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Aliyev vs. Pashinyan: War of Words At CIS Summit in Kazakhstan
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  • 2022-10-18 16:01:51

    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   Last week, the nine leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), composed of former Soviet Republics, met in Astana, Kazakhstan. In attendance were

Blood, lawlessness, unauthorized activity: 30-year presence of Russian border guards in the Republic of Armenia
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  • 2022-09-30 13:11:07

  On September 30, 1992, the agreement "between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation on the status of the Russian border guard troops on the territory of the

Founder of Azerbaijan Republic of 1918 Collaborated with Nazi Germany
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  • 2022-05-25 14:05:14

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   Pres. Ilham Aliyev and the Azeri media frequently disparage Armenian national hero Karekin Njteh for having associated with Nazi Germany during World War II.   However,

Armenian Patriarch of Turkey Spreads Contradictory Messages on April 24
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  • 2022-05-10 16:58:44

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   Ever since Archbishop Sahak Mashalian became the Armenian Patriarch of Turkey in 2019, he has made a series of questionable statements on the Armenian

«Appeal to world leaders to return to the OSCE site - on the Genocide against the Armenian people in the Western Caspian region»
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  • 2022-01-10 12:59:38

  APPEAL    to the Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Joe Biden, France President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson,NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in conjunction with the planned negotiations between

APPEAL The National Assembly (Parliament) of Western Armenia to the people of Afghanistan
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  • 2021-11-01 12:44:29

    Over the millennia, one of the most important tools for ensuring the existence, integrity and development of human civilization has been formed, improved and expanded - the Communicator,

On the delimitation and demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan
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  • 2021-10-26 11:15:16

  Part-1   A reminder of the Appeal of the Republic of Western Armenia (Armenia) to the UN and to the Heads of the States – Permanent Members of the UN Security

Finally, Pres. Biden Acknowledges The Genocide! What’s next?
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  • 2021-04-27 10:37:32

By Harut Sassounian   Publisher, The California Courier   www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   After the United States avoided the issue for forty years, ever since Pres. Ronald Reagan mentioned the Armenian Genocide in a Presidential Proclamation, Pres.

Catholicosate of Cilicia Refiles Lawsuit Against Turkey
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  • 2021-04-21 15:39:34

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com In 2015 the Catholicosate of Cilicia (headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon) filed a lawsuit against the government of Turkey seeking the return of its historic

Catholicosate of Cilicia Refiles Lawsuit Against Turkey.Harut Sassounian
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  • 2021-04-20 12:13:02

In 2015 the Catholicosate of Cilicia (headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon) filed a lawsuit against the government of Turkey seeking the return of its historic seat in Sis, Turkey (present-day

Shameful Story of Wounded Armenian Soldier Ignored, Denied Medical Care
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  • 2021-04-15 12:47:30

  By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   I read the heartbreaking experience of an Armenian soldier who was wounded in the recent Artsakh War and repeatedly denied medical treatment in Armenia.

Why Did the Superior Court Reject Governor’s denial of Sassounian’s Pardon. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2021-03-24 12:35:47

        Last month, California Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s refusal to accept the Parole Board’s decision to release Hampig Sassounian from jail. I was under

Harut Sassounian. Azerbaijan Sold 500 Tons of Weapons To the Repressive Regime of Congo
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  • 2021-03-17 10:26:32

      This is the surprising story of Azerbaijan, a country that buys weapons from others for its own needs, selling tens of millions of dollars of weapons to a Central

Harut Sassounian. Why Are Aliyev, Erdogan and Putin Siding With Armenia’s Prime Minister?
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  • 2021-03-12 13:20:08

        As the situation in Armenia is getting more chaotic on a daily basis, baseless accusations are becoming a common practice. It is no longer possible to distinguish fact from

‘Unexploded’ Russian Missiles in Artsakh Cause a Political Explosion in Armenia.Harut Sassounian
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  • 2021-03-04 11:28:00

Words have meanings and consequences as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan found out when he told a journalist last week that the powerful Russian Iskander missiles, supposedly fired by Armenia

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan’s Tightrope Walk Between East & West May Soon Collapse
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2021-03-03 11:54:10

Ever since Pres. Joe Biden’s election last November, hundreds of articles have been published around the world analyzing the problematic relations between Turkey and the United States. Pres. Biden

Harut Sassounian.Erdogan’s Tightrope Walk Between East & West May Soon Collapse
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2021-02-25 13:06:34

Ever since Pres. Joe Biden’s election last November, hundreds of articles have been published around the world analyzing the problematic relations between Turkey and the United States. Pres. Biden

