"Abovyan" TV Company founder Artashes Mehrabyan turned out not to be kidnapped . He informed the Chair of Investigating Journalists' Union he was obliged to hide himself . Edik Baghdasaryan, the Chair of the Investigating Journalists' Union introduced the journalists Artashes Mehrabyan's statement. According to Edik Baghdasaryan, Mehrabyan is not in Yerevan and wears a wig not to be identified...

Today defendant Vram Galstyan (Nairi Hunanyan's uncle) announced he had something to tell and asked to arrange a confrontation of Nairi Hunanyan, Edik Grigoryan and himself to examine. Armen Harutyunyan, State Prosecutor as well as the Deputy Military Prosecutor-in-Chief read out the document of Artak Harutyunyan (the head of body for preliminary investigation of the case separated from October 27)...

Today Shahen Karamanukyan, the former Minister-Head of Government Staff testified upon the trial. He said he had managed to see how PM Vazgen Sargsyan was killed on October 27, 1999. He is sure Vazgen Sargsyan, Karen Demirchyan, Leonard Petrosyan, Yuri Bakhshyan were not by-chance victims. He says the murders were well-masterminded planned and the actions of terrorists were of a well-trained group...

Today October 27 trial re-began. It was interrupted 20 days ago. Ashot Sargsyan, Karen Demirchyan's assignee had appeared with a petition. He said he had become aware of the meeting of October 27 defendants and a certain CE group from the press . The barrister wondered if the judge was informed of it, too. The judge turned out to have become aware of it from the publications. Barrister Sargsyan...

Tomorrow the Russian people will mark by celebration the 80-th anniversary of Maestro Ohan Duryan . On that occasion he will head the concert of Moscow Symphony Orchestra on his jubilee and dedicate it to the memory of September 11 victims. But the Armenian public fond of music has been deprived of the pleasure to enjoy his music following the example of Culture Minister Roland Sharoyan . "I'm...

September 8-th is the International Day of Journalism Solidarity . This Holiday seems to be forgotten in Armenia. Why? Maybe, because many holidays are forgotten or idea of solidarity vanished . How can one celebrate a thing that doesn't exist? Journalism solidarity in Armenia was last shown in April when "A1+" TV Company was banned from air . It became clear then everyone comprehends things within...

Schools are to learn the ways to procure finances . "The charitable organizations will contribute to them as long as USA State Department does" ,- today the representative of "Project Harmony" advised the school teachers. "Youth Achievements" educational and social organization executes "Sustain to Advance" program on schools self-financing and development of trustees' councils together with "Project...

Violence acts to "Abovyan" TV Company continue . Today Mass Media representatives discussed the TV Company problems and the possible support to the solution in the Journalists' House. Mass Media worry about the fact the TV Company doesn't broadcast and the head is pursued by unknown people. Yesterday Azniv Chzmachyan, "Abovyan" TV Company head phoned Astghik Gevorgyan, the Chair of Journalists'...

Who are those studying in the overseas institutes of higher education? The question may be answered soon clearly. Henceforth young people wishing to continue studies overseas should pawn $ 15.000 to Armenian Government before leaving for somewhere or else Ministry of Education and Science won't conclude an arrangement with them . ES Minister says the deposit is a guarantee for that a young man...

It will be possible to get entrance visa to Armenia by Internet beginning from October. Thanks to the electronic program of entrance licences those visiting Armenia will be given a chance to get entrance visa by Internet. Everyone can tender for receiving entrance licence to Armenia from any point of world by Internet, to pay by a credit card and get the response within 24 hours . Entrance licences...

Armenian government eventually turned its attention to the heat supply and worked out new strategy to deal with the problem. According to the strategy, counters should be installed in each building: a common one at the entrance and a separate one at each apartment. Each family will be able to consume as much heat as it can afford. “This system is still imperfect. Taking in consideration the population...

New propaganda campaign started all over Armenia’s territory in a bid to protect sick people rights. The campaign aims to force the National Assembly to adopt the Law on sick people rights protection. Consumer’s National Association has already worked out the draft law with U.S. International Development Agency’s financial assistance. The Association members are convinced the bill is to be...

