Gagik Haroutyunyan, president of the Constitutional Court, and Vladimir Hovhannisyan, the deputy president, have written books, at the presentation of which all the authorities of the field of justice were present today. The authors of the book represented the properties and advantages of their works in turn. {BR} The book of the CC President is a small book named “Constitutional Culture”. “But I'm going to publish a 300-page monograph in the...

The Corporative governing center was discussing with the representatives of the financial market the problem of creating venture funds in Armenia. In hotel “Congress” the workers of the funs, the Central Bank, Union of banks, private organizations, and the banks of abroad waited for the organizers of the round table for 30 minutes. {BR} Arman Sahakyan, expert of the Corporative governing center,...

“We do not have large illegal buildings in the central parts of the capital”, Hrach Mouradyan, advisor of the mayor said today in the Yerevan municipality. He informed that there have been 26 thousand applications for legalizing illegal buildings. {BR} “For the legalization of illegal buildings it is necessary to make a payment, say 50 thousand drams for an illegal garage”, said the advisor of the mayor. He also informed that 504 illegal...

A small group of people “banned” from the North Avenue were today gathered in front of the President’s residence. The aim was to get the answer to the letters sent to Robert Kocharyan and NA President Arthur Baghdasaryan two weeks ago. As for the first letter, it was informed from the letter department of the President that it was sent to the Yerevan municipality that very day. As for the second letter, the answer came from NA that it is being...

A number of Armenian youth-student organizations have today called the world society with a letter to give a proper evaluation to the Sumgayit genocide, massacre acts against Armenians in other territories of Azerbaijan and to respect the right of sovereignty of the Artsakh people. {BR} “The first expression of the hateful character of the Azerbaijanis was the genocide in the city of Sumgayit,...

The Internet informational center of the RA Economic Court has been created within the framework of the program “Transparency of the Armenian court system and accessibility of information”. {BR} Today in the hotel “Armenia-Marriott” the presentation of the center took place. The main aim of the site is to make the activity of the RA Economic Court transparent. The Internet...

Today residents of Yerevan organized a picket near one of the 100-year-old buildings situated in the Abovyav Street. Once the building ¼ was a dwelling house, its residents received compensations and left. They have no complaints, but the residents of the capital city are concerned over the fate of the architectural monuments. {BR} In their words, the officials have deliberately excluded the house...

“The Mayor and the head of project implementation department (PID) offered to pay each of us $1000 saying that cannot give more to make us withdraw our applications. I did not hear the Mayor say that but I heard these words from Karen Davtyan, the PID head'', resident of the North Avenue Alvard Avagyan said at the demonstration organized near the government building. {BR} She complained that...

If the people speaking about found drugs mention tons of them all over the world, in Armenia the situation is much better. Last year 59 kg drugs were found in Armenia, only 2 of which is considered «heavy drugs». {BR} As a rule, «heavy» drugs are imported into Armenia from Russia, Iran and Central Asia. But the import is small. The policemen claim that in the combat against drug-addiction a great role is played by the national mentality, as a...

“The Genocide is one of the meanest things that could ever happen: victims, tears, sufferings, pain. But the Turks today are not guilty for what their ancestors did in 1915. Saying «Turk» I immediately understand «Genocide», but I'm not full of hatred towards the Turks”, said Armine, a pupil of 9th form of the school after Javorov. Another pupil of the same class, Anahid, does not hate the Turks either. For her, a Turk is simply...

Today at noon in front of the Government building several hundreds of citizens from different regions of the country were gathered to complain against the state policy of forceful distribution of social cards. There were old people in the participant of the meeting who, by their own words, are facing starvation. {BR} Citizen R. M. complaint that she and her husband live alone and get a pension of 22...

February 23 is not a holiday in the Armenian calendar. But according to the old tradition many people today congratulate others and expect congratulations from them. {BR} In Soviet times February 23 was the day of Red Army. Today it is celebrated in Russia as the day of the Defender of Homeland. The day of the Armenian Army is January 28. Today in Victory Park flowers were put on the monument to...

