September, 2011

• 6 September

  

  Armenia Became Weaker, While Azerbaijan Grew Stronger: Ter-Petrossian to Matthew Bryza

  In a Aug. 8, 2009 meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Matthew Bryza, former Armenian President...
• 6 September

  

  Soldier Accused in Non-Combat Army Death Imprisoned

  On Sept. 5, the Syunik District Court of First Instance sustained the investigator's motion for pre-trial detention as...
• 6 September

  

  How Nalbandian ‘Pulled a Fast One’ on Sarkozy for Serzh Sargsyan: WikiLeaks

  Then French Ambassador to Armenia "knows, dislikes, and disparages [foreign affairs minister Edward] Nalbandian," writes...
• 5 September

  

  During Elections, Worst are the British, then the Americans: Kocharian to Yovanovitch

  Foreign diplomats always use the elections to pressure Armenia — "it was that way as long as I was president"...
• 5 September

  

  Heavy Metals Found in Children’s Hair in Armenia’s Syunik Marz (VIDEO)

  The National Academy of Sciences' Center for Noosphere Ecological Studies has detected heavy metals in the hair of 12 children...
• 5 September

  

  Armenian Activists Protest Belarus Decision to Arrest Human Rights Champion Ales Belyatsky (PHOTOS)

  The Helsinki Association for Human Rights and supporters gathered outside the Belarusian Embassy in Yerevan on...
• 5 September

  

  Poverty, Education, Ethnic Identification Main Concerns for Armenia’s Yezidis: Yovanovitch

  "All three leaders acknowledged the critical role that foreign remittances played in the survival of their communities...
• 5 September

  

  Eurovision Website Named Baku as Ancient ‘Persian Capital’

  The official Eurovision Song Contest website originally named Baku as an ancient Persian capital in its section on...
• 5 September

  

  Republican MP Says He Doesn’t Believe WikiLeaks, Opposition Speaker Calls for Investigation

  "I'm not saying there's no truth [in it]... I [just] wouldn't accept [the findings] as grounds. I would think it over, analyze...
• 5 September

  

  Noyemberyan Mayor’s Son Named as Suspect in Rape Case

  A 17-year-old girl identified as "L.N." was raped in the Armenian town of Noyemberyan on Sept. 2, reports local...