Armenia -- President Serzh Sargsyan visits Mashtots park, Yerevan, 01May2012
In what seems to be a carefully choreographed performance ahead of this Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan ordered the removal of kiosks assembled in a park in central Yerevan. In doing so, Sargsyan ended the 80-day standoff between the municipality and environmental activists. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Environment, Politics
Tagged Activism, Armenia, Environmentalism, Mayor, President of Armenia, Sargsyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Yerevan
Armenia -- Liberty square facing Armenia's Opera house in Yerevan, 27Feb2012
The roof of the underground parking facility built under Yerevan’s Liberty square has cracked less than two years after construction. Continue reading
Armenia -- Tycoon Gagik Tsarukian gives a golden lion to ex-president Robert Kocharian, 28Dec2011
Left to right: Robert Kocharian, Serzh Sargsian, Levon Ter-Petrossian, Photo from Armenian Reporter
Former Armenian Presidents Levon Ter-Petrossian and Robert Kocharian won’t attend Armenia’s independence 20th anniversary celebration on September 21. Continue reading
Tagged Armenia, Levon, LTP, Robert Kocharian, Robert Kocharyan, Sargsyan, Sarkissian, Serge, Serj, Ter-Petrossian, Ter-Petrosyan, Yerevan
Armenian soap-opera actress Angela Sargsyan. Photo from http://www.emedia.am
Armenian actress Anjela Sargsian, best known for her appearances in “Kargin Serial” (Proper Soap Opera) and “Ur e im tghamardy” (Where’s my man) TV series broadcast by Armenia TV, has come under fire recently following the publication of her pornographic photos on Odnoklassniki social network, which were later published on a website until that site went down reaching bandwidth limit. Continue reading
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Tagged Angela, Anjela, anjelasargsyan.am, anjelasargsyan.com, Armenia, Fun, Humour, Odnoklassniki, Porn, Sargsian, Sargsyan, Social network, Yerevan
I wrote a lengthy post about the political situation in Armenia last week. Today I’m happy to register, that all I said holds true, with one little exception – political chess just became political ping-pong. Continue reading
If anyone had any doubts, that there’s an agreement between President Serzh Sargsian and opposition leader, First President Levon Ter-Petrossian, those doubts ought to be gone by now.
Tagged Armenia, Opposition, Politics, Sargsyan, Sarkissian, Serge, Serj, Serzh, Ter-Petrossian
Armenia -- Serzh Sargsyan gives a foreign policy talk at a youth camp, 21Jul2010
Armenian leaders used and abused pro-government Miasin youth movement’s camp at Lake Sevan to voice important political messages on Armenia – Azerbaijan and Armenia – Turkey relations last week. The ‘sudden’ interest of Armenia’s president and foreign minister towards socializing with young careerists, can only be explained by their desire to avoid unpleasant questions. The question is – what questions were they avoiding…? Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Diaspora, Politics, Region
Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Nalbandian, Sargsyan, Turkey
"Orinats yerkir" party congress in Yerevan | Photo via RFE/RL
President Serzh Sargsian and leader of “Orinats yerkir” party exchanged niceties on Saturday during party’s congress, where Baghdasarian was unanimously reelected as head of party. The party’s executive body was also reelected unanimously. Peace and unanimous consent prevailed overall.
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Tagged Armenia, Artur, Baghdasaryan, party, Political, Sargsian, Sargsyan, Sarkissian, Serzh
