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ROBERT KOCHARIAN DEPARTING FOR FRANCE TODAY
Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian is departing for France on a 3-day working visit, the RA leader’s press office reported. The delegation includes Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, RA Ambassador ...MATT BRYZA REFUSED TO COMMENT ON U.S. RECOGNITION OF AZERBAIJAN’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
The United States and Azerbaijan exchanged views on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement during the security consultations in Washington. “Washington has always recognized independence and territorial ...OSKANIAN AND OSCE MG DISCUSSED OUTCOMES OF KOCHARIAN-ALIYEV MEETING
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met Tuesday in Paris with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, Amb. Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and Amb. Bernard Fassier (France). Personal Representative of the OSCE ...150 MEMBERS OF THE UK PARLIAMENT SUPPORT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MOTION
Another important milestone on the way to UK Recognition of the Armenian Genocide was passed today. MP Glenda Jackson became the 150th Member of the UK Parliament to sign the Early Day Motion 357, recognizing ...OLLI REHN SEES NO OBSTACLES FOR TURKEY’S EU MEMBERSHIP IF ALL OBLIGATIONS ARE FULFILLED
The European Union Commissioner for Enlargement, Mr Olli Rehn said yesterday that he sees no reason for Turkey not to join the EU after it fulfills the necessary criteria, adding that there is no problem ...TURKISH MFA INDIGNANT ABOUT GREEK GENERAL STAFF’S MAP SHOWING DIVIDED TURKEY
Greek Ambassador to Ankara George Yennimatas was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Saturday over a map showing a divided Turkey which was used last week in Athens during a seminar by the Greek General ...ANTI-TERRORISM CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
An international conference on anti-terrorism will be held in Yerevan in the framework of the Armenia-NATO IPAP. The conference was initiated by the RA Foreign Ministry and NATO. Representatives of 25 ...YEREVAN CAN’T ACT FOR STEPANAKERT IN KARABAKH TALKS
The Azeri side has taken a tough position of bellicose statements which leave no chance for efficient talks, Armen Rustamian, member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body told Nezavisimaya Gazeta. ...INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHOULD CONDEMN BAKU FOR WARLIKE STATEMENTS
“There is some pressure on Yerevan from the West and it’s wrong. When we speak of a compromise we mean mutual concessions, Armen Rustamian, member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body told Nezavisimaya ...HRANT DINK HONORED WITH FREEDOM OF PRESS 2007 AWARD POSTHUMOUSLY
Agos Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor Hrant Dink was posthumously honored with Freedom of Press 2007 award of the Union of Journalists of Turkey. The award is given to those who were prosecuted under ...AZERBAIJAN STOPS BROADCASTING RUSSIA’S FIRST CHANNEL
On Wednesday night Azerbaijan stopped broadcasting of Russia’s First Channel. The decision was made by the Azeri National Council on Television & Radio (NCTR). At the same time, the Council “taking into ...NEITHER RUSSIA NOR U.S. WILL HELP TO OPEN ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER
Neither Russia nor the U.S. will help to open the Armenian-Turkish border, Armenian President Robert Kocharian said in an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE. “Our relations with Turkey are not simple and ...ROBERT KOCHARIAN: WE DO NOT AIM FOR EU IN NEAR FUTURE, WE ARE REALISTS
“We do not set an objective to join the European Union in the near future. We are realists,” Armenian President Robert Kocharian said in an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE. There is a long queue before ...
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