YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Newly appointed Ambassador of Croatia to RA Vesna Cvjetkovic-Kurelec (residence Athens) handed her credentials to RA President Serzh Sargsyan on May
ATHENS, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The final meeting of the 17th OSCE Forum under the title Migration Government and Its Interrelation with Strategy Carried out in
YEREVAN, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. North Atlantic Council's sitting in the format 28+1 will be held on May 20. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Defence
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 18, RA President Serzh Sargsyan had a private talk with RF Vice-Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov, who is in Yerevan
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Creation of new dividing lines in the region is unacceptable. And differences should be settled by peaceful and political means. RA
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly at the May 18 sitting started election of NA Vice-Speaker and Chairman of Standing Committee on Science,
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 18, the RA National Assembly by secret ballot elected RPA faction Secretary Samvel Nikoyan as parliament Vice-Speaker. He replaced
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 18, the RA National Assembly by secret ballot elected Artak Davtian Chairman of the Standing Committee on Science, Education,
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The proposal of appointing Ara Vardanian Director of Hayastan All Armenian Fund's Executive Board was approved at the Fund Board of
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian at the May 16 meeting with Special Representative of EU for the South Caucasus, Ambassador
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Reaffirming Armenia's loyalty to European values, RA President Serzh Sargsyan at the May 18 meeting with EU Special Representative for the
Yerevan, MAY 17, Noyan Tapan. "The disaster at the Nairit chemical plant must be another alarm for the heads and owners of Armenia's other enterprises," the president of Armenia
Yerevan, May 17, Noyan Tapan, The newly appointed Ambassador of Indonesia to Armenia Ms. Nining Suningsih Rochadiat (residence in Kiev) presented her credentials to Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan. Congratulating
Yerevan, May 15, Noyan Tapan. Much to be done for the international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, the Genocide is crime against humanity, and these efforts will
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Vladimir Kazimirov, the former Russian Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, considers that resumption of military operations on the Armenian-Azeri contact line
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Today the South Caucasian region is considered important as a plane of democratic development, international security and cooperation, as well as an
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. There is no need to change the Nagorno Karabakh negotiations process format, but there is a need to assist the process
YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 15, RA President Serzh Sargsyan received Ambassador of IRI to Armenia Seid Ali Saghaian. According to the RA President's
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 14, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair Bernard Fassier. They touched upon issues regarding Nagorno
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 14, RA National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasarian and Special Representative of the United Kingdom for the South Caucasus Brian
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. RA and Azeri Presidents' meeting held lately in Prague recorded no progress in the issue of Nagorno Karabakh settlement. Vahan Dilanian,
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 14, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received newly appointed Ambassador of Indonesia to Armenia Mrs. Nining Suningsih Rochadiat (residence Kiev)
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Currently the Armenian authorities are weaker than during the 2008 presidential elections campaign. Zhirayr Sefilian, the Coordinator of the Consolidation of Armenian
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to RA Renate Stille on the occasion of Ambassador's completing
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the data publicized by Sociometer sociological center's head Aharon Adibekian on May 14, in Yerevan Council of Elders elections
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash communities' first instance court presided over by judge Edik Avetisian, on May 13, quashed Shant Haroutiunian's criminal case
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The May 13 meeting of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) representatives with Yerevan's Avan community's voters turned into a rally and
YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. A solemn ceremony of laying the foundation of a new scientific annex of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Matenadaran took
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. An international conference Security and Cooperation in the Caucasian Region and Around It will be held between May 15 to 16
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The holding of Yerevan Council of Elders elections is a good possibility for solving the problem of Armenian authorities' legitimacy. RA
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. "Yerevan's socio-economic development should be based on a system of scientifically grounded programs having prospects, medium-term, annual and target programs," the preelection
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. According to political scientist Suren Zolian, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs' statements have become alarming for the Armenian side lately. As the
MADRID, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian took part in the 119th sitting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. "Yerevan has always been known with its unique color. A good mood, spirit of refined cultural events prevailed in Yerevan," the
YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The ownership right of residents evicted from realization zones houses will be restored if the Armenian National Congress (ANC) wins Yerevan
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. In the opinion of Stepan Safarian, the Secretary of the Zharangutiun (Heritage) party parliamentary faction, the fulfillment of the "notorious" Madrid principles
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. By the May 11 decision of the RPA Executive Body, the candidature of Armen Ashotian, a RPA member, the Chairman of
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian on May 12 received members of the IRI Majlis Iran-Armenia deputy friendship group led by
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The Zharangutiun (Heritage) party condemns the violence to Armenian National Congress activists committed on May 11 in Yerevan's Avan community. Saying this
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The Women for Peace NGO has announced May 12 Peace Day on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of announcing truce
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. "The robber regime considers the country and Yerevan as feudal estates already divided among them and treats its residents as serfs.
