2008-02-24 11:32:00 Gerald Gafeschyan congratulate Serzh Sarkisyan for gaining a victory at the presidential election
ArmInfo. President of "Gafeschyan Family Foundation" Gerald Gafeschyan congratulate Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisyan for gaining a victory at the presidential election in Armenia.

As press-service of the Armenian government reports, the congratulating message says: 'I congratulate you for the victory. I share trust of the Armenian people in your ability to move Armenia ahead. Your love for the people and the country expressed in your serving Armenia and Karabakh
is evident. I will optimistically continue working with you for strengthening security and democracy of Armenia'.



2008-02-24 11:23:00 Armenian deputy foreign minister and several diplomates dismissed from their posts and deprived of diplomatic ranks
ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburtyan and several diplomates have been dismissed from their posts and deprived of diplomatic ranks, Armenian Public TV reports.

To recall, A statement of a group of Armenian diplomats was read at a rally of Levon Ter- Petrosyan's supporters at Liberty Square, at 20:05 PM. It says that they support the people's movement. Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburtyan, Armenia's Ambassador to Italy, Spain and Portugal Ruben Shugaryan, Armenia's ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Levon Khachatryan and representative of Armenia's Embassy in Ukraine and Moldova Razmik Khumaryan signed under the statement. They are sure that the newly elected
legitimate president of Armenia can answer to the foreign policy challenges put against the country. The statement also calls law-enforcement agencies to abstain from any force actions against the people .



2008-02-23 23:19:00 Armenian former deputy prosecutor general arrested
ArmInfo. Law-enforcement agencies stopped motor of the former deputy prosecutor general Gagik Jangiryan in Argavand village near Yerevan, on 23 February evening. Jangiryan himself, his driver and companion, maybe his brother, were detained. Circumstances of detaining were not officially presented but the fact of detaining was proved by the Armenian Police.

Yesterday Gagik Jangiryan openly supported the opposition actions and joined the first Armenian president, candidate for president Levon Ter-Petrosyan. He was dismissed from his post and deprived of all his ranks. Press-secretary of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's election headquarters Arman Musinyan told
ArmInfo correspondent that the political background of Jangiryan's arrest is obvious and needs no comment.



2008-02-23 19:28:00 Group of Armenian diplomats headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburtyan made a statement
ArmInfo. A statement of a group of Armenian diplomats has been just read at a rally of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters at Liberty Square. It says that they support the people's movement and in fact support the opposition. Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Bayburtyan, Armenia's Ambassador to Italy, Spain and Portugal Ruben Shugaryan, Armenia's ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Levon Khachatryan and representative of Armenia's Embassy in Ukraine and Moldova Razmik Khumaryan signed under the statement. They
are sure that the newly elected legitimate president of Armenia can
answer to the foreign policy challenges put against the country. The statement also calls law-enforcement agencies to abstain from any force actions against the people .



2008-02-23 19:15:00 Parliamentary groups and councils of RPA and Prosperous Armenia hold joint conference
ArmInfo. Today the parliamentary groups and the councils of the Republican Party of Armenia and Prosperous Armenia party held a joint conference and adopted a joint statement.

The press secretary of RPA Eduard Sharmazanov says that as soon the leaders of the parties ratify the statement it will be made public. The statement says: "The Feb 19 presidential election in Armenia has
been conducted in compliance with the international standards. The leader of the Republican Party of Armenia, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has won in the first round and we are firmly resolved to assert our victory and to carry out our electoral programs." The statement urges the people to show solidarity and restraint. Sharmazanov says that the ex energy minister of Armenia, the member of the RPA council David Zadoyan has left the party.



2008-02-23 19:02:00 Levon Ter-Petrossyan: Our movement has received international support
ArmInfo. Our movement has already received international support, presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrossyan said during the opposition rally that is presently taking place at Liberty Square in Yerevan.

Ter-Petrossyan said that a number of liberal politicians of Lithuania and Estonia, the Union of the Right Forces of Russia, the former prime minister of Bulgaria Dimitrov, ex speaker of the parliament of Belarus Shushkevich have expressed their support for him and his movement. He said that the regime is presently solving two problems: to demobilize the movement and to encourage its own supporters. or
this purpose, they are spreading rumors that the movement is planning some illegal actions. "Don't listen to them, they are provocateurs. Nobody abroad believes Robert Kocharyan when he says that no more than 250 people are rallying at Liberty Square. He is just trying to encourage his supporters. Some of them are criminals, misled people or simply fools. We don't need criminals and fools but we are going to open the eyes of the misled so they join us and they will. I urge you to call on your relatives and friends
working in government agencies to stop supporting the anti- national regime,"
Ter-Petrossyan said.

