Yerevan, Armenia News

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.

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.

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.

Talking to journalists on Friday, Ruben Safrastyan said Turkey's policy has recently becoming unpredictable not only for Armenia but also Ankara's NATO allies.

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.

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)

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)

CAUCASUS PREMIERE OF FILM "THREE STORIES OF GALICIA" IN YEREVAN Panorama.am 25/05/2012 The documentary "Three Stories of Galicia" screened in Yerevan took the viewers on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of people struggling to fight against the war, hatred and against all the consequences of the conflict between the nations living ... (more)

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.

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

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.

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.

YEREVAN PRESS CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 18-24, 2012 HIGHLIGHTS: "E-CLUB" CYCLE: ONLINE SHOPPING STEPAN POGHOSIAN PASSED AWAY "E-CLUB" CYCLE: ONLINE SHOPPING On May 22 another program of "E-Club" weekly cycle went on the online broadcast of "A1+" TV company .

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 .

YEREVAN, May 24, /ARKA/. The construction of a railway from Charbakh Metro station in Yerevan to Armenia's Zvartnots international airport may be completed in 12 months, Viktor Rebets, the chief executive officer of the Russian-run South Caucasus Railways said today.A On May 4 Viktor Rebets, Armenian minister of transport and communications Manuk ... (more)

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

NO SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, AS ARMENIA MULLS EUROVISION BLACKOUT Anna Barseghian Radio Free Europe May 22, 2012 Say you find yourself in Armenia on May 26 and you fancy a little Saturday-night TV.

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.