The State Department will continue to look movements in Armenian- Turkish rapprochement, Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said at the Daily Press Briefing, on March ۳۰. “Of course, those issues, those topics are a constant source of – or an issue that we discuss with Turkey and with Armenia, in fact. So we want to see the rapprochement process ...

On ۳۱ March Defense Ministry and Public Administration Academy of Armenia signed a memorandum of cooperation. It will enable the professors and lecturers of the Academy to implement experience exchange with specialists of the Defense Ministry in issues like examination of the psychiatric state of soldiers, implementation of educational, cultural programs ...

The Armenian Genocide recognition issue is being discussed in Israel, representative of the Armenian Cause Jerusalem Office Hakob Sevan said speaking to reporters on Friday. "The first attempt was made in ۲۰۰۷ when the issue was raised in Knesset and appeared on the agenda. At that time we did not manage to reach results because of certain political ...

On March ۱۹ official sources of Armenia's Ministry of Defense reported that Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanian and a delegation led by him went on a working visit to the United States. The delegation members will meet with Governor of Kansas Sam Brownback. The National Guard of the State of Kansas is Armenia's partner in the military sphere....

Head of parliament opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun group Vahan Hovhannisyan criticized Armenia’s electoral law. Foreign states allow voting for citizens living in other states, the opposition MP said at a press conference on Monday. First Armenia first opposed to dual citizenship, later allowing it, banned the citizens to vote beyond if they are ...

Journalist Levon Galustyan has become the third Armenian member of the parliament of Abkhazia, Khachik Minosyan, Chairman of the Union of Abkhazia Armenians, told Armenian News-NEWS.am. “The two Armenian candidates—Galust Trapizonyan and Levon Galustyan—who ran in Electoral District No. ۲۰, are educated men whom the Armenian people ...

Brad Sherman (D-CA) emphasized the importance of expanding U.S. assistance to the Republic of Georgia`s Armenian-populated region of Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakhk) during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing with US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah on the Agency`s Fiscal Year ۲۰۱۳ budget, reported the Armenian ...

Armenian Parliament will respond to the off-parliament opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) activist, editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times) newspaper Nikol Pashinyan’s letter in accordance with the law and during ۵ days, deputy Speaker Edward Sharmazanov told Armenian News-NEWS.am. Pashinyan has addressed a letter to the ...

Scouts of the Russian military base deployed in Armenia will hold two-day trainings in Pambak center. They will perform ۱۵ exercises in the sports complex of the center and will climb ۲,۵۰۰ high Zamok mount. Russian military base is deployed in Armenia’s Gyumri. Last year the countries signed a protocol prolonging Russia’s military presence ...

The national security service bodies of Armenia prevented an attempt of taking out icons outside of the country illegally. Press service of the NSS told Armenpress that while crossing the state border of Armenia at "Ayrum" railway station citizen of Israel Davit Hanoch was twice examined, as a result ۱۸ not registered icons were found in ...

Leader of the Heritage party Raffi Hovhannissyan has decided to withdraw his candidacy from N۷ electoral constituency, the leader of the party said speaking to reporters March ۲۶. "I have urged all the forces of the opposition to find one format for coming up in all ۴۱ constituencies with one general candidate. The ARF considered the proposal ...

Armenian Prime Minister commented on the participation of MP–businessmen in the oncoming parliamentary elections. “We adhere to the candidates list of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), which rules out inclusion of entrepreneurs in the parliament. This principle is backed by our decisions,” Tigran Sargsyan said. PM further urged MPs,...

Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with Adjutant General of Kansas Lee E. Tafanelli, Kansas Senate President Steve Morris and Kansas House Speaker Mike O'Neal as a part of RA Minister’s working visit to the U.S. During the meeting between Minister Ohanyan and Governor of Kansas Sam Brownback, the parties hailed the high-level relations ...

Baku. Viktoriya Dementyeva-APA. ‘I don’t think that the problem of our inability to reach a peace agreement has been the format of the Minsk Group or the format of the co-chairs. The problem is that these are very difficult questions. The differences between the sides are very great, and frankly, there’s a lack of trust. Changing ...

Member of British House of Lords, Baroness Emma Nicholson will head the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) during the May ۶ parliamentary elections of Armenia, head of the Armenian delegation in PACE Davit Harutyunyan told Armenpress. "The delegation is comprised of ۳۰ members, ۵ of who will arrive in Armenia ...

After the March ۱ events of ۲۰۰۸ the atmosphere of political dialogue and cooperation has restored in Armenia, Prime Minister of Armenia, Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan stated, Armenpress reports. "The task of our political team was to build bridges of cooperation, to restore the atmosphere after the March ۱ events....

YEREVAN, MARCH ۱۲, ARMENPRESS: Diaspora Minister of Armenia Hranush Hakobyan received March ۱۲ Chairman of the Armenian Union of Italy Payqar Svazlyan and advisor to diaspora minister in Milan's Armenian community Saro Khodaverdi, Diaspora Ministry informed Armenpress. The parties discussed the issues the Armenian community of Italy faces, referred ...

YEREVAN, MARCH ۱۲, ARMENPRESS. President of France Nicolas Sarkozy stated at the pre-electoral campaign in Villepinte on March ۱۱ that he respects the memory of the massacred Armenians. Citing Nouvelles d'Armenie, Armenpress reports that in his speech President of France stated, "France is France when it struggles for the others. Today France ...

YEREVAN, MARCH ۱۲, ARMENPRESS. Israelis for the first time were offered tourist visit to Armenia. in its economy site stated that regardless of the growing tension in the South Caucasus, Armenia is becoming attractive for Israeli tourists. Rome, Berlin, Prague, as well as the Greek islands Crete and Rhodes are most popular trends of tour visits this ...

 On March ۱۰, Moscow cinema in Yerevan hosted the launch of ۱۰th British Film Festival. The latter is organized by the British Council Armenia office and Embassy of Great Britain in Armenia. During the opening ceremony of the festival, the head of British Council Armenia office Arevik Saribekyan noted that the films are dedicated to the Olympic ...