http://www.azatutyun.am «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայանը միջազգային լրատվական եւ հեռարձակող կազմակերպություն է, որի հաղորդումները սփռվում են Կենտրոնական եւ Արեւելյան Եվրոպայումշ Կովկասում, Կենտրոնական Ասիայում, Ռուսաստանում, Միջին Արեւելքում եւ Բալկանյան երկրներում: http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo.gif http://www.azatutyun.am hy-AM Copyright 2010 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:07:13 +0500 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Responding to a recent spate of non-combat deaths within its ranks, the Armenian military unveiled on Tuesday a bill allowing soldiers to challenge controversial orders issued by their immediate commanders. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2151257.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2151257.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:48:15 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2151257.html#relatedInfoContainer Michel Platini, the French football legend running European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, received an Armenian state award and pledged continued support for the Armenia’s Football Federation during a visit to Yerevan on Wednesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2145708.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2145708.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:24:46 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Armenia’s main governing and opposition forces responded positively on Friday to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s pledge to promote democracy and human rights in the country. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2139542.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2139542.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:07:18 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2139542.html#relatedInfoContainer Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian played down on Wednesday the significance of a possible sale of sophisticated Russian anti-aircraft missiles to Azerbaijan, saying that it will not give Baku a “strategic advantage” in the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2137547.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2137547.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:09:12 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2137547.html#relatedInfoContainer Armenia’s economic recovery slowed further last month due to a sharp fall in agricultural production mainly resulting from poor fruit and vegetable yields, the latest official statistics show. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2135580.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2135580.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:55:48 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) An informal summit of a Russia-dominated military alliance of seven ex-Soviet states kicked off in the Armenian capital on Friday, with its participants discussing ways of providing a “more effective response” to emergencies. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2133503.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2133503.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:53:07 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Gerard Libaridian, a prominent U.S.-Armenian scholar who had held senior posts in Armenia’s first post-Soviet government, on Wednesday downplayed the significance of a new Russian-Armenian military agreement that will be signed this week. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2131379.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2131379.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:21:00 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) A senior Russian parliamentarian on Tuesday expressed skepticism over reports that Russia plans to sell sophisticated air-defense systems to Azerbaijan despite serious concerns in Armenia. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2130368.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2130368.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:40:13 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2130368.html#relatedInfoContainer One of the two rival factions claiming to represent a party affiliated with the Armenian National Congress (HAK) announced on Monday its withdrawal from Armenia’s largest opposition alliance. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2129378.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2129378.html Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:40:10 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Armenia plans to acquire long-range precision-guided weapons and will be ready to use them in possible armed conflicts with hostile neighbors, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said on Tuesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2124090.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2124090.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:20:03 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2124090.html#relatedInfoContainer Armenia’s Court of Appeals on Wednesday extended from two to three years a prison sentence that was given to a former school teacher convicted of sexually and physically abusing female students. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2118779.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2118779.html Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:53:02 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan), Tatevik Lazarian (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2118779.html#relatedInfoContainer Russian defense officials made on Monday conflicting statements about reports that Moscow plans to sell sophisticated air-defense systems to Azerbaijan that could affect the balance of forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2116739.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2116739.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:04:29 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2116739.html#relatedInfoContainer The prices of bread and flour in Armenia have risen by roughly 20 percent in recent days as a result of the Armenian government says is a significant decrease in global wheat output expected this autumn. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2113478.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2113478.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:03:08 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Ruben Meloyan (Yerevan), Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) A leading member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) accused former President Levon Ter-Petrosian on Monday of demoralizing the nation with his latest statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Turkish-Armenian relations. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2110227.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2110227.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:11:25 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2110227.html#relatedInfoContainer Armenia on Friday commended the highest United Nations court for upholding the legality of Kosovo’s secession from Serbia but gave no indication that it is ready to recognize the mostly Albanian-populated region’s independence. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2108120.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2108120.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:25:52 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2108120.html#relatedInfoContainer Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian reasserted formal control over his Zharangutyun (Heritage) party and took a swipe at former President Levon Ter-Petrosian, while also calling for leadership change in Armenia at the weekend. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2097732.