Yerevan, November 12, 2024 – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is pleased to announce the appointment of Armine Afeyan as Chief Executive Officer. Afeyan succeeds Arman Jilavian, who has provided exemplary leadership during the organization’s...
Yerevan, November 12, 2024 – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is pleased to announce the appointment of Armine Afeyan as Chief Executive Officer. Afeyan succeeds Arman Jilavian, who has provided exemplary leadership during the organization’s first decade and will take on the role of Vice Chair of the Aurora Board....
Following the meeting of the AGBU Central Board of Directors on October 13, 2024, the newly elected executive officers of the AGBU are Sam Simonian, President; Arda Haratunian and Yervant Zorian, Vice Presidents; Ani Manoukian, Secretary; and Nazareth Festekjian, Treasurer. The General Assembly held on October 12, 2024 approved...
The fifth meeting of the European Policy Community will bring together leaders from across the continent today in Budapest, Hungary. Forty-seven heads of state and government are invited to take part in the meeting, including from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The leaders will discuss Europe’s security challenges,...
On 6 November 2024 a conference titled “COP29 in Baku: Greenwashing an Ethnic Cleansing?” was held at the European Parlement. The conference focused on various aspects of holding this global UN conference in Azerbaijan, notably in the context of the developments in the region, such as the ethnic cleansing...
On November 2nd, at 3:00 p.m., a benefit concert dedicated to the indelible memory of the hero of the Artsakh war Aren Mehrabyan will be held in the church of Zeist (Kerkelijk centrum Zeist-West) in the Netherlands within the framework of the International Song Festival Zeist. The concert will...
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com In 2019, I wrote about the status of the lawsuit filed in 2012 in Turkey by the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem to recover its over one thousand real estate properties confiscated decades ago. After going through various legal maneuvers in Turkey for years, the Patriarchate...
Next month, from October 10-12, 2024, AGBU board members, delegates, supporters, friends and distinguished guests from across the globe will have the chance to partake in an historical turning point in one of America’s most historic cities—the celebration of AGBU President Berge Setrakian’s half a century of transformative leadership...
Today, in Yerevan, the European Commission and the Republic of Armenia announced the start of a visa liberalisation dialogue. This process aims to support Armenia in achieving a visa-free regime for short-stays with the EU, provided that the relevant conditions for well-managed mobility and security are put in place....
We are pleased to announce the publication of “The Deaconesses of the Armenian Church”, the latest work by Dr. Abel H. Manoukian. Published in August 2024 by Aschendorff Verlag as part of the Studia Oecumenica Friburgensia series, this book explores the often-overlooked tradition of ordained deaconesses in the Armenian...
Valletta, Malta – Sergey Smbatyan, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Conductor of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, will lead the opening concert of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2024-25 season. Under the baton of Maestro Smbatyan, the concert will feature Jean Sibelius’ iconic...
