On June 13 under the auspices of OSCE and UNO an international seminar on illegal circulation of money, money laundry and terrorism financing took place in “Armenia” Hotel. International experts, representatives of Armenian president’s staff, Parliament, Police, Ministries of Justice, National Security, Foreign Affairs, General Office of Prosecutor, tax, customs, bodies and bank system, partook...

437 DAYS SINCE A1+ TV COMPANY WAS BANNED FROM AIR

All of us know these words well and we have to hear them all day long, even for many times a day. But we understood their meaning much better after hundreds of people had received their monthly telephone bills. Huge sums, more than 1 million drams, were stated in the bills. APRA Company /Association for Public Relations in Armenia/ held apress conference today to discuss the consequences of advertising...

Under the initiative of USA Embassy to Armenia a heating system will be installed in N 8 school after Pushkin. 85.000 $ are necessary to implement this project, and the school assumed to pay 11%. It was decided to collect the sum from schoolchildren. 1600 children attend the school. Each of them must pay 5.8$. As school director Mrs Matghashyan says, she has talked over that issue with parents,...

Today TV and Radio National Committee appointed by Robert Kocharyan summed up the tender announced for 25 UHF. As expected “the mightiest”, “the richest”, “the most modern”, and “the most entertaining” “Armenia” TV Company won. When marking the tender proposals, it was evident that the roles among the committee members had already been distributed: e.g, “Mediamax” Agency head Ara Tadevosyan, proceeding from professional...

Evaluating the tender announced for the 25 UHF frequency range, lawyer Avetik Ishkhanyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Association of Armenia, says: “The ordinary “Bernard Show” / he means the entertaining program on “Armenia” TV/ took place, because what happened bore no relation with the real tender. The command was obvious because of the difference between the marks, because anyone dilettante looking through the project would understand...

Tigran Ter-Esayan, Chairman of the International Union of Advocates, labelled this way the resolution, made by TV and Radio National Committee. -“Didn’t You expect that such a decision would be made?” -“No, it wasn’t surprise to me. But the difference between the marks was unexpected. To give two or three points to such a tender proposal was not a political decision, but insolence” . -“What mark, do You think, did “A1+”...

Traffic along the central streets of Yerevan has today stopped for a while. Kurd Party of Free Women was holding a protest action. Kurd women were marching to Greece and Syria Embassies of Armenia. They demand for fair judgement for their leader Abdulah Ojalan. Kurd women also complained of the Turkish Authorities Recently the Turkish Authorities have suggested a “profitable” version of compromise - the Kurd people are regretting their...

Those occupied with trade along Tigran Mets Avenue held a protest action near the Municipality. A month ago Kentron Commune Office prohibited them to be busy with trade. As Mrs Angin Gevorgyan says, this time they have been exiled by “red hats” . “A group of boys in red hats took us out and sent to Municipality, as the order was made from there” . Hasmik Shahnazaryan earns her daily bread by selling flowers. “They said “Get...

Tomorrow the TV and Radio National Committee will make public the results of the tender announced for the 25 UHF. “A1+” Chairman Mesrop Movsesyan answering “Ayb-Fe” questions. “Many think that the tender or the tender proposal are for show, i.e, political decision will be made. What do You expect from the Committee?” . ”I wouldn’t like to politicise the issue prematurely, though there...

Armenian Radio and Television Commission unveiled the proposal packages of Armenia and A1+ TV companies aspiring to 25 UHF. The Armenia is now broadcasting on this frequency while A1+ is deprived from air for more than a year. Contesting companies were given 30 minutes each to present their programs and 15 minutes for answering questions. After presenting their proposal package, Armenia’s...

The press conference of Social Welfare Minister Razmik Martirosyan on application of the individual codes, has taken place today. Some of Ministry workers were given individual codes. Martirosyan introduced the system of individual codes, saying necessity thereof in Armenia is dictated by efficiency of how social reforms are conducted. Experience of other countries, Denmark, Ireland, etc, was...

