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Congratulatory Address of the President Bako Sahakyan in connection with the Victory Holiday, the Day of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Defense Army and Liberation of Shoushi պաշտպանության բանակի եւ Շուշիի ազատագրման օրվա առթիվ
  • Politics
  • 2013-05-08 18:16:37

Congratulatory Address of the President Bako Sahakyan in connection with the Victory Holiday, the Day of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Defense Army and  Liberation of Shoushi   Dear compatriots, Dear veterans of the

President Serzh Sargsyan received Dr. Harib Al Amimi, President of the State Audit Institution of the United Arab Emirates
  • Politics
  • 2013-05-07 17:30:12

  President Serzh Sargsyan received today Dr. Harib Al Amimi, President of the State Audit Institution of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who has arrived to Armenia on official visit.   Welcoming

The newly appointed Ambassador of Finland in Armenia presented credentials to Serzh Sargsyan
  • Politics
  • 2013-05-07 15:36:24

  Today, the newly appointed Ambassador of Finland in the Republic of Armenia Christer Michelsson (residence in Helsinki) presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan.   President Sargsyan congratulated the Ambassador on

Bako Sahakyan was present at a Divine Liturgy dedicated to the NKR Defense Army held at the Shoushi Ghazanchetsots church of Christ the Savior
  • Politics
  • 2013-05-05 16:10:34

  On May 5 President Bako Sahakyan was present at a Divine Liturgy dedicated to the NKR Defense Army held at the Shoushi Ghazanchetsots church of Christ the Savior. Defense minister

Raffi Hovannisian Meets with US Ambassador John Heffern
  • Politics
  • 2013-05-03 16:48:34

Yerevan―Raffi K. Hovannisian met today with United States Ambassador John A. Heffern. They conferred on a broad array of issues of mutual interest with respect to contemporary foreign and domestic

Yerevan on the eve of the elections
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2013-05-03 09:37:41

      The City Council elections in the result of which the new mayor will be elected will be held on May 5th in Yerevan, where the 35% of the total

Bako Sahakyan signed several decrees
  • Politics
  • 2013-05-02 17:41:37

On 2 May in connection with the Victory Day, the Day of the NKR Defence Army and 21st anniversary of the Liberation of Shoushi President of the Artsakh Republic

Bako Sahakyan received Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan
  • Politics
  • 2013-05-02 14:27:59

On 2 May Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan. Issues related to foreign policies of the two Armenian states, regional processes and the Azerbaijani-Karabagh conflict

In Connection with the 22nd Anniversary of Operation “Ring” on the Deportation of Border Villages of Artsakh
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-29 17:24:02

Statement by the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs  In Connection with the 22nd Anniversary of Operation “Ring” on the Deportation of Border Villages of Artsakh   The operation “Ring”, launched by the

Bako Sahakyan met in Paris members of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-29 09:48:39

  On 27 April President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met in Paris members of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France. Issues related to widening and deepening the

Bako Sahakyan met in Paris a group of members of the “Support to Karabagh” association, headed by leader of the organization Tamara Kocharyan-Petrosyan
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-27 13:15:24

On 26 April President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met in Paris a group of members of the “Support to Karabagh” association, headed by leader of the organization

Bako Sahakyan met in Paris with members of the administrative council of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund’s French office, headed by its director Petros Terzyan
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-27 13:11:23

On 26 April President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met in Paris with members of the administrative council of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund’s French office, headed by its

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN'S OFFICIAL MEETING WITH UK DIPLOMATS
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-26 13:40:18

Yerevan—Today, 26 April 2013, Raffi K. Hovannisian met with British diplomat Colin Roberts, Director of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK. Her

Bako Sahakyan met in the NKR permanent representation in Armenia the European Parliament’s EU-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group representatives
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-25 16:28:39

On 24 April President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met in the NKR permanent representation in Armenia the European Parliament’s EU-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group representatives. A number of issues

President Serzh Sargsyan’s Address on the Genocide Remembrance Day
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-24 12:41:46

President Serzh Sargsyan’s Address on the Genocide Remembrance Day     Dear Compatriots,   Today, we bow to the memory of innocent victims. The great majority of these victims didn’t even have graves.   One of

Raffi K. Hovannisian convenes historic summit
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-20 06:44:40

    Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian presided   19 April 2013   over an unprecedented summit of political forces, civil society representatives, and free citizens. Among the speakers were Armen Rustamyan of the Armenian

President Serzh Sargsyan received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-17 17:14:58

  President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.   Welcoming the guest, the President of Armenia noted that he was glad to meet with

APRIL 9, 2013 – AN ACCOUNTING
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-16 22:06:16

One week has passed since the April 9 inauguration of a New Armenia. Other political forces—and the media and analysts retained by them—have had ample opportunity to circulate their

Raffi Hovannisian calls summit to set national agenda
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-12 23:32:26

  Yerevan—Thousands of citizens defied the rain and winds today to gather at Liberty Square, where Raffi K. Hovannisian announced the beginning of a new stage of struggle.   “The time for

Bako Sahakyan was present at the military exercises with the involvement of several Defense Army’s subdivisions held in the eastern part of the republic
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-12 19:15:18

On 12 April President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan was present at the military exercises with the involvement of several Defense Army’s subdivisions held in the eastern part of

On 14th anniversary Serbian journalist’s killing OSCE media freedom representative calls for end to impunity
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-12 04:29:19

  Today, on the 14th anniversary of the murder of prominent Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović urged Serbian authorities to honour the

President received NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, Ambassador Kolinda Grabar–Kitarović
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-08 16:44:55

  President Serzh Sargsyan received today NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, Ambassador Kolinda Grabar–Kitarović who has arrived to Armenia to participate at the inauguration of the President of

OSCE monitoring taken place
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-04 18:48:56

On April 4, the OSCE mission conducted a monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the Martakert-Terter direction, with the

