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24 June 2010
OSCE, EU Condemn Karabakh ‘Armed Incident’
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Four Karabakh Armenian conscripts and one Azerbaijani serviceman died in the incident near the village of Chaylu in the district of Mardakert in …
28 June 2009
Abraham retains IBF middleweight title with 10th-round TKO
USA Today – USA
Armenian-born Abraham knocked down Oral in the fourth, sixth and 10th rounds, the last forcing the referee to call the fight. The defeat was Oral’s first in …
Loss to Church Family: Armenia Apostolic Church Archbishop dies in …
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
A well-regarded priest in Armenia who has done extensive service to the Church has died in hospital after being severely injured in a robbery attack more …
Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan meet in Paris
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
On June 26 in France the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, had a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov and the Co-Chairs …
Armenia is under the pressure of international projects
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
In contrast to her neighbors, Armenia is stable and predictable, and in our restless region it is sometimes valued considerably higher than hydrocarbon …
Georgian president receives a warm welcome from Armenian authorities
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Tatul Hakobyan Giro Manoyan refuses to leave a protest outside the Armenia Marriott hotel, where Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili was staying, …
15 June 2009
Companies lobbying on Armenia genocide resolution
Forbes – NY, USA
… the federal government in the first quarter on a House resolution that would condemn World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. …
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Lives frozen by conflict
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva, Switzerland
Refugees in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Karabakh – a majority-Armenian territory that broke free of Azeri control with the collapse of the Soviet Union, …
27 April 2009
Armenia blames gov’t for Obama statement
Hürriyet – Turkey
YEREVAN – The US president’s failure to use the word ‘genocide’ is blamed on the Armenian government’s handling of the issue. Most Armenian commentators …
The Caucasian Energy Circle
Georgiandaily – New York, NY, USA
But euphoria over Turkish-Armenian rapprochement should not, however, obfuscate the big, strategic picture in the Caucasian energy circle. …
Armenian connection helping Timişoara flourish
uefa.com – Switzerland
The Karamyans first caught the eye at perennial titleholders FC Pyunik in their native Armenia, and made their international debuts in 2000. …
Azerbaijan closes Turkish mosque in Baku: Report
www.worldbulletin.net – Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Azerbaijan, which is reacting to Turkey’s rapprochement with Armenia, closed a Turkish mosque in Baku, Turkish newspaper Vatan reported. …
REMEMBERING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: Obama’s words rebuked
Glendale News Press – Glendale,CA,USA
Local Armenians are incensed that the president’s statement Friday did not include the term ‘genocide.’ By Zain Shauk Speakers at the city’s Armenian …
Poems bear witness to the world’s horrors
Buffalo News – NY, United States
In it are poems from the wars and genocides of the 20th century starting with the Armenian genocide. Reading the political poetry of the 20th and 21st …
Armenia: Inga and Anush talk to esctoday
esctoday.com – Leiden, Netherlands
I would like to know what has changed in your life since becoming the Armenian hopefuls in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009? How have these last few months …
CD: Eliyahu Sills & the Qadim Ensemble
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
… is an achingly beautiful blend of 12 folk and devotional songs from throughout the Middle East, with songs sung in Arabic, Hebrew, Armenian and Turkish. …
26 April 2009
Thaw between Turkey and Armenia shifts alliances in South Caucasus
Financial Times – London, England, UK
By Isabel Gorst in Moscow A rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia this week provided further evidence of a shift in the balance of power in the South …
Obama Softens Tone On Armenian Deaths
Washington Post – United States
The best way to advance that goal right now is for the Armenian and Turkish people to address the facts of the past as part of their efforts to move forward …
A new book about the Armenian heritage destruction organized by …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ At the European Armenian Federation’s invitation, Professor Rouben Galichian came to introduce his new book `The Invention of History’ to …
Mannig’s Own Testimony! The Armenian Genocide 1915-1923
Newropeans Magazine – Paris, France
The massacre of my family, of the Armenians, took place during a three-year trek of 600 kilometres across the Anatolian Plateau and into the Mesopotamian …
Kurds Apologize to Armenians and Assyrians
AINA – Modesto, CA, USA
Pro-Kurdish Party Leader Ahmet Türk apologized to Armenians and Assyrians for 1915 tragic events, Dogan News Agency reports. “Kurds probably contributed to …
Obama remembers Armenian killings
United Press International – USA
On Armenian Remembrance Day, Obama called the massacre “one of the great atrocities of the 20th century.” “Each year, we pause to remember the 1.5 million …
Descendants of Hamshen Armenians commemorated Genocide victims
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire of 1915-1923 took place in Abkhazia. Hamshen Armenians moved to Abkhazia in mid 19 th century …
Could Armenian President recognize Kars agreement?
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ ANC is the only political force that used Armenian Genocide 94th anniversary commemoration to its advantage, Head of Hay Dat Bureau Kiro Manoyan told a …
BLOG: Memories of Genocide Alive in Montebello
Bell Gardens Sun – Los Angeles, CA, USA
By Elizabeth Hsing-Huei Chou Families presented wreaths and flowers in remembrance of victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide at the monument in Montebello. …
Local events to mark Armenian genocide anniversary
Cyprus Mail – Nicosia, Cyprus
By Claudia Konyalian CYPRUS’ Armenian community have been joining Armenians worldwide in a series of activities commemorating the 94th anniversary of the …
25 April 2009
In Armenian Enclave, Turkish Deal Arouses Suspicion
Wall Street Journal – USA
Turkey and Armenia may be about to embark on a historic diplomatic thaw, but in the large community of Armenian expatriates here, distrust remains high. …
Obama Avoids Calling Armenian Killings ‘Genocide’
NewsMax.com – West Palm Beach, FL, USA
JERUSALEM — As Armenians around the world gathered Friday to remember their tragic shared heritage, President Barack Obama called the 1915 massacres of 1.5 …
It Was 94 Years Ago Today
Huffington Post – New York, NY, USA
April 24th is the 94th Anniversary of The Armenian Genocide. On this day we honor those who perished in the first genocide of the 20th century. …
Valley Residents Gather For Armenian Walk Of Remembrance
KMPH Fox 26 – Fresno, CA, USA
The walk was held to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide. Among those in attendance was Fresno Congressman Jim Costa, …
Fresno Armenian Genocide March
ABC30.com – Fresno, CA, USA
Fresno, CA (KFSN) — Dozens of people in Downtown Fresno took part in a march for the Armenian genocide. Some historians estimate more than one-million …
Priceless Obama Campaign Vid: Samantha Power Tells Armenians to …
The Weekly Standard – USA
Ben Smith digs up an amazing video from the Obama archives: Samantha Power appealing to the Armenian community on behalf of her candidate in February 2008. …
RAW DATA: Obama Statement on Armenian Remembrance Day
FOXNews – USA
Each year, we pause to remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were subsequently massacred or marched to their death in the final days of the Ottoman Empire. …
Obama Fails to Honor Pledge, ANCA Expresses ‘Sharp Disappointment’
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By Weekly Staff • on April 24, 2009 • Email This Post WASHINGTON—Despite repeated statements properly characterizing the Armenian Genocide during his Senate …
Son Of Former Armenian President Sues Leading Opposition Paper
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Former Armenian President Robert Kocharian’s son is suing the country’s leading opposition newspaper for libel after it investigated his recent …
Obama’s choice on Armenia
Boston Globe – United States
Will he or won’t he — declare the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians a genocide, that is? President Obama today is to issue the annual …
24 April 2009
Armenian president in Moscow for talks on Nagorno-Karabakh
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan arrived yesterday in Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, where the two will discuss the …
Turkey and Armenia Take Step Toward Easing Tensions
New York Times – United States
By SABRINA TAVERNISE and SEBNEM ARSU ISTANBUL — Turkey and Armenia have agreed to a framework for improving their strained relations, the two countries said …
Remembering Armenian Genocide
Los Angeles Daily News – Los Angeles, CA, USA
By Paul Krekorian In a town called Kharpert 94 years ago, my great uncle, Khachadour Nahigian, was a math professor and influential member of the Armenian …
Turkey and Armenia devise framework for better relations
SmartBrief – Washington, DC, USA
Turkish and Armenian authorities announced plans Wednesday to put nearly a century of bitter acrimony behind them in favor of a plan to normalize bilateral …
Armenian protesters condemn Turkish thaw
Reuters – USA
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN, April 23 (Reuters) – Protesters in Armenia burned a Turkish flag and condemned moves to normalise relations with Ankara on …
ARMENIA AND TURKEY: LOBBY GROUPS OPPOSING CONFIRMATION OF …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Since gaining independence in 1991, Armenia has pressed for international recognition of the tragedy as genocide. [For background see the Eurasia Insight ...
The Last Survivor: Denial
Huffington Post - New York, NY, USA
Despite, the world's refusal to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the Armenian community acts as some of the strongest advocates for the Darfuri ...
FACTBOX-Culture, energy unite Turkey and Azerbaijan
Reuters - USA
April 23 (Reuters) - Turkey and Armenia have agreed on a framework to normalise ties after nearly a century of hostility, a move that could stablise the ...
Turkey-Armenia: Breakthrough may lead to bilateral accord
AKI - Adnkronos International - Roma, Lazio, Italy
Istanbul, 23 April (AKI) - Turkey and Armenia have agreed on a comprehensive framework to normalise their bilateral ties after almost a century of hostility ...
23 April 2009
Turkey says accord reached with Armenia on roadmap
The Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Armenia have agreed on a roadmap for normalizing relations and reaching reconciliation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said ...
Antonovich recognizes ‘Day of Remembrance' for Armenian Genocide
Signal - Santa Clarita, CA, USA
On April 24, 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic extermination of the Armenian community. Religious, political and intellectual Armenian ...
Turkey is missing yet another opportunity with Armenia
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut, Lebanon
Turkish-Armenian relations remain more about gestures than substance. Indeed, Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ...
Construction Slump Deepens Armenian Recession
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Prague, Czech Republic
In an effort to help the ailing construction industry, the Armenian government on April 9 approved 20 billion drams ($54 million) in loans for construction ...
Brussels to host roundtable discussion on Armenian–Azerbaijani ...
PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan,Armenia
This anti-Armenian drive has accelerated in the last ten years and threatens to become a long term obstacle to bringing peace into the region. ...
Turkey says accord reached with Armenia on roadmap
The Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A foreign ministry statement says Turkey and Armenia have made solid progress toward reconciliation and reached agreement on a roadmap ...
Turkey's decision to recall ambassador 'blackmail'
CTV.ca - Canada
Turkey's decision to recall its ambassador to Canada to protest an event commemorating the Armenian genocide is "blatant blackmail" of the Canadian ...
Armenian Spirit Celebrated in Photography Exhibit at Bergen ...
ParamusPost.com - Paramus, NJ, USA
By Post Wednesday, April 22 2009, 05:44 AM EDT Bergen Community College will celebrate the Armenian people's triumph over tragedy with the New Jersey ...
Clinton praises Turkey and Armenia for talks
eTaiwan News - Taiwan
AP US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is praising what she describes as bold reconciliation efforts between Turkey and Armenia. ...
ARMENIAN-TURKISH DEAL DISCUSSED AT TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ...
Panorama.am - Yerevan, Armenia
We will neither take steps with Armenia nor with any other state that would make the Azerbaijanis worry. This should be known by everyone. ...
22 April 2009
Holocaust Museum: Seminar guests decry state of genocide reporting
Skokie Review - Skokie, IL, USA
Zanku Armenian, the national chairman of the Communications Council of the Armenian National Committee, also recognizes the difficulty in bringing about ...
ARMENIA: OPPOSITION PLANS MAY 1 RALLY IN YEREVAN
EurasiaNet - New York, NY, USA
Yerevan city officials have agreed to an opposition demonstration to be held less than one month ahead of critical municipal elections in the Armenian ...
Holocaust remembrance day reflections
HULIQ - Hickory, NC, USA
Three days later on April 24th another similar and tragic event will be remembered as well: The Armenian Genocide. A commemoration still crying for justice, ...
Synopsys offering professional VLSI education to Armenia's youth
EE Herald - Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Synopsys and State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA) have announced a new educational program in the specialty "Semiconductor Physics and ...
Abortion rate in Armenia decreased 4 times compared with 1990's ...
PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan, Armenia
In 2004 a law was passed in Armenia stipulating for every woman's right to undergo an abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. ...
AZERBAIJANI OFFICIAL: PEACE DEAL WITH ARMENIA COULD HAPPEN "SOON"
EurasiaNet - New York, NY, USA
A senior official in Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's administration has stated that an agreement with Armenia over the disputed territory of ...
Think Tank's Report on Armenia: You Get What You Pay For
Armenian Weekly - Watertown, MA, USA
The latest such biased report, titled: “Turkey and Armenia: Opening Minds, Opening Borders,” was issued on April 14, by the International Crisis Group. ...
Armenia to participate in NATO exercises in Georgia
Public Radio of Armenia - Yerevan, Armenia
Although a CSTO member, Armenia has agreed to participate in NATO trainings. Doesn't this jeopardize the Armenian-Russian relations? ...
Armenia, Poland interested in deepening parliamentary cooperation
Public Radio of Armenia - Yerevan, Armenia
Within the framework of his visit to Poland, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan, had a meeting with the Marshal of Senate ...
21 April 2009
US students learning about Armenian Genocide
PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Efforts to introduce an Armenian Genocide curriculum throughout high schools north of Boston are gaining impetus, Lowell Sun reports. ...
Armenia simplifies air travel logistics
Forimmediaterelease.net (press release) - Haleiwa, HI, USA
(Forimmediaterelease.net) From March 29, 2009, travelers leaving Armenia are no longer required to pay an on-the-spot exit tax of AMD 10000 (approximately ...
MGK to discuss amnesty, Armenia thaw, Afghanistan in upcoming meeting
Today's Zaman - Istanbul, Turkey
The second item on the agenda of the MGK will be Turkish-Armenian relations and the Azerbaijani reaction against the possible opening of Turkish-Armenian ...
No Holds Barred: Why does Obama smile at dictators?
Jerusalem Post - Israel
While he was campaigning for the presidency, Obama promised, "As president I will recognize the Armenian genocide." But in a press conference in Ankara with ...
UCLA faculty experts advisory: Armenian genocide remembered
UC Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA, USA
April 24 is the annual Armenian genocide remembrance day, which commemorates the slaughter of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire ...
AZERBAIJAN: IS BAKU OFFERING A NATURAL GAS CARROT TO MOSCOW FOR ...
EurasiaNet - New York, NY, USA
"Roughly speaking, in exchange for guarantees of gas supplies to Russia, Moscow could put pressure on Armenia in order to liberate the five occupied regions ...
Armenian students were given a chance to receive academic ...
PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Due to the efforts of Armenian Association for Academic Partnership and Support (ARMACAD) President Khachik Gevorgyan, a number of famous universities ...
Garnik Hayrapetyan: Armenian kickboxers fully justified our ...
PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ RA Kickboxing Federation President Garnik Hayrapetyan is more than satisfied with Armenian Team's performance at European Cup due on Apr. 13-16 in ...
US Continues To Push For Turkish-Armenian Thaw
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN -- The United States is continuing to push for Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, as discussed during US President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey in ...
Armenia to receive $400 million loan to build railway to Iran
RIA Novosti - Moscow, Russia
YEREVAN, April 20 (RIA Novosti) - Armenia has reached an agreement with Iran on a $400 million loan for the construction of a railway between the two ...
20 April 2009
Southern Nevadans Gather to Remember Armenian Genocide
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Local Armenian's came together Sunday to remember victims of the first genocide of the 20th Century. The event, hosted by the Armenian-American Cultural ...
Çiçek: TTK not against opening Armenian border
Today's Zaman - Istanbul, Turkey
The Turkish Historical Society (TTK) is not against Turkey opening its border with Armenia, TTK Armenian Desk Chairman Kemal Çiçek has said. ...
Armenians eye moves with deep skepticism
Hürriyet - Turkey
The Armenian side no longer talks about the possibility of rapid progress before April 24, the day that commemorates the mass-killing of Armenians in 1915, ...
Lifeline for Kars just across the border
Hürriyet - Turkey
"If an Armenian comes here and something untoward happened, everything could get even worse. There is that kind of potential here which should not be ...
Genocide Commemoration Essay Contest Results Announced
Armenian Weekly - Watertown, MA, USA
The question addressed in the essay contest was, “Why is it important for you and the world to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide?” The winners will receive ...
Remembering The Armenian Genocide
WBNG-TV - Binghamton, NY, USA
It pays tribute to 1.5 million Armenians who fell victim to a genocide during World War I. In massive numbers, Armenians were killed or either deported from ...
Christians observe holy fire ritual in Jerusalem
Los Angeles Times - CA, USA
... Orthodox Patriarch in the Holy Land, Theofilos III, descended with a group of Greek, Armenian and other Orthodox into what they believe was Jesus' tomb. ...
VivaCell Launches 3G Coverage in Armenia
Cellular-News - UK
Armenian network operator, vivacell-MTS has announced the launch of its 3G network - covering the capital city, Yerevan along with Gyumri and Vanadzor. ...
Armenia: Inga and Anush with concert in Almelo
esctoday.com - Leiden, Netherlands
The Armenian participants in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Inga and Anush, will appear in Almelo. Armenian participants in the Eurovision Song Contest ...
Victims of genocide to be remembered at 2 metro Detroit events
Detroit Free Press - United States
By Niraj Warikoo • Free Press Staff Writer • April 19, 2009 Local Armenians are to recall today the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian genocide in the ...
19 April 2009
Accurate and Responsible Reporting is Required from the Turkish ...
Armenian Weekly - Watertown, MA, USA
They have asked my help to arrange interviews with high ranking Armenian officials. According to them, a spokesman in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ...
400 Organizations From 22 European Countries Urge Obama to ...
Armenian Weekly - Watertown, MA, USA
By Admin • on April 18, 2009 • Email This Post Nearly 400 organizations from 22 European countries signed-on to the letter launched by the European Armenian ...
Where do We Go from Here? Rethinking the Challenge of the Armenian ...
Armenian Weekly - Watertown,MA,USA
By Henry Theriault • on April 18, 2009 • Email This Post In previous Armenian Weekly magazine articles, I have raised objections to some of the reigning ...
Russia confirms April 23 for Armenian president's visit
RIA Novosti - Moscow, Russia
MOSCOW, April 18 (RIA Novosti) - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will visit Russia next Thursday, the Kremlin press service announced on Saturday. ...
Artsvi Bakhchinyan compiles the stories of Armenians past and ...
Armenian Reporter - Yerevan, Armenia
Artsvi Bakhchinyan of Yerevan, an art expert who holds a Ph. D. in philology and is employed by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Armenia, ...
