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Spain’s Santa Margarita recognizes Armenian Genocide
Santa Margarita, municipality in Spain, has joined the Spanish cities that have officially recognized the Armenian Genocide. The municipality decided to support recognition of the Armenian Genocide as well as restitution demands. The municipality demands…
Armenian president hosts annual award event
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday hosted an annual award ceremony in his office to confer honors on individuals who had significant contributions and achievements in different sectors. The honors – money awards and corresponding…
Protest against electricity price rise near Armenian government
Nearly two dozens of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun students’ union protested against electricity price rise near the building of the Armenian government on Monday (photo). Young people demanded that the authorities establish control over the expenses…
Land Owner to Donate Camp Armen to Armenian Protestant Church Foundation
The owner of the land of the Armenian Children’s Camp, which has been at the center of ongoing controversy with activists attempting to prevent a planned demolition of the former orphanage, has announced that he…
Riga Summit Joint Declaration
Leaders of the European Union and six former Soviet republics concluded a summit in Riga on Friday by issuing a joint declaration on maintaining their “Eastern Partnership”, in spite of sharp differences on key issues…
Artsakh President Meets with French Senators in Paris
On 20 May Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakian visited the French Senate and met a group of Senators. The President briefed the Senators on the state-building process in Artsakh, its domestic and foreign policy, the…
Robert Gurdiguian’s Armenian Genocide Film Screened at Cannes Film Festival
French-Armenian director Robert Guediguian’s film “Don’t Tell Me the Boy Was Mad” was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. The ripple effects of the Armenian genocide on subsequent generations…
Constitutional Reform: CC Chairman says Commission approves concept of amendments
The Commission on Constitutional Reform has discussed and approved the new concept of constitutional changes that Armenian authorities say are very much relevant today. During a Friday press conference Chairman of the Constitutional Court (CC)…
Armenia President and German Chancellor discuss cooperation perspectives
Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel discussed questions on Armenian-German interstate relations during the meeting in Riga today. The intelocutors were pleased to note that the agenda of the Armenian-German cooperation…