Archive for September 2nd, 2010

At Least Two Azerbaijani Soldiers Killed During Attack on Artsakh Post

Sep 2nd, 2010 | Category: Politics

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, September 2–Azerbaijan confirms that yesterday two Azerbaijani soldiers died as a result of the armed confrontation on the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said that on August 31, there was an organized diversionary attack from the Armenian side, as a result of which two Armenian [...]



Minsk Group Countries May Vote Against Azerbaijani UN Resolution

Sep 2nd, 2010 | Category: Politics

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, September 2 — The Brussels-based organization European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) calls on the EU countries to unanimously confirm their support for the Nagorno Karabakh peace negotiations and to vote against the UN resolution submitted by Azerbaijan. “It is expected that at the UN General Assembly opening on September 9 three [...]



Turkish Map Depicts Historic Lands as Part of Armenian Republic

Sep 2nd, 2010 | Category: Special Report

By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, September 2 — The poster of the Turkish film “The Wolves Valley Trap” represents the division of Turkey into three parts in 2023 in American, European and Israeli variants, the Armenian news agency News.am writes. According to a report published by News.am, a considerable part of historic Armenia is shown as [...]



Armenian President Rewards UEFA Head Michel Platini

Sep 2nd, 2010 | Category: Featured News, Sports

By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, September 2 — On Wednesday the President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini arrived in Armenia to take part in the opening ceremony of the new technical center for Armenian national soccer teams. In 2007, Platini laid down the foundations of the construction of the center located [...]



Doubts Raised Over Azerbaijani Relations with Russia

Sep 2nd, 2010 | Category: Politics

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, September 1 — “After the extension of the Russian base deployment in Armenia official Moscow is concerned about the announcements made by the Azerbaijani side and the possibility of ‘retaliatory steps,’ said Rasim Musabekov, an Azerbaijani political scientist, referring to the Russian President Dmitry Medvedyev’s visit to Baku. On the eve [...]