Lebanese Armenians and the ‘Madness' of Political Alignment
Asharq Alawsat - London, UK
By Sanaa al Jack Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat - MP Hagop Pakradounian of the Lebanese Armenian Tashnag Party [Armenian Revolutionary Federation] was the first …
Armenian Sambo Championship launched in Karabakh
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ 82 sportsmen from Kotayk, Shirak, Lori, Yerevan, Ararat, Tavush as well as representatives from NKR will participate in Armenian Sambo Championship, …
Ankara can solve a number of problems with opening border with Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Once Armenia and Turkey sign the agreement on establishment of diplomatic relations and opening of the border, Turkey will automatically get good …
Coutry profile: Armenia
guardian.co.uk – UK
Potted history of the country: In AD301 Armenia became the first country to adopt Christianity. In the middle ages it was absorbed into powerful empires: …
18 April 2009
Worcester commemorates Armenian Genocide
NECN – Newton, MA, USA
Worcester’s Armenian community is gathering together this weekend to mark what they call a horrific Holocaust. The deaths of more than a million Armenians. …
Film opens a lens on the story of Armenian genocide
North Shore Sunday – Peabody, MA, USA
By Contributed By Chris Bergeron Descended from survivors of the Armenian genocide, filmmaker Apo Torosyan hopes his art transforms prejudice and hate into …
Turkey and Armenia Delay Re-opening the Border
Jamestown Foundation – Washington, DC, USA
Following his BSEC meetings, Babacan discussed the recent developments between Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. President Barack Obama’s historic visit to …
Welcome back: A new migration center will promote Armenian immigrants
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
By Naira Bulghadaryan Provincial migration information centers have opened in Armenia to assist Armenians illegally living in European countries to settle …
Russian political scientist: Today there are numerous …
Today.Az – Azerbaijan
The latter envisions not only the Karabakh conflict but the whole problem that formed in the 20th century around the Armenian historical ambitions in Turkey …
Armenia Says No Turkish-Armenian Agreement At Summit
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian has said that an agreement normalizing relations with Turkey could be reached “soon,” but there is …
ARMENIA: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER’S VISIT RESOLVES NO QUESTIONS
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan’s trip to Yerevan may have been brief, with little publicity, but it has nonetheless further fueled Armenia’s ongoing …
Opening of Armenian-Turkish border will play into Ankara’s hands
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
“The book is the report I submit to modern Armenian history. My second book of memoirs will be more analytical. Still there are some things which mustn’t be …
Could be fatal for Armenia
A1plus – Armenia
“A1+” asked Hovhannisyan if the “Heritage” is going to take part in the campaign of the opposition, that is, the Armenian National Congress. …
17 April 2009
Turkey, Armenia seek to restore ties
eTaiwan News – Taiwan
AP Turkey is seeking a sweeping deal with Armenia to restore full relations after 15 years of disagreements over claims of genocide against Armenians under …
Russia Urges NATO to Call Off Exercises in Georgia
Voice of America – USA
He spoke on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers of Black Sea countries in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. A NATO spokesman, Robert Pszczel, …
Turkey, Armenia see progress in talks
eTaiwan News – Taiwan
AP Turkey’s foreign minister has attended a forum in Armenia amid statements by both countries that they have made progress in reconciliation talks. …
ARMENIA: ENVIRONMENTALISTS RESIST CONSTRUCTION OF A LAKESIDE PLANT
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
In spite of environmental groups’ resistance, the Armenian authorities and a gold-mining company are considering building a gold-processing plant near …
Armenia says deal with Turkey could be reached soon
Reuters UK – UK
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN, April 16 (Reuters) – Armenia said on Thursday it was close to establishing diplomatic relations with Turkey after a century of …
The Reconstitution Of The Empire (Armenia – Greece – Turkey – US)
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
On the genocides of the Greeks of Pontus and the Armenians…of the Syrian-Chaldaeans and the Assyrians… the Greeks of Imvros and Tenedos…of …
Armenia transfers presidency over BSEC to Azerbaijan
Trend News Agency – Baku, Azerbaijan
Armenia transferred the presidency over the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) to Azerbaijan at the meeting of BSEC FM Council in …
Counterpoint: Turkey, Armenia and the question of genocide
National Post – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Since most Canadians are unfamiliar with the topic Mr. Hitchens tries to address in his article (“The Armenian genocide was just that,” April 8), …
Ass. Prof. Kamer Kasim: “The US Should Put Pressure on Armenia”
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara, Turkey
GK: Obama had a positive approach to Turkey regarding the Armenian issue and he did not use the word “genocide’. However, the American Armenian National …
Armenian talks must run parallel with Nagorno-Karabakh: Turkish FM
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Normalization talks with Armenia must run parallel with efforts to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said …
16 April 2009
Iran, Armenia Strengthen Ties Through Joint Projects
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad have signed agreements worth millions of dollars in two days of …
ARMENIA: YEREVAN HOSTS REGIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY CONFERENCE
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Interior ministers of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) convened in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on April 15 to explore …
EU urges Turkey to reopen Armenia border
Washington Post – United States
By Selcuk Gokoluk ANKARA (Reuters) – A top European Union official urged EU aspirant Turkey to reopen its border with Armenia, piling pressure on Ankara to …
Pelosi Reaffirms Support for Armenian Genocide Recognition
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
As a Senator and a candidate for the White House, Barack Obama repeatedly pledged to properly condemn and commemorate the Armenian Genocide, stating clearly …
Armenian Politician Doubts Benefits Of Talks With Turkey
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — An Armenian party leader within the governing coalition has rejected President Serzh Sarkisian’s argument that the country will benefit from …
Museum Opens Armenian Genocide Online Exhibition
HULIQ – Hickory, NC, USA
How does anyone deny the existence of a systematic killings of the Armenians as a genocide in the early 20th century after looking these documents presented …
‘For You, Armenia’
Worcester Telegram – Worcester, MA, USA
She is one of only 15 Armenian-American students in the entire college so the learning curve is steep. “I’m hoping to generate a feeling of solidarity,” …
Armenia’s Parliament, OSCE Yerevan Office sign a Memorandum of …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
On April 15 the Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan, received the Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office, Ambassador Sergey Kapinos. …
Armenian-captured Azerbaijani soldier’s letter to his family …
APA – Azerbaijan
The contents of the Armenian-captured Azerbaijani soldier Rafig Rahman Hasanov’s letter to his family was publicized, soldier’s father Rahman Hasanov told …
15 April 2009
EU calls on Turkey to reopen Armenian border
eTaiwan News – Taiwan
AP A senior European Union official has called on Turkey to reopen its border with Armenia. Peter Semneby, the European Union’s top envoy to the South …
Turkey Prevails in Round 1, Kicks off Round 2 of Tricks on Armenia
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Armenia must: 1) Stop pursuing international recognition of the Armenian Genocide; and 2) Return Artsakh (Karabagh) to Azerbaijan. …
Opposition decries gov’t’s submissive foreign policies
Hürriyet – Turkey
Azerbaijani officials as well as the public have expressed serious concerns over the possibility of the Turkish-Armenian border being opened, …
Iran plans to send bigger satellite into space
U.S. Daily – Laguna Niguel, CA, USA
By Reuters Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes a victory sign while attending an official welcoming ceremony for his Armenian counterpart Serzh …
Soccer Diplomacy and the Road not Taken
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
[2] There might have been another, less dignified, reason behind the urgency in which Turkey-Armenia dialogue was pushed forward by the Armenian authorities …
Top business group offers a ’model economic partnership’
Hürriyet – Turkey
The TÜSİAD report, covering various issues such as Turkey’s European Union bid, regional security, the Armenian issue, energy policies and economic …
Iran offers Armenia energy line of credit
United Press International – USA
TEHRAN, April 14 (UPI) — Meeting with the visiting Armenian energy minister Tuesday, Iranian finance officials pledged to support the energy sector in …
Turkish Government is ready to establish diplomatic relations with …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Turkish Government thinks pragmatically and is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia, Center for Middle East Studies’ leading analyst, …
Turkish-Armenian Dialogue on the Verge of Collapse
Jamestown Foundation – Washington, DC, USA
The nearly year-long negotiations between Armenia and Turkey look set to prove fruitless after Ankara has revived its long-standing linkage between the …
BSEC Summit to focus on Armenian-Turkish Border opening
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Samson Ozararat, BSEC Armenia Representative noted that main task of Summit was to bring Member States’ legislation in compliance with economic policy …
14 April 2009
World Cup invitation brings down final part of Iron Curtain
Times Online – UK
Ankara denies Armenian charges of genocide and is fearful of a claim for land in eastern Turkey once occupied by Armenians. Turkey briefly allowed trucks to …
ARMENIA: OSCE CALLS FOR CALM AHEAD OF ARMENIA MUNICIPAL POLLS
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Amid growing antagonism between supporters and opponents of Serzh Sargsyan’s administration in Armenia, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in …
Iran, Armenia to finalize railway accord
PRESS TV – Tehran, Iran
Iran and Armenia will finalize an agreement on the construction of a railway that connects the two countries and enhances economic cooperation. …
Korda: Geography and the GOP governor’s race; Obama and the …
Knoxville News Sentinel – Knoxville, TN, USA
Unless you are of Armenian descent, the failure of President Barack Obama during his recent visit to Turkey to reference the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1818 …
Beyond US Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide was not the sole tool, but it was an effective tool with little real cost to the US government. …
Armenian president arrives in Iran for multipurpose talks
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, April 13 (Xinhua) — Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Tehran on Monday for multipurpose talks with Iranian officials, state news agency …
Armenia celebrates the Holy Resurrection
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
The symbols of Easter in the old days were straw dolls Grandma Utis, mistress of the Armenian cuisine, and Grandpa Paz, who held in hands exactly 40 threads …
Armenian President Arrives In Tehran
Payvand – Iran
Tehran, April 13, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held talks with his visiting Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in Tehran on issues of mutual …
Turkey’s culture minister calls for cooperation with Armenia
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s culture minister calls on Armenia to cooperate in restoring the Ani ruins on the Turkish side of the border, but says that the …
Australian Senator apologized for doubting Armenian Genocide
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Senator Alan Ferguson has apologized for calling the Armenian and Pontian-Greek Genocides “debatable.” In a speech made to the Federal Parliament’s …
13 April 2009
Lawmaker criticizes Armenian diaspora
Hürriyet – Turkey
The issue has been on the table since 2007 with the involvement of Switzerland, Yakış said. “There is a problem caused by Armenian diaspora,” he said.
Rally against Armenian claims to be held in NY
Hürriyet – Turkey
NEW YORK – Hundreds of Turks living in the United States will take part in an annual “End to Armenian Lies” rally in New York on April 25. …
The Armenian Question: A Snapshot
Huffington Post – New York, NY, USA
Taner Akcam is one of the first scholars of Turkish origin to speak and write about the killing of one and half million Armenians by the Ottoman government …
Reconciling Turkey, Armenia And Genocide
NPR – USA
It also features a politically explosive controversy over whether the United States will recognize the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as …
Will Untapped Ottoman Archives Reshape the Armenian Debate?
Right Side News – Kennesaw, GA, USA
by Yücel Güçlü The debate over what happened to Armenians in World War I-era Ottoman Anatolia continues to polarize historians and politicians. …
Intermediate resumes of the Armenian foreign policy
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Armenia is not determined to yield to Turkey or to any other country in the issue of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide or to compromise …
Book: Way to crucifixion began in Armenian Quarter parking lot
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv, Israel
Thus, the Via Dolorosa should actually begin at what is now a parking lot tucked away in the Old City’s Armenian Quarter, where Gibson has identified the …
12 April 2009
Persian manuscripts to go on display in Armenia
Tehran Times – Iran
Holding manuscript exhibit shows that Iranians and Armenians care about the preservation of their scientific achievements since ancient times and also for …
Tehran-Yerevan ties not affected by economic crisis: Armenian …
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN — Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stated in Yerevan on Saturday that the global economic crisis will not affect the implementation of …
The Last Armenian Genocide Survivor in Haverhill
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Brian Dempsey presents a citation to Jennie Vartabedian as the last remaining survivor of the Armenian Genocide in Haverhill. HAVERHILL, Mass. …
New Issue of Armenian Review Published, Two Others Forthcoming
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
(AW)—The Fall-Winter 2008 issue of the Armenian Review was released earlier this month. Titled “Armenians and Progressive Politics,” the issue presents …
Turkey Backtracks On Talks With Armenia
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on April 8 that Nagorno-Karabakh’s status must be resolved before Turkey and Armenia can …
Armenia Approves $54 Million Credit For Construction Sector
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Armenia’s government has approved 20 billion drams ($54 million) in credit guarantees for local construction firms in an effort to boost the …
Iran, Armenia to Speedup Mutual Cooperation
Fars News Agency – Tehran, Iran
Movsisian who chairs Iran-Armenia joint economic commission is currently on an official visit to Iran to review the latest conditions and developments in …
The President Has Not Changed His Position
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Our expectations of President Barack Obama for his recognition of the Armenian Genocide fall within that realm of possibilities. There are many factors in …
LITERARY CALENDAR April 13-19, 2009
Washington Post – United States
7 PM Peter Balakian, author of The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response, discusses his translation (with Aris Sevag) of Armenian …
Armenian President to Pay Visit to Iran
Fars News Agency – Tehran, Iran
However, the report did not mention the exact date for the visit. during his stay in Tehran, the Armenian president is scheduled to hold a private meeting …
11 April 2009
The Armenian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Maria Titizian Yerevan – Armenia will be taking part in the 53rd International Art Exhibition, known as the Venice Biennale, one of the most prestigious …
In five years, Armenia, Iran to be connected by rail
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Tatul Hakobyan Yerevan – High-ranking officials from Armenia and Iran are giving assurances that in five years’ time there will be a railroad linking the …
Cher is proud to be Armenian
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Cher with Lusine Shahbazyan in an exclusive and intimate interview, which will air for the first time this week on US-Armenia TV. Arman Burbank, Calif. …
Sarksyan: Turkish-Armenian border might open by October
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan has said the Turkish-Armenian border could be opened by October, when he is due to visit Turkey to watch a World Cup …
The ten classes of Armenian
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
It started when a group of Armenians who had moved to the northern suburbs of New York City sought a more local place to worship and to teach their children …
This Won’t Help the Armenian Genocide Bill
The Washington Independent – Washington, DC, USA
For several years, Congress has been embroiled in debate over a resolution to label as genocide the WWI-era killing of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians at …
ARMENIA: GOVERNMENT WILL UNDERWRITE PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
In a bid to restore confidence in Armenian banks, the Armenian government on April 9 pledged 20 billion drams (roughly $55 million) in loan guarantees for …
Turkey As Critical US Ally
Voice of America – USA
An open border, said President Obama, would return the Turkish and Armenian people to a peaceful and prosperous coexistence benefitting both nations. …
Turkish PM sets conditions to Armenia reconciliation: report
AFP
ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ruled out a deal with Armenia to normalize ties unless Yerevan resolved its conflict …
What role can the USA play in normalization of Armenian-Turkish …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Producers of the performance “Normalization of Armenian-Turkish Relations” are now drawing up various models of behavior for Yerevan, Ankara and Baku. …
10 April 2009
Tewksbury Students Study Armenian Genocide
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Efforts to introduce an Armenian Genocide curriculum throughout high schools north of Boston is gaining momentum with the lectures and discussions held at …
Serj Tankian & The Axis Of Justice Launch Armenian Genocide …
Top40-Charts.com – New York, NY, USA
asks viewers to call the White House to implore President Obama to put an end to Turkey’s well-funded whitewash and officially recognize the Armenian …
ARMENIA: DON’T WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER DEVALUATION – CENTRAL BANK CHIEF
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Fears that the Armenian dram will again be devalued are without merit, Central Bank of Armenia Chairman Artur Javadian told an April 8 news conference. …
Armenian Opposition Activists To Be Tried Separately
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
Prosecutors dropped coup attempt charges on April 1 in Armenia’s “case of the seven,” all arrested for leading a protest in March 2008 after the disputed …
Armenia Won’t Invite OSCE Observers To Mayoral Election
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Armenia has said it will not invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to monitor next month’s mayoral election in …
Azeri diplomat claims repair works launched at Turkey-Armenia border
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Repair works have been launched at Alican checkpoint at the Turkish-Armenian border which was closed since 1993, an Azerbaijani diplomat said on …
Turkey’s Babacan announces progress in talks with Armenia
Southeast European Times – MD, USA
ANKARA, Turkey –Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Tuesday (April 7th) Turkey and Armenia have achieved some progress in ongoing talks to normalise …
Turkish diplomat says: Use Turkish archives to research the …
Examiner.com – USA
He concludes that a joint Turkish-Armenian historical commission should investigate these materials to establish the truth about the Armenian experience. …
Armenian Politician Warns President Not To Abuse Resources
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Yerevan mayoral candidate Artsvik Minasian has warned that President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) must not abuse its …
Serious grounds exist for the development of Armenia-Hungary …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The newly appointed Ambassador of Hungary to Armenia, Gabor Shagin, presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan today. …
9 April 2009
The Unholy Alliance of the Turkish and Armenian Governments
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By Indignant Armenian • on April 8, 2009 • Email This Post It seems from the latest Armenian National Committee (ANC) sponsored forum on Turkish-Armenian …
Video: Ani Nalbandian ’09 Talks About Armenian Memorial and …
College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, MA, USA
The daughter of an Armenian priest, Ani Nalbandian ’09 has always been actively engaged in the life of her church and community. …
Good News! Update on Armenian girl, Gayane
eMaxHealth.com – Hickory, NC, USA
We, along with you, have been waiting for an update on Gayane Tovmasyan, the 13 year old Armenian girl with the ovarian tumor. …
Obama broke promise on Armenian genocide
Tampabay.com – St. Petersburg, FL, USA
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Times Staff Writer President Barack Obama said during the presidential campaign that he would recognize the Armenian genocide. …
European Parliament Members Visit Jailed Armenians
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN, April 8, 2009 (RFE/RL) — Members of the European Parliament visited jailed Armenian opposition leaders this week, RFE/RL’s Armenian Service …
ARMENIA: PATRONAGE AND DEEP POCKETS BECOME ISSUES IN THE YEREVAN …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Yerevan’s City Council elections may be more than a month and a half away, but improvements to the Armenian capital’s infrastructure and appearance remind …
AZERBAIJAN: OBAMA OFFERS ASSURANCES ABOUT TURKISH-ARMENIAN …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Baku fears that if Turkey lifts its blockade of Armenia, Azerbaijan will be handicapped in its attempt to drive Armenia out of the disputed territory of …
ARMENIA: EU LAWMAKERS VISIT OPPOSITION PRISONERS
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
On April 7, a delegation of European lawmakers led by Marie Anne Isler Béguin, head of the European Union-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, …
Canada to commemorate Armenian Genocide recognition anniversary
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Canadian Armenian community has organized two separate and competing events to be held in the Parliament Building in Ottawa to commemorate the 5th …
Friends by the Bosporus
Economist – UK
But in a blow to the Armenian diaspora, which has long lobbied for a congressional bill to label the massacres as genocide, Mr Obama suggested that Turkey’s …
8 April 2009
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama misses dinner in Iraq
The Associated Press
As a candidate for president, Obama said America deserved a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian genocide. Turkey rejects the widely held view …
Hovsepian: Turkey-Armenia Accord Cannot Come at Expense of …
Armenian Weekly – Watertown,MA,USA
By Admin • on April 7, 2009 • Email This Post LITTLE ARMENIA, Calif.—Any agreement between Turkey and Armenia on normalizing relations cannot come at the …
Christopher Hitchens: Telling the Truth About the Armenian Genocide
History News Network – Seattle, WA, USA
April is the month in which the Armenian diaspora commemorates the bloody initiation, in 1915, of the Ottoman Empire’s campaign to erase its Armenian …
AZERBAIJAN: BAKU HINTS AT RETALIATORY STEPS, IF TURKEY AND ARMENIA …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
After US President Barack Obama’s call for a normalization of ties between Turkey and Armenia, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev asserted that any …
Armenian festival at Woodbury University in California
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Thousands packed the Woodbury University (California, US) quad Sunday for an Armenian cultural festival that featured song, dance and Middle Eastern …
EU Lawmakers Visit Jailed Armenian Oppositionists
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Karine Kalantarian A delegation of the European Parliament has visited a maximum-security prison in Yerevan to meet with several Armenian opposition …
Obama Meets Turkish-Armenian Religious Leader
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Astghik Bedevian US President Barack Obama met religious leaders, among them a high-ranking Armenian cleric, in Istanbul as he wrapped up a two-day visit …
7 April 2009
Calmy-Rey meets Obama during Turkey-Armenia talks
Swissinfo – Switzerland
Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey has confirmed her role as a mediator between Armenia and Turkey.
Late arrival signals Armenia discontent
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – The lingering mystery about the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s attendance at the Alliance of Civilizations summit has been …
Obama comments irk Armenians
Politico – Washington, DC, USA
He even broke a promise to the Armenians!!! LOLOL This guy is scary baby, real scary! LOL! Be a man of his word? Bobo is the biggest liar to ever run for …
Obama urges Turkey and Armenia to normalise ties
Reuters – USA
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama urged the foreign ministers of Turkey and Armenia during a meeting on Monday to complete talks aimed at …
Obama Urges Full Turkish-Armenian Relations
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Mr. Obama has hailed the steps taken by Turkish and Armenian leaders to resolve their differences as “historic and courageous. …
Turkish Media Praise “Helal Obama”
Washington Post – United States
Obama said it was not up to him to resolve the dispute, but praised ongoing negotiations between the Turks and Armenians to resolve many long-standing …
US wants freedom for detained aid worker in Iran
The Associated Press
Harotonian is an Armenian citizen of Iranian descent who worked in Iran for the Washington-based International Research & Exchanges Board. …
Armenian Genocide Recognition Key to Renewed US-Turkey Relations
PR Newswire (press release) – New York, NY, USA
“President Obama is the right man at the right time to speak honestly in Turkey about the Armenian Genocide,” said Armenian National Committee of America …
Turks open homes to Armenian fans
Hürriyet – Turkey
6, 2008, at the Hrazdan stadium in Yerevan, Armenia. Mehmet Ateş, secretariat of peace for Servas, spoke to Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review and told …
Bernard Fassier: “Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents may meet …
APA – Azerbaijan
The diplomat did not want to take stance on the opening of Turkey-Armenia borders and his speech in Vienna. “Opening of borders and Nagorno Karabakh …
Armenian-Turkish border won’t be open on Apr. 16
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenian-Turkish border is unlikely to open on Apr. 16, Caucasus Institute director, politologist Alexander Iskandaryan told a news conference in …
6 April 2009
Robert Fisk: Will Obama honour pledge on genocide of Armenians?
Independent – London, England, UK
Presidents Clinton and Bush jnr made the same pledge in return for Armenian votes, then broke their solemn promise when Turkish generals threatened to cut …
Sakis at the Armenians’ Great Music Awards!