In connection with the opening of the new building of the RA Criminal and Military Court of Appeal, David Haroutyunyan, RA Minister of Justice, asked himself of we have an independent court system. «No, unfortunately no, but I must say not yet», said Mr. Haroutyunyan. {BR} He claims that «we have the necessary political will to found an independent court system». At the same time Mr. Haroutyunyan...

The people charged for criminal or military crimes will now be able to be tried in a most modern court. Today in the Shengavit community the new building of the RA Criminal and Military Court of Appeal was presented. The Building has 23 courtrooms and 6 isolated rooms for the temporary stay of the accused. {BR} «The building is equipped with all the measures necessary for an efficient trial», said...

«Training on human rights for young leaders» regional youth training program organized with the assistance of the CE Youth Foundation is to start tomorrow. 20 young leader from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and Georgia will take part in it. {BR} During 5 working days the training participants will meet with the members of the Armenian Omdubsman's administration, department on national minorities...

Today at about 14 o'clock there has been an explosion in the village Lousakert in the Shirak region because of gas leakage. {BR} Robert Movsisyan, resident of the village, has told the workers of «Shirakgas» that before the explosion he had gone into the stone-built kitchen next to the house and come out without suspecting anything. Then he invited the 10-12-year-old-daughter of his neighbor and...

The Yerevan municipality is already ready to prevent the flood in the Hrazdan Canyon. «The river-bed of Hrazdan has been cleaned and widened in some places, the hindering trees have been cut», deputy mayor Vano Vardanyan said today. He added that construction work for 366 million drams will be carried out in the Hrazdan canyon. {BR} And were the objects hindering the stream of the river Hrazdan put...

“We will have a well-built city at the end of the year”, deputy mayor Vano Vardanyan said in the municipality today. According to him, 4,7 billion drams has been allotted for the reconstruction, construction, and asphalting of the city. «Construction» means the strengthening of the 92 buildings, only 9 of which will be included in the strengthening program this year. {BR} According to...

About 20 policemen were gathered near the house N16 in the Komitas Street since early morning. They themselves did not know why they were ordered to come to the “place of the accident”. But it was clear at first sight that the policemen were protecting from the residents of the buildings the tree-cutters who had brought heavy equipment for their criminal activity. {BR} Standing in front...

World Chess champion Garry Kasparov is going to marry for the third time. His wife-to-be is brunette Darya Tarasova, who has been accompanying Kasparov everywhere. The chess-player himself denies his desire to get married, but the Russian Mass Media has found out that Kasparov will marry soon. {BR} The 13th champion of the world lived with his first wife for 5 years, after which his wife left him with...

Today a group of intellectuals have asked Aghvan Hovsepyan to change the imprisonment which was chosen as precautionary measure for Armen Avetisyan, the head of the Armenian Aryan Union. {BR} It is mentioned in the application that Armen Avetisyan, the head of the Armenian Aryan Union, is a participant of the Artsakh war, does not have a criminal record, has 3 under-age children and a permanent residence....

Today the following session of the RA Government Charity Program Coordinating Committee took place. The Committee discussed 19 programs which are realized in different regions of Armenia. {BR} Among the programs approved by the Committee were the program realized by the France-Armenian social charity organization which is called “Bardzounq 5165” to furnish the school of the village Ujan...

Since February 21 the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra is organizing concert-actions in 12 schools of Yerevan and also in the regions devoted to the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with the heading “Open Lesson”. {BR} More than 300 artists will take part in the action free of charge. Among them are actors, singers, and reciters. As for the question why the action is organized...

YPC Comment: It remains at least amazing that “A1+”, founded in 1991 and one of the most popular news TV channels for many years on end, is permanently losing broadcast licensing competitions. {BR} The authorities and the NCTR continue claiming that all the decisions on “A1+” are adopted by the National Commission on Television and Radio independently and in accordance with...