February, 2012

• 9 February

  

  Putin’s Victory is in Armenia’s Interest, Says Head of Armenia’s Government

  The force ensuring stable development in Russia today is Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, said Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
• 9 February

  

  No Businessmen in Republican Party of Armenia Candidates’ List, Promises Prime Minister

  There won't be any entrepreneurs in the Republican Party of Armenia's proportional ballot in the 2012 parliamentary elections, promised RA Prime Minister ...
• 9 February

  

  Israel Knows Difference Between the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide: Armenia Foreign Minister

  Nobody uses the term Holocaust to describe the Armenian Genocide, said Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, responding to...
• 8 February

  

  VIDEO: Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan Falls Asleep During Parliament Session

  There was a question and answer period with members of Armenia's government in the National Assembly today. During the...
• 8 February

  

  Issues in Armenia’s Prisons ‘Copy-Pasted’ in Every Report Because They Remain Unresolved: Observer

  Armenia's Ministry of Justice refuses to investigate individual cases of offenses discovered by the Public Observers Group, but rather, favors discussing...
• 8 February

  

  Armenian Justice Ministry has to Change its Tactics, Says Prison Monitoring Group

  The Public Observers Group monitoring penal institutions and agencies of the Ministry of Justice is displeased with the treatment by the Ministry...
• 8 February

  

  Two Bodies Found in Lake Sevan

  At around 2:15 pm on Feb. 7, local villagers removed the bodies of Tigran Avoyan, 34, and Melsik Avoyan, 44, from Lake Sevan.
• 8 February

  

  Turkish Minister Calls on Berlin to Settle ‘Historic Dispute’ on Armenian Genocide

  Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış has called on Berlin to settle the historic dispute between France and Turkey on the Armenian Genocide.
• 8 February

  

  PHOTOS, VIDEO: 52-Year-Old Armenian Grandma Reveals How She Won Beauty Pageant

  Louisa Aghajanyan, a mother of three and grandmother of two from Armenia, last month was crowned the winner of Mrs. Grandma Universe in the...
• 8 February

  

  India Ministers Resign over Porn Scandal

  Three government ministers in Karnataka resigned Wednesday after they were accused of watching a pornographic video during an assembly session.