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April 2012

April 2012

May 17, 2012

Foreign Aid Panel More Than Doubles Aid to Karabakh

Foreign Aid Panel More Than Doubles Aid to Karabakh ASBAREZ - Efforts Led by Rep. Schiff Result in Proposed 150% Increase in Aid to Artsakh, Maintaining Assistance to Armenia, Prioritization of Aid to Javakhk, and Preserving Military Aid Parity between Yerevan and Baku WASHINGTON—The U.S. House panel responsible for… » more »
May 10, 2012

20th Anniversary of Shoushi Liberation

20th Anniversary of Shoushi Liberation ASBAREZ - STEPANAKERT — It is only fitting that the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shoushi—a glorious victory for the Armenian nation—would be marked by a glorious military parade in the streets of the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic—Artsakh. More… » more »
May 09, 2012

ARF-Supreme Council of Armenia Issues Post-Election Statement

ARF-Supreme Council of Armenia Issues Post-Election Statement YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Council of Armenia issued a statement on Tuesday expressing its position following Sunday’s parliamentary election. Below is the English translation of the statement: The parliamentary elections, that were a new political and moral test for… » more »
April 09, 2012

Azeris Are Not Eager to Fight and Die, Says Hovannesian

Azeris Are Not Eager to Fight and Die, Says Hovannesian YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-The people of Azerbaijan are not eager to fight for uncertain objectives and die in the mountains, said Vahan Hovannesian, the head of the Armenian delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly during a press conference on Thursday."Most probably,… » more »
March 22, 2012

ARF Dashnaktsutyun announces proportional election list

ARF Dashnaktsutyun announces proportional election list March 21, 2012YEREVAN. - Armenian opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party's proportional election list-for the National Assembly (NA) elections to be held on May 6 will be headed by NA ARF Faction leader Vahan Hovhannisyan, and he is the sole ARF Bureau… » more »
March 08, 2012

Armenia Pulls Out of Eurovision Song Contest

Armenia Pulls Out of Eurovision Song Contest YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-The Armenian Public Television on Wednesday officially told the European Broadcasting Union that it was pulling out of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, which is scheduled to be held in Baku, reported ArmRadio.Armenian Public Television accused Azeri President… » more »
March 01, 2012

Parliament Votes Down Electoral Reform Bill

Parliament Votes Down Electoral Reform Bill YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-Armenia's National Assembly on Wednesday voted down a bill that would reform Armenia's Electoral Code by mandating a 100-percent proportional electoral system for the legislature.The bill, sponsored by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and the Heritage Party, was struck… » more »
February 24, 2012

Armenian Singers to Boycott Eurovision in Baku

Armenian Singers to Boycott Eurovision in Baku YEREVAN-A group of well-known Armenian singers have released a statement addressed to the European Broadcasting Union and the Armenian Public TV Company saying they will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest-2012, which will take place in Baku.The statement comes… » more »
February 24, 2012

Parliamentary Elections in Armenia Set for May 6

Parliamentary Elections in Armenia Set for May 6 YEREVAN-President Serzh Sarkisian on Thursday issued a decree setting May 6 as the date for Armenia's parliamentary elections, according to the presidential Web site. Campaigning for the elections will officially begin at the end of March.This decision comes days before… » more »
February 17, 2012

Armenia Fund Begins Construction of School in Shushi

Armenia Fund Begins Construction of School in Shushi YEREVAN-The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund's French affiliate has launched the construction of a vocational school in the city of Shushi. The future institution will be named after French-Armenian benefactor Yeznik Mozian, whose bequest has provided the necessary funds for the project.With… » more »