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Monthly Archives: May 2014
May, 2014
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8 May
No US, Russian Peacekeepers in Karabakh: Opinions from Baku and Yerevan
"First, Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh. Question: how to agree when their positions are diametrically opposed? -
8 May
Court Choses Not Causing Nuisance Over Right to Demonstrate: Activist
The RA Administrative Court of Appeal today considered the case of civil society activist Vardges Gaspari against the decision of the police... -
8 May
Need to “Differentiate” Territories of Nagorno-Karabakh: US Ambassador to Armenia
"...encourage the parties to the conflict, the governments, and the people to differentiate [...] between the status of Nagorno-Karabakh proper and the territories surrounding... -
8 May
US Ambassador’s Tweets More Worrying than Russian Ambassador’s Remarks on Karabakh: Minister
"Particularly after Minsk Group Co-Chair Warlick's complete statement, to tweet only the part that refers to territories enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh... -
8 May
“No Return to the Past”: Karabakh Authorities Respond to Ambassador Warlick’s Statement
"The joint efforts of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group should be concentrated on developing such regulatory mechanisms that, considering... -
8 May
Russian Ambassador Reminded He Has No Right to Interfere in Armenia’s Internal Affairs
Article 41 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations states that an ambassador has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of another country... -
8 May
Law Enforcement Agencies Should Respond to Attack on Human Rights Defenders: Armenian Ombudsman’s Office
The Office of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia (RA) has reacted to the incident after yesterday's trial in Gavar... -
8 May
Goris Mayoral Elections Will Be Tense: Zhoghovurd
Goris residents are confident that the upcoming June 8 mayoral elections will be tense because one of the candidates, Director of the Goris branch of... -
7 May
Man Accused of Domestic Violence Claims He Only Hit His Wife Once
"I'm convinced that my wife wouldn't complain [i.e. take the matter to court] if women's organizations didn't guide her," said Sargis Hakobyan. -
7 May
Peace in Karabakh Conflict “Within Reach”: Ambassador James Warlick
"[The parties to the conflict] have almost reached agreement on several occasions — most recently in 2011. And when they inevitably returned to the negotiating table after...