Tender for broadcasting frequencies announced by Radio and Television National Commission is to be held in a day. A1+ TV Company aspires to 25 UHF, which Armenia channel broadcasts on.

UN Armenian office marked International Environment Protection Day on June 5. Welcoming the event participants, the UN Coordinator Branislav Jeckic noted that the UN has declared 2003 the Drinking Water Year. Delivering a report on ecology ministerial conference and its declaration, Armenian Environmental Minister Vardan Ayvazyan said the provision on nuclear security was withdrew from the preliminary...

Chief Coordinator of charity programs Simon Ter-Simonyan met with “Tricolour Cross” Los-Angeles charity organisation founder and Artsakh war’s participant George Sargssyan. The organisation intends to render its assistance especially to Armenian northern provinces’ residents. Besides, the Tricolour Cross has intention to create well-paid jobs.

-In what has “A1+” reposed its hopes by competing with “Armenia” TV for the same frequency range? -I don’t think that we were to set hopes on something by participating in this tender. We are just dealing with a tender. There is no dangerous or a very powerful opponent for “A1+” to compete with. We have broadcast for 6 years, used to compete with all the TV Companies, and the practice proved us to be the only one in that field....

A few masked men attacked a businessman apartment today in Yerevan. However, they were reluctant to retire because of fierce resistance of the apartment owner. Wounded businessman was rushed into hospital. Police launched investigation into the incident.

On May 30 Tarzan Enokyan died in “Erebuni” Medical Centre. Nearby N 24/0652 polling station located in Shahumyan village of Ararat Province he killed villager Vrej Avetisyan, wounded village head Nver Karapetyan, Committee chair Rosa Stepanyan and “Justice” Bloc representative Rafik Ohanyan on May 25. He was injured at the accident, too.

A concert dedicated to the Defence Day of Children, took place today in the building of “Arm Project” institution. “New Generation: 21st Century” social and cultural organisation and “Sorrowful Eyes” charity centre had arranged it. The concert was organised for invalid children. About 300 children from various orphanages were invited to it. Not well-known songsters of Armenian variety art appeared. Little children were jumping on the...

Deadline for the broadcasting frequencies tender application submission expires today. Three frequencies are put in tender: 25th UHF in Yerevan, 32nd – in Charentsavan and 104.1 mHz radio frequency in Gyumri. Armenia TV broadcasts on 25 Yerevan’s frequency. A1+ TV Company aspires to the same frequency. 32nd frequency occupied by Lusalik is uncontested as no company applied for it. . “Asparez” Gyumri’s journalists club will be...

At the period of the parliamentary official campaign, April 21 to May 23, Yerevan Press Club conducted a political monitoring for election coverage. 4 national, 3 local TV Companies, a radio-company and 10 newspapers were monitored. During the press conference in Journalists’ House YPC expert Mesrop Harutyunyan told that some law breaches were fixed in the course of the campaign . E.g, ALM TV...

The trial of the refugees, who temporarily reside in “Good Swallow” holiday cottage, has today continued in the First Instance Court of Kentron, Nork-Marash Communes. “Do you want to be sent on your way from “Good Swallow” sooner?” , Judge Dalayan said in response to the complainants, who voiced dissatisfaction that the trial was being dragged out. 22 refugees live there. They have appealed to Gagik Eganyan, Head of Directorate...

N 40 district electoral committee received 2 applications on appeal over the elections within the fixed term. The proxies of “Justice” Bloc and Armenian National Movement Party have stated in their applications that from 8:00 PM, May 25 till 10:50 AM, May 26 the committee chair Gagik Shahnazaryan was out of the committee under unknown reasons . Vice-Chair and secretary of the committee have received the applications. At 11:00 AM, May 26...

In N 0353/16 polling station of Kentron Commune 38 voting papers were declared invalid. The mark on part of them was not put properly, seal on others was obscure. Neither observers nor proxies, nor Media representatives were allowed to approach the table and check the voting papers. The overwhelming majority of those voting papers were voted for “Justice” Bloc. It wasn’t allowed to shoot in that election centre. Electoral Code says “a...