Politics

According to Armenian National Movement (ANM) board member David Shahnazaryan, the 1997 phased version of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution is currently on the table of negotiations, however now there is a new element-the referendum, which Shahnazaryan considers as positive. Dashnak Kiro Manoyan mentioned that the Dashnaktsutyun was against the “common state” version. According to him, …

The next meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers will take place on January 23 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation . American and French co-presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Brayza and Bernar Fasie will also take part in the negotiations.

The consequent local government elections of the 2 communities of the Kapan and Meghri regions took place at poll 38 on January 14. Current village head and non-partisan Avetis Avetisyan was elected as community head of Dzorastan and was the only candidate. Only 61 of the 74 registered voters participated in the elections and they …

Leader of the Armenian Democratic Party Stepan Demirchyan told Radio Liberty that “after the fraud of the constitutional amendments” the National Assembly has played an even major role and the future of Armenia will highly depend on the upcoming Armenian parliamentary elections. “We have stated several times that we are ready to participate separately in …

It’s clear that having an open border is good for economic development. Although it may be a surprise to many, these are the words of Armenian National Committee correspondent and chief of the Political Affairs Department of the ARF Bureau Kiro Manoyan.  According to him, Armenia has to be ready for the possible economic reforms. …

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan received director of the Organization of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and ambassador Christian Strohal for a two-day visit in Armenia . The visit is aimed towards discussion of the OSCE ODIHR and Armenian cooperation and issues concerning the upcoming Armenian parliamentary elections. V. Oskanyan and Ch. Strohal emphasized …

Opening the archives of the Soviet special services and deciphering the agents was an issue in Armenia starting from the days of the Nagorno-Karabakh movement. Throughout the past 18-19 years people forgot and recalled that issue on and off. It usually becomes a real issue during the pre-electoral period. Today, there are enough grounds to …

Azerbaijan is ready to provide funding for the construction of the Kars-Akhalkalak-Baku railway. This is what Azerbaijani Minister of Transportation Zia Mamedov said on Friday after his meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli. According to “ITAR-TASS”, 422 million dollars will be spent on the railway construction. Mamedov announced that Azerbaijan would provide 200 million …

“The Armenian government has done little to address serious human rights violations. Threats to media freedom in Armenia continued in 2006, as more journalists faced harassment and attacks, and broadcast media lack pluralism and remain largely pro-government.” This is not the announcement made by one of the oppositional parties of Armenia, but rather a reference …

The U.S. Temporary Charge d’ Affaires in Armenia Anthony Godfrey announced on Friday that the U.S. government would continue backing the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. According to Godfrey, opening the border will not only benefit the development of socio-economic relations, but also the stability in the entire South Caucasus region. “The opening of the …