He criticized the international observers for closing their eyes on the monstrous crimes that were taking place during and after the election. "As a politician, citizen and scientist, I can say that they don't care for democracy in Armenia," Ter-Petrossyan said.

He also criticized Robert Kocharyan: "He and Serzh Sargsyan have driven a wedge among our intelligentsia, between our students and reactors, between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh." Ter-Petrossyan praised Nagorno- Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan for not allowing the regime to involve Nagorno-Karabakh special forces and ordinary people in the current processes, like they did in 2003 and 2004. "The authorities don't need honest people, they need immoral provocateurs and criminals. Any dictatorship, any Stalinism
is based on such people. There will be no provocateurs and criminals when fair and legal government is proclaimed in Armenia," Ter-Petrossyan said.

In conclusion, Ter-Petrossyan urged his supporters to stay in the square till the end. "Any encroachment upon Liberty Square will mean an encroachment upon our people and upon me as the first president of
Armenia and presidential candidate," Ter-Petrossyan said.



2008-02-23 17:40:00 Youth wing of the United Communist party of RA Communist party urged to refrain from participation in meetings of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters
ArmInfo. The youth wing of the United Communist party of Armenia urged the Armenian youth to refrain from participation in the meetings of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters. The statement, spread today, indicates, in particular, that the 'lost party tries to use lack of experience and information of the youth for its purposes'. 'A familiar handwriting', the statement authors emphasize. They recall that 20 years ago the same people urged to announce a strike of the workers of 787 enterprises operating in the country
at that time. Today, as a "black force", they intend to use schoolchildren and students. The youth wing of the United Communist party of Armenia urged to recognize the results of
February 19 election as an accomplished fact and refrain from participation in the meetings and processions.



2008-02-23 17:00:00 Levon Ter-Petrosyan: We use all the opportunities given by the law - rallies, processions, pickets, court processes and others
ArmInfo. 'I am surprised that the incumbent president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan says about Constitutional regime especially that he himself broke it', - candidate for president Levon Ter-Petrosyan told journalists. 'We are for preserving stability. We are acting only within the frames of law and we are not going to break it. We use all the opportunities given by the law - rallies, processions, pickets, court processes and others', - ex-president said.



2008-02-23 16:57:00 Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters demanded resignation of leadership of Armenian Public TV and Radio Company
ArmInfo. Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters demanded resignation of leadership of Armenian Public TV and Radio Company. As ArmInfo correspondent reports, leader of Social and Democratic
"Hnchakyan" party Lyudmila Sarkisyan and press-secretary of People's Party of Armenia Ruzan Khachatryan handed over the statement with demands of the opposition to the head of administration of Public TV and Radio Company Armen Andreasyan. Ter-Petrosyan's supporters demand "to broadcast impartial and real-time information at public TV and radio about the protest actions that started after
rigging of the presidential election results>. The second demand of oppositionists is giving TV air to the candidate for president Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his supporters. The leader of "Hnchakyan" party L. Sarkisyan said: hundreds of thousands people voted, which support public TV and radio company by means of their tax payments. At present constitutional right of people to get information about the events in the republic
is violated>. The oppositionists also said they will demand resignation of chairman of Public TV and Radio Company Council Aleksan Harutyunyan if their demands are not fulfilled immediately. At present participants in the procession started leaving the territory near Radio House and returning to Liberty Square. No incident happened in front of the building of Radio House.



2008-02-23 16:55:00 Armenian Police says at present there are no detained persons from the opposition
ArmInfo. Armenian Police says at present there are no detained persons from the opposition, press-service of Police told ArmInfo correspondent.



2008-02-23 16:54:00 RA president is ready to take all measures to keep order in country
ArmInfo. RA President Robert Kocharyan held a session today with participation of the Armenian Armed Forces' generalship. RA Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan were also present at
the session. As the Armenian governmental press-service told ArmInfo, the internal political situation, which has recently developed in the country, was discussed. The president said that stability is one of
the most serious achievements of the latest years, upon which the country's primary successes are built, and added that he will allow no one to endanger the internal political stability. "President of the country bears responsibility and is ready to fulfill it completely. I am decisive in taking all the easures to keep order and legality", Robert Kocharyan said. In view of this, the president gave specific orders. He said that the government is elected exclusively in a legal way and the power is not gained by
violence, moreover, he will never admit for anyone's whims to affect the internal political stability and the political processes. "No structure may put itself beyond the law and deal with illegal activity", he emphasized. According to the Armed Forces' generalship, the Army has always been the major guarantee of stability. Today, if necessary, it will take steps to keep the country's constitutional order and it is ready to execute all the orders of the supreme commander
. To note, a meeting of Robert Kocharyan with the command staff of the Police was also held today, during which the internal political
situation in the country was discussed.



