YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), May 29–The leading Armenian international freight forwarding company Apaven along with Russian shippers from the company  TransContainer developed a multimodal scheme of Armenian-Russian cargo transportation through Georgia, according to the director of Apaven, Gagik Agajanyan. “For large bulk transportation, when the quantity of goods will be such that the use of motor vehicles will [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti Armenia), May 28–During the meeting with Stefan Füle, Commissioner designate for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, held in Brussels on May 26, Armenian President Serge Sarkisian discussed the problems regarding the initiative to conclude with the South Caucasus countries the EU Association Agreement. According to the press service of the president, Serge Sarkisian [...]

YEREVAN (Tert.am), May 28–”Any nation should strive for independence, which will secure its eternity and sustainable growth,” Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian said on the occasion of the Day of the Republic, while visiting Sardarabad, a memorial located 53 km from Yerevan in the Armavir region. The area is the approximate location of the battleground where [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL), May 28–Armenia’s entry in a popular pan-European song contest this year has captured one of ten final spots Thursday night in a tense semifinal also featuring performers from Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia.Russian-Armenian singer Eva Rivas (born Valeria Reshetnikova-Tsaturian) performed an English-language song, “Apricot Stone,” during a Eurovision show in Norwegian capital Oslo. The [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL), May 27–On Wednesday evening a terrible explosion blew up in Stavropol, Russia. According to the latest information there are six victims, the number of the wounded is 46, of which 39 people have been hospitalized. The list of the dead and the wounded has already been published. There are several Armenians in the [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL), May 27–Armenia acknowledges the role of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe’s security architecture, but expects no interference from the military alliance should a conflict break out in the South Caucasus, said President Serge Sarkisian while visiting Brussels on Tuesday. “As I see it, NATO is responsible also for security in Europe. [...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL), May 27–Armenia’s education minister said on Wednesday that a redrafted government bill allowing a limited number of schools in Armenia to teach in a foreign language is due to be submitted to parliament for approval soon. Armen Ashotian said the government had taken into account the criticism expressed by a number of politicians [...]