YEREVAN, MAY 28 ARMENPRESS. The State Minister of the Artsakh Republic Artak Beglaryan responded to the recent statement of the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. ARMENPRESS reports, Beglaryan wrote on his Telegram channel that the process and results of delimitation and demarcation of borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan should...
By Hans Weber and Pietro Andrea Podda https://www.pragueforum.cz/government-relations Recently, the Prague Forum has met with His Excellency Ashot Hovakimian. Ambassador of Armenia to the Czech Republic. The delegation of the Prague Forum has been composed by the President Hans Weber, Pietro Andrea Podda and Milos Janu. The discussion has...
The monument of Charles Aznavour that will be installed in Varna, was presented at the charity ball of AGBU “Parekordzagan” – Varna. The secular event took place in the lights of aesthetics and luxury, and aroused incredible interest among those present. The Armenian General Benevolent Union “Parekordzagan” – Varna organized...
On 1 March, the European Parliament welcomed Ukraine’s application for candidate status, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said, addressing the extraordinary Plenary Session of the European Parliament on ‘Russian aggression against Ukraine’. Following the request of the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Metsola said that the European Parliament recognises Ukraine’s European perspective. “As...
On February 20-22, the 3-day conference on “Re-Constructing Late Antique Armenia (2nd–8th Centuries CE): Historiography, Material Culture, Immaterial Heritage” was held at the Center for Early Medieval Studies within the Faculty of Arts of the Masaryk University in Brno. The conference was launched by a key-note lecture on “The...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel have condemned in the strongest possible terms the decision by the Russian President Vladimir Putin to proceed with the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine as independent entities. Putin...
A Turkish court ordered leading activist Osman Kavala to remain in prison Monday, amid fresh calls for his release in the high-profile case that has drawn widespread rebuke, AFP reports. The 64-year-old philanthropist has been held without conviction since October 2017, accused of financing 2013 anti-government protests and playing a role...
Azerbaijan has put former Presidents of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargysyan on wanted list, Azerbaijani media outlets quote the Head of the Special Investigations Department of the Military Prosecutor’s Office Emil Tagiyev as saying. Baku claims that “since February 1988, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan have pursued the...
A telephone conversation between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took place on February 21, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister. The two leaders discussed the implementation of the agreements reached in...
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 21, ARTSAKHPRESS.-ARMENPRESS: Armenian National Committee of Australia Executive Director Haig Kayserian and Political Affairs Director Michael Kolokossian also participated in the meeting, the Armenian parliament’s press service said. Ishkhan Saghatelyan, the Head of the Armenia-Australia Friendship Group of the Armenian Parliament, expressed gratitude to his Australian colleagues for...
In recent years, Prague has been renewing itself with the reconstruction of certain streets in an attempt to make the city more ecological. This includes the construction of wider pavements, planting more trees, building new footbridges. The City of Prague, the Municipal District of Prague 7, the Institute for...
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com Last week, we were all shocked by the news that Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) arrested 19 members of the Armenian military on spying charges for Azerbaijan. The NSS accused the arrested 19 Armenian soldiers of having transferred classified military secrets...
Armenian ice dancers Tina Garabedian and Simon Proulx Senecal qualifies for the Free Dance after successful performance in the Rhythm Dance at the Beijing Olympics. The pair scored 65.87 points in the Rhythm Dance. A total of 23 couples participated in the event, of which 20 qualified for the...
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan took part in a discussion organized by the German Association for International Cooperation (GIZ) within the framework of the Munich Security Conference, which was dedicated to the development prospects of the South Caucasus region. During the event held according to the rules of the Chatham...
Armenia and Artsakh continue to be united in the fair fight for the realization of national aspirations, the Foreign Ministry of Armenia said in a statement on Artsakh Revival Day. “On February 20, 1988, the Council of People’s Deputies of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast made a historic decision to...
Virtual participants will be able to join the lecture at 5:30 PM, after the in-person screening of the film “The Seasons” (1975). In 1971, the Armenian filmmaker Artavazd Peleshyan, who had already established a name for himself with found footage films such as “The Beginning” (1967) and “We” (1969),...
On 16 February, an EU-funded project aiming at strengthening migration management capabilities was launched in Armenia. The two-year project, implemented by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Armenia and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Armenia will help national migration authorities meet the obligations of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership...
The USC Institute of Armenian Studies has selected 23 applicants from eight countries to participate in its 2022 research call – THE FUTURE OF KARABAKH. The Institute will provide more than $90,000 in funding to researchers investigating the urgent questions related to the future of regional relations in the...
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 17, ARTSAKHPRESS: The OSCE Minsk Group remains the only internationally recognized format for resolving the Karabakh conflict, as news.am informs, European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Report 2021 stated. The report stresses the need for greater involvement of the EU and member states in the South Caucasus...
