Tag Archives: National Security Service

US embassy cables: Armenia Admits Selling Weapons to Iran

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Observer | 4 Comments

The latest WikiLeaks publication of a US embassy cable has revealed more details of Armenia’s role in transferring some 1000 RPG-22s and 260 PKM machine guns to Iran, a charge which Armenia had denied according to an earlier cable.

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Posted in Armenia, Politics, Region

Tagged Armenia, Export, National Security Service, United States, United States Secretary of Defense, US, WikiLeaks

Minor Turkish Party Uses Armenia to Promote Itself

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Observer | 7 Comments

Armenia -- Rudi Meral (left), Tuna Beklevic (center), Baybars Orsek, in Yerevan

Representatives of a minor political party in Turkey, who were detained by National Security Service (NSS) and asked to leave the country last week, have announced plans to come back to Armenia again in November.

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Posted in Armenia, Region

Tagged Armenia, Arpaçay, Azerbaijan, Edward Nalbandian, National Security Service, Strong Turkey Party, Turkey, Yerevan