Today Judge Uzunyan informed that deputy Manuk Gasparyan, one of the victims that were to appear to before the Court, even refused to accept subpoena.Samvel Uzunyan regards this as a disrespect display to the Court. He reminded and warned that the Court might make a decision on compulsory bringing to court of the victims.

Today only deputy Stepan Zakarayan, one of the 8 victims, has appeared before the First Instance Court of Centre, Nork, Marash Communities.The deputy announced that on October the 27-th in 1999 when the terrorists rushed into the Parliament Hall it seemed to them they were attacked over 4 sides and didn't understand what was going on. "We didn't know how many people there were - 5 or there were other...

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Trams can make no profit. Municipality answered so the calculation by Yerevan "Electric transport" OJSC employees. According to that if tram tariff / 40 drams / is reduced by 20 drams then it will be possible to get profit of 100 mln. annually instead of 62.mln. represented.The Municipality Transport Department head announced that the calculation had been made in an amateurish manner, with an arithmetical...

Why October 27 terrorist action victims avoid an examination, why they don’t come to court? Some Members of Parliament told judge that today is a busy day to them and they extremely occupied with discussions on bills. That’s why lawmakers can’t participate in hearing. However, judge Uzunyan wasn’t inclined to accept such an explanation. There is no quorum even in Parliament, he said. Maybe parliamentarians are scared? But who or what can...

Hearing on October 27 terrorist action case was continuing today. Judje Uzunyan had to break the hearing because of absence of victims. A number of MPs should come to court today. One of them submitted written explanation of his absence to the court. For now, 23 victims – Members of Parliament and Government - have been invited. However only one of them, former Privatization Minister Pavel Galakhchyan,...

It’s only a stone throw from Liberty Square to prison. A part of yesterday’s march from Liberty Square to House of Parliament is arrested. At the night marchers are already taken into police custody. Not only opposition parties activists, but also those aren’t involved in any party, were detained. Similar cases of detention were recorded not only in Yerevan, but also in other regions of the country. Organizers of the march say authorities...

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The meeting having become traditional recently wasn't held on Friday as usual but today - on Tuesday in order the meeting participants were able to represent their demands to the Parliament deputies. Before going to the Parliament building a meeting was held on Freedom Square. The participants of the sit-in since May the 10-th announced that the sit-in was with no fixed term - untill their demands...

"While we are making speeches in the meeting, the deputies run away from Parliament",- on the Freedom Square announced Ashot Manucharyan, the member of political commitee of "Socialistic Armenia" Union. "Republic" party member Suren Surenyants joined him calling to begin marching immediately and added:"The animals that run away are called rats. Let's go and count how many rats there are in the Parliament".The...

Mesrop Movsesyan:"A competition for new frequency ranges wil be announced for in Autumn in the best case. If "A1+" TV Company intends participating in it and if even wins, all the same it won't manage to get prepared for pre-election period of presidential election and the election itself. What is for the election I already imagine the way it will be carried out. "A1+" TV Company inspires fear just...

"A crime was committed and its "authors" are the Authorities of our country",- says Mesrop Movsesyan, the chairman of "A1+" TV Company. Mr. Movsesyan mentioned TV and Radio National Commission among those to have committed crime. "The Commission is to answer for the outrages committed in 2001 and 2002 not only to "A1+" TV Company but also the people who have been deprived of the right to get information",-...

"Offers to me have stopped appearing recently",- informs "A1+" TV Company chairman Mesrop Movsesyan adding that the reason is may well be that he has catigorically refused all the suggestions. But he said that there had been good ones. "But accepting the proposals made would mean wasting of time. If I have to waste any time I'd better waste it on clearing the information field. I prefer not to give up immediately!",- he says.

"A1+" TV Company chairman Mesrop Movsesyan is sure that crime has been committed not only against "A1+" TV Company but also the whole nation. He says that the crime "authors " are the Authorities and TV and Radio National Commission established by them. Today Mr. Movsesyan announced about it during the press conference in the "Plus Club".He also ensured that nothing would stop him and the guilty ones...

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Armenian Government and Parliamentary Commission on state and law issues are going to complete to work out the Penal Code bill. Death penalty is replaced with life sentence in the bill. The head of Commission Victor Dallakyan says there is a proviso in the bill, that the Penal Code would take force as a separate law. It means the law on death penalty abolishment is to be adopted, however, when exactly...

Free speech is put in danger. People support freedom of speech. It is forth day since several dozens of Armenian citizens have started sedentary demonstration in Yerevan Liberty Square under these banners. Demonstrators say they have to make such a step. XXI century must be ours, declare the protesters. It would be possible only in case of president Kocharyan resignation. Lawfulness and justice could...

Former Minister of Privatization Pavel Galakhchyan, who was injured in October 27 terrorist action, committed in the House of Parliament in 1999, were questioned not only by lawyers but also by defendants Karen Hunanyan and Edik Grigoryan at today’s hearing. It seemed defendants have got an excellent knowledge of examination methods throughout a year, and given an opportunity to apply it today in...

About two dozens of poplars in the one of Yerevan avenues are in precarious state. The trees are stripped of their bark and trunks are injured mercilessly. The vandalism perpetrators reckon on rapid death of the trees, as they will not be able to survive and are likely to dry soon and be cut down. Environment Department of Yerevan Municipality says it doesn’t aware of the problem, and State CC “Greening” assures that hollows in trees’ trunks...

Former Minister of Privatization Pavel Galakhchyan, who has been injured in 27 October terrorist action committed in the House of Parliament, testified today at the trial. At the day of the crime was sitting in the fifth or sixth row and was one of those who first saw Karen Hunanyan coming in the hall. He was shut and wounded at first automatic fire. He knelt down and didn’t see how the Prime Minister...

This is the third time for the recent month Presidential Press Service obstructs work of Ayb-Fe news agency. Today, Armenian president Kocharyan left the country. Once again Ayb-Fe news agency wasn’t included in the list of media outlets highlighting president departure. This time Ayb-Fe’s director is given an original reply at the Press Service: “What for? You are not TV any more, aren’t you?” We would like to remind Presidential Press...

5 of Azerbaijan population support an idea of Karabakh independence and self-determination. Though Azerbaijan says this figure equivalent to the number of Armenians living in Azerbaijan. The same poll shows 70 of Armenian citizens are convinced that cooperation with Azerbaijan is impossible. Azeri citizens stack to the same view, but applying to Armenians, comprise 84,5 of the respondents of the...

Trees are being cut down in Yerevan just before residents’ very eyes. It’s going on in increasingly pitiless ways. If trees are cut at once it prompts fuss, condemnation and problems. So, owners of the new building to be erected in Myasnikyan Avenue, invented a sophisticated way to cut trees. Understanding that nobody can condemn cutting already dry trees, and, moreover, will consider it necessary,...

For the first time in the jewelry exposition record opening of exhibition took place twice. “Jewelry Art of 2002” exhibition started yesterday in Yerevan. However, because of Armenian president Robert Kocharyan absence from the country, the opening ribbon was cut today by him, as always. It is worth to be noticed that this time the ribbon was golden instead of traditional read. It is this year’s...