February 6th, 2012
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 6 — A meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Armenia and Egypt took place in Munich on February 4. According to the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Minister Nalbandyan expressed condolences on the occasion of tragic events during Port soccer game. During the meeting the Ministers [...]
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February 6th, 2012
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 6 — The Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be resolved peacefully, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. During a meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Hillary Clinton said that the U.S., as a co-chair country of [...]
Tags: Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Nagorno Karabakh peace negotiations, Nalbandyan, OSCE Minsk Group
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February 3rd, 2012
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 3 — President of the Republic of Armenia Serge Sarkisian sent a letter of condolences to Minister of Defense and Military Production of Egypt Mohamed Hussein Tantawi on the occasion of tragic events during Port soccer game, press service of the Armenian President reports. At least 74 people were killed [...]
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February 3rd, 2012
By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, February 3 — “The beholder of the key to resolving Karabakh conflict is Russia,” said former Azerbaijani President Ayaz Mutalibov. “Still in those times when I was a President Opposition suggested that the international community deal with the Karabakh conflict regulation process, and not Russia. But I used to stick to [...]
Tags: Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Republic of Armenia
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February 2nd, 2012
By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, February 2 — US Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone called Armenian and Turkish scientists upon meeting and jointly studying the events of the common history. “Right now it’s hard to say what statement President Obama will make on April 24, but as President Obama said earlier, Turkish and Armenian people must [...]
Tags: Armenian diaspora, Armenian Genocide, Armenian people, Turkish-Armenian relations
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February 2nd, 2012
By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, February 2 — Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan paid a visit to the family of Vazgen Sarkisian, who was murdered during the Armenian National Assembly shooting on October 27, 1999. Back then Vazgen Sarkisian was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia (before that he was [...]
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February 2nd, 2012
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 2 — Voters working in diplomatic or consulate representations in the Republic of Armenia, as well as those living abroad and members of their families can take part in upcoming parliamentary elections via an electronic voting. During the session on January 31, the Central Electoral Committee established the order and [...]
Tags: CEC, Central Electoral Committee, electronic voting, Republic of Armenia
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February 2nd, 2012
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 2 — The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region welcomes the introduction of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 96, introduced by California Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes. The resolution commemorates the massacres of Armenians in Sumgait, Kirovabad (present-day Ganja), and Baku, (Azerbaijani capital) on the anniversary of the massacre in Sumgait (February 1988) [...]
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February 1st, 2012
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 1 — Consulate of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles, USA, hosted annual meeting of about 50 diplomats accredited in Los Angeles. The agenda included discussion of joint plans and projects to be implemented in 2012. During the meeting former Secretary of the U.S. Navy Paul Ignatius presented the [...]
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February 1st, 2012
By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, February 1 — On January 31 President Sarkisian received the Eu Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philipee Lefort. During the meeting the interlocutors discussed issues pertinent to the Armenia-EU relations and regional cooperation. The Armenian President and Philippe Lefort also discussed the latest developments in [...]
Tags: armenia-eu relations, Armenian president, Serge Sarkisian
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