By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, September 27 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group formally invited the experts from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to participate in the Field Assessment Mission to the territories surrounding Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), which is going to take place on October 4-14. The Co-Chairs [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, September 27 — US President Barack Obama had a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday evening in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting. At the meeting Obama once again affirmed the US’s strong support and contribution to the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement within the framework of [...]

By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, September 27 — On Saturday the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian gave a speech during the 65th session of the UN General Assembly. He said that Azerbaijan must give up continuous attempts to take the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict settlement process out of the OSCE Minsk Group format. He also said [...]

By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, September 25 — The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Kosovo and the Republic of Armenia, Skënder Hyseni and Eduard Nalbandian, respectfully, met in New York on September 22 and discussed two very important issues for Kosovo. During the meeting Hyseni once again asked Armenia to recognize the independence of Kosovo. Today one of [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, September 24 — Serge Sarkisian, the President of the Republic of Armenia, highly appreciated ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank’s participation and investment in Armenia’s banking system. At the meeting with Jean-Marie Sander, the Chairman of ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, the president said that the bank greatly participates in Armenia’s economic life, particularly in the sphere [...]

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, September 24 – In his speech during the 65th session of UN General Assembly, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev turned to the topic of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and said that Armenia was an “aggressor” that occupied “Azerbaijani territories.” The Azerbaijani president noted that “by adopting four resolutions, the UN Security Council [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, September 24 — Tigran Martirosyan, representing the Republic of Armenia, won the Champion’s Title at the 2010 European Weightlifting Championship, in Antalya, Turkey. The Armenian athlete lifted 792 pounds in a snatch and jerk combination and surpassed his nearest competitor by 19.8 pounds. Martirosyan won gold in each category lifting 363 pounds [...]