ΕΡΤ – Greece
In a spectacular evening, Sakis Rouvas presented “This is our night” at the great Armenian music awards “Tashir Awards” ceremony, staged in Moscow. …
Armenian citizen at the crossroads
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – The emotional dilemmas of an Armenian citizen living in Istanbul have become the subject of a book by Bercuhi Berberyan. …
The Karabakh war’s bitter legacy
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Population transfers took place in both directions as Armenian forces captured the mountainous, mainly Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan …
Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs refrains from visiting …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien, Austria
2009-04-05 22:51:10 – YEREVAN, 5 March 2009 — The Armenian Yerkir Media TV reports that Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Nalbandian, …
Armenian Intellectuals, Leaders Reflect on Obama’s Visit to Turkey
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Analysts say his trip will aim at strengthening ties with Ankara, and point to the issue of the Armenian Genocide as possibly the most challenging for the …
Armenian foreign minister to visit Turkey as relations warm
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Armenia’s foreign minister will visit Turkey this week, the Interfax news agency reported Sunday, in the latest sign of a warming in relations …
The Banality Of Ineptitude (Greece – Australia – Turkey)
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Altuğ Taner Akçam, a leading Turkish academic who uses Ottoman documents to prove that the Armenian genocide took place, fears for his life and is often in …
Turkey to push for Armenia accord
Financial Times – London, England, UK
By Daniel Dombey in Washington and Delphine Strauss in,Ankara Turkey is to make a concerted diplomatic push to resolve a long-standing dispute with Armenia. …
Ramgavar Party Objects to LF’s Armenian Catholic Pick in Beirut 1
Naharnet – Beirut, Lebanon
The Ramgavar party has objected to the Lebanese Forces’ (LF) nomination of Richard Kuyumjian for the Armenian Catholic seat in Beirut’s first district. …
5 April 2009
Armenia: Eurovision stars join Inga & Anush
esctoday.com – Leiden,Netherlands
The 4th annual Armenian Music Awards in diaspora finished moments ago. Many Eurovision stars have been invited, including some participants from this year’s …
Analysis: Obama visit to Turkey no afterthought
eTaiwan News – Taiwan
“The Armenian genocide is not an allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body …
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Holland to host events for 94th Anniversary Commemoration of the …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
The Adana massacre occurred in the city and province of Adana in April 1909 and resulted in 20000 to 30000 Armenian victims of violent Turkish anti-Armenian …
French Co-Chair of the Minsk Group visits Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
He had meetings with the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. President’s Spokesman Samvel Farmanyan informed …
Apr. 3rd Press Review
Turkish Press – Plymouth, MI, USA
/Cumhuriyet/ If the border between Turkey and Armenia were opened without Armenian occupying forces pulling out from Azeri land, this would hurt …
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Positive aspects prevail in establishing of Armenian-Turkish …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Opening of Armenian-Turkish border is very important to Armenia, as the country’s greatly dependent on Georgia, CIMERA Geneva Center representative, …
“Armenian Genocide” should be analyzed by historians: EU High …
Trend News Agency – Baku, Azerbaijan
The “Armenian Genocide” should be analyzed by historians and the issue should not be put on the table every day, EU High Representative for the CFSP Javier …
Armenian-Turkish relations should be reconsidered and restarted
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
The relations between countries, Armenia and Turkey in this case, need to be reconsidered and restarted,” Javier Solana said. …
Armenia and Iran plan rail link
United Press International – USA
YEREVAN, Armenia, April 4 (UPI) — Armenia and Iran have signed an agreement for a railway that would link Armenia to the Persian Gulf. …
Azeri Parliament Speaker Concerned By Turkish-Armenian Rapprochement
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
BAKU — Azerbaijani parliament speaker Ogtay Asadov said he is concerned about the possible opening of the Turkish-Armenian border, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani …
4 April 2009
White House Press Secretary Questioned on Armenian Genocide
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Asked whether the President still believes that “the Turks committed genocide against the Armenians,” Gibbs said, “We’ll get into that I think later on. …
A Deadly Time Brought to Life
Washington Post – United States
But as a second-generation Armenian American, I’ve found that it’s not uncommon for one of these UFO horror stories to materialize out of nowhere over …
Azerbaijan concerned by Turkey-Armenia thaw
Hürriyet – Turkey
Azerbaijan expressed concern late Thursday at the prospect of the border being opened between its old foe Armenia and Turkey, where US President Barack …
Hidden Life, Public Fear: Armenian gays face long walk to freedom
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
The recent publication of Azeri writer Alekper Aliev’s gay novel Artush and Zaur, dealing with an Armenian-Azeri love affair, rocked the conservative and …
Turkey, Armenia ties improve
The Associated Press
Turkey has refused to acknowledge that genocide occurred, despite estimates that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed around the time of World War I in …
Armenia, Iran plan railway link: ministers
AFP
YEREVAN (AFP) — Armenia and Iran agreed Friday to build a railway to link the two countries as part of a new transit route from Central Asia to the Black …
Weathering the Storm: A commentary on Armenia and “Border Economics”
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
Several recent developments have only confirmed the negative impact of the global financial and economic crisis on the Armenian economy, with signs that the …
Soccer: No luck for Armenia in Tallinn either on or off the pitch
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
By Suren Musayelyan Under a new, caretaker manager, underperforming Armenia failed again to impress in Tallinn as they were beaten by the home side 1-0 in a …
Armenia, Iran Agree On Ambitious Rail Link
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan Armenia and Iran on Friday formalized their plans to construct a railway that would connect the two neighboring countries and …
Azeri pres refuses to attend Istanbul meeting over Turkey-Armenia thaw
Hürriyet – Turkey
The rumors surrounding Aliyev’s decision followed a report in the Wall Street Journal suggesting that Turkey and Armenia have agreed to open formal talks on …
3 April 2009
TRT starts broadcasts in Kurdish, Armenian
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
The statement also noted that Turkey’s Voice Radio station on Thursday started broadcasting in Armenian for one hour a day, between 7 and 7:30 am and 6 and …
April Showers Bring… Genocide?
Huffington Post – New York, NY, USA
In the last century, all of the six major genocides that have been perpetrated — Armenia, the Holocaust, Bosnia, Cambodia, Darfur and Rwanda — all have …
Armenian Scouts Hold 40-Year Reunion in Pasadena Saturday
Beacon Media News – Pasadena, California, USA
Approximately 350 people attended Saturday’s reunion of Armenian Scouts and their families in Pasadena Saturday evening. I was privileged enough to be …
ARMENIA: SOME CHARGES DROPPED, BUT ARMENIA’S SEVEN STILL IN PRISON
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
During a disorderly April 1 hearing, an Armenian court dropped coup charges against seven prominent supporters of former president Levon Ter-Petrosian. …
Turkish Radio Station Launches Armenian-Language Programs
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
ISTANBUL — A Turkish radio station has launched Armenian-language broadcasts, airing 30-minute programs every morning and evening, RFE/rl’s correspondent …
Are Turkey And Armenia About To Normalize Relations?
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
In September, Turkish President Abdullah Gul (left) accepted Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian’s invitation to attend a soccer match between their …
Turkey needs to accept responsibility for the Armenian Genocide
Examiner.com – USA
One of the issues Turkey finds most troublesome is the death of some million and a half Armenians beginning in 1915 in eastern Anatolia. …
Do the Right Thing, President Obama
Huffington Post – New York, NY, USA
Despite unequivocal support during his campaign, President Obama is reportedly wavering on using the “g” word in recognizing the Armenian genocide. …
Armenians of Colorado Host American University of Armenia Guests
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
At the Louisville, Colo., home of Betty and John Ohannessian, Armenians of Colorado gather to hear architect Ronald Altoon speak about his experiences in …
Armenian spirit celebrated in photography exhibit at Bergen …
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Photographs such as this one, by Soursourian and courtesy of Edna Bogosian, depicting an unknown Armenian family c. 1900, will be on display at Bergen …
2 April 2009
Turkey and Armenia Near Historic Accord
Wall Street Journal – USA
By MARC CHAMPION BRUSSELS — Turkey and Armenia could soon announce a deal aimed at reopening their border and restoring relations, according to diplomats, …
Outreach to Armenia prompts Azeri threat
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL -Concerned that the Turkish government might open its border with Armenia before reconciliation is reached, the Azerbaijani government has signaled …
Soccer-Late Puri goal gives Estonia 1-0 win over Armenia
Reuters – USA
TALLINN, April 1 (Reuters) – Midfielder Sander Puri scored seven minutes from time to give Estonia a 1-0 home win over Armenia in their World Cup Group Five …
Estonia 1-0 Armenia: Puri leaves it late for hosts
ESPN – USA
Sander Puri scored a late goal to give Estonia a 1-0 home win over Armenia in their World Cup qualifying clash in Tallinn. The midfielder pounced on a loose …
ARMENIA: EARLY POLL RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT TER-PETROSIAN’S MAYORAL …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
A poll in Armenia indicates that the country’s leading opposition figure faces an uphill struggle to become major of the capital Yerevan. …
OSCE: ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN FRONTLINE INCREASINGLY VOLATILE
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Kasprzyk said that he would work to arrange meetings of Azerbaijani and Armenian commanders on the ground to help reduce tension. Over the past few months, …
Armenian Government, Opposition Set For Another Election Showdown
Jamestown Foundation – Washington, DC, USA
Armenia’s leadership and main opposition forces are gearing up for a fresh showdown in the first local elections in Yerevan since the early 1990s to be held …
Armenian Tax Shortfall Increases Budget Deficit
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — The Armenian government’s tax revenues dropped in February, worsening the country’s budget deficit, RFE/RL’s Armenian Service reports. …
Utility Price Hikes Take Effect In Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Hasmik Smbatian The prices of the key utility services in Armenia rose significantly on Wednesday, putting an additional strain on the modest budgets of …
Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School Rummage Sale
KSEE – Fresno, CA, USA
By KSEE News This morning on KSEE Sunrise Jill Boolootian and Diane Misserlian from the Armenian School Parent Teacher Club stopped by to talk about their …
1 April 2009
Armenia:Inga and Anush official website launched
esctoday.com – Leiden, Netherlands
Sisters Inga and Anush,the Armenian entrants of Eurovision Song Contest 2009, have updated their website with fresh news, galleries and new material …
ARMENIA AND TURKEY: CAN NUCLEAR POWER BECOME A FORCE THAT BINDS …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
As Turkey and Armenia inch closer to some potential form of reconciliation, Armenian attention is increasingly focusing on whether or not Turkey will opt to …
Poulsen fired as Armenia coach
eTaiwan News – Taiwan
Since then, Armenia has lost four of five World Cup qualifying matches and tied one. The federation said Poulsen was dismissed after a meeting with …
ARMENIA: PACE TAKES STEP BACK FROM PUNISHING ARMENIA
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe appears to be easing up on its criticism of the Armenian government, thus diminishing the possibility …
PACE Panel Defers Decision On Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
The Monitoring Committee discussed, among other issues, the authorities’ compliance with the most recent PACE resolution on Armenia. …
Armenian tennis players to participate in international tournament …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenian tennis players will participate in Futures International Tournament due from Apr.4-12; 13-19 in Antalya. Armenia will be represented by 3 …
Armenian candidates elected to some municipalities in Turkey
APA – Azerbaijan
Most of Armenian candidates were elected to the city and town municipalities in Turkey, APA reports quoting Vesti.az. For the first time in Turkey, …
Armenia sack coach Poulsen
AFP
YEREVAN (AFP) — The Armenian football federation announced on Tuesday their decision to sack national manager Jan Poulsen after a 2-2 home draw with Estonia …
Folk songs ‘like a balm’ to Armenian people
Winnipeg Free Press – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
But the project closest to Bayrakdarian’s heart recently is a tribute to her Armenian heritage. The four-time Juno Award winner makes her long-awaited …
31 March 2009
Primary Source
nextbook – New York, NY, USA
Yet it is true that the Armenian genocide has not entered into America’s common cultural memory in the same way as the Nazi Holocaust. …
Armenia’s fulfillment of PACE resolutions to be considered in Valence
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
During the meeting PACE co- rapporteurs John Prescott and George Colombier will present a Report on Armenia’s compliance with 1643 PACE resolution terms, …
ARMENIA: REVENUES FALL 46 PERCENT SHORT OF TARGET
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Armenian government revenues in January and February 2009 fell 46 percent short of the country’s target, the Armenian Ministry of Finance has announced. …
US lawmakers back Armenia-Turkey thaw
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — A group of US lawmakers told leaders of Armenia and Turkey on Monday that they stood ready to help the neighbors as they strive to end …
“Without Right to Return” performance premiere due in Armenia April 23
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ ”Armenian files or No right for return” play by Belgian Armenian actress and dramatist Karolina Safaryan will be staged and acted on Apr. 23, 25, …
PACE Panel Again Discusses Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
The authorities’ compliance with the most recent PACE resolution on Armenia was among the issues on the agenda of a regular meeting of the Monitoring …
Forgetting the Armenians, 2009 Edition
Spectator.co.uk – UK
At the New Republic Mike Crowley picks up where this post left off and lays-out the familiar arguments on US recognition of the Armenian genocide. …
GERMAN FAMOUS SOCIOLOGIST TILLMAN ALERT ARRIVES IN ARMENIA
Panorama.am – Yerevan, Armenia
Famous German sociologist Doctor Tillman Alert, as Panorama.am sources report, is going to visit Armenia on 31 May. Panorama.am did not manage to find out …
Neicho Velichkov: internet will be accessible everywhere in Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
By the end of summer not only internet access but mobile and fixed connections will be available throughout Armenian villages,” Neicho Velichkov related. …
30 March 2009
Armenia: Listen to the new version of Jan Jan
esctoday.com – Leiden, Netherlands
Sisters Inga and Anush, who will represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, released a new version of their song Jan Jan. The trio Fresh Art, …
Get to know the Armenian entry for Moscow
oikotimes.com – Athens, Greece
Today we will be taking a look at Armenia whose entry “Nor Par” penned by Vardan Zadoyan & Avet Barseghyan and composed by Mane Hakobyan will be sung by the …
Sleiman describes ties with Syria as ‘excellent’
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut, Lebanon
“The revival of the Armenian parliamentary bloc serves to breathe life into what this bloc stands for and into its role in Parliament as an advocate of …
Film opens a lens on the story of Armenian genocide
Daily News Tribune – Waltham, MA, USA
By Chris Bergeron/DAILY NEWS STAFF Descended from survivors of the Armenian genocide, filmmaker Apo Torosyan hopes his art transforms prejudice and hate …
Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia: Erdogan Cannot Be Allowed to Act as …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Nagorno – Karabakh was not part of the Ottoman Empire when the events that are fallaciously called by the Armenians as “genocide” took place. …
Pipeline from Iran to Armenia politically and economically …
Today.Az – Azerbaijan
Baku considers that the idea of laying pipeline from Iran to Armenia is both politically and economically unfavorable. According to oil and gas expert Ilham …
Euronews: Turkey could open borders with Armenia after the Barack …
APA – Azerbaijan
Ankara could open the borders with Armenia after the US President Barack Obama’s visit to Turkey in April, Euronews reports quoting the EU high-ranking …
Armenian and Azerbaijani journalists to create joint web-site
APA – Azerbaijan
Three-day workshop was organized in Tbilisi, Georgia on March 27-29 for the Armenian and Azerbaijani journalists covered the conflict within the project of …
OSCE to monitor contact line between Azerbaijani, Armenian armies
Trend News Agency – Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Barda, March 29 /Trend News, K. Zarbaliyeva/ Monitoring will be held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces near …
29 March 2009
Main areas for confidence building initiatives between Armenia and …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Today, 27th March, the Third Armenian Azerbaijani Public Peace Forum, that was taking place in Vienna between 24-27 March under the aegis of …
Bernard Kouchner sends a message to Armenia FM
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, received the Ambassador of France to Armenia, Serge Smessow. The Ambassador conveyed to Minister …
28 March 2009
Analysis: Armenia’s nuclear power plant may soon use indigenous fuel
United Press International (subscription) – USA
Armenia, unlike its neighbor Azerbaijan, has little in the way of oil and natural gas and has long relied on nuclear power to generate a significant portion …
ARMENIA: BY SUMMER, $500 MILLION FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Russia will provide a $500 million credit to Armenia by the end of May, the Regnum news agency reported March 27, citing the Armenian Ministry of Finance. …
New Armenian law could be setback for religious freedom
Catholic Culture – USA
Armenian human-rights advocates are expressing deep concern about of new proposed legislation governing religious affairs. The legislation, which has won …
Karabakh Armenians Hold Fresh Military Drill
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
Azerbaijani media reports have said the exercise began in the Armenian-occupied Aghdam district east of Karabakh earlier this week and involved heavy …
Turkey and Armenia Relations Continue to Warm as Deal to Reopen …
Jamestown Foundation – Washington, DC, USA
On March 17, Congressmen Adam Schiff, George Radanovich and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairmen Frank Pallone and Mark Kirk introduced a resolution to …
Weathering the Storm: A Commentary on Armenia’s Oligarchs
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
Several weeks since Armenia felt the impact of the global financial and economic crisis, the weakness of the Armenian economy has become all too apparent. …
Armenia is a homeland for the Assyrians, who have no homeland
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Tatul Hakobyan Verin Dvin, Ararat Province, Armenia – On April 1 Assyrians throughout the world celebrate the New Year. …
Remembering the Armenian Genocide: An Encounter Through Music
College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, MA, USA
The newly founded Armenian Students’ Association (ASA) at the College of the Holy Cross will host a memorial and charitable concert, titled “Pour Toi, …
Armenian Golgotha
FrontPage magazine.com – Los Angeles, CA, USA
Modern genocide historians who have been wont to re-examine the disintegrating Ottoman Empire’s World War I jihad genocide against its Armenian minority …
In Glendale city elections, Armenians are everywhere
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Vincent Lima The offices of the Armenian National Committee of Glendale PAC are abuzz with volunteer activity, while other volunteers are out canvassing …
27 March 2009
Turkey and Armenia poised to normalise ties
Irish Times – Dublin, Ireland
TURKEY AND Armenia are poised to normalise relations non-existent since 1993. The move would be a historic reconciliation between two traditional enemies …
Know Thine Enemy: Real Salt Lake of Sandy, Utah
Seattlest – Seattle, USA
If Real Salt Lake scores a goal, it will likely come from their 21-year-old striker Yura Movsisyan, an ethnically Armenian emigrant from Azerbaijan. …
Thousands From Iran Celebrate In Armenia
HULIQ – Hickory, NC, USA
Armenian Public Radio reports that close to 20000 vacationers from neighboring Iran have traveled to Armenia to celebrate Novruz, the Iranian New Year in …
ARMENIA: JOINT PROJECT WITH RUSSIA TO MINE URANIUM STIRS …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
It is not just railways, energy and telecommunications that unite Russian and Armenian business interests. This summer, a controversial joint project to …
Public Forum on Armenian-Turkish Relations to be held in Glendale
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Hunchakian Party “Arsen Gidour” Glendale chapter will host a public discussion on the subject of “Armenian-Turkish Relations” on Friday, …
Yerevan will host “Armenia through the eyes of Henrik Siravyan …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Drawings of RA Honored Artist Henrik Siravyan portrayed the rich and colorful nature of Armenia. His works can he found in museums of Moscow, …
Armenia: Show inspired by the ancient queens of the Caucasus
esctoday.com – Leiden, Netherlands
Yesterday, 25th March, Inga and Anush, the Armenian representatives in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, held a press conference for Armenian online …
Hamazkayin Forum 2009 in Armenia: Calling all Armenian University …
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By Lalai Manjikian • on March 26, 2009 • Email This Post For the past 14 years, the Hamazkayin Student Cultural Forum has been bringing young Armenian …
Ashot Kocharyan: Armenian-Indian developing dynamically
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenian Ambassador to India Ashot Kocharyan met with the students and teaching staff of Jawaharlal Neru University in New Delhi. …
UEFA charges Macedonian club with match-fixing
The Associated Press
The charge relates to a first round qualifying match between Pobeda and Armenian club FC Pyunik on July 13, 2004. The visiting Armenians won 3-1 after …
26 March 2009
South Australia Passes Armenian Genocide Motion
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
“It goes without saying that such acts as the Armenian Genocide epitomize prejudices against race, religion, and culture,” he said. …
Summoning the Beads
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
“The establishment of this kind of ministry isn’t aimed to controlling the diaspora, but to join all Armenian communities and to systemize their work,” said …
TÜSİAD head sends letter to Obama on Armenian resolution
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
Yalçındağ said issues related to Armenian genocide allegations should be resolved by Armenia and Turkey. She stated that it would be more correct to take …
TUSIAD urges Obama to oppose Armenian resolution
Hürriyet – Turkey
… and Businessmen’s Association, or TUSIAD, sent a letter to US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, urging him to oppose an Armenian genocide resolution. …
Turkish business leader asking Obama not to recognize Armenian …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
The leader of TUSAID hopes, that Barack Obama will find it useful in promoting a more reasonable and less politicized way of debating Armenian Genocide in …
GAZPROM INCREASES STAKE IN ARMENIAN GAS DISTRIBUTION
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Russian natural gas giant Gazprom has taken over Itera International Energy’s shares in armrosgazprom, Armenia’s exclusive gas supplier, …
Ward to Avoid Turkish Event; Declines Invitation, Citing Armenian …
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
However, also part of Turkey’s more recent past is the Armenian Genocide. Turkey has yet to take full responsibility for this horrific crime, …
Armenian Ex-Official Turned Activist Jailed
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
Armenians rally to commemorate the victims of police violence during presidential elections, in Yerevan, in March. YEREVAN — A prominent Armenian …
94th Armenian Genocide Anniversary Commemorated
Western Queens Gazette – Queens, NY, USA
For the 24th year, thousands of Armenian- Americans and their supporters will gather on Broadway between 43rd and 44th Streets to commemorate the Armenian …
US Envoy Again Visits Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruben Meloyan A senior US official paid on Wednesday a brief and apparently unexpected visit to Yerevan which the Armenian Foreign Ministry said focused …
25 March 2009
State Minister visits Armenian church
Hürriyet – Turkey
Yazıcı held talks with Aram Atesyan, the Turkish Armenian patriarchal archbishop and chairman of the Religious Council. “Political parties should not have …
Armenians oppose opening the border
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – The majority of Armenians oppose opening the country’s border with Turkey, according to a public survey conducted in the Armenian capital of …
EARLY PRAISE FROM ELIE WIESEL AND OTHERS FOR GRIGORIS BALAKIAN’S …
AZG Armenian Daily – Yerevan, Armenia
New York City – Never before in English, “Armenian Golgotha” is the most comprehensive and dramatic eyewitness account of the twentieth century’s first …
ARMENIA: PROSECUTORS MAY REWORK COUP CHARGES AGAINST TER-PETROSIAN …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Armenian prosecutors may reconsider coup charges against seven jailed supporters of ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosian, Armenian news sources reported on …
Armenians mull idea of Turkey’s participation in building new …
Electric Light & Power/ Utility Automation & Engineering T&D Magazine – Tulsa,OK,USA
Mar 11, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) — According to some economic experts, Turkey has already suggested to Armenia that it participate in the …
Family violence in Armenian villages to be discussed in Yerevan
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
The program is initiated with the assistance of US Embassy in Armenia. ““Territory of Silence” was the title that suited most. It was hard to find people …
Syrian Armenians’ Last Chance to File Claims for Properties in Turkey
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By HarutSassounian • on March 24, 2009 • Email This Post In a column I wrote last year, I alerted Armenians in Syria, Egypt, and Iraq that they had a unique …
Armenian hapkidoist wins championship gold as Catalonian team member
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
David Matnishyan , Armenian wrestler from Catalan team, greatly contributed to team’s victory at 12th Hapkido Championship. “I took up Hapkido training in …
Armenian Recession Deepens In February
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruben Meloyan Armenia’s economy appears to be plunging deeper into a recession, contracting by 3.7 percent in the first two months of this year, …
Why doesn’t the Democratic Party of Armenia run for Yerevan City …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Why doesn’t the Democratic Party of Armenia participate in the elections to the Yerevan City Council? Leader of the Party Aram G. Sargsyan told a press …
24 March 2009
SEVEN ARMENIAN PARTIES RUN FOR YEREVAN MAYOR
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Two key opposition groups failed to join forces for the vote, Armenian news sources reported. The opposition Heritage Party did not submit candidates after …
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Greek News – New York, USA
The resolution backed by lawmakers who represent large numbers of Armenian-American constituents calls on Obama to “accurately characterize the systematic …
Armenian Ex-Prosecutor Jailed For 3 Years
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
Jahangirian was sacked and arrested the day after delivering a fiery speech at an opposition rally in which he accused the Armenian authorities of rigging …
Armenia PM meets AGBU President
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Perch Sedrakyan, President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), Government’s Press and Public Relations …
Armenian Prosecutors To Revise Coup Charges
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
The Armenian parliament amended last week articles of the Criminal Code dealing with provocation of “mass disorders” and “usurpation of state authority by …
Armenia prioritizes IT and tourism
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ IT and Tourism are spheres of priority to Armenia, McKinsey&Company International Consulting Company expert Andre Antonyan stated at National …
GAROU VISITED ARMENIA TO ENJOY THE COUNTRY
Panorama.am – Yerevan, Armenia
Yesterday Armenian fans of world wide famous Canadian singer Garou had an exclusive opportunity to enjoy the singer’s art. Garou was invited in Armenia in …
Armenia’s new nuclear power station project
Messenger.ge – Tbilisi, Georgia
By Messenger Staff The construction of a new nuclear power station in Armenia will be conducted after an open tender and any country, including Turkey, …
Betting on Armenian ‘genocide’
Sabah – Turkey
Armenian wager-booking companies are already beginning to take bets on whether US President Obama will call the 1915 incident a ‘genocide’ on April 24th, …
23 March 2009
Armenian radio on the way
Hürriyet – Turkey
ANKARA – Radio stations in Armenian and Kurdish languages on the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, or TRT, network will start …
US Armenian group faces investigation
Hürriyet – Turkey
The CREW complaint said ANCA is an arm of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, a political party that is part of Armenia’s ruling coalition. …
Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia: Erdogan Cannot Be Allowed to Act as …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
The colonial machination against Turkey uses Iran, Armenia, the so-called Kurdish leaders, Israel, and the Arabic tyrannies. Obviously, not all of these …
Obama hesitates over Armenian pledge
The National – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Barack Obama, seen here with his vice president, Joseph Biden, had promised Armenian-Americans that his administration would refer to the 1.5 million …
13 Year Old Armenian Girl Needs Your Help
eMaxHealth.com – Hickory, NC, USA
Gayane was born in 1995 in Armenia where she still lives with her family in the remote village of Davtashen. She has been diagnosed with an ovarian tumor …
TRT Launches Radio and TV Broadcastings in Armenian Language
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara, Turkey
By Bedri Sedir, JTW ANKARA – Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT plans to launch an Armenian-language radio and TV station amid tentative moves by Turkey and its …
First ceremony in nearly half a century at Armenian church
Cyprus Mail – Nicosia, Cyprus
By Claudia Konyalian A RELIGIOUS ceremony is taking place this morning at the Sourp Boghos (Saint Paul) Chapel inside the Armenian Cemetery near Ledra …
Obama’s promises, then and now
Los Angeles Times – CA, USA
On the Armenian genocide, for instance, principle crashed head-on into realpolitik. It’s undeniable that the US needs Turkey’s help and goodwill; …
Were the 1915 deaths of Armenians genocide?
