On the night of April 2, 2016, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against the Republic of Artsakh.
The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan used virtually all types of weapons. During April 2-5, there were fights along the entire line of contact with the heaviest clashes in the south (Hadrut) and the northeast (Martakert).
On the morning of April 2, the Armenian side reported the destruction Continue reading
A cloud forming a cap over Mount Ararat has left many residents of Turkey amazingly shocked.
Many described it as an inexplicably exceptional phenomenon “on top of the highest mountain peak in the country. “The mountain seemed to be wearing a cap knit of clouds,” reads a report on the website Rusturkey.com.
Mount Ararat, one of the symbols of Armenia, is located on the province of Igdir, temporarily occupied by Turkey, Continue reading
Islam does not belong to Germany, said German new Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer on a collision course with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Seehofer criticizes Merkel’s open door policy toward refugees, The Daily Mail reported.
“No. Islam does not belong to Germany. Germany has been shaped by Christianity.The Muslims who live with us obviously belong to Germany, but false consideration for others clearly does not mean we give Continue reading
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chair Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Vice Chair Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) issued statements in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s anti-Armenian pogroms in Sumgait, Kirovabad, and Baku, the Armenian Assembly of America reported . Continue reading
Over the last four years, all commentators have underlined the impossibility for Russia to deploy ground troops against the jihadists in Syria at the risk of reliving their defeat in Afghanistan. But what is true if Moscow confronts Washington by proxy is false if the two great powers agree not only on the future of Syria, but the whole region. Continue reading
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Արեւմտյան Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Կառավարության եւ Խորհրդարանի Համատեղ հատուկ հանձնաժողովը հաշվի առնելով այն հանգամանքը, որ Արեւմտյան Հայաստանի Հանրապետության նախկին նախագահ Արմենակ Թիերի Աբրահամյանը շարունակում է զբաղվել ապօրինի գործունեությամբ ու զեղծարարությամբ, հարկադրված է կրկին հիշեցնելու եւ հանրությանը տեղեկացնելու համար հրապարակել նրան բազմիցս ուղարկված պաշտոնական դիմում-պահանջի հետեւյալ տեքստը: Continue reading
“The Security Council, “Recalling its resolutions 2042 (2012), 2043 (2012), 2118 (2013), 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2175 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2209 (2015), 2235 (2015), 2249 (2015), 2254 (2015), 2258 (2015), 2268 (2016), 2286 (2016), 2332 (2016), 2336 (2016) and 2393 (2017), and its Presidential Statements of 3 August 2011 (S/PRST/2011/16), 21 March 2012 (S/PRST/2012/6), 5 April 2012 (S/PRST/2012/10), 2 October 2013(S/PRST/2013/15), 24 April 2015 (S/PRST/2015/10) and 17 August 2015 Continue reading
Armenian-American Lieutenant General Jeffrey Harrigian heads the U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
As the air component commander for U.S. Central Command, the general is responsible for developing contingency plans and conducting air operations in a 20-nation area of responsibility, covering Central and Southwest Asia. Continue reading
The only solution for the election crisis at the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul is the organization of fair elections, ethnic Armenian MP of Turkey Garo Paylan told ARMENPRESS in an exclusive interview.
Paylan called on the Armenian community of Istanbul not to lose hope and not to accept what is being imposed. Continue reading
Celebrations dedicated to the 98th anniversary of the recognition of the de facto (19.01.1920) Independence of the Republic of Western Armenia (the State of Armenia), the 100th anniversary of the heroic Sardarapat battle and the proclamation of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the commemoration of the Soldier-Liberator of Armenia. Continue reading
