‘World’ Archives
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
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Eva Rivas sets the stage on fire
Oslo, Norway - The Armenian rehearsal today saw some changes compared to the first one. Shining bubble chains were hanging above the stage, and more pyrotechnical effects were used to enhance the performance. The Armenian delegation had made some changes in the choreography to Apricot Stone: [...]
Turkey’s joining the EU within next 25-30 years highly unlikely
On May 18, Paris hosted a conference, entitled Turkey: Still Headed for the West? French journalist, geopolitics expert, Bernard Guetta stated at the conference, “It is now highly unlikely that Turkey can join the EU. At least, not until 25-30 years. In the crosshairs “Islamist violence that [...]