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2097732.html Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:32:42 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan), Karine Kalantarian (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2097732.html#relatedInfoContainer Armenia’s leading political forces offered on Tuesday differing assessments of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Yerevan, with the ruling Republican Party (HHK) touting it as “very important” for the country and its opponents sounding far more skeptical. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2092662.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2092662.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:31:07 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Karine Kalantarian (Yerevan), Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2092662.html#relatedInfoContainer Azerbaijan is fully satisfied with the latest joint statement by the U.S., Russian and French presidents that reaffirmed their blueprint for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a senior aide to President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2087353.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2087353.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:53:59 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2087353.html#relatedInfoContainer A political party led by one of Armenia’s wealthiest and most influential businessmen, Gagik Tsarukian, announced on Monday yet another resignation of a minister representing it in the government. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2078357.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2078357.html Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:45:31 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Armenia might join Russia and other ex-Soviet allies in sending troops to Kyrgyzstan to stop continuing ethnic violence there that has killed at least 124 people, senior lawmakers in Yerevan indicated on Tuesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2072722.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2072722.html Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:37:29 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2072722.html#relatedInfoContainer Armenia will develop much faster if its government puts in place equal and fair conditions for all businesses, the head of a semi-governmental body charged with making the Armenian economy more competitive said on Wednesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2066851.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2066851.html Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:54:00 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) At least 15 people were detained in Yerevan on Monday as the Armenian police continued to block opposition access to a newly renovated square that has traditionally been the country’s main venue for political gatherings. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2058116.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2058116.html Mon, 31 May 2010 22:44:33 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Irina Hovannisian (Yerevan), Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan), Ruzanna Stepanian (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2058116.html#relatedInfoContainer The tariff of drinking water supplied to consumers in the Armenian capital will remain unchanged for at least another year despite the fact that the state regulators have approved a new rise in the utility price. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2052418.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2052418.html Tue, 25 May 2010 18:18:22 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) The Armenian economy is recovering from the global recession faster than expected and should expand by around 4 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2047080.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2047080.html Wed, 19 May 2010 20:40:10 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2047080.html#relatedInfoContainer The Armenian government is embarking on a sweeping overhaul of its tax collection body in an effort to improve tax administration in the country, a senior lawmaker said Friday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2029360.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2029360.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:29:51 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Armenia’s leading business association and three local civic groups said on Wednesday that they will work together in maintaining continued contacts between Armenian and Turkish societies. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2027275.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2027275.html Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:43:36 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2027275.html#relatedInfoContainer Hundreds of Armenian nationals remain stranded at airports across Europe because of the huge cloud of volcanic ash hanging over the continent, Armenia’s civil aviation authority said on Tuesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2018994.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2018994.html Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:21:22 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2018994.html#relatedInfoContainer Prime Minister Sarkisian publicly embarrassed the head of his government’s tax collection agency on Thursday as he continued to decry widespread tax evasion among Armenia’s largest and most lucrative businesses. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2014898.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2014898.html Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:16:27 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2014898.html#relatedInfoContainer Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian said on Thursday that his government is stepping up its fight against tax fraud in Armenia and, in particular, large companies grossly underreporting their revenues. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2006760.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2006760.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:22:44 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2006760.html#relatedInfoContainer The price of Russian natural gas supplied to Armenia will rise further in the coming years, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisian confirmed on Wednesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2005637.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2005637.html Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:27:25 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Samvel Babayan, a former military leader of Nagorno-Karabakh, warned on Tuesday of a growing threat of another Armenian-Azerbaijani war which he said may break out “at any moment.” http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1998091.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1998091.html Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:10:17 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1998091.html#relatedInfoContainer The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) did not explicitly deny Friday that one of its senior members has been censured for backing criticism of a government minister voiced by Gagik Tsarukian, the leader of the country’s second largest pro-government force. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1994866.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1994866.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:56:17 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1994866.html#relatedInfoContainer A renewed depreciation of Armenia’s national currency, the dram, which began last month, has accelerated this week, despite the Central Bank’s apparently increased intervention in the local financial market. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1987771.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1987771.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:29:09 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk commended Armenia on Friday for seeking to forge closer ties with the European Union under the bloc’s Eastern Partnership program which his country helped to launch last year. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1982294.