President Serzh Sargsyan received the President of Rosnevt oil company Igor Sechin
  • Politics
  • 2013-04-04 17:42:31

  President Serzh Sargsyan received today the President of the largest Russian oil company Igor Sechin.   The parties discussed possibilities of the prospective and long-term cooperation in the economic area, including

Raffi Hovannisian to end hunger strike on Easter
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-30 02:50:27

“We shall celebrate our Resurrection” Yerevan—Presiding over a massive demonstration of solidarity, with tens of thousands of citizens cheering on their true president at Liberty Square, Raffi K. Hovannisian announced

Bako Sahakyan received delegation of the Armenian foreign ministry headed by deputy minister Sergey Manasaryan
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-26 16:35:47

On 25 March Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received delegation of the Armenian foreign ministry headed by deputy minister Sergey Manasaryan. A number of issues related to the cooperation between

ATTEMPT ON RAFFI HOVANNISIAN’S LIFE
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-25 13:10:24

On Saturday, March 23, at 6pm, an unidentified man entered Liberty Square and, yelling and pushing violently through the crowd, made his way to the stage, where Raffi K.

Bako Sahakyan held a consultation with the supreme command staff of the NKR Defense Army at the head of defense minister Movses Hakobyan
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-25 12:20:43

On 25 March President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan held a consultation with the supreme command staff of the NKR Defense Army at the head of defense minister

President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the President of Iran and Spiritual leader on the occasion of Novruz
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-20 16:58:56

  Today, President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed

Azerbaijan/Armenia: Civilian internees repatriated under ICRC auspices
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-20 16:02:37

Geneva (ICRC) – Two Armenian civilians interned in Azerbaijan returned to Armenia today under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The man and the

Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Martakert and partook at the reporting sitting dedicated to activities carried out in the region in 2012
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-16 13:29:56

On 16 March Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Martakert and partook at the reporting sitting dedicated to activities carried out in the region in 2012. Head

President Serzh Sargsyan concluded his working visit to Belgium
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-15 15:28:15

In the framework of his working visit to Belgium, on March 14 President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the Summit of the European People’s Party (EPP). At the Summit discussed

Hovannisian Condemns Constitutional Court’s Decision to Uphold Rigged Election
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-15 11:34:51

  Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian today continued his hunger strike for the fifth day at Liberty Square, while the Constitutional Court of Armenia announced its decision to uphold the rigged official

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-14 16:42:20

    On March 14, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact

NEW TESTIMONY OF ELECTION FRAUD BY OSCE OBSERVER AND FORMER IRELAND FOREIGN MINISTER AND JUSTICE MINISTER DERMOT AHERN
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-14 12:38:33

  NEW TESTIMONY OF ELECTION FRAUD BY OSCE OBSERVER AND FORMER IRELAND FOREIGN MINISTER AND JUSTICE MINISTER DERMOT AHERN   In this letter (pasted below) to the chairman of the ABA, Mr.

President Serzh Sargsyan will conduct a working visit to Belgium
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-13 12:56:36

  The President of Armenia, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on March 14 will conduct a working visit to Belgium to participate at the Summit of

President Serzh Sargsyan met in Moscow with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-13 11:36:14

  Today, the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met in Moscow with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.   The Presidents discussed issues related to the current

OSCE MONITORING TO BE CONDUCTED
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-11 18:12:53

  On March 14, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission will conduct a planned monitoring of the Line of

Attached find 2013 Armenian presidential election observer of OSCE and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ireland Dermot Ahern’s letter to Armenian Bar Association Chairman Garo Ghazarian regarding the fraud he witnessed during the Feb
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-11 15:33:19

  Attached find 2013 Armenian presidential election observer of OSCE and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ireland Dermot Ahern’s letter to Armenian Bar Association Chairman Garo

Raffi Hovannisian Meets President of Bundestag
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-07 12:45:28

  Yerevan―Raffi K. Hovannisian today met with Norbert Lammert, President of the Bundestag, the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. During their one-hour meeting, Hovannisian and Lammert discussed the

President Serzh Sargsyan continues to receive congratulations on his re-election
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-07 09:33:24

  President Serzh Sargsyan continues to receive congratulations on his re-election   The President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy sent a letter of congratulations to President Serzh Sargsyan on his

President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences on demise of the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-07 09:31:09

  President Serzh Sargsyan sent today a letter of condolences to the Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros on demise of the President of Venezuela

President Serzh Sargsyan received the President of German Bundestag Norbert Lammert, who has arrived to Armenia on an official visit
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-06 15:43:00

Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the President of German Bundestag Norbert Lammert, who has arrived to Armenia on an official visit. President Sargsyan welcomed the high guest and stressed the

Raffi Hovannisian Meets Head of EU Delegation to Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-06 15:38:20

For Immediate Release           6 March 2013   For Immediate Release Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian today received Ambassador Traian Hristea, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia. Hovannisian and

President Serzh Sargsyan will conduct a working visit to the Russian Federation
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-06 12:27:06

  On March 11, President Serzh Sargsyan will conduct a working visit to the Russian Federation. On March 12, in Moscow President Serzh Sargsyan will meet with the President of

NKR Foreign Minister Gave an Interview to Echo of Moscow Radio Station
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-05 16:42:01

  In an interview to Echo of Moscow Radio Station aired on March 4, 2013 minister of foreign affairs of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan answered to a range of

Raffi Hovannisian meets with Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini
  • Politics
  • 2013-03-02 16:54:20

  Raffi Hovannisian met today with Heidi Tagliavini, head of the OSCE/ODIHR Observation Mission to Armenia. They discussed the unpredictable situation of the post-election period. Raffi Hovannisian presented his observations and

SERJ vs. SERZH: Tankian, Sarkisian In Post-Election Discourse
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-28 07:31:03