About – News & Issues – New York, NY, USA
There’s a new resolution in the House that would call as many as 1.5 million Armenian deaths at the hands of the Ottoman Empire starting in 1915 “genocide. …
Watching, wagering on the question of genocide
The Hill – Washington, DC, USA
has introduced a controversial measure to recognize mass killings nearly a century ago in Armenia as genocide, while an Armenian betting website wagered on …
22 March 2009
Turkish radio broadcasting in Armenian merely political step
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The beginning of radio transmission in the Armenian language in Turkey is merely political step, an Armenian expert said. …
Questions linger regarding Georgian-Armenians accused of spying …
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Photolure Yerevan – Two Armenian citizens of Georgia accused of forming an illegal armed group and spying are out on bail of 2000 laris (about $1176) each. …
The age-old tradition of Armenian drama continues at Sundukian …
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Nyree Abrahamian Yerevan – Armenians have a rich history in the dramatic arts, dating back at least 3500 years to pagan times, when religious rituals …
A visit to Panik, Armenia’s Catholic stronghold
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Tatul Hakobyan Father Anton Totonjian senior archimandrite of the Armenian Catholic Church in Armenia’s Shirak province. Tatul Hakobyan / Armenian …
NASA organizes Armenian artist Armen Karapetian’s exhibition
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has organized an exhibit of works of Armenian artist Armen Karapetian, who paints the Space. …
Turkey Starts Armenian, Kurdish Language Radio Channels
Novinite.com – Sofia, Bulgaria
Turkey’s state radio and TV corporation TRT is going to start an Armenian-language channel. The news has been reported by the Hurriyet Daily News, …
Heritage proposes updated candidate list to the Armenian National …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
During yesterday’s sitting the Heritage Party Board compiled a new list and proposed it to the Armenian National Congress. The Heritage said it will join …
Levon Ter-Petrossian, Armenia’s first president, is now running …
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Armen Hakobyan Yerevan – Levon Ter-Petrossian, who was Armenia’s first president and lost a bid to return to power last year, has now decided to head the …
ARMENIAN RADIO PROGRAM BROADCAST IN TURKEY
Panorama.am – Yerevan, Armenia
The State Corporation of TV and Radio Broadcast of Turkey will broadcast a radio program in Armenian in 2-3 months. It is important to remind that earlier …
Co-Sponsor the Armenian Genocide resolution
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
George Radanovich, Frank Pallone, Jr., Mark Kirk, and 73 other co-sponsors, introduced House Resolution 252, the Armenian Genocide resolution. …
21 March 2009
AGAINST FALSIFICATION OF ARMENIAN HISTORY
AZG Armenian Daily – Yerevan, Armenia
There has been ongoing falsification of Armenian history in the academic publications and universities across the United States. Please raise your voice and …
ARMENIA: OPPOSITION TO UNITE FOR YEREVAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS?
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Aiming to increase their chances for electoral success, ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosian’s Armenian National Congress and the Heritage Party are exploring …
Armenian Power Supplies To Turkey ‘Done Deal’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruben Meloyan Energy Minister Armen Movsisian insisted on Friday that Armenia will start exporting electricity to Turkey this spring in line with an …
Armenian Chemical Giant Faces Bankruptcy Case
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Karine Simonian Armenia’s national power distribution company has asked a court in Yerevan to declare bankrupt the country’s largest chemical enterprise …
Turkey to launch Armenian-language radio station
Reuters AlertNet – London, England, UK
ANKARA, March 20 (Reuters) – Turkey’s state broadcaster plans to launch an Armenian-language radio station, Anatolian state news agency said on Friday, …
Armenia Border Villages Suffer for Lack of Water
Institute for War and Peace Reporting – London, England, UK
485, 20-Mar-09) In the villages of Sarigyugh and Berqaber, in the Tavush region of Armenia, water is a precious commodity. There are only two taps supplying …
Play any trick to be back to Armenia
A1plus – Armenia
The RoA Defence Ministry today issued a statement which says in part: “Armenian soldiers undergo psychical and moral repression, violation and harassment by …
ECtHR has returned 14 verdicts on Armenia so far
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Some stated that unable to succeed in Armenian courts, many Armenian citizens apply to the European Court of Human Rights. Every citizen of the Republic of …
Turkey has three problems – Cyprus, Kurdish and Armenian
Cyprus Observer – Cyprus
He believed that Turkey deserved a place in the EU, but that they will immediately have to face their three biggest problems, the Cyprus, Armenian and …
Cinema as a bridge between Armenia and Turkey
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
According to Armenian directors and scriptwriters, the cooperation of Armenian and Turkish cinematographers could have firm grounds only after the screening …
20 March 2009
Lobby accuses Turkey of dividing Armenian diaspora
Hürriyet – Turkey
WASHINGTON – The largest US Armenian group Wednesday has accused Turkey of seeking to divide Armenia from the Armenian diaspora. …
Turkey, US play down tensions over Armenia issue
Reuters – USA
During his 2008 campaign for the White House, Obama referred to the killings of Armenians in World War One as genocide, which Turkey strongly rejects. …
Babacan: Turkey and Armenia are Talking about 1915
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By Contributor • on March 19, 2009 • Email This Post ISTANBUL (AW)—On March 18, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan reportedly said that Turkey and Armenia …
Campaign Vow to Call Armenians’ Deaths ‘Genocide’ to Be Tested
Washington Post – United States
During last year’s presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly insisted that, as president, he would “recognize the Armenian genocide.” “An official policy that …
Eurovision 2009 Armenia Makes Another Stunning Entry
HULIQ – Hickory, NC, USA
When Inga And Anush Arshakyan sisters won the Armenian national contest for the Eurovision 2009 song festival in Moscow people cheered for a great selection …
RUSSIA, ARMENIA DISAGREE OVER RAILROAD INVESTMENT
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
The Russian-controlled South Caucasus Railway has denied charges made by Armenian officials that the company failed to meet its 2008 investment targets. …
Vartanantz celebrated at the Armenian Sisters Academy
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Conni McDonnell Students at the Armenian Sisters Academy pay homage to St. Vartan’s memory. From left, Barkev Sarkahian, Evan Mazmanian, Michael Knudson, …
Armenia Says Russian Railway Not Honoring Investment Pledges
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Armenia is accusing Russia of a breach of contract over a railroad agreement, RFE/RL’s Armenian Service reports. Transport and Communications …
Armenian GDP fell as copper prices dip
Copper Investing News – USA
Armenia announced that its GDP has fallen in fiscal 2008. Since the country copper prices have gone down, it may hamper country’s exports of copper. …
Like a Virgin: Armenian In-Laws Expect Bloody Bedsheets
OpEdNews – Newtown, PA, USA
We weren’t familiar with the Armenian ritual of the “red apple,” in which – even today – the groom’s family inspects a bridal couple’s bedsheets to …
19 March 2009
Armenians, Turks hold meet
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Representatives of more than thirty Armenian and Turkish non-governmental organizations met for a first-ever joint conference in Yerevan at the …
Birthright Armenia Supports Spring Break Alternatives
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Brittany Kademian, the leader of the team and president of the BC Armenian Club, admits, “At the end of the day, there are no words to describe our …
Kim (Krikorian) Tatoian Writes from the Heart
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
In order to teach Alex, Tamar, and Armen about their Armenian heritage, Kim made them read the Armenian Weekly. “I also made them look things up on the …
Armenia Enacts Amendments Sought By Council Of Europe
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Anush Martirosian The National Assembly approved on Wednesday changes in Armenia’s Criminal Code which the Council of Europe hopes will lead to the …
World Economic Crisis Drags Armenia into Recession
Jamestown Foundation – Washington, DC, USA
The global economic crisis is taking an increasingly heavy toll on Armenia, forcing its government to devalue the national currency, cut budgetary spending, …
Azerbaijan blackmails Turkey over Armenian-Turkish border opening
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Turkey should think a lot before opening the border with Armenia, an Azeri expert said. “Azerbaijan is Turkey’s fraternal state and strategic ally. …
WB, Asian Bank to finance Iran-Armenia railway project
Trend News Agency – Baku, Azerbaijan
Implementing a railway project between Iran and Armenia is too important for Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan said. …
Turkey warns US on Armenian genocide resolution
International Herald Tribune – France
Ali Babacan says that Turkey and Armenia are already discussing the 1915 killings and “steps that could be taken by third countries on the issue would not …
Lawyers Stage Walkout In Armenian Opposition Case
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Lawyers defending seven Armenian opposition figures walked out of the courtroom on March 16 in protest of what they say are illegal judicial …
Iran, Armenia to construct largest hydroelectric power station in …
TREND Information – Baku, Azerbaijan
Iran and Armenia will build on the Araz River the largest hydroelectric power station in the Caucasus, Iranian agency IRNA quoted Armenian Energy and …
18 March 2009
US lawmakers introduce another Armenian genocide resolution
Bradenton Herald – FL, United States
By MICHAEL DOYLE – McClatchy Newspapers The perennial political battle over an Armenian genocide resolution is joined again, as lawmakers Tuesday introduced …
US Representatives Introduce Bipartisan Armenian Genocide Resolution
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By Contributor • on March 17, 2009 • Email This Post WASHINGTON—On March 17, legislation calling on the US President to properly recognize the Armenian …
Turkey – Azerbaijan – Armenia: Documents Incriminating Erdogan …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Considerable parts of the territory of Azerbaijan are still occupied by Armenian forces. The military action, and the widespread ethnic hostilities which …
Genocide Scholars Urge Obama to Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
As April approaches, we urge you to ‘refer to the mass slaughter of Armenians as genocide in your commemorative statement,’ as you urged President George W. …
ARMENIA: OPPOSITION SPLIT OVER MAYOR’S RACE
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Talks about a joint candidate list for former President Levon Ter Petrosian’s Armenian National Congress (ANC) and the Heritage Party have failed. …
Russian Railway ‘Not Honoring’ Armenia Investment Pledges
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Hovannes Shoghikian The Armenian government expressed its discontent with the Russian management of Armenia’s rail network on Tuesday, with Transport and …
One more step towards promotion of human rights awareness in Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Today, the Human Rights Defender’s Office (HRDO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia and Raoul Wallenberg Institute on Human Rights …
Armenia: Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Arman Kiakossian meets …
ISRIA (subscription) – Washington, DC, USA
On March 16, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Arman Kirakossian met Deputy Foreign Minister of Bulgaria Milen Keremedchiev who is in Armenia with a …
Security agencies of Belarus, Armenia to enhance collaboration
TREND Information – Baku, Azerbaijan
National security agencies of Belarus and Armenia will enhance comprehensive cooperation, said State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Yuri …
Armenia says will soon launch power supply to Turkey
APA – Azerbaijan
Armenia will soon start supplying electricity to Turkey, Armenian media quoted the country’s ministry of energy and natural resources as saying. …
17 March 2009
Minorities seeking a say in affairs of land
Hürriyet – Turkey
There is especially a significant rise in the number of Turks of Armenian descent running in the elections, with most preferring the leftist Republican …
Armenian Activist Innocently Jailed in Iran For Politics
HULIQ – Hickory, NC, USA
Silva Harotonian, an Iranian citizen of Armenian descent, recently held a modest role with a humanitarian organization working to improve child and maternal …
John Hodian brings Armenian and Watertown roots to the “Epiphany …
Watertown TAB & Press – Needham, MA, USA
After several years traveling and playing in Hodian’s ancestral homeland of Armenia and the primitive Caucasus region, they recorded their third CD “Hin …
Searching for a Home in the Diaspora
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
More specifically, I examine the establishment of the two largest Armenian community centers in Montreal (the AGBU Center and the Armenian Community Center) …
Adriana Sevan’s new play about Armenian Genocide to be staged in US
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
… Award which gifts her with a generous commission to research and write a new play about her grandparent’s survival of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, …
AESA Detroit Supports Armenia’s CRD (part II)
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By BettyKessel • on March 16, 2009 • Email This Post The Detroit section of the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA) is an organization of …
ARMENIA: TER PETROSIAN TO RUN FOR MAYOR OF YEREVAN
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Ter Petrosian will head the list of city council candidates for the Armenian National Congress. In a March 15 statement, Ter Petrosian’s Armenian National …
Armenia opposition leader to contest capital vote
Kyiv Post – Kyiv, Ukraine
YEREVAN, March 16 (Reuters) – Armenia’s opposition said on Monday it would use May mayoral polls in the capital Yerevan to challenge the national power of …
Armenian, Turkish Civic Groups Hold Conference
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Tigran Avetisian Representatives of more than 30 Armenian and Turkish non-governmental organizations met for a first-ever joint conference in Yerevan at …
Lawyers Walk Out Of Armenian Opposition Trial
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
The move clearly violated Armenia’s judicial legislation which stipulates that a court session can not go ahead if both a defendant and their lawyer are not …
16 March 2009
Armenia seeks ways to strengthen ties with Iran
Tehran Times – Iran
YEREVAN – Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian met Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Yerevan on Friday and reviewed ways to broaden …
Armenia pledge presents dilemma
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
But relations between the countries could be at risk unless Obama is willing to break a campaign promise to describe as “genocide” the killings of Armenians …
Turkey Cannot Open Its Borders to the Heinous, Rancorous Tyranny …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
In four earlier articles entitled “Turkey´s Ongoing Colonization: Only Reason for Recognizing Racist Armenian Tyranny” …
Our Man in Azerbaijan
The Santa Barbara Independent – Santa Barbara, CA, USA
That was one of the main messages relayed last Wednesday by Suleymanov, who expressed hope that upcoming talks between the Armenian and Azeri presidents …
Turkish – Armenian Rapprochement to Be Linked on Human Rights …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
If Turkey should be further democratized and harmonized with Europe, then why should Turkey open its borders to Armenia – a criminal tyranny denounced as …
Recognition of the Armenian Tyranny by Ankara Equals Colonization …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Turkey does not need Armenia in any sense; Turkey must not open its border to the vicious, revengeful tyranny of Erevan that pursued purely racist policies …
Front pages from around the globe
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
… April 24 when the White House traditionally issues a statement on Armenia Remembrance Day, which commemorates the killings of Anatolian Armenians during …
Lukashenka meets with president of Armenia
Belorusskie Novosti – Belarus
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who had stayed in Armenia since March 11, had a meeting with that country’s president, Serzh Sargsyan, on Friday evening. …
15 March 2009
Devastating HRW on Armenian Tyranny Imposes Cancellation of the …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
In forthcoming articles, I will republish further parts of the devastating HRW Report on the Armenian Tyranny. This 64-page report details the clashes …
Madame Paulette: An Armenian-American Success Story
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By YelenaAmbartsumian • on March 14, 2009 • Email This Post Two Armenian brothers introduced Paris to caviar in the 1920’s. In our time, Armenians continue …
Singers off to Armenia, Israel
Stillwater NewsPress – Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Equally ecstatic are Armenian officials. Considered a cultural exchange, Hoipkemier said, he was told by pastor Garik Khachatryan, of the Armenian …
Soprano keeps songs of Armenian heritage in her heart
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com – Cleveland, OH, USA
by Donald Rosenberg / Plain Dealer Reporter Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian sings music of her Armenian heritage, along with other works, …
14 March 2009
Planning Commission approves Armenian church, proposed height
The Desert Sun – Palm Springs, CA, USA
The Rancho Mirage Planning Commission on Thursday voted 3-1 to recommend a Armenian church be built at a height proposed by church officials. …
Iran says ready to resolve Armenian-Azeri dispute
IranVNC – Washington, DC, USA
Armenia remains formally at war with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territorial dispute. In the 1990s, ethnic Armenian separatists, backed by Armenia, …
Elie Wiesel Praises Balakian’s Armenian Genocide Book
HULIQ – Hickory, NC, USA
Never before in English, ARMENIAN GOLGOTHA is the most comprehensive and dramatic eyewitness account of the twentieth century’s first genocide conducted in …
Turkey´s Colonization, the Aramaeans, the Kurds, the Armenians …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
In an earlier article entitled “Turkey´s Ongoing Colonization, the Aramaeans, the Kurds, the Armenians, Pan-Arabism and Islamism” …
Turkey´s Ongoing Colonization, the Aramaeans, the Kurds, the …
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
The combined threats of Pseudo-Kurdish Nationalsim, Armenian Irredentism, Assyrianism, Pan-Arabism, and Islamism are geared to be lethal for both, …
ARMENIA: FALLOFF IN REMITTANCES IS A CAUSE FOR ECONOMIC …
EurasiaNet – New York,NY,USA
A sharp decline in remittances from Russia, coupled with a soured domestic economic outlook, may sharpen political tensions within Armenia over the next few …
ARMENIA TIGHTENING ITS BELT
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Armenia is shifting budgetary priorities and spending schedules to brace the country for worse economic times ahead. “In the light of the crisis, …
INTERVIEW-Azerbaijan says Russia arming enemy Armenia
Reuters – USA
By Matt Robinson and Margarita Antidze BAKU, March 13 (Reuters) – Azerbaijan accused Russia on Friday of supplying arms to Armenia, its foe in one of the …
Armenian Photojournalist Severely Beaten In University Dispute
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
Gagik Shamshian, a well-known Armenian photojournalist, was severely beaten and hospitalized today in an incident that has been strongly condemned by the …
Lawmakers renew effort to get US to recognize Armenian genocide
89.3 KPCC – CA, USA
Next month marks the 94th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide. More than a million Armenians died during a campaign of massacres and forced …
13 March 2009
GEORGIA FREES ALLEGED ETHNIC ARMENIAN “SPIES”
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Georgian police have released on bail two ethnic Armenian community activists who were charged with espionage and attempting to set up a paramilitary …
Armenia’s ‘Black Tuesday’ Causing Economic Havoc
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
On March 3, the US dollar rose against the Armenian currency, the dram, by more than 20 percent. The reason: the Armenian Central Bank unexpectedly decided …
US Hold On Armenia Road Funding Extended
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Tigran Avetisian The United States has again extended the suspension of some of its additional economic assistance to Armenia, saying that the …
Crisis-Hit Armenia Set To ‘Delay’ Government Spending
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruben Meloyan Citing the growing impact of the global economic crisis, Armenia’s Finance Ministry urged the government on Thursday to delay 131 billion …
Azeri-Armenian gay love story strains at taboos
Reuters – USA
‘Artush and Zaur’ — the story of a gay love affair between an Azeri and an Armenian amid war between their countrymen as the Soviet Union collapsed — is …
Turkish and Bulgarian sister cities sever ties over Armenian …
Sofia Echo – Bulgaria
Twelve Turkish municipalities have severed ties with their Bulgarian sister cities, because the latter have recognised the existence of Armenian genocide in …
“Armenian Golgotha” by Grigoris Balakian never in English before
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
The English version of one of the most dramatic books on Armenian Genocide, Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian has been published in the USA. …
Armenian lobby increases pressure as Obama considers his position
Hürriyet – Turkey
Four pro-Armenian Congressmen sent a letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to keep his promise of recognizing the Armenian claims regarding the …
Former Massachusetts House Speaker George Keverian, 77, is mourned
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Lou Ann Matossian Former Massachusetts House Speaker George Keverian, 2nd from right, with, from left, the Armenian National Committee’s Sharistan …
‘Evil Quartet’ Highlights Threats to Biodiversity in Armenia
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
The film provides a scientific overview of an ecosystem and highlights several endangered species in Armenia, the impact of human development on wildlife, …
12 March 2009
TUSKON: Armenian bill may harm rapprochement
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
The US Congress’ approval of a resolution for the official recognition of Armenian genocide allegations may harm an ongoing reconciliation process between …
US lawmakers pressure Obama on Armenian issue
Reuters – USA
Turkey denies that up to 1.5 million Armenians suffered genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks during World War One. Turkey accepts many Armenians were …
Turkey warns United States against recognising Armenian genocide
Southeast European Times – MD, USA
Several times during his successful presidential campaign, Barack Obama said he intended to recognise the killing of 1.5 million Armenian civilians by …
Armenian Ombudsman Lambastes Government Bureaucracy, Oligarchs, Police
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
The ombudsman went on to allege that Armenian law enforcement bodies are incompetent. “That nonprofessionalism is a heavy burden on all of us and, …
Congresswoman Eshoo to keynote Armenian Relief Society centennial …
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Ms. Eshoo is of Armenian descent and has a solid record of supporting Armenian-American concerns. She is a member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian …
OMBUDSMAN SLAMS ARMENIA’S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunian has called for changes in Armenia’s system of government, which he described as “oligarchic,” “repressive,” and a …
AZERBAIJAN: AZERI-ARMENIAN GAY ROMANCE WITHDRAWN FROM BOOKSTORES
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
After only a few weeks in circulation, the bestseller Azerbaijani-Armenian gay romance novel “Artush and Zaur” has been withdrawn from Baku bookstores amid …
No oil refinery in Armenia
Messenger.ge – Tbilisi, Georgia
By Messenger Staff Armenian minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsesian has stated that in 2009 Armenia and Iran will start constructing the …
Armenian Tycoon ‘Not Seeking To Become PM’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Astghik Bedevian Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessman leading the second most important party in Armenia’s governing coalition, dismissed through a …
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary opens summer conference registration
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
New Rochelle, NY – Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjian, director of Youth & Vocations for St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, has announced that registration is now open …
11 March 2009
Prosecutor says Armenian apology campaign does not constitute crime
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
In January the Ankara’s Public Prosecutor’s Office had launched an investigation into an Internet campaign apologizing to Armenians for the World War I-era …
FM Armenia-bound on eve of key date
Hürriyet – Turkey
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has accepted an invitation from his Armenian counterpart to attend a regional summit in Yerevan. …
Armenian-Iranian Literature Bridge launched in Yerevan
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The 3rd Armenian-Iranian Literature Bridge organized by Writers Union of Armenia and Iran Embassy Cultural center launched in Yerevan on Mar.10. …
94th Anniversary Commemoration to Be Held at Times Square
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
By Contributor • on March 10, 2009 • Email This Post For the 24th year, thousands of Armenian Americans and their supporters will gather in Times Square (on …
ARMENIA: HSBC BANK PREDICTS ZERO ECONOMIC GROWTH
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
HSBC Bank Armenia is predicting a zero growth rate for Armenia’s economy in 2009, Armenian media outlets are reporting. Inflation is forecast to approach 12 …
Turkey was forced into establishment of relations with Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
According to him, Armenian-Turkish relations can’t be named bilateral, rather, they constitute a part of global policy. USA, RF, EU M are main forces in …
Armenia Slams Georgian Leader For ‘Unfounded’ Remarks
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
“You know that the Armenian economy virtually collapsed in a couple of weeks,” he said at the ceremony, according to Rustavi-2 television. …
EC released EUR 3.25 million to Armenia under Sector Policy …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Installments are payable to the Armenian State budget subject to fulfillment of policy conditions. The first fixed tranche of €5 mln was paid to the state …
Turkish FM Babacan to pay relations boosting visit to Armenia
Hürriyet – Turkey
