Section: Lragir.am (Armenia)
Crimea-Karabakh ․ Putin betrayed the sad state of Russia
In his speech at the Valdai Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Russia’s enemies who want to see Russia weaken. “One thing we are concerned about is not getting cold during your funeral.” Putin did not say who wants the weakening and destruction of Russia, at the same time in this context his observations on the Karabakh issue are...
Ankara warns Moscow
The situation in Nagorno Karabakh cannot be resolved without Turkey, said Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay. “Russia tried to find a solution and hold discussions with the leaders of the two countries, but failed. The fact that Turkey was not present at the table was a big omission. “Aliyev has said that there can be no solution without Turkey,”...
Turkey prohibits transportation of humanitarian aid to Armenia through its airspace
Turkey prohibits use of its airspace, which delays 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Armenia from the United States, the high commissioner on the Diaspora affairs Zareh Sinanian informed today. “On these days about 700 tons of humanitarian aid has been transferred to Armenia from Russia, the United States, France, Ukraine, European countries,...
Belarus divided: Lukashenko was late
I am fighting for preventing division of the country to pieces, the president of Belarus Lukashenko stated, saying that his intention is to prevent division of “Belarus that rose from the rabbles of the USSR”, rather than power. Nevertheless, Belarus is already divided, for now in terms of the political fight against Lukashenko though. In...
Virtual flights with EU4Youth: Young man from Armenia implements innovative tourism project with EU support
23-year-old Arman Gabriyelyan, a resident of the town of Ijevan in the Tavush marz (province) of Armenia, is attempting to develop virtual tourism in his native region. Arman hopes to organise virtual flights for tourists and other guests over the Tavush Mountains and local attractions, including the ‘Yell Extreme Park’ in the village of...
Why the environment matters and how the EU helps the Eastern partner countries to protect it
1. Why should we care about the environment? We depend on nature for our very existence: we eat the food which grows in its soil, drink its fresh water and breathe its clean air. Housing, clothing, technology and recreation all depend on natural resources. All human activities impact onafragile ecological balance. Disturbing this balance affects...
Production of natural dried fruits with the EU support: how a young man from Armenia achieved success
A young entrepreneur Arevshat Garibyan started production of natural dried fruits in the outskirts of Yerevan. Arevshat is neatly packing products in a small workshop while telling about the success of his business. He has not stopped working even during the coronavirus epidemic. Arevshat’s business has adjusted to the new staff safety...
Mistrust, chaos and panic: how disinformation affects people and what can be done about it
“Americans can create biologicalweapons”, “Georgia deliberately infects mosquitoes and sends them to Russia”, “Data on mass deaths in Georgian laboratory published”. These are not linesfrom an apocalyptic Hollywood thriller, but examples of Russian media reports about the Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research, located on the outskirts...
Eastern Partnership: new policy objectives for beyond 2020
Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy haveput forward a proposal for the long-term policy objectives of the Eastern Partnership beyond 2020.These aim at increasing trade, strengthening connectivity and deepening economic integration with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
The origins and use of some propaganda techniques and conspiracy theories
Armen GrigoryanAIISA partner expertEurasia Democratic Security Network fellow INTRODUCTION Disinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories have been a part of the Armenian political discourse for a long time, also long before the Internet was there. A part of the younger generation of Armenians may be less aware about some realities, so the...