  World-renowned Armenian rock musician Serj Tankian, who former lead vocalist of System of a Down, issued a letter to Armenia's President, Serzh Sargsyan, in which despite congratulating Sargsyan on

Raffi Hovannisian Meets Russian Ambassador
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-26 15:07:33

  Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian today held a meeting with Russian Ambassador Vyacheslav Kovalenko.   Hovannisian and the ambassador exchanged viewpoints on Armenia-Russia relations. Hovannisian praised Russia’s role in ensuring stability in the

Raffi Hovannisian takes Liberty Square “Nobody can rob the people of its victory”
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-25 00:00:44

For Immediate Release  24 February 2013  For Immediate Release Yerevan—Tens of thousands of citizens defied police orders and gathered at Liberty Square today to rededicate themselves to the ongoing struggle

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-22 13:47:41

On February 22, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact

Bako Sahakyan received the delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia headed by its deputy speaker Hermine Naghdalyan
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-20 12:32:40

  On 20 February President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received the delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia headed by its deputy speaker Hermine Naghdalyan.

Raffi Hovannisian campaign headquarters sounds alarm on vanishing ink, widespread fraud, and systematic corruption plaguing the ongoing presidential election (February 18, 2013 – 6:30pm)
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-18 19:23:41

  At campaign headquarters the phones have not stopped ringing since polling stations opened this morning, and Raffi Hovannisian’s Facebook page is overflowing with reports of violations presently occurring across

OSCE MONITORING TO BE CONDUCTED
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-18 19:20:19

  On February 22, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission will conduct a planned monitoring of the Line of

Raffi Hovannisian Meets OSCE, Discusses Election Violations
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-16 13:12:12

Raffi K. Hovannisian today met with the official delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Observation Mission to Armenia, including Head of Mission Tonino Picula, Assembly President Prof. Riccardo Migliori

Raffi Hovannisian Vows to End “Disaster Zone” Notion, Lead Gyumri and the Entire Shirak Region to its Glorious Potential
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-11 08:07:58

Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian today took his presidential campaign to the residential areas of Saragat, Anushavan, Getap, Dzorakap, Maralik, Horom, Vardakar, Panik, Azatan, Ashotsk, and Akhuryan, and the cities of

OSCE Chairperson meets Minsk Group Co-Chairs on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-06 12:12:11

  The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian FM Leonid Kozhara, met the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov (Russia), Jacques Faure (France), and Ian Kelly (US) as well as

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-05 18:39:45

On February 5, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact

NKR FOREIGN MINISTER CONGRATULATED THE USA NEW SECRETARY OF STATE
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-05 18:32:39

Foreign Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan sent a congratulatory message to John Kerry on the occasion of his appointment as the USA Secretary of State.  The message,

Comment by MFA Spokesman Tigran Balayan to a question by News.am website
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-04 16:10:49

  Question: The Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan claims that during the meeting last week in Paris the Armenian side has supposedly rejected some proposals made by Azerbaijan. Could you

OSCE Office in Yerevan condemns attack on presidential candidate
  • Politics
  • 2013-02-01 19:01:23

The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, today condemned the attack on presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan that took place yesterday in Yerevan.  "I am both shocked

Raffi Hovannisian Calls for National Investment in Rural Regions
  • Politics
  • 2013-01-31 12:17:21

      Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian campaigned today in the villages of Shenik, Hatsik, Vanand, Yervandashat, and Bagaran, meeting with citizens and offering his vision of economic development for the rural communities.   “Our

Bako Sahakyan sent congratulatory addresses to the President Serzh Sargsyan of the Republic of Armenia and defense minister Seyran Ohanyan
  • Politics
  • 2013-01-28 10:32:01

On 28 January in connection with the Day of the Army Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan sent congratulatory addresses to the President Serzh Sargsyan of the Republic of Armenia

Raffi Hovannisian's Representatives Meet with PACE Monitoring Group
  • Politics
  • 2013-01-17 18:04:05

  Yerevan—The candidate for President of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Raffi K. Hovannisian's authorized representative Armen Martirosyan and campaign spokesman Hovsep Khurshudyan today met with the delegation of the

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN VISITS PRESIDENTIAL PALACE Meets with French-Armenian Community
  • Politics
  • 2013-01-17 14:55:40

Paris―Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Raffi K. Hovannisian met today with Paul Jean-Ortiz, the chief diplomatic counsellor of French President Francois Hollande. The official encounter, which included a discussion

On 11 January President Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Martouni
  • Politics
  • 2013-01-11 17:30:19

On 11 January President Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Martouni where he held a working consultation dedicated to the issues of agricultural development in the region. Special attention was

OSCE mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan near the village of Seisulan, the NKR Martakert region
  • Politics
  • 2013-01-10 13:08:57

On January 10, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the NKR authorities, the OSCE mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces

Armenia's president submits nomination for 2013 elections
  • Press of Diaspora
  • 2012-12-27 23:24:11

  YEREVAN, Armenia, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has submitted his documents to run for the 2013 presidential elections,the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said Thursday.   Sargsyan was officially

Bako Sahakyan met a group of sports sphere representatives who registered outstanding successes in 2012
  • Sport
  • 2012-12-27 16:49:46

  On 27 December Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met a group of sports sphere representatives who registered outstanding successes in 2012. The President in his speech touched upon the successes

Bako Sahakyan convoked a meeting of the Security Council
  • Politics
  • 2012-12-21 14:55:23

  On 21 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan convoked a meeting of the Security Council. A number of issues related to the domestic and foreign policy of

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN MEETS AMERICAN, EUROPEAN OFFICIALS
  • Politics
  • 2012-12-14 16:15:36

  Yerevan―Today Heritage Party leader Raffi K. Hovannisian received US deputy assistant secretary of state Thomas Melia and his delegation.  They discussed Armenia's democratic challenges in the pre-election period as

