The staff of the NKR Department of Tourism had an unexpected gift for the Diocese of the Armenian Church in Artsakh on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the reestablishment of the church. Two weeks ago, the staff discovered the remains of an Armenian ...
Despite the global economic crisis, the number of tourists visiting Karabakh has risen this year. Sergei Shahverdyan, who runs the NKR Department of Tourism, told "Hetq" that the country has also witnessed a large inflow of tourists from Armenia as well. ...
The appeals case of Zhora Grigoryan, former head of the Karvatchar municipality in the Shahoumyan district of the NKR and director of the "Transkar" firm, got underway yesterday. Mr. Grigoryan was sentenced by a lower court to five years on charges of "large-scale ...
NKR President Bako Sahakyan yesterday met a delegation of the Public Council of Armenia led by its president Vazgen Manoukyan. A wide range of issues related to domestic and foreign policy matters were discussed at the meeting. Special attention was paid ...
When asked about the updated Madrid Principles and the call for the return of territories, NKR Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan responded by saying that while the ministry isn't engaged in political affairs he viewed them more as proposals and not as a document ...
Today, NKR Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan responded to reporters who asked about recent rumors regarding a possible preemptive strike by Karabakh forces by stating that no such preparations were in the works. "The NKR Defense Forces are presently engaged ...
According to Sergei Shahverdyan, who heads the NKR Department of Tourism, a series of all inclusive tourist plan are now in the works that will allow citizens of Armenia to spend a seven days in Karabakh at a cost of either 70,000, 80,000 or 110,000 drams. The ...
The new website of the NKR's General Prosecutor was ceremoniously launched yesterday at a reception held in the building housing the GP in Stepanakert. On hand to usher in the new site was NKR General Prosecutor Arshavir Gharamyan and other top officials. The ...
Several Karabakh political parties issued a joint statement today in Stepanakert protesting what it called the "discriminatory approach" adopted by the current negotiations process and the fact that the NKR was being left out of the talks regarding a settlement ...
Due to the heavy hail storms that struck the Martuni and Askeran regions in the NKR in late June, some 1,636 hectares of farm land were either destroyed completely or seriously damaged. This is the figure given by Armo Tzatryan, NKR Minister of Agriculture. The ...
Former NKR Deputy Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan spoke with "Hetq" regarding the recent joint statement of the Presidents of the United States, Russia and France at the close of the G-8 Summit regarding a settlement to the Karabakh conflict. Mr. Mayilyan, ...
At yesterday's "Karabakh Summit" in Stepanakert, former RoA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian, who now heads the Civilitas Foundation, stressed the urgency of a new pan-Armenian campaign regarding Artsakh. Expressing his concerns regarding the situation ...
Commenting on yesterday's joint statement by U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dimitry Medvedev regarding the Karabakh conflict, Davit Ishkhanyan, the ARF's Artsakh Central Committee representative, stated ...
In his address at the "Karabakh Summit" taking place in Stepanakert, Giro Manoyan, the ARF's "Hay Dat" spokesperson, noted that, "The wounds inflicted by Turkey on our people have yet to be healed because we haven't yet been able to restore those losses that ...
A two day conference entitled "Armenian-Turkish Relations and the Artsakh Issue" was held today in Stepanakert. NKR President Bako Sahakyan addressed the summit organized by the ARF and the "Pyunik Foundation". Archbishop Bargev Martirosyan, Primate of the ...
Today in Stepanakert, Andranik Khachatryan and Yervant Zakharyan, Presidents of the NKR and RoA State Property Committees (Cadastre), signed a memo of cooperation intended to devise a framework that will link the two agencies on a more equal working footing. Representatives ...
The Minsk Group Co-chairs failed to show up at a meeting today with NKR President Bako Sahakyan. According to Presidential Press Office, the co-chairs didn't make the trip to Stepanakert due to inclement weather. During their last trip to the region back ...
Robert Metevosyan, head of the Kashatagh Regional Council's Department of Resettlement, has announced that 24 new families have moved to the region in the first half of 2009 and that 32 families were granted resteelement status. Mr. Matevosyan stated that ...
A group of intellectuals from Azerbaijan headed by Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia, Polad Byul-Byul Oghlu has traveled to Karabakh and is meeting with NKR President Bako Sahakyan. Also in the Azeri delegation are deputies from the Azerbaijani Meli Majlis ...
Yesterday a youth work camp opened in the village of Vank, located in the Martakert region of Karabakh. The project, jointly organized by the NKR Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs and benefactor Levon Hayrapetyan, is totally financed by the latter's Atavankles ...
A book reception was held today in Stepanakert's Armenia Hotel for a new work entitled "Мир Карабаху" (Peace for Karabakh) by former OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Vladimir Kazimirov. The book is a collection of memoires by Mr. Kazimirov from his ...
NKR Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, in a further series of staff changes, dismissed Valery Balayan as head of the Department of Manufacturing Infrastructure and appointed him Director of "ArtsakhEnergo" CJSC. Named to replace him as head of the Department ...
According to newly released figures by Gayaneh Ghoulyan, who heads the NKR Ministry of Social Insurance's Division of Labor and Employment, , as of June 1, 2009, 3,650 individuals have registered as looking for work. Of these, 3,457 were officially registered ...
The first leg of the yearly "Untza" (Tribute) pan-Armenian competitive festival kicked off yesterday in Stepanakert, NKR. The young contestants who arrived in Karabakh performed a number of Armenian songs. This is the fifth year of the competition sponsored ...
