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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