International

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The City Council of San Isidro adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide. The city is an affluent municipality in the province of Buenos[...]

LONDON (Panarmenian.net, Armenpress) — On July 27, President Serge Sargisian attended a reception given on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to honor visiting dignitaries and heads of state attending the[...]

ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey has set up a secret base with allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar to direct vital military and communications aid to Syria’s rebels from a city near[...]

STEPANAKERT (Combined Sources) — Incumbent Karabagh (Artsakh) President Bako Sahakyan won re-election on Thursday, July 19, taking 66.7 percent of the votes. Runner-up Gen. Vitali Balasanyan got 32.5 percent of[...]

BRUSSELS, Belgium (RFE/RL) — The European Union (EU) will officially open on June 19 negotiations with Armenia on a far- reaching free-trade agreement that should significantly deepen Armenia’s integration with[...]

By Doris V. Cross NEW YORK — At the annual Literary Gala held by PEN on May 1 at the Museum of Natural History, Istanbul publisher Ragip Zarakolu was the[...]

By Varoujan Sirapian Special to the Mirror-Spectator PARIS — Never has an election in France been so uncertain. According to surveys conducted six months ago, Nicolas Sarkozy started about 16[...]

YEREVAN (Armenpress) — A delegation, headed by Israeli Minister of Agriculture Orit Noked, visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex, where the minister laid a wreath and paid tribute to the memory of[...]

By Tigran Avetisian YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia’s leaders rushed to congratulate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Monday on his victory in Russia’s weekend pres- idential election, saying that it will[...]

NEW YORK — The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its 56th session this year on the theme “The Empowerment of Rural Women and Their[...]

YEREVAN — The Fourth Annual Conference of Armenian Writers in Foreign Languages took place in Armenia this year from October 10 to 15. Sessions took place at the Writers Union[...]