VIENNA, Austria—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have refreshed negotiations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after their highly anticipated, first official one-on-one meeting last week. The two leaders met for two hours […]
With apologies to Ray Charles for using the title of his song, I have to confess that I, too, have Georgia on my mind. Of course, it’s a different Georgia, not the one in the […]
As we approach the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Armenian communities and organizations worldwide are working towards a number of events and demonstrations. In many aspects, these commemorative events have proved themselves to be […]
Last month, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called for renewed ties between the Armenian Diaspora and the homeland. His cabinet voted to close the Ministry of Diaspora and vest its responsibilities to a newly-created High Commissioner […]
YEREVAN—The Armenian government has approved the creation of a new National Day called “Citizen’s Day” to be held on the last Saturday in the month of April. The new holiday is meant to celebrate the […]
We may be on the cusp of getting some good news regarding a resolution in the Artsakh “frozen conflict” (as miscellaneous observers like to refer to this part of our national liberation struggle). The ANCA […]
The minute you catch Hovo’s attention, his cheeks wrinkle, his eyes crinkle and his teeth flash into a huge grin. When I first met him, the young server thought I was Russian and greeted me […]
THE CAUCASUS An Introduction By Thomas de Waal 259 pp. Oxford University Press, Second Edition Two years ago, I arrived in Yerevan, Armenia as part of a five-month-long research and internship experience. Upon landing at […]
Last week, the Yerevan Municipality began dismantling several illegal outdoor cafés around the city’s landmark Opera House as part of a bid to return the city’s shrinking green spaces to its residents. This move was […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Congressional Armenian Caucus is calling upon Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Ranking Member Hal Rogers (R-KY) of the Appropriations Subcommittee of Foreign Operations to back a $70 million Fiscal Year 2020 aid package […]
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