The Turkish foreign minister accepted an invitation from his Armenian counterpart Eduard Nalbandian to attend the meeting to be held at foreign ministerial …
Armenian Court Cites Mental Illness In Suspending Activist’s Trial
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
YEREVAN — Judicial proceedings against an Armenian opposition leader have been suspended due to a court-ordered report of mental illness, RFE/RL’s Armenian …
10 March 2009
ARMENIA LAUNCHES PRICE-FIXING PROBE
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Armenia’s state anti-trust agency will investigate alleged retail price-fixing, as consumer prices continue to climb following the Central Bank’s move to …
ANCC: American professor made racist and derogatory remarks about …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Goltz’ remarks were in response a question from the audience on how to convince Armenians of Nagorno-Karabagh to stay within the “current boundaries of …
IMF Lends Armenia $540 Million to Counter Crisis Impact
International Monetary Fund – Washington, DC, USA
By Maureen Burke The IMF has approved a $540 million loan to Armenia to help the country in the southern Caucasus cope with the impact of the global …
The Impact of the the Armenian Diaspora in Turkey’s Relations with …
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara, Turkey
Turkey’s relations with Armenia started in the unstable atmosphere of the Caucasus. As a landlocked country, Armenia needed to establish good relations with …
IMF Approves Anti-Crisis Loans For Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has formally approved $540 million in promised loans to Armenia that are designed to help its …
Controversial Azeri Novel Takes On Double Taboos
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
By Kristin Deasy, Khadija Ismayilova A controversial romance novel about two gay men, one Armenian and the other Azeri, is flying off the shelves in …
Foreign Minister of Armenia to visit France
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
March 10-12 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, will pay a working visit to France. During the visit the Armenian Foreign Minister is …
Armenian activists in Javakhk released
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Director of Akhaltsikhe youth center Grigor Minasyan and head of Charles Aznavour benevolent organization Sergei Hakobjanyan were released …
Armenian Currency Bounces Back After Imf Loan
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara, Turkey
VAN — Armenia’s national currency, the dram, rose 2.2 percent gainst the dollar on March 5 after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave the country …
Russia-Armenia import-export problems
Messenger.ge – Tbilisi, Georgia
The ferry boat was loaded to full capacity but from 2009 Russian export to Armenia decreased, and as is known mostly Armenian cargo was transported via this …
9 March 2009
Memo From Istanbul Nearly a Million Genocide Victims, Covered in a …
New York Times – United States
For generations, most Turks knew nothing of the details of the Armenian genocide of 1915 to 1918, when more than a million Armenians were killed as the …
Obama won’t use ‘g’-word, pro-Armenian congressman says
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
A member of the US Congress has cautioned Armenian-Americans not to be very optimistic for either approval of a resolution for the official recognition of …
Turkey is likely to take steps toward Armenia
Hürriyet – Turkey
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama’s planned visit to Turkey weakens the possibility in the short term of Washington’s recognition of the Armenians’ …
Alrosa promises rough diamond to Armenia
Israel Diamond Portal – Ramat Gan, Israel
The Armenian Department of Public Relations reports that Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, met with Sergey Vybornov, president of Alrosa Diamond …
Turkey says US understands its sensitivities over the Armenian claims
Hürriyet – Turkey
The new US administration appreciated Turkey’s opinions and sensitivities regarding the Armenian claims on the 1915 incidents, the Turkish Foreign Minister …
Armenian PM stresses economic ties with UAE
WAM – Emirates News Agency – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
WAM Yerevan, March 08th, 2009 (WAM)–Armenian Prim Minister Serj Sarkisian, has stressed that his country was keen to bolster bilateral relations with UAE, …
UCLA to host major conference on Armenian studies
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by VL Los Angeles – The Society for Armenian Studies will mark its 35th anniversary with a major conference titled, “Armenian Studies at a Threshold. …
Babacan: US perceives Turkey’s sensitivity over Armenian issue
www.worldbulletin.net – Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Saturday that the current US administration perceived Turkey’s opinion and sensitivity regarding the incidents of 1915. …
Armenian dram is stable after sharp fall
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
According to IMF projections, the Armenian economy will contract by 1.5 percent in 2008 after 14 consecutive years of robust growth, RFE/RL reported. …
Babacan Warns Obama Against Recognizing Genocide
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
According to the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News, “Diplomatic sources said the efforts to have the US Congress recognize the Armenian claims regarding the 1915 …
8 March 2009
Armenian president visits pharmaceutical manufacturer “Likvor”
Manufacturing Business Technology – Oak Brook, IL, USA
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited “Likvor” CJSC, one of the pharmaceutical manufacturers of Armenia, Saturday. During the visit, the president saw …
HSBC Bank Armenia made AMD5 billion profit in 2008
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ “In 2008 HSBC Bank Armenia net income totaled AMD 5 billion, exceeding the last years results by 17%,” HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC Executive Director Tim …
HSBC Bank Armenia to finance small and medium-sized businesses in 2009
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ “HSBC Bank Armenia credit investments rate rose by 40%, which is a good result,” Tim Slater, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank Armenia told a news …
Armenia: President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign …
ISRIA (subscription) – Washington, DC, USA
Today, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates Mrs. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi and her …
Armenian Community Mourns Passing of Former Mass. House Speaker …
HULIQ – Hickory, NC, USA
WATERTOWN, MA – The Armenian National Committee of Massachusetts joined with Armenian Americans throughout the commonwealth today in mourning the passing of …
Italy interested in developing friendly relations with Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The President of Armenia said that the Armenian-Italian relations have an excellent prospect for development and with this regard he underscored the …
John Deere Agricultural Machinery will be available to Armenian …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
According to the terms of the agreement, CARD AgroService will sell and service John Deere machinery in Armenia. In her remarks, the Ambassador noted that …
Trade, economic co-operation high on UAE-Armenia agenda
Emirates Business 24/7 – Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Speaking at an audience with the Armenian President Serzh Sargsian in Yerevan Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, said the UAE has very …
Armenian gets 22 years in arms-trafficking sting
Newsday – Long Island, NY, USA
NEW YORK – An Armenian immigrant has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for plotting to sell anti-aircraft missiles and other military weapons from the …
7 March 2009
ANC Alerts Hampshire College to its association with Genocide denier
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
The Armenian National Committee of Massachusetts has alerted Hampshire College President Ralph Hexter that the school’s relationship with the …
Armenian sentenced to 22 years in NY for arms deals
Reuters – USA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Armenian convicted of conspiring to smuggle Russian military arms into the United States including rocket-propelled grenade …
Akcam to Deliver Lecture the Armenian Genocide, Questions of …
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
Clark University’s newly appointed Kaloosdian/Mugar Professor of Armenian Genocide Studies and Modern Armenian History, Taner Akcam, will deliver a lecture, …
Splishing and Splashing in Armenia
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
The decorative fountains of Armenia have longed served a dual role in the infrastructure of this historic land. In addition to beguiling tourists each year, …
Peter Gabriel Stresses Importance of Armenian Genocide Recognition
Armenian Weekly – Watertown, MA, USA
And when I did music for ‘The Last temptation of Christ,’ I was introduced to one of the most soulful instruments, the Armenian duduk. I went to Armenia for …
Outcome of Metn polls may hinge on Armenians
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut, Lebanon
By Michael Bluhm BEIRUT: The looming decision of the dominant Armenian party Tashnag to join forces with either the March 14 or March 8 camps might well …
OSCE condemns Goradiz shooting
United Press International – USA
VIENNA, March 6 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is calling on Armenia and Azerbaijan to adhere to a cease-fire after a …
Turkey Appears Set to Use UN Security Council Seat to Delay Arrest
HULIQ – Hickory, NC, USA
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) this week welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest …
The Dram-Dollar Drama: Cause and effect create Armenia’s “Black …
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
By Gayane Abrahamyan Economist Andranik Tevanyan says his and other analysts’ predictions from months ago came true when this week when Armenia had its …
Armenian POWs ‘Unwilling To Return Home’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan Three Armenian soldiers captured by Azerbaijani forces last week do not want to be repatriated for fear of retribution, according to …
6 March 2009
Turkish-Armenian issue: Not this time
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
With the month of April approaching, Armenian pressure on the US Congress is increasing. Last year, the Armenian lobby was able to pass a resolution (from …
Armenia: The Inga and Anush interview
esctoday.com – Leiden, Netherlands
We formed a part of the State Song Theater of Armenia as a duet. Since 2003 we have separated from it. We had numerous concerts in Armenia, …
The Minsk Group Blames Azerbaijan on OSCE monitoring breakdown
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Charge d’Affaires of the US Mission to the OSCE, Kyle Scott, issued the following statement in the OSCE’s Permanent Council today on …
ARMENIA: CURRENCY DEVALUATION LEAVES CONSUMERS FEELING UNEASY
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Two days after Armenia’s Central Bank let the dram float against the dollar, an uneasy calm has returned to Yerevan after a round of panic buying cleaned …
ARMENIA: ANOTHER DELAY IN THE “CASE OF THE SEVEN”
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
The defendants make up a who’s-who list of former senior Armenian officials. Aside from Arzumanian and Arutyunian, the group includes three parliamentarians …
Young Armenians gather in Watertown for backgammon night
Watertown TAB & Press – Needham, MA, USA
By Rachel Weiner, Correspondent For Tigran Aretisyan, 31, playing backgammon — called nardi or tavluh in Armenian — isn’t just about skill, …
UAE, Armenia set to boost commercial cooperation
WAM – Emirates News Agency – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sheikha Lubna also briefed the Armenian Prime Minister on the measures taken by the UAE to address fallout from the current global financial crisis, …
Armenian PM Warns Of Fresh Political Violence
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Hovannes Shoghikian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian bemoaned Armenia’s culture of political intolerance on Thursday, warning that failure to “radically …
Armenian Currency Goes Poof
Gold Seek – USA
On 3 March 2009 in the space of a few hours the Armenian dram evaporated from about 300 per dollar to about 400 per dollar and 275000 drams per ounce of …
5 March 2009
ARMENIA’S DRAM DROP: WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
A decision by Armenia’s Central Bank to let the currency exchange rate float for the dram against the US dollar has sent the Armenian currency into a …
AZERBAIJANI-ARMENIAN GAY ROMANCE NOVEL FUELS CONTROVERSY
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
And in this bestseller novel about the romance between two young men — one Armenian, one Azerbaijani — Azerbaijan is experiencing the truth of that line. …
US congressman vows to introduce Armenian bill
Hürriyet – Turkey
Armenian lobby organizations have increased theirs efforts to have their claims regarding the 1915 incidents recognized in the US Congress. …
Armenia prices settle after spike, panic shopping
Reuters – USA
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN, March 4 (Reuters) – Armenia said prices were stabilising on Wednesday after an initial spike on news the country would float …
Former Armenian President Rules Out ‘Revolution’
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
He predicted that Armenia will soon face the kind of economic collapse that it suffered in the early 1990s during his first presidential term. …
Russian Diamond Giant ‘Committed To Armenia Projects’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan The chairman of Russia’s state-controlled diamond-mining monopoly, Alrosa, was reported to pledge support for Armenia’s declining …
Armenian Opposition Backs Away from Further Confrontation with …
Jamestown Foundation – Washington, DC, USA
Armenia has marked the first anniversary of its worst political violence ever amid signs of easing tension between its leadership and the main opposition …
Social workers from Armenia to be trained in Boston area
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association, Inc. (CYSCA), has received a grant for the training of 10 social workers from the regions of Armenia. …
IMF about to extend USD 540mn loan for Armenia
BSANNA NEWS – Ukraine
IMF’s Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn proposed the IMF Executive Board to approve a program on providing Armenia with a USD 540 million loan. …
4 March 2009
Armenia: Hard Economic Times and Growing Russian Influence
Stratfor – USA
Armenia’s currency was devalued by more than 20 percent March 3 as the country’s central bank suspended currency interventions to receive a loan from the International Monetary Fund.
Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents to meet
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia are expected to meet in the upcoming months, said Bernard Fassier, co-chair of the Organization for …
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/03/business/EU-Armenia-Currency.php
International Herald Tribune – France
AP YEREVAN, Armenia: Armenians rushed to buy bread, butter and other staples Tuesday and stores shut down in panic after the government announced it would …
EMERGING MARKETS-Flat after rout; Armenia eyes FX float
Forbes – NY, USA
The cost of insuring Latvian sovereign debt rose to a record high for a second day in a row while Armenia is set to become the first country to abandon its …
Armenian Currency Free-Falls As Central Bank Ends Intervention
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
By Charles Recknagel Armenia’s national currency, the dram, has gone into free fall after the Central Bank stopped intervening to support it. …
Armenian oligarch supports CB new policy
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
According to Tsarukyan, Armenia should by guided by the developed countries, practicing floating rate policy specifically, Russia. …
94th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide to be Held …
MSNBC – USA
NEW YORK, March 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For the 24th year, thousands of American-Armenians and their supporters will gather in Times Square (Broadway …
Armenia Devalues Dram by 21% to Clinch $540 Million IMF Loan
Bloomberg – USA
By Helena Bedwell and Emma O’Brien March 3 (Bloomberg) — Armenia devalued its currency by 21 percent against the dollar as part of an agreement with the …
94th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide to be Held …
MarketWatch (press release) – USA
NEW YORK, Mar 3, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — For the 24th year, thousands of American-Armenians and their supporters will gather in Times Square …
Armenia Devalues Currency
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Karine Kalantarian and Ruben Meloyan Armenia effectively devalued its national currency, the dram, by more than 20 percent on Tuesday after the …
Armenia, Turkey ‘Close’ To Normalizing Ties
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
Armenia and Turkey are as close to normalizing their strained relations as never before, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said in an newspaper interview …
3 March 2009
Armenia invites nuke cooperation
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Armenia invites Turkey to collaborate on construction of its new nuclear power plant. The new plant will replace the Metzamor plant. …
Desperation of immigrants to Belgium
Spero News – USA
An Armenian family of refugees recounts desperation and betrayal as they sought work and peace in Western Europe. By Luca de Mata Caritas is not far from …
GEORGIAN CULTURE SEASONS IN ARMENIA
AZG Armenian Daily – Yerevan, Armenia
By Marietta Makarian, translated by LH Armenian Ministry of Culture together with the Georgian Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports, …
Turks Can Be Tried For Armenian Massacre Apology – Report
EasyBourse.com – Paris, France
The petition states that signatories regret “that we remain indifferent to the Great Catastrophe that Ottoman Armenians endured…and that we deny,” and …
Ter-Petrosian Rules Out ‘Revolution’ As Armenia Marks Unrest …
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
In a protest not sanctioned but tolerated by the Armenian authorities, demonstrators marched through the site of the March 1, 2008 clashes between security …
Mediators Visit Armenia, Karabakh
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruben Meloyan A team of US, Russian and French mediators met Armenian leaders in Yerevan on Monday at the end of yet another regional tour aimed at …
ARMENIA: OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS REMEMBER 2008 VIOLENCE IN YEREVAN
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Some inter-city bus drivers who travel from Armenia’s north to Yerevan told EurasiaNet that the police warned them against working on March 1. …
Turkey paves way for prosecution in Armenian apology campaign
Hürriyet – Turkey
Armenia, with the backing of the diaspora, claims up to 1.5 million of their kin were slaughtered in orchestrated killings in 1915.Turkey rejects the claims …
Armenian President holds meeting with OSCE MG co-chairs
Today.Az – Azerbaijan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan discussed the process of the Karabakh resolution Monday with co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), …
2 March 2009
ON ANNIVERSARY OF POSTELECTION VIOLENCE IN ARMENIA, EU PUSHES FOR …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
One year after the violent crackdown by Armenian police and security against supporters of defeated presidential candidate and former President Levon …
Armenian PM invites Russia’s Putin to visit Yerevan
Tehran Times – Iran
YEREVAN (RIA Novosti) — Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said Saturday that during his working visit to Moscow on Friday he invited his Russian …
Armenians in mass rally to mark deadly clashes
AFP
YEREVAN (AFP) — Thousands of opposition supporters defied the Armenian authorities Sunday to rally on the first anniversary of the country’s deadliest …
Armenian protesters mark year since deadly riots
Reuters – USA
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN, March 1 (Reuters) – At least 10000 anti-government protesters in Armenia on Sunday demanded early elections at a demonstration …
Armenian protesters mark year since deadly riots
Reuters – USA
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan YEREVAN, March 1 (Reuters) – Thousands of anti-government protesters in Armenia demanded early elections on Sunday at a demonstration to …
Thousands in Armenia call for early vote, mark protest year
www.worldbulletin.net – Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Thousands of protesters in Armenia demanded early elections on Sunday at a demonstration to mark one year since deadly clashes between police and opposition …
Thousands Of Armenians Rally On Anniversary Of Deadly Clashes
EasyBourse.com – Paris, France
YEREVAN, Armenia (AFP)–Thousands of Armenian opposition supporters defied authorities Sunday to rally on the first anniversary of the country’s deadliest …
US Congressman: Border between Turkey and Armenia probable to open …
APA – Azerbaijan
The relations between Turkey and Armenia have hit a historic turning point and the developments could result the opening of the border of two neighboring …
Legacy of Discontent: Assessing the Impact of March 1st
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
As tragic and disturbing as were the violence and deaths from March 1, 2008 for Armenia, the implications from the day are much deeper and more profound. …
1 March 2009
Putin Says Russia Will Lend Armenia $500 Million to Ease Crisis
Georgiandaily – New York, NY, USA
By Paul Abelsky Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia will lend Armenia $500 million to bolster the former Soviet republic’s economy amid the global …
The only remaining village from Armenian Goghtn
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan,Armenia
by Tatul Hakobyan A house in Karchevan that belonged to Gurgen Aghayan, member of parliament of the first Republic of Armenia, 1918–20. …
State Commission confirms taking Armenian servicemen prisoner in …
Trend News Agency – Baku,Azerbaijan
Last night at 1-2 pm, the Armenian military people came near the house of Zumrud Aliyeva, internally displaced person from Azerbaijan’s city of Knojali, …
Putin accepts an invitation to visit Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan,Armenia
On February 27 the Prime Minister of Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan paid a one-day working visit to Moscow to discuss issues concerning the economic cooperation …
How To End A Genocide Debate
Newsweek – USA
By Grenville Byford | NEWSWEEK It’s almost April, so Washington is gearing up for another performance of the “Armenian Genocide Resolution Spectacular,” a …
Turkey-Armenia relations at historic opportunity, says US official
www.worldbulletin.net – Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Co-Chair of the Turkish friendship group in the US, said that Turkey-Armenia relations were at a historic turning point. US Congressman Robert Wexler, …
RA NSC Secretary presents Armenia-EU 2009-2011 Action Plan to …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Arthur Baghdasaryan, Secretary of Armenia’s National Security Council met Friday with Markus Meckel, deputy foreign affairs spokesperson of the SPD …
An Armenian is imprisoned in Iranian crackdown
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Emil Sanamyan Silva Harotonian, an Iranian-Armenian IREX employee who has been sentenced to three years in prison over what her family calls a “tragic …
World Bank approves $85 million loan to Armenia
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Armen Hakobyan Yerevan – The World Bank on February 24 approved a package of four operations, for a total amount of $85 million, to help Armenia mitigate …
28 February 2009
Turkey rapporteur: I am receiving threats from the Armenians
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
The European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, has said Armenian lobbyists have threatened to destroy her career because she has refused …
Armenian lobby targets US lawmaker
Hürriyet – Turkey
WASHINGTON – The two largest US Armenian groups have condemned a leading Democratic congresswoman for qualifying what they see as the “Armenian genocide” as …
Father sues Turkish Education Ministry over Armenian ‘genocide’ DVD
Times Online – UK
“My daughter was very disturbed and frightened by the documentary and kept asking me if the Armenians had cut us up,” said Serdar Kaya, an ethnic Turkish …
Russia to grant Armenia $500 mln loan – PM Putin
RIA Novosti – Moscow, Russia
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will grant Armenia a $500 million loan following approval by the lower house, the Russian prime minister said …
Obama proposes 2010 budget, as Congress funds 2009
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
According to the Democratic Party managers’ report accompanying the legislation and made available to the Armenian Reporter, the legislation set aside $48 …
Reports review Armenia’s post-election crisis
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Emil Sanamyan Cover of the Human Rights Watch study, “Democracy on Rocky Ground: Armenia’s Disputed 2008 Presidential Election, Post-Election Violence, …
Armenian Premier Visits Russia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
Meeting with Moscow-based Armenian businessmen earlier in the day, Sarkisian said the loan will be disbursed in March but did not specify how his government …
Armenian studies reaches out to the community
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Today we’d like to remark on one positive phenomenon: the vigorous community outreach of Armenian studies programs. The Armenian Studies Program at the …
Garou about his Armenian roots: I need to explore my geneological tree
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
When asked about his Armenian roots, the Canadian singer said in the interview with “Izvestya” that he would have to explore his geneological tree. …
Armenian police brace for opposition protest
Reuters – USA
Armenian police chief Alik Sarksyan said police would allow protesters to “calmly pay their respects to the dead.” But he told a news conference: “I advise …
27 February 2009
Armenians end whirlwind tour of Hollywood on the Delaware
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia, PA, USA
By Carlin Romano As local Armenian Americans and others looked on, Vardan Hakobyan of Yerevan’s International Film Festival handed a palm-size ancient …
Armenian Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian visits Lebanon
ISRIA (subscription) – Washington, DC, USA
On February 25, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian who was on a regional tour in the Middle East arrived in Beirut with an official visit. …
Protests erupt after Georgia detains ethnic Armenians
Worldfocus – New York, NY, USA
Georgia has detained two ethnic Armenians on charges of espionage. In the past, some of the ethnic Armenians who largely populate Georgia’s …
Bashar al -Assad receives visiting Armenian FM
unnindia – New delhi, India
Damascus (UNN)President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday Armenian Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandian who handed him an invitation extended by Armenian …
Russian, Armenian premiers to discuss economic interaction
ITAR-TASS – Moscow, Russia
MOSCOW, February 26 (Itar-Tass) – The Russian and Armenian Prime Ministers, Vladimir Putin and Tigran Sarkisyan, will meet on Friday to discuss the …
US Department of State report: setback in Armenia
A1plus – Armenia
There were significant setbacks for democracy in Armenia in 2008, as stated in the annual report of the US Department of State. …
Ankara may have resort to Armenian lobbyists in US and Europe?
