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Irina Hovhannisyan

Ստեղծվել է Irina Hovhannisyan

Հունվար 13, 2012
Council Of Europe Officials To Discuss Armenian Vote Preparations

Senior representatives of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will arrive in Yerevan on Monday to discuss with Armenia’s government and opposition leaders preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Հունվար 12, 2012
Prosecutors Defend ‘Lenient’ Treatment Of Violent Governor

Armenian prosecutors have upheld a law-enforcement body’s controversial decision not to press criminal charges against a regional governor who reportedly assaulted a businesswoman late last year.
Հունվար 10, 2012
Prominent Oppositionist Runs For Town Mayor

A prominent opposition figure who spent more than three years in prison on controversial charges has decided to contest a mayoral election that will be held in the central Armenian town of Hrazdan on February 12.
Դեկտեմբեր 27, 2011
Authorities Again Defend Police Actions During 2008 Unrest

The use of lethal force against opposition protesters during the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan was justified, Armenian law-enforcement authorities insisted on Tuesday following a fresh investigation that was ordered by President Serzh Sarkisian.
Դեկտեմբեր 21, 2011
Tsarukian Party Says Election Bloc Unlikely

Armenia’s second most important governing party led by businessman Gagik Tsarukian insisted on Wednesday that it has no plans to form an alliance with President Serzh Sarkisian for the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Դեկտեմբեր 19, 2011
Dashnak Leader Dismisses Election Law Offer From Ter-Petrosian

A leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) has dismissed as a publicity stunt calls by the rival Armenian National Congress (HAK) for the country’s leading opposition groups jointly fight for the proper conduct of the next national elections.
Դեկտեմբեր 13, 2011
Armenian Governor Avoids Prosecution Despite Assault

Surik Khachatrian, an Armenian regional governor notorious for reportedly violent conduct, will not be prosecuted despite being found guilty of assaulting a businesswoman who accused him of fraud, law-enforcement authorities said on Tuesday.
Դեկտեմբեր 09, 2011
Ruling Party Sees Election ‘Cooperation’ With Coalition Partners

A top representative of President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said on Friday that it expects to work together with its two junior partners in the governing coalition during the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Դեկտեմբեր 06, 2011
Ex-Yerevan Mayor Gets Top Business Job In Russia

Former Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetian has been appointed as first vice-chairman of one of Russia’s largest commercial banks owned by the Gazprom energy conglomerate.
Դեկտեմբեր 05, 2011
Opposition Slams Choice Of New Parliament Speaker

The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) on Monday condemned the upcoming election of Samvel Nikoyan, a senior member of President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK), as the new speaker of Armenia’s parliament.
Դեկտեմբեր 02, 2011
Opposition Party Sees Backlash After Challenging Sarkisian

A parliamentary opposition leader has spoken of a ‘negative atmosphere’ surrounding his party following a harsh response from the head of state to criticism of electoral practices in Armenia.
Դեկտեմբեր 02, 2011
Armenian Ruling Party Denies ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Ally

Armenia’s main ruling party has dismissed the growing speculation about a ‘witch hunt’ against its junior partner in the three-member governing coalition after a serious of criminal arrests and an alleged shooting incident linked to politics.
Նոյեմբեր 29, 2011
Opposition Ally Challenges Ter-Petrosian Offer to Coalition Party

A veteran member of Armenia’s main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) has voiced his concerns over last week’s offer of cooperation to a key ruling coalition party made by the alliance’s leader Levon Ter-Petrosian.
Նոյեմբեր 28, 2011
Armenian Coalition Party Still Mum On Opposition Leader’s Offer

The second most important political party in Armenia’s three-member governing coalition has not yet reacted to the offer of cooperation effectively made by ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosian at the latest rally of his main opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) on Friday.
Նոյեմբեր 24, 2011
Armenia ‘Still Ready’ For Sniper Withdrawal

The armed forces of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh remain prepared to withdraw snipers from their frontline positions in order to bolster the ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said on Thursday.
Նոյեմբեր 18, 2011
Governor Questioned Over Assault Claims

Surik Khachatrian, the controversial governor of Armenia’s southeastern Syunik region, has been questioned by law-enforcement authorities over allegations that he assaulted a businesswoman after she accused him of business-related fraud, it emerged on Friday.
Նոյեմբեր 17, 2011
Yerevan Again Fined By European Court For Evictions

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Armenian authorities to pay 18,500 euros ($25,500) to another Yerevan family that was evicted from its home as a result of controversial redevelopment in the city center.
Նոյեմբեր 15, 2011
Armenian Governor Again Accused Of Violence

An Armenian businesswoman claimed on Tuesday to have been assaulted by a regional governor notorious for reportedly violent conduct just days after accusing him of corruption and business-related fraud.
Նոյեմբեր 11, 2011
Armenian Ruling Party Dismisses Coalition Partner’s Election Boast

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has scoffed at the comments made by its junior coalition partner’s representative who suggested that a clean vote in 2012 would give the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) a majority in parliament.
Նոյեմբեր 09, 2011
District Police Chief Fired Over Corruption Case

The police chief of Yerevan’s southern Erebuni district, Grigor Grigorian, was sacked on Wednesday following the disappearance of his deputy charged with bribery.

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