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- 121. Karabakh: Edging Towards the Big Agreement
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War Report, No. 34, June 1995
(c) Copyright: The Institute for War and Peace Reporting 1995Edging Towards the Big Agreement
by Hratch Tchilingirian
The dispute between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over Nagorno Karabakh–a small enclave of 4388 square kilometres in Azerbaijan, with a population of about 150,000–is the oldest conflict in the former Soviet Union. By 1991, what started as a popular movement for self-determination in 1988 had turned into a full-scale war with far reaching political and military implications for the region. The situation in Karabakh was further complicated by the fact that both parties in the conflict--the Armenians of Karabakh and the Republic of Azerbaijan--consider Karabakh an integral part of their territory. In September 1991, the Armenians of Karabakh declared an independent Republic of Mountainous Karabakh. No state has recognised Karabakh's claim to independent statehood. While the war is not officially over, May 12, 1995 marked the first anniversary of the cease-fire in Karabakh, after six years of armed conflict and bloodshed.
1995-06-01 - 122. Karabakh: Internationalising the Enclave
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War Report, No. 50, April 1997
(c) Copyright: The Institute for War and Peace Reporting 1997Internationalising the Enclave
By Hratch Tchilingirian
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh was transformed from a domestic Soviet conflict into an international issue. Besides Russia, a number of countries--including regional players such as Turkey and Iran--and international organisations proposed various unsuccessful initiatives. The most important of these, if not the most successful, has been the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which, since the summer of 1992, has been actively facilitating negotiations in the form of its 11-state Minsk Group, whose co-chairmanship became a triumvirate of Russia, France and the US earlier this year.
1997-04-01 - 123. Armenia: Rebooting the Political Hard Drive
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War Report, No. 50, April 1997
(c) Copyright: The Institute for War and Peace Reporting 1997ARMENIA: REBOOTING THE POLITICAL HARD DRIVE
The Karabakh leader becomes Armenia’s new prime ministerby Hratch Tchilingirian
On March 20 President Levon Ter-Petrossian named the leader of the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, Robert Kocharian, 43, as Armenia's new prime minister. He replaces Armen Sarkissian who resigned on March 6 owing to serious illness.
1997-04-01 - 124. The Nagorno Karabakh Conflict
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"The Nagorno Karabakh Conflict"
Hratch Tchilingirian
Conflict and Confidence Building Project
VERTIC Caucasian Region Discussion Group
London, 6 March 1995
2012-05-29 - 125. Nagorno-Karabakh Impasse
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(c) Copyright Oxford Analytica 1996 - December 6, 1996
ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN: Nagorno-Karabakh Impasse
[Hratch Tchilingirian]
The Lisbon summit of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which ended on December 3, failed to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
1996-12-06 - 126. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
- ... land for the community to build a cathedral in Sofia on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity in Armenia. (Father Khacherian says that the community will rely on Bulgarian-Armenians ...
- 127. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
- ... land for the community to build a cathedral in Sofia on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity in Armenia. (Father Khacherian says that the community will rely on Bulgarian-Armenians ...
- 128. The British Library's 1700th Anniversary exhibit
- ... anniversary of Armenian Christianity By Hratch Tchilingirian Ten years in the making, the British Library in London is staging a large-scale and first of its kind exhibit, called "Treasures from the ...
- 129. Celebration of Faith: 1700th Anniversary
- ... adoption of Christianity as the state religion in Armenia. It is believed that Christianity was introduced to Armenia as early as the second half of the first century through the evangelical activities ...
- 130. What Council of Europe Membership will mean for Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 2000 Vol. 11, No. 11
Armenia Joins Europe
What Council of Europe Membership will mean for Armenia and AzerbaijanBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers passed a resolution on November 9 accepting Armenia as a full member of the 41-nation pan-European democratic and human rights organization. The Armenian flag will be raised outside the organization's headquarters in Strasbourg in January when the CE Parliamentary Assembly, which had also voted in favor of accession in June (see AIM July 2000) formally ratifies the decision.
