ARMENIA’S PROSECUTOR-GENERAL ASSASSINATED.
An Armenian state prosecutor yesterday gunned down the country's Prosecutor General, Henrik Khachatrian, and apparently committed suicide afterward. The assassin, Aram Karapetian, was a senior... MORE
ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN MILITARY LEADERS IN FLURRY OF MEETINGS.
The Defense Ministers of Russia and Armenia, Marshal Igor Sergeev and Vazgen Sarkisian, have held a "working meeting" in Moscow in the course of Sarkisian's... MORE
LIBERALISM IN ARMENIA: POST-SOVIET FAILURE AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
By Emil Danielyan Ever since independence, Armenia has been one of the few former Soviet republics whose ruling elites did not emerge from the Communist... MORE
GERMANY THANKS ARMENIA FOR RETURNING CULTURAL ASSETS.
German President Roman Herzog has addressed a message of gratitude to Armenian President Robert Kocharian for the return of German cultural assets held since World... MORE
PLAN TO STATION MORE RUSSIAN ARMS TO ARMENIA ALARMS AZERBAIJAN.
Azerbaijan President Haidar Aliev's foreign policy adviser, Vafa Guluzade, has expressed the country's "alarm" over Moscow's intention to add modern weaponry to the Russian arsenal... MORE
MARSHAL SERGEEV IN ARMENIA.
Russia's defense minister, Marshal Igor Sergeev, held talks with Armenia's top political and military leadership on July 14 and 15 in Yerevan. The discussions are... MORE
GAZPROM TAKING OVER ARMENIA’S PIPELINES.
Armenia's Energy Ministry and Russia's Gazprom have agreed to transfer the entire gas transportation system of Armenia to a Russian-controlled joint venture. The decision was... MORE
SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL AND BISHOP IMPLICATED IN ARMENIAN CORRUPTION AFFAIR.
The Armenian Defense Ministry's Budget Department chief, Colonel Mavrik Avetisian, has committed suicide on the eve of an overdue financial audit. He is said to... MORE
THE ROLE OF THE INTELLIGENTSIA IN FORMING AND MAINTAINING ARMENIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY
By Emil Danielyan The mood was euphoric among Armenia's intellectual elite following Robert Kocharian's rise to power last February. Endorsements during the presidential campaign made... MORE
KIRKORIAN LAUNCHES INVESTMENT PROGRAM IN ARMENIA.
Armenian-American billionaire Kirk Kirkorian yesterday set aside US$250 million of his own funds to support Armenia's economic development. The initiative includes a US$100 million credit... MORE