gagik Jhangiryan denies the media's rumors that he will run against potential candidate of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), Serzh Sargsyan's former ...
CANDIDATES HAVEN'T PROTESTED
None of the two candidates running in the elections for mayor of Hrazdan has protested the results of the vote. "The appeals related to the recount had to be accepted between 12:00 and 18:00 yesterday, ...
TER-PETROSYAN'S SPEAKER LIVE
Today "P.S." will host Arman Musinyan, who is the press speaker for leader of the Armenian National Congress, RA First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Watch the program live at 15:20 and the rerun at 19:20. You ...
"TO SACRIFICE" EDITOR AHEAD OF ELECTIONS?
The Russian presidential elections are only three weeks away, but GazProm, which belongs to Ekho Moskvi Radio, has demanded the resignation of the company's board of directors, declared the radio's editor-in-chief ...
VARTAN OSKANIAN'S STATEMENT
Yesterday I submitted my application for membership to the Prosperous Armenia Party. I make this decision convinced that the Prosperous Armenia Party, together with other political parties, is able to, ...
VICTORY OR DEFEAT
Armenian chess players scored victories in the 7th round of the Aeroflot Open Chess Festival's A tournament in Moscow. Chess master Hrant Melkumyan won Hungarian Chaba Balog, Karen H. Grigoryan won Indian ...
HHK DISCONTENT WITH 86 PERCENT
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) is not satisfied with its representatives having control of 86 percent of the republic's communities. "We still have a lot to do," HHK Deputy Arayik Hovhannisyan ...
BHK WON'T BE FORGIVEN?
Political technologist Armen Badalyan says the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) will be punished, if it helps the Armenian National Congress (HAK). "If the Republicans garner more than 67 votes, the Congress ...
MARGAR OHANYAN TO MENTION NAMES?
"I am the only one out of the four culprits who hasn't had anything to do with the benzene," said former Road Patrol Chief Margar Ohanyarn during a trial at the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron-Nork ...
U.S. AMBASSADOR CONTENT WITH ELECTIONS
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern today announced that there were "certain positive signs" during the February 12 local self-government elections. The Ambassador told Mediamax that "there was a ...
GAGIK TSARUKYAN WILL RETURN AND SAY
The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) has received Vardan Oskanyan's appeal to join the party. "There are specific procedures for joining the Prosperous Armenia Party, and according to those procedures, ...
SARKOZY TO RUN
President of France Nikola Sarkozy on 15 February will officially announce that he will be running in the presidential elections tomorrow, reports Radio Liberty. Sarkozy will make the announcement during ...
ONE OF THE THREE INHUMANE REALITIES
Chairman of the RA National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan awarded First Chairman of the National Council of Slovakia Frantishek Mikloshko the Medal of Honor of the National Assembly. In his speech, Nikoyan ...
DECREE
Serzh Sargsyan issued a decree on establishing a General Consulate of the Republic of Armenia in Odessa, Ukraine, reports Serzh Sargsyan's press service.
OFFICIAL POSITION TO BE PRESENTED
Members of the "We Are The Owners Of This City" civil initiative on 6 February appealed to the RA Ombudsman and informed that the reconstruction of the stands and stores on Mashtots Avenue is being held ...
COURT DEPRIVES TELEVISION OF LICENSING
A verdict on terminating the activities of a television in Armenia has been announced. The National Commission on Television and Radio had appealed to the Administrative Court of Vayots Dzor province ...
TO SUE INSTITUTE
According to several graduates of the Gyumri branch of Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema, the institute administration tricked them by conferring them a Bachelor's degree after five years ...
SHAYDULIN LEAVING ARMENIA
Director of Southern Caucasus Railways Shevket Shaydulin has been dismissed and is leaving Armenia. Victor Rebets has been appointed Director General of the Southern Caucasus Railways CJSC. The official ...
EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck the Holy Mountain of Afon in northern Greece, reports ITAR-TASS. According to preliminary data, there are no victims or injured parties. According to Greece's ...
AZNAVOUR: "TURKEY WILL COME TO GRIPS WITH ITS PAST"
One day, sooner or later, Turkey will come to grips with its past. This is what world renowned singer Charles Aznavour said in an interview on the France 2 Television. "We don't want territories. Don't ...
COUNCIL OF ELDERS MEMBER REPLACED
The powers of member of the Council of Elders of Yerevan Hrair Hovsepyan have been terminated earlier than expected. By the decision of the Central Electoral Commission, the mandate has been given to ...
SERZH SARGSYAN HAS TWO WEEKS LEFT
Environmental activists today organized a march from Abovyan Park to Serzh Sargsyan's residence with the demand to annul the amendments to the law "On Expert Examination of the Impact of the Surrounding ...
STANDS TO BE PLACED?
Environmental activists had a meeting with Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan with the demand to annul the decision on placing stands in the park near Mashtots Avenue. Among the participants of the meeting ...