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Feb 26, 20163 min read

Rep. Schiff Commemorates 28th Anniversary of Pogrom Against Armenians in Sumgait

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) entered the following statement into the Congressional Record: “Mr. Speaker, I rise to...

Feb 26, 20162 min read

Armenia, UN Sign Agreement on Customs Facilitation in Humanitarian Assistance

By Siranush Ghazanchyan (ArmRadio) – Today, the United Nations in Armenia and the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Armenia signed the...

Feb 23, 20161 min read

Armenia Named Top South Caucasus Country in Scientific Output

(PanARMENIAN) – On February 22, The Caucasus Research Resource Centers unveiled a report detailing the scientific output trends in the...

Feb 22, 20164 min read

AAA Mourns the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Recalls Historic 1995 Armenia Trip

Scalia was the First Supreme Court Justice to Visit Armenia (L-R): Aram Kaloosdian, Justice Antonin Scalia, Carolyn Mugar, and Jirair...

Feb 19, 20161 min read

Armenia to Switch to Karabakh ‘Deterrence’ Strategy

(RFE/RL) – Armenia plans to abandon its “static defense” strategy and switch to a more active deterrence in its standoff with Azerbaijani...

Feb 19, 20161 min read

Town Hall with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills Jr. (Flyer)

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Feb 17, 20161 min read

Town Hall with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills Jr. (Flyer 2)

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Feb 16, 20162 min read

U.S. Intelligence Chief Says Karabakh Conflict Risks Escalation in 2016

(L-R): Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, Jr. testifies as Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart...

Feb 16, 20162 min read

Nalbandian Attends Munich Security Conference and Meets with OSCE Officials

Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on February 13, 2016. By Danielle Saroyan...

Feb 13, 20161 min read

Edward Nalbandian Meets with Victoria Nuland

On February 13, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Munich. Both sides...

Feb 12, 20162 min read

Armenian Assembly of America Urges Action on Azerbaijan Cease-Fire Violations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) submitted written testimony to the Helsinki Commission’s...

Feb 11, 201610 min read

Barsamian Works to Revitalize Armenian Assembly

(L-R): Assembly Board Co-Chairman Anthony Barsamian, Assembly Regional Director Arpi Vartanian, Conan O’Brien, Assembly Board of Trustees...

Feb 11, 20162 min read

Anthony Barsamian Becomes First Armenian Head of Mass. Council of Churches

Reverend Laura Everett, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, congratulates Anthony Barsamian at the latter’s...

Feb 10, 20162 min read

White House Submits Budget to Congress

Armenian Assembly of America Advances Key Priorities for Armenia and Artsakh WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Barack Obama sent his budget...

Feb 9, 20162 min read

Obama Hails Increased U.S. Investments In Armenia

By Emil Danielyan (RFE/RL) – President Barack Obama has reportedly hailed a significant increase in U.S. investments in the Armenian...

Feb 8, 20161 min read

NATO Cooperation Reaches Fruition as New University Opens in Armenia

(NATO) – The National Defense Research University (NDRU) opened its doors on January 28, in Yerevan, Armenia. The opening of the NDRU is...

Feb 8, 20162 min read

Researchers Show Destruction of Christian Heritage in Turkey

(Hayernaysor) – Within the scope of the Anatolian Cultural Heritage Project, the Hrant Dink Foundation has listed the churches,...

Feb 5, 20162 min read

Armenian Opposition Party Slams Dashnaktsutyun

By Ruzanna Stepanian (RFE/RL) – The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) wants to rejoin President Serzh Sarkisian’s...

Feb 5, 20162 min read

U.S. ‘Not Opposed’ To Closer Armenia-Iran Ties

U.S. Ambassador Richard Mills addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, Yerevan, November 10, 2015. By Sargis Harutyunyan...

Feb 5, 20162 min read

Clark University Grants First-Ever Doctoral Degree in Armenian Genocide Studies

(L-R): Helping to celebrate the historic granting of the first Ph.D. in Armenian Genocide Studies to Khatchig Mouradian are Asya...