Strasbourg, 04.05.2022 – Secretary General of Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has marked Europe Day 2022 by calling on European states to renew their investment in human rights, democracy and the rule of law in...
Strasbourg, 04.05.2022 – Secretary General of Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has marked Europe Day 2022 by calling on European states to renew their investment in human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the face of “terrible violence and seismic change.” Launching her annual report, Moving Forward 2022, the...
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS. Governor of Syunik province Robert Ghukasyan received Ambassador of Iran to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri. The meeting was also attended by Mayor of Kapan Gevorg Parsyan and head of the Syunik department of Police Alexander Mamikonyan, the Governor’s Office said. The main topic discussed at the...
Pres. Ilham Aliyev held an international conference titled, “South Caucasus: Development and Cooperation,” on April 29, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with 40 participants from 23 countries. The conference lasted over three hours, with a short introductory speech by Pres. Aliyev, followed by lengthy replies to a dozen questions from...
Three American heroes of Genocide education and prevention: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Peter Balakian, Armenian Genocide Education Act author Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Dr. Khatchig Mouradian of the Library of Congress – at the Capitol Hill remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. Legislators Rally Support for Passage of ANCA-Backed...
Comment by the MFA Spokesperson regarding the St. Harutyun church in Hadrut We strongly condemn the acts of vandalism and desecration of the St. Harutyun Church in the city of Hadrut, fallen under the control of Azerbaijan. These pre-planned actions carried out by the authorities of Azerbaijan, aimed at...
Foreign Aid Testimony Requests Statutory Ban on U.S. Military Aid to Baku WASHINGTON, DC – Government Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan outlined the Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) policy priorities in testimony submitted today to the U.S. House panel drafting the FY23 foreign aid bill – with a sharp focus...
Strasbourg, 26.04.2022 – The 2022 Europe Prize – the highest level of the Prize which is awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to İzmir in Turkey. Located on the Aegean Sea,...
27 April 2022, Yerevan. On 26 April in the house-museum of Avetik Isahakyan in Gyumri the start of the “Armenian Master” competition was announced. The main idea, phases of the competition were introduced along with the website, through which one can chose for the key vocational professions and vote...
April 26, 2022, Brussels – The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) and Comité de Défense de la Cause Arménienne (CDCA Belgique) learnt with dismay about the act of vandalism committed on the cross stone (khachkar) dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide in Brussels on...
The Georgian writer Iva Pezuashvili has won the 2022 European Union Prize for Literature for his book A Garbage Chute. The jury also gave a special mention to Ukrainian writer Eugenia Kuznetsova for her book Ask Miyechka, as well as to writers from Bosnia Herzegovina, Belgium, Spain, and Ireland. The nominees for 2022 came from...
