Month: June 2017
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Jun- 2017 -20 JuneNews
ANCC Calls Upon the Canadian Government to Condemn Azerbaijan’s Latest Aggression Against Artsakh
OTTAWA, Canada—In a letter addressed to Canada’s Minister of Global Affairs and other high-ranking personnel within the Canadian governments’ executive…
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20 JuneNews
Official Video of Chris Cornell’s ‘The Promise’ Released on World Refugee Day
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— The official music video for multi-Grammy Award-winning, Golden Globe nominee Chris Cornell’s song “The Promise” was released…
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20 JuneNews
ATP Expands Green Landscapes with 87,724 More Trees and a New Park
YEREVAN—This spring, Armenia Tree Project (ATP) planted another 87,724 trees at 113 sites across the country and established a new…
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20 JuneNews
Armenian-American Artist Norik Astvatsaturov to Receive National Endowment for Arts Fellowship
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—American-Armenian repoussé metal artist Norik Astvatsaturov will be one of nine 2017 National Heritage Fellowship recipients, who will each…
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20 JuneMy Turn
Turkey Spends $2.6 Million to Hire Two New Lobbying and PR Firms
Last week, I wrote about a dozen public relations and lobbying firms the Turkish government had already hired. In recent…
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20 JuneNews
Former Artsakh Defense Minister’s Criminal Charges Reduced
YEREVAN (A.W.)— Armenian law enforcement authorities have reduced the criminal charges against former Artsakh Defense Minister and Army Commander Samvel…
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20 JuneNews
European Parliament Committee Calls for Suspension of Turkey’s EU Accession Negotiations
Foreign Affairs Committee Urges EU Commission and the EU National Governments to Formally Suspend the Accession Negotiations with Turkey Without…
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20 JuneNews
Minasyan: Significant Improvements Coming to Armenia’s Environmental Protection Sector
YEREVAN (A.W.)— Armenia’s Minister of Nature Protection Artsvik Minasyan said that the new government program introduced on June 19 will…
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20 JuneNews
EU to Provide €3 Million to Support Syrian Refugees in Armenia
Turkey to Receive €126.5 Million Assistance Package BRUSSELS, Belgium (A.W.)—On June 20, the European Union (EU) Regional Trust Fund in…
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20 JuneHeadlines
Memorial Dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Jerair Gharibian’s Passing Held in Watertown
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—On May 28, the 99th anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia, a special memorial was held at…
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