December, 2011

• 27 December

  

  Armenian National Congress Ready to Collaborate with Dashnaktsutyun, Heritage Party

  The extra-parliamentary opposition bloc the Armenian National Congress (HAK) welcomed the Dec. 27 joint statement issued by...
• 27 December

  

  Conscript Who Lost his Eye to be Discharged from Hospital: Prosthetic Not Yet Inserted

  Narek Avetisyan, who was moved to the Ophthalmological Center named after S. Malayan in Yerevan as a result of a Dec. 14 incident...
• 27 December

  

  Armenia President Spokesperson Refutes Brawl between Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents

  A story published today which reported that during the CIS Summit in Moscow on Dec.19 a "scuffle” (or outright brawl) erupted...
• 27 December

  

  Azerbaijan President Pardons 3 Political Prisoners, 70 Still Remain: Human Rights Activist

  Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD) Leila Yunus has expressed regret that "this pardon, as those of the past, did not solve the problem of political prisoners."
• 27 December

  

  Armenian Parliamentary Opposition Parties Make an Offer to Ruling Party

  The Heritage Party and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) today issued a joint statement, welcoming the position...
• 27 December

  

  Lake Sevan: Level Increasing, But Problems with Natural Reproduction of Fish

  Lake Sevan basin environmental projects are pursuing three goals: raising the level of the lake, ensuring clean water in the lake and protecting biodiversity.
• 27 December

  

  Mar. 1 Report Published: Four Years Later, Those Accused of Murder Not Yet Found

  Armenia's Special Investigative Service (SIS) published on Monday a report for mass media on the events of Mar. 1–2, 2008, in Yerevan.
• 27 December

  

  Turkey Imposing Economic Sanctions against France Could Risk its EU Bid

  The Turkish Central Bank could withdraw its nearly 23 billion euros of reserves from France after the EU member’s recent move to fine any denial...
• 27 December

  

  Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents Duke it Out in Moscow: Local Paper

  Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev respectively, on Dec. 19 at a reception in the Grand Kremlin Palace on...
• 27 December

  

  Profit from Mine Extraction in Armenia Far Greater than Money Paid into Budget: Environmentalist

  "A significant portion of exports are metals, metallic ore. Now we're exporting the raw material. If it's a non-metal mine, we don't complain that...