Category Archives: Armenia

Religious Leaders Call for Sniper Withdrawal in Karabagh

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The top religious leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have called for a withdrawal of snipers from Karabagh frontlines as a means to stop bloodshed amid more reported casualties in the conflict zone.

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Armenia Sends Aid for Turk Quake Survivors

ISTANBUL (Today’s Zaman) — Armenia has sent a plane carrying goods to Turkey to help with the aftermath of the Van quake last week. Gagik Kostandyan, an official from Armenia, said at Erzerum’s airport, where the aid plane had landed … Continue reading

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Writers Assembled from Around the World in Armenia in October

By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff YEREVAN — The Fourth Annual Conference of Armenian Writers in Foreign Languages took place in Armenia this year from October 10 to 15. Sessions took place at the Writers Union centers in Yerevan and Tsaghkadzor. … Continue reading

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Commentary: Prospects of a Kocharian Comeback

By Edmond Y. Azadian Armenia’s electoral atmosphere is heating up as the parliamentary election date gets nearer. Next May, Armenia will hold parliamentary elections, which will prove to be a litmus test for the presidential election in 2014. Speculations abound … Continue reading

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Commentary: Armenia’s Armed Forces under Scrutiny

By Edmond Y. Azadian During the Karabagh war, the ragtag Armenian armed forces scored a historic victory against overwhelming Azeri forces and liberated a piece of Armenian territory long languishing under Azeri misrule. That victory was achieved because morale was … Continue reading

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US Wants ‘Best Elections Ever’ in Armenia

By Tigran Avetisian YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The United States expects Armenia to hold parliamentary and presidential elections that will be widely regarded as democratic, according to John Heffern, the new US ambassador in Yerevan.

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Russia, Ex-Soviet States Create Free- Trade Zone

ST PETERSBURG (Dow Jones) — Russia and seven other post-Soviet states, including Ukraine, signed an agreement on creating a free-trade zone Tuesday, in another step in Moscow’s drive to rebuild economic ties among former Soviet republics.

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President Sargisian Visits Ellis Island, Receives Award

NEW YORK — President Serge Sargisian visited Ellis Island as part of his visit to the US and was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO).

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