Armenian Government knows well what buildings there are in Tsaghkadzor and which ones can be built there. Through the $ 24.000 allocated by the German Government 5 settlements of Armenia have already been encircled within 8 months , i.e., Goris, Kapan, Alaverdi, Tsaghkadzor and Ashtarak have their renewed designs. According to Hovik Abrahamyan, the Armenian Minister for Regional Management, % 65-70...

The Fund for Speech Freedom Support considers the violence acts to the founder and executive director of “Abovyan” TV Company as a part of the campaign against the regional TV Companies. Vardan Harutyunyan, the Executive Director of the Fund says “ It’s a pre-election year and the Authorities do their best to cut out the information field the way they want. Other regional TV Companies are in danger of being attacked or shut down ”. The...

”No extraordinary incident took place at this year entrance examinations” ,- said Levon Mkrtchyan, the Minister of Education and Science at the “hot”, as he described, press conference today. It was thanks to the following: “the answering secretaries are totally the masters of the game rules” , according to him. 4 members of the examining board on Mathematics refused to work at the middle of the examination session. The Minister doesn’t...

"Consumers of "A1+" and "Noyan Tapan" TV Companies against TV and Radio National Commission " trial came to its end after having been protracted for 4 months .The first judge for the trial was changed. Later Ruben Nersisyan, the second judge presiding over the trial has been rejected for 3 times on impartiality doubts by the complainants. But the challenges had been declined by the Chair of the First...

"If we want schools to meet the time requirements it is necessary that they should become autonomous, i.e., a system of paying service. Council is to be fset up of teachers, parents and institutions of local government and a school is to be headed by it" . The author of the statement is Aida Topuzyan, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science. At her conversation with journalists she regarded...

Today, Armenian president Robert Kocharyan turned 48. A1+ TV Company and president’s “favourite”, as he has said in an interview in Zvartnots airport, “Ayb-Fe” news agency congratulate the head of the state on his birthday and wish him to achieve results in basketball, wind surfing, swimming and other sports as well as successful dealing with A1+ imbroglio. We hope he will manage to find a spare minute to enjoy the jazz he is fond of in...

Knowledge Day is to be marked Sunday in a number of Yerevan’s school. High-ranking officials are expected to attend the event. September 1 is the first day of lessons to be resumed after summer holidays. Schoolchildren are waiting for this day impatiently. It doesn’t apply to their parents, who these days are doing the shopping to provide their children with attributes necessary to attend school...

The employees of "Nairit 1" scientific and production association are going to make a request to the Minister of Education and Science for allowing their children to go to school on October 1-st instead of September 1-st. The point is that the children have no school articles and clothes because salary of %30 of 2500 "Nairit 1" employees has not been paid for the second month. The employees having...

"The violence act against me is an encroachment upon free press" ,- Azniv Chizmechyan, the Executive Director of "Abovyan" TV Company says. At the conference in the Journalist House she told the incident details and threats Abovyan City Mayor Karo Israelyan addressed her: "You were to be killed and butchered instead of beaten. You must worry about 2 orphans of yours" . He said all these in the Internal...

International institutions of public health, monitoring groups have come to the conclusion soviet system of public health is unproductive and demanding for expenditure. They concluded we were in the abyss and achieved something within 10 recent years only as a result of improvements Mihran Nazaretyan, the head of the school for Public Health Management thinks the standpoint is wrong saying "we used...

The wish of the consumers of "A1+" and "Noyan Tapan" TV Companies - to decline Judge Ruben Nersisyan - didn't come true . The Chairman of the First Instance Court of Kentron, Nork-Marash Communes considered baseless the complainants' apprehension and the facts on impartiality of the Judge. The Court made a decision to reject the complainants' challenge to the Judge and the decision is not liable...

"Dear heads. You may have a perfect staff, a large number of schoolchildren if come to sea reason and review your activity begining from money collecting process" ,- Onik Vatyan, the head of the Education Department of Yerevan's Municipality advised the heads of Yerevan's schools today. School heads, teachers, parents, the Minister of Educationn and Science took part in the annual deliberation...