Council of Europe Forum for the Future of Democracy: "European Democracy in the 21st century: Principles and Challenges" Call for applications for the next Forum which will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 20 October 2010 Please note the deadline for receipt of applications is 18 June 2010 Application form | Background note
Please use calendar box on the right side to select news digest for the day of your interest. Please note that digests below are sorted in cronologic order.
Genocide Resolution in US Congress
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Howard Berman (D-CA), a leading Congressional supporter of human rights and a longstanding friend of the Armenian American community, has scheduled a vote of his panel on the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.252, for Thursday, March 4th, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). Public Radio
ELections in Nagorno Karabakh on 23 May
On February 5, 2010 Nagorno Karabakh leader Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on holding parliamentary elections on May 23, 2010. News.am
Content Regulations
On February 4 the National Commission on Television and Radio presented and started discussions with TVs and other stakeholders criteria that should regulate erotic, violent and horror content in TV broadcasting. 7or
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister in Yerevan
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov arrived in Yerevan late Thursday and will hold meetings with the President, Prime Minister and other high-ranking officials on February 5. 7or
U.S. Pressure ‘Essential’ For Turkish-Armenian Normalization
David Phillips who coordinated the work of the U.S.-sponsored Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC) in 2001-2004,in an interview with RFE/RL on Thursday, 4 February, said stronger U.S. pressure on Turkey is essential for salvaging its fence-mending agreements with Armenia and the administration of President Barack Obama understands that. Phillips also criticized Ankara’s linkage between the implementation of those agreements and a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. He dismissed Turkish claims that a recent ruling by the Armenian Constitutional Court ran counter to key provisions of the Turkish-Armenian “protocols”. He further said that Armenia should not rush to walk away from the deal. But he stressed that its ratification by the Turkish parliament can not be “an open-ended process.” “If these protocols fall apart and there is a diplomatic train wreck, it will have a serious adverse effect on U.S.-Turkish relations,” he said. Armenia Liberty
Top U.S. Official Discusses Turkey In Yerevan
On 4 February, U.S. Deputy Secretary met with President Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian during a one-day visit to Yerevan. The U.S.-backed efforts to improve Turkish-Armenian relations were high on the agenda of his talks. “He reaffirmed that the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations is very important for the United States and that the USA is ready to continue its assistance to the process,” the presidential press office said in a statement. The statement said Steinberg praised the Armenian leadership’s commitment to the implementation of the Turkish-Armenian normalization and stood by Washington’s view that a relevant ruling handed down last month by Armenia’s Constitutional Court was a step in the right direction. Sargsyan for his part, was quoted as welcoming Washington’s “balanced position” on this and other “multilateral” issues. Armenia Liberty
Heritage - Dashnaktsutiun Cooperation May be Discontinued
Collaboration between the oppositon Heritage party and ARF Dashnaktsutyun may be reconsidered according to Heritage parliamentary faction leader Stepan Safaryan.“Heritage does not support Protocols ratification in any form, with or without reservations,” Safaryan emphasized. Dashnak leaders advocated earlier ratification of the protocols only after introducing some reservations to the text. Panarmenian.net
Turkish Foreign Ministry Remains Concerned over Court Ruling
On Wednsday, 3 February, Burak Ozugergin, a spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry,confirmed earlier reports that Ministry’s Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu will visit Switzerland and the United States to express Turkey's concerns over the Armenian Constitutional Court ruling. Ozugergin also said some progress was noted in Karabakh with slight hopes of steps towards resolution,Turkish Anatolian News Agency reported. Panarmenian.net
Please use calendar box on the right side to select news digest for the day of your interest. Please note that digests below are sorted in cronologic order.
