MOSCOW SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR ARMENIAN POWER HANDOVER
With less than a month to go before Armenia’s crucial parliamentary elections, Russia has signaled its support for an anticipated handover of power from Armenian... MORE
ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER REPLACES DECEASED PRIME MINISTER
Armenian President Robert Kocharian has appointed his longtime influential associate, Defense Minister Serge Sarkisian, as prime minister, formalizing the latter’s status as Armenia’s second-most powerful... MORE
RETIRED GENERALS SPICE UP ARMENIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Three retired army generals have added an element of intrigue and uncertainty to political life in Armenia with their separate decisions to stand in the... MORE
IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE: FAR MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
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,... MORE
ARMENIAN DIASPORA GROUPS FACE NEW AZERI CHALLENGE
On March 9, the first meeting of a new “Forum of Azerbaijani-Turkish Diaspora Organizations” convened in Baku, Azerbaijan. But as one participant described the event,... MORE
ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RACE KICKS OFF
Armenia’s parliamentary elections have officially been scheduled for May 12, ushering in the traditional period of political upheaval that has defined just about every poll... MORE
RUSSIA SET TO EXPAND ECONOMIC PRESENCE IN ARMENIA
Russia looks set to enhance its already strong economic presence in Armenia by capitalizing on Armenian President Robert Kocharian’s apparent desire to secure his political... MORE
U.S. UNABLE TO NAME NEW ARMENIA ENVOY AMID GENOCIDE ROW
For months the Bush administration has been unable to appoint a new U.S. ambassador to Armenia due to a dispute with the influential Armenian community... MORE
ARREST OF ARMENIAN “COUP PLOTTERS” RAISES QUESTIONS
Armenian authorities claim to have thwarted a coup d’etat that was allegedly planned by hard-line nationalists opposed to major concessions to Azerbaijan in the conflict... MORE
ARMENIA’S KOCHARIAN SEEKING CONTINUED ROLE IN GOVERNMENT
With just over one year to go before the end of his second and final term in office, Armenia’s President Robert Kocharian does not leave... MORE