Harut Sassounian. Warning to Armenia’s Leaders: Don’t Fall in the Turkish Trap Again
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2021-02-17 18:55:24

Neither Armenia’s previous nor current leaders have had the adequate experience to run a country. This is true in both domestic and foreign policies. In order to rectify this

Russian Archbishop of Azerbaijan Makes Anti-Armenian Remarks to Please Aliyev. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2021-02-10 11:29:53

        Archbishop Vladyka Alexander, the head of the Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan, gave an interview last month to Jayson Casper of Christianity Today, shamelessly spewing Azeri

Harut Sassounian. Pashinyan Made Yet Another Gaffe,Implying that Shushi Was an Azeri City
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  • 2021-02-03 11:46:54

After ruling Armenia as Prime Minister for almost three years and most importantly during the country’s recent disastrous defeat in the Artsakh War, Nikol Pashinyan keeps making mistake after

Azerbaijan Exploits Everything For Propaganda, Including Art
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  • 2021-01-27 11:48:57

The Calvert Journal published last week an article by Lucía de la Torre titled, “The Aliyev influence: how nepotism and self-censorship rule Azerbaijan’s art scene.”    On October 2, 2020, two

Harut Sassounian. Armenia’s Defeated Leader Is Unable To Resolve Problems from the Lost War
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  • 2021-01-20 11:30:17

There are three reasons why Armenia is in such a state of chaos and confusion:   The first reason is that Armenia, as the defeated side in the war, has very

Harut Sassounian. Trump Could be the First US President To Be Impeached Twice
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  • 2021-01-13 11:47:53

When planning to write this column, there were two key points I wanted to highlight. The first was that Trump had a couple of weeks left in his presidency

Turkish Generals Led War on Artsakh: This was a Turkish, not Azeri, Victory.Harut Sassounian
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  • 2021-01-04 10:39:40

Exiled Turkish journalist Cevheri Guven disclosed in a video report the names and activities of three Turkish Generals who had a decisive role in leading Azerbaijan’s war on Artsakh,

Harut Sassounian. Previously, Aliyev Had Called Turkey’sLeaders “Liar, Cheat and Betrayer”
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-12-16 11:50:36

 Last week, when Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev held a victory parade in Baku, he expressed his appreciation to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who attended the ceremonies. Tens of

Harut Sassounian. Ceasefire or Capitulation? Artsakh Agreement Should be Amended
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  • 2020-12-09 16:43:24

The “Statement” issued jointly by the Prime Minister of Armenia, and the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia on Nov. 9, 2020 was described by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as

Ceasefire or Capitulation? Artsakh Agreement Should be Amended. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-12-02 14:06:24

The “Statement” issued jointly by the Prime Minister of Armenia, and the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia on Nov. 9, 2020 was described by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as

Harut Sassounian. Putin: Armenia Not Recognizing Artsakh was ‘a Significant Factor’
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  • 2020-11-25 12:00:16

Pres. Vladimir Putin of Russia made several important comments in his response to journalists on Nov. 17, 2020, regarding the recent Artsakh War ceasefire that he brokered between Armenia

Harut Sassounian. ‘Statement’ on Artsakh War by Armenia,Azerbaijan & Russia Should be Rejected
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  • 2020-11-18 18:15:31

  The leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement, calling it a “Statement,” on November 9, 2020 to stop the 45-day war in Artsakh and return to Azerbaijan

Harut Sassounian. Pres. Trump Loses Reelection; Our Four-Year Nightmare is Over
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-11-11 11:25:03

After months of acrimonious debate and nasty disputes, the election is finally over. Trump supporters were 100% sure that he will be reelected. I advised everyone not to be

Harut Sassounian. Putin Finally Reveals His Solution to the Artsakh Conflict
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-11-04 18:00:27

After Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted and failed to establish a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenians around the world have been wondering why is he so reluctant to

Harut Sassounian. Azeri Soldiers Wearing Armenian Uniforms May Be Shot by Their Own Troops
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  • 2020-10-28 18:05:26

The U.S. Department of State announced on Oct.25, 2020 with great fanfare the third attempted ceasefire in the Artsakh war in as many weeks. The first two ceasefires were

Harut Sassounian. I am Voting for Biden…To End the Trump Nightmare
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-21 16:10:50

Along with the rest of the world and tens of millions of Americans I am hoping that the nightmare called Trump will be over on November 3. Fortunately, Trump just

Azerbaijan Doesn’t Retrieve Its War Dead;Continues Shelling Civilians in Artsakh. Harut Sassounian
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  • 2020-10-19 18:49:46

