Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Headlines Congressional Tribute to 25 Years of Liberty (armenianweekly.com, WASHINGTON)—The Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce (R-Calif.), joined with fellow members of the Congressional Armenian Caucus and the visiting Minister of Youth and Culture from the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, Narine Aghabalyan, in a…
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Armenian Community of Georgia, Reintegration Minister Meet
Press Release On March 12, 2013 members of the Armenian Community of Georgia Executive Body had a meeting with state Minister of Georgia for Reintegration, Paata Zakareishvili. During the meeting, issues that concern Georgian Armenians were presented and ways to solve complex situations were elaborated. Among them were the participation of Georgian citizens of Armenian…
In Politics, Issues of Interest & Concern, News, Other Countries
Armenian Community Of Georgia Welcomes Poghosian’s Statement
The Armenian Community of Georgia welcomes Georgian MP Ruslan Poghosian’s Mard 6, statement made in the Parliament urging President Saakashvili to show restraint and correctness in connection to his recent statements about the state’s citizens of Armenian origin and about the Samtskhe-Javakheti region. According to Georgia’s Constitution, which is the main law of the state,…
In Politics, Issues of Interest & Concern, News, Other Countries
Armenian Community Of Georgia Press Release
Press Release On March 4, 2013 a meeting between a delegation of the Armenian Community of Georgia Executive Body and the “Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia” ruling coalition’s political secretary Sozar Subari, took place. Member of the Georgian Parliament, Ruslan Poghosian and party’s representatives were also attending the meeting. The main purpose of the meeting was to…
Issues of Interest & Concern, Mountainous Karabakh, News
The NKR MFA Statement On The 25th Anniversary Of Sumgait Pogroms
Mass murders and pogroms of Armenians took place from 27 to 29 February, 1988 in Sumgait, a city located less than 30 kilometers away from the Azerbaijani capital Baku. For three days, upon the silent agreement of the authorities and complete inaction of the law enforcement agencies people were being murdered, raped and maimed for…
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Diaspora Reacts to U-Turn, Counters Anti-Armenian Propaganda
The Peak Public Affairs Committee of the Armenian-Australian Community (http://anc.org.au/news/Bob+Carr+U-Turns+on+Armenian+Genocide%3B+calls+it+a+%E2%80%9Chistorical+dispute%E2%80%9D+%5BVIDEO%5D) SYDNEY: The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) has slammed Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr for a monumental U-Turn on his stance regarding the Armenian Genocide. Carr, as Premier of Australia’s largest state of New South Wales, led his government to a unanimous…
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Samtskhe-Javakhk Armenian NGOs Coordinating Council’s Announcement
Announcement Taking under consideration the week-old developments in the region of Samtskhe-Javakhk, those being the separate rallies organized by the activists of the ruling “Georgian Dream” coalition and by Akhalkalak region officials supporting the “United National Movement”, the Samtskhe-Javakhk Armenian NGOs Coordinating Council urges the sides to give priority to the solution of a series…
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To Greener Shores: A Detailed Report on Emigration from Armenia
by Nanore Barsoumian (www.armenianweekly.com, January 22, 2013) – “It’s been 10 years that I’ve been out of the country. Life is very hard in Armenia; there are no jobs over there,” Lilit1, 53, told the Armenian Weekly. “Women worked very long hours—we worked more than men—but were paid very little. One person would do three…
Issues of Interest & Concern, News
This is Armenia. Is it the end?
By Gevorg Avchyan (yerkir.am) – 14th meeting of the Republican Party took place On December 15th where president of Armenia as well as the one of the party’s, Serzh Sargsyan was nominated as a candidate for 2013 presidential elections. The new slogan of the campaign was also revealed: “Towards secure Armenia”. 24 hours had not…
Issues of Interest & Concern, News
Protecting Workers’ Rights
By Maria Titizian (Asbarez, December 3) – Hundreds of employees of the Nairit chemical plant, one of the largest industrial plants in Armenia, protested in front of the presidential palace on Baghramyan Street last week. They weren’t demanding pay increases or assurances for workplace safety; rather they were demanding something which the majority of us…
