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

Azerbaijan’s Aliyev offered money for Karabakh, says Belarus’ Lukashenko

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had offered money for Karabakh if Armenia agreed to settle the conflict peacefully. The statement came from President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Lukashenko paid a visit to Baku, on Tuesday and Continue reading

A SHAME! «NG»: President of Belarus Lukashenko: «Azerbaijan has taken a big step to achieve its national dream. I’m very glad that you… Belarus is your reliable friends»

Local observers have focused on the fact that Belarus, which is Armenia’s ally with respect to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), is supporting Azerbaijan in the conflict between Baku and Yerevan, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports.

“Azerbaijan has taken a big step to achieve its national dream. Continue reading

Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, 13 April 2021 (MOSCOW-PARIS-WASHINGTON)

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released the following statement today:

The Co-Chairs note with satisfaction the consolidation of the ceasefire, and are closely monitoring the implementation of the agreement reached by the parties on 9 November 2020.  The Co-Chairs welcome the significant achievements Continue reading

The National Interest magazine draws parallels between Ilham Aliyev and Saddam Hussein

The National Interest magazine has published an article about Azerbaijani president Olham Aliyev and the ”park-museum” opened in Baku at his initiative. ARMENPRESS reports the author of the article Michael Rubin compared Ilahm Aliyev with former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the ”park-museum” of Baku with Baghdad’s “Victory Arch,” known to locals as the Swords of Qadisiyah. Continue reading

Director of the «Samuel Moorat» Armenian College and cultural center of Sevres, France, Father Haroutiun Bezdikian, has passed away.

With deep regret, we inform you that on April 11, 2021 in Sevres, at the age of 84, has died the director of the Armenian college and cultural center «Samuel Moorat» in Sevres, a member of the Mekhitarist congregation, Doctor of Philosophy, Theology, Art History, President of the Academy of St. Lazarus (Venice), Honorary Life Member of the Academy of Arts, Science and Literature (Paris), Cavalier of the Knight’s Cross of the Order of French Courtesy, chaplain of the Jerusalem monastic Order of Saint Lazarus Archimandrite Harutyun BEZDIKYAN. Continue reading