Section: 168hours (Armenia)
Armenia-EU Coming Accord might not be Equivalent to Association Agreement: European Analyst
“Factors restricting Armenia’s foreign policy are a lot,” Linas Kojala, representative of the Department of Political Analysis and Research at the Eastern Europe Studies Centre (Vilnius), authoritative European analyst, told 168.am today, touching upon the EU Eastern Partnership Program and Armenia-EU coming accord. According to him,...
John Steinbeck’s Visit to Armenia
J.Steinbeck had been in Armenia. This fact should be a surprise for the many. “If it’s true, then why nothing was said of it?” they would ask. How come, one of the greatest representatives of American literature, awardee of Pulitzer and Nobel prizes visited our country, meanwhile there isn’t even a short mention of it? Answer to...
Andrzej Kasprzyk to participate in monitoring of Askeran direction
In accordance with the arrangement reached with the government of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission will conduct a monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact in the Askeran direction on March 2. As we was informed by the Information and Public Relations Department of the Foreign Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh, the...
Unemployment rises in Azerbaijan on the background of economic problems
Many businesses in Azerbaijan are closing or reducing jobs because of the decline in oil prices and the past depreciation of the national currency. But given the political complexion of the economic recession, some companies prefer not to disclose information about the number of people who lost their jobs. Azerbaijan’s sudden economic...
Federica Mogherini to Meet Civil Society Representatives in Armenia
EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini will travel to Azerbaijan on Monday, 29 February and Armenia on Tuesday, 1 March, continuing her tour of the Eastern Partnership countries following visits to Ukraine and Georgia at the end of last year. As we was informed from the press service of the Delegation of the European Union to...
“Gas Tariff will Decrease by 15-20% for Armenia”: Konstantin Simonov
Konstantin Simonov, Head of National Energy Security Fund, jokingly expressed the view that Armenia may gain from occurrences in Russia, taking into consideration Russia’s economic condition. In his words, speaking of Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), it’s worth saying what it’ll give: “The idea is quite simple, it’s an...
Amanda Paul: War by Accident in Nagorno-Karabakh Continues to Increase
Amanda Paul, Senior Policy Analyst at European policy center, geopolitical and foreign policy analyst and journalist, is the interviewee of 168.am. Her main areas of expertise include foreign and domestic policies of Turkey and the Ukraine, Russian foreign policy, the South Caucasus, Eastern Partnership and European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), and...
Turkish Professor: “Expanded Russian Presence in Armenia Bothers Turkey”
Russia-supporter of Syrian governmental forces, and the USA-supporter of Syrian moderate opposition, came to an agreement the day before on implementing the cessation of hostilities in Syria. The accord would exclude the Islamic State and al-Qaeda-linked Nustra Front terrorist organisations and all other forces qualified as terrorist by the UNO...
Lack of Armenia-EU Agreement Perspective Gives Ground Presuming, this Time again Armenia won’t Face Political Obstacles: Armenak Minasyants
Armenak Minasyants, expert of YSU Center for European Studies, alumni of the USA Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, is the interviewee of 168.am. – After a two-year pause European Union and the Republic of Armenia launched negotiations on development of framework agreement. Despite Armenia’s membership to Eurasian Economic Union (EEU),...
“Unfolding of the Kremlin Spy Network in the post-Soviet Space may be Decisive”: Sharashenidze
“The only country, which may neutralize Russian influence in the post-Soviet space, is the USA,” said Tornike Sharashenidze, Georgian politician, professor, head of the MA program of International Affairs at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, in an interview with 168.am, reflecting the draft bill on revealing Russian agents in the post-Soviet...
