The NGO ‘Javakhk,’ one of several that seek to represent the interests of the prominently Armenian population of the southern Georgian region of Javakheti, convened a congress in the regional center, Akhalkalaki, on March 27 to discuss priorities and demands in the run-up to the Georgian local government elections scheduled for May 30, Caucasus Press reported on March 30.

Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakian on Wednesday met with United Armenian Fund President Harut Sassounian for talks on furthering economic and social aid to Karabakh, Sahakian’s press office reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will likely attend a nuclear energy summit in the United States on April 12, the Turkish Hurriyet Daily reported Wednesday.

A Turkish lawyer has submitted a claim to an Ankara court, demanding recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The claim filed by attorney Bendal Celil Ezman calls on the Turkish state to recognize the crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman Turkish government during World War I, to condemn its mastermind, Talat Pasha, and rename all the streets that have been named in his honor.

Serbia’s parliament has apologized for the slaughter of thousands of Bosnian Muslims massacred in Sebrenica in 1995. The landmark resolution was passed by a slim majority.

A prominent Turkish historian told Taraf newspaper in an interview published Wednesday that “the Young Turks planned to annihilate the entire Armenian population.”Historian Selim Deringil told Taraf that there was also a distinction between the aims of the Young Turks and their predecessor Sultan Abdul Hamid at the turn of the 19th century.

Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian’s “Dispatches from Turkey,” a series of five blog posts he wrote during his trips to Istanbul, Ankara, Kars, and Ani in March, have received a significant amount of attention not only in Armenia and the diaspora but also in Turkey.

The Armenian government has officially upheld the legality of a secret order that paved the way for the Armenian military’s involvement in the suppression of the 2008 opposition protests in Yerevan.

Armenian Finance Minister Tigran Davtian sounded on Wednesday a note of caution over Armenia’s renewed economic growth, saying that the domestic economy will take at least one year to recover from its first downturn since the 1990s.

Chamlian Armenian School remains ahead of the technological curve and strives to deliver the latest cutting-edge technology to the students. Almost every instructor at Chamlian currently has a laptop in the classroom, and homework and grades as well as timely messages are delivered to parents via electronic communication on a daily basis.

Congratulations to two seniors from North Hollywood High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) who recently traveled to Duke University in North Carolina where they won first-place in an International Moot Court competition.

The “Javakhk Fund” Committee of the Armenian Relief Society of Western U.S.A. Regional Executive held the sixth annual cruise aboard the yacht Electra “Crystal/Eternity”, on March 7, 2010, as it cruised the Newport Beach harbor.

Two writers of Armenian descent have been nominated for James Beard Awards for their writings about food. The awards, colloquially known as the Oscars of the culinary world, honor excellence in cuisine, both regionally and nationally. Along with the best restaurants and chefs, the awards recognize the best food writers as well.

The Armenian Center in Crescenta Valley was abuzz with excitement on Sunday, March 20, as members from seven chapters of the Armenian Youth Federation came together to compete in what has become the most anticipated educational event on the AYF’s yearly calendar.