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PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the French Senate Sophie Zhuasen commented on Azerbaijan's decision to declare her, as well as Senators Philippe Marini and Bernard Fournier persona non grata for visiting Artsakh.

TURCOLOGIST: BY REFUSING TO GO TO CHICAGO, SERZH SARGSYAN CLEARLY EXPRESSED ARMENIA'S POSITION IN KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS arminfo Friday, May 25, 19:06 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan made a correct decision when refusing to attend the NATO Summit in Chicago.

ASSYRIAN, GREEK, ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT UNVEILED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA Assyrian International News Agency http://www.aina.org/news/20120525014153.htm AINA Press Release May 25 2012 Last Sunday May 20, 2012 marked the official unveiling of the Armenian, Assyrian and Pontian Greeks genocide monument in South Australia.

RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN CONSIDERS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S REFUSAL TO ATTEND NATO SUMMIT TO BE A MISTAKE ARMINFO Thursday, May 24, 17:52 Armenian Richard Giragosian, Director of the Regional Studies Center , an independent think tank in Yerevan, told ArmInfo that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's refusal to attend the NATO Summit in Chicago was a mistake.

HOUSHAMADYAN: RECREATING ARMENIAN LIFE IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE Khatchig Mouradian http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/05/24/houshamadyan-recreating-armenian-li May 24, 2012 Historian Vahe Tachjian earned his Ph.D. in history and civilization at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

Ruben Safrastyan, head of Institute of Oriental Studies, commented on the NATO Summit declaration supporting sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova.

Volume of card transactions in processing net of VTB Bank up 35,6%, and "Areximbank-Gasprombank Group" - 51,7%. U.S. diplomat: 'I do not believe that a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding Nagorno-Karabakh is likely or necessary' The military parade in Armenia has turned Ilham Aliyev's threats into dust, Director of the Caucasus Institute ... (more)

In less than six months the Prosperous Armenia Party will re-join the coalition and express its support for the acting president, says Hayk Babukhanyan, Leader of the Constitutional Rights Union .

Equality Practice: Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights A renowned Yale law professor chronicles the Vermont law and the changes it brings.

NAYIRI SAHYAN: SON OF FAMOUS POET VISITS ARMENIA; DISILLUSIONED WITH GOVERNMENT INEPTITUDE Sona Avagyan http://hetq.am/eng/articles/14811/nayiri-sahyan-son-of-famous-poet-visits-armenia;-disillusioned-with-government-ineptitude.html 12:12, May 25, 2012 Nayiri Sahyan, the son and only living descendant of the noted Armenian poet Hamo Sahyan, is a ... (more)

FESTIVAL "MY ARMENIA" TO START IN ZVARTNOTS TEMPLE ARMENPRESS 24 May, 2012 YEREVAN YEREVAN, MAY 24, ARMENPRESS: In the framework of pan Armenian festival "My Armenia" which is held in support of Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia, more than 50 events will be implemented.

TURKISH PRESIDENT WANTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA Vestnik Kavkaza May 24 2012 Russia Turkish President Abdullah Gul hopes for the normalization of relations with Armenia and considers his visit to the state in September 2008 risky, but the right move, News Armenia reports.

A representative of the Armenian National Congress today demanded that the Constitutional Court invalidate the results of the May 6 parliamentary elections.

ARMENIA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT arminfo Thursday, May 24, 19:21 The South Caucasus Railway CJSC is still unable to participate in the Iran-Armenia railway construction project, as the concessional agreement of the Russian Railway OJSC, the owner of the SCR, with the Government of Armenia has no item about investments in the construction of new ... (more)

Arson Attack on Gay-Friendly Bar in Yerevan Raises Fears of Nationalist Extremism An arson attack on a bar popular with alternative types in Yerevan has rung alarm bells among civil society activists concerned that ultra-nationalism is on the rise in Armenia.

Ararat Magazine has more on the firebombing of D.I.Y. , a gay-friendly bar in Yerevan, in a post by Global Voices' Caucasus Regional Editor while Unzipped: Gay Armenia publishes a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Armenia condemning the ultra-nationalist attack .

The four candidates on the Armenian National Congress's proportional list appealed to the Central Electoral Commission with appeals to drop their mandates.

During the session, the board discussed and confirmed the new procedure for accepting members and the package of documents necessary for admission.

WORKSHOP ON CYBER SECURITY HELD IN YEREVAN ARMRADIO.AM 24.05.2012 13:15 Global issues of cyber, and information and communication technology security are in the focus of a two-day workshop that started today in Yerevan with the support of the OSCE Office.

The young writers' meeting called "Root and Foliage" kicked off at the Creators' Home of the Union of Writers in Tsakhkadzor.