February, 2011

• 21 February

  

  Yerevan City Hall Also to Ban Trade in Pedestrian Underground Crossings

  Yerevan City Hall first eliminates street trade in the city, then prepares to improve conditions in the markets, as well as...
• 21 February

  

  Churches in Iraq Under Threat: Asadourian

  Several key leaders of Christian churches in Iraq met with international church leaders, including members of the World Council of...
• 21 February

  

  William and Kate Invite 1,900 to Royal Wedding

  Prince William and Kate Middleton have invited 1,900 guests to their April wedding, officials said on Sunday, filling...
• 21 February

  

  BHK Doesn’t Want You to Associate Robert Kocharian with its Party

  Prosperous Armenia (BHK) press spokesperson Khachik Galstyan today denied rumors of his party being "Robert Kocharian's [pet] project."
• 21 February

  

  Prosperous Armenia Wasn’t Obliged to Sign Coalition Declaration, Insists Press Spokesperson

  The likelihood of endorsing a joint list of candidates in the parliamentary elections cannot be ruled out, but such an issue isn't currently up for...
• 21 February

  

  Moscow to Organize Meeting Between Armenian, Turkish Diplomats

  The issue of holding this meeting was discussed in Moscow between the deputy foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia, Feridun Sinirlioglu and Grigory Karasin, respectively.
• 21 February

  

  ‘To Unite the Square’: On Defining a Revolutionary Situation

  The definition of a revolutionary situation and the likelihood and desirability of a "revolutionary wave" in Armenia were the key issues discussed at...
• 19 February

  

  ‘We Don’t Know Why We’re Here’: Youth at Hayots Ardzivner March Today

  Police had closed parts of Koryun St. and Mashtots Blvd. in Yerevan today, where a few dozen buses from the regions were parked. The reason? Hayots Ardzivner ("Armenian Eagles")....
• 19 February

  

  Ter-Petrossian Insists On Early Elections, Warns Of Anti-Government Unrest à la ‘Mubarakization’

  Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian warned Armenia’s leadership to hold early elections or face the kind of unrest that has rocked Arab states as he held his largest rally since...
• 18 February

  

  Ruling Coalition Intends to Push Opposition Out of Parliament: Oskanian

  The ruling coalition’s announcement highlights the authorities’ disregard of democracy, elections and the public will, begins the statement released by Armenia's former...