Yerevan, May 12, Noyan Tapan. By making public the Armenian-Turkish negotiations Armenia has lost control and leverages on the process, and this cause anxiety, said Vardan Oskanian,
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Any election of authorities is political in its nature, and Yerevan Council of Elders elections are not an exception from that
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. By RA President Serzh Sargsyan's decree Amrahi Petrosian was appointed judge of RA Appeal Civil Court. According to the RA President's
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. "We should put an end to low-taste changes and unauthorized development distorting Yerevan's architectural face and look of Yerevan's residential, cultural, educational
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. "Today Yerevan's irregular daily life causes discontent among city's residents. Public transport's non-regulated operation, accumulation of cars and passengers, lack of parking
STEPANAKERT, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. In the morning of May 10, at about 9:45, term serviceman of Azeri Armed Forces motor rifle brigade N 702, sergeant
YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Madrid on May 12-13 to take part in the 119th session of the Committee
Prague, May 10, Noyan Tapan. EU Eastern Partnership first Summit took place in the capital of Check Republic on May 7. As the press service of RA President told
Yerevan, May 10 , Noyan Tapan. On the occasion of Victory and Peace Day Armenia's President Serzh Sargsian addressed congratulations to veterans of the Great Patriotic War and brothers-in-arms
Yerevan, May 9, Noyan Tapan. Anti-Trafficking Help and Resource Center for was opened in Yerevan on May 7. The Help Center established by the OSCE Office
Armenia is determined to continue implementation of the obligations assumed in the framework of the Partnership policy. Earlier this week, I signed a decree to approve the coordinated action
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the Chief Advisor to RA Minister of Defence, Colonel-General Gurgen Dalibaltian, the liberation of Shushi became a reality thanks
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The elections of Yerevan Council of Elders are undoubtedly political ones as they are being held only by the proportional electoral
PRAGUE, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Summit held in Prague, on May 7, RA President Serzh Sargsyan had bilateral meetings
PRAGUE, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul on May 7 in the capital city of Czech
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The OSCE Minsk Group declared its assistance to Azerbaijan's territorial integrity calling Azerbaijan's authorities for launching a more constructive dialogue with Armenia.
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. "It is very difficult to overcome the problems in Turkey's and Armenia's relations without solving Armenia's and Azerbaijan's problems." Declaring this, Turkish
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy, on May 6
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby on May 6 in Prague.
