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Fox-TV’s Devastating Attack On Turkey and Pres. Erdogan
  • Social
  • 2018-08-22 14:16:44

  As the conflict between Turkey and United States is heating up, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is too stupid to realize that by continuing to hold American Pastor Andrew

Ambassador Mnatsakanyan participated in the UN Security Council’s Open Debate on conflicts in Europe
  • Press release
  • 2017-02-22 13:48:27

On February 21, the UN Security Council held an open debate titled “Maintenance of international peace and security: conflicts in Europe”. With Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin presiding, the

The Secretary-General- Message On The International Day of Commemoration In Memory օf the Victims օf the Holocaust
  • World News
  • 2017-01-27 15:05:59

Today, we honour the victims of the Holocaust, an incomparable tragedy in human history.   The world has a duty to remember that the Holocaust was a systematic attempt to eliminate

Giant panda no longer Endangered
  • Science and Technology
  • 2016-09-05 11:51:09

In a welcome piece of good news for the world’s threatened wildlife, the giant panda has just been downgraded from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the global list of species

Marguerite Barankitse addresses the UN world humanitarian summit
  • World News
  • 2016-05-24 13:13:56

In her first public address as Aurora Prize Laureate, Marguerite Barankitse will discuss how grassroots initiatives in conflict-afflicted communities are influencing humanitarian engagement and shifting the rules of engagement.    Marguerite

Comment by NKR Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Ani Sargsyan to Artsakh Public TV
  • World News
  • 2016-03-31 11:49:32

Comment by NKR Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Ani Sargsyan to Artsakh Public TV.     Question: How would you comment recognition of the NKR by the U.S. state of Hawaii?   Answer: We welcome the

Deadly Bomb Blast Hits Public Park In Pakistan’s Lahore
  • World News
  • 2016-03-27 22:40:14

A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people and injured more than 280 others, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on

A few days ago terrorists announced about Brussels attack
  • World News
  • 2016-03-22 17:54:50

ISLAMIC State jihadis have claimed responsibility for the deadly multiple bomb blasts that have rocked Brussels, according to reports. Reports from Kurdish media said the terror group had admitted being

2 explosions at Brussels Airport, 1 at subway station; 26 killed
  • World News
  • 2016-03-22 16:43:48

Three explosions that ripped through the Belgian capital of Brussels on Tuesday killed at least 26 people and wounded 130 more, according to Belgian media, and raised the reality

Flydubai plane crashes in Russia: 62 aboard reported dead (Video)
  • World News
  • 2016-03-19 18:45:59

  A passenger jet circled a southern Russian airport in high winds and poor visibility, then crashed on a second landing attempt early Saturday, killing all 62 people aboard. The

Salah Abdeslam's fingerprints found in raided Brussels apartment. CNN
  • 2016-03-18 18:30:13

The fingerprints of fugitive Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam were found in the apartment raided by authorities in Brussels this week, a senior Belgian counter-terrorism. About this informed

Attached is the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on World Radio Day
  • World News
  • 2016-02-12 16:16:17

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON WORLD RADIO DAY   13 February 2016     In times of crisis and emergency, radio can be a lifeline.   For people in shattered societies, or caught in catastrophe, or

EU CALLS ISIS KILLINGS GENOCIDE
  • World News
  • 2016-02-05 18:15:32

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted the  on Systematic Mass Murder by ISIS, which condemns the ongoing atrocities in the Middle East as genocide. It stresses that the “so-called

100 LIVES Joins the UN in Remembering Victims of Genocide
  • World News
  • 2015-12-09 18:12:27

December 9 marks a new annual day of commemoration to remember victims of genocide and remind all nations of their responsibility to prevent and protect    A group of organisations aimed

Sergey Smbatyan will direct "Moscow Virtuosi" Orchestra concluding VIVACELLO Festival
  • World News
  • 2015-11-26 17:13:34

On November 26 the artistic director and principal conductor of the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia Sergey Smbatyan will lead world renowned "Moscow Virtuosi" Chamber Orchestra at Tchaikovsky Concert

Statement by Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, at the 38th session of UNESCO General Conference
  • World News
  • 2015-11-06 17:15:14

Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs,   Je félicite Messieur Stanley Smataa pour son élection en tant que Président de la 38e session de la Conférence générale de l’UNESCO, et adresse tous

GLOBAL EVENT TURNS THE WORLD UN BLUE TO MARK 70th ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED NATIONS
  • World News
  • 2015-10-23 17:56:58

Yerevan, 23 October 2015 – On 24 October, more than 200 iconic monuments, buildings, museums, bridges and other landmarks in more than 60 countries around the world will be

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on World Humanitarian Day
  • World News
  • 2015-08-19 15:38:09

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on World Humanitarian Day   On World Humanitarian Day, we honour the selfless dedication and sacrifice of workers and volunteers from around the world who devote

Message of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin in commemoration of World Humanitarian Day 19 August 2015
  • World News
  • 2015-08-19 15:30:13

Message of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin in commemoration of World Humanitarian Day 19 August 2015 Nearly 60 million people are forcibly displaced by conflict, war and persecution, the

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on the International Day of Yoga
  • World News
  • 2015-06-19 18:31:06

MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA,     During a visit to India this year, I had the opportunity to practice yoga with one of my senior advisors. Although he happened

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on World Environment day
  • World News
  • 2015-06-05 14:36:12

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on World Environment day   The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”.   Humanity continues to consume far

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD HEALTH DAY
  • World News
  • 2015-04-07 13:48:07

  “From farm to plate: make food safe”   Food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals is responsible for more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhea to cancers. Potential new threats

THE SECRETARY- GENERAL- MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
  • World News
  • 2015-03-06 15:34:09

  THE SECRETARY- GENERAL-  MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY.   Twenty years ago, when the world convened a landmark conference on women’s human rights, the devastating conflict in the former Yugoslavia prompted

MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
  • World News
  • 2014-12-05 15:28:41

An ambulance rushes a wounded child to a hospital. A hungry family receives a warm meal. A battered woman finds free shelter. In scenes of human suffering around the

President Bako Sahakyan received famous Armenian composer Tigran Mansuryan and his sister, well-known opera singer Arax Mansuryan
  • World News
  • 2014-10-18 18:37:25

On 18 October Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received famous Armenian composer Tigran Mansuryan and his sister, well-known opera singer Arax Mansuryan.  A number of issues related to the development

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN
  • World News
  • 2014-10-15 14:47:00

My mother has lived her whole life in the countryside. Although she did not receive much of a formal education, I grew up appreciating her wisdom, resilience and intelligence.

John Kerry.Women are Key to Peace and Security.
  • World News
  • 2014-03-07 13:34:41

International Women's Day is more than a moment marked on a calendar. It is a day not just to renew our determination to make the world a more peaceful

The Secretary-General’s Message on The International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
  • World News
  • 2014-01-24 16:52:36

Every year on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, we commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.  We recall the suffering of millions of innocent people,

United Nations in Armenia and Partners mark 68th anniversary of UN
  • World News
  • 2013-10-24 18:50:07

  Yerevan, 24 October 2013 - The UN in Armenia, together with its strategic partners - government officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps, international organizations, private sector, civil society, educational

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON UNITED NATIONS DAY
  • World News
  • 2013-10-23 17:52:22

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON UNITED NATIONS DAY 24 October 2013   Dear friends,   United Nations Day is a chance to recognize how much this invaluable Organization contributes to peace and common progress.   It is a

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE FOR THE FOURTH OBSERVANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS
  • World News
  • 2013-08-29 15:35:58

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL   MESSAGE FOR THE FOURTH OBSERVANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS  29 AUGUST 2013   Fifty years ago, with the adoption of the Partial Test Ban Treaty, the international community

Former French Foreign Minister: The War against Syria was Planned Two years before “The Arab Spring”
  • World News
  • 2013-06-19 06:16:46

In an interview with the French TV station LCP, former French minister for Foreign Affairs Roland Dumas said:   ‘’ I’m going to tell you something. I was in England two

Message on the International Day for Biological Diversity
  • World News
  • 2013-05-22 12:24:38

