‘Politics’

  • Meeting with members of the National Assembly’s “Democracy” fraction
    On 1 March President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met members of the National Assembly’s “Democracy” fraction. A wide range of issues concerning domestic and foreign policy of the country were discussed during the meeting. Special attention was paid to widening cooperation between political forces and the army-society relations. The Head of the...
    March 2, 2011 12:52
  • Prime Minister receives Asian Development Bank representatives
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received ADB Central and Western Asia regional director for transport and communications Hong Wang. Welcoming the guests, Tigran Sargsyan made a point of deepening and expanding cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank. The head of government appreciated the Bank’s assistance with the...
    March 2, 2011 12:10
  • The NKR Foreign Minister: “The international community should display a stricter attitude to Azerbaijan’s military rhetoric”
    On February 28, during the visit to the United States of America, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Georgy Petrosyan delivered a report at the event dedicated to the Karabakhi problem, organized in the American Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The NKR Foreign Minister presented in his report the stance of the Karabakhi leadership...
    March 2, 2011 12:08
  • President Serzh Sargsyan will conduct a working visit to Sochi
    On March 5, President Serzh Sargsyan will conduct a working visit to Sochi. In Sochi, the Presidents of the Republic of Armenia, Russian Federation and Azerbaijan will hold a tripartite meeting on the resolution of the NK conflict.
    March 1, 2011 14:47
  • Armenian, Russian Presidents to meet in St Petersburg
    On February 25, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will pay a working visit to Russia. Serzh Sargsyan will meet his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in St Petersburg. The meeting will be held on the threshold of  Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian presidents’ meeting in Sochi on March 5. The Presidents last met in this format in Astrakhan October 27, 2010 at the invitation...
    February 25, 2011 17:07
  • Meeting with members of the National Assembly’s “Homeland” fraction
    On 24 February President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met members of the National Assembly’s “Homeland” fraction. An exchange of ideas about a wide range of issues related to the parliament’s activity, domestic and foreign policy as well as strengthening army-society relations was held during the meeting. The Head of the State underlined...
    February 25, 2011 10:50
  • President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory letter to the President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik ndence Day
    President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory letter to the President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves on the occasion of national holiday – Independence Day.
    February 24, 2011 19:42
  • President Sargsyan received the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby
    President Serzh Sargsyan received today the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby who has arrived to Armenia to bid farewell. President Sargsyan praised Semneby’s input to the strengthening of the relations between Armenia and European Union. “I believe our relations and political dialogue with the EU started to strengthen thanks also...
    February 24, 2011 19:14
  • President Serzh Sargsyan received James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State
    President Serzh Sargsyan received today James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State and his delegation which comprises Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and other officials. The President of Armenia welcomed the high ranking guest and noted that he was glad to see him again in Yerevan. President Sargsyan stressed the importance...
    February 24, 2011 11:37
  • Consultation on child protection issues
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today the representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Armenian Relief Society. A reform agenda has been discussed covering the status and priorities of children’s rights, as well as the key factors influencing this field in Armenia. The need for having a finalized child protection strategy was stressed...
    February 23, 2011 16:48
  • AMERICAN CONGRESSMEN CONDEMNED THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE IN SUMGAIT
    U.S. Congressmen condemned the Armenian massacre in the Azerbaijani town of Sumgait in 1988. Making a speech at the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Frank Pallone noted: «The Sumgait massacre is but one example in a long line of Azerbaijan’s aggression and hostility against the Armenian people. Just two yeas later, the disappearance of a 450,000 strong...
    February 22, 2011 16:50
  • President Serzh Sargsyan will be leaving for Saint Petersburg (RF) on a working visit
    On February 25, President Serzh Sargsyan will be leaving for Saint Petersburg (RF) on a working visit. In the framework of the visit, President Sargsyan will meet with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
    February 21, 2011 13:37
  • Vartan Oskanian on the Coalition Statement
    The ruling coalition’s announcement highlights the authorities’ disregard of democracy, elections and the public will.  The ruling coalition has openly declared that in the upcoming parliamentary elections they are not prepared to do what political forces are fundamentally meant to do: that is, to enter into open competition. Further, the coalition, which already...
    February 18, 2011 20:15
  • MONITORING
    On February 18, in accordance with the earlier achieved agreement with the NKR authorities the OSCE mission conducted а regular monitoring of the line of contact of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the Hadrut direction. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring was held by Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office...
    February 18, 2011 13:01
  • COMMENTARY OF THE NKR MFA PRESS SERVICE
    Investigating the report of the International Crisis Group (ICG) entitled ‘Armenia and Azerbaijan: preventing war’, one automatically comes to the conclusion that it was written exclusively for convincing Armenia to ‘soften’ its positions in the negotiation process, in particular, on the issue of the final status of Nagorno Karabakh. As we know, the positions...
    February 18, 2011 12:56
  • President Serzh Sargsyan invited a meeting of the National Security Council
    The President of the Republic of Armenia, President of the National Security Council Serzh Sargsyan invited today a meeting of the National Security Council. At the meeting discussed were structural capabilities to resist existing and potential challenges and efficiency of the steps aimed at the enforcement of these structures.
    February 17, 2011 20:21
  • President Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Yang Jiechi
    Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Yang Jiechi. The President of Armenia welcomed the guest and expressed confidence that his visit to our county will serve as a new impetus for further development of relations between our two countries and will facilitate the implementation of the agreements reached...
    February 17, 2011 20:20
  • Declaration of the Political Coalition
    Today, at the Presidential Palace the parties to the Political Coalition – the Republican Party of Armenia, Bargavach Hayastan party and Orinats Yerkir party signed the Declaration of the Political Coalition. On behalf of the Republican Party it was signed by RA President, the Chairman of the Party Serzh Sargsyan, on behalf of Bargavach Hayastan – by the Chairman...
    February 17, 2011 20:15