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Media hysteria on eventual opening of the Turkish-Armenian border is not a novelty in Azerbaijan, an Azeri expert said. “It’s an attempt to attract the …
26 February 2009
Memorising Armenian victims
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
23-year-old Tigran died during civil unrest in the Armenian capital on March 1 last year, violence which shocked and divided this small country. …
Armenia accused of ‘police abuses’
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
A human rights group has called on Armenia to investigate the use of “excessive force” by police during clashes with anti-government protesters a year ago …
Year After Armenian Postelection Violence, Rights Group Calls For …
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
Nearly a year after the March 1, 2008, violence in downtown Yerevan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report criticizing the Armenian authorities for …
2008 Seen As ‘Worst Year’ For Armenian Media
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
Most Armenian newspapers chose to suspend publication, refusing to agree to government censorship of their content. The report denounced the censorship as …
Javakhi Armenians stage a protest action /VIDEO/
A1plus – Armenia
They protested against the arrest of Georgian Armenian prominent public figures. They called on the Georgian authorities to make the check point of Javakhk …
Watchdog Slams Armenian Police For ‘Excessive Use Of Force’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Tatevik Lazarian The Armenian authorities used “excessive” force to suppress last year’s post-election protests in Yerevan and failed conduct an …
Javakhk Diaspora in Moscow addressed Armenian and Georgian authorities
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Javakhk Diaspora in Moscow addressed the Armenian and Georgian authorities in a statement to express concerns over the recent tensions in the Samtskhe …
Language Line Services Reveals Latest Trends in Emerging Languages
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco, CA, USA
Population changes have generated increased demand for interpreting languages such as Armenian, Karen and Nepali. The language with the largest growth rate …
25 February 2009
Bağış says developing ties with Armenia is important
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
State Minister and chief EU negotiator Egemen Bağış has said that Turkey attaches importance to developing ties with Armenia within the scope of the …
Turkish Minister meets Armenian community leaders
www.worldbulletin.net – Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Bagis met directors, principals and heads of Parent Teacher Associations of Armenian primary and high schools in Istanbul. Turkish State Minister & Chief …
Armenian airline adds Tblisi and Berlin-Tegal to network.
Alternative Airlines – London, UK
Armavia Air Company became national air carrier in 1996 when the Republic of Armenia was founded. The airline operates a mixed fleet of aircraft from its HQ …
The state and regional security interests claim that Armenia and …
BSANNA NEWS – Ukraine
“In this respect cooperation between Georgia and Armenia has a great importance. Our chief task is to protect our states from external aggression and, …
ARMENIA: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DEBATE FLARES, CRITICS SAY THE DEVIL IS …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Proposed amendments to a law on religion in Armenia are stoking an intense debate over religious freedom and church-state relations. …
Iran sought Turkey’s help to mend links with US, says Erdogan
guardian.co.uk – UK
Erdogan dismissed fears that the US pro-Israel lobby would retaliate by lifting its opposition to a congressional resolution recognising the Armenian …
Armenia to cement relations with Egypt
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Currently in Egypt on a formal visit, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his counterpart Ahmed Abul-Gheit to discuss cooperation in …
24 February 2009
Armenians in Turkey react to documentary
HYE-TERT – Istanbul, Turkey
At least don’t force our children to watch that DVD, pleaded the Armenian citizens of Turkey in a letter with nearly 500 signatories to Prime Minister …
Armenia, EU Gear Up For Free Trade Talks
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Hovannes Shoghikian Armenia and the European Union have discussed preparations for the launch of official negotiations on a far-reaching free trade …
Armenian-Italian bilateral issues to be discussed
BSANNA NEWS – Ukraine
Press service of Armenia’s National Security Council told Armenpress that Arthur Baghdasarian will meet with the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers …
RA President: greatest youth structure in Armenia is army
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended Saturday an event dedicated to the 1st anniversary of Miasin (Together) youth movement, the RA leader’s …
Armenian parliamentary delegation to visit Belarus February 23
National Legal Internet Portal – Minsk, Belarus
MINSK, February 23 (BelTA) – A delegation of the Armenian National Assembly will arrive in Minsk on February 23 at the invitation of the Belarusian …
Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup: Armenian wrestlers win bronze
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The Armenian Greco-Roman Wrestling team gained a 5:2 victory over Cubans in their combat for the third place at the World Cup held on Feb. …
Georgian Parliament Speaker arriving in Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Georgian Parliament Speaker is arriving in Armenia on a 2-day formal visit on February 24. David Bakradze is scheduled to meet with Armenian President …
Armenian futsal team defeats Estonians
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
In the last match of team event Armenians beat Estonia 8:5, and gaining 4 points, came 3rd in Group B, yet had to yield its position to Bulgarians who had a …
Georgia’s Parliament Speaker to visit Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The delegation headed by the President of Parliament of Georgia, David Backradze, will pay an official visit to Armenia February 24-25. …
23 February 2009
ANCA may face investigation
Hürriyet – Turkey
Moreover ANCA executives “have lobbied Congress and the executive branch heavily with regard to perennial congressional Armenian genocide resolutions and …
Armenian activists protest over screening of ‘racist’ documentary …
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
By Agence France Presse (AFP) ISTANBUL: Armenian and other rights groups called for action Saturday over Turkish school screenings of a controversial …
Armenians love to gather in Freedom Square
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Tatul Hakobyan Yerevan – In the last week of February 1988, Opera Square was the main gathering point for the Armenian nation. The best translation of …
Armenian expert: US will refrain naming 1915 incidents as “genocide”
Hürriyet – Turkey
The Armenian lobby organizations put their efforts to have recognized their claims regarding the 1915 incidents to US Congress. During the election campaign …
US’S Afghanistan strategy review on agenda of Turkish- US relations
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
In Ankara, during a press conference on Wednesday, Erdoğan told reporters that he and Obama also discussed Armenian genocide allegations. …
Armenians, activists slam controversial film shown in Turkish schools
Hürriyet – Turkey
Armenian and other rights groups called for action Saturday over the distribution and screening of a controversial documentary about the Armenian issue to …
Passing of beloved hot dog vendor a great loss for Stockton
Stockton Record – Stockton, CA, USA
He turned to an Armenian family friend, an Oakland hot dog man who ran Casper’s café. And in 1968, Bakalian opened his Bud’s Original Dok Shoons in Lincoln …
22 February 2009
‘Turkey and Armenia nearing major breakthrough in relations’
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
Suat Kınıklıoğlu, deputy chairman for external affairs for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), has said Turkey and Armenia are within reach …
Armenians protest Turkish film
Peninsula On-line – Qatar
ISTANBUL: Armenian and other rights groups called for action yesterday over Turkish school screenings of a controversial documentary on the Ottoman mass …
Armenian futsal team suffers crushing defeat from Latvia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The Armenian futsal team suffered a crushing defeat from Latvia in the 2nd European Championship 2010 elimination match. The Armenian team was drubbed …
Grigol Vashadze Met with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan
Interpressnews (subscription) – Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgian foreign department informs that Vashadze held meetings with Prime Minster of Armenia Tigran Sarkisyan and foreign minister Eduard Nalbadyan. …
Film casts light on dark chapter of Turkish past
MSNBC – USA
“This film couldn’t have been made 10 years ago,” said Etyen Mahcupyan, who wrote the screenplay and is editor of the Armenian community newspaper Agos. …
RA President hails high level of Armenian-Georgian relations
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Friday with visiting Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze. President Sargsyan hailed the high …
Turkey-US relations to improve if no wrong steps on Armenian issue
Hürriyet – Turkey
Turkey hopes the new Washington administration will understand the importance of the country before it takes a step to recognize the Armenian claims …
Premiere of Gzhuk, Armenian analogue of Yeralash, took place in …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
“It was pretty hard to find Armenian directors specializing in comedies, as comedy is not too popular in modern Armenian culture. Yet, thanks to Gzhuk, …
Armenian question documentary causes more controversy
HYE-TERT – Istanbul, Turkey
Disputes surrounding a recent directive by the Ministry of Education requiring that a controversial documentary on the Armenian question be screened at …
21 February 2009
Azerbaijani, Georgian and Armenian delegations to OSCE PA hold …
ISRIA (subscription) – Washington, DC, USA
Azerbaijani, Georgian and Armenian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly held joint meeting in Vienna, member of the Azerbaijani delegation to OSCE …
Russian-Turkish relations not dangerous for Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenia never welcomed close relations between Russia and Turkey, an Armenian expert said. “What is happening now in the Russian-Turkish relations can …
TV: Azerbaijan troops killed near Nagorno-Karabakh
International Herald Tribune – France
AP BAKU, Azerbaijan: A television report says three Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed in violence near the ethnic-Armenian held territory of …
Armenia: Remembering the Budapest Murder
Global Voices Online – Cambridge, MA, USA
by Simon Maghakyan Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of 26-year old Gurgen Margarian, an Armenian officer attending a NATO Partnership …
Alexander Iskandaryan: Armenia-Turkey reconciliation plan likely …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The visit of the Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia, his reciprocal invitation and, finally, the apology campaign launched by Turkish …
Azerbaijani politicians’ opinions concerning Nagorno Karabakh …
APA – Azerbaijan
He does not believe that the borders between Turkey and Armenia will open soon. Member of the Parliament Aydin Mirzazadeh thinks that Armenian-Turkish …
Obama hears about Armenia from Turkish leaders
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
According to Turkish media, President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan both raised Turkey’s opposition to US affirmation of the Armenian …
Georgian FM Visits Armenia
Civil Georgia – Georgia
Grigol Vashadze, the Georgian Foreign Minister, is paying an official visit to Armenia on February 20-21. After meeting with his Armenian counterpart, …
“The Amiras”: Giving Armenians back some of their history
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Armenians have always been told that they played a key role in the Ottoman Empire, that they were along with its Greek merchants and diplomats the empire’s …
20 February 2009
Der Manuelian to present Armenian slide lecture Sunday
Belmont Citizen-Herald – Lexington, MA, USA
22, Dr. Lucy Der Manuelian, Arthur H. Dadian and Ara Oztemel Professor Emerita of Armenian Art and Architectural History in the Department of Art and Art …
Advancing the rugby ball, Armenian style
Livemint – Delhi, Delhi, India
Kolkata: On a balmy winter afternoon, Ejmin Shahjani and Armen Makarian, along with a dozen other rugby players, are searing the turf at Kolkata’s Armenian …
Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian visits the Czech …
ISRIA (subscription) – Washington, DC, USA
Přemysl Sobotka expressed satisfaction on cooperation between the Parliaments of the two countries and said that the visit of the Speaker of Armenian …
Some 1800 Armenians cruise and connect in the Caribbean
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
by Barbara Haroutunian Armenian dance was part of the joyous atmosphere about the Armenian Heritage Cruise, January 11 to 18, 2009. …
Armenia-EU cooperation to help overcome negative impact of …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Thursday with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby to discuss ways to overcome …
Armenian Mining Giant Gets $10 Million Government Loan
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Anush Martirosian Armenia’s largest mining company will get a $10 million loan from the government to offset the impact of the global economic crisis on …
Turkish Nationalist Charged Over ‘No Jews, No Armenians’ Placard
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
The head of a Turkish nationalist group could face up to a year in jail after being charged over a placard he put in his office barring Jews and Armenians …
Armenia interested in developing political and economic …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
During the meeting, Artur Baghdasaryan appreciated highly the Eastern Partnership initiative aimed to promote political dialogue between Armenia and the …
Azeri President met with angry Armenian protesters in Greece
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his delegation were met with angry Armenian protesters when they arrived at the Greek Chamber of Commerce for a …
19 February 2009
Armenians appeal against controversial documentary in schools
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
About 500 Armenians have sent a letter addressed to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asking him to suspend the screening of a controversial documentary …
Armenian-American group accused of lobbying violations
The Miami Herald – FL, USA
By MICHAEL DOYLE WASHINGTON — A high-profile ethics organization on Wednesday asked federal agencies to investigate the Armenian National Committee of …
Armenian-American group accused of lobbying violations
Fresno Bee – Fresno, CA, USA
By Michael Doyle / Bee Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – A high-profile ethics organization on Wednesday asked federal agencies to investigate the Armenian National Committee of America for alleged campaign-finance and lobbying violations.In a seven-page…
Turkey Steps up Talks with Armenia as April Looms
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara, Turkey
By YONCA POYRAZ DOÄžAN, TZ ISTANBUL – Increased and open diplomatic traffic between Turkey and Armenia has signaled that there are more efforts under way …
NEW BOOK DIGS DEEP INTO HISTORY OF WEST BENGAL’S ARMENIANS
AZG Armenian Daily – Yerevan, Armenia
by Nyree Abrahamian Since the 300th anniversary celebration of Holy Nazareth Armenian Church in Kolkata just a few weeks ago, Armenians all over the world …
Armenia’s parliamentary delegation to visit Nagorno Karabakh
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
On February 19 the delegation headed by the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan, will leave for a two-day official visit to the …
Top IMF Mission Visits Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
The Armenian presidential press service said Sarkisian and members of the mission headed by Age Bakker, executive director of the IMF, discussed Armenia’s …
CREW Files Complaint Against Armenian National Committee of …
Earthtimes (press release) – London, UK
ANCA is closely associated with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), a self-described political party, which is part of the ruling coalition …
According to Azerbaijan, in all world troubles feels the «hand of …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Against the background of the slightly changing Russian-Turkish and Armenian-Turkish relations, President of Azerbaijan decided to just in case find an …
Armenia still needs a lot to be done
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ To integrate into European structures, Armenia still needs a lot to be done, particularly concerning good governance, the fight against corruption and …
18 February 2009
Azerbaijan displaced await end of conflict
BBC News – UK
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza, co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, said the recent meetings between the Azerbaijani and Armenian …
Thrashers beat Kings in shootout
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
He had three assists, all of them cheered by thousands of fans at Armenian Heritage Night in Staples Center. Many waved Armenian flags. …
Israeli daily criticizes policies toward Turkey
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Israeli Foreign Ministry is trying to punish Turkey for criticizing its policies toward Gaza by using the Armenians’ genocide claims, …
Mirak-family-pledges-gift-to-St-Stephen-s-Armenian-Elementary-School
Arlington Advocate – Lexington, MA, USA
The Mirak Family Foundation has generously pledged a leadership gift of $200000 to the St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School of Watertown. …
ARMENIA: DOES RUSSIA’S $500 MILLION LOAN COME WITH STRINGS …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
A $500 million “stabilization” loan from the Kremlin is stoking debate in Armenia about the potential political ramifications of Russian assistance. …
Armenia Set To Ban ‘Hunt For Souls’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan,Armenia
By Gayane Danielian Armenia’s parliament looks set to pass legal amendments that will make it a crime for non-traditional religious groups to proselytize on …
Armenian Genocide debate likely in Knesset
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The Jewish organizations in the US started reviewing their positions on the Armenian Genocide recognition in 2006. The recent tensions in the …
Proselytism will be criminally persecuted in Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The Armenian parliament has discussed a draft bill on introduction of amendments into the Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations. …
Obama welcomes the recent restored Armenia-Turkey dialogue
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Gul told the US president that a legislation that would recognize the Armenian claims regarding the 1915 incidents should not be put before Congress. …
17 February 2009
Obama offers support for Turkey-Iraq relationship
Reuters – USA
US-Armenia ties are another potential source of tension. Turkey firmly rejects allegations of Armenian genocide and has said US recognition of genocide …
Students to set an example
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – In an attempt to break stereotypes between the countries, university students have organized a Turkish-Armenian dialogue camp, …
Polish, Armenian FMs seal cooperation memo
Trend News Agency – Baku, Azerbaijan
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian sealed here on Monday a cooperation memorandum forging closer ties …
Turkish nationalist charged over ‘no Jews, no Armenians’ placard
Monsters and Critics.com – USA
‘No Jews or Armenians are allowed through this door. Dogs are free to enter,’ read the sign that Niyazi Capa, general manager of the Osman Gazi Culture …
Armenia Keeps Key Tax Exemption For Farmers
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Tatevik Lazarian The vast majority of Armenian farmers will remain exempt from value-added tax (VAT) for agricultural products that was introduced this …
Armenia FM off to Poland
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, left for Warsaw for a two-day official visit at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Poland, …
Will Armenia benefit from the deepening of Russia-Turkey Ties?
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
“I think that the processes connected with Armenia, the syndromes of opening of borders, normalization of relations with Turkey were also to be discussed,” …
Israel, US to recognize Armenian Genocide soon
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Recent events in Turkey, specifically the Armenian apology campaign, testify that the day when US and Israel will pass a resolution recognizing the …
Nevsehir hosts meeting between Turkish and Armenian students
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Some 80 Turkish and 20 Armenian students have gathered for a meeting in Nevsehir Turkish city on the initiative of the Turkish Economic and Social …
Armenian analyst: “Serzh Sargsyan has an exact plan of …
Today.Az – Azerbaijan
“It’s not the first time that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan says that he is accused of the return of “NKR” to Azerbaijan. In the reality he is being …
16 February 2009
Armenian-speaking staff needed for faculty
Hürriyet – Turkey
NEVŞEHİR – Nevşehir University is looking for Armenian-speaking academics for its Armenian Culture and Literature Faculty, the university’s rector has said. …
‘Turkish and Armenian businessmen await normalization of relations’
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
Kaan Soyak, co-founder and co-chairman of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC), has said Turkish and Armenian business people are …
News in Brief – From Singer to Swiss Envoy
The Moscow Times – Russia
Aznavour, 84, was born in France to Armenian parents and established an international singing career that still takes him around the globe. …
Armenia: New and old traditions mix on St. Valentine’s Day
Global Voices Online – Cambridge, MA, USA
by Simon Maghakyan Founded in 301 AD, Armenia’s oldest surviving institution, the Apostolic Church, is considered the world’s oldest national Christian …
Interest in Armenian Museum at Bank Building Still Strong, Answer …
Washington Post – United States
I asked Rouben Adalian, director of the Armenian National Institute, what’s taking so long. He said there are several factors. Usually you assemble a museum …
Singer inspired by love for the Armenia of her ancestors
Greenville News – Greenville, SC, USA
Matossian, nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards, says non-Armenians have been the first ones to truly embrace her music. “They may not understand …
15 February 2009
Oxfam can help Armenia fight financial crisis
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan,Armenia
Net/ Armenian Minister of Diaspora Affairs Hranush Hakobyan met Friday with Oxfam non-governmental British Organization representative, Nicolas Colof and …
Armenian sportsmen to participate in 9th European youth winter …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ 11 Armenian sportsmen will take part in the 9th European youth Winter Olympic Festival due in Slask Beskidy, Poland, from February 14 to 21. …
Nevsehir University rector looking for Armenian language instructor
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan,Armenia
Net/ Nevsehir University rector Filiz Kilic said the university has set up a department of Armenian language and literature but has been unable to offer …
Armenian Foreign Minister to visit Poland and Czech Republic
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan,Armenia
Net/ Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is departing for Poland on a formal visit on February 16. The agenda includes meetings with Foreign …
Armenia to select its entry for 2009 Eurovision Song Contest tonight
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan,Armenia
Armenia will select its entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest tonight. Twenty-one songs will be presented in a national final, and the winner will be …
Turkish organizations in US send letter to Obama over Armenian …
www.worldbulletin.net – Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish organizations in US have sent a letter to Obama to express their concerns over pressure put by Armenians on US administration to label the incidents …
Armenia satisfied with current level of political dialogue with Israel
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Israeli Ambassador to Armenia Shemi Tzur handed his credentials to RA President Serzh Sargsyan. Expressing satisfaction with the current level of the …
Report Of Turkish-Mediated Karabakh Conflict Settlement Denied
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague, Czech Republic
Representatives of the Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Turkish Foreign Ministries separately denied on February 11 a report printed earlier that day in the …
14 February 2009
AZERBAIJAN: GOING SOUR ON MOSCOW?
