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121. Nagorno Karabakh: A Time for Thoughtfulness?

... the prospect of remaining within Azerbaijan. Karabakh Armenians have clearly stated that their independence is not negotiable. They would only agree to a “horizontal” relationship with Azerbaijan. Baku, ...

122. Karabakh: Edging Towards the Big Agreement

... 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, ...

123. Karabakh: Internationalising the Enclave

... 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 ...

124. Armenia: Rebooting the Political Hard Drive

... Minister Hasan Hassanov said, "I am going to reserve comments until I can determine [Ter-Petrossian’s] motive." Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov stated that he believed that Armenia "wanted ...

125. The Nagorno Karabakh Conflict

... the creation of OSCE peacekeeping forces. The co-Chairmen unanimously stated that their primary task was insuring of the cease-fire and establishing of an atmosphere of trust. Considering the frequent ...

126. Nagorno-Karabakh Impasse

... The two states also demonstrated their relative independence from regional powers, including Russia. ANALYSIS: The conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh enclave ...

127. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism

... the fall of Communism, Bulgarian-Armenians describe the current state of their community with both pessimism and hope -- and offer many ideas for a preferred future. ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::Armenian ...

128. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism

... the fall of Communism, Bulgarian-Armenians describe the current state of their community with both pessimism and hope -- and offer many ideas for a preferred future. ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::Armenian ...

129. Celebration of Faith: 1700th Anniversary

... Establishment and Adoption of State Religion in Armenia By Hratch Tchilingirian Imagine a giant organization with over 350 offices and branches in some 40 countries, with 500 top executives, thousands ...

130. What Council of Europe Membership will mean for Armenia and Azerbaijan

... means each member state has veto power. "Turkey is aware of the large differences between Azerbaijan and Armenia, in terms of their qualifications and preparedness, and was concerned that Azerbaijan ...

131. Catholicos Visits John Paul II

... of adoption of Christian as state religion in Armenian, scheduled to take place next year. In a Joint Communique, the Catholicos and the Pope acknowledged the Armenian and Catholic Churches' religious ...

132. Risking Democracy: Elections in Azerbaijan

... 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. ::/introtext:: ...

133. Dividing Jerusalem : Armenians on the line of confrontation

... Conference in 1856, then in the Congress of Berlin in 1878 and later guaranteed in Versailles in 1919. These rights are supported by all international conventions," said Hintlian. "As such, in all church-state ...

134. Council of Europe Votes In favor of Armenia’s membership

... first pan-European organization. It was established in 1949 by 10 West European countries. The CE was set up to strengthen democracy, human rights and the rule of law throughout its member states. While ...

135. A Noble Cause: Violinist Levon Chilingirian

... Arno Babajanian, Ghazaros Sarian and Tigran Mansourian. But Chilingirian is concerned about the current state of classical music and musicians in Armenia. He is careful about stating his opinions. "My ...

136. Shooting Again: Assassination Attempt Shakes Up Karabakh and Armenia

... army. Immediately prior to that, he had physically assaulted Prime Minister Anushavan Danielian on a Karabakh street. Those who are considered in the “anti-Ghukasian” camp had stated their intention ...

137. Witness of His Time: Krikor Norikian

...  creation." Norikian’s fans agree with the critic Tarrab, that "Norikian is a witness of his time committed to the ethical-artistic struggle for the reinstatement and the respect of the Face and the ...

138. Pomp and Circumstance Greet President in Lebanon

... while Armenia could serve as Lebanon’s and the Middle East’s gateway to the CIS. During a state ceremony, President Lahoud awarded Kocharian with the highest Lebanese Medal for Special Services, and ...

139. Medieval Lobbyists

... has played a very important role in the life of the nation — even as a surrogate state in the absence of an Armenian state — but there is much more to Armenian history,” argues Dadoyan. In addition to ...

140. Seven Years in Prison:

... Shnork Kalustian, Patriarch of Istanbul, was called to testify before the military court. The Turkish press reported on the trial of the “priest who is Turkey’s enemy.” The US State Department turned down ...