2008-02-23 16:52:00 Armenian president watches action of the opposition as an attempt of power capturing and pledges resolute and sharp action as a reply
ArmInfo. Today Armenian president Robert Kocharyan held consultation with leadership of
National Security Service. As press-service of the president informs, the domestic political situation created in the country over the last days and its consequences were discussed. Assessing the situation as an attempt of power capture, Robert Kocharyan said that the answering actions will be resolute and sharp. , - he said. For his part, leaders of the NSC assured the president that all subdivisions are ready to fulfill orders.



2008-02-23 16:45:00 Garegin II: I think demonstration of intolerance is inadmissible and I hope that post-election processes in Armenia will remain within the frames of law and sanity will win
ArmInfo. Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II met today Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisyan
As ArmInfo was informed from press-service of the Armenian government, over the meeting Catholicos congratulated Serzh Sarkisyan for the victory at the presidential election and blessed him.
Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II touching on the post-election situation in the country said that demonstration of intolerance is inadmissible and he hopes that post-election processes in Armenia will remain within the frames of law and sanity will win. For his part, Serzh Sarkisyan assured Garegin II that the authorities are very much concerned about preserving of the post-election situation within the frames of all and do everything possible for that. Relevant structures are ready to implement the measures
for preserving law and order, Serzh Sarkisyan said.



2008-02-23 16:43:00 Member of United Labour Party Council Tamara Gevorkyan supported Levon Ter-Petrosyan
ArmInfo. Member of United Labour Party Council Tamara Gevorkyan made a speech at many thousand strong rally of the candidate for president Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters and said she also supports him. She also added that the leadership of the United Labour Party initiated secret voting and had adopted a decision to support Serzh Sarkisyan but many activists of the party openly told their leaders they are going to support Ter-Petrosyan and are for immediate disposal of the incumbent authorities of Armenia.

To note, procession of women-supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan towards the building of Public TV and Radio Company Council has started. They are going to had over demands of the oppositionists to
the leadership of the Council, among which is "to stop immediately discrediting of the candidate for president Levon Ter-Petrosyan and giving TV air to them . They are shouting anti-governmental slogans.



2008-02-23 16:40:00 Regular rally of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters in Yerevan
ArmInfo. Armenian Justice Ministry disproved rumours about death of Nairi Hunanyan. As press secretary of Justice Ministry Lana Mshetsyan told ArmInfo correspondent, such rumours is fiction. , - she said. To recall, N.Hunanyan headed a group of terrorists which made a terrorist action in the Armenian parliament, on 27 October 1999.



2008-02-23 16:38:00 New Times party leader: we shall reply by force against force
ArmInfo. , - the leader of the New Times party, the first Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporter Aram Karapetyan said at many thousand strong rally in the centre of Yerevan.

He also added that there is no place for Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sarkisyan in the political life of the country since these persons consider their political opponents not rivals but enemies and turn the political life of the country into an arena of battle actions. , -
Karapetyan said. The leader of the rally Nikol Pashinyan said that a protest action, organized by the Armenian Diaspora, was held in Los Angeles yesterday. Its participants shouted: "Serzhik go away!" in
front of the Armenian consulate. At present picket is taking place in Paris in front of Armenian Embassy, participants in which protest against rigging of the presidential election results.



2008-02-23 14:40:00 Regular rally of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters in Yerevan
ArmInfo. Regular rally of a candidate for president Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporters has started at 15:10 PM in Yerevan. Several thousand people are taking part in the rally. As ArmInfo correspondent reports, the leader of the rally Nikol Pashinyan said that the resource of the incumbent power has been fully exhausted. For this reason they use their relatives to organize the provoking actions. For instance, Pashinyan told about the picket near Ter-Petrosyan's house . Secretary of the opposition People's Party
of Armenia Felix Khachatryan made a speech at the rally and said that on 19 February the authorities used the whole specter of violations accumulated over the last years.



