OPPOSITION BLASTS RECENT ECONOMIC DEALS WITH RUSSIA
Several opposition members have criticized the Armenian authorities for continuing to yield the country’s economic potential to Russia in a bid to secure its favors during the upcoming elections. Aram Manukian, a senior member of Armenia’s former ruling Armenian National Movement (HHSh) party, charged that the authorities are trying to preserve their illegitimate power by selling out the nation’s economic facilities. In particular, he criticized the authorities for their recent energy deals that would give Russia’s state-run Gazprom monopoly a commanding share in Armenia’s natural gas distribution network and, most probably, the incoming gas pipeline from Iran. “These steps are taken ahead of the national elections so that the Russian scenario works in the country once again,” Manukian said. “There are plenty of actors who would like to play the Russian scenario in Armenia.” The leader of the Democratic Part of Armenia Aram Sarkisian also sees political reasons behind the sellout of strategically important economic facilities to Russia. He reminded the 2003 elections when unlike their western colleagues the CIS observer mission did not criticize the authorities for the poor conduct of the elections. Member of parliament from the ruling Republican Party Armen Ashotian brushed aside the opposition accusations. “The harshest criticism of the 2003 elections came from European and U.S. structures and it would be logical to try to appease them rather than Russia,” he said.
- By Anna Saghabalian
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES JUDGES OUT OF ELECTION COMMISSIONS
By Ruzanna Khachatrian
Armenia’s political opposition has registered a rare victory at the Constitutional Court as the Election Code provision allowing the presence of judges in election commissions was pronounced unconstitutional ...OPPOSITION BLASTS RECENT ECONOMIC DEALS WITH RUSSIA
By Anna SaghabalianSeveral opposition members have criticized the Armenian authorities for continuing to yield the country’s economic potential to Russia in a bid to secure its favors during the upcoming elections. Aram ...EXPORTERS FEAR FURTHER DRAM UPSURGE
By Shake Avoyan
A manager of Armenia’s leading diamond exporting company fears a further appreciation of the national currency may leave producers oriented for foreign markets counting their losses. Head of the British-registered ...
GERMAN-OWNED MINING GIANT REMAINS ARMENIA’S TOP TAXPAYER
By Emil DanielyanARMENIA EYES INCREASE IN MILITARY AND SOCIAL SPENDING
By Ruzanna KhachatrianNUCLEAR PLANT CLOSURE ‘PRECONDITION’ FOR CLOSER TIES WITH EU
By Astghik BedevianMORE DETAILS OF RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN GAS DEAL RELEASED
By Anna SaghabalianARMENIAN LIFERS PROTEST AGAINST TOUGHER PRISON REGIME
By Hovannes ShoghikianU.S. URGED TO WITHHOLD PROMISED AID TO ARMENIA
By Emil DanielyanEXPORTERS FEAR FURTHER DRAM UPSURGE
By Shake AvoyanTURKEY INSISTS ON GENOCIDE STUDY OFFER
By Aza Babayan in MoscowTURKISH-DUTCH LOBBYISTS TRY TO PUNISH PARTIES OVER ARMENIAN QUESTION
By Toby Sterling, Associated PressPROSECUTOR’S ALLIES SET TO STEER CLEAR OF 2007 VOTE
By Astghik Bedevian
- 1711 Death of Israel Oree. He sought justice for the Armenian Cause during the 17th century.
- 1827 Start of the two-month reconciliation negotiations of Dehkhrak.
- 1857 Birth of academician and philologist Stepan Malkhasian. He died in 1947.
- 1917 Anniversary of the Great October Revolution. According to a Moscow newspaper, about 110 million people were victims of Bolshevism.
- 1922 Opening of the State Public Library in Yerevan. (Known as the Miasnikyan Library since 1925).
- 1922 The Pedagogical Institute of Armenia's Public Commissariat of Education is opened on the basis of the Pedagogical Faculty of Yerevan University. In 1924/25 it is again joined to the State University.
- 1922 Opening of the State Museum in Yerevan containing exhibits on history, art, archeology, ethnography, the revolution, and an Archives Department.
- 1924 The copper smelter of Ghapan starts production.
- 1932 Inauguration of the Minjevan-Ghapan railroad.
- 38th World Chess Olympiad
- CONFÉRENCE – DÉBAT -"L’AVENIR DE L’ARTSAKH"
- UNSIGHTLY SCUFFLES IN HOLY SEPULCHRE
- Գրաբարի դասեր
- Metalfront Fest 2008
- How to change Armenian keyboard in Windows Vista Home Premium և ոչ միայն
- PHP և MySQL
- Սիվիլիտաս... թե՞ հումանիտաս և սիվիլիտաս
- ԻՆՏԵՐՆԵՏՈԻՄ ՀԱՆԴԻՊՈՂ ՀԱՊԱՎՈԻՄՆԵՐ
- Windows XP
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.