Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Armenian companies attend “Aru Almaty” jewelry expo in Kazakhstan
Seven Armenian producers participated in the 30th “Aru Almaty” international jewelry exhibition in Kazakhstan on 5-8 April, 2018 with the support of Business Armenia. The expo is held twice a year with the support of the Government of Kazakhstan and the National Association of Jewelers. “Aru Almaty” is viewed as a potential gateway for the...
Armenia had 15 new cases at ECHR in 2017
The annual report 2017 on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has been adopted. The report covers the latest overall trends in implementation as well as developments on specific issues. The report says the countries with the highest total number of new cases in 2017 were Russia (370), Turkey (138), Romania (110),...
Armenia to be represented in Boston Marathon for the first time
For the first time Armenia will be officially represented at Boston marathon 2018 slated for April 16, the Armenian Weekly reports. “Each Boston Marathon participant has to specify the country they are running for,” explains Sara Fountain, the 23 year-old Armenian-American who will be carrying the Armenian flag in the race this year, “I...
Social video on Armenian Genocide wins at India Film Festival
A social video dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide has been named the winner in the “Best Ad Film” category at the Global India International Film Festival held in Pune, India, The Silver Times reported. The film titled “Thank you for the chance to bloom again. The Armenians” was produced by the Union of Armenians of Ukraine...
U.S. assistance to Armenia under discussion in the State Department and USAID
The U.S. Embassy in Armenia has issued the following statement on inaccurate reports about U.S. budget spending: The budget agreement recently signed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump includes funding for foreign assistance programs, including those in Armenia. Recent reports that the funding plan eliminates all foreign assistance to Armenia are...
Ukraine detains war hero Savchenko over suspected coup plot
Photo: Reuters Ukraine’s State Security Service on Thursday detained lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko, an ex-military helicopter navigator who became a national hero after being held in a Russian jail, on charges of planning a military-style coup, Reuters reported. Prosecutors allege that Savchenko, who became a lawmaker on her return from Russia,...
Armenia joins Creative Europe programme
Armenia has become the fourth of the EU’s Eastern Partner countries, after Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, to join the Creative Europe programme. The relevant agreement was signed on 20 March by the EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, and the country’s Minister of Culture, Armen Amiryan, at a...
Trump congratulates Putin over victory
US President Donald Trump has spoken to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on his electoral victory two days ago, the BBC reports. He said they would meet in the “not too distant future” to discuss the arms race, Ukraine and Syria. Mr Trump said the arms race between the US and Russia was “getting out of control… but we...
Eight injured in ski-lift accident in Geirgia’s Gudauri
Photo: Sputnik/Evgeniy Filippov A ski-lift accident in Georgia’s eastern Gudauri resort has left 8 people injured, Georgia.ge quotes the Mountain Resorts Development Company of the Ministry of Economy of Georgia as saying. Sputnik Georgia reported that the ropeway’s malfunction was caused by an engine failure. There are four Russians,...
Thomas De Waal: No major geopolitical contestation in Karabakh conflict
Unlike other post-Soviet conflicts there is a political equilibrium in the Karabakh conflict, says Thomas De Waal, senior fellow with Carnegie Europe. “There is no major geopolitical contestation in this conflict,” Waal said at an international conference in Yerevan on “Prospects of Peace in Nagorno Karabakh.” According to him, the major powers...
