Professor António Feijó assumed the mandate of President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation on 3 May 2022 during an official public ceremony. He was elected to the post by the Board of Trustees on...
Professor António Feijó assumed the mandate of President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation on 3 May 2022 during an official public ceremony. He was elected to the post by the Board of Trustees on 15 December 2021. António Feijó has been a non-executive member of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation...
The European Union has published a visual booklet in all EU languages to help overcome communication barriers with Ukrainian children, designed for classrooms hosting refugees across Europe. The illustrated bilingual booklet is available in combination between Ukrainian and all EU languages. It shows simple phrases and words in Ukrainian and the...
In the inaugural session of the 120th Assembly of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, the clergy and delegates elected a new Primate, in the person of the Very Rev. Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan. Pending confirmation by His Holiness Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, Fr....
YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Armenia improved its positions in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index published by the Reporters Without Borders international organization.This year Armenia is ranked 51st among 180 countries, but last year it was on the 63rd place. Among regional countries Georgia is ranked 89th, Azerbaijan- 154th,...
Strasbourg, 04.05.2022 – With the unprecedented movement of people forced to flee Ukraine since the start of the war, 90% of whom are women and children, NGOs and media have sounded the alarm over suspected cases of human trafficking. Presumed victims have been detected, and investigations are reportedly ongoing....
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...
