Section: 168hours (Armenia)
What’s Hiding Behind Russia’s Calls for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh: Voice of America
The presidents of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan – Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani and Ilham Aliyev, respectively — are planning to hold security talks in Baku soon. While no further details of the planned meeting have been announced, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said last week in a meeting in Baku that security cooperation in the Caspian...
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict is too Dangerous for the U.S. to Ignore: The Washington Post
On April 1, an obscure conflict in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh nearly devolved back into full-scale war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Transatlantic leaders called for an end to the violence and for redoubled efforts to settle the underlying political conflict but did little else. Russian President Vladimir Putin, by...
Complete List of People Named in the Panama Papers
Heads of state Argentina Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina Saudi Arabia Salman, King of Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Abu Dhabi Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine Former heads of state Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of Qatar Sudan...
“Germany should be able to Bring Armenia and Azerbaijan to the Negotiation Table”
“Germany should attempt to bring the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the negotiation table,” Alexander Rar, German analyst told 168.am, touching upon the situation on NK conflict zone—the four-day war and follow-ups. According to the German analyst NK conflict hasn’t been settled throughout last 20 and more years, as discordances...
“Attack on Karabakh if Desired, may Be Perceived as Aggression against CSTO Member Country Armenia”
After the four-day unleashed war on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Serzh Sargsyan, RA president, appeared with a few noteworthy statements, in meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany, and Dmitri Medvedev, RF Prime Minister in Yerevan, criticizing Russia’s policy of selling arms to Azerbaijan. At the same time, the president...
What Happened a Couple of Days Ago Strongly Resembles a Trademark Russian Provocation: Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili, former Georgian politician, current Governor of the Ukraine’s Odessa region, made a Facebook post touching upon fightings on Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, “I am urging all the sides for extreme caution and restraint as much as it is possible with regards to the military hostilities that erupted between...
This All Sends a Chilling Message to the Parties to the Conflict that President Putin Holds all the Cards: Matthew Bryza
Matthew Bryza, former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Former US Assistant Secretary of State for the South Caucasus, is the interviewee of 168.am —Intense battles broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh and Ziyafat Askerov , First Deputy Speaker of Azerbaijani parliament, was quoted by Azeri media, confirming that the Azerbaijani army has indeed launched a...
Armenian President’s U.S. Visit to Include Meaty Topics Such as Proliferation
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is spending three days in the Boston area, home to one of America’s oldest ethnic-Armenian communities, before taking part in a nuclear summit in Washington on Thursday, the Huffington Post reports. Sargsyan, who arrived in Boston on Monday, is attending Armenian-community events and visiting landmarks such...
Armenia now – 2016
Twelve months ago, we wrote about the role that Armenians around the world can and should play in the development of Armenia in our annual article “Armenia Now”. One year on, we would like to continue the thread, and turn this into an annual tradition, Repat Armenia reports. Each year, we will assess the key developments of the past year, and...
European Integration Policy by the Ukraine isn’t Subjected to any Change: Anatoliy Kinakh
Anatoliy Kinakh, former Prime Minister of the Ukraine, president of the ULIE (The Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs), Verkhovna Rada MP, considers that the Ukraine had no alternative for European integration. In an interview with 168.am, replying to the question whether decision by the Ukraine was right, when it refused...
