Չորեքշաբթի, Հունիս 19, 2013 Ժամանակը Երեւանում 21:19

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U.K. -- US President Barack Obama (L) holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, 17Jun2013

Karabakh Status Quo ‘Unacceptable’ To U.S., Russia, France

The presidents of the United States, France and Russia on Tuesday criticized Armenia and Azerbaijan for failing to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and said the status quo is unacceptable to the three mediating powers.

Russia -- The company logo of natural gas producer Gazprom is seen on an advertisement in front of the White House in Moscow, 08Feb2013

Details Of Russian-Armenian Gas Talks Revealed

The Armenian government seems ready to sell its remaining 20 percent share in the domestic gas distribution network to Gazprom in order to subsidize the recently increased price of Russian natural gas delivered to Armenia.

Armenia -- Apricot harvest in the Ararat Valley, 30Jun2012.

Farmers Demand Higher Fruit Prices

About two thousand apricot farmers blocked a major highway in Armenia’s southern Ararat province on Tuesday to demand that wholesale buyers raise the price of their produce.

Armenia - Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian addresses the National Assembly, Yerevan, 23May2013.

Yerevan Vague On Armenian Entry Into Russian-Led Union

Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian stopped short of ruling out Armenia’s accession to a new Russian-led bloc of former Soviet republics over the weekend, raising more questions about its integration with the European Union.

Press Review

“Haykakan Zhamanak” fears that the 20 percent share in the ARG gas distribution network is not the only the price which Armenia could pay for a gas price subsidy promised by its government.


Sarkisian Congratulates New Iranian President

President Serzh Sarkisian on Monday congratulated Hassan Rohani on winning Iran’s presidential election, expressing confidence that Armenian-Iranian relations will grow even closer during his tenure.

Army Chief Discusses Armenian Deployment In Lebanon

Armenia’s top army general visited Italy on Monday to discuss details of the planned deployment in Lebanon of an Armenian peacekeeping contingent that will serve under Italian command.

Government Denies State Budget Misuse

Scarce public funds in Armenia are not systematically wasted or misused because of corruption, the government insisted on Monday in response to a critical report released by a parliamentary body.

Armenia Still Not Eligible For U.S. Aid Scheme

Armenia is still not eligible for renewed large-scale assistance from the United States which is conditional on political and economic reforms, U.S. Ambassador John Heffern said on Friday.


Service News

Վիդեո RFE/RL's Armenian Service Awarded for Genocide Remembrance Day Coverage

RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) has been recognized as the winner of the "Best Of RFE/RL April 2013" Contest in innovation category for its multimedia coverage of the Armenian Genocide Rememberence Day coverage.

Sassounian’s Blog

Despite Internal Turmoil, Turkey Keeps up Genocide Denial Campaign

Some may have expected that the recent mass protests and unrest in Turkey would preoccupy its leaders with internal problems, distracting them from other important developments, such as Armenian Genocide issues. Regrettably, this has not happened.

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Վիդեո Armenian Teenager Has Questions To Government Officials

Hovhannes, 14, is one of seven children in his family that lives in a shabby Yerevan apartment. Along with his older brother he has to take up casual jobs to help their parents make both ends meet. The teenager who sees his future in the village where his grandfather lives and who considers a military career for himself, in the meantime, wants to meet with some of the country’s top officials to talk about his and his family’s current situation.


Վիդեո Little Vardan collects empty bottles to buy clothes

Ten-year-old Vardan lives in the town of Abovyan, Armenia’s Kotayk province. He has to fend for himself by collecting empty bottles which he then cashes in. In an interview with Azatutyun TV the boy says he is saving up some money to buy “a top with flowers on it”. (Translated by Mariam Koloyan)


Վիդեո A Dream Home Come True

Last year Joseph, his wife Taguhi and their eight daughters could only dream about leaving their small hut and moving into a new, spacious and well-designed house. Today their dream has come true thanks to an individual philanthropist from Germany who learned about their story via RFE/RL’s Armenian Service and decided to grant them a ‘new life’.