2008-02-23 13:59:00 Armenian parliamentary speaker calls nonsense information on his resignation
ArmInfo. Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly Tigran Torosyan called nonsense the rumors on his resignation spread by the supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan rallying in the Republic Square.

To recall, NA Vice Speaker Vahan Hovhannissyan sent in his resignation, Friday.



2008-02-23 13:55:00 International conference devoted to 20th anniversary pf massacre of Armenians in Azerbaijani town of Sumgait
ArmInfo. International conference 'Tolerance and Xenophobia in the South Caucasus' will take place in Yerevan on February 25. The event is timed to the 20th anniversary of the massacre of Armenians in the Azerbaijani town of Sumgait.

Director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan will make a welcoming speech. Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Tigran Torosyan, Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan, Ombudsman Arman Haroutunyan, President of Armenian National Academy of Sciences Radik Martirosyan, activist of Karabakh movement Zory Balayan will attend the event.




2008-02-23 13:53:00 Presidential candidate Artur Baghdasaryan calls on CEC to take immediate measures to recount votes
ArmInfo. Presidential candidate, Leader of Orinats Yerkir party Artur Baghdasaryan applied to the Armenian CEC or immediate instruction to the district election commission to recount votes to 'restore the real picture of the vote>.'

The statement by A. Baghdasaryan's campaign headquarters provided to ArmInfo, Saturday, says the election was conducted by gross violations of the election and criminal legislation, mass falsifications, warning, beating and blackmailing of voters, agents, members of election commissions, journalists and observers.

The statement says that idleness of the CEC had led to disorders at some election commission in the period of appeals against the voting result. In particular, some election commission just refused to
accept the applications by Baghdasaryan's campaign agents, others created artificial obstacles to consideration of the applications. The only polling station in Yerevan 9/31 conducted vote recount that
showed that the votes in favor of A. Bahgdasaryan were reduced by 50 ballots. Similar cases were observed at the polling stations 34, 35, 38 and others.

The statement says that the CEC must immediately restore the real picture of voting otherwise a serious doubt will be cast on the legitimacy of the election which is pregnant with public confrontation and serious damage to the international image of the country. All this will make the country vulnerable to external and internal challenges.



2008-02-23 13:52:00 Rumors that Levon Ter-Petrosyan's mansion blocked by police not confirmed
ArmInfo. The supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan rallying in the Republic Square for already the 4th day spread rumors that the police blocks Levon Ter-Petrosyan's mansion. The information was not confirmed however. ArmInfo correspondent on the spot reports that an action of protest against Levon Ter-Petrosyan's return to politics is underway not far from the mansion. Several people tented in front of the mansion and hanged out posters condemning Levon Ter-Petrosyan's actions. Policemen are patrolling not far
from the protesters. The mansion is not blocked.



2008-02-23 13:50:00 Armenian parliamentarians from Prosperous Armenia party refute information on their joining first president of Armenia
ArmInfo. Parliamentarians from Prosperous Armenia party Karo Karapetyan and Tigran Stepanyan officially refuted the information spread by the supporters of first president Levon Ter- Petrosyan that they support the latter. The parliamentarians officially expressed devotion to the Prosperous Armenia party and indignation at speculation on their names, the statement provided to ArmInfo says.



2008-02-23 11:58:00 Defender of the Motherland Day celebrated in Yerevan Victory Park
ArmInfo. Defender of the Motherland Day was celebrated in Yerevan Victory Park on February 23.

Although February 23 is not an official holiday in Armenia, the Defense Minister Mikael Haroutunyan, representatives of the Command, as well as RF Ambassador to Armenia Nikolay Pavlov and Director of the Frontier Department of RF Federal Frontier Service, Lt. General Sergey Bondarev, visited the Memorial for the Unknown Soldier in the city Victory Park. The officials laid wreaths to the Memorial.
Afterwards, a not large joint parade took place with participation of the Frontier Department subdivisions, the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia and the troop of the Defense Ministry Honor Guard.

'Many of our officers served in USSR and we always celebrate this day together. Although this holiday is not celebrated it Armenia officially, but we still celebrate February 23 with our Russian colleagues', Defense Minister Mikael Haroutunyan told journalists. The minister congratulated his colleagues and wished everyone health, happiness and peace.



2008-02-23 11:56:00 U.S. Department of State congratulates Armenian people on conduct of presidential election
ArmInfo. Deputy Spokesman of U.S. Department of State Tom Kasey made a speech congratulating the Armenian people on active and competitive presidential election of February 19 in
Armenia.