Azerbaijan and Turkey kept insisting that they will not accept a ceasefire until the Armenian armed forces vacate Artsakh. In other words, they want to reoccupy Artsakh and eliminate

Azerbaijan Doesn’t Retrieve Its War Dead;Continues Shelling Civilians in Artsakh. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-14 12:19:34

Azerbaijan and Turkey kept insisting that they will not accept a ceasefire until the Armenian armed forces vacate Artsakh. In other words, they want to reoccupy Artsakh and eliminate

Harut Sassounian. Analysis of the Key Participants In the Artsakh War
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-07 14:44:40

        At the time of writing this analysis, on Oct. 5, 2020, the war between Armenia and Artsakh on one side, and Azerbaijan, Turkey and Islamist mercenaries on the other,

Harut Sassounian. Armenians Should Unite Against Turkey’sAnd Azerbaijan’s Joint Attack on Artsakh
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-10-05 10:50:22

A massive attack was launched against Artsakh by Azerbaijan with the direct participation of Turkey and Islamic Jihadist mercenaries in the early hours of Sept. 27, 2020.   The Azeri/Turkish side

Armenians Should Unite Against Turkey’s And Azerbaijan’s Joint Attack on Artsakh. Harut Sassounian
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  • 2020-09-30 09:56:01

A massive attack was launched against Artsakh by Azerbaijan with the direct participation of Turkey and Islamic Jihadist mercenaries in the early hours of Sept. 27, 2020.   The Azeri/Turkish side

Harut Sassounian. Pro-Trump Black American Group’s Controversial Link to Turkey (Final Part)
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-09-23 11:45:01

    Last week, I published part 1 of my article describing the efforts of a Black American group’s plans to lobby for Trump’s reelection with the financial support of wealthy

Հարութ Սասունյան. Եվրոպական դատարանի նախագահը ստանում է Ստամբուլի համալսարանի պատվավոր դոկտորի կոչում
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  • 2020-09-17 14:10:42

  Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), visited Turkey last week at the invitation of the Turkish Justice Minister. Spano also met with Pres. Erdogan

Harut Sassounian. Pro-Trump Black American Group’s Controversial Link to Turkey(Part I)
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  • 2020-09-16 09:40:46

The Salon.com website published on September 4 and 5, 2020, a lengthy two-part expose of a Black American group that tried to raise funds from Turkish businesses in support

arut Sassounian. President of European Court Receives Honorary Doctorate from Istanbul Univ
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-09-10 13:32:58

Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), visited Turkey last week at the invitation of the Turkish Justice Minister. Spano also met with Pres. Erdogan

Harut Sassounian. Cautiously Optimistic about Success of Biden/Harris in Presidential Elections
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-08-20 14:34:42

    On November 3, 2020, the American public, including Armenian-Americans, will vote for the next President of the United States. As to whom should we elect on Nov. 3 to be

Harut Sassounian. Diaspora Commissioner Welcomes Non-Armenian Migrants to Armenia
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-08-12 16:53:04

On the top of all the other disputes among Armenians, a new controversy was added last week by Zareh Sinanyan, the Armenian Republic’s High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs.   A few

Harut Sassounian. Political Victory over Azerbaijan Is as Important as the Military Victory
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  • 2020-08-11 09:50:45

  While Armenians around the world have been justifiably focusing on the successes of the Armenian military over Azerbaijan during the three-day attack last month, the political victory is just

Harut Sassounian. Political Victory over Azerbaijan Is as Important as the Military Victory
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  • 2020-08-05 15:15:51

While Armenians around the world have been justifiably focusing on the successes of the Armenian military over Azerbaijan during the three-day attack last month, the political victory is just

To the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Cilicia
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-08-04 07:40:15

To the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Cilicia   Without going into historical, cultural and civilizational issues, trying to prove that Cilicia is Armenia, let's talk about the

Turkish Scholars Acknowledge The Armenian Genocide on TV Program. Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-07-21 10:31:44

I just found a video in which two Turkish scholars are advocating the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Republic of Turkey. The discussion took place in 2015

By Harut Sassounian.Turkish Scholars Acknowledge The Armenian Genocide on TV Program
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-07-16 14:16:04

I just found a video in which two Turkish scholars are advocating the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Republic of Turkey. The discussion took place in 2015

Harut Sassounian. National Security Adviser Bolton Exposes Trump’s Corrupt dealings with Erdogan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-07-01 15:18:19

John Bolton, Pres. Trump’s former National Security Adviser, published a fascinating book on his work at the White House from April 2018 to September 2019. His revealing book, “The