By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 28 — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) managed to increase investment rates in the Republic of Armenia from $5 million to $35 million in 2010, which, according to Lars Thunnell, the IFC executive Vice President and CEO, is a rather significant growth. “Our aim is not only to keep this [...]

By Victoria Vardanyan YEREVAN, August 27– A Turkish court is doing everything in order to avoid disclosure of instigators and organizers of the assassination of Hrant Dink, said Turkish historian, Professor Halil Berktay, in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to him, the protracted trial of the murder of Hrant Dink  is not a farce [...]

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 Victoria Vardanyan YEREVAN, August 27– US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded to the letter from the representatives of Armenian member organizations of the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders on July 5 during her visit in the capital of Armenia. In her response letter Secretary Clinton said, “I thank you for your [...]

By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 27 — Armenia will receive about $53 million from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Alexander Kalantarian, specialist on foreign relations of the coordinating office of IFAD-Armenia joint programs, informed the Armenian news agency ARKA. The funds will be used for the restoration of agricultural infrastructures and for the [...]

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, August 27–The US State Department thinks the status of the Russian military base in Gyumri concerns only the Republic of Armenia and Russia. This statement was made by the State Department spokesman Mark Toner on Wednesday. “I think this is a matter concerning only two countries — Russia and Armenia. Of [...]

By Victoria Vardanyan YEREVAN, August 26– A joint statement by one of the most famous Armenian musicians, Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparyan and Turkish folk singer Yavuz Bingol, revealed that a concert scheduled to be given on September 1 in Istanbul, Turkey was cancelled. According to Hürriyet Daily News, Gasparyan said that the Organizing Committee [...]