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Armenia informs OSCE about ongoing Azerbaijani aerial and missile attacks

Armenian Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan held a phone conversation with Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk and informed him on the latest Azerbaijani military attack, Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said in a statement.

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Aurora to Kick off a Global Series of Events on October 19 in New York City

The “Gratitude in Action” Series will  honor the  unsung heroes and help the Initiative raise funds to increase its impact and reach September 24, 2020 – Yerevan, Armenia – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is happy to announce the launch of “Gratitude in Action,”

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Zohrab Mnatsakanyan: Turkey has been denying Armenia’s right to access to sea for three consecutive decades

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan today delivered a speech at the online ministerial meeting of the group of landlocked countries that was entitled “Cooperation for Rapid Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action and the Sustainable Development Goals of Landlocked Countries”, as reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

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Turkish aggressive policy backfires as Europe, Arab countries form anti-Erdogan axis – researcher

A Turkish survey vessel’s return to port from eastern Mediterranean near Greek shores was a tactical step, argues analyst Ruben Safrastyan, the interim scientific director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Armenian Academy of Sciences.

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Armenia joins Russia, China and others for Caucasus 2020 major international military drills

Armenia will join Russia, China, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan and several other countries for the Caucasus 2020 joint military exercises scheduled to take place September 21-26 in Russia, Armenian Ministry of Defense

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Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan: «The sphere of strategic interests of the Republic of Armenia includes not only the Caucasus region, but the entire area of responsibility of the CSTO, as well as the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean»

Speaking September 4 in Moscow at a joint session of defense ministers of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries, Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan called for stronger joint efforts to prevent the threat of outbreak of wars and armed clashes in the region.

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Declaration of the rights of indigenous armenian refugees from Azerbaijan SSR

Based on the ground norms of international law the forum of indigenous Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan proceeding from conviction that each person has a right to such a social and legal international order that ensures full implementation of his (her) inalienable rights and freedoms,

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Commentary of Sarkis Asatryan: «To the 100th anniversary of the Sevres Peace Treaty. On Erdogan’s plans to create the so-called «GreatTuran»

Commentary of TV presenter and public figure Sarkis Asatryan: «To the 100th anniversary of the Sevres Peace Treaty. On Erdogan’s plans to create the so-called «GreatTuran» (in Russian) *** Հեռուստահաղորդավար և հասարակական գործիչ Սարգիս Ասատրյանի մեկնաբանությունը. «Սեւրի խաղաղության պայմանագրի 100-ամյակի մասին: Էրդողանի ՝ այսպես կոչված «Մեծ

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Monument to Komitas, symbol of Armenian Genocide, is desecrated in Paris

The outrageous cases of vandalism against Armenian monuments have become more frequent after the escalation of tension on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border in July. This time the vandals have done their dirty deed in one of the world’s cultural capitals, Paris, where they desecrated the monument to the great Armenian composer Komitas.

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Armenia to create militia

The Ministry of Defense of Armenia has posted the bill on making supplements to the Law of Armenia on Local Self-Governance on e-draft.am for public consideration. The bill lays down the relations pertaining to the creation and management of militia within local self-government bodies and recruitment of militiamen. “Submission of the bill derives from the …

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