Ruzanna Stepanian

Ստեղծվել է Ruzanna Stepanian

• Նոյեմբեր 21, 2009

  European Court Rejects Jailed Armenian Scholar’s Appeal

  The European Court of Human Rights has thrown out an appeal from an Armenian scholar and former diplomat serving a ten-year prison sentence given to him for alleged espionage in favor of Turkey, it emerged on Friday.

• Նոյեմբեր 20, 2009

  Armenian Court Allows Jailed Editor To Run For Parliament

  Armenia’s Administrative Court on Friday ordered police to issue Nikol Pashinian, a jailed opposition leader and newspaper editor, with a document that will allow him to contest a forthcoming parliamentary by-election.

• Նոյեմբեր 20, 2009

  Coalition Partner Threatens To Quit Yerevan Council

  A junior partner in Armenia’s governing coalition reaffirmed on Thursday its threats to walk out of Yerevan’s municipal council if its pro-presidential majority and Mayor Gagik Beglarian continue to run the city “single-handedly.”

• Նոյեմբեր 18, 2009

  Armenian Minister Quits Under Party Pressure

  Labor and Social Affairs Minister Gevorg Petrosian has stepped down under pressure from his Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) which considers his six-month tenure to have been a failure.

• Նոյեմբեր 17, 2009

  Opposition Bloc Confirms Readiness To ‘Help’ Sarkisian

  Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian is ready, in principle, to cooperate with President Serzh Sarkisian, a leading member of his Armenian National Congress (HAK) confirmed on Tuesday.

• Նոյեմբեր 17, 2009

  Opposition Paper Fined For ‘Unpaid Bills’

  A court in Yerevan ordered a leading pro-opposition newspaper on Monday to repay 2.6 million drams ($6,750) in what it described as publishing debts or face closure.

• Նոյեմբեր 14, 2009

  Allies Disagree With Ter-Petrosian Line On Turkey

  Two small groups aligned with the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) took issue on Friday with its top leader Levon Ter-Petrosian’s harsh attacks on nationalist critics of Armenia’s rapprochement with Turkey.

• Նոյեմբեր 13, 2009

  Dashnaks Hit Back At Ter-Petrosian Criticism

  The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Thursday dismissed Levon Ter-Petrosian’s harsh criticism of its hard line on Turkey and said he ceased to be Armenia’s top opposition leader after making far-reaching overtures to President Serzh Sarkisian.

• Նոյեմբեր 09, 2009

  Jailed Editor Barred From Running For Parliament

  Authorities in Armenia have controversially barred Nikol Pashinian, an outspoken opposition figure and newspaper editor tried for his role in last year’s post-election unrest in Yerevan, from standing an upcoming parliamentary by-election.

• Հոկտեմբեր 30, 2009

  Jailed Oppositionist Seeks Vacant Parliament Seat

  An outspoken newspaper editor and opposition figure currently on trial for his alleged role in last year’s post-election violence has made a bid to contest a parliament seat recently vacated by another prominent oppositionist.

• Հոկտեմբեր 29, 2009

  Yerevan Insists on “Reasonable Timeframe” for Turkey Deal Ratification

  A senior Foreign Ministry official in Yerevan has insisted that Turkey should ratify the fence-mending agreement signed recently between the two countries within a “reasonable timeframe”.

• Հոկտեմբեր 28, 2009

  Minister Says Turkey Deal Calls for Legal Amendments in Armenia

  Armenia’s justice minister believes the establishment of diplomatic relations and an open border with Turkey will inevitably necessitate certain amendments in some of Armenia’s laws to ensure “a normal enforcement” of the agreements between the two countries that have “essentially differing domestic legislations.”

• Հոկտեմբեր 23, 2009

  Dashnaks ‘Prepare For Regime Change’

  The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) on Friday announced plans to campaign for leadership change in Armenia but again made clear that it is still not seeking President Serzh Sarkisian despite vehemently objecting to his rapprochement with Turkey.

• Հոկտեմբեր 21, 2009

  Armenia Arrests Two On Azerbaijan Spy Charges

  Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said on Wednesday that it has arrested two persons, including a retired army officer, on charges of spying for Azerbaijan.

• Հոկտեմբեր 16, 2009

  Sarkisian Condemned For Turkish Goal ‘Celebrations’

  President Serzh Sarkisian faced harsh criticism from domestic political opponents, media and football fans on Thursday for what they saw as his unbridled celebration of Turkey’s defeat of Armenia in a high-profile match the previous night.

• Հոկտեմբեր 15, 2009

  Dashnaks To Defy Ban On Next Yerevan Rally

  The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) said on Wednesday that it will defy a government ban and again rally supporters in Yerevan this week in protest against the controversial Turkish-Armenian agreements.

• Հոկտեմբեր 09, 2009

  Dashnak Leader Threatens ‘Regime Change’ Drive

  The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) will campaign for President Serzh Sarkisian’s resignation if he signs controversial normalization agreements with Turkey, a leader of the nationalist party warned on Thursday.

• Հոկտեմբեր 08, 2009

  Ruling Party Defends Sarkisian Policy on Turkey

  Armenia’s ruling party on Wednesday has reaffirmed its support for President Serzh Sarkisian’s dramatic rapprochement with Turkey, stressing that it sees no preconditions in the initialed protocols on normalizing relations expected to be signed by Yerevan and Ankara later this month.

• Հոկտեմբեր 07, 2009

  Hardliners Pledge Efforts to Thwart Turkish-Armenian Deal

  Armenia’s main nationalist forces opposed to the unprecedented rapprochement with Turkey initiated by the current government have vowed joint action to stop the signing of the deal that they view as detrimental to the country’s state and national interests.

• Հոկտեմբեր 06, 2009

  Ruling Party Confident of Diaspora Support for Turkey Deal

  A senior representative of Armenia’s ruling party on Monday expressed confidence that a majority of the worldwide Armenian Diaspora supports the current rapprochement with Turkey and, in particular, the two draft protocols envisaging the normalization of bilateral relations that the two countries are expected to sign later this month.

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