President Rejects Key Points of ARF Election Plan
  • Politics
  • 2012-12-11 09:24:16

  YEREVAN (arfd.info)—President Serzh Sarkisian on Saturday rejected two key elements of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s seven-point elections platform, following a lengthy meeting with the party’s Bureau chairman Hrant Markarian

ARTSAKH'S INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY MARKED ON CAPITOL HILL
  • Politics
  • 2012-12-07 19:03:11

  Members of the U.S. House and Senate joined with more than one hundred Armenian American community leaders at a December 5th Capitol Hill celebration of Nagorno Karabakh's independence, featuring

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2012-12-05 12:58:19

On December 5, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the NKR authorities, the OSCE mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces

Raffi Hovannisian Meets EPP President Martens
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-30 17:55:27

  Yerevan―Today Heritage Party chairman Raffi K. Hovannisian met with the president of European People’s Party (EPP) Wilfried Martens.  During the meeting Martens and Hovannisian discussed Armenia’s domestic situation and international

Bako Sahakyan received Harvard National Security Program director Sergey Konoplyev
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-28 13:37:07

  On 28 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received Harvard National Security Program director Sergey Konoplyev. Issues related to the Azerbaijani-Karabagh conflict settlement and regional processes were discussed

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-28 13:20:17

  On November 28, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the NKR authorities, the OSCE mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN IN BAKU Proclaims Sovereignty and Integrity of Mountainous Karabagh
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-26 13:30:31

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN IN BAKU   Proclaims Sovereignty and Integrity of Mountainous Karabagh   Yerevan—Raffi K. Hovannisian, chairman of the Heritage Party and Armenia’s first minister of foreign affairs, has returned from Baku, Azerbaijan,

The newly appointed Estonian ambassador to Armenia presented the copies of his credentials to the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-22 17:17:34

  On November 22, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received the newly appointed ambassador of Estonia to Armenia (residence in Tbilisi) Priit Turk on the occasion of presenting the copies of

POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF ARMENIA CONDEMNS ALL THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE TERRORISM
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-22 16:24:09

  The proposal to publish the statement of Political Science Association of Armenia was made by its Chairman Hayk Kotanjian, Doctor of Political Sciences. Responding to the statement of the Chairman

Bako Sahakyan received co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk group Robert Bradtke (USA), Igor Popov (Russia), Jacques Faure (France) and accompanying them officials who arrived in Stepanakert the day before
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-22 12:58:17

    On 22 November President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk group Robert Bradtke (USA), Igor Popov (Russia), Jacques Faure (France) and accompanying them officials

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN TO ADDRESS BAKU CONCLAVE
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-21 12:52:28

Heritage Party Chairman and declared presidential candidate Raffi K. Hovannisian travels to Baku today to take part in and address the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) scheduled

Dashnaktsutyun to announce the format of its participation in presidential elections after political consultations
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-12 08:58:59

The Dashnaktsutyun party will announce the format of its participation in Armenian presidential elections after holding political consultations. The member of the Supreme Body of the party Armen

Tsarukyan's Party proposes constitutional reform
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-12 08:56:46

In a move which it linked with the upcoming presidential election, the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) of Gagik Tsarukyan effectively called late on Tuesday for a sweeping constitutional

Baroness Cox Reveals Baku's True Motives
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-11 19:14:24

Member of the British House of Lords and chair of the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group Baroness Caroline Cox delivered remarks at House of Lords during a debate about

The Ambassador of Greece condemns Safarov's release by Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-10 08:55:05

The Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov hosted the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Armenia Ioannis

President Serzh Sargsyan received the chairman of the the chamber of accounts of Bulgaria
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-10 08:45:21

On November 7 President Serzh Sargsyan received the Chairman of the Chamber of Accounts of Bulgaria Valeri Dimitrov. Serzh Sargsyan welcomed the guest and underscored that Armenia was greatly

Armenian-Iraqi intergovernmental commission's first session convenes in Baghdad
  • Politics
  • 2012-11-09 13:50:12

Armenia's Deputy PM and Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan and Iraq's Deputy PM Rowsch Nuri Shaways co-chaired inaugural session of the Armenian-Iraqi Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation,

Raffi Hovannisian on Facebook’s Oskanian and Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Politics
  • 2012-10-17 16:47:38

Yes, Armenia today faces a dead end, with people “voting with their feet.” But that has been the case ever since Vartan Oskanian became an official of

Bako Sahakyan received a delegation of the “Switzerland-Armenia” parliamentary friendship group headed by its co-chairmen Ueli Leuenberger and Dominique de Buman, who have arrived in Artsakh with a working visit
  • Politics
  • 2012-10-01 18:27:57

On 1 October President Bako Sahakyan received a delegation of the “Switzerland-Armenia” parliamentary friendship group headed by its co-chairmen Ueli Leuenberger and Dominique de Buman, who have arrived in

ICRC News Release
  • Politics
  • 2012-10-01 17:46:43

Kazakhstan: experts discuss weapons prohibited by international law Yerevan (ICRC) – On 2 and 3 October, 48 lawyers and other specialists from Eastern European and Central Asian countries, the Collective

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN RESPONDS ON BAKU CONCLAVE
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-26 17:59:38

Yerevan--Heritage Party chairman Raffi K. Hovannisian has been invited by the International Conference of Asian Political Parties to attend the organization's assembly scheduled for November in the Azerbaijani capital.

