Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Azerbaijan fires during OSCE monitoring: Minsk Group Co-Chairs cross the line of contact on foot
On October 27, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission conducted a monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the Martakert-Tartar road section, with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen. The monitoring...
CIS countries plan to create joint institute for space research
The representatives of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Azerbaijan agreed on multilateral cooperation, an interstate system for space monitoring of emergency situations, as well as an interregional satellite communication system, according to Roscosmos, Sputnik News reports. A protocol on CIS countries cooperation...
Ukrainian Yanair Airline to launch flight to Armenia
Yanair, a regional airline from Ukraine, will launch Kiev-Yerevan flights from November 24. The flights will be operated with Boeing 737 aircrafts twice a week – on Tuesdays and Fridays, Delo.ua reports. The plane will take off from “Kiev” Airport at 07:50 and land in Yerevan at 12:30. The flights from Yerevan are scheduled for 13:45 local time....
Missile confirmed to have downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 crashed as a result of a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board says, the BBC reports. The missile hit the front left of the plane causing other parts to break off, it said in a final report into the July 2014 disaster, which killed 298 people. The report does not say who fired the missile, but says...
Armenians ask UN to take the ‘Islam’ out of ISIS
Representatives of Armenian communities across Europe and the Middle East sent a letter to the UN asking for a resolution to ban the term ‘Islamic’ State, or ISIS, since the terror organization does not represent Islam, Sputnik News reports. Members of the Armenian diaspora have sent a letter to the UN requesting a resolution to ban the use...
Armenian Peacekeeping forces earn NATO combat readiness certification
After a nearly decade-long process working closely with the Kansas National Guard, the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade earned certification as a NATO partner following a large-scale exercise in the Republic of Armenia Sept. 15-18, according to dvidshub.net. The brigade earned the accreditation by passing NATO Evaluation Level 2 of the Operational...
OSCE officials record consequences of Azeri shelling of Armenian villages
The Office of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office held a regular monitoring of the state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the direction of the Aygepar village in Tavush region. From the Armenian side the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistants of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Yevgeny...
Armenia’s Levon Aronian out of Chess World Cup in Baku
Armenian GM Levon Aronian leaves the Chess World Cup in Baku. Armenia’s leading chess player lost to Alexander Areshchenko of Ukraine in a tiebreak. Other representatives of Armenia Gabriel Sargsyan, Hrant Melkumyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan had left the competition at an earlier stage. …read more Source: Public Radio of...
Armenian FM: Events in the Middle East revive the horrors of Armenian Genocide
Within the framework of an official visit to Great Britain, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian offered a speech at the Chatham House: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be back to the Chatham House. I would like to thank for the invitation and the opportunity to address the esteemed audience on some of the foreign...
