The skills and talents of Armenians particularly shone in the Ottoman Foreign Affairs Ministry. The first Armenian of note in the diplomatic arena was Mirzaian Manouk Bey (1769-1817).
An interview with Jirayr Kocharian, lecturer of Armenian Studies at the Freie Universitat in Berlin In an April 3, 2010 article entitled “Past Evils”, the German magazine “Spiegel” reflected on the events of 1915 and expressed amazement that to ...
Arshak Smbadyan: “Government policies will be the death of village agriculture” Almost 50% of the 168 families who reside in the village of Bayandur, Shirak Marz, have taken out bank loans. These loans, mostly for agricultural purposes, have been provided ...