On the 40th anniversary of the Armenian Assembly of America President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address to the organization’s Board of Trustees chairman Hrair Hovnanyan
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-21 15:06:23

“On behalf of the Artsakh people, authorities and myself I cordially congratulate You and all members of the Armenian Assembly of America on the 40th anniversary of the

Fact or Fantasy: Contemplating Life and the Armenia Beyond
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-20 18:48:45

By Raffi K. Hovannisian Yerevan—This 21st anniversary of the Republic of Armenia is my moment of ultimate truth. That moment can define and distinguish each of us or,

Failure of Azeri demonstration in Paris
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-20 08:05:30

On September 19th, Turkish organizations and Azeris had called to demonstrate in front of Armenia embassy in Paris to counter an Armenian mobilization in front of the embassy

Ilham Aliyev in Paris: incomprehension and big anger of the Armenians
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-20 07:54:54

Jean Eckian : Paris On September 18, more 900 French of Armenian descent expressed their dissatisfaction about the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Paris, only a few

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-19 12:29:47

On September 19, in accordance with the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani

RAFFI HOVANNISIAN TO DELIVER POLICY ADDRESS
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-18 11:45:35

Raffi K. Hovannisian will make a public policy presentation on the occasion of the Republic’s 21st anniversary. The event will take place on September 20 at noon at

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-12 14:32:09

On September 12, in accordance with the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno- Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and

Armenian Youth Federation’s Call for Justice
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-06 14:17:12

On February 19, 2004 Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan of the Armenian Armed Forces was violently hacked to death in a racially motivated murder by fellow student, Ramil Safarov, a member

Actions Must Follow the Speeches
  • Politics
  • 2012-09-05 18:08:32

In regard to extradition of the life-sentenced murderer Ramil Safarov from Hungary to Azerbaijan and the regional and international developments generated by the move the Heritage Party states:

MONITORING
  • Politics
  • 2012-08-23 11:56:23

On August 23, in accordance with the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno- Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and

President Bako Sahakyan met personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk
  • Politics
  • 2012-08-23 11:00:52

On 22 August President Bako Sahakyan met personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk. Issues related to the current situation along the line of contact between NKR

Armenian Troops Depart for Training in Germany
  • Politics
  • 2012-08-15 13:20:33

Yerevan, Armenia - On August 15, the U.S. Embassy joined Armenian members of the Armenian Peace Keeping Brigade at Zvartnots Airport to send off 116 Armenian peacekeepers who

TBILISI DECLARATION
  • Politics
  • 2012-08-15 11:23:32

On August 11-12, 2012, the representatives of the European Movements of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, together with the European Movement International, met in Tbilisi, Georgia. After having jointly

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Indonesia
  • Politics
  • 2012-08-09 10:31:00

On August 8 the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian visited the Republic of Indonesia. On the same day talks between Edward Nalbandian and the Indonesian Minister

Bako Sahakyan voted at the Stepanakert polling station No 24
  • Politics
  • 2012-07-19 11:28:24

On 19 July Artsakh Republic acting President Bako Sahakyan voted at the Stepanakert polling station No 24. Bako Sahakyan stressed the importance of the elections in the life of

The U.S. and EU Participate in Trans-border Field Training Exercise with Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-07-13 14:15:14

Yerevan, Armenia – The United States Departments of State, Defense, and Energy and the European Commission participated in a series of field training exercises with Armenia

OSCE MG Co-Chairmen crossed the contact line
  • Politics
  • 2012-07-11 15:00:01

On July 11, in accordance with the agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces'

Bako Sahakyan met chairman of the Armenian Central Bank Arthur Javadyan
  • Politics
  • 2012-07-06 11:17:28

On 6 July Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met chairman of the Armenian Central Bank Arthur Javadyan. Different issues related to cooperation of the two Armenian states

OSCE MG Co-Chairmen will cross the contact line
  • Politics
  • 2012-07-05 20:01:12

On July 11, in accordance with the agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission will hold scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces'

Gagik Harutyunyan. THE EUROPEAN UNION: NEW TENDENCIES
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2012-07-03 18:46:21

Gagik Harutyunyan Executive Director of “Noravank” Foundation The European Union, which includes 27 countries and has population of over 500 million, is the biggest economy in the world (at

President Bako Sahakyan received Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-29 10:43:14

On 29 June Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan. Issues related to foreign policies of the two Armenian states, regional processes and the Azerbaijani-Karabagh

Tendency to deterioration of Azerbaijan's relations with neighboring countries becomes obvious
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-25 13:55:29

by David Petrosian The skirmishes in the northeastern and eastern sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in TavushMarz (Province) and at the line of contact of the sides in Nagorno Karabakh

On 23 June President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received the delegation of the Armenian State Commission on defending economic competition led by head of the structure Artak Shaboyan
  • Economy
  • 2012-06-23 12:28:49

On 23 June President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received the delegation of the Armenian State Commission on defending economic competition led by head of the structure

ADDRESS by H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Mr. Edward Nalbandian at the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-21 10:00:20

ADDRESS by H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Mr. Edward Nalbandian at the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development Mr. President, Excellences, Ladies and gentlemen, I would

MONITORING
  • Press release
  • 2012-06-20 10:51:52

On June 20, in accordance with the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the line of contact

It is time that Azerbaijan cease its occupation of territories belonging to the Republic of Armenia and that the prevailing arbitration be implemented
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2012-06-09 17:14:23

Various ways have been proposed to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict over the years. Lately, on the 5th of June, 2012, a discussion was held at the Woodrow

Bako Sahakyan signed a decree according to which in clauses 1 and 2 of the Presidential decree “On carrying out the spring draft and demobilization of servicemen in 2012” phrase “May-June” are replaced with phrase “May-July
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-07 16:18:40

On 6 June Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree according to which in clauses 1 and 2 of the Presidential decree “On carrying out the spring

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs met with the Japanese Deputy Prime Minister
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-07 14:59:54

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian who is in Tokyo as a member of the delegation led by the Armenian President, had a meeting with Katsuya Okada, the Deputy Prime