Press Service of Armenian Government told ArmInfo the statement, particularly, says that the U.S. Department of State takes into consideration the preliminary assessment by OSCE/ODIHR and Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE that the election in Armenia were mostly in the line with the democratic election criteria of OSCE and Council of Europe. At the same time, the statement stresses that international observers registered significant problems with election processes. Nevertheless, CEC positively responded to the
demand for vote recount. The deputy spokesman urged the Government of Armenia to ensure transparent recount and study all the supposed inaccuracies and take relevant measures for further improvements of elections. T. Kasey also called on all the political forces for observing the supremacy of the law and for peaceful and responsible actions for the welfare of democratic Armenia.



2008-02-23 11:55:00 Senior vice president of 'Linsi' Fund congratulated RA PM with victory at presidential election
ArmInfo. Senior vice President of "Linsi" Fund, Head of the All- Armenian Foundation Harut Sasunyan congratulated RA PM Serzh Sargsyan with victory at the presidential election.

As H. Sasunyan's message reads, "holding various managerial posts over a many of years, we expect great achievements by you for prosperity of the Armenian people. I hope that you will recover the position of the minister on Diaspora relations and will contribute to affirmation of legality for all the citizens, for the Armenians of the whole world would be able to assist in creation of a prosperous Motherland, in line with the Constitution. Armenia and Diaspora jointly are able to carry out more than apart. You
may hope for all the Armenians for the whole period of fulfillment of your patriotic duties", the message reads.



2008-02-23 11:54:00 OSCE CIO: Finland fully supports the efforts of OSCE Minsk Group on settlement of Karabakh conflict
ArmInfo. The Finnish Chairmanship has put the so called frozen or protracted conflicts in the OSCE area at the top of our agenda, Foreign Minister of Finland, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ilkka Kanerva says in an interviewed with APA.

'As a Chair of the OSCE, Finland will give its full support to the Minsk Group Co-Chairs in their continuous efforts towards conflict resolution. We also consider the activities of the Chairman-in-Office's Personal Representative important. I have already visited Moldova in January and I intend to visit Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia at the end of February. My Special Envoy, Heikki Talvitie, will also work actively to support the existing conflict-resolution structures and to promote conflict resolution.
However, the political will to resolve the conflict must come from the parties themselves. We call for political courage from the leaders', I. Kanevra said.

Aske if ?land model is good one for the unresolved conflicts and if it is possible to use it for the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, OSCE CIO said: 'Finland has presented the ?land model on a
number of occasions as a model for conflict resolution, including for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The model applied for the Aland islands is a very democratic one. However, it is up to the parties to
make use of it or not, taking into consideration the peculiarities of each conflict'.



2008-02-23 11:52:00 Armenian Defense Minister: Armenia not engaged in politics
ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Mikael Haroutunyan again refutes information that two his deputies, Lt. General Manvel Grigoryan and Gurgen Melkonyan, joined the opposition.

'All this is lie; all my deputies fulfill their duties. No one has a right to make such statements on my behalf and on behalf of my deputies. I address all the residents of Armenia. Refrain yourself from such statements! Army is not engaged in politics. It has its tasks to fulfill. We have Commander-in-chief whose orders are compulsive for soldiers and generals. Don't believe in such statements. Those who make them just wish it to be true. But, it will never happen. Everyone who makes such statements must be
brought responsible for them', Mikael Haroutunyan told journalists.

As regards the similar statements made also by the Union of Volunteers Yerkrapa and the fact that the deputy ministers of defense have not refuted the information so far, Mikael Haroutunyan said that
a joint refutation was made earlier. 'As regards Yerkarapa, it is a public organization that must be engaged in the issues within its competence. I address everyone. Army is strong, it fulfills its tasks
and let no one think that the army may be involved in fulfillment of any tasks', M. Haroutunyan said.



2008-02-23 11:50:00 European Union congratulates Armenian people with holding of competitive presidential election
ArmInfo. The European Union congratulates the Armenian people with holding of competitive presidential election, the statement of the European Union, where Slovenia is now presiding, reads.