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 7, Chairman of RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Armen Rustamian applied to RA President Serzh Sargsyan
WASHINGTON, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian being in Washington on a working visit met with U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton on May
YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The EU Eastern Partnership Summit starts on May 7 in Prague. The Partnership member six countries, including Armenia, will sign a
YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Foreign Ministry considers that the Armenian-Turkish negotiations should be kept secret until they reach a certain point. RA Deputy
YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan leaves for Prague on a two-day working visit on May 7, where he will participate in the
YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. First RA President, Armenian National Congress leader Levon Ter-Petrosian heading the ANC electoral roll in Yerevan Council of Elders elections met
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. "History shows that the Turkish diplomacy is always the winner at decisive moments," Edik Minasian, the Dean of Yerevan State University
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. "The Armenian authorities terrified of the sensational revelations of the fact-finding committee on the March 1 events on May 4 factually
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The discussion of the issue of Armenia at the April sitting of PACE Monitoring Committee lasted nearly 20 minutes. Zaruhi Postanjian,
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The reforms carried out in Yerevan so far had a local communal nature: asphalting, planting of greenery, etc.: now elaboration and
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. "If we win Yerevan Council of Elders elections we will exert every effort to liquidate inappropriate, absurd prohibitions in the issue
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. There are two opposite extreme approaches in Armenia's home political sphere to Yerevan Council of Elders elections. Armen Rustamian, a Representative
YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The May 1 march and rally organized by the Communist Party of Armenia proceeded without incidents. Though, as party Central Committee
YEREVAN, MAY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The official election campaign of Yerevan Council of Elders elections is launched on May 2, and the Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia)
YEREVAN, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the National Press Club June 1 statement, Yerevan Council of Elders elections were accompanied by violence to representatives of
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Hayk Demoyan, the Director of the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide, considers Turkish Sabah daily's publication on the Armenian-Turkish April 22 joint statement,
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. According to RA Police Chief Alik Sargsian's decision he publicized the other day, a month of search for drugs and illegal
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the official information provided by the Central Bank of Armenia to the Central Electoral Commission, as of April 28,
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The ARFD Armenian Supreme Body at its April 29 meeting discussing political coalition's proposal voiced by NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian the
Yerevan, April 30, Noyan Tapan. I have only positive expectations from the possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. Open and free markets are useful for either for Armenia, or
Yerevan, April 30, Noyan Tapan. Armenia's minister of foreign affairs Edward Nalbandian presented the whole process of reconciliation of Armenian-Turkish relations at the meeting called by the National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly at the April 29 sitting in the first reading adopted a bill On Making Addenda and Amendment
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The NA Ad-hoc Committee on Events Occurred on 1-2 March in Yerevan invited to its April 28 meeting three citizens who
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The Sociometre sociological center held a survey on April 18-19 with the participation of 1650 Yerevan residents. As center Director said
YEREVAN, APRIL 29, NOYAN TAPAN. RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian at the April 29 sitting proposed Artur Aghabekian, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Defence,
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan receiving Ambassador, NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero on April 28, said that the European direction remains one
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. ARFD should still gain the right of being a real opposition. Armenian National Congress representative Levon Zurabian expressed such an opinion at
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is on the threshold of very serious political developments, and for overcoming a number of challenges in the country the
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Northern Avenue belongs to the people, and everybody can walk there, and it is not important under what authorities this
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia intends to strengthen and to develop mutually beneficial cooperation with NATO within the framework of the Partnership for Peace program. RA
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 27, RA President Serzh Sargsyan received OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Matthew Bryza (U.S.), Yuri Merzliakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France),
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Dynamic developments are noticed in Armenia's foreign policy lately, and no step has been taken against country's national interests. Armen Ashotian,
