March 2003

5 NCI founder Raffi K. Hovannisian’s opinion on the second round of presidential elections, headlined “Free Expression of Collective Will of Armenian Nation Only Guarantee for Prosperous Future of Country,” is expressed in Noyan Tapan.

6 Raffi Hovannisian’s comments on the second round of elections are published in Or daily.

11 Raffi K. Hovannisian’s analysis on elections is published by Arminfo news agency.

12 Hovannisian gives interview to Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Armenian emigration.

An article on Raffi K. Hovannisian, entitled “The People are Authority’s Source and Master,” is published in Orran daily.

17 Comments on NCI founder Raffi Hovannisian’s bloc headlined “Former FM Hovannisian Forms Own Bloc” are published by ArmeniaLiberty.

18 The Czech Republic’s Transitions Online refers to the Raffi Hovannisian Alliance as a main challenger in the parliamentary elections.

21 NCI convenes a specialized policy seminar on “Armenia and Current Regional Realities,” attended by 50 participants and covered by Shant, Armenia and Kentron televisions, Arka, Arminfo, ArmenPress, Mediamax, and Noyan Tapan news agencies.

22 According to Vox Populi’s survey, as cited in Aravot daily, in parliamentary election the Raffi Hovannisian Coalition will overcome the 5 percent threshold.

NCI policy seminar is covered in Aravot, Hayots Ashkarh, Hayastani Hanrapetutiun, Or, AybFe and Orran dailies.

26 Raffi K. Hovannisian attends German Embassy reception to bid farewell to Bulgarian Chargé d’Affaires Ivan Ivanchev, confers with German Ambassador Hans-Wulf Bartels and Ivan Ivanchev.

Raffi K. Hovannisian is quoted in an Agence France Presse article on contributions of Armenian repatriates.

30 Hovannisian’s analysis on “Resurgent Russia Flexes Economic Muscle in Armenia” is covered by Agence France Presse.