ADDRESS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF ARMENIA TO HER EXCELLENCY US SECRETARY OF STATE MRS HILLARY CLINTON AND HER HONORABLE COLLEAGUES FROM THE OSCE MINSK GROUP CO- CHAIRMEN STATES
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-05 13:29:36

ADDRESS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF ARMENIA TO HER EXCELLENCY US SECRETARY OF STATE MRS HILLARY CLINTON AND HER HONORABLE COLLEAGUES FROM THE OSCE MINSK GROUP CO- CHAIRMEN

The statement and the answer to the question of the Minister Nalbandian during the joint press-conference with Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Clinton
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-04 22:17:26

Dear Secretary of State, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you again in Armenia. Your last visit to Yerevan coincided with July the 4th, the National

Secretary Clinton joins Armenia’s International Community to Honor Rights Advocates
  • Politics
  • 2012-06-04 17:21:05

Yerevan, Armenia – U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, joined the U.S. Embassy, Counterpart International, the British Embassy, the OSCE, and the EU to honor individuals working to promote

U.S. SENATOR VISITS ARMENIA
  • Press release
  • 2012-06-01 08:24:24

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) will visit Armenia on June 1. He will meet with President Serzh Sargsian and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to discuss regional security and

The biggest surprise is that Azerbaijan remains a member of the Council of Europe: Financial Times
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-28 14:25:55

Kirsty Hughes, Chief Executive of Index on Censorship, London, has posted an article in "Financial Times", referring to the Eurovision 2012 due in Baku.The article specifically reads: "Sir, For all

First post-election changes in opposition
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-28 14:21:50

by David Petrosyan As was forecast by a number of experts and the author, the summing up of the parliamentary election outcome was followed by transformation processes in Armenia's political

Secretary Clinton To Travel to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-26 09:37:16

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey from May 31-June 7. In Copenhagen, Denmark, Secretary Clinton will hold bilateral

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs received the delegation of the Senate of France
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-25 22:06:31

Today the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received French Senators Philip Marini, Sophie Joissains and Bernard Fournier. Welcoming the guests, Edward Nalbandian highly assessed the personal contribution

The studentship of YSU express concern regarding the statement of the US State Department
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-25 21:41:44

On 25 of May YSU Student Council made an announcement about the statement of the US State Department: "We announce that the latest report of the US

NKR Position Supported by the Participants of the Conference of the CIS States Institute
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-25 18:12:28

On May 24, the Institute of CIS States held in Moscow round-table discussions chaired by the Institute’s Director Konstantin Zatulin. The topic of the round table was «The Domestic

Publication of report on the human rights case of Georgia’s Javakheti region Armenian public figure Vahagn Chakhalyan
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-24 13:42:55

At the request of the France-based NGO “Yerkir Europe”, international legal expert Dr. Fernand de Varennes has prepared a new and thorough report on the human rights case of

President of the Artsakh Republic met head of the General Staff of the Republic of Armenia's Armed forces
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-24 12:06:57

On 23 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met head of the General Staff of the Republic of Armenia's Armed forces colonel-general Yuri Khachaturov.

The Armenian Heritage Park and Genocide Memorial were opened at the center of Boston
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-23 11:27:37

On May 22 the RA Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Edward Nalbandian and Hranush Hakobyan participated in the official opening ceremony of the Armenian Heritage Park and Genocide

Bako Sahakyan met a group of the French Republic Senate
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-22 19:22:49

On 22 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met a group of the French Republic Senate who arrived in Artsakh on the same day. Issues related to

Raffi Hovannisian Receives US Ambassador
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-21 16:54:23

United States Ambassador John Heffern called on Raffi K. Hovannisian today. They exchanged views on post-election Armenia, American-Armenian relations, and regional developments. As informs Heritage Party

The President of the Republic of Armenia made a decision not to participate in the Chicago meeting
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-21 13:03:49

On May 19 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian arrived in Chicago to take part in the meeting of the heads of the countries of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

OSCE Mission in Kosovo reports orderly completion of voting
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-20 23:49:32

PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 May 2012 – All OSCE-run polling stations in Kosovo closed today after the orderly completion of voting, according to the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo,

ANCA Endowment Fund: Kim Kardashian Urges Support for ANCA Telethon and Ongoing Genocide Recognition Efforts
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-20 10:34:27

LOS ANGELES, CA - Kim Kardashian is rallying support for the ANCA Telethon as part of her ongoing commitment to secure international recognition of the Armenian Genocide as an

Fuad Akhundov's statement is an evident attempt of territorial claim against the Republic of Armenia: Political Science Association of Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-18 17:21:47

Chairman of the Political Science Association of Armenia, Doctor of Political Science Hayk Kotanjian published the Association Council’s following Statement: "On May 11, 2012, on the OSCE

The newly appointed Ambassador of Argentina presented the copies of his credentials to the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-17 18:09:14

On May 17 the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received Diego Ernesto Alvarez Rivera, the newly appointed Ambassador of Argentina to Armenia on the occasion of presenting

ANCA: Foreign Aid Panel Proposes More Than Doubling Aid to Nagorno Karabakh
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-16 20:21:35

Efforts Led by Rep. Schiff Result in Proposed 150% Increase in Aid to Artsakh, Maintaining Assistance to Armenia, Prioritization of Aid to Javakhk, and Preserving Military Aid Parity between

AAA: House Appropriations Committee Calls for $5 Million to NK and $40 Million to Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-16 20:06:14

Washington, DC - Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the details of its draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, which calls for "at least" $5 million

Yerevan Press Club presents the new website which is designed for boosting a more balanced coverage of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-16 19:56:15

Yerevan Press Club presents the new website http://mediafairplay.org, which is designed for boosting a more balanced coverage of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. As informs Yerevan Press Club, this is a

NKR MFA: No violation of the cease-fire regime was registered during the monitoring
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-16 12:31:51

On May 16, in accordance with the agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line

Artsakh Republic President met deputy foreign minister of the Republic of Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-16 12:22:44