Born in Yerevan on 31 July, 1958, he studied at the Yerevan Music School after Tigran Chukhajyan, class of composition, then graduated from the Musical college after Romanos Melikyan /1979/. Artur Grigoryan has authored a number of songs, children’s musicals, organized events, festivals, pop concerts He is an author...
The Establishment of the Armenians in Estonia It is well known that Armenians have settled in Estonia since the nineteenth century. Among the first there were people like writer Khachatur Abovyan, publicist Stepanos Nazaryants, poets Rapayel Patkanyan, Gevorg Dodokhyan, Kerovbe Patkanyan and others, who studied at the University of...
The oldest Armenian church and sanctuary in Europe are in Romania Hakob Asatryan Bucharest-Prague We begin our coverage of Armenians in Europe our acquaintance with the Armenians of Europe from Romania, as the richest Armenian cultural and spiritual heritage throughout Europe is in Romania . It is surprising that,...
Armenian poet Razmik Davoyan died in Yerevan today at the age of 81. Razmik Davoyan, was born in 1940 in Mets Parni, Spitak, Armenia. At the age of nine he moved to Leninakan with his family where he graduated from high school and from the local Medical College in...
Jivan Gasparyan, who is a world-famous Armenian composer, musician and one of the well-known duduk masters, died on July 6 at the age of 93, his grandson, Jivan Gasparyan Jr., announced on Facebook. “I am writing with great sorrow about my big loss. Rest in peace,” he said. Born in Solak, Armenia, Jivan Gasparyan started...
John Hodian։ ’’ With our music we present Armenian culture to non-Armenians’’ The Naghash Ensemble founder and Armenian-American composer John Hodian answers the questions of Hakob Asatryan, Editor-in-Chief of ORER European Armenian Magazine ORER MAGAZINE.- You were born and grew up in the US and currently live in Germany....
An autopsy performed Tuesday confirms that the death of the singer, following pulmonary edema, is “natural,” Le Monde reports. Charles Aznavour died Monday morning of “natural death”, following a “cardiorespiratory failure”, said the prosecutor of Tarascon Republic, Patrick Desjardins, in a statement revealing the results of an autopsy performed Tuesday October...
Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has finalized the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, confirming that the “Prosperous Armenia” Party failed to cross the 4% threshold required for parliamentary representation and will not enter the National Assembly. The final certified results allocate the parliament’s 105 seats as follows:...
Suren Sargsyan The Trump Administration and Pre-election Armenia On June 7, parliamentary elections were held in Armenia, resulting in the re-election of the country’s ruling authorities, who will continue governing for the next four years. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power following the 2018 revolution, has now...
On 10 June, the Council of the European Union appointed Cosmin George Dinescu as Head of Mission for the newly established European Union Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM Armenia) for an initial mandate of one year, starting on 11 June 2026. EUPM Armenia was established at the request of...
The wonderful young pianist Eva Gevorgyan writes about this: “I am endlessly grateful to receive the Prix Serdang! I greatly value your trust and support, and am beyond grateful for this opportunity! To be awarded this fantastic award is a great honor and privilege. I am deeply grateful. “...
YEREVAN, Armenia – HIKEArmenia unveils one of the country’s most ambitious long-term tourism and regional development initiatives: the Armenian National Trail (ANT), a nearly 1,000-kilometer village-to-village hiking route stretching across Armenia from north to south. Starting today, the newly launched Armenian National Trail website [https://www.armeniannationaltrail.org/], available in English and...
Strasbourg, 10.06.2026 – In a new report evaluating the progress made by Armenia since 2022 in countering trafficking in human beings, the Council of Europe expert body GRETA welcomes steps taken to improve victim identification and assistance. The report highlights, however, that the authorities should intensify efforts to prevent trafficking for...
Prague, 8 June 2026 | The 81st edition of the Prague Spring International Music Festival has reported 98% occupancy across its venues, a full three percentage points higher than in 2025. A total of 30,500 tickets were sold for 36 concerts, 6 masterclasses and 9 workshops with paid admission....
The European Union has congratulated the citizens of the Republic of Armenia “on exercising their sovereign democratic right to vote in parliamentary elections”, which took place on 7 June, and commended “the high level of civic participation”. According to the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia, Armenian Prime Minister...
Strasbourg, 08.06.2026 – The 7 June 2026 parliamentary elections offered voters a genuine choice among political alternatives in a well-run process, although direct pressure from abroad, in the form of escalating trade restrictions and security threats were observed during the campaign, aimed at unduly influencing voters in favour of the...
A critical book, “Armenian Historical Heritage of Material and Spiritual Culture of Nakhijevan,” by Argam Ayvazyan was recently published in Yerevan. The 760-page book with over 1,000 pictures also includes studies by many other researchers and scholars. The benefactor of the publication is Gagik Gerasim Melikyan. The volume includes...
