Armenia
'Scent of War' Spreads Across CIS
June 30, 2009By Paul Goble Nearly a year after the Russian Federation violated the longstanding assumption that no post-Soviet state would use military force against another, “the scent of war” is spreading across the Commonwealth of Independent States...
Next Sitting of CIS Economic Council to be Held in Chisinau
June 18, 2009On Friday the CIS Economic Council will carry out its 47th sitting in the Moldovan capital city – Chisinau. In 2009 Moldova presides in the Commonwealth of Independent States. According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy and Trade...
Armenian President Uses Yerevan Election to Cement Hold on Power
June 10, 2009By Emil Danielyan Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan has tightened his grip on power after municipal elections in Yerevan were controversially won by his Republican Party of Armenia (HHK). The country's main opposition groups have rejected the official...
EU Seeks to Boost Partnerships With Former Soviet Republics
May 08, 2009By Lisa Bryant The European Union is seeking to bolster economic, trade and security ties with six former Soviet states through a key partnership agreement it is offering up at a summit in Prague. The effort is being viewed as a way to weaken Moscow...
WHO Urges Governments To Put Flu Plans Into Action
April 30, 2009By Ron Synovitz The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded its pandemic alert level for a new strain of the swine flu from Phase 4 to Phase 5 on its six-phase scale. The declaration of Phase 5 means that the new flu virus has crossed borders...
Two armenian parties outline presidential election plans
July 30, 2007Leading members of the opposition Zharangutiun (Heritage) party and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutiun (HHD) announced on July 27 their respective strategies for the presidential ballot due in early 2008, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported...
Armenian president accuses former parliament speaker of 'treason'...
May 01, 2007Addressing students at Yerevan State University on April 27, President Robert Kocharian described as an "ugly manifestation" of "treason" comments made by former parliament speaker Artur Baghdasarian during a February meeting with...
Analysis: Iran-Armenia gas pipeline: far more than meets the eye
March 22, 2007Author: Vladimir Scocor, Eurasia Daily Monitor On March 19 Presidents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Robert Kocharian of Armenia inaugurated the operations of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline (Armenpress, IRNA, March 19, 20). Although the project&rsquo...
Armenian opposition decries decision to end broadcasts from parliament
February 20, 2007Armenia's Constitutional Court ruled on February 16 on the basis of an appeal filed by President Robert Kocharian that provisions of the law on the National Assembly that require Armenian Public Television to broadcast during prime time special sessions...