2000-11-01 - 131. Catholicos Visits John Paul II
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 2000 Vol. 11, No. 11
Catholicos Visits John Paul II
Heads of 'Sister' Churches Renew TiesBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
The heads of the Armenian and Roman Catholic Churches met in the Vatican during Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II's official three-day visit to Rome.
2000-11-01 - 132. Risking Democracy: Elections in Azerbaijan
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) Vol. 11, No. 10, October 2000, pp. 58-61.
Risking Democracy
Much at stake for President and Son in upcoming elections in AzerbaijanBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
Azerbaijanis will go to the polls on November 5 to cast their votes for a new Parliament. However, indirectly, it seems they will be voting for a new president. An ailing President Haidar Aliyev, hospitalized at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio where he had heart surgery just a few years ago, must hang on until the elections, until his son Ilham Aliyev is elected to Parliament. This would make the younger Aliyev eligible for the position of that body’s Speaker, and thus able to assume the duties of the president in the event the head of state is incapacitated or dies.
2000-10-01 - 133. Council of Europe Votes In favor of Armenia’s membership
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) July 2000, Volume 11, No. 7, pp. 44-45.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Votes In favor of Armenia’s membershipBy Hratch Tchilingirian
On June 28 the Coucil of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) voted unanimously to approve Armenia’s bid to join the 41-member organization. Armenia is set to become a full member of Council of Europe (CE) when its Committee of Ministers meet in September. Azerbaijan’s bid was also overwhelmingly accepted, with just one vote against.
2000-07-01 - 134. Shooting Again: Assassination Attempt Shakes Up Karabakh and Armenia
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM), April 2000, Volume 11, No. 4, pp. 20-21
Shooting Again
Unsuccessful Assassination Attempt Shakes Up Karabakh and ArmeniaBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
Less than six months after the assassination of eight top Armenian officials, the president of Karabakh narrowly escaped an attack on his life.
2000-04-01 - 135. Psychological Welfare
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Armenian International Magazine AIM Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2000, pp. 64-66.
Psychological Welfare
Healing the Emotional Scars of the Karabakh WarBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
"Every child and adult in Karabakh has a war story,” says Khatchatur Khachik Gasparian, 36, psychologist and head of the Yerevan State Medical University’s Medical Psychology Section. “The need to listen to them is enormous and essential,” he adds.
2000-01-01 - 136. The Evangelicals in Armenia: On the Road to Pluralism
- ... in Yerevan. “In view of the many social and moral problems in our society in Armenia, Christianity should become a part of family life again,” says Rev. Leonian, who preaches every Sunday at a rented ...
- 137. When Small is Big: Armenian Evangelicals
- ... Tovmassian, 43, senior pastor at UACC, doesn’t see any problems in living with two identities. “Armenian is one’s nationality and Christianity is a person’s choice and faith,” he says. Of the Union’s ...
- 138. Integration: The Point of No Return
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) December 1999 Volume 10, No. 12, pp. 46-48
Integration
The Point of No ReturnBy Hratch Tchilingirian
After the 17-year devastation of the Lebanese civil war, Arthur Nazarian, 48, has been assigned, arguably, the most thankless job in the Lebanese government. The Beirut-born industrialist is both Minister of Tourism and Minister of the Environment.
1999-12-01 - 139. The Historical Present
- ... establishment of Christianity in Armenia. “Restoration means preserving what you have in the present not reconstruction of what was in the past,” explains Sourouzian. “The old school used to think that ...
- 140. OSCE Istanbul Summit
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) December 1999 Volume 10, No. 12, pp. 24-25
The Istanbul Summit
Fifty-Four Nations Discuss Regional Security and Conflicts
By HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
The much touted European security summit of the 54-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was held in Istanbul in late November. President Robert Kocharian headed an Armenian delegation to the summit, where member heads of states and governments adopted a new Charter for European Security and a revised Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE).
1999-12-01