Apr
28
Coalition Exit: Armenia’s hardline party pulls out of government over policy difference
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traditional Armenian political party known for its hard line on national issues has announced its decision to pull out of the governing coalition, indicating a foreign policy difference with the current administration.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), which has backed Armenia’s previous and current administrations, and currently holds 16 mandates in the country’s 131-seat National Assembly, expressed on Monday its disagreement with the current policies of President Serzh Sargsyan and his government in the continuing unprecedented dialogue with neighboring Turkey. Read more
Apr
22
Washington Calling: US Vice-President phones Sargsyan to discuss Armenian-Turkish dialogue
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President Serzh Sargsyan had a telephone conversation with the Vice-President of the United States, Joe Biden, Monday, according to a report from his press office.
In a brief statement for media, the presidential press service mentioned that during the conversation initiated by the American side “the parties discussed issues related to the ongoing Armenia-Turkish political dialogue”. Read more
Apr
21
Interview: Security-minded Aliyev Says Lachin Important for Armenians
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In an interview with a Russian state-run TV company aired on Saturday evening, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Baku appreciated the importance of a land link between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated area that declared its independence from Baku in 1991, but again called for the withdrawal of “Armenian occupation force” from the territories surrounding the disputed area. Read more
Dec
23
HyeSanta 2009: Making a mark while making a difference
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This edition of ArmeniaNow marks the fifth anniversary of the founding of the HyeSanta charity campaign.
In 2003, we first challenged our readers to extend much-needed help to unfortunate families like many here whom ArmeniaNow journalists encounter in the course of our routine reporting. Your immediate response justified our belief that this online journal could serve as a bridge to compassionate readers who may never set foot in Armenia, but whose hearts are always here.
Beyond the immediate gesture of offering relief, we also wanted to establish a tradition in Armenia that had not been a feature of the media community here. Through HyeSanta we wanted to teach advocacy journalism in Armenia – to demonstrate that the powerful tool of information can be an instrument for the good of social welfare. Read more
Dec
19
“We apologizeâ€: Turkish academics say ‘sorry’ to Armenian people over genocide
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“We apologizeâ€: Turkish academics say ‘sorry’ to Armenian people over genocide
The latest “My Apologies†initiative of a group of Turkish intellectuals who decided to offer personal apologies to the Armenian people for the Genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire has elicited a wide international response.
A petition to which all who wish may join is uploaded on the website www.ozurdiliyoruz.com. During the first 24 hours of the website’s operation, more than 5,000 people signed upt, including more than 200 Turkish journalists, political scientists, historians, musicians, scholars. Read more
Dec
15
New Year Resolution?: PACE decision on Armenian status a month away
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New Year Resolution?: PACE decision on Armenian status a month away
Approaching the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg that will again review Armenia’s compliance with its April and June resolutions on the post-election clashes in Yerevan, the Armenian capital’s Northern Avenue has again become site of political “walksâ€. Each cold afternoon small groups gather on Yerevan’s centerpiece boulevard to express their dissatisfaction with the current political situation in the country.
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Sep
5
Daring Dashnaks: Nationalist Party vows protests against Turkish president’s Yerevan visit
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Daring Dashnaks: Nationalist Party vows protests against Turkish president’s Yerevan visit
National Assembly Vice-Speaker Hrair Karapetyan representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) urged the public to participate in protests against the arrival of the Turkish president in Armenia, which he said will begin from the airport, as he spoke before thousands of party sympathizers Tuesday. Read more