Today Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the delegation led by the Chairman of the board of directors of “South-Caucasian Railways” company Vladimir Yakunin.
Welcoming the guests to the government, the Prime Minister said: “Your visits always lead to introduction of new and significant projects and development of bilateral cooperation. There is a notable and...
Question: According to some publications, Foreign Minister of Israel Liberman has said that the term Holocaust is not applicable for the Armenian Genocide. I would like to have a comment on this matter.
Answer: First of all, nobody uses the term Holocaust to describe Armenian Genocide.
Armenian Medz Eghern is described by the term «Genocide». And not only because that dozens...
The political parties representing the ruling coalition held an extended session at the Presidential Office on Monday.
Speaking to Tert.am, Edward Sharmazanov, a spokesperson for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), said President Serzh Sargsyan (who is the RPA leader) did not have a separate meeting with the leader of Prosperous Armenia party (PAP), Gagik Tsarukyan.
Without...
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the RA Armed Forces, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by the highest leadership of the country, visited today the Ereblur Military Pantheon and paid tribute to the memory of the sons of our nation, who had sacrificed their lives for the independence of the Motherland.
Dear Compatriots,
Generals, officers, soldiers,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Armed Forces of Armenia.
After losing independent statehood, the Armenian nation brought forth many warriors, but was not blessed with having its own army. The Armenian soldiers, officers and generals...
President Serzh Sargsyan received today Eric Rubin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
At the meeting discussed were the Armenian-American relations and regional issues. The parties stressed the importance of expanding economic relations, particularly in the areas of high technologies and energy.
“We would like to continuously expand the Armenian-American relations...
Turkey’s leaders have been threatening France for months with various reprisals should the French government pass a law making it illegal to deny the Armenian Genocide.
Ignoring Turkish threats and blackmail, the French Parliament adopted a bill on December 22, 2011, criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. The Senate followed suit on January 23, 2012,...
President Serzh Sargsyan sent today a letter to the President of France Nicolas Sarkozy on the occasion of the adoption by the French Senate of the bill criminalizing the denial of genocides.
The letter states:
“Dear Mr. President,
Today France has reaffirmed its greatness and power, its devotion to the universal human values.
This day is exceptional for all those, who...
By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, Igor Zargaryan was appointed Adviser to Prime Minister on non-profit basis.
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Igor Zargaryan was born in 1965 in Yerevan.
In 1981, he left the secondary school after Pushkin of Yerevan. In 1986, he graduated from the Electrical Engineering Department of Yerevan K. Marx Polytechnic Institute and continued his graduate studies...
YEREVAN. – Head of Armenian Public Council and off parliamentary National Democratic Union Party (NDU) Vazgen Manukyan does not want to be an MP. Moreover, learnt of his candidacy from media, he himself rejected it in the interview to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Some media outlets claimed he would run in the elective district, currently represented by Armenian President’s...
“The Georgian official has made an absurd statement far from reality,” RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov said, in response to the statement made by the Deputy Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Fridon Todua in Baku the day before that “Georgia and Azerbaijan will return the occupied territories, as they are their lands.”
“To Todua’s knowledge I’ll...
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Ruben Melikyan was born in Yerevan in 1982.
He graduated from school N20 after John Giragosian, then continued his studies at YSU Law Department (Bachelor, Master’s Degree, Post-Graduate Course). In 2008, took a six-month course at Tufts University – Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – under a program supported by Tavityan Foundation.
Since...
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric S. Rubin will visit Baku, Istanbul and Yerevan January 17-28. This will be his first visit to Armenia since assuming duties as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State with responsibility for issues related to Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and the Southern Caucasus. During his visit, he will meet with civil society representatives and...
Under Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, Yeghishe Kirakosyan was relieved of the office of Assistant to Prime Minister with a view to moving to another position.
In accordance with another decree signed by the Prime Minister, Yeghishe Kirakosyan was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
President Serzh Sargsyan conducted today a working visit to Armavir marz.
The President of Armenia participated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Noyan fruit and vegetable processing plant at the Vanand community in Baghramian region. Here, the President was informed on the results of the company’s activities and prospective development plans of the company in...
I was deeply grieved to learn of the passing of Hero of the Soviet Union, intelligence agent Gevorg Vardanyan.
The legendary son of the Armenian people was one of those personalities who break the course of historical events through self-dedicated service to Homeland.
At this time of mourning, I offer my sympathy first of all to Gohar Vardanyan, the widow of the legendary...
By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
As a result of successive political blunders by the Obama administration, Matthew Bryza was forced to abandon his ambassadorial post in Azerbaijan last week.
Pres. Obama ignored repeated warnings that the candidate he was nominating as Ambassador to Azerbaijan in May 2010 had serious flaws. Members of the Senate...
President Serzh Sargsyan sent today a letter of condolences on the demise of the outstanding Armenian intelligence officer, the Hero of the Soviet Union Gevork Vardanian. In the condolences letter sent to the widow of Gevork Vardanian Gohar Vardanian, members of the family and friends, the President noted that he was a man of great personality, who dedicated his entire...
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