Politician, sociologist and director of the European Academy of Berlin Ekart Shtratenshulte told “168 Hours” that he believes that settling the Karabakh conflict in 2006 depends on the “current players” playing a major role in the region, especially Russia, and how interested they are to see the conflict settled. ”There are always ways in politics …
read moreOSCE Minsk Group American co-chairman Matthew Bryza paid a visit to Armenia on July 29. This was his first visit to the region as a co-chairman and it was just “to get acquainted”. The next meeting will probably be in Paris with all the co-chairmen. During his visit, Matthew Bryza met with President of Armenia …
read moreTurkey’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the Karabakh conflict settlement have been and are still the reason for the ups and downs of Armenia’s internal and foreign politics. I interviewed politician, sociologist and head of the European Academy of Berlin Ekart Shtratenshulte regarding these two issues. – The international community demands to see the …
read moreOSCE American co-chairman, Matthew Bryza arrived in Armenia on July 29. During his visit, he will meet with high ranking officials. After his visit to Yerevan, Matthew will go to Stepanakert, and then Baku. During the previous visits the co-chairmen refused to visit Karabakh, claiming that they were very busy and met with the president …
read moreFirst deputy head of NATO, head of the NATO group of the Turkish parliament, MP representative of “Justice and development” political party Vakhit Erdem has sent his second letter complaining about RA National Assembly speaker Tigran Torosyan. This was announced by Vakhit Erdem on Turkish “APA” TV channel. “I sent my first protest letter for …
read more“There is no doubt that Evans is being called back because he used the word “Genocide”. Anyone that suspects that acts against the interests of Armenia”, said editor of “California Courier” newspaper Harout Sasunyan during his conversation with us. As to why the U.S. State Department decided to call the Ambassador back only one year …
read moreDeputy general prosecutor of Armenia Gagik Jhangiryan says that some public prosecutors are working with centuries-old methods. They often lack or don’t have any information about the new laws. A. Hovsepyan, who has been a prosecutor for 33 years, added: “The prosecutor that doesn’t know the laws of today but the ones of yesterday is …
read moreIn recent months, the hottest issue in U.S.-Armenian relations has been the nomination of a new U.S. Ambassador to Armenia. The State Department had decided to recall Ambassador John Evans prematurely and proposed Richard Hoagland as his replacement. The U.S. Senate has postponed his confirmation to an indefinite date. According to several sources, Amb. Evans …
read moreThe Ministry of Justice of Armenia and the General Prosecutor’s office have been going through rough times for several years now and there have always been rumors about that. The tension has grown with the increasing offensive remarks. Journalists had the opportunity to witness the tension between the justice ministry and the General Prosecutor’s office …
read moreThe Armenian opposition is currently quiet while the Republicans try to represent themselves more and the “Prosperous Armenia” party tries to enlist all kinds of experts into the party, including dancers, artists, gynecologists, athletes, science candidates, doctorates and even one academician. The Armenian opposition is not taking any initiative; it’s not making any comments about …
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