10 day-long youth winter gathering Baze-2004 will come to an end. The event included competitions in various sports and intellectual games.{BR} Today and tomorrow the Baze-2004 participants will praise the event and glorify its initiator Robert Kocharyan on television and especially in televised gala concert that will crown the event.

French Airbus Industry Company’s airplane A 320-211 landed in Yerevan on Monday. This is the third aircraft placed in Armavia air company hangar. The A 320-211 is rented from Vermille International Services B.V. international company. From 1995 to 2003 it had been exploited by ''Ansett Australia'' company. In 2004 it underwent technical examination and repair.

Economy and Finance Ministry held a session. One of the issues put on the agenda was related to Shahogh Loto (Winning Lottery) of Harstutyun Company.{BR} The ministry considered the idea of stripping the company of its license at the session, as numerable abuses were found in its activity, the ministry press-secretary Irina Ayvazyan said. She also said the idea of suing the company is still under...

Land lessees staged a protest action Monday outside Yerevan municipality. Protesters say their plots in Dalma gardens are being taken from them and given for individuals and organizations for constructions. They say they made lease contract in 1994. Since then their families lived on earnings from farming. Besides, the protesters insist that these gardens have historical and ecological significance...

Northern Avenue tenants gathered Monday outside the Yerevan municipality building in a protest of evictions. “Every night agents on the court decisions compulsory carrying-out are driving us from our homes. We demand the authorities to provide us with appropriate apartments. We ask them not to force us to seek asylum overseas”, the protesters say.{BR} They say they offered dismal money...

Education and Science Ministry has worked out a new education system project, according to which study in secondary school will last 12 years instead of 10.{BR} Children will start their education at age 6. Primary school study duration will be 4 years, the middle-school study will last 5 years and the final stage of secondary education - 3. Among the subjects outlined in the project are Armenian...

Armenian capital’s deputy mayor Martun Matevossyan said Monday the municipality intends to put in order street trade. Particular streets will be chosen, where abundant mini markets are to be installed by the municipality efforts, he said and added that tax policy isn’t promote agricultural products concentration in markets: vendors sale their goods wherever they want. Matevossyan said...

”TV and Radio National Committee members must be renewed and the election must be carried out by new order”, Ambassador Pietro Ago told this at the meeting with journalists. According to him, a more independent structure is needed to control the electronic media, in particular regarding “A1+” problem. {BR} In 2002 May, 2 months after “A1+” was banned from air Mr...

Advocate Ashot Sargsyan, the representative of the Demirchyans, introduced solicitations over the separated part of “October 27” some months ago. The petitions were accepted in October but weren’t granted for the time being. {BR} In particular, Sargsyan asked to carry out expertise on Nairi Badalyan in Parliament building. In October Office of Prosecutor informed the advocate that...

This morning a terror action has occurred in Moscow. {BR} At 8:32 AM by Moscow time an explosion set off at Avtozavodskaya Metro Station. Under the preliminary information, 30 people died and more than 100 were wounded. Most probably the explosive had been put in a suitcase or a diplomat in the second car.

Armenia’s media is expected to undergo a new ordeal. The government submitted to National Assembly the Journalists Accreditation Order Bill, worked out by Deputy Justice Minister Ashot Abovyan, the author of notorious Mass Media Law. Abovyan says the document is not copied from any country’s law. “It is unique”, he said Thursday praising his bill at a news conference held...

14 of 45 inmates serving their life terms in Nubarashen jail, who are now on hunger strike demanding a meeting with the head of OSCE Yerevan office Vladimir Pryakhin and the CE representative in Armenia Natalia Vutova, ceased it because of deteriorating health state. As it became known from Justice Ministry, the above mentioned officials have expressed readiness to visit the prisoners but none of...

Twelve families residing in Armenian town of Goris will be given new apartments. They became homeless when the apartment block where they lived burned in fire. The government allocated 16,2 million drams to the local governing bodies for the fire victims needs. 14 million drams of the amount allocated will be spent for apartments purchasing and the rest 2,2 million for goods of first necessity.

The handicapped servicemen will be paid a 3,000-dram monthly state benefit, perished servicemen’s families - 5,000 drams. Those families having more than five members will be given additional 1,000 drams per each member. Today, the government also adopted an order for the benefits payment.

Family Code Bill got the government approval Thursday. It will be given to National Assembly for consideration soon. The bill is specifying marriage and divorce as well as matrimonial and property-related problems settlement order.{BR} Parentless children adoption ways are also specified in the bill.

Northern Avenue tenants took to the streets on Thursday in a protest against compulsory driving Matevossyan and Asparyan families from their homes and in a bid to prevent massive evictions.{BR} Matevossyans’ lawyer Karen Majlumyan says they haven’t even been given the court decision, only a written order without any legal justification. He is convinced if the court made such a decision,...

According to information confirmed by municipality sources, “Northern Avenue & Cascade” program executive director Sergey Bayburdyan was dismissed from his position.

The Matevosyans residing in Arami, 30 were set deadline to leave their own flat till February 5. Ara Saghatelyan, Justice Ministry Press Secretary informed this. {BR} He also said that examining the issue Court had made a decision to do away with the verdict over suspend. Whereas Matevosyans’ advocate said that in case of a normal procedure the matter may long for a month. Saghatelyan said...

Not only Oskanyan but also the whole political field are responsible for the decisions made over Karabakh in PACE. Armen Aghayan, the member of “Protection of Liberated Territories” social initiative announced this in “Azdak” Club. {BR}He stated that the Armenian delegation was to leave the hall demanding to move the issue away from the agenda. According to Edward Simonyants,...

The Matevosyans and the Gasparyans residing in Arami, 30 may face the danger of being resettled by force and staying in the street in the middle of winter. According to the reliable sources Ara Abrahamyan, Chair of the Union of the Armenians in Russia has bought that territory. {BR} On February 4 the employees of the service for executing the compulsory acts accompanied with policemen were going...

Today ”Hayots Tun” Union Chair Vardan Petrosyan has again appealed to General Prosecutor Aram Tamazyan demanding to institute legal proceedings against Robert Kocharyan and other officials. {BR} Vardan Petrosyan accuses Robert Kocharyan of disregarding the duties provided by Constitution, for official negligence and formal idleness. The attitude of the state towards the residents of...

”Protection of the Liberated Territories” social initiative appeared with a statement in which concern over the recent decisions made on Karabakhi conflict in the European organizations is voiced. {BR} It is stated that the liberated territories are beyond bargaining and the Armenian people have made the utmost and the one-sided concession postponing liberation of Gandzak, Nakhijevan and...

45 prisoners for life went for hunger-strike in Nubarashen jail. As Justice Ministry Press Secretary Ara Saghatelyan informed the strikers demand for {BR}meeting with the representative of OSCE Yerevan Office. There are now 51 life prisoners in Nubarashen.

Some young people including Anania Bariyan, assistant professor of “Details of Machines” chair of North’ Caucasus Technical University were granted by Russian president Vladimir Putin. {BR} His topic regarding self-grinding mechanism of the cutting tools interested those allowing the grants. Now Russia expects for the advices of the Armenian scientist to prolong the term for using the cutting tools.