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WSJ: Pope Francis Condemns Massacre of Armenians as ‘Genocide’ Again
Jun25

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...

Lavrov to discuss NKR conflict settlement with French counterpart in Paris
Jun24

Lavrov to discuss NKR conflict settlement with French counterpart in Paris

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Paris on June 29, where he is scheduled to discuss the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, the Ukraine crisis and Middle East conflicts with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, Russia’s MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. …read more Source:...

Russia Expects Turkey, Ukraine Foreign Ministers at BSEC
Jun23

Russia Expects Turkey, Ukraine Foreign Ministers at BSEC

Photo: Sputnik/Alexander Vilf Russia expects Turkey’s and Ukraine’s foreign ministers to take part in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) meeting on July 1 in Sochi and is open to bilateral talks with the Turkish diplomat, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Nebenzya said Thursday, Sputnik News reports. “We have...

Pope Francis to Visit Armenia’s Memorial to ‘Genocide’ Victims
Jun23

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...

“Thief-in law” alleges his moving from Ukraine to Georgia was a scenario of National Movement and Mikheil Saakashvili
Jun23

“Thief-in law” alleges his moving from Ukraine to Georgia was a scenario of National Movement and Mikheil Saakashvili

According to a so-called thief-in law Davit Gerliani-Chachibaia, his sending from Ukraine to Georgia was a scenario of the National Movement and Mikheil Saakashvili. …read more Source:...

US Ambassador: World can learn lessons from Armenia
Jun23

US Ambassador: World can learn lessons from Armenia

Today a unique exhibition has been opened at the office of the Armenian representation of the AGBU. At the initiative of “Save the Children” organization dedicated to the World Refugee Day, photos of Armenians emigrated from Syria, Iraq and Ukraine are presented at the exhibition. The exhibition aims at once again drawing the attention of the...

VivaCell-MTS fosters engineering education among schoolchildren
Jun23

VivaCell-MTS fosters engineering education among schoolchildren

VivaCell-MTS fosters engineering education among the schoolchildren. The press office of VivaCell-MTS has told ArmInfo that recycled mobile phones provided to robotics groups operating in Armenia nine months ago have been put to use as educational materials. In the frames of this environmental initiative, instead of becoming hazardous waste, the...

Some Beeline ADSL subscribers to have different Internet payment numbers
Jun22

Some Beeline ADSL subscribers to have different Internet payment numbers

Beeline informs that a number of Hi-line subscribers have been transferred to a new platform, which will change their individual numbers for Internet payment, according to the Company’s press-office. From July 2, 2016, all Hi-line subscribers in Yerevan with landline numbers starting with 2 (010-2еееее), and subscribers with residence on 74...

Forecast: Moscow will not push forward Karabakh peace process without having real guarantees of its good results
Jun21

Forecast: Moscow will not push forward Karabakh peace process without having real guarantees of its good results

Moscow will not push forward Karabakh peace process without having real guarantees of its good results, Russian analyst Sergey Markedonov expressed this opinion to ArmInfo, commenting on the results of Saint Petersburg meeting of the presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. During the negotiations among the presidents of Armenia, Russia and...

EU to extend sanctions against Russia
Jun21

EU to extend sanctions against Russia

The European Union’s Brussels envoys agreed on Tuesday to extend until the end of January the energy, financial and defence sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said, Reuters reports. The bloc’s ministers have yet to formally approve the six-month roll-over but diplomats said there was no doubt they...