Across the Armenian world, the need for unity of purpose has been repeated time and again – especially in these times of existential crisis. The importance of harmonizing the strengths and skills of our...
Across the Armenian world, the need for unity of purpose has been repeated time and again – especially in these times of existential crisis. The importance of harmonizing the strengths and skills of our thousand-year-old people, both in Armenia and in Diaspora, thus assumes a fundamental role. Armenians are...
Photo: Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union The small Bohemian town of Litomyšl became a metaphorical “centre of Europe” this Friday as the Czech government met with European Commission leaders to discuss the country’s plans for its six-month-long EU presidency. Following the meeting, the Czech Philharmonic...
JERUSALEM, June 18–The Palestinian Authority’s Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs has sent a letter to Patriarch Nourhan Manougian of Jerusalem demanding an explanation for the latter’s questionable real estate transactions (lease or sale) with Israeli interests. Below are the highlights of the letter and the Arabic original of...
A leading Armenian telecoms company – Telecom Armenia – is to receive a US$ 20 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance its growth, including network expansion in rural areas, and refinance existing debt. Telecom Armenia is undertaking a seven-year network improvement programme...
European Council President Charles Michel has reiterated the EU’s commitment to deepen its cooperation with both countries to promote a South Caucasus “that is secure, stable, peaceful and prosperous for the benefit of all people living in the region”. The statement was published on 31 May, “in the context...
Photo: (L to R) AGBU Armenia President Vasken Yacoubian, CCAF Co-Chair Ara Toranian, AGBU Armenia Executive Director Marina Mkhitaryan, and AGBU Europe President Nadia Gortzounian at the meeting with Anne Hidalgo On May 28, 2022, the Armenia headquarters of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) hosted the Mayor of...
Strasbourg, 31.05.2022 – The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) published a new report today on Armenia focusing on human trafficking victims’ access to justice and effective remedies. GRETA acknowledges improvements in the legislative and policy framework but asks the authorities to strengthen...
Shogher Margossian Appointed as Assistant Director at the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is very pleased to announce the appointment of Shogher Margossian as Assistant Director. Shogher has been working with the Foundation since 2018 as an...
On May 21, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London an exquisite concert-exhibition “Multinational tribute to Alexander Arutiunian” took place in St Cuthbert’s Church. This special concert was dedicated to the great composer’s 102nd birth anniversary. The event was organised by Klingen Choir and Cultural Association under...
Jerusalem, May 14, 2022 Donald Wilson Bush, President of the Woodrow Wilson Legacy Foundation and the Armenian National Association, respectively, and the Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of HYECoin Inc. was invited by the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem to address the members of St. James Brotherhood on certain...
