Apr

28

What Happens Next?

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The timing of the now-infamous “Roadmap” announced last Wednesday by the foreign ministries of Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland not only cast a dark cloud over April 24 commemorations around the world and in Armenia, but also put in motion political events, the results of which may, in the long run, hurt Armenia and Armenians and their national aspirations and security. Read more

Apr

22

Harman Told Israeli Agent She Would Lobby for Lesser Charge

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The Congressional Quarterly broke a story this week that Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice) was overheard on a National Security Agency wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel organization in Washington, according to sources who have read a transcript of the conversation. Read more

Apr

21

Aliyev Eyes Lachin as Erdogan Says No Deal Without Karabakh

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Following meetings with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday told the Russian state-run television that while he understood the importance of a land link between Armenia and Nagrono-Karabakh, he envisioned the Lachin corridor to become a crossing path for both Armenians and Azeris alike following the final resolution of the conflict. Read more

Dec

23

Turkish MP Urges Parliament to Apologize to Armenians; Brawl Ensues

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Turkish MP Urges Parliament to Apologize to Armenians; Brawl Ensues

Turkish MP Urges Parliament to Apologize to Armenians; Brawl Ensues

ISTANBUL (Marmara)–A Turkish parliament member’s request Sunday that the legislature apologize to Armenians for the “events of 1915” has caused an uproar in parliament, with members hurling personal insults at one another.

Democratic Society Party (DTP) member Osman Euzcelik brought the matter up during parliament’s discussion of the education ministry budget and went on to recall the Armenian massacres by using the Kurdish word that describes Genocide. Read more

Dec

19

nternational Conference on Genocide Prevention Opens in Moscow

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International Conference on Genocide Prevention Opens in Moscow

International Conference on Genocide Prevention Opens in Moscow

MOSCOW (Yerkir Media)–Historians and political officials from around the world gathered in Russia to take part in the second conference on the prevention of Genocide, sponsored by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and the “Just Russia” party.

Armenia was represented by ARF Bureau member and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Vahan Hovannesian and Bureau member Levon Mkrtchyan.

Presentations were made on the Armenian Genocide and the ethnic cleansing campaign in Serbia. The reports from the conference will be published at a later date.

“The conference is important not only because of the 60th anniversary of the International Declaration of Genocide and Human Rights, but also because Armenia and Turkey relations are new path,” said Hovannesian. Read more

Dec

15

VivaCell’s Yerikian Discusses Karabakh Telecom, Expanding Market in Armenia

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VivaCell's Yerikian Discusses Karabakh Telecom, Expanding Market in Armenia

VivaCell

Ralph Yerikian can probably be called the best corporate citizen in Armenia. As General Manager of VivaCell, Armenia’s second telecom operation in Armenia, he has managed to make the company a household name and also through corporate contributions become one of the most visible entities in Armenia and Karabakh today.

Asbarez contributor Raffi Doudaklian forwarded this interview with Yerkian.

Raffi Doudaklian: You are the general manager of two companies: Karabakh Telecom and VivaCell-MTS., one operating in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the other in Armenia. What is the relationship between these two companies and how do you manage this double responsibility?

Ralph Yerikian: Both operations are totally and legally independent from each other. Karabakh Telecom is licensed to offer telecommunication services only over the territories of Artsakh, while VivaCell-MTS is licensed to offer mobile telecommunication services only over the territories of Armenia. Subscribers of both operations could only roam when found under the radio coverage of the other network. On the other hand, Mr. Pierre Fattouch is the investor and the sole shareholder of Karabakh Telecom, while at the start up of the telecommunication business in Armenia under the brand name VivaCell at that time, the Fattouch family group were the 100 percent shareholders of the company, but later in September 2007, 80 percent of the shares were sold to MTS group and Fattouch group retained 20 percent of the shares. Read more

Sep

26

Sarkisian Blasts Azeri War Threats in General Assembly Speech

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Sarkisian Blasts Azeri War Threats in General Assembly Speech

Sarkisian Blasts Azeri War Threats in General Assembly Speech

UNITED NATIONS–Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian, in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday blasted Azerbaijan’s continued threats of military action and actual military build-up, saying that the international body has clear guidelines for such actions that were not being adhered to. Read more

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