Interview with Edward Nalbandian* This Interview was conducted by the Editorial Board of Politique Internationale Politique Internationale – A simple question to begin with: who started the last war in NagornoKarabakh? Edward Nalbandian – There is no doubt who started. The first war in 1992-94 and the military aggression in April 2016 as well …
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The discussion of the implementation of the government plan continues. Today was the fourth day and the quota was not met in the beginning. Instead of the necessary 67 deputies, 65 had registered. Two more deputies came late, and the session began. My Step deputy Hovik Aghazaryan presented his personal analysis of the defeat during …

Armenian communities from different cities joined the call to #FreeArmenianPOWs – Geneva, Berlin, Rome, New York, Moscow, Paris, Hamburg, Montreal, Los Angeles, Yerevan, etc. Armenians around the world demand the immediate release of our prisoners of war, who continue to remain in Azerbaijan after the ceasefire. The protests will continue. For more information https://www.facebook.com/HayrenPartnersForHumanity/ High …

Speeches of NA Factions on Implementation of Procedure and Results of Government Programme for 2020 On April 16, the regular sitting of the National Assembly continued. The representatives of the NA Factions gave a speech referring to the Implementation of the Procedure and the Results of the Government Programme for 2020. Edmon Marukyan gave a …

The official welcoming ceremony of the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, who arrived in Georgia on an official visit, took place at the “Orbeliani” Palace, the Residence of the President of Georgia. The military orchestra performed the anthems of Armenia and Georgia. The Presidents of Armenia and Georgia, accompanied by the Commander …

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Lena Nazaryan delivered an extraordinary speech on the procedure and the results of the implementation of the Government Programme for 2020. Touching upon the voiced criticism, he noted: “As you see, nobody aboids questions. The Prime Minister comes to the National Assembly according to the law, and gives clarifications to …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toyvo Klaar. Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin was in attendance. The Premier described the ongoing EU-Armenia partnership as quite effective, which has resulted in numerous important projects. Nikol Pashinyan appreciated the European Union’s …

Currently, protests are taking place in 15 cities across the world, including Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Geneva, Warsaw, and others demanding the immediate return of Armenian prisoners of war and captives. Protests are also taking place in front of the UN Office in Yerevan. Members of the initiative presented a …

The RA NA Speaker Ararat Mirzoyan met with the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko in Saint Petersburg in the framework of the works of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Welcoming Ararat Mirzoyan, Valentina Matviyenko highlighted the restoration of bilateral …

The Russian Federation is the main economic partner of the Republic of Armenia. At the beginning of 2020, the Member States of the Union faced unprecedented financial and social challenges related to the COVID-2019 coronavirus pandemic. The spread of the coronavirus infection resulted in the investment of mass quarantine measures in all states which led …