On 16 May Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met deputy foreign minister of the Republic of Armenia Shavarsh Qocharyan. A wide range of issues related to foreign policy

ENP Country Progress Report 2011 – Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-16 01:30:08

The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the CSTO Foreign Minister’s meeting
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-15 16:40:41

On May 15 in Moscow the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian participated in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty

Raffi K. Hovannisian: Heritage will present its detailed assessment of the “State of the State”
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-15 10:26:34

Raffi Hovannisian's statement on post-election Armenia: The Republic of Armenia and its citizens find themselves in grave systemic crisis. The parliamentary polls held on May 6 have delivered a nationwide

Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-14 18:54:41

BAKU, 14 May 2012 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France)

Edward Nalbandian had meetings with his counterparts from different countries in Sharm El-Sheikh
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-12 11:38:25

In the frames of the 17th conference of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member-countries of the Non-Aligned Movement held on 9 -10 May in Sharm El Sheikh,

Armenian Assembly of America Statement on Armenia's Parliamentary Elections
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-11 20:55:02

Armenian Assembly of America statement on Armenia's parliamentary elections: "The Assembly is encouraged by the initial report of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic

Statement on the 2012 Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Armenia
  • Announcements
  • 2012-05-11 16:32:16

Statement on the 2012 parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia Yerevan 11 May 2012 The parliamentary elections that took place in the Republic of Armenia on May 6,

The events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shoushi being held in France
  • Press release
  • 2012-05-11 12:46:12

The events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shoushi are being held in Paris. According to the information of the Permanent Representation Office of the NKR

Edward Nalbandian: Provocative statements of Azerbaijan are not befitting a NAM member state
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-10 20:07:56

Statement by H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandian at the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Alignment Movement 2012-05-10 Mr. Chairman, Distinguished colleagues, I am pleased to return to Egypt, a country, where

Swedish Riksdag Rejects Karabakh Motion, Welcomes Reform Process in Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-09 20:30:19

On May 9, 2012, the Swedish Riksdag rejected the Azeri sponsored motion on Nagorno-Karabakh. The motion, introduced last year by Mehmet Kaplan (Green Party) called for, among others, Sweden's

Heritage Party’s Initial Evaluation of May 6 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-08 22:17:34

Heritage Party’s initial evaluation of May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia: "Heritage campaign headquarters has determined that the parliamentary elections of May 6 in Armenia were corrupted by an

Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the Parliamentary elections in Armenia on 6 May 2012
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-08 20:32:17

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, jointly with Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European

Speech by Levon Ter-Petrosyan
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-08 20:28:19

The First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan's speech at the rally on May 8, 2012 in Yerevan: "Dear compatriots, First and foremost, I consider it my duty to thank all the citizens of

Presidents of the two Armenian states partook at the solemn events organized in Stepanakert and Shoushi
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-08 16:04:16

On May 8 Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan and President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan partook at the solemn events organized in Stepanakert and Shoushi dedicated to

In Shushi enlarged conference “Autochto nous peoples of Caucasian-Caspian region"
  • Social
  • 2012-05-08 14:51:39

On May 8, 2012 in the Shushi Grand hotel, Republic of Artsakh the 3 day enlarged meeting of the organizing committee of international conference “Autochtonous peoples of Caucasian-Caspian region”

Youth for Achievements NGO (YFA) carried out observation of polling on 6 May
  • Press release
  • 2012-05-08 12:59:38

Youth for Achievements NGO (YFA) carried out observation of polling on 6 May, 2012 in constituencies number 9 and 10 in the capital Yerevan and constituency number 23 in

In connection with the 20th anniversary of the Liberation of Shoushi Bako Sahakyan signed several decrees on awarding
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-07 21:38:13

In connection with the Victory Day, the Day of the NKR Defence Army and 20th anniversary of the Liberation of Shoushi President Bako Sahakyan signed several decrees on awarding. As

Bako Sahakyan: The great May victories proved to the whole world the ability of the Armenian nation to protect its motherland
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-07 21:21:51

On 7 May in connection with the Victory Holiday, the Day of the NKR Defense Army and the Liberation of Shoushi President Bako Sahakyan held a solemn ceremony of

Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address to the President-elect of the French Republic François Hollande
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-07 21:09:12

On May 7 President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address to the President-elect of the French Republic François Hollande. The address runs as follows: “Respected

Bako Sahakyan visited an exhibition dedicated to the May Triple Holiday
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-07 20:57:51

On May 7 Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited an exhibition dedicated to the Victory Holiday, 20th anniversary of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Defense Army and the Liberation of

NUCLEAR TURKEY
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2012-05-07 18:46:35

Ara Marjanyan Expert, “Noravank” Foundation A number of processes on domestic (national), regional and global levels rise inclination of Turkey for the creation of the nuclear capabilities of its

Armenian elections competitive and largely peaceful, but shortcomings undermined confidence in the process, observers say
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-07 17:40:28

YEREVAN, 7 May 2012 – Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Armenia featured a vibrant and largely peaceful campaign, with overall balanced media coverage, but pressure on voters and a deficient

MFA RA: Hatred-disseminating provocative statements of Azerbaijan undermine the authority of the UN Security Council
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-05 19:13:20

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia: "The statement, made by the President of Azerbaijan on May 4 at the Security Council is based on

Raffi K.Hovannisian conferred and exchanged greetings with Uruguay's foreign minister Luis Almagro
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-05 15:22:02

Armenia's first minister of foreign affairs Raffi K.Hovannisian conferred and exchanged greetings with Uruguay's foreign minister Luis Almagro. Helater met and offered formal comments to the election

The address and answers of the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-04 21:51:45

May 04, 2012 Good afternoon. I am pleased to welcome my counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Luis Almagro who is in Armenian on

