January, 2012

• 18 January

  

  Sharmazanov Advises his Georgian Counterpart to Brush Up on his Own History

  "May I inform Todua that no Armenia official has never made an incorrect statement about a third country's problems. I would advise the...
• 18 January

  

  Nalbandian, Lavrov Discussed Upcoming Meeting of Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents

  The foreign ministers of Armenia and Russia, Edward Nalbandian and Sergei Lavrov respectively, met in Moscow today.
• 18 January

  

  Dink Trial Ends. Turkey Continues ‘State Tradition of Political Murders’

  A Turkish court on Tuesday handed down life imprisonment for Yasin Hayal, a major suspect in the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...
• 17 January

  

  Application Doesn’t Mean Armenia will Participate in Eurovision This Year: Gohar Gasparyan

  43 countries — including Armenia — have applied to take part in the 57th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, this May.
• 17 January

  

  Potential for Open-Pit Mining in Kapan being Determined: Environmentalists Strongly Opposed

  In the coming months, open-pit mining operations might begin in the southern Armenian town of Kapan. President and CEO Jonathan Goodman of...
• 17 January

  

  Sit-In Outside Presidential Residence Wraps Up, But Demonstrators Promise to Return Tomorrow with Tents

  "They perpetually force us to write letters and give them to the Presidential Oversight [i.e. Control] Service. How much longer? We've been writing letters for...
• 17 January

  

  Turns Out Armenian Citizen in South Sudan Wasn’t Arrested

  RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Tigran Balayan tweeted earlier that the Ministry spoke with the Armenian national by phone and "he is in freedom and safety."
• 17 January

  

  Following Arrest of Azerbaijani Citizen, Georgian Border Guards Arrest Armenian from Russia

  Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs border police have arrested Russian citizen of Armenian descent Armen Gasparyan, who is accused of bypassing...
• 17 January

  

  Deceived Apartment Owners are Prepared to Begin Hunger Strike Outside Presidential Residence

  Residents promised units in new buildings constructed on Aram, Yekmalyan, Buzand and Saryan streets who were protesting outside the Armenian...
• 17 January

  

  Turkey Failed to Investigate Full Circumstances behind Hrant Dink’s Murder: Amnesty International

  The Turkish authorities have failed to address state officials' alleged involvement in the killing of journalist and human rights activist Hrant Dink,...