STEPANAKERT (Combined Sources)–In response to reporters’ questions, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Foreign Minister Georgi Petrosian said Saturday that official Stepanakert will only engage in dialogue with a democratic Azerbaijan.
“One can achieve sustainable democratic development only when the country itself determines its course, taking into account its own system of values and does not use excuses to [...]

YEREVAN (Combined Sources)–The Armenian Revolutionary Federation announced Monday that it has expressed concern to President Serzh Sarkisian regarding recent statemen’s that signal an acceptance by the current administration of Turkey’s proposal to form a commission of Turkish and Armenian historians that would jointly study the mass killings of Armenia’s in the Ottoman Empire.
According to ARF [...]

STRASBOURG–The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a report for preserving the bicultural character of the Imbros and Tenedos Islands on the Aegean and urged Turkey to settle land issues related to the Greek population, as a “model for cooperation between Turkey and Greece in the interest of the people concerned.”
The report [...]

ATHENS (ARF Press Service)–The Armenian Revolutionary Federation representatives Hripsime Harutunian and Dira Tsoukala Friday attended the two-day session of Socialist International Women’s organization’s annual convention.
The convention addressed several issues related to women’s rights and the woman’s role in modern-day society under the slogan of “Women’s Rights are Human Rights.”
As a full-fledged member of the organization, [...]

More than 700 community members and guests flocked to the CBS Studio Center Saturday for the Homenetmen 33rd Navasartian Games Victory Ball, which became a lavish and unprecedented celebration of the organization’s accomplishmen’s and its mission of elevating generations of Armenia’s.
The banquet was sponsored by Wachovia Bank.
Among the highlights of the event were the presentation [...]

STEPANAKERT (Combined Sources)–President of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakian Saturday met with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and warned that Azerbaijan’s continued confrontational rhetoric posed a threat to the peace process.
Minsk Group Co-chairs Matthew Bryza (US),Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and Bernard Fassier (France) were in Stepanakert Saturday as part of their regional visit to [...]

LOS ANGELES–Amid the hustle and bustle of life in Los Angeles, several of the brightest stars of the Armenian community came together at Hollywood’s Ford Amphitheater Sunday evening for a "Concert Under the Stars" in benefit of the Los Angeles-Yerevan Sister City Association.
The concert, sponsored by Prana Cafe, and organized by the Los Angeles-Yerevan Sister [...]

YEREVAN (Combined Sources)–Armenia never stopped and will never stop pressing for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told a news conference in Yerevan Wednesday.
"We just want normal relations with our neighbors and stand for normalization of relations with Turkey without preconditions. President Sarkisian’s invitation is [...]

Armenia based political scientist and strategic analyst Armen Ayvazyan was in Southern California earlier this month giving a series of lectures and book presentations on the internal political situation in Armenia and the security risks it faces. During his visit, Asbarez’s Allen Yekikan sat down with Ayvazyan to talk about the Ararat Center for Strategic [...]

STRASBOURG (Combined Sources)–The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has given the Armenian authorities six more months to end their crackdown on the opposition and fully restore civil liberties restricted following last February’s disputed presidential election.
In a resolution adopted late Wednesday, the PACE also backed away from its earlier intention to explicitly demand [...]

In two important hearings last week, Members of Congress sharply criticized the Bush administration’s shameful dance around the term Armenian Genocide.
The first hearing, held on June 18 by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was on "The Caucasus: Frozen Conflicts and Closed Borders," while the second, held the next day by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, [...]

OTTAWA–Jason Kenney, Canada’s Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity, received the Armenian National Committee of Canada’s "Man of the Year" award at a June 11 reception held by the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the ANCC to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the independence of the First Republic of Armenia. The [...]

GLENDALE–Undaunted by the grueling heat of June 21, hundreds gathered at Griffith Park in Glendale to walk or run in the third annual "Walk of Life’ 5k/10k Walkathon, and to support the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) in its critical life-saving mission.
In addition, many registered as potential donors and provided a cheek swab sample [...]

WATERTOWN–Virginia Ohanian is one of Armenia Tree Project’s most active ambassadors. Whenever a birthday or holiday comes around, she asks friends and family to direct gifts to ATP to plant trees in Armenia. They often make such gifts, and do so in her honor too. In fact, Mrs. Ohanian has more trees planted in her [...]