‘Politics’ Archives
Georgian parliament amended law to detriment of Armenian Church
Georgian parliament on Tuesday session amended Civil Code. It partially eliminated the legal status, which has been previously granted to some religious communities including Armenian Apostolic Church. According to new amendments, religious communities have right to register as religious [...]
OSCE to monitor line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces
The OSCE mission will hold a regular monitoring on Tuesday in the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, NKR foreign office’s press-service informed. On the part of Azerbaijan the monitoring will be conducted by field assistants of the Personal Representative of [...]
Armenian FM to visit Russia
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will leave on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to Russia. He will visit the country at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, foreign office’s press service informed
Visit of All-Armenian Catholicos to Georgia is over: communiqué not signed
Joint communiqué between Georgian and Armenian churches was not signed during the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians to Georgia. Working process and comparison of positions still continue, reported Metropolitan Gerasim, the head of foreign affairs department of Georgian Patriarchate. He [...]
Nikol Pashinyan released
Editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak daily, outspoken opposition activist Nikol Pashinyan has been released. Several dozens of opposition supporters, friends and relatives of the prominent oppositionist welcomed Pashinyan outside the Artik penitentiary, chanting: "Nikol, Nikol." Pashinyan was [...]
President of European Parliament arrives in Armenia
President of European Parliament Jerzy Buzek will arrive on an official visit to Armenia on May 18. He will hold meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, members of Armenia-EU parliamentary committee and representatives of the political [...]
Turkish Premier’s visit to Moscow not to be conditioned by historical implications
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Moscow should not be conditioned by historical implications, Deputy Director of Strategic Culture Foundation Andrei Areshev told. “The Turkish may have placed historical emphasis on this date, unlike the Russia side,” he commented on some [...]
Armenia’s Armed Forces to continue policy of peace enforcement
On October 22, the Armenian Defense Ministry hosted a meeting of the Ministry board dedicated to defense reforms, current problems and ways for their resolution. In his opening remarks, Armenian Minister Seyran Ohanyan said that the defense reforms are aimed at creating more flexible and modern [...]
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 [...]