The Armenian National Committee of America-Glendale Chapter welcomed two local students for its Fall Internship Program in October. The internship opportunity offered every ten weeks, gives students the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of local politics, current Armenian American issues, and grassroots community outreach. The two participants graduating from ANCA Glendale’s Fall Internship program are Sarin Keshishian and Sareen Shateekian.

Ankara officially announced that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had not plans to visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex while visiting Yerevan on Thursday, reported Hurriyet Daily News.

The Syrian Armenian Relief Fund Executive Committee wishes the greater community of the Western United States a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with one wish: To collectively open up our hearts and lighten up our Christmas by helping the Armenians struggling to survive day-by-day, facing dangers and an uncertain future in Syria.

On December 10, 1991, the people of Artsakh voted on a referendum to proclaim the Nagorno Karabakh Republic independent. The referendum was ratified by a 98.9 percent of voters. The message of the Armenian people, who once again were confronted with massacres and ethnic cleansing, was clear. They would stand no more. Thus began Karabakh’s struggle for independence. 15 years later, agaon on December 10, Artsakh ratified its state constitution, reaffirming the people’s belief in freedom and cementing their commitment to democracy.

The Turkish-language version of Verzhine Svazlian’s book, Armenian Genocide: Testimonies of Eye-Witness Survivors, has been published by Begle publishing house, headed by Ragip Zarakolu. The Turkish publisher was in Yerevan Tuesday to participate in the book’s Turkish-language release.

Earlier this year, I wrote a column describing the Turkish government’s bullying tactics to reclaim antique objects from European and American museums. It is ironic that Turkey, one of the greatest looters and pilferers of other nations’ cultural heritage, would so aggressively demand the return of these antiquities.

Armenian officials and representatives of the Customs Union have all but worked out a “roadmap” for Armenia’s membership in the trade bloc comprising Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said on Tuesday.

The peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict requires political commitment at the highest level, American Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick said in an interview with APA.

The collection of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute has been completed with the addition of new cartographic materials. Armenpress reported from the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute that these American, German, and British cartographic materials are of great interest, as the borders of Turkey already declared Republican exist there. Accordingly, the eastern boundary of Turkey runs along the border which was laid out by the arbitral resolution of the USA’s 28th President, Woodrow Wilson.

The Armenian government slammed Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu for undermining the peace process in the South Caucasus by continuing to precondition the resolution of the Karabakh conflict with normalizing of Turkey-Armenia relations.

Every Armenian on the planet remembers the moment they heard the news.
On December 7, 1988 at exactly 11:41 AM the ground beneath our homeland shifted. When the earth stopped moving, 25,000 people were dead, tens of thousands were injured, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless as villages, towns and cities were devastated by an earthquake that was felt around the world.

Seventy five friends gathered at the beautiful home of Adam and Rita Kablanian of Los Altos Hills to support renovation efforts and the building of homes for resettlement in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on November 24.

The government of Lebanon plans to issue a commemorative stamp picturing the Genocide Monument at Bikfaya, Lebanon, in order to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) completed its most successful Advocacy Week to date by raising $85,000 at its Annual Banquet. This completed a week which included high profile meetings and events featuring international guest of honor, the former United States Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans.