Month: March 2014

Sassounian: Text of Swiss Appeal to European Court on Armenian Genocide Disclosed

Two weeks ago—on the last day of the three-month deadline—the Swiss government decided to file an appeal with the European…

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Bill Calling for Report on Turkey’s Stolen Churches Introduced

ANCA Welcomes Launch of Bipartisan Religious Freedom Legislation WASHINGTON—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) has been joined by…

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Belmont Armenians Working on Local Election

BELMONT, Mass.—Elections are our voice to the world, be it local, national or international. As active members in the Greater…

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Armenia’s Emerging New Foreign Policy

The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus Ukraine has been in the spotlight of the international…

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Pianist Kariné Poghosyan to Perform at Symphony Space

NEW YORK—On April 19, Armenian pianist Kariné Poghosyan will perform “Firedance,” a solo program of works by Scarlatti, Liszt, Debussy,…

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Erdogan’s AKP Clear Winner, While Pro-Kurdish BDP Surges in Southeast

Special for the Armenian Weekly DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has emerged as…

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St. Leon Church to Host Lecture on Seizure of Armenian Assets in Aintab

Ümit Kurt, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at Clark University, will present a lecture entitled “The Emergence of…

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Knights of Vartan Ani Lodge Performs Play in Celebration of Vartanantz

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In February, the Knights of Vartan Ani Lodge #21 and Daughters of Vartan Dikranouhi Otyag held two special events…

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AVC Professional Corps: Getting to Know Armenia through Service

YEREVAN—In her application to the Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC), Connie Koumjian, 59, wrote, “The desire to serve the people of…

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State Department ‘Deeply Troubled by Kessab Attacks

Fails To Condemn Turkey’s Role In Anti-Armenian Incursion WASHINGTON—The State Department today announced that it was “deeply troubled” by the…

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