Sarkisian Warns Baku Against Fresh Karabakh Offensive
(RFE/RL)- President Serzh Sarkisian has warned Azerbaijan against launching offensive military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh in the run-up to Armenia’s parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2.
Sarkisian also told Armenian veterans of the 1991-1994 war with Azerbaijan to be prepared for renewed fighting around Karabakh as he addressed a ...
9 Parties, Blocs Enter Armenian Parliamentary Race
(RFE/RL)- Five political parties and four blocs will compete for seats in Armenia’s new parliament that will be elected on April 2, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on February 17.
All of them submitted their lists of election candidates and other registration documents to the CEC just before the expiry of a legal deadline on ...
Egoyan Invested as Companion of the Order of Canada
(A.W.)—On Feb. 17, world-renowned Canadian-Armenian film director Atom Egoyan was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada—one of the highest honors the Canadian government bestows to its citizens—by David Johnston, Governor General of Canada.
Egoyan was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999, and his promotion to a ...
‘A New Beginning, a Just Armenia’: ARF Announces Election List, Campaign Motto
(A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) has published the names of the party’s election list for the upcoming elections, ARF Parliamentary Faction secretary and election campaign manager Aghvan Vardanyan and ARF Parliamentary Faction leader and head of the party’s political affairs Armen Rustamyan announced during a press confer...
Ateshian Forces Resignation of Istanbul Patriarchate Religious Council Chair
ISTANBUL, Turkey—Chairman of the Religious Council of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul Bishop Sahak Mashalian has announced his resignation in a statement released on Monday, stating that General Vicar Aram Ateshian is to blame for his decision, reported Istanbul-based Agos newspaper.
Mashalian stated in his resignation letter that his ...
