Politics

After the change of power in Armenia in 1998, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide became an inseparable part of Armenia’s foreign politics. As a result, foreign countries started recognizing the Armenian Genocide one after another. However, to this day, Armenia and Turkey don’t have diplomatic relations and the Turkish-Armenian border remains closed. Is Armenia’s …

On July 26, Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Markaryan greeted the constant representative of the International Monetary Fund James Makew in Armenia. Makew is ending his term in Armenia this year. “Currently, Armenia not only doesn’t accumulate debts, but also it economizes well at the end of the year, there is progress in the implementation …

The Armenian authorities finally took the time to help more than 100 citizens of Armenia stuck at the Higher Lars passing point closed by Armenia’s strategic ally Russia. Recently, Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Markaryan ordered to organize a meeting with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Georgia in Armenia Revaz Gachechiladze at the Foreign …

According to Russian “Comnews” agency, the Russian “Sistema” company (MTS) and an international consortium formed by VTEL Holdings and Knightsbridge Associates will buy and share 90% of the stocks of “ArmenTel”. According to the same source, the one behind this consortium is a well-known Armenian businessman. Some sources in Armenia claim that the heads of …

“The president is happy to see the RA defense minister join the Republican party and preside the board,” announced the president’s press-secretary Viktor Soghomonyan. “The fact that politicians with good reputations join parties and gather together is positive and may be very good for the Armenian political field, which is currently very far from being …

The US Congress has postponed the discussions on appointing Richard Hoagland as US Ambassador to Armenia. Before that, Armenians had organized strikes against Hoagland and protested not to call Ambassador John Evans back. This is what the RA Foreign Affairs Ministry had to say about that: “This issue only concerns the US and Armenia can’t …

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, over 472 Armenians have emigrated to Armenia from Lebanon ever since the attacks began. According to the ministry, Armenians were given entrance visas in Beirut, Damascus and Aleppo. However, the ministry has not taken the responsibility of transporting those people to Armenia. “The migrants probably have …

“One of the reasons that the EU is interested in conflict settlements, as well as in the Karabakh conflict settlement, is the fact that next year the EU borders will reach the region,” said EU special representative Peter Semnebi. He said that they were not going to substitute the OSCE Minsk group with a group …

“Armenia will have the best elections ever in 2008”, said Serge Sargsyan after the Republican party board meeting and added, “I will make sure that happens”. In response to the question as to whether he hadn’t done so before that, he said, “Of course I did. I said the best. Best is better than good. …

The Republican party had invited the head of “Prosperous Armenia” party, Gagik Tsarukyan to the convention, but the latter didn’t attend. Journalists asked A. Margaryan why Mr. Tsarukyan hadn’t attended the meeting, to which he answered, “You can ask him. We invited him. G. Tsarukyan is my friend, we are partners and he has always …