On September 9, the fourth session of the Parliament’s fifth convocation will be declared open. “Mandate” NGO and parliamentmonitoring.am summed up and published the statistical data concerning the activities of the 3rd session, yerkirmedia.am reports. A team comprised of experts and journalists observed that the plans, reports and announcements on behalf of various bodies were…
(asbarez.com) – EDITORIAL: As President Barack Obama prepares to address the nation, once again, on his intention to attack Syria, Armenian-Americans must unequivocally oppose the administration’s plans to engage in yet another war in the Middle East, keeping in mind the definitive impact such an attack will have on the Syrian-Armenian community. The tactic adopted…
“The decision to join the Customs Union doesn’t mean that we have abandoned the European vector and that we have returned to the Soviet Union” stated Giro Manoyan, Head of the ARF-D International Secretariat during a press conference held on September 6, at ”Noyan Tapan” press club. According to Manoyan the problem is that, it…
The announcement in Moscow, of Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union was as much a landmark as it was a decision dictating great responsibility for the future of Armenia. It is possible to assume that at some point, considering the geopolitical state and developments, Armenia would join the Customs Union initiated by its strategic ally and…
ANCA VOICES ARMENIAN AMERICAN OPPOSITION TO U.S. STRIKES AGAINST SYRIA Urges Congress to Oppose Legislation Authorizing Escalation of Violence; Launches ANCA SmartMail Campaign to Share Armenian American Community Concerns – anca.org/syria (anca.org) WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), citing the Armenian American community’s profound concern for the fate of Syria’s Armenian…
ARF-D leader confirms that he has been approached to represent Armenia in a diplomatic capacity (asbarez.com) – Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bureau member and leader of the party’s parliamentary bloc Vahan Hovannesian on Tuesday confirmed that he has been approached by the Sarkisian Administration to represent Armenia as an ambassador. In an interview with Yerkir.am Hovanessyan…
In a press statement released on August 27, the ARF-D “Nigol Aghbalyan” Student Association communicated its initiative to hold a protest against the government’s raise of university tuition and called the public to join with the students. The “N. Aghbalyan” Association reminded that it has voiced its concerns around issues related to highest education and…
On August 26, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Mountainous Karabakh Republic, Karen Mirzoyan received a group of Russian journalists and public figures who were in Stepanakert on a visit. The Head of the MFA welcomed the members of the delegation and stressed the importance of such visits in forming of the truthful and objective…
Press Release The enlarged conference of ARF-D Local Chapters’ representatives convened on August 24-26, in Yerevan. Representatives and guests from the local Chapters of the homeland and abroad took part in this panarmenian gathering. The purpose of this gathering, which was an ARF-D Bureau initiative, was to evaluate organizational matters, the situation in the wider…
by Nanore Barsoumian (armenianweekly.com) – As violence peaked in Egypt in recent weeks, and rumors spread about an attack on an Armenian church, the Armenian Weekly contacted members of the Egyptian Armenian community for their interpretation of the events unfolding in the country. For the most part, the community had resented President Mohamed Morsi’s policies—concerned…
