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25.03.2012
20 years ago this day by the decision of the Foreign Ministerial Council of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe the Minsk process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement was launched. As a result the Minsk Group and its Co-Chairmanship were formed with the goal to reach a peaceful settlement through negotiations, based on the basic principles of international law. The Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship of Russia, the United States and France, is the only mediation structure... more →
25.03.2012
Tribute to the Memory in Pantheon
Five years ago today died Andranik Markaryan who left such an inerasable trace in Armenian politics and governance that will long serve as paragon both for present and future generations. Today Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by the country's highest- ranking officials and RPA activists, visited Yerevan Pantheon and laid flowers and wreaths at Andranik Margaryan’s tomb to pay tribute to the memory of the deceased former RA Prime Minister, outstanding statesman... more →
24.03.2012
President Serzh Sargsyan made a tour of Yerevan
President Serzh Sargsyan made today a tour of Yerevan. First, the President of Armenia visited Heratsi n. 1 hospital compound of Yerevan’s Mkhitar Heratsi State Medical University, where reforms are being conducted in the educational as well as medical areas aimed at the further improvement of the medical services. President Sargsyan toured the newly renovated medical departments of the compound and familiarized with the works and provided services. During the tour, the President was... more →
24.03.2012
President of Armenia heads to Korea and Singapore
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is departing on March 25 for the Republic of Korea. President''s press office reported that in Seoul Serzh Sargsyan will participate in the Nuclear Security Summit together with heads of a number of countries and international organizations. March 27-29 President Sargsyan will pay a state visit to Singapore where he will meet with the republic''s president, prime minister and representatives of business circles. more →
24.03.2012
Rasmussen: NATO has no intention to interfere in Syria conflict
NATO does not intend to interfere in the Syrian conflict, said the alliance’s secretary-general Anders Fog Rasmussen on Saturday, ITAR-TASS reported. The secretary-general stressed that NATO does not plan interfering in Syrian affairs. In contrast to Libya, the situation is quite different there, he continued. The alliance had a mandate of the UN Security Council at the time and the support of the region’s countries, he noted, speaking at the forum German Marshall Fund. The... more →
23.03.2012
The foreign ministers of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries have come forth with joint statement over the settlement of the NagornoKarabakh conflict. In the statement they called upon the sides to demonstrate the political will needed to achieve a lasting and peaceful settlement. "Only a negotiated settlement can lead to peace, stability, and reconciliation, and any attempt to use force to resolve the conflict would bring only more suffering to a region that has known... more →