The Wall Street Journal: Biden intends to recognize Armenian Genocide

President Joe Biden is poised to formally declare that the massacres of Armenians in the early 20th century constituted genocide, US officials said, a rare step that would further inflame ties with Turkey, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Biden is expected to describe as genocide the deportation, starvation, and massacres of Armenians Continue reading

Over 100 US Representatives call on President Biden to recognize Armenian Genocide

A bipartisan group of 107 U.S. House Members today called on President Biden to “clearly and directly recognize the Armenian Genocide” in his upcoming April 24 statement, ending Turkey’s foreign gag-rule against honest U.S. remembrance of this crime, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.

“We thank Congressman Schiff, his colleagues in the leadership of the Armenian Caucus, Continue reading

Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun to run in snap parliamentary elections, if they are held

After its Supreme Assembly, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun political party in Armenia issued a statement stating that it will run in the snap parliamentary elections, if they are held.

The statement reads as follows:

“The 24th Supreme Assembly of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun political party in Armenia, examining the current situation in the Continue reading

Armenia’s former Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian: Nagorno-Karabakh: X-Ray of the Conflict

Editorial Board of Politique Internationale interviewed Armenia’s former Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. The interview reads as follows:

Politique Internationale – A simple question to begin with: who started the last war in Nagorno-Karabakh [(Artsakh)]? Continue reading

Former Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian on the transfer of NKR regions to Baku without status and security guarantees: This is an absolute lie

Politique Internationale – What concrete parameters on the conflict settlement were put forward by the Co-Chair countries?

Edward Nalbandian – All proposals made by the Co-Chairs envisioned a package solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem with phased implementation in conjunction with all interrelated components of the settlement.

1). The final legal status Continue reading

Armenia President expresses condolences on death of Vartan Gregorian

President Armen Sarkissian today expressed condolences on the occasion of the death of President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Vartan Gregorian, as reported the Public Relations Department of the Staff of the President of Armenia.

The President’s condolence message reads as follows:

“I received very sad news Continue reading

Senator Robert Menendez Calls on U.S. Government to Press Azerbaijan for Releasing Armenian POWs

During the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) confirmation hearing on Thursday, April 15, 2021, of Ambassador Victoria Nuland to serve as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, SFRC Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) raised key issues relating to the Armenian people, including the Armenian prisoners of war Continue reading

Victoria Nuland: US needs to continue to pressure Turkey over Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh

Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State Victoria Nuland says the US has very complex relations with Turkey which will require a lot of effort since Ankara renounces democracy. Continue reading

Statements of Former US Co-Chairs of the OSCE MG on Armenia and Artsakh – Deliberate Blow?

Former US Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group continue to surprise with their statements about Artsakh and Armenia.

First, earlier this month, an article by former US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Richard Hoagland was published, in which the latter actually accused the Minsk Group of Continue reading

Armenia 3rd President comments on Belarus President’s statement

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is on a visit to Baku, declared that President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev had asked him to tell the Armenians to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh issue through peace, but the Armenian elite before Pashinyan had declined the offer. Continue reading