2012 May - Armenian News By MassisPost

Interview: Congressman Adam Schiff Discusses Foreign Aid to Armenia and Artsakh for Fiscal Year 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent interview with the Armenian Council of America (ACA), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) discussed the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2013 and...
Prominent Turkish Publisher Ragip Zarakolu Receives Armenian State Award

YEREVAN — Ragip Zarakolu, prominent Turkish human rights campaigner and book publisher, received an Armenian state award on Tuesday for what President Serzh Sarkisian called a “remarkable contribution” to international recognition...
Armenia Marks 94th Anniversary of the First Republic

SARTARAPAT — President Serzh Sarkisian, accompanied by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Speaker of Parliament Samvel Nikoian, PM Tigran Sarkisian, MPs, ministers, ambassadors, militaries, visited...
Armenian Politics Enters New Phase

By Liz Fuller RFE/RL After 2 1/2 weeks of rumors and behind-the-scenes horse-trading, the leader of Armenia’s second-most-powerful political party announced on May 24 that he did not consider it expedient...
Armenian Fund Opens Renovated Shushi Cultural Center

SHUSHI — A delegation of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, led by executive director Ara Vardanyan, officiated the opening of a large, newly rebuilt section of the Shushi Cultural Center. The extensive renovation...
US Secretary of State Clinton to Visit Armenia on June 4

WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey from May 31-June 7. In Copenhagen, Denmark, Secretary Clinton will hold...
Senate Appropriations Committee Supports Continued Assistance for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh

WASHINGTON, DC — The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved its version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill outlining U.S. funding and policy priorities abroad, including Armenia...
For AMIC, What A Year It Is and Will Be

By Judith Lee In a timeline that stretches back to 1974, members of Armenian Medical International Committee (AMIC) will likely look upon 2012 as a seminal year when it regrouped, revitalized,...
French Senators Honor Armenian Genocide Victims in Tsitsernakaberd

YEREVAN — French Senators Sophie Joissains, Philippe Marini and Bernard Fournier, who were on a two-days visit to Armenia, visited on Saturday the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex and honored the memory of...
US State Department’s Report on Human Rights in Armenia

WASHINGTON, DC — The most significant human rights problems in Armenia were limitations on citizens’ right to change their government, freedom of speech and press, and the independence of the judiciary,...
Prosperous Armenia Party Will Not Enter Into Coalition With the Ruling Party

YEREVAN — The post-election political situation in Armenia took an unexpected turn Thursday when the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), President Serzh Sarkisian’s main partner in the outgoing ruling coalition, announced that...
William Saroyan’s 104th Birthday Celebrated in Fresno

CLOVIS/FRESNO—The Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School celebrated the 104th birthday of acclaimed writer and native son of Fresno William Saroyan with a viewing of the award winning documentary Saroyan, the Man,...
20th Anniversary of ARPA Institute

ARPA (Analysis, Research and Planning for Armenia) Institute was founded as a non-profit organization in 1992, during the early days of independence of the 3d Republic of Armenia. As its name...
Computer Virus ‘Mastermind’ Jailed In Armenia

YEREVAN — A district court in Yerevan sentenced on Tuesday a Russian citizen of Armenian descent to four years in prison on charges of creating and spreading a computer virus that...
Armenian Heritage Park Dedicated in Boston

BOSTON — Hundreds of residents withstood the pouring rain on Tuesday morning to witness the dedication of the Armenian Heritage Park in downtown Boston. Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick and Armenian...
Armenian Genocide Museum Hosts Commemorative Events Dedicated to American Red Cross Founder Clara Barton

YEREVAN — Commemorative events dedicated to Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross and a great humanist, was held at the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute on May 23 with the...
Tehran Recalls Envoy to Azerbaijan Following Anti-Iran Protests in Baku

TEHRAN — Iran has recalled its envoy to Azerbaijan, amid a dispute between the neighboring countries as Baku prepares to host the Eurovision song contest. Iran’s embassy in Baku says Ambassador...
Armenia Boycotts NATO Summit Over ‘Pro-Azeri’ Declaration

YEREVAN — Armenia boycotted a NATO summit in Chicago at the weekend in protest against what it described as the pro-Azerbaijani wording of a declaration adopted by the leaders of the...
Elections 2012: Failure of Armenian Opposition

According to some Armenian experts, the May 6 elections became the “swan song” for ANC and Levon Ter-Petrossian By Hayk Khalatyan The recent parliamentary elections in Armenia recorded sweeping victory by...
Russia’s Medvedev Upbeat On ‘Special’ Ties with Armenia

Putin Calls for Integration of the Former Soviet Space as Part of Commonwealth of Independent States MOSCOW — Russia’s newly appointed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev sounded optimistic about the future of...