Новости за 17.12.2016

ArmInfo. The People's Party of Armenia will keep cooperating with the Armenian National Congress (ANC), Stepan Demirchyan, the leader of the People's Party of Armenia, said at the 2nd ANC congress in Yerevan on December 17.  "The ANC is the one of the most influential and well-organized  opposition forces of Armenia. The ANC plays a serious role and  consistently fights for establishment of democracy in the country,"  Demirchyan said.    He recalled that the cooperation between the two parties was launched  in 2007... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.The relations between the Armenian National Congress (ANC) and the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) cannot go beyond the opposition-authorities format, the first president of Armenia, Armenian National Congress leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan said at the 2nd ANC congress in Yerevan on December 17.       He noted that the ANC's position to support the authorities in case  of external threats does not imply cooperation with authorities. "We  were the toughest, principled and consistent critics... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Interior of Georgia Giorgi Mgebrishvili on December 16.   The press office of the President of Armenia reports that Serzh  Sargsyan welcomed the guest and stressed the importance of his visit  from the viewpoint of deepening the close and efficient cooperation  between the police structures of Armenia and Georgia and thwarting  together the existing contemporary challenges.  Serzh Sargsyan  expressed hope that the Declaration on... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.The first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan advises the Armenian authorities to borrow Israel's "Peace Now" concept instead of introducing the army- nation concept.    At the 2nd congress of the Armenian National Congress Party (ANC),  Ter-Petrosyan said that the authorities failed to draw the necessary  conclusions from the April war, because instead of reasonable actions  aimed at strengthening the country and the army, the authorities  resorted to the army-nation concept and a new kind of tax. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.Constant threat of war resumption is the key reason of population outflow from Armenia, the first president of Armenia, Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan said at the 2nd ANC congress in Yerevan on December 17.     He said that since 1998 the country's authorities have been guided by  a destructive political philosophy based on maintenance of the status  quo in Nagorno-Karabakh and retention of the Turkish blockade. He  thinks it is the protracted conflict that is... Читать дальше...

АрмИнфо. Армения в настоящее время - один из наиболее активных сторонников укрепления военной и политической интеграции в регионе в рамках ОДКБ.  Такое мнение на заседании Евразийского экспертного клуба на тему <Армения в ЕАЭС и ОДКБ: Опыт, достижения, перспективы> выразил кандидат политических наук, член Евразийского экспертного клуба Хачик Галстян. Этому, по мнению эксперта, способствует ряд причин: во-первых, Армения с двух сторон окружена враждебно настроенными странами, такими как Турция и Азербайджан. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. The year 2016 for the Eurasian Economic Union was not easy due to the unfavorable external financial impact, Kazakh Ambassador to Armenia Timur Urazayev said at the Eurasian Export Club's annual meeting on "Armenia in EEU and CSTO: Experience, Achievements, Prospects".  Nevertheless, he said, the commodity turnover among the EEU countries  grew, and in monetary terms Armenia succeeded more than the other EEU  member states, because the devaluation in the country was lower.  "Armenia also... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. During the meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria in Baku Ilham Aliev discussed the Karabakh conflict settlement.  Particularly, Aliev stated his confidence  that Georgia will keep   standing  for the territorial integrity f Azerbaijan , and the  Georgian Defense Minister expressed his gratitude for Azerbaijan  standing for the territorial integrity of Georgia. Izoria also  accentuated the importance of the peaceful settlement of  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, mentioning that... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo. On December 19 at 7:00 PM the Republic Square New Year Tree  lights and the city illumination will be turned on, Aram Sukiasyan, the vice mayor of Yerevan  stated presenting the New Year Arrangements Program  entitled " The New Year 2017 in Yerevan"  He informed  that Municipality arranges a New Year Show at the  Republic Square  on December 31 from 10:00 PM to 01:00 AM , and at  midnight the firework will  be shot out to celebrate the  New Year .  On January 2-5 the Historical Museum of Yerevan... Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.The Turkish Foreign Ministry  requires American authorities to cancel the mercy decision in respect to Hambik Sasunyan shot down  Kemal Arikan, Turkish Consul in Los Angeles.  Particularly, a note was received from the Turkish Foreign Ministry  regarding "strict blame" . According to Mevlut Chavushoghlu this  Decision of Californian court is extremely blameful. "This decision  is unfair and does not conform to the spirit of cooperation between  USA and Turkey, as well as to joint efforts in terrorism struggle,"  he stated. Читать дальше...

ArmInfo.As of 11:00 AM (local time) , there are blocked and hard-to-travel-over roads throughout  the territory of Armenia.  According to the information of Armenian Emergency Situation Ministry, Berd-Chambarak, Aragats- Shenkani, intercommunity roads of Amasia and Vardenyac pass are blocked. At the same time Sotk- Karvachar, vanadzor-Gyumri,  Vanadzor-Stepanavan-Alaverdi, Saravan-Zanger sector, Ahsotsk  intercommunity roads and Shirak district roads are hard to travel  over.  At the same time the Ministry of Emergency situations... Читать дальше...