Section: 168hours (Armenia)
Probably Russia Proposed Azerbaijan to Involve in EEU to Put Forward its Economic Borders before Iran and Azerbaijan Demanded Artsakh: Hrant Melik-Shanazaryan
Political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan applying to Russian analysts, who claimed that Turkey instigated the April war, and Russia only intends to establish peace, told at today’s discussion, “You say, that Turkey brings war to the region, and Russia brings peace. It’s painful to realize that Russia perceived it only after Turkey...
WSJ: Pope Francis Condemns Massacre of Armenians as ‘Genocide’ Again
The pope condemned as “genocide” the 1915 mass killings of Armenians by Turks, a move on the first day of a trip here that could strain relations between Turkey and the Vatican again. Departing from his prepared remarks Friday in the presidential palace, Pope Francis condemned “that tragedy, that genocide” as “the first of a deplorable series of...
Pope Francis to Visit Armenia’s Memorial to ‘Genocide’ Victims
Pope Francis travels Friday for a three-day trip to Armenia, where he will visit the memorial to those who died in the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Turks, potentially straining relations between the Vatican and Ankara again. The trip also comes just after a major outbreak of violence in the turbulent Caucasus region, when ethnic Armenian...
Putin Surrenders: What will Armenia Do?
“The USA is a leading power. Yes. The USA is the only superpower in the world. We accept it,” Vladimir Putin, RF president, told this at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), adding that Moscow intends and is ready to work with the USA. This statement should be considered at least sensational, although it’s much more serious,...
“Upon Air Defense Agreement Armenia Possesses Air Defense, which Has neither Azerbaijan, nor Georgia”
Vagharshak Harutyunyan, former RA Minister of Defense, general-lieutenant, commented on Article 6 of air defense agreement, which is being criticized recently, “It states coordination of united Armenian air defense and other organizations (Belarus, Kazakhstan), which are involved in the same system. I mean this coordination. And regarding who...
President Putin is trying to build a separate, Russia-alone format for presidents Aliyev and Sargsyan, because he doesn’t want a settlement: Matthew Bryza
“Another Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting will be launched in late June,” James Warlick, the U.S. Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, said commenting on the second meeting of the conflicting states after the four-day war. Although miscellaneous information was being circulated regarding venue and day of the meeting, they have been officially confirmed by...
Russia doesn’t Pardon its Betrayers Despite the Ideology: Tarasov
Interview with Stanislav Tarasov, Russian political analyst, columnist at Regnum and Rex agencies. Mr. Tarasov, in your opinion why was unveiling of Garegin Nzhdeh statue so strictly accepted by Moscow, particularly on account of the fact, that there is a square in Armenia named after Garegin Nzhdeh, subway station, a bust? Why does generally...
Development of Armenia-Russia Air Defense is a Step with Serious Implications: Nickolay Kapitonenko
“NATO will strive to return Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to a frozen status,” Nickolay Kapitonenko, Director at the Kyiv-based Center for International Relations Research, Ukrainian analyst, told this at online press conference launched by “Region” research center, touching upon “NATO and the South Caucasus security issues,” “Regions of primary...
“The continuing dialogue between both parties has taken the form of a joint scoping exercise”
The second phase of negotiations on development of a new legal base of Armenia-EU bilateral relations initiated on December 7, 2015 may be considered accomplished. In negotiations of the future accord to substitute the Association Agreement (which the parties were to pre-sign in 2013, after over 3 years of negotiations), have initiated...
They’ll Demand from the Armenian Side to Agree on a Settlement Package Based on Former Unfavorable Road Map
Interview with Lilit Gevorgyan, Russia and CIS, Europe senior analyst at IHS Global Insight. Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting took place in Vienna, after which the Co-chairs, RA presidential office appeared with statements, providing minimal information on the subject of negotiations. However, it’s clear that subject of negotiations was the...