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1982294.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:44:19 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Turkey is extremely unlikely to ratify its fence-mending protocols with Armenia at this juncture, a senior Turkish lawmaker and deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Thursday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1980769.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1980769.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:59 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1980769.html#relatedInfoContainer Ruben Hayrapetian, a government-linked wealthy entrepreneur, confirmed on Friday that he has become the owner of yet another company claimed by the embattled family of a fellow businessman supporting the Armenian opposition. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1975818.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1975818.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:06:30 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1975818.html#relatedInfoContainer Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian welcomed on Tuesday the reopening of Georgia’s main border crossing with Russia and confirmed reports that a Russian-Georgian agreement to that effect was reached under Armenian mediation. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1972669.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1972669.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:36:58 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Tigran Avetisian (Yerevan), Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) A senior World Bank official on Friday downplayed Armenia’s renewed economic growth and said its government is still not doing to enough to tackle “oligopolies” which the Washington-based institution believes hamper the country’s development. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1969421.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1969421.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:33:44 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1969421.html#relatedInfoContainer Hundreds of employees of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) were evacuated on Thursday after a false bomb alert reported by the police. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1968506.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1968506.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:53:18 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) The National Assembly began debating on Tuesday a government bill that would make it easier for Armenia to annul its normalization agreements with Turkey if Ankara continues to delay their ratification. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1966347.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1966347.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:21:09 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Karine Kalantarian (Yerevan), Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1966347.html#relatedInfoContainer President Serzh Sarkisian praised Iran’s “pivotal” role in the region and reaffirmed Armenia’s intention to deepen its relations with the Islamic Republic as he met Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Yerevan on Wednesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1941546.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1941546.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:56:42 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1941546.html#relatedInfoContainer Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian warned Azerbaijan on Monday against attempting to win back Nagorno-Karabakh by force, saying that Armenian troops have significantly beefed up defense fortifications around the disputed territory and are prepared for another war. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1939284.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1939284.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:06:11 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1939284.html#relatedInfoContainer Armenia continues to suffer from a grave lack of media freedom, with the government continuing to effectively control domestic broadcasters and more journalists subjected to physical attacks in the past year, a Yerevan-based watchdog said on Tuesday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1933940.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1933940.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:47:40 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian urged supporters not to fall into “despair” but shed little light on his further political activities on Friday as he campaigned for one of his imprisoned loyalists running for parliament. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1924297.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1924297.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:53:37 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Emil Danielyan (Yerevan), Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1924297.html#relatedInfoContainer More than a dozen young opposition activists were beaten up by a larger group of men in downtown Yerevan on Sunday while campaigning for Nikol Pashinian, a jailed opposition leader running for Armenia’s parliament. (UPDATED) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1915479.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1915479.html Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:51:03 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan), Karine Kalantarian (Yerevan), Hovannes Shoghikian (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1915479.html#relatedInfoContainer Two prominent retired army generals urged President Serzh Sarkisian on Tuesday to pardon Sasun Mikaelian, one of the Armenian opposition leaders arrested and imprisoned after last year’s post-election unrest in Yerevan. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1892567.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1892567.html Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:12:41 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1892567.html#relatedInfoContainer The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) has no serious disagreements with President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK), its senior partner in the governing coalition, and continues to support him, a senior BHK representative said on Monday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1891469.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1891469.html Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:16:47 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) The continuing economic crisis has forced the Armenian government to delay by one year a sweeping reform of the national pension system, the head of the country’s state pension fund said on Monday. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1861645.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1861645.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:27:26 +0400 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan)) The head of Russia’s Federal Agency on Atomic Energy (Rosatom), Sergey Kirienko, ended at the weekend a two-day visit to Armenia during which he discussed with Armenian leaders growing bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy. (UPDATED) http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1859629.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1859629.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:14:25 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan), Emil Danielyan (Yerevan)) The chairman of Armenia’s Constitutional Court defended on Thursday his participation in President Serzh Sarkisian recent intercontinental trip aimed at explaining his conciliatory policy on Turkey to major Armenian communities abroad. http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1858682.html http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/1858682.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:23:34 +0500 in English internet_team@rferl.org (Sargis Harutyunyan (Yerevan))