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan instructed their foreign ministers to continue negotiations, in cooperation with …
Migration: Armenians continue to leave the country in search of jobs
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
By Marina Grigoryan According to recent research, the overwhelming majority of people who left Armenia between 2002-2007 are work migrants – 94 percent of …
Weathering the Storm: A commentary on Armenia and the Economics of …
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
For a small country like Armenia, the disparities of wealth and power become only more apparent, and much harder to correct. And in the case of Armenia, …
Au Naturale: Armenian produce goes organic
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan Armenian consumers who prefer organic products now have a better way of identifying such foods. Beginning May 5th, all producers of …
Cautious Relief: Experts cite dangers of Armenia’s foreign bailout
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
By Sara Khojoyan While the Armenian government is expecting positive responses from partner states and international financial structures to its request for …
Armenian Mining Company Faces Shutdown
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Anush Martirosian A Canadian-owned mining plant in southeastern Armenia employing about a thousand local residents may be shut down next week because of …
Essay: Genocide by any international standard
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Ankara’s indefatigable efforts to prevent international recognition of the Armenian genocide derive from the fact that its denial is part of Turkey’s …
Israel’s Ambassador presents credentials to the president of Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Armenia Shemi Tzur presented his credentials to the President of Armenia, …
US lawmakers call on 111th Congress to recognize Armenian Genocide
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ A letter seeking US House cosponsors for a renewed drive to secure the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution was circulated today on Capitol …
Armenian Religious Minorities Complain of Discrimination
Institute for War and Peace Reporting – London, England, UK
Armenian Jehovah’s Witness Margarita Hovhannisian said she has not seen her son since he was taken away from her by her husband a year ago. …
13 February 2009
Parris: Armenian lobby mobilizing for ‘genocide’
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
The Armenian lobby in the United States has made great efforts to assure recognition of the alleged Armenian genocide, and the outcome of this push may …
Ex envoy: Armenians in US stronger than before
Hürriyet – Turkey
Although the Armenian lobby in Washington has worked hard to have the 1915 events recognized as “genocide”, one former US ambassador to Turkey says that …
GEORGIA: ESPIONAGE ARRESTS OF ETHNIC ARMENIANS STOKE SUSPICION OF …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Georgia’s arrest of two ethnic Armenians on espionage charges is threatening to increase tensions in the country’s predominately ethnic Armenian region of …
Armenia: Information on well known artists
esctoday.com – Leiden, Netherlands
Today, Armenian broadcaster ARMTV announced their hopefuls for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. 21 acts were presented and the running order decided. …
Lincy donates $250000 for Armenian American Wellness Center
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Washington, – The Lincy Foundation, based in Beverly Hills, California, has donated $250000 to the Armenian American Cultural Association (AACA) to be used …
Newsline: Armenia-Georgia tour sponsored by Brethren and Heifer
Worldwide Faith News (press release) – New York, NY, USA
12, 2009) Elgin, IL — A study tour to Armenia and Georgia jointly sp onsored by the Church of the Brethren and Heifer International takes place Sept. …
Jewish attack rumors anger Azerbaijan rabbi
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York, NY, USA
In subsequent statements, the Interior Ministry of Azerbaijan and the local police in Sumgait denied reports by the Armenian news agency, saying there were …
Armenia announces Eurovision finalists
esctoday.com – Leiden, Netherlands
Armenian broadcaster ARMTV announced the hopefuls for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. 21 acts were presented and the running order is already known. …
Armenian authorities have to take care of Hovhannes Tumanyan’s …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
“Being an Armenian and great writer’s museum director, I’m very sorry we’re facing this problem today,” she noted. The apartment located at Voznesenskaya …
Ankara seeks ways to normalize relations with Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
“Turkey seeks ways to normalize relations with neighboring Armenia. The World Cup qualifier offered us a wonderful opportunity. I am happy that the dialogue …
12 February 2009
Tbilisi centers out Armenians for the defeat of August 2008
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Armenia’s constant fear to strain relations with Georgia finally led into a state in which Tbilisi treats the Armenian monuments and her citizens of …
“OBAMETER” KEEPS TRACK OF PRESIDENT’S CAMPAIGN PROMISE ON ARMENIAN …
AZG Armenian Daily – Yerevan, Armenia
Barack Obama is keeping the hundreds of promises he made during the presidential campaign, including the one on the Armenian Genocide, now have a simple …
AZERBAIJAN: AIR FORCE CHIEF ASSASSINATED IN BAKU, SEARCH FOR …
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
While acknowledging that Rzayev was opposed to a Karabakh compromise, Asadov dismissed the idea of there being any possible “Armenian handprint” on the …
Armenian Courts Undergo Another Structural Reform
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Astghik Bedevian The Armenian authorities have embarked on yet another structural reform of the country’s judicial system that will roll back changes …
Armenia will not participate in Eurovision Dance Contest 2009 in Baku
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
As President of Armenian Dance Sport Federation Aghasi Mkrtchyan told PanARMENIAN.Net, Armenia will not be participating in the third Eurovision Dance …
Legendary Armenian gymnast Albert Azaryan marks 80th birthday
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ President of the Armenian Olympic Gymnastics Federation Albert Azaryan is marking his 80th birthday today. “I receive congratulations all day long. …
Armenian President Sargsyan received OSCE Special Representative …
ISRIA (subscription) – Washington, DC, USA
At the meeting discussed were issues related to the resolution of the NK conflict, Armenian -Turkish political dialogue, political and military developments …
Azerbaijan’s air force chief killed
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Azerbaijan is locked in a dispute with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region where ethnic Armenian separatists threw off Azeri rule in a 1990s war that …
11 February 2009
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with the President of the …
ISRIA (subscription) – Washington, DC, USA
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan met with the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, Bako Sahakian. Serzh Sargsyan and Bako Sahakian discussed issues …
Azerbaijan-Armenia agree on Turkey-led Nagorno-Karabakh plan
Hürriyet – Turkey
Armenia and Azerbaijan reached a partial agreement on a solution plan for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The agreement came after the Turkish foreign …
St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School
Watertown TAB & Press – Needham, MA, USA
This leadership gift will help ensure that generations of Armenian Americans will continue to be able to access a quality bilingual bicultural education. …
Armenian, NKR, Azeri public should be ready for peace agreement
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Some people in Armenia say that normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations will compel Armenia to concessions in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict …
Historian claims Stonehenge has Armenian links
Newspost Online – Baroda, India
London, Feb 10 (ANI): A historian has suggested a link between the Stonehenge and an ancient circle of standing stones known as Carahunge in Armenia, …
Second Х Armenian Theater Festival to run in Yerevan from Feb. 16
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
The Festival aims at exposure of Armenian theater – related issues. One of the organizers, theater critic Ara Hzmalyan noted that the aim of X Festival is …
Armenian-Russian Loan Deal ‘Finalized’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan Armenia and Russia have finalized an agreement on the release of a $500 million Russian loan aimed at helping the Armenian government …
Armenian Gas Distributor Details Price Hike
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruben Meloyan Armenia’s national gas distribution company said on Tuesday that it has asked state regulators to approve its new retail tariffs stemming …
Aznavour Reveals Armenian Job Offer
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Diego Karamanukian Charles Aznavour, the world-famous French singer of Armenian descent, has revealed that he was offered to become Armenia’s ambassador …
10 February 2009
ARMENIA: Two years’ imprisonment for organising sharing of faith?
Forum 18 – Oslo,Norway
By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service If two draft Laws which began passage through Armenia’s Parliament on 5 February are adopted, spreading one’s faith …
Armenian Opposition Schedules First 2009 Rally
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruzanna Stepanian and Hovannes Shoghikian The Armenian opposition officially confirmed Monday its intention to rally supporters on March 1 on the first …
Armenian Importers Urged To Switch To Manufacturing
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian urged Armenia’s leading importers of goods on Saturday to help his government cope with the effects of the …
Armenian links to Stonehenge explored
Salisbury Journal – Salisbury, England, UK
Vardan Levoni Tadevosyan is an Armenian/Spanish historian of the occult who visited Salisbury last week to raise the profile of Carahunge, …
OSCE PA Special Representative on Nagorno Karabakh arrives in Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
His trip to the region includes visits to Armenia February 9-10, Georgia February 10-12, and Azerbaijan February 12-14, where he will hold talks with the …
Armenia Fund seeks better ties with the Armenian community in Iran
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
During his two-day working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hayastan All Armenian Fund Acting Executive Director Ara Vardanyan accompanied by Advisor …
International community negrects Armenia’s exclusion from regional …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The August war in South Ossetia revealed the tensions and gravity of the situation in the Caucasus, Armenian President said. …
9 February 2009
Progress made in talks with Armenia, says FM
Hürriyet – Turkey
ISTANBUL – Foreign Minister Ali Babacan yesterday said talks to normalize relations with Armenia had advanced during a meeting with Armenian President Serge …
Darchinyan defeats Arce via 11th-round TKO
ABS CBN News – Philippines
The Australia-based Armenian opened the fight with heavy punches, giving the Mexican brawler a beating almost throughout the fight. …
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Kiarostami’s high-brow gaze at high melodrama
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut, Lebanon
It is a tale of star-crossed love between an Armenian princess, Shirin, and a Persian prince, Khosrow, here told from the perspective of Shirin. …
The Obama Presidency: A View from Turkey
Today’s Zaman – Istanbul, Turkey
US-Turkish relations are too important to be reduced to the Armenian genocide claims. Moreover, a contested issue of history cannot be resolved under …
Armenia: Tax Lottery
Global Voices Online – Cambridge, MA, USA
by Simon Maghakyan Unsuccessful with punitive measures to prevent widespread tax evasion, the government of ex-Soviet Armenia has introduced a monthly …
Vic Darchinyan Stops Arce On Cuts In 11th
The Sweet Science – USA
Arce withstood Darchinyan’s biggest barrages but could never land the big blow himself against the lightning left hand of the Armenian slugger. …
Turkish FM calls NATO, EU for an opening policy towards Balkans
Hürriyet – Turkey
Babacan met with his Armenian counterpart Eduard Nalbandian and later paid a visit of courtesy to Sargsyan, in the sidelines of the conference. …
Vic Darchinyan backs up talk with convincing victory
Los Angeles Times – CA, USA
It ended with Darchinyan, the Armenian who lives in Australia, way ahead on all cards and Arce sitting in his corner, bleeding badly from both eyes but set …
Darchinyan Stops Arce in 11
Maxboxing – USA
It was an equal parts Mexican and Armenian crowd that cheered and jeered these two warriors on all throughout a night that showed that fights don’t have to …
8 February 2009
Turkish FM holds productive talks with Armenian counterpart, pres
Hürriyet – Turkey
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held productive talks with his Armenian counterpart and president on the sidelines of the 45th Munich Security …
Turkish FM meets Armenian counterpart in Germany
www.worldbulletin.net – Istanbul,Istanbul,Turkey
Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, “Babacan met with his Armenian counterpart Nalbandian. …
Armenian, Turkish ministers meet in Munich
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
YEREVAN, February 7 (RIA Novosti) – Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan has met with his Turkish counterpart, Ali Babacan, on the sidelines of the …
Armenia interested in developing relations with Malaysia
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Armenia’s Ambassador to India, with concurrent accreditation to Malaysia, Ashot Kocharyan, handed his credentials to Malaysian King Mizan Zainal Abidin …
Armenian, Turkish FMs meet in Munich
Trend News Agency – Baku, Azerbaijan
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan on Friday evening in Munich, Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson …
Armenia-Germany relations discussed in Munich
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, had a meeting with the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel. The Chancellor was interested in the …
Turkish and Armenian Foreign Ministers meet in Munich
APA – Azerbaijan
Turkish and Armenian Foreign Ministers have met in Munich, Spokesman for Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balaian said, APA reports. …
Delegation headed by Goran Lenmarker to arrive in Armenia Monday
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan,Armenia
The delegation headed by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Nagorno-Karabakh Goran Lenmarker will arrive in Armenia on February 9 …
Ara Vardanyan, executive director of the Armenia Fund in Yerevan …
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Yerevan – According to Arminfo, the executive director of the Armenia Fund Ara Vardanyan was in the Islamic Republic of Iran for a two-day working visit to …
Russia and allies to create joint air defence
Reuters – USA
“We are planning to create within the framework of our organisation three regional air defence systems including Russia-Belarus, Russia-Armenian in the …
7 February 2009
Battle over Armenian genocide museum in DC gets nasty
McClatchy Washington Bureau – Washington, DC, USA
By Michael Doyle | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — A nasty legal fight complicates plans for an Armenian genocide museum, and it shows no sign of abating. …
Diaspora; Armenians in Turkey
AZG Armenian Daily – Yerevan, Armenia
The Armenian International Women’s Association that invited Mrs. Dink last year to its international conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, …
A commentary on Armenia and the Global Economic Crisis
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
For a small landlocked country like Armenia, the economic situation remains bleak. For more than a decade, the joint Turkish-Azerbaijani blockade of Armenia …
Armenia takes steps to survive economic hits
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
To ease the consequences of the world economic crisis, like other counties Armenia tries to stabilize its national currency as well as ease the tremors …
Unemployment, professional stagnation as global crisis bites Armenia
ArmeniaNow.com – Yerevan, Armenia
It was a good job; better than most in Armenia, paying 190000 drams (about $630) a month. As a result of the economic crisis, the company he had worked for …
Armenians offered cash bonanza… from the taxman
YEREVAN, Armenia (AFP) — Televised prize draws are common worldwide but Armenian viewers on Friday are set to be offered something new: thousands of dollars in prizes up for grabs from the taxman …
The CSTO: Missions, Capabilities, Political Ambitions
Jamestown Foundation – Washington, DC, USA
Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan joined that year and Uzbekistan in 2006. The CSTO is also meant as a symbolic continuator …
Armenia, Turkey Schedule More Talks
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan The foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey will meet this weekend for the second time in just over a week in a further sign that the two …
Armenian advocacy efforts in Europe and Mideast get $5 million boost
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
Benefactors from a range of organizations joined traditional constituents in pledging $5 million in support of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s …
Is there a place for Armenia in regional energy projects?
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
The route shown through Karabakh and Armenia is among the options. Armenian Reporter map Yerevan – Over the last several years, pipelines extending from the …
6 February 2009
Armenian lottery tackles tax dodgers
Scotsman – United Kingdom
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan ARMENIA is offering thousands of pounds in lottery prizes to consumers who take receipts for their purchases, to try to tackle rampant …
A New Milestone for the ‘Sorry’ Campaign in Turkey
AINA – Modesto, CA, USA
Let this be known, the 1915 Genocide did not simply target people of Armenian nationality. The Assyrian people (also known as Chaldean and Syriac) were also …
Erdogan’s verbal assault pits Turkey against Israel
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
But Artak Shakarian, an Armenian expert on Turkey, argued that Mr. Erdogan’s rhetoric was meant in part to sideline Iran and position Turkey as the “leading …
ARMENIA: LAYOFFS CARRY PROTEST POTENTIAL
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Large-scale layoffs in Armenia are heightening social tensions. Some observers believe the trend could spur political protests as workers and business …
Georgia Accused of Bullying Ethnic Armenians
Institute for War and Peace Reporting – London, England, UK
Some Yerevan politicians say arrest of Armenian activists on espionage charges is attempt to intimidate the minority. By Olesya Vartanian in Tbilisi, …
US, Armenia to Sign Biosecurity Pact
Global Security Newswire – Washington, DC, USA
The United States and Armenia are preparing to sign an agreement aimed at boosting the former Soviet state’s defenses against potential acts of bioterrorism …
Russia Approves Major Loan To Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan and Aza Babayan in Moscow Russia will lend $500 million to Armenia to help its regional ally cope with the effects of the global economic …
Armen Ashotyan: PACE decision deprived Armenian opposition of last …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Adoption of PACE resolution 1643 and decision not to suspend Armenia’s voting rights in the Assembly deprived the Armenian opposition of the last …
Russia to provide a $500 million loan to Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan,Armenia
Under the conditions of the global financial crisis Russia is ready to support Armenia by providing a stabilization loan. “Russia never leaves its close …
Armenia not going to buy water cannons from Turkey
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
“The Armenian police did not request the State Purchases Agency for procurement of water cannons from a Turkish firm,” Vasak Tarposhyan, head of the Agency, …
5 February 2009
Armenians are mobilizing Congress to get recognition
Hürriyet – Turkey
WASHINGTON – The largest US Armenian group has asked Armenians throughout the United States to urge lawmakers in the House of Representatives to support an …
Russian border guard found dead in Armenian capital
RIA Novosti – Moscow, Russia
YEREVAN, February 4 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian Federal Security Services (FSB) border guard has been found dead in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, …
Rich Culture $ Long Memories
Warwick Beacon – Warwick, RI, USA
by Joe Kernan The TSETSE Gallery, through the mentorship of Berge Ara Zobian of GalleryZ, hosted an evening of Armenian art and culture last Friday night. …
Turkey protests court ruling to drop accusations of Armenian …
EuropeNews – Helsingør, Denmark
A group of Turkish citizens have raised objection to a court decision rejecting a demand for criminal prosecution of initiators of the Armenian apology …
AZERBAIJAN: RUSSIAN ARMS SCANDAL FEEDS BAKU’S SUPPORT FOR NABUCCO
EurasiaNet – New York, NY, USA
Angered by recent allegations about Russian arms transfers to Armenia, Azerbaijan is increasingly positioning itself to take on Russia as a direct …
6th Annual Armenian School Crab Feed
KSEE – Fresno, CA, USA
By KSEE News The Fresno Armenian School is holding its 6th annual Crab Feed, its biggest and possibly most delicious fundraiser of the year. …
Former French minister expresses regret over Armenian bill
Hürriyet – Turkey
His remarks incited fierce reactions among the Armenian diaspora in France. “At that time I believed it was both a spiritual and historical correction. …
Armenian artists to join Global Soul 2009
Armenian Reporter – Yerevan, Armenia
“I am very happy to be presenting stories and songs from the Armenian oral tradition at Global Soul 2009,” said Ms. Agbabian. “Listening to the messages of …
Armenian Genocide resolution to be introduced in US Senate soon
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is an irreversible process not only in the Unites States but also throughout the globe. …
Israeli-Turkish tensions may affect Armenian Genocide recognition …
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ Turkish PM Edogan’s demarche in Davos can push some Jewish organizations to reconsider their support for Turkey against the Armenian Genocide …
4 February 2009
Envoy Sees Continuity In US Policy On Armenia
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan The United States will likely continue to deepen its “very positive” relationship with Armenia under the administration of President …
PACE Resolution ‘Not That Bad’ For Armenian Opposition
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Tatevik Lazarian The Armenian opposition is not as disappointed with the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s latest resolution on Armenia as its …
Senior Armenian Police Official Murdered
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
Colonel Gevorg Mherian, a deputy chief of the Armenian police, was gunned down outside his Yerevan home late on Tuesday. Police sources said Mherian, 33, …
Armenia, Diaspora vulnerable now
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
“The Armenian Center for National and International Studies will work to resist these challenges, since both Armenia and Diaspora are vulnerable now,” …
Global crisis didn’t affect Armenian Datacom Company
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The global financial crisis didn’t affect Armenian Datacom Company and couldn’t prevent ADC from attracting a new investor. “We opened talks before the …
VimpelCom and Amdocs Complete Armenian Deployment of First …
MarketWatch (press release) – USA
“The launch of the Amdocs solution is an important step in our development in Armenia,” said Dmitry Pleskonos, executive vice president, …
Richard Giragosian: Troubles in Armenia connected with outside …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The new Director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies, Richard Giragosian, assured today that the center will carry out unbiased …
Armenia’s President due in Moscow to partake in CSTO and EurAsEC …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
The delegation headed by the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, will leave for Moscow to participate in the special sittings of the …
Armenia plans a new airport
Messenger.ge – Tbilisi, Georgia
By Messenger Staff The Armenian PM has ordered the appropriate bodies to carry out a feasibility study for building a new airport to satisfy the needs of …
PM Tigran Sargsyan meets the Director General of Orange Armenia …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the Director General of the France Telecom (Orange Armenia) Company, Bruno Duthoit. The Ambassador Extraordinary and …
3 February 2009
A faulty description of Ignatius
Hürriyet – Turkey
Many Turkish newspapers, including the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review, reported over the weekend that Ignatius was of Jewish and Armenian origins, …
Armenia asks for USD 1 billion
Messenger.ge – Tbilisi, Georgia
By Messenger Staff Armenia is asking Russia for a credit of USD 1 billion to help it resist the world economic crisis. Some time ago when Russian Finance …
President Sargsyan meets representatives of the Swiss Armenian …
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Within the framework of his visit to Switzerland the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, met representatives of the Swiss Armenian …
Jean Jansem (b. 1920) Armenian/ French
Auction Central News – New York, NY, USA
STILL LIFE WITH ONIONS, color lithograph, signed in pencil and inscribed artist’s proof, image 16 ½ x 23 ¾”, full margins, soft handling creases, …
France Telecom To Launch Armenia Network ‘In Fall’
Armenialiberty.org – Yerevan, Armenia
By Emil Danielyan The French telecommunications giant Orange will launch Armenia’s third mobile phone network this fall, the chairman of its parent company, …
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Young Blogger Concerns
Global Voices Online – Cambridge, MA, USA
But while the young citizen-journalists of Armenia and Azerbaijan are concerned about the situation, others are not. 15-year-old Togrul says people in Baku …
Armenia’s approaches to Turkey’s initiative
Public Radio of Armenia – Yerevan, Armenia
Representatives of Foreign Ministries of five countries of the region – Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – met in Istanbul. …
FT to launch Armenian venture in autumn 2009
TeleGeography – Washington, DC, USA
France Telecom (Orange) aims to launch its new Armenian operation in autumn 2009, its CEO Didier Lombard is quoted as saying in an interview with the …
Armenian accused of coup d’etat attempt in Iran
PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan, Armenia
Net/ The Speaker of the Iranian parliament announced arrest of four people, including Silva Harutyunyan, an ethnic Armenian doctor, on suspicion of coup …
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27 juni 2009
Ooggetuige van de Armeense genocide
Trouw – Boeken 27 juni 2009 Dorothée Forma
Over de Armeense genocide ten tijde van de Eerste Wereldoorlog is veel geschreven. Maar nu is er in het Engels een ooggetuigeverslag van de hand van de Armeense aartsbisschop Balakian.
