Special Report

Ankara Mulls Response After US Congressional Vote on Armenian Genocide

Mar 9th, 2010 | Category: Special Report

BY YIGAL SCHLEIFER
(Eurasianet.org), March 9–Turkey watchers in Washington must have been feeling a sense of déjà vu after the March 4 passage by a congressional committee of a resolution recognizing the mass killing of Armenians during World War I as genocide.
The same House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a similar resolution in 2007, leading Turkey to [...]



Baby Bonuses Spark Birthrate Spike in Nagorno-Karabakh

Mar 4th, 2010 | Category: Special Report

BY MARIANNA GRIGORYAN

March 3–Birth rates are reportedly booming in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh after the launch of an Armenian-Diaspora-financed program that offers cash payouts of at least $2,000 for each baby born.
Russia-based, Karabakh-born entrepreneur Levon Hairapetian, along with Ruben Vardanian, the chief executive officer of the Russian investment bank and asset management firm Troika [...]



Armenia Rejects Turkey’s Warnings to US Congress

Mar 2nd, 2010 | Category: Special Report

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Official Yerevan dismissed on Tuesday Turkish warnings that a US congressional resolution describing the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide would set back the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations.
It also emerged that a group of mostly pro-government Armenian parliamentarians is heading to Washington in an apparent effort to facilitate the passage [...]



Sumgait: The Criminals Are Still Not Punished

Mar 2nd, 2010 | Category: Special Report

YEREVAN (Aysor.am), March 1— Twenty-two years ago, on February 27, 1988 in the city of Sumgait, located 20 kilometers from Baku, a massive extermination of the Armenian population by the Azerbaijani leadership occurred, which was accompanied by plunder and the destruction of the property of Armenians.
In an atmosphere of silence of the Soviet leadership, as [...]



Study Sheds Light On Armenian Migrants In Turkey

Feb 23rd, 2010 | Category: Special Report

BY EMIL DANIELYAN
YEREVAN (RFE/RL), February 23–They are a thorn in the side of Armenia’s government and the favorite target of Turkish politicians furious with Armenian genocide bills put before foreign parliaments. Hidden away from the public eye, the thousands of Armenian nationals believed to be illegally working in Turkey form the most low-key and obscure [...]



‘Yereven My Love’: Prince Charles Hosts Dinner to Celebrate British and Armenian Charities at Windsor Castle

Feb 22nd, 2010 | Category: Special Report

LONDON (Asbarez.com), February 19—An historic charity event in support of Armenian and British charities took place at the Windsor Castle on 10 February hosted by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.  Project initiator and main benefactor Armen Sarkissian, former Prime Minister of Armenia and President of Eurasia House International, [...]



Six Years Since Margaryan Hacked to Death, Azerbaijan Continues Anti-Armenian Propaganda

Feb 19th, 2010 | Category: Special Report

YEREVAN (Panorama.am), February 19–Six years ago, February 19, 2004, Armenian citizen Gurgen Margaryan, 26 years old, was hacked to death while asleep by Ramil Safarov, a Lieutenant of the Azerbaijani Army. Both were participants of an English language training course within the framework of the NATO-sponsored “Partnership for Peace” program held in Budapest, Hungary. The [...]



Listening to the Wind of Change: Renewable Energy in Armenia

Feb 17th, 2010 | Category: Special Report

BY JASON SOHIGIAN
Armenia relies on a diverse mix of energy resources, and renewables present a range of challenges, strategic advantages, and market opportunities.
In 2009 alone, the World Bank announced an investment of $1.5 million to assess sites with geothermal potential and Armenbrok OJSC announced an initial public offering to raise $9 million to construct three [...]



Armenia, Russia To Sign Cadastre Memorandum of Cooperation

Feb 17th, 2010 | Category: Special Report

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), February 17—The Real Estate Cadastre of Armenia and the Russian Federal Service of the State Registration of Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr) intend to pass a memorandum of cooperation.
The Information and Public Relations Department (I & PRD) of the State Cadastre of Armenia reported that this agreement was reached during the Armenian delegation’s visit [...]



Minister of Emergency Situations Discusses Cooperation With UNICEF

Feb 9th, 2010 | Category: Special Report

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), February 9—The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Armenia, Mher Shahgeldyan, discussed the questions of cooperation with the head of the UNICEF Armenia Office, Leili Moshiri.
“The memorandum of mutual understanding, signed by Shahgeldyan and Moshiri, is the basis of this bilateral cooperation. The memorandum is directed on storing of technical resources [...]