By Victoria Vardanyan YEREVAN, September 3 — “We will do everything in the name of independence as the ultimate goal, and this work of serving the country will lead us to the recognition of the independence by the international community,” the president of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic) Bako Sahakian told journalists on Thursday. “On September 2, [...]
By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, August 31 — Former Eskisehir Police Chief Hanefi Avci’s claims on the fact that the assassination of Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was not the work of a criminal network have been met with strong reactions from lawyers representing the slain journalist’s family. Lawyers Fethiye Cetin and Arzu Becerik said it [...]
By Victoria Vardanyan STEPANAKERT, August 30– Azerbaijan is once again committing a grave error by introducing the UN General Assembly resolution on Artsakh (Karabakh), said the President of Armenia, Serge Sarkisian during his visit to Artsakh on Sunday. According to Azerbaijani media, Baku will initiate the vote on a draft resolution entitled “Respect for international [...]
By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 27–According to the Protocol on the extension of the tenure of the Russian military base in Armenia, Russia will by any means ensure the security of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanian said during an exclusive interview with Radio Liberty. The Protocol on the extension [...]
By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 23–On August 23, 1990 the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR adopted the Declaration of Independence. “The Armenian SSR is renamed the Republic of Armenia (Armenia). The Republic of Armenia shall have its flag, coat of arms, and anthem,” read Aram Manukian, who presented the declaration during a Parliamentary session. “The [...]
By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, August 21–On Friday, the meeting between the Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yielded a new military cooperation agreement among others. The presidents had met about 30 times since 2008, but this meeting was somewhat special, because it took place during the first official visit of Medvedev [...]
By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 19–The Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) conflict must be resolved by peaceful means, and this opinion is shared by the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk group, according to Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in his interview with Public Television of Armenia. He added that every document of the Artsakh [...]
By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, August 18–The grape harvest is expected to be of a very good quality this year, says the Chairman of the Union of Winemakers of Armenia Avak Harutyunyan. This year’s harvest is going to be about 20-30 percent more than the last year’s. “Unlike the other crops, the grape harvest this year [...]
By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 17–Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Azerbaijan on Monday. According to the Azerbaijani media the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey had a private meeting, which was followed by a meeting of the Azerbaijani and Turkish delegations. The main topics of the discussions were the “frozen” conflicts in the region. The Turkish [...]
By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, August 13 — August 12 will definitely be marked as one of the most impressive and greatest days on the calendars of numerous Armenian rock lovers. World-renowned rock-musician and frontman of System of a Down Serj Tankian finally rocked Yerevan on Thursday night. The concert was held at Yerevan Karen Demirchyan [...]
