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Etchmiadzin brokers a Solution: Archbishop Aram Ateshian to Resign by March 15

An agreement on the elections of the Patriarch of Istanbul has been reached after two days of discussions at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Bishop Sahak Masalyan, General Vicar of the Patriarch of Istanbul Aram Ateshian and Primate of the ...

Former MP Jim Karygiannis visits the Ministry of Diaspora

Former MP Jim Karygiannis continued his visits in Artsakh and Armenia, where he is participating as an international observer for the Nagorno Karabakh constitutional referendum on February 20. In Stepanakert, Karygiannis met with Artsakh national ...

Yazidis Demand Seats In Armenian Parliament

  Armenia - Yazidi-Armenian activists protest in Yerevan against massacres of Yazidis in Iraq and other crimes against humanity, 11Sep2014. Leaders of the Yazidi community in Armenia have urged the authorities in Yerevan to organize a ...

Azerbaijan Moves To Arrest EU Lawmakers Over Karabakh Vote

Authorities in Azerbaijan have issued international arrest warrants for three pro-Armenian members of the European Parliament who visited Nagorno-Karabakh and monitored a constitutional referendum held there this week. The APA news agency ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Canadian Parliamentarian Jim Karygiannis to Serve as Referendum Observer in Artsakh

Despite continuous efforts by Azerbaijani authorities to discourage foreign diplomats, parliamentarians, and observers from visiting the Republic of Nagorno-Karabagh (NKR/Artsakh), former Canadian parliamentarian, the Honorable Jim Karygiannis, will ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

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 ...