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ANCC Statement on Canada’s 150th Anniversary

 Ottawa- Today, the Armenian National Committee of Canada joins Canadians of all backgrounds, in celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation.  “We are exceptionally fortunate to be living in a free, secure and democratic ...
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It’s Impossible to Reach any Agreement or Make Decision without Participation of Artsakh Side, Says Armenian FM

 YEREVAN. It is impossible to reach any agreement or make a decision over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement without the participation of the Artsakh side, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in response to Tsarukyan faction MP ...
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Sarkisian Reaffirms Support For Armenian PM

 Armenia - President Serzh Sarkisian and Prime Minister Karen Karapetian arrive for a cabinet meeting in Yerevan, 29Jun2017. (Azatutyun). President Serzh Sarkisian insisted on Thursday that he continues to fully support Prime Minister Karen Karape...
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Syria’s Armenians are Fleeing to their Ancestral Homeland. The Economist

 (The Economist).- Before Syria’s six-year-old civil war 90,000 ethnic Armenians lived in the country, two-thirds of them in Aleppo. No more than 30,000 Syrian Armenians are believed to remain in Syria. The source reminds that many Syrian-Armeni...
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Karabakh War Unlikely, Says Armenian Defense Minister

 IMG. Armenia - Defense Minister Vigen Sargsian at a news conference in Yerevan, 28Jun2017. (Azatutyun).- Azerbaijan is unlikely to provoke an all-out war in Nagorno-Karabakh anytime soon because of “irreparable” losses that it would suffer as a ...
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Armenian Air Force marks 25th anniversary of establishment

 (Armenpress). - On June 26, pilots of jets and helicopters of the Armenian Air Force displayed their flying skills and maneuvers in the skies, as today marks the 25th anniversary of formation of the Armenian Air Force, the air defense forces and ...
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Memorable Celebration of 300th Anniversary of Abbot Mekhitar’s Entry to St. Lazarus Island in Venice

       Toronto- On June 17 at the St. Gregory The Illuminator Armenian Catholic Church of Toronto, the Mekhitarian Alumni Association of Toronto (MAA-T) organized a celebration for Father Abbot Mekhitar of Sebaste and the 300th ...
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Charles Aznavour to Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

 in Oct. 2016, Aznavour was awarded an honorary Walk of Fame plaque for his contributions to the Arts and the global Armenian community. (Photo: AFP) HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Famed French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour has been selected to receive a ...
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Armenia’s Simon Martirosyan Becomes World Junior Weightlifting Champion

 TOKYO, Japan (A.W.)—Armenian Olympic silver medalist Simon Martirosyan was crowned the World Junior Weightlifting Champion (+105 kg Men) after winning gold at the 2017 World Junior Weightlifting Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. Martirosyan ...
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ANCC Calls Upon the Canadian Government to Condemn Azerbaijan’s Latest Aggression Against Artsakh

 OTTAWA – In a letter addressed to Canada’s Minister of Global Affairs and other high-ranking personnel within the Canadian governments’ executive and legislative branches, the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) strongly condemned ...
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