Matthew Der Manuelian
David Davidian has offered an analysis on the proposed Turkey- Armenia Protocols in his piece “Turkish-Armenian Protocols: Reality and Irrationality” that leads him to conclude that in the Protocols “the only item that changes anything is the physical lifting of the Turkish border blockade” and that Armenia should ratify them without delay. »»»»»
Armenia’s President Serzh Sarkisian was to face a largely hostile reception later on Tuesday from members of Lebanon’s Armenian community up in arms over Yerevan’s plans to establish ties with Ankara.
Sarkisian’s brief stop in Beirut is part of a week-long international trip aimed at calming concerns among members of the Armenian diaspora over Turkish-Armenian efforts to normalise relations.
But such plans have angered many in Lebanon’s 140,000-strong Armenian community, mostly made up of the descendants of survivors of massacres in eastern Anatolia under Ottoman rule almost a century ago.
After the Minsk Group Co-chairs meet with Azerbaijani officials in Baku today, Yuri Marzlyakov stated that, President Aliyev consented to meet with his Armenian counterpart on October 8 in Chisinau, Moldova.
The meeting will take place prior to the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States. »»»»»
Peace Dialogue NGO expresses its concern regarding the pan-Armenian tour of the President of the Republic of Armenia. As an NGO aimed towards the improvement of relations of Armenia with its bordering neighbors and making efforts on the direction of peace building, our organization is absolutely certain of the necessity of improvement in Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions and the opening of the border; however, for us the idea of such a tour seems strange and incomprehensible. »»»»»
A heated debate between Armenian Republican Party member Karen Avagyan and Heritage Party representative Stepan Safaryan, regarding President Sargsyan’s tour of the diaspora took place today.
Mr. Avagyan stated that most of the protests that President Sargsyan has so far encountered on his trip haven’t been sincere given that many of the participants aren’t even informed about the facts contained in the Armenian-Turkish protocols. “They have received distorted information and believe rumors of treason, etc. How can people carry out protests when they aren’t informed of the facts?” »»»»»
Walk down the two main streets in the town of Sevan and you’ll see fruits and vegetables being sold on the sidewalks alongside wandering cats and dogs. It would appear that no one from the mayor’s office, located close by, is either aware of this evident violation of the health codes or either they know but don’t care. »»»»»
A young journalist from Armenia has won the Press Freedom Award by a jury of the Austrian branch of the Reporters Without Borders organization. Marianna Grigoryan won the prestigious award from a pool of contestants from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Rubina Mohring, President of the Austrian branch of Reporters Without Borders, noted that the 12,000 Euro prize aims to foster the comprehension of the importance of democracy and encourage journalists to continue theur work in the name of human rights and freedom of the press. »»»»»
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As promised, the recently launched “Hetq” weekly newspaper is now available at your local Yerevan newsstand and we are distributing it to the other regions of the country and in Karabakh as well. If you don’t see it – tell your local vendor to get it. »»»»»
This morning as I drove past the State Economics Institute on Nalbandyan Street in Yerevan I saw two Red Berets standing on the corner in front of the entrance.
Today is back to school day across Armenia and students were flocking in front of their college buildings waiting for class to start while smoking slim cigarettes [...]
The Russians are in Armenia. In the lexicon of the Armenian elite, the Russians are our “back-up”. You need such “back-up” to get ahead in business, to become a member of parliament or even find any type of work. And since their “boss” says that today our “back-up” are the Russians; that’s what they repeat. [...]
By William A. Bairamian
The decision of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to delay the Bryza vote should not be welcomed by the Armenian-American community.
It should be no surprise that Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) urged the committee to delay the confirmation vote for Matthew Bryza, who has been nominated by President Obama to serve [...]
By Minas Kaynakjian
The other day on Armenian TV, there was a program dealing with the two visits of Yasser Arafat to Armenia back in the 70’ and 80’s. Arafat would spend several hours in Yerevan on his way from Beirut to Moscow for consultations with the leaders of the Communist Party.
Before parting he laid a [...]
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