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Kars Mayor contributes to destruction of Armenian houses
Old Armenian houses are being destroyed in Turkey due to inaction of the local authorities. New Kars Mayor blocked the programs on protection of the Armenian historical buildings initiated by his predecessor Naif Alibeyoglu. Homeless are gathering in the old Armenian houses near Kars fortress, [...]
Five presidents to arrive in Armenia for CSTO summit
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in Armenia to participate in the CSTO informal summit, representatives of Belarus Embassy in Yerevan. Earlier today Belarus president’s press service refused to give information. The only CSTO leader not to attend the summit is Uzbekistan’s [...]
Return of Azerbaijan-occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh to be discussed in Kazakhstan
The return of Azerbaijan-occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed at the trilateral meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents in St Petersburg, a diplomatic source informed. According to the source, the return of Martuni, Martakert and Shahumyan regions was raised by [...]
Russia and Turkey agreed on Karabakh?
It is Moscow’s desire to show who the main player in the region is that accounts for RF State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov’s statement on a possible solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the near future, Heritage parliamentary faction Secretary Larisa Alaverdyan told NEWS.am. The reason [...]
Nagorno-Karabakh holds parliamentary vote
YEREVAN, (Reuters) - Breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh held a parliamentary election on Sunday, a month after the collapse of a plan to end hostility between Armenia and Turkey and ease tension in the south Caucasus. Most candidates and parties insist on independence for Nagorno-Karabakh from [...]
OSCE monitoring Nagorno-Karabakh truce
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 24 (UPI) -- European officials arrived Monday to survey a cease-fire along the Azeri border with Armenia following elections in a breakaway region, Azeri officials said. The Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said a monitoring group from the Organization for Security and [...]
Does Russia support Azerbaijan?
Moscow reiterated its support for Azerbaijan's territorial integrity on Monday in the wake of parliamentary elections in Nagorno Karabakh. "Moscow does not think that the peace settlement of the conflict might depend on the results of the Nagorno Karabakh elections," said Andrei Nesterenko, a [...]
Liberty Square is again available
The monuments to Hovhannes Tumanyan and Alexander Spendiaryan removed from the vicinity of Opera House last year have been re-inaugurated in Yerevan's Liberty Square. The monuments were removed in October 2008 for the construction of an underground parking intended for 500 cars. The [...]
How to defend Armenia from the crisis
Former RA Prime Minister, economist Hrant Bagratyan doesn't exclude the continuation of the global economic crisis and if so, foresees that the crisis will hit Armenia in September-October. According to him, if the government is smart, it will put an end to the devaluation of the euro. "Armenia [...]
Armenia weightlifting coach dies at 51
Armenia weightlifting coach Ashot Mkhitaryan, 51, died of a heart attack in Zvartnots International Airport on May 23, when welcoming the youth weightlifting team returning from Valencia after the European Championships. Mkhitaryan had trained the national team since 2006. Under his guidance, [...]