"Artsakh HydroElectric" Executive Director Vahram Beglaryan informs Hetq that the first stage of the sale of stock shares in the company has raised 905.2 million drams in capital. 862,074 stock shares were sold in all to a total of 1,111 foreign and ...
Zhora Grigoryan, the former mayor of Karvatchar,was sentenced to five years imprisonment by an NKR court for the illegal sale of state construction funds and the embezzlement of revenues in the amount of 6 million drams. The NKR government had placed construction ...
During a meeting with representatives of various Artsakh NGO's at the NKR National Assembly, Francois Rochebloine, who heads the French-Armenian Friendship Group in the French National Assembly, stated that, "The first order of business during the negotiations ...
An economic summit entitled "Bridge Artsakh" will take place in Karabakh on June 19-21. The main focus of the conference will be the theme of "Government and Business - From Dialogue to Coooperation". The event has been organized by the Union of Manufacturers ...
Responding to a questionnaire sent by Hetq, NKR parliamentary deputy and former Deputy Defense Minister Vitaly Balasanyan has stated that any document regarding the settlement of the Karabakh conflict without the participation of the NKR is not worth the paper ...
The RoA and NKR Ministries of Culture will organize an event aimed to raise funds for the renovation of the Vahram Papazyan State Theater in Stepanakert. The event will take the form of a TV marathon and the participation of viewers in Armenia and the ...
"Hetq's" correspondent in the field reports that Prosperous Armenia Party candidate Artak Avetisyan is making the rounds of the Nor Nork 2/4 election district and giving speeches. He threatened to sue our reporter if any photos were taken. A large banner ...
During a telephone conversation with "Hetq", Vitaly Balasanyan, an NKR parliamentary deputy and former deputy defense minister, stated that the OSCE Minsk Group had run out of steam and exhausted its activities. He declared that the Minsk Group had no influence ...
NKR President Bako Sahakyan convened a special session of the government to express his displeasure at the campaign being waged against harmful insects and gnawing animals. President Sahakyan said these animals ands insects cause harm to the crops and thus ...
Representatives and experts of various NGO's in Artsakh that convened their second conference in Stepanakert on May 18 issued a "Declaration of Principles" addressed to international organizations working to bring peace to the region. The declaration spells ...
Shushi Administrative Head Vardan Gabrielyan was dismissed from his post today according to a directive of the NKR government. He will be replaced by current Stepanakert Deputy Mayor Georgi Hayrikyan. At the government session, NKR Prime Minister Arayik ...
At a session of the NKR government, Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan warned that state workers who "display personal excesses and inordinate luxuries will be punished". PM Harutyunyan called on government employees not to be lax and inattentive when ...
Charles Aznavour visited Artsakh for the first time yesterday in conjunction with the "For You, Armenia" program. Accompanied by top Karabakh government officials, Mr. Aznavour participated in the opening ceremonies of a cultural center in Stepanakert bearing ...
The NKR Minister of Social Affairs, Narineh Azatyan, stated that during 2008 the government resolved the housing needs of 150 families in the country. The minister said that this was due to a decision adopted by the NKR's Committee on Housing Affairs. During ...
Movses is a nine year-old boy who was born in the village of Movsesashen. The village is located in the Kashatagh district of Karabakh. Movses is an only child. He likes living in the village where he was born. After school, Movses helps out with the family ...
NKR Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan told reporters at a press conference held today that any talk regarding the return of territories in Karabakh was meaningless since those lands were liberated at great human sacrifice and that everyone has "shared memories" ...
At a press conference held today, Lieutenant General Movses Hakobyan, NKR Defense Minister stated that the Armenian front lines on the right flank along the Arax River had advanced by some four kilometers. He said this was a result of the response by the ...
Today in Shushi, amidst celebrations marking the 17th anniversary of the town's liberation, NKR President Bako Sahakyan told reporters that he had a chance to confer with President Sargsyan after his arrival from Prague regarding the recent round of Karabakh ...
On the eve of the 17th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi, NKR President Bakho Sahakyan awarded Arkady Ter-Tatevosyan with the prestigious "Golden Eagle" medal and bestowed him with the top rank of "Artsakh Hero" for his exceptional service in organizing ...
Today, the streets of Stepanakert were more crowded with people than usual from early morning on. Local residents had come outside to wish congratulate each other on this triple holiday occasion - Great Patriotic War Victory Day, NKR Defense Forces Day and ...
Today, in a ceremony in Stepanakert's Renaissance Square, eight Artsakh War veterans with 1st degree physical disabilities were allocated automobiles with specially equipped hand-held controls. Present to hand the car keys to the vets was Souren Avagyan, the ...
In November, 2006, Garnik Chobanyan, the village mayor of Hakari in the Kashatagh district of Karabakh, made a trip to Berdzor to take receipt of over two tons of diesel fuel. After signing the papers, they tell Mr. Chobanyan that their reserves of diesel ...
Yesterday the Third RoA Pupils' Chess Olympiad ended in the city of Shushi, NKR. Eighteen teams from Armenia, ASrtsakh and Javakhk participated in the chess tournament. The top three places in the round robin tournament were clinched by teams from Yerevan, ...
At a reception for the launch of his new book, "Speaking to be Heard" (Armenian version - "An Unfinished Decade), former RoA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated, "We started out solving the Karabakh issue in the fixed parameters of Azerbaijan's territorial ...
At a press conference held after today's session of the NKR National Assembly, Zhanna Galstyan, a deputy of the "Democratic Faction" and President of the National Assembly's Defense, Security and Law Enforcement Committee, stated, "Today, the people feel that ...