As the international community strives to accelerate its efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and define a post-2015 agenda, including a set of goals for sustainable development, water

MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES “ADVANCING SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY”
  • World News
  • 2013-05-15 15:14:31

MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES “ADVANCING SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY” 15 May 2013     Families hold societies together, and intergenerational relationships extend this legacy over time.  This year’s International Day

UN Armenia together with its Partners Observed the English Language Day at the Yerevan State University
  • World News
  • 2013-04-29 16:31:42

Yerevan, 29 April, 2013– Today students, university professors, authorities and journalists learned more about the important role of the English language at the UN during the observation of the

UN in Armenia and Partners Celebrate the French Language Day at the UN
  • World News
  • 2013-04-25 15:36:35

Yerevan, 25 April 2013 – Students, schoolchildren, authorities and journalists learned more about use of the French Language at the UN during the observation of the French Language Day

KEY FACTS ON EUROPEAN HIV EPIDEMIC AND PROGRESS IN 2012
  • World News
  • 2012-11-30 13:01:31

  Global report: UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic 2012 – UNAIDS HIV surveillance in Europe 2011 – ECDC, WHO Regional Office for Europe European Action Plan for HIV/AIDS 2012–2015 –

Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey sign Nakhchivan declaration
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 16:43:03

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey have pledged to further cooperation in a declaration signed in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. The ministers - Elmar Mammadyarov

The Armenians of New Julfa
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 16:38:01

Let us fast-forward the history of Armenia to about 1600. At that time the country, again because of its strategic location (1) was fought over, now by the

The Armenian Minority in the Dutch East Indies
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 16:31:20

Their correspondence with Persia (1897-1917) The Armenian community in the Dutch East Indies constituted a little known minority. What follows is an English translation[1] of an article, published in

Nicolas Sarkozy says France has too many foreigners
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 16:18:26

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said there are too many foreigners in France and the system for integrating them is "working more and more badly". In a TV debate,

Saakashvili Meets Aliyev in Baku
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 15:19:23

President Aliyev (left) and President Saakashvili (right) review the Azerbaijani army honor guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Baku, March 6. Photo: Azerbaijani President's press office. President Saakashvili, who

Russia Retains Stance on Syria After Presidential Elections
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 13:26:20

Russia’s stance on Syria has always been based on the principles of international law and it will be not changed after the recent presidential elections, the Russian Foreign

Georgia Denies Uranium Enrichment Rumors
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 13:17:32

The government of Georgia “categorically denies” rumors that it was preparing to enrich uranium and considered building a nuclear power plant. A CNN iReport blogger wrote that uranium enrichment

Putin Admits Election Violations, Calls for Probe
  • World News
  • 2012-03-07 12:34:52

Vladimir Putin admitted on Tuesday that irregularities had taken place at March 4 polls that secured his election as president and called for a probe, Noyan Tapan reports quating

Canada closes embassy in Syria, extends sanctions
  • World News
  • 2012-03-06 13:59:13

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said on Monday that Canada has closed its embassy and consulate in Syria and put further sanctions on Damascus, Noyan Tapan reports quoting Xinhua. "The

Opposition Pledges New Anti-Putin Protest After Police Crackdown
  • World News
  • 2012-03-06 12:14:16

Russia's leading opposition activists, who were detained then shortly released after Monday’s post-election anti-Putin rally, will hold another protest march on Saturday, an organizer of the protest, journalist

Medvedev Honors Writer Marquez on 85th Birthday
  • World News
  • 2012-03-06 11:52:31

Outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarded the prestigious Order of Honor to Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Tuesday, as the Nobel Prize winner celebrated his 85th birthday,

Russia to Monitor U.S. Presidential Polls
  • World News
  • 2012-03-06 11:48:50

Russia is preparing to launch a distant monitoring system to observe the U.S. presidential elections in November, the country’s chief election official said on Monday, Noyan Tapan reports quoting

World Radiocommunication Conference sets future course
  • World News
  • 2012-02-17 16:43:31

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) is set to conclude its deliberations today with the signing of the Final Acts that revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing