U.S. — President Barack Obama (L) greets his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, 12Apr2010
Armenian President Serzh Sarkissian received congratulatory message from the President of the USA Barack Obama on his reelection, amid doubts about the election process voiced by international observers and human rights watchdogs. Continue reading
USA — Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian addresses UN General Assembly, New York, 01Oct2012
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian took his time at the General Debate of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly, to once again draw attention of the international community to the pre-term release Azerbaijani axe-murderer Ramil Safarov and his glorification by the official Baku. Continue reading
One of the 12 people who have walked on the moon – American astronaut Charles Duke will be included in the list of undesirable people in Azerbaijan as he “illegally visited” the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which Azerbaijan considers its territory for some reason. Continue reading
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Tagged Artsakh, Axerbaijan, Charles Duke, Dumb, Moon, Nagorno-Karabakh, News, Politics
A view of Mt. Ararat from Yerevan | Photo by Ֆեյսբուքահայություն
“Armenia has a class of “30-something” technocrats, whose western education and global outlook means they are less rooted in the Soviet mentality than their elders. That bodes well for the future,” The Economist writes in a blog-post about Armenia published this week. Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Elections, Nagorno-Karabakh, Politics, The Economist, World Bank
Unless Armenia’s next presidential election is fair and gives its winner a strong political mandate, the government will lack the legitimacy needed to implement comprehensive reforms, tackle corruption and negotiate a peaceful end to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Continue reading
It is difficult to define the exact number of victims of Sumgait massacre due to refusal of Azerbaijani government to help. Based on the data provided by the Prosecutor’s office of Azerbaijan, the Prosecutor’s office of the USSR announced that 26 citizens of Armenian nationality perished in Sumgait (“Izvestiya”, 03.03.1988). Below is the incomplete list of innocent victims of Sumgait. Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Baku, Nagorno-Karabakh, Soviet Union, Turkey
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
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Tagged Armenia, Armenians in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Genocide denial, Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey, Turkish, United States
Nagorno-Karabakh -- Military parade in Stepanakert, archive photo
A US think-tank has concluded, that “the inherent weakness and lack of discipline among the frontline units” of the Azerbaijani army along the Contact line with Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s Self-Defense Army make the danger of renewed hostilities and escalation more — not less — likely, given the tendency to over-react to incidents and misread the battlefield environment. Continue reading
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Tagged Azerbaijan, Iran, Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh, Oxford Analytica, Russia, South Caucasus, Stepanakert
Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian armed forces said on Wednesday that they have shot down an unmanned Azerbaijani military aircraft flying a reconnaissance mission over the disputed territory, RFE/RL reports. Continue reading
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Tagged Azerbaijan, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries, Nagorno-Karabakh, Yerevan
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Tigran Balayan (@tbalayan) May 06, 2011
Armenia officially reacted to news about the death of Osama bin Laden today. Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh War, Osama bin Laden, terrorism, United States