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are sure that the start of the process on normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations will have
YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Tendencies of process acceleration are outlined in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process. OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs stated at the April 27
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 27, ARFD declared its stopping participation in the political coalition. The statement publicized at the press conference the same
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, NOYAN TAPAN. ARFD tries to come out of the ruling coalition for the purpose of cleaning itself of pro-governmental party's image before the
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, NOYAN TAPAN. "Ninety four years ago, one of the great atrocities of the 20th century began. Each year, we pause to remember
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. An action of protest was organized on April 23 in front of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan on the initiative of
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian National Congress is going to publicize its political estimation on the document on Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process coordinated between Armenia and
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian President declares that the Armenian-Turkish borders should be opened, diplomatic relations should be established without preconditions, and the issue of
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. We should keep the memory of Armenian Genocide victims by struggling to restore their lost rights, Armen Rustamian, a Representative of
Yerevan, April 23, Noyan Tapan. Any pan Armenian initiative is welcomed and participation of architectures in the first all Armenian event initiated by the newly established
Yerevan, April 23, Noyan Tapan. The president of Armenia Serzh Sargsian welcomed the President of the Armenian Evangelical World Council Reverend Harutyun Selimian and Head of the
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian, who arrived in Krakow on April 22 within the framework of an official visit to
WASHINGTON, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The U.S. State Department welcomed Armenia's and Turkey's joint statement on coming to an agreement over an all-embracing range of normalizing the
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the April 23 joint statement of RA and Turkish Foreign Ministries the same day ARFD made a
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. 101 Congressmen have already expressed support to the Resolution on Armenian Genocide in U.S. Congress. Arpi Vardanian, the Director of the
ETCHMIADZIN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received over 80 participants of the Armenian Architecture and the 21st Century All Armenian Conference of
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the Commemoration Day of the 1915 Armenian Genocide victims the Union of Armenians in Russia spread a
ATTENTION, COMPLETED VERSION! YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. "Turkey and Armenia, together with Switzerland as mediator,
Yerevan, April 22, Noyan Tapan: The United States has already recognized the Armenian Genocide "de jure", since 42 states have already recognized it. This opinion was
Yerevan, April 22, Noyan Tapan. The leader of the "Heritage" party Raffi Hovhannissian presented his evaluation of so called Armenian-Turkish football diplomacy during the press-conference on April
Yerevan, April 22. Noyan Tapan. The founder of the Heritage party and his followers will support opposition in the forthcoming elections of the Yerevan City Elders
Yerevan, April 22, Noyan Tapan. Armenia's President Serzh Sargsian welcomed on April 17 foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states and organization's Secretary General,
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, NOYAN TAPAN. No doubt, this year also on the threshold of April 24 strong pressures will be exerted on U.S. President, including by
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan left for Moscow on a working visit at RF President Dmitry Medvedev's invitation. According to the report
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Miatsum people's initiative organized a picket in front of the RA Foreign Ministry building on April 22. As initiative member,
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 21, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe organized discussions dedicated to EU Eastern Partnership at the EU
WARSAW, APRIL 22, NOYAN TAPAN. RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian, who is in Poland on an official visit, met with Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 22, RA President Serzh Sargsyan received OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Yuri Merzliakov (Russia), Matthew Bryza (U.S.), Bernard Fassier (France), and
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Due to numerous donations, exchanges, and purchases the collection of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) was enriched in 2008-2009 with hundreds of unique
Yerevan, April 22, Noyan Tapan: Foreign ministers of the member states of the Council of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met in Yerevan on April 16
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The issue on the process of fulfillment of the resolutions adopted by PACE on activity of democratic institutions in Armenia is
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 21, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Yuri Merzliakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France),
WARSAW, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. In the evening of April 20 RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian arrived in Warsaw on an official visit.
