August, 2014

• 6 August

  

  Putin Has His Own Agenda at Meeting with Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents: Tom de Waal

  "[T]here have been many more casualties on the frontline in a week than in the whole of 2013," writes Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Associate Thomas de Waal.
• 6 August

  

  No Need for Peacekeeping Forces, Assures Armenian Defense Minister

  "Until the Sochi meeting, the opponent's leadership will try to maintain the tense situation, but to expect complete peace, full maintenance of the...
• 6 August

  

  Armenian Parties Urge International Community to Stop Arms Sale to Azerbaijan

  "Stressing the paramount importance of the Armenian public's unity around Armenia's Armed Forces In the current situation, the factions of the National Assembly of...
• 5 August

  

  Police Officer Suing Civil Society Activist Says in Court She is Unfamiliar with Case Materials

  The lawsuit brought against civil society activist Vardges Gaspari (pictured) by three police officers requesting a total of 900,000 AMD in moral damages is...
• 5 August

  

  UK, US Urge Parties to Reduce Tension at Armenia-Azerbaijan, Karabakh-Azerbaijan Borders

  The Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the UK Government expresses concern at recent violence around Nagorno-Karabakh and urges all parties to...
• 4 August

  

  PHOTOS, VIDEO: Epress.am Visits Armenian Border Villages Under Fire

  The Epress.am team since August 1 has been visiting the border villages of Ijevan and Noyemberyan in Tavush region.
• 4 August

  

  Journalist Samvel Avagyan Passed Away

  Journalist, economist Samvel Avagyan, who was diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer this spring, passed away today.