This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Fourth Conference on Women, which took place in Beijing in 1995. The Beijing Declaration and Plan of Action set a new global agenda for the advancement and inclusion of women. Socialist International Women (SIW), in cooperation with the Greek Mission to the United Nations, organized a parallel…
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From Zurich protocols to “exit strategy”
The National Assembly of Armenia by emergency procedure passed draft amendments to the RA Law on International Treaties (with an overwhelming majority (70/4) of votes) which many see as Armenia’s mapped-out exit strategy from the Armenian-Turkish protocol process. The adoption of this draft is mainly connected with the Zurich protocols on the establishment of diplomatic…
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Will gas price hike cause social upheaval?
Natural gas prices will go up by 37.5 percent on April as was confirmed following a decision by a public utilities regulatory body today to largely approve an Armenian gas monopoly’s hike bid. The new price of natural gas set for consumers is only insignificantly lower than that requested by ArmRosgazprom (ARG), a joint Russian-Armenian…
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Politically motivated tax reforms
After meeting with fierce resistance from lawmakers, the Armenian government has heavily watered down a controversial bill that would empower local self-government bodies to set and collect new taxes. A package of corresponding amendments to three Armenian laws was submitted to the National Assembly early this month. It envisaged eight “local taxes” that could be…
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ARF-D takes part in the forum of socialist and social-democratic parties of the CIS
YEREVAN – The forum of socialist and social-democratic parties of the CIS entitled, “Our Common Objective is Justice and Solidarity,” took place in Moscow at the President Hotel on February 8. Delegations from eight CIS countries representing 14 political parties participated in this forum. Seven of those parties have observer status at the Socialist International;…
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New package of tax amendments criticized
The recurrent “taxing package,” submitted by the Armenian Government for discussion by the National Assembly of Armenia last week, was criticized not only by representatives of the opposition but also by some pro-government MPs. The Government particularly has not managed to ground the draft on Making Amendments and Addenda (providing communities with a privilege to…
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Government’s economic policy not adequate
“The Armenian Government’s policy and actions are not in line with the present situation,” the member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) parliamentary faction Ara Nranyan told reporters. Before the crisis the Armenian Government tried to implement some economic programs, whereas, after receiving huge credits from abroad, stopped all the work in this field and…
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ARF Issues Statement on Constitutional Court Decision
Fellow compatriots; On January 12, 2010 the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia examined the constitutionality of the obligations undertaken by Armenia according to the signed Armenian-Turkish protocols. Thus began the internal process of ratifying the Protocols that endanger out national interests and contradict the founding principles of our state, as stipulated in the…
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Thousands Protest Protocols, Urge Court to Reject Documents
Thousands marched on January 11, 2010, to Armenia’s Constitutional Court during a demonstration organized by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun, urging the high court to invalidate the Armenia-Turkey protocols. The Constitutional Court is scheduled to begin hearings onon January 12, 2010, the Armenia-Turkey protocols to rule whether they conform with the Armenian Constitution, before they are…
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Rustamyan: ARF-D Leader Meets Armenian Court Head On Armenia-Turkey Protocols
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun confirmed on Friday that one of its leaders has met with Constitutional Court Chairman Gagik Harutiunian and urged him to block the implementation of Armenia’s controversial agreements with Turkey. According to Armen Rustamyan, chairman of the Dashnaktsutyun organization in Armenia, Vahan Hovannesyan, a member of the ARF-D Bureau and head of…
