New Armenian Ambassador presents copy of credentials to Chief of Protocol of Canada
"Armenpress"- Newly-appointed Armenian Ambassador to Canada Anahit Harutyunyan on June 13 presented the copy of her credentials to Chief of Protocol of Canada Stewart Wheeler.
Wheeler congratulated the Armenian Ambassador on assuming office and wished her productive and effective work. He expressed hope that the new Ambassador will make consist...
Zareh Sinanyan appointed as High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs
(Armenpress)- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed Zareh Sinanyan to serve as the first High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, the Armenian government reported.
The Office of the High Commissioner is a new agency in the Armenian government that replaces the Ministry of Diaspora.
Earlier last week Zareh Sinanyan stepped ...
Syrian Restaurants in Armenia: A Pinch of Home, a Taste of Exile
By Ugur Ümit Üngör
Yerevan: From Culinary Desert to Oasis
The first time I visited Yerevan was for the fieldwork for my Ph.D. research in the summer of 2006, when I took the tantalizingly slow Soviet night train from Tbilisi. Back then, the choice of restaurants was so limited that I distinctly remember going to bed some nights with a bag ...
Institute of Turkish Studies To Close Down in 2020: Good Riddance
By Harut Sassounian
The Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS), a non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 with $3 million donated by the Government of Turkey in Washington, D.C. ITS issued a press release on May 31, 2019 announcing that it will cease its operations on September 30, 2020.
This was a surprising announcement for two reason...
