Amid peace treaty struggles, Armenia submits another draft proposal to...
YEREVAN—Armenia submitted a sixth proposal for a draft peace agreement to Azerbaijan on November 21, the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced. “Armenia remains committed to conclude and sign a document...
View ArticleDirect negotiations scheduled between Armenia and Azerbaijan on border...
Military posts along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border (Photo: Office of the RA Ombudsman, November 16) YEREVAN—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia has announced that a meeting between the border...
View ArticleNational Assembly Committee votes against “Hayakve” project in Armenia
Protester outside of the National Assembly building during the NA State and Legal Committee Session holds a sign that reads, “The Republic of Armenia Constitution forbids recognizing Artsakh as a part...
View ArticlePOW Exchange on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Border
Armenian-Azerbaijani prisoner exchange (Photo: Screen grab from Azatutyun, December 13, 2023) YEREVAN— Following an agreement made on October 7 between the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the...
View ArticleArmenia approves procedure for delimiting border with Azerbaijan
Cabinet meeting on December 14, 2023 (Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia) YEREVAN—In a recent Cabinet session, the Armenian government approved the procedure for organizing and...
View Article“The more they attack, the more resolute we become”
An ongoing land dispute between the Armenians of Jerusalem and a real estate company with alleged ties to settler organizations escalated on December 28 when the Armenian community was attacked by a...
View ArticleFrom Scratch: The Forced Displacement and New Lives of Artsakh Refugees
Note: On January 1, 2024, the Republic of Artsakh was officially dissolved per the decree signed by Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan on September 28, 2023, following Azerbaijan’s full throttle...
View ArticleTurkey and Azerbaijan announce plans to complete “Zangezur Corridor”
YEREVAN—Just when the discourse surrounding the so-called “Zangezur Corridor” seemed to have subsided or retreated from the forefront of discussions, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Turkey’s Minister of Transport...
View ArticlePashinyan calls Aliyev’s statements a blow to the peace process
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during the interview on Jan. 10, 2024 (Photo: Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan) YEREVAN—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called...
View ArticleAn interview with “Amerikatsi” writer-director-actor Michael Goorjian
There are films that can’t be watched with a box of popcorn. There are films that can’t, and shouldn’t, be watched just once. There are films that leave a lasting mark. Amerikatsi is one of those...
View ArticleANCA leadership calls for concrete steps to sanction Azerbaijan and support...
WASHINGTON–Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) leaders rallied congressional support to reverse Azerbaijan’s genocide of Artsakh Armenians and defend Armenia’s security during policy-level...
View ArticleIndependent Armenian Theater in Istanbul by Hangardz: An interview with Yeğya...
The original interview, conducted by Vartan Estukyan, was published in Agos in Turkish on January 7, 2024 and translated to English for the Armenian Weekly by Vural Özdemir. Estukyan is a journalist at...
View ArticleArmenian Foreign Minister expresses concerns over Azerbaijani reversal in...
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 22, 2024) YEREVAN—Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan voiced concerns during a January 23 news conference...
View ArticleARF of Eastern US establishes Aram Manoukian Institute for Strategic Planning
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) of the Eastern United States is announcing the establishment of the Aram Manoukian Institute for Strategic Planning. The Institute will...
View ArticleArmenia National Assembly Member Arthur Khachatryan raises Artsakh’s return,...
Armenia National Assembly member Dr. Arthur Khachatryan and ANCA’s Tereza Yerimyan between Capitol Hill policy briefings on Artsakh security and Armenia sovereignty WASHINGTON, D.C.—Armenian National...
View ArticleArmenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation talks enter sixth session
YEREVAN—The sixth session of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation commission was held today along the Ijevan-Kazakh border. The Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministries shared short,...
View ArticleArmenian constitutional reform sparks concerns
‘Hayakve’ initiative press conference (Facebook, February 6, 2024) YEREVAN—Avetik Chalabyan, the coordinator of the “Hayakve” initiative, issued a stark warning during a February 6 press conference...
View ArticleFollowing deadly Azerbaijani attack, Armenia and EU announce “ambitious”...
Nerkin Hand (Facebook) Following the deadliest attack against Armenia by Azerbaijan in months, Armenia and the European Union announced an “ambitious” partnership agenda on February 13. Four Armenian...
View ArticleStepanyan and Beglaryan advocate for rights and safe return of Artsakh’s...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Gegham Stepanyan and former State Minister Artak Beglaryan concluded a two-week advocacy mission to Washington,...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide recognition and education in the news in Australia
SYDNEY and CANBERRA, Australia—The New South Wales (NSW) Legislative Council debated and unanimously passed a motion calling on Australia’s largest state’s government to expand Holocaust education to...
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