As RA governmental press service told ArmInfo, the statement notes that EU took into consideration the preliminary conclusion of the international monitoring mission, which indicates that the presidential election in Armenia have been held mainly in line with the commitments and standards of OSCE and CoE. "EU welcomed the sincere efforts taken for elimination of drawbacks marked during the previous election. Nevertheless, EU notes that the observers' report expresses definite concerns over the election process,
and further improvement is necessary to solve the remaining problems", the statement reads. Moreover, the statement reports, according to ODIHR/OSCE, additional political will is required for solution of such problems as lack of the public trust to the election process, absence of a strict division among the functions of the state and the parties, assurance of an equal attitude towards all the candidates. "EU expects final results of the presidential election and urges
the authorities to take steps to investigate the complaints and eliminate the deficiencies occurred during the election", the document reads.



2008-02-23 11:44:00 Meeting between Ilham Aliyev and newly elected President of Armenia before election in Azerbaijan in interest of both parties: EU Special Representative
ArmInfo. I think a meeting between the Azerbaijani President and the newly elected President of Armenia before the elections in Azerbaijan is in the interest of both sides. They should know each other better. I hope the meeting will take place, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby told reporters in Strasburg.

Semneby said he is confident the election of a new President in Armenia will give an impetus to development of the negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh. "I hope the sides will find a common language, and the presidential elections in Armenian will enable intensification of the talks. It is important to continue the negotiations during the election processes which have already taken place in Armenia and will take place in Azerbaijan in the second half of 2008."

Touching upon the positive assessment of the European Parliament and European Union regarding one-sided declaration of Kosovo's independence and prospects of the development of the settlement
process of the conflicts in South Caucasus, Semneby said that it needs to follow the principles of the international law in settling ethnic conflicts. "As a matter of fact each conflict is unique. The
existing conflicts have more differences rather then conformity. It deals with the conflicts in South Caucasus. The Kosovo problem has its own specification and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has its own.
The issue that the conflict is difficult is beyond controversy. It is clear that it needs to resolve it peacefully, through talks," he said.

In addition, Semneby said that his visit is expected to the region in the near future, but the date of the visit has not been confirmed yet, Trend reports.



2008-02-23 11:43:00 Gagik Jhangiryan relieved of duties of RA deputy Prosecutor General
ArmInfo. President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan relieved Gagik Jhangiryan of duties of RA deputy Prosecutor General by February 23 decree, the Armenian governmental press service told ArmInfo.

According to the source, by another decree of R. Kocharyan, G. Jhangiryan has been deprived of the rank of the state first-class Counsellor in Justice.

To recall, RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan earlier submitted a petition to the Armenian president on Jhangiryan's dismissal, motivating his decision by the fact that, according to the Law "On
Prosecutor's Office", an employee of this structure has no right to be engaged in politics. Meanwhile, during the meeting of the opposition in the center of Yerevan, Jhangiryan openly claimed of his support of RA first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan.



2008-02-23 11:41:00 Press service of RA Police denies information about resignation of Head of RA Police
ArmInfo. The press-service of RA Police spread a statement today.

The document, received by ArmInfo, reads that rumors are spread at Liberty Square in Yerevan, as well as by some electron Mass Media, according to which Head of RA Police Hayk Harutyunyan and the leadership of the Police have allegedly resigned. "We claim that these rumors are false and do not meet the reality", the statement reads. It also emphasizes that the leadership of the Police, all the Police subdivisions rigorously implement the Law-specified measures and are ready to strike a counterblow to any attempt
of violation of the public order and destabilization of the situation, to prevent provocations and protect the citizens' constitutional rights.







Economy


2008-02-22 16:55:00 Concessioner to invest $130 mln for construction of new passenger terminal at Yerevan Zvartnots airport
ArmInfo. Concessionaire, CJSC "Armenian International Airports" will invest $130 mln for construction of new passenger terminal at Yerevan Zvartnots airport, head of Civil Aviation General Department Artem Movsesyan said at the briefing today.

He also added that $130 mln will be invested for the construction of the new passenger terminal and three-floor motor-car parking for 800 motor vehicles. Another $28 mln will be invested in fire security
and guarding system. Movsesyan said that today the government proved the programme submitted by the concessionaire. Construction of the new terminal will be finished in the middle of 2010. He also added that all the investments will be implemented at the expense of the income got by the concessionaire from exploiting of Zvartnots airport. Repayment of investments will start beginning
from 2011.

The whole complex of the new passenger terminal will occupy a territory of 25 thsd sq/m. The number of check-in tables will grow from today's 21 up to 42. This will make it possible to avoid queues. The new terminal will be able to give service to 3500 passengers in an hour. Movsesyan assured that by its
equipment and service level the terminal will meet all international standards.