U.S. - Screenshot from YouTube video allegedly showing U.S. Vice President Joe Biden talking to representatives of Armenian community, 26Oct2010
Armenian President’s Office effectively said U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was lying, when saying that Serzh Sargsian had called him to ask not to push Armenian Genocide recognition while Armenia-Turkey talks were in progress. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Politics, Society, Tech
Tagged Armenia, Armenian American, Joe Biden, White House, youtube
Russia - Three presidents, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Serzh Sarkisian of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, meet in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the sidelines of the annual economic forum, 17Jun2010
Russia’s President Dmitri Medvedev unexpectedly called for a trilateral meeting with Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Russia’s Astrakhan, on October 27th, amid increasingly antagonistic statements by the two sides. Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Dmitry Medvedev, Ilham Aliyev, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Serzh Sargsyan
Map of Armenia and Iran
Posted in Armenia, Economy, Region
Tagged Armenia, Iran, Islamic republic, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Tigran Sargsyan
Remix of “Smoke on the Water” track, recorded by rock stars in 1989 within the framework of Rock Aid Armenia project, is already available at iTunes and Amazon online stores. Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Gyumri, Ian Gillan, iTunes, Jon Lord, Smoke on the Water
Armenia - Opening ceremony of the session hall of the National Assembly of Armenia after reconstruction, Yerevan, 22Oct2010
There ‘s a great Armenian joke. “You know how they make macaroni? Well, you take a hole and wrap dough around it.” That’s exactly what they did in the Armenian Parliament following a massive renovation process which cost taxpayers more than $1.3 million US. Continue reading
Closed Market or Pak Shuka is on Yerevan’s central Mashtots Avenue, right in front of the Blue Mosque. It was the only market in the city that used to have a fixed roof during Soviet times. Continue reading
World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) poster - deforestation and lungs
After the collapse of the USSR, Armenia faced a number of problems – social, economic and political. Continuous clashes with neighboring Azerbaijan as well as Turkish-Azeri blockade finally resulted in energy crisis. As a result due to lack of gas and electricity people started to use trees for fuel. Illegal loggings became widespread. According to the data of International Forestry Review of 2005 only in 1991-1996 about 600,000 cubic meters of trees were logged annually in Armenia. The loggings did not stop the next years: it is testified by the data registered in 2005 when forests covered 10% of the territory of RA whereas in 1988 it was 11.2%1.
What is the state of things today? Do illegal loggings continue today when there is no energy crisis and according to RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development only in the first 6 months of 2005, 10.2% economic growth was registered. Continue reading
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The Republic of Armenia Law on Television and Radio[1] stipulates the existence of at least 1 Public Television Channel and 1 Public Radio Channel, which are subsidized by the State budget, but have the right to carry out commercial activities (sell advertisement) and cover any additional costs. Currently, there are 3 public TV channels and 2 public radio channels, which are – First TV Channel, Ararat TV, Shirak TV, Public Radio of Armenia, Shirak Public Radio.
The Armenian Observer Blog is celebrating a little milestone today – this is my 1000th post!
The Vayots Dzor region is known for its grapes and wines. Throughout most of the year, those travelling through the region on their way to points further on, will see local residents selling their wines and other vegetables along the road. Continue reading
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Tagged Food, recreation, Wine, Wine tasting, Winemaking