15 juni 2009
Voortdurend op zoek naar ‘t paradijs
AD.nl – Groene Hart, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
Als er iemand multi-cultureel te noemen is, is het wel Krikor Momdjian, die geboren werd uit Armeense ouders en sinds dertig jaar in Nederland woont. …
23 april 2009
Turken en Armenen willen verzoening
NOS – 23/04/09 04:16
Words matched: Armeniërs, Armenië
Turken en Armenen willen verzoening Turkije en Armenië hebben afspraken gemaakt over het normaliseren van hun betrekkingen. Tijdens geheim beraad …
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren
DePers – 23/04/09 02:47
Words matched: Armeniërs, Armenië, Armeense
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren Gepubliceerd: vandaag 00 :03 De traditionele aartsvijanden Turkije en Armenië hebben afspraken gemaakt…
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren
Trouw – 23/04/09 00:35
Words matched: Armeniërs, Armenië, Armeense
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren ANKARA (ANP) – De traditionele aartsvijanden Turkije en Armenië hebben afspraken gemaakt over het.. .
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren
AD.nl – 23/04/09 00:32
Words matched: Armeniërs, Armenië, Armeense
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren ANKARA – De traditionele aartsvijanden Turkije en Armenië hebben afspraken gemaakt over het normaliseren…
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren
Stad Amersfoort – 23/04/09 06:48
Words matched: Armeniërs, Armenië, Armeense
Turkije en Armenië gaan relaties verbeteren 00:11 ANKARA (ANP) – De traditionele aartsvijanden Turkije en Armenië hebben afspraken gemaakt over…
Finale ‘Beste DJ van Overijssel’
Typisch Rijssen Holten – 22/04/09 22:43
Words matched: ArmenianBoy
…Overijssel worden, een titel die in de geschiedenisboekjes zal komen . De finalisten zijn: ArmenianBoy (Almelo), T.O.M (Staphorst), Imad- JaY (Zwolle),
Nederlandse diplomaat moet Armeniërs redden
Historisch Nieuwsblad – 22/04/09 16:45
Words matched: Armeniërs, Armeense
Nederlandse diplomaat moet Armeniërs redden Internationale betrekkingen Nederlandse diplomaat moet Armeniërs redden Turkije laat zich niets meer…
Schrijfavond van Amnesty Vriezenveen
De Koerier – 22/04/09 09:00
Words matched: Armenië
…bibliotheek aan de Jonkerlaan. Er wordt geschreven naar de regering van Armenië over discriminatie na huiselijk geweld, voor vrijlating van een 81-jarige…
11 april 2009
‘Turks-Armeense grens wellicht open’
Volkskrant – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
AMSTERDAM – De Armeense president Serzh Sarksyan verwacht dat de grens tussen zijn land en Turkije, die sinds 1993 is gesloten, weer open gaat als hij in …
Turkije blundert met Armeense radio
Brabants Dagblad – Noord Brabant, Netherlands
ISTANBUL (ANP) – De Armeense radiozender die de Turkse staatsomroep TRT sinds vorige week in de lucht heeft, is niet te volgen voor Turkse Armeniërs. …
PVV-achterban: Wilders moet Van der Stoep harder aanpakken
Trouw – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Binnen de achterban van de Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV) heerst onvrede over de manier waarop partijleider Geert Wilders de kwestie rondom Daniel van der Stoep heeft afgehandeld. …
10 april 2009
Armenian Boy door naar de finale beste DJ
Almelo’s Weekblad – 10/04/09 10:18
Words matched: Armenian
Armenian Boy door naar de finale beste DJ ALMELO – Na weken met slopende voorrondes is het Armenian Boy gelukt om door te dringen tot de finale …
PVV’er biedt excuses aan voor ontkenning Armeense genocide
Trouw – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Ondanks zijn eerdere ontkenning van de Armeense genocide blijft PVV-beleidsmedewerker Daniel van der Stoep verkiesbaar voor Europa. …
5 april 2009
Rasmussen wordt nieuwe NAVO-secretaris-generaal
De Tijd – Belgium
Een extreem nationalisme (lees er de schoolboekjes maar eens op na), het niet-erkennen van de Armeense genocide en de Koerdische identiteit, de vervolging …
Expositie Petros Margosyan bij Hortus
Omroep Almelo – Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Zo is Petros altijd actief voor Armenië. Dit uit zich in het verzamelen
van spullen en het inzamelen van geld, tot het brengen van Armeense
kunstenaars naar …
31 maart 2009
Armenië ontslaat bondscoach – Goal.com
Mar 31, 2009 … Armenië heeft bondscoach Jan Poulsen zijn congé gegeven. De Deen moet het veld ruimen vanwege de slechte resultaten van het land in groep 5 …
30 maart 2009
Iran verzoekt Armenie voor de bemiddeling van relatie met Verenigde Staten
deweekkrant.nl
Erevan 28 maart 2009 om 16:50 uur: Er vonden geheime gespreken tussen Iraanse President Muhammed Ahmadinnejad en Barak Obama in Armenie plaats.
Geheime gesprek tussen Muhammed Ahmadinnejad en Barak Obama in Armenië
deweekkrant.nl
Erevan 28 maart 2009 om 16:50 uur: Er vonden geheime gespreken tussen Iraanse President Muhammed Ahmadinnejad en Barak Obama in Armenië plaats.
28 maart 2009
Wordt de popster een wereldleider?
De Standaard – Groot Bijgaarden, Belgium
Maar er schuilt een adder onder het gras: de erkenning van de Armeense
genocide. Obama noemde tijdens de verkiezingscampagne de dood van 1,5
miljoen …
Helikopter crasht: Turks parlementslid komt om
Rudaw.NL – Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
De partij zou een hand hebben gehad in de moord op de Armeense journalist Hrant Dink en heeft banden met de ultra-nationalistische Grijzen Wolvenbeweging. …
19 maart 2009
Portret van een raadslid. Deze week: Jan van Loo
0297-online.nl – Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
De reconstructie van de Armeense genocide van de Turkse historicus Taner Akcam. … 1917 aangestuurde moord op ruim 1 miljoen Armeense Christenen (mannen, …
18 maart 2009
Armavia ontvangt eerste fabrieksnieuwe Airbus A319
Luchtvaartnieuws – Netherlands
HAMBURG – De Armeense luchtvaartmaatschappij Armavia heeft op de Airbus-vestiging in Hamburg zijn eerste fabrieksnieuwe A319 in ontvangst genomen. …
Melos
VASSILIS TSABROPOULOS, ANJA LECHNER, UT GANDHI
Kwadratuur – Belgium
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was een Grieks-Armeense esoterist. Kernpunt van zijn leer was dat de menselijke ziel doorgaans slaapt. …
16 maart 2009
Turkije faalt op het gebied van de rechten van minderheden
Rudaw.NL – Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Sinds de jaren 1930’s heeft Turkije duizenden bezittingen geconfisceerd van Griekse, Armeense en Joodse stichtingen. Deze stichtingen hebben de taak om de …
14 maart 2009
Liefde tussen twee mannen schokt Kaukasus
Volkskrant – Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Netherlands
Het lot van Nagorno-Karabach, een Azerbeidzjaanse enclave waar voornamelijk
Armeniërs wonen, die hun onafhankelijkheid in een bloedige oorlog hebben
Terrorisme in Nederland, een overzicht
RTL Nieuws – Hilversum,Netherlands
Nederland was eind jaren zeventig ook in de ban van Armeense groeperingen. In 1979 werd Ahmed Benler, de zoon van de Turkse ambassadeur, doodgeschoten door …
12 maart 2009
Herstel Peng zet door
De Telegraaf – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Ze kregen bovenaan gezelschap van de Georgische Salome Melia en de Armeense Lilit Mkrtsjian, beiden slechts internationaal meester.
Pagina wordt geladen
AllePersberichten.nl (persbericht) – Breda, Netherlands
Saraghar is een Armeense kaasproducent en is uniek in de regio vanwege de productie van Europese kazen (Edam, mozzarella). …
Pagina wordt geladen
AllePersberichten.nl (persbericht) – Breda, Netherlands
Het bedrijf ziet kansen voor de exploitatie van een windenergiecentrale omdat de Armeense overheid de ontwikkeling van de energiesector als een van de …
Eurovisie Songfestival Shop
Belgovision.com – Belgium
Ook Inga & Anush, de Armeense vertegenwoordigers voor het Eurovisie Songfestival 2009, hebben de videoclip van hun inzending voor Moskou gepresenteerd. …
10 maart 2009
Quote du Jour | Turken 2 maanden stil
Sargasso – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Dergelijk uniek bewijs voor de Armeense genocide zou in Turkije doorgaans met veel … Is dit een nieuwe fase opweg naar erkenning van de Armeense genocide? …
9 maart 2009
Armeense Turk voelt zich Armeniër noch Turk
NRC Handelsblad – Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
„Bakirköy heeft eigenlijk een Armeense oorsprong. In het Armeens is het Makurkug.” Artür is zich dus zeer bewust van de Armeense aanwezigheid in Turkije, …
7 maart 2009
Piloten zijn helden, Nederland is fout
Trouw – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Voorbeelden zijn de ontkenning van de Armeense genocide en de de manier waarop is ontkend dat Koerden een ander volk vormen: zij werden ’bergturken’ genoemd …
Guusje ter Horst benoeming blanke korpschef Teun Visscher
4 maart 2009
Oomen geeft niet toe aan druk Armeniërs
AD.nl – Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
Vijf vragen aan Oomen-Ruijten over de Armeense kwestie. ,,Armeense … 4 Wat is precies het verwijt van de Armeense lobbyisten? ,,Zij willen dat ik de …
3 maart 2009
Vervolging voor Turkse excuses aan Armeniërs
Reformatorisch Dagblad – Netherlands
ANKARA (ANP/AFP) – De Turkse justitie kan stappen ondernemen tegen Turken die Armeniërs excuses aanbieden voor de Turkse massamoorden in het verleden. Zowel tegen de initiatiefnemers als ondertekenaars van de internetcampagne is vervolging mogelijk.
Vervolging mogelijk voor Turkse excuses aan Armeniërs
Historiek.net – Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands
De Armeense genocide, door de Turkse regering aangeduid als de Armeense kwestie, voltrok zich tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog onder het bewind van sultan …
Hillary Clinton gaat een diplomatieke rondreis maken
Rudaw.NL – Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Turkije hoopt dat Clinton tijdens haar bezoek het niet zal hebben over de Armeense genocide. Hillary Clinton heeft vandaag tevens een telefoongesprek gehad …
Soldaten Azerbeidzjan gedood bij Nagorno-Karabach
Nieuws.nl – Netherlands
(Novum/AP) – Drie Azerbeidzjaanse soldaten zijn omgekomen bij vijandelijkheden in de buurt van de Armeense enclave Nagorno-Karabach. …
Armeense documentaire verboden in Turkije
Rudaw.NL – Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
De documentaire “Het ware gezicht van de Armeense kwestie” werd enkele maanden geleden uitgebracht. Voornaamste kritiek is dat de film, gemaakt door het …
Rel in Turkije om Armenië-film
De Telegraaf – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
De documentaire film „Het ware gezicht van de Armeense kwestie” werd enkele maanden geleden in roulatie gebracht. Voornaamste kritiek is dat de film, …
Eurovisie Songfestival Shop
Belgovision.com – Belgium
De zusjes Inga & Anush zullen Armenië vertegenwoordigen op het Eurovisie Songfestival 2009 met het nummer Jan Jan, gezongen in het Engels en het Armeens. …
Aznavour Armeens ambassadeur
AD.nl – Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
De Franse zanger Charles Aznavour (84) zet een nieuwe stap in zijn carrière: hij wordt in Zwitserland ambassadeur van het vaderland van zijn ouders, Armenië …
Zanger Aznavour wordt ambassadeur van Armenië
De Telegraaf – Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Hij wordt in Zwitserland ambassadeur van het vaderland van zijn ouders, Armenië. Dat meldden Armeense media vrijdag. De 84-jarige zanger is in Frankrijk …
Zanger Aznavour ambassadeur Armenië
NOS.nl – Hilversum, Netherlands
Hij wordt de diplomatiek vertegenwoordiger van Armenië, niet van Frankrijk. Aznavour werd 84 jaar geleden geboren in Frankrijk, als zoon van immigranten uit …
Charles Aznavour ambassadeur in Bern
Wereldomroep – Netherlands
Niet namens Frankrijk, maar namens Armenië. Aznavour werd bijna 85 jaar geleden in Frankrijk geboren als zoon van Armeense immigranten. …
Europees alarmnummer goedbewaard geheim
Wereldomroep – Netherlands
Daarnaast is er een door de Armeense Nara Noian gezongen ’112-hymne’ gepresenteerd. En het is de bedoeling dat elk land zijn eigen feestelijkheden …
Turkije en Israël…
Friesch Dagblad, Netherlands – Feb 4, 2009
Verder is Turkije boos dat sommige Europese landen en de Verenigde Staten overwegen de massamoord op de Armeniërs in de nadagen van het Ottomaans Rijk …
Jullie vermoorden mensen
Stan de Jong, Netherlands – Feb 1, 2009
Hoewel, de Turkse genocide op de Armeniërs houdt hem nog wel eens uit zijn slaap. (Geef commentaar, kijk wat andere hebben geschreven of plaats een link op …
Armeense president praat met Turkse premier
Noordhollands Dagblad, Netherlands – Jan 30, 2009
Turkije erkent dat er Armeniërs zijn gedood, maar houdt het dodental op enkele honderdduizenden. Ook ontkent Ankara dat sprake was van een stelselmatige …
Toenadering Turkije en Armenië
De Telegraaf, Netherlands – Jan 30, 2009
De ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken van Turkije en Armenië hebben de opdracht gekregen verder te werken aan het verbeteren van de betrekkingen tussen de …
Turken mogen zich blijven verontschuldigen
Katholiek Nieuwsblad, Netherlands – Jan 27, 2009
De Turkse justitie heeft het onderzoek tegen het internetinitiatief ter verontschuldiging voor de massamoord op de Armeniërs in het begin van de Eerste …
Turkije laat campagne voor Armeniërs toe
Reformatorisch Dagblad, Netherlands – Jan 26, 2009
ANKARA (ANP/DPA) – De Turkse justitie onderneemt geen stappen tegen een internetcampagne, die oproept om Armeniërs excuses aan te bieden voor de Turkse …
Joodse organisaties slaan alarm
Algemeen Dagblad, Netherlands – Jan 25, 2009
‘Verboden toegang voor joden en Armeniërs, honden welkom’, stond er op diverse plaatsen in Turkije op borden geschreven. Trotse Turken lieten zich erbij …
Arrestatiegolf in Turkije
Het Vrije Volk, Netherlands – Jan 23, 2009
Tot de beoogde slachtoffers behoorden een Armeense patriarch, een joodse ondernemer en mensen, die een verontschuldiging voor de massamoord op Armeniërs in …
Turken willen erkenning genocide
Katholiek Nieuwsblad, Netherlands – Jan 21, 2009
Het erkennen van de genocide op de Armeniërs aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw is in Turkije een belediging voor de staat en daarom strafbaar. …
Een ode aan het aroma
De Standaard – Groot Bijgaarden, Belgium
Ook de Armeense modeontwerper Hripsime Afsar, het designerteam Olivier Berghmans & Olivier Gilson, juwelenontwerpster Christel Drybooms en keramiste Roos …
Geloof in eigen leugens
Nederlands Dagblad – Gelderland, Netherlands
… ligt het moeilijk, sinds staatssecretaris Albayrak in de problemen kwam met haar dilemma: het taboe in Turkije op het benoemen van de Armeense genocide. …
Zilver voor Chiara Oost.
dé Weekkrant – Enschede, Netherlands
Anne vd Brugge wist al haar partijen te winnen waaronder een Armeense tegenstandster. Vervolgens raakte Anne geblesseerd tegen de latere kampioene en was …
Kunstopvang voor thuislozen
dé Weekkrant – Enschede, Netherlands
ALMELO – De Almelose Armeense kunstenaar Petros Margosyan gaat een opvang voor dak- en thuislozen beginnen in de Havenpassage. Margosyan heeft hier een …
Kunstenaar vangt daklozen op in passage
Twentse Courant Tubantia – Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands
Volgens de kunstenaar van Armeense komaf is de nachtopvang doorgaans goed geregeld door Humanitas, maar is juist de dagbesteding een probleem. …
Kunstenaar start dagopvang
RTV Oost – Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Onder begeleiding van de van oorsprong Armeense Margosyan kunnen dak- en thuislozen posters, schilderijen en andere kunstwerken maken. …
Turkse premier woedend op president Peres
AD.nl – Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
1300 is minder dan 0,1% van het aantal slachtoffers van de Armeense Genocide, die Turkije nog steeds ontkend. @Meir Sprecher, Utrecht, je verdedigen is 1, …
Armeense president praat met Turkse premier
Leidsch Dagblad – Leiden, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
De Armeense president Serge Sarkissian en de Turkse premier Tayyip Erdogan hebben met elkaar gesproken over het verbeteren van de relatie tussen Turkije en …
Armeense president praat met Turkse premier
Haarlems Dagblad – Haarlem, Noord Holland, Netherlands
De Armeense president Serge Sarkissian en de Turkse premier Tayyip Erdogan hebben met elkaar gesproken over het verbeteren van de relatie tussen Turkije en …
Armeense president praat met Turkse premier
AD.nl – Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
JEREVAN – De Armeense president Serge Sarkissian en de Turkse premier Tayyip Erdogan hebben met elkaar gesproken over het verbeteren van de relatie tussen …
Armeense president praat met Turkse premier
BNR Nieuwsradio – Netherlands
JEREVAN (ANP) – De Armeense president Serge Sarkissian en de Turkse premier Tayyip Erdogan hebben met elkaar gesproken over het verbeteren van de relatie …
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Excuus Armeense genocide mogelijk ‘beledigend’
Katholiek Nieuwsblad – Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
De Turkse justitie onderzoekt of de handtekeningenactie voor erkenning van de Armeense volkerenmoord een “belediging van het Turkendom” inhoudt. …
Keulen behoudt vertrouwen in kabinetsmedewerker
Het Nieuwsblad – Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium
Celikoz, die een dag per week op het kabinet werkt, deed in een Turkse krant uitspraken die de Armeense genocide in twijfel trekt. …
Keulen behoudt vertrouwen in medewerker Celiköz
Het Belang van Limburg – Hasselt, Belgium
… in op de Turks-Belgische journalist Mehmet Köksal en trok daarmee de volkerenmoord die Turkije heeft gepleegd op de Armeense bevolking in twijfel. …
Nagorno-Karabach legt minderheden aan banden
Reformatorisch Dagblad – Netherlands
De etnisch Armeense bevolking van Nagorno-Karabach scheidde zich begin jaren negentig na de val van de Sovjet-Unie af van Azerbeidzjan. …
Medewerker van Marino Keulen trekt Armeense genocide in twijfel
Gazet van Antwerpen – Belgium
… hij in op de Turks-Belgische journalist Mehmet Koksal en trekt daarmee volkerenmoord die Turkije heeft gepleegd op de Armeense bevolking in twijfel. …
Kabinetsmedewerker Keulen betwijfelt Armeense genocide
Het Laatste Nieuws – Belgium
… doet Hakan Celiköz, kabinetsmedewerker van Vlaams minister Keulen en actief Open Vld’er, uitspraken waarmee hij de Armeense genocide in twijfel trekt. …
Analysis: Armenië-Turkije (://URLFAN)
Op zaterdag 6 september 2008 werd in de Armeense hoofdstad Jerevan de voetbalwedstrijd Armenië-Turkije gespeeld in het kader van de kwalificatie voor het …
Het Nieuwsblad – Gemeente Alveringem: Veurnse zakenvrouw in bres …
Veurnse zakenvrouw in bres voor Armeense weeskinderen … Marleen Barrezeele is tevreden met wat ze gedaan heeft voor Armenië. ‘Ik heb enorm veel bijgeleerd …
Franse zanger Charles Aznavour wordt Armeens staatsburger
Gazet van Antwerpen – Belgium
De Armeense president Serzj Sarkisian heeft de Franse zanger van Armeense afkomst het staatsburgerschap toegekend. “President Serzj Sarkisian heeft een …
Kasper ‘positief’ over oecumene
Katholiek Nieuwsblad – Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Vooral de bezoeken van de orthodoxe patriarch Bartholomaios I van Constantinopel en de Armeense kerkleiders Karekin II en Aram I aan paus Benedictus XVI …
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