The Cover Page of PFA's "Armenia: Averting an Economic Catastrophe" Report
Policy Forum Armenia, a Washington based Armenian think tank and advocacy group, has published an in-depth report, which might well be the best diagnosis of Armenia’s economic woes available out there. Continue reading
In an interview published by Hurriyetdailynews.com, Ex-US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and US mediator in Nagorno-Karabakh talks made a number of remarks, which sound quite sympathetic of Turkey. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Diaspora, Region
Tagged Armenia, Armenians in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Genocide denial, Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey, Turkish, United States
What happens when Armenian Americans, pick up, and move to Armenia? Produced and Directed by Robert Davidian. (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Lost & Found in Armenia is the story of Bill (Jamie Kennedy), an American tourist who vacations to Turkey to get his mind off a bad break up. Continue reading
Tagged Angela Sarafyan, Armenia, Armenian language, Fun, Jamie Kennedy, Movies, Turkey, United States, Yerevan
Pedro Zarokian in his garden
I’ve read a very inspiring story today about a young Armenian, raised in the States from the age of 9, who has purchased 112 hectares of land in the village of Bagaran and is planning to battle his way through the hassle of living and working in Armenia. Continue reading
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has dismissed criticism voiced by successful Armenian-American businessman, real estate developer and philanthropist Vahak Hovnanian about obstacles to business investments in Armenia.
Armenia’s representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Emmy went on stage in the Dusseldorf Arena “in boxing gloves” to perform her “Boom boom” song and was knocked out. Continue reading
An incessant stream of people passed through the Armenian Genocide Memorial throughout the day, laying flowers by its eternal fire surrounded by twelve inward-bending basalt columns.
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Armenian Americans organized a protest action in Los Angeles today, calling for the U.S. President Barak Obama to fulfil his pre-election campaign pledge and pronounce the word Genocide in describing Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey in 1915.
57% of Armenians want to temporarily leave Armenia, while this number is 45% in Georgia and 47% in Azerbaijan for their respective populations (See Figure 1), according to data from the 2009 Caucasus Barometer (CB). The study furthermore indicates, that 25% percent of Armenians want to permanently leave Armenia, while this number is 11% and 16% for Georgia and Azerbaijan, respectively.
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Tagged Armenia, Armenians, Azerbaijan, Demography, Freedom House, Georgia, Populartion, Transparency International, World Bank
