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Armenia Leading Country in Number of Visitors to Neighboring Georgia

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:17:37 +0000

According to figures released by Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, there has been a steady increase in the number of foreign visitors to Georgia in the period 2006–2011. There was a 4% increase in the number of visitors this year as compared to last year. The highest number of visitors to Georgia come from Armenia.

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Russian expert compares Armenian Diaspora with Jewish communities abroad

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:17:25 +0000

Sergey Markov, a Russian lawmaker and political analyst, finds the Armenian Diaspora a very powerful tool promoting the country's development. In an interview with Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo, he said Armenia's big international Diaspora is influential enough to be compared with the Jewish communities abroad. The expert particularly spoke of the country's economic situation, considering it very serious.

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Corruption: Armenia should step up implementation of anti-corruption policies and laws

staff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Armenia should step up its fight against corruption by ensuring an effective enforcement of laws and giving institutions the resources they need to tackle it, according to a new report by the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP). Armenia’s leaders have recently taken steps to improve their country’s anti-corruption policies, legislation and institutions

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Pres Sarkozy Says ‘Tseghasbanoutyoun’, a word Obama has yet to utter

staff — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:44:30 +0000

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Flying to Armenia, French President Nicolas Sarkozy confided to his top aides last week: “I am going to toss a live grenade!” He was revealing his readiness to act firmly if Turkey continued to deny the Armenian Genocide. Shortly after arriving in Yerevan, Pres Sarkozy courageously declared before journalists assembled at the Armenian Genocide Monument: “The Armenian Genocide is a historic reality that was recognized by France. Collective denial is even worse than individual denial.” When asked if France would adopt a law to prosecute those who deny the Genocide, the French President stated: “If Turkey revisited its history, faced its bright and dark sides, this recognition of the Genocide would be sufficient.

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Disaster zone: Five still missing after Sunday landslide

staff — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:56:07 +0000

The fate of five people missing as a result of the major landslide in Tavush province Sunday remains indefinite, meanwhile search-rescue operations continue at a staging area set up at the site in northern Armenia. On October 2, segments of a hill about 130 by 60 meters fell onto the M6 roadway, destroying cars and trucks, sending at least eight to hospital (later released) and burying 35 vehicles

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Experts Assess Cause of Recent Landslide in Armenia’s Tavush Marz (PHOTOS)

staff — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:10:03 +0000

According to experts from the working group put together by Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, the area in Tavush marz (province) where the landslide struck is characterized by steep slopes and several epicenters of landslides, which were noted by not only local but also foreign experts back in 2004.

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Several Historians and a Single Orphan PART III

staff — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Samuel Armen We arrived an hour before the passport facility opened, so Lilit and I explored, and what we found was incredible. Behind this building was a dirt road that continued for roughly one mile. At the end of this road one would see the entrance into an abandoned building.

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Five Missing in Northern Armenia After Road Landslide

staff — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:59:14 +0000

Five people remained missing in northern Armenia on Monday one day after a massive landslide swept away a section of a major highway and buried dozens of cars trapped there. The 200-meter section close to the Armenian-Georgian border was submerged by a wall of rock and mud late on Sunday

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Armenian Government Rejects Opposition Pressure

staff — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:58:44 +0000

Armenia’s political leadership indicated late on Monday that it is undaunted by round-the-clock rallies staged by the Armenian National Congress (HAK) and will not even negotiate with the opposition alliance until they are over.

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Sarkisian ‘Satisfied’ With Progress in EU-Armenia Association Agreement Talks

staff — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:15:40 +0000

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian voiced his nation’s determination to keep momentum in its relations with the European Union by moving closer to concluding an association agreement as he spoke at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Warsaw on Friday. The two-day summit in the Polish capital that began on September 29 brings together the leaders or officials of six former Soviet states, including Armenia, that are working on their association agreements with the EU.

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