Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Government continued discussing the draft Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia, attended by representatives from of interested state bodies.

Delegation of NATO’s International Staff was in Armenia for the assessment of the package of Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (PAP) and Planning and Review Process.

I’m one of those unique persons among you, who has lived three eras: Stalin’s era, post-Stalin era and the recent period, which we live in. Accordingly, I’ll give a philosophic answer to this question. There was a TV program recently about who Stalin was—“great politician or great betrayer?” Can you imagine, 85% of population voted for “great politician” and this is in case, when due to him and by his wish lives of 50 million people have been destroyed. I mean, in all periods there have been both bastards and sincere people.

“There are likewise hoaxes, it’s an advertising trick, like a lottery, first come, first served. But we have the “air fare” costing AMD 10 thousand, airport charges the same amount, as a result, the ticket price is not USD 50, but USD 100, and only one way, round trip is USD 200, i.e. it’s the same price, as offered by other companies.

New “Electoral Code” should have included an introductory part, which should have introduced purpose of the Code, for instance, rotation of the authorities should be implemented peacefully, without violence, without persecutions and revolutions, the Code should contribute to peaceful resignation of current power, at least 2/3 of it, 1/3 may remain as tradition bearers. Logic […]

On March 3 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree appointing chief of his Control Service Hovhannes Hovsepyan head of the government-affiliated State Revenues Committee (SRC). As informed from the Department of Mass Media and Public Relations that the President also touched upon his decree on reorganizing Armenian Ministry of Finance, and the tasks of SRC, which is in the new status.

“First and foremost we’re satisfied with NATO-Armenia developments. Today we have history of 20-year relations. Armenia assumes long-term commitments to participate in NATO peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan. On account of Armenia’s security challenges, Armenia’ benefit is influential, we welcome long-term commitments assumed by you,” Elgersma said.

Two female militants were killed by police when they fired shots and threw a grenade at a Turkish police bus in Istanbul on March 3, local media and the Istanbul governor said.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian visited the Yerevan State University on March 3, where he attended the meeting of the Scientific Council of the University, during which he was awarded the honorary title of professor by Academic Council of Yerevan State University.

The latest racist announcement made by Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu has become subject for broad discussions. Garo Paylan, Armenian member of the Turkish parliament from Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) severely criticized the Prime Minister during the discussion of the budgets of the ministries of Interior, Health, Culture and Tourism, the Turkish Demokrathaber.net informed about this.