RE-UNITED?: TER-PETROSYAN/HOVANNISIAN MEET, REVEAL LITTLE
- Yesterday (November 8) the first president of the Republic of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan visited the Armenian Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he met with the chairman of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian. The press release by Heritage Party mentions the sides have discussed the most important problems of the country, “diplomatic challenges, and political developments in the run-up to the forthcoming presidential elections”.
The meeting was attended also by the former minister of foreign affairs Alexander Arzumanyan and Vardan Khachatryan of the Heritage Party board.
After a 90-minute meeting Ter-Petrosyan replied to journalists saying official information will be forthcoming.
Vardan Khachatryan stated the meeting went in a friendly atmosphere.
“The conversation has been general and has referred to the issues facing the country, to election process, preparatory stage, existing problems of procedure and solutions they suppose,” Khachatryan said.
Nevertheless, whether Heritage will support Ter-Petrosyan’s presidential candidacy has not been discussed at the meeting.
Khachatryan says the question was not discussed as neither of the sides raised it. However, agreement was reached on another issue.
“The whole political process will be correct to the maximum on both sides and the possible consultative meetings may also be in future depending on the ongoing problems,” Khachatryan mentions.
Whether Hovannisian will take part in a scheduled (November 16) rally with Ter-Petrosyan was not discussed either.
Political analyst Suren Surenyants generally qualified the meetings of the first president with various political forces as positive, independent of whether any concrete agreement is reached during those meetings or not.
“These meetings are important in terms of forming a new political culture. That is, the first president offers cooperation and free competition to everyone, and does not appear from positions of confrontation, which increases the quality of the country's political relations,” he says.
PROCEDURE OR “PERSECUTION”: COMPANIES FRIENDLY TO TER-PETROSYAN GET UNEXPECTED VISITS FROM TAX OFFICIALS
Armenia’s first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s return to politics was officially launched by his dramatic October 26 speech in Freedom Square. Ter-Petrosyan marked his return to politics by sharp criticism ...RE-UNITED?: TER-PETROSYAN/HOVANNISIAN MEET, REVEAL LITTLE
Yesterday (November 8) the first president of the Republic of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan visited the Armenian Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he met with the chairman of the Heritage ...EQUAL UNDER LAW?: DRAFT LEGISLATION RAISES QUESTIONS OF POLITICS AND PROPRIETY
This week the National Assembly passed the draft law “On Special Investigation Service” by first hearing with 96 for, 11 against and one abstention. If the lawmakers pass the law, it’ll come into force ...SUPERVISING THE SUPERVISORS: NEW BOARD TO OVERSEE SPENDING PERFORMANCE
This week the National Assembly elected Ishkhan Zakaryan, a member of Prosperous Armenia political party, Vice-Chairman of National Assembly, as the president of the RA Supervisory Board by Robert Kocharyan’s ...MINING DISCONTENT: ENVIRONMENTALISTS UNHAPPY WITH TEGHUT DECISION
Concerns over the possibility of destroying a virgin forest and posing a threat to the adjacent settlements within the next 30-40 years were confirmed several days ago as the government of the Republic ...ESSAY: A VETERAN JOURNALIST’S VIEWPOINT ON “CHOICE”
Among many other accusations in his 90-minute speech on October 26, Levon Ter-Petrosyan accused the authorities of: “gathering so-called compromising information and making special dossiers against all ...BREAD BUSINESS: SCIENTIST URGES ORGANIC APPROACH TO THE ARMENIAN STAPLE
Bread, the centerpiece of the Armenian diet, is becoming less healthy, according to at least one scientist who is concerned that the staple is becoming too influenced by chemicals. Biochemist Alexander ...CULTURAL QUESTION: SHOULD INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES SPEAK FOR ARMENIA OVER MONUMENTS?
The news that the government of Armenia has given its consent to the European observers to carry out a monitoring on the state of cultural monuments on the territory of the republic, regardless of the ...CHECK MATE!: ARMENIAN PLAYERS END EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE UPBEAT
A 2.5-1.5 victory over Israel in the last round of games sealed a well-deserved second place for Armenia’s men in the European chess championships that ended in the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday night. ...
WINTER WATER WORLD: POPULAR PARK EXPANDS FOR COLD-WEATHER INDULGENCE
PROCEDURE OR “PERSECUTION”: COMPANIES FRIENDLY TO TER-PETROSYAN GET UNEXPECTED VISITS FROM TAX OFFICIALS
DEBATING BIG BROTHER’S PRESENCE: CONCERNS LINGER OF ARMENIA AS “OUTPOST”
ONCE AGAIN ABOUT THE DRAM: ARMENIAN CURRENCY GAINS IN EXCHANGE-RATE VALUE WHILE LOSING IN BUYING POWER
MINING DISCONTENT: ENVIRONMENTALISTS UNHAPPY WITH TEGHUT DECISION
BIRDMAN OF ZEYTUN: A LIFE AMONG HIS ANIMALS
RE-UNITED?: TER-PETROSYAN/HOVANNISIAN MEET, REVEAL LITTLE
SPORT: ARMENIAN CHESS MASTERS TRIUMPH OVER TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN
CULTURAL CLASH: DEVELOPMENT OF GENOCIDE MEMORIAL AREA BRINGS CONTROVERSY TO ARMENIAN PUBLIC
DEATH BY ANIMAL ATTACK: FAMILY SAYS WOMAN KILLED BY BEAR AT MP HEADQUARTERS
- 0 Tre was the 4th month in the old Armenian calendar (November 8 to December 8). It is connected with Tyr's name - the pagan Armenian god of culture and literature.
- 1841 The commoners of Constantinople demonstrate against the Patriarch and the gentry.
- 1901 Death of the Mkhitarist Congregation member Ghevond Alishan (armenologist) in Venice. He was born in 1820.
- 1906 The Tsar emancipates the serfs of European Russia.
- 1957 Death of Martiros of Garni. He was a fighter and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party.
- 1962 The artificial silk - thread mill of Kirovakan (Vanadzor) starts production.
- 1999 The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers agrees to accept Armenia as a full member of the Council of Europe.
ARMENIAN NEWS
INTERACTIVE NEWS
INFORMATION
MY ARMTOWN
How to quit smoking?
How to write in Armenian on Windows XP?
All materials published on this website are taken from open sources and are copyrighted by their respective owners. You cannot reproduce or copy any materials published on armtown.com without written consent of original copyright holder. If you want to remove any material, please send us an email with proof of ownership/copyright and your material will be removed immediately. All materials published for information purposes only.