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Karabakh Foreign Ministry Submits Statement on Azeri Aggression to OSCE

Karabakh Foreign Ministry Submits Statement on Azeri Aggression to OSCE

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s Foreign Ministry has forwarded to the OSCE Secretariat an announcement by the Karabakh National Assembly condemning Azerbaijan’s recent military threats against the republic. The statement is to be distributed among participants at the OSCE Ministerial meeting in Athens on December 1.

November 30th, 2009

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Giddy Anticipation for Armenian Music Blockbuster December 13

Giddy Anticipation for Armenian Music Blockbuster December 13

The last time Horizon TV’s “M Club” hosted an awards show in December of 2006, tickets sold out weeks in advance. Weeks prior to the award show featuring a who’s who of Armenian and international music stars, tickets to the event were being auctioned at five times their face value on eBay, the Internet auction site.

November 30th, 2009

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Moscow Posts Draft of European Security Treaty

Moscow Posts Draft of European Security Treaty

Russia on Sunday published the draft text of a new European security treaty it wants to see adopted, adding flesh to calls President Dmitry Medvedev has made for new security architecture.

November 30th, 2009

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ARF Leaders Meet with State Dept. Official

ARF Leaders Meet with State Dept. Official

Director of the State Department’s Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts, Ethan A. Goldrich, visited the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Kristapor Mikaelian Center Monday and met with a high-ranking party delegation.

November 30th, 2009

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Sarkisian Warns Turkey, Vows ‘Tough’ Response to Azerbaijan

Sarkisian Warns Turkey, Vows ‘Tough’ Response to Azerbaijan

President Serzh Sarkisian again warned Turkey against delaying the implementation of its agreements with Armenia and vowed a “tough” response to a possible Azerbaijani attempt to take Nagorno-Karabakh by force as he defended his foreign policy over the weekend.

November 30th, 2009

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‘Hello Ellis Island’ Celebrates 20th Anniversary

‘Hello Ellis Island’ Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Hourig Papazian-Sahagian is like the Energizer bunny. She just keeps going … and going. As producer-director-impresario of The Way We Were, Hourig is celebrating her 20th anniversary with “Hello Ellis Island,” a musical spoof on Armenian immigrants aboard a vessel bound for America during the genocide years following World War 1.

November 30th, 2009

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In Defense of Armenian Farmers

In Defense of Armenian Farmers

Ted Tourian explores the ramifications to Armenian farmers (and Armenian society at large) if the borders with Turkey are opened, without adequate tariffs or tax incentives to protect Armenian farmers.

November 30th, 2009

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Angry At Turkey, Energy-Rich Azerbaijan May Spurn West

Angry At Turkey, Energy-Rich Azerbaijan May Spurn West

On a windswept hilltop looking down at the Azerbaijani capital Baku, Turkish flags flutter over a monument that testifies to decades of close ties between the two nations. Surrounding an obelisk bearing the Turkish crescent and star, stone blocks carry the names of dozens of Turkish soldiers who died while fighting for Azerbaijan’s independence before it was absorbed into the Soviet Union in 1922.

November 30th, 2009

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Prosperous Armenia Denies Rift With Ruling Party

Prosperous Armenia Denies Rift With Ruling Party

The Prosperous Armenia Party has no serious disagreements with President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party, its senior partner in the governing coalition, and continues to support him, a senior Prosperous Armenia representative said on Monday.

November 30th, 2009

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Defending the Armenian Church in Georgia

Defending the Armenian Church in Georgia

Among the 29 Armenian Churches functioning in Tbilisi in the beginning of the 20th-Century, only 1 remains active. Many analysts and members of the Armenian Community in Georgia view this as an attempt to completely assimilate or drive out what remains of this centuries old ethnic-Armenian population.

November 28th, 2009

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Armenia Fund Telethon Raises $16 Million

Armenia Fund Telethon Raises $16 Million

The Hayastan All Armenian Fund concluded on Thursday its 12th annual telethon—a 12-hour non-stop live broadcast from Los Angeles. Summing up the results of a year-long effort, which included a whole range of fundraising activities, the Fund announced a total of $15,875,043 in donations and pledges.

November 28th, 2009

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