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Grigor Voskerchian accused of organizing March 1, 2008 mass disorders in Yerevan was set free from the Nubarashen penitentiary institution for
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more confirmed his statement made before that the Armenian-Turkish border will not
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The trial on the case of former RA Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian and Suren Sirunian accused of organizing mass disorders on
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan had a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice-President Joseph Biden on April 20 on the initiative of the
ATTENTION, COMPLETED VERSION! YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. "Turkey and Armenia, together with Switzerland as mediator,
YEREVAN, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 16, RA President Serzh Sargsyan received RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who had arrived in Yerevan to take part
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Today there is no intention to sign a document on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. Negotiations between Armenia and Turkey continue, there is
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Judging by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's statement that Turkey's and Azerbaijan's positions on the Nagorno Karabakh problem coincide we can conclude
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. "Keeping its people in ignorance the Turkish government seriously risks country's future," Gevorg Poghosian, the President of the Armenian Sociological Association, Doctor
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. In return for opening the Armenian-Turkish border Armenia should propose Turkey becoming OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country. Political scientist Stepan Grigorian, the
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has arrived in Armenia today to take part in the meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Lie and falsehood have taken roots in the new generation in Turkey, and it does not permit the Turks to realize
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The Ramkavar-Azatakan Party of Armenia (RAPA) has always stated that the current Turkish government is the continuer of the 1915 genocide,
TEHRAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. On the second day of his official visit to IRI, on April 14, RA President Serzh Sargsyan met with nearly 3000
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The draft Information Security Conception was approved at the Information Security Conception elaboration interdepartmental working group's April 16 meeting. The draft will
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Gegham Gharibjanian, the head of the RA NA Staff, and Sergey Kapinos, the head of the OSCE Yerevan Office, signed a
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The current events in Georgia are the consequence of the domestic and foreign policy carried on by the country's leadership in
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The problem of crimes on the ground of inter-ethnic hatred is topical for Russia. RF Minister of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliyev
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. In the opinion of Armen Yeghyan, a member of the Consolidation of Armenian Volunteers initiative, the Armenian-Turkish negotiations aimed at establishment of
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. 20 years after declaring independence Armenia chose the Turkish development way. Tigran Khzmalian, a film director, a member of the Miatsum
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. "Everything was put to auction and sold in Armenia under Kocharian-Serzh power, and now the memory of 1.5 million victims of
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On the second day of RA President Serzh Sargsyan's official visit to Iran, on April 14, he met with IRI National
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. From psychological point of view establishment of Armenian-Turkish relations is one of the rare delicate issues of Armenia's foreign policy, and
TEHRAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan's two-day official visit to Iran started on April 13. The tete-a-tete talk
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. In order to solve the problems in the Armenian-Turkish relations in favor of Armenia we should take into account some important
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. A bank account (CBA, Armenian National Congress bloc, 103008000848) has been opened at the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) to carry
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The surveys conducted in Armenia and Diaspora by the Ararat strategic center are evidence that considerable part of Armenian scientists, experts,
YEREVAN, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan's two-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran started on April 13.
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Against the world financial-economic crisis challenges, joint programs envisaged with Iran will be implemented, RA President Serzh Sargsyan stated at the April
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The most important achievement of the one year of RA President Serzh Sargsyan's tenure is that the March 1 events did
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The consequences of the tragic events that happened on March 1, 2008 in Yerevan have not been overcome, there is no
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. In the May 31 Yerevan Council of Elders elections everybody should be ready to accept any result, RA President Serzh Sargsyan
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Turkey's political thought has been divided into two parts in the issue of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) NA
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Three main PR conceptions have been formed in Armenia's home political sphere on the threshold of Yerevan Council of Elders elections.
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 9, Armenian National Congress (ANC) representatives Levon Zurabian, Avetis Avagian, and Vladimir Karapetian had a meeting with the European Parliament
YEREVAN, APRIL 9, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Zharangutiun (Heritage) party's parliamentary faction head Armen Martirosian, the one year of Serzh Sargsyan's tenure was a lost year
YEREVAN, APRIL 9, NOYAN TAPAN. "April 9 is the first anniversary of the so-called tenure, exotic inauguration of second leader of the bandit regime established in
YEREVAN, APRIL 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian-Hungarian relations have always distinguished themselves by their friendly nature, and the activation recorded in the past years created new preconditions for
YEREVAN, APRIL 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Zharangutiun (Heritage) party founding leader Raffi Hovannisian finally refused to take part in PACE proceedings. Armen Martirosian, the leader of the RA
YEREVAN, APRIL 9, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will be in Ashgabad on a visit on April 9-11, where he will take part in
YEREVAN, APRIL 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Under RA President Serzh Sargsyan's April 8 decree Anatoly Matevosian was appointed Chairman of RA Appeal Civil Court. His commissions of
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Marie Anne Isler Beguin, a Member of European Parliament, the Co-chairwoman of the Armenia-European Union Parliamentary Cooperation Commission, at the April 8
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Judges presiding over at all five cases separated from the "case of the seven" became known.