Serzh Sargsyan: Each and every vote is important, and that vote will be respected and your voice will be heard
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-04 20:49:28

May 04, 2012 Address by the President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the Republic Square Good evening, Yerevan! At this very moment,

The meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenian and Uruguay
  • Press release
  • 2012-05-04 16:18:00

On May 4 the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Luis Almagro, who arrived in Yerevan on an

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs received the head of the CIS Observation Mission
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-04 15:03:12

On May 3 the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received the Head of the CIS observation mission at the 2012 RA parliamentary elections, First Deputy Head

NKR MFA: The crimes committed during the operation of Ring haven’t got the proper assessment by the international community
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-02 11:39:02

Commentary of the NKR MFA Information Department In late April - early May 1991, special police detachments (OMON) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, with the support of

De Donnea to head election observers in Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-05-01 13:41:40

COPENHAGEN, 1 May 2012 –The OSCE PA observation mission to Armenia this week will include more than 70 participants. The delegation to observe the country’s 6 May parliamentary elections

$4.5 million medicine donation arrives in Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-30 18:20:20

Yerevan, Armenia - On April 27, two containers of medicine valued at $4.5 million arrived in Armenia as part of the United States Government’s humanitarian assistance program. As informs

IRNA: Iran, Armenia keen on expansion of ties
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-30 09:43:36

Tehran, April 29, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said that in recent years the parliaments of Iran and Armenia have backed the expansion

IRNA: FM warns regional countries against Zionists' plots
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-29 17:38:50

Tehran, April 29, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) - Visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian conferred on Sunday with Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on regional developments.

FNA: President Ahmadinejad Urges Facilitated Trade Ties between Iran, Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-29 17:36:00

TEHRAN, Fars News Agency (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday stressed the necessity of preparing proper conditions for free trade activities along Iran-Armenia borders in a bid to

ANCA-WR Endorses Christopher Holden for CA State Assembly
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-28 11:26:33

Glendale, CA - The Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region announced late last week its endorsement of Chris Holden for the 41st State Assembly District. The decision

Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-27 19:12:10

DUBLIN, 27 April 2012 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of

An Explanation
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 21:35:02

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Turks say the Genocide never happened. It’s a figment of our collective imagination. Americans are afraid to use the G word. What’s happening here? To those

Turkish Human Rights Group Sends Letters to Etchmiadzin, Antelias: ‘Your Demands are our Demands’
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 20:50:55

ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)–The Committee Against Racism and Discrimination of the Istanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association sent letters today to the Catholicos of all Armenians Karekin II and

Heritage Party Leader Raffi Hovannisian’s Address to the Nation
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 19:51:15

Heritage Party Leader Raffi Hovannisian’s Address to the Nation April 24: The Great Return

Tehran's Armenians protest against Turkish government
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 12:52:26

Tehran, April 24, Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA– Hundreds of Tehrani Armenians commemorated the mass slaughter of Armenians by Turkey ninety-seven years ago. In a ceremony held on the

Bako Sahakyan laid flowers to the monument of innocent victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 12:18:02

On 24 April Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan accompanied by top officials of the republic visited memorial complex of the capital and laid flowers to the monument of

97th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide in India
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 11:32:53

On 24th April 2012, the Armenian community of India, Church Committee Members, students, teachers and staff of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy assembled at the Armenian Holy Church of

Armenian Assembly Joins Elected Officials and Community in Commemorating the Armenian Genocide
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 10:00:14

Washington, DC - Yesterday, the Armenian Assembly joined with thousands of fellow Armenians for the 97th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in New York City organized by the

AYF DC: Armenian Americans Hold White House Protest Urging President Obama to Recognize Armenian Genocide
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 09:42:13

-- Broad Cross-Section of Community Gathers for Rain-Soaked Demonstration WASHINGTON, DC (4/22/2012) -- Armenian-Americans from across the Greater Washington, DC area rallied in front of the White House just days

AGHET [produced by NDR (German public television)] (Video)
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 09:26:51

AGHET [produced by NDR (German public television)], a new award-winning documentary made by German filmmaker Eric Friedler compellingly proves the truth of the genocide of the Armenian people. Using

President Serzh Sargsyan’s Address on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-24 09:10:42

Dear Compatriots, Today we, just as many, many others all over the world, bow to the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. Today, we ascend silently

French President Sarkozy commemorates armenian genocide
  • Politics
  • 2012-04-23 22:48:55

Paris- President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, will commemorate Tuesday, April 24, the 97th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Paris. He will speak at 7:00 PM in

Minister Nalbandian received the President of UNESCO's 36th General Conference and the Deputy Director-General of UNESCO
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  • 2012-04-23 21:21:27

On April 23 the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received the delegation led by the UNESCO's 36th General Conference Katalin Bogyay and the Deputy Director-General of UNESCO

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs received the Mayor of Venice
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  • 2012-04-23 20:57:05

On April 23 the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received Giorgio Orsoni, the Mayor of Venice who is in Yerevan to participate in the events dedicated to

Armenian National Committee of America Comments on President Obama's "Never Again" Speech
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  • 2012-04-23 20:38:10

WASHINGTON, DC -- Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement in response to President Obama's remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Museum, earlier

Armenian Assembly of America Statement on President Obama's Address at the USHMM
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  • 2012-04-23 20:24:31

Calls on President Obama to Affirm the Armenian Genocide on April 24th Washington, DC - Today, President Barack Obama, speaking at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as part

Minister Nalbandian received the President of the Province of Milan
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  • 2012-04-23 17:42:56

On April 23 the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received Guido Podestà, the President of the Province of Milan who is in Yerevan to participate in

Human Rights Lawyer Geoffrey Robertson to speak at AUA
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  • 2012-04-21 17:22:27

The American University of Armenia will host international human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC on Monday, April 23. During his visit, Robertson will lecture on “Why Armenian Genocide Deniers