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 8, in accordance with the earlier achieved agreement with the NKR authorities the OSCE mission conducted regular monitoring of
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Gabor Shagi, the newly appointed Ambassador of Hungary to Armenia (residence Tbilisi), handed the copy of his credentials to RA Foreign
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. If being in Turkey U.S. President Barack Obama stated that he did not renounce his view regarding the Armenian Genocide, then
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is on the threshold of a historic change: changes will be recorded in Armenian-Turkish relations by the end of the
Yerevan, April 8, Noyan Tapan. International Group of 2400 descendants of the victims of 1915 Genocide in Ottoman Imperia appealed to Armenia's President Serge Sarkisian
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. U.S. President Barack Obama will not use the word "Armenian Genocide" on April 24 considering this year's April a very dangerous
YEREVAN, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. "The authors of the hooligan, criminal actions committed lately are either officials or officials' children," Ruzan Khachatrian, a Board member of the
YEREVAN, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. RF President Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with RA President Serzh Sargsyan on April 6. Dmitry Medvedev informed him about
ISTANBUL, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian arrived in Istanbul in the evening of April 6 to take part in the Alliance of
STEPANAKERT, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 7 in Stepanakert NKR President Bako Sahakian took part in the solemn ceremony organized on the occasion of returning
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2009-2011 schedule of events ensuring the implementation of the Armenia-European Union Actions Plan was approved at the April 6 meeting
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. One more person nominated for Yerevan Council of Elders elections of May 31 by the RPA electoral roll introduced a self-rejection
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Association of Genocideologists in the person of its head Greg Stempson sent a letter to U.S. President Barack
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Hayk Demoyan, the Director of the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide, today the West wishes to see the Armenian-Turkish border
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is not connected with the Nagorno Karabakh settlement, and that issue has never been a subject
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's visit to Istanbul has not been cancelled. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it by Foreign
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 4, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair Bernard Fassier. According to the report of
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On April 6, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian introduced newly appointed Chairman of the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre Yervand
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Turks try to propose U.S. opening the Armenian-Turkish border in exchange for U.S. President's not recognizing the fact of the
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular consultations between the RA and NKR Foreign Ministries were held on April 3 at the RA Foreign Ministry. They started
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Istanbul on April 6-7 to take part in the Alliance of Civilizations second
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Though many will try to persuade U.S. President not to pronounce the word "genocide" in his April 24 address, nevertheless
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The rival of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) in Yerevan Council of Elders elections is neither the Republican Party of Armenia
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. One more person nominated by the Armenian National Congress electoral roll for the May 31 Yerevan Council of Elders elections introduced
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Under RA President Serzh Sargsyan's April 2 decrees Manuk Vardanian was relieved of post of Chairman of State Committee of Real
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia recorded great achievements in the issue of recognition of Armenian Genocide, as almost all big states of the world have
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. For carrying out a monitoring mission in Yerevan Council of Elders elections the RA Central Electoral Commission is going to invite
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Today Armenian society has a number of questions regarding the Armenian-Turkish relations, and the authorities should give an answer to them. Ruzan
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 31, RA President Serzh Sargsyan signed laws On Making Amendment to the RA Criminal Code, On Making Amendment to
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. If being elected an ARFD Mayor is ready to work with professional managers irrespective of their party belonging. Artsvik Minasian, a
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian-Turkish relations do not depend either on Armenia or on Turkey: they are conditioned by a more global diplomatic game.
YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The increase in tariffs for gas, water, electricity from April 1 are due to objective reasons, and communal services can no