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US Department of State Special Report on Armenia. «Integrated Country Strategy» Approved: May 4, 2022

US Department of State Special Report on Armenia. «Integrated Country Strategy» Approved: May 4, 2022

US intends to allocate at least $60 million to Armenia

The US Committee on Appropriations recommends including not less than $60,000,000 in help for Armenia for economic development, private sector productivity, energy independence, democracy and the rule of law, and other purposes.

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VIDEO – Final animated version of huge Jesus Christ statue project in Armenia is presented

The Gagik Tsarukyan Charity Foundation has presented the final animated version of the “Jesus Christ Monumental Statue-Complex” project in Armenia. The Armenian government has approved this project to build a huge statue of Jesus Christ on Mount Hatis.

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VIDEO – Hatis Fortress nearly destroyed by construction work

Gagik Tsarukyan Charitable Foundation presented the final animated version of the “Monumental Statue-Complex of Jesus Christ” project. Despite the objections of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Archaeological and Geological Institutes, the government approved the implementation of the project and, in fact, it is already underway.

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Open letter to the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Audrey Azoulay

Dear Mrs. Azoulay! Let me please once again express my deep respect to you and confirm that the Republic of Western Armenia (Armenia), having recognized and ratified the UNESCO Charter on March 20, 2018, fully accepts its provisions and goals declared by the organization: promoting peace and security by

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Azerbaijani MFA demarche: Appointment of new OSCE Minsk Group co-chair may alienate US from regional processes

Attempts to “reanimate” the practically non-functioning Minsk Group can lead to the alienation of the U.S. from the normalization process of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations. Leyla Abdullayeva, Head of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s Press Service, commented on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s yesterday’s statement to the

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Blinken appoints Philip Reeker as Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations, US OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair

I am appointing Ambassador Philip T. Reeker as Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations. This is noted in a press statement issued Wednesday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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NSC of Armenia: Possibility of transit from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan by road will be provided

The National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia informs that the information circulating in the media and social networks that in case of possible transit by motor vehicles through the territory of Armenia from the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and backwards the local and international roads of Armenia will be …

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Karabakh FM: Any status within Azerbaijan is unacceptable for Artsakh

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Friday in his interview that within Azerbaijan the Armenians living in Karabagh would have neither status, nor independence, nor any special privileges. Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Foreign Minister David Babayan about wrote this on

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STATEMENT On joining and supporting the Statements and the Legal Package of Requirements for the Protection of the Rights of the Armenian People put forward by the Republic of Western Armenia (the State of Armenia)

We, the undersigned, hereby declare that we accept, join and support the Legal Package of Demands for the Protection of the Rights of the Armenian People and the Statements that the Republic of Western Armenia

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Armenia marks First Republic Day

On May 28, Armenia marks First Republic Day. The Armenian independent state was regained thanks to the heroic battles that were fought in May 1918, when the Armenian regular armed forces and volunteers succeeded in achieving a brilliant and unbelievable victory against Turkish troops in Gharakilisa, Bash Aparan and Sardarapat, stopping their invasion.

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Day of the First Republic in Armenia

When is Armenian Republic Day? Republic Day is a public holiday in Armenia on May 28th, that marks the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic in 1918. It is also known as Day of Restoration of sovereignty and is considered to be Armenia’s National Day. History of Armenian Republic Day

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Azeri provocation: Ilham Aliyev: “There is no word Nagorno-Karabakh, and the last Brussels meeting once again demonstrated this”

There is no word Nagorno-Karabakh, and the last Brussels meeting once again demonstrated this, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani media reported. “We have resolved this issue, whether Armenia wants it or not, the whole world accepts it. We have resolved the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is resolved.

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Another azeri provocation: Ilham Aliyev: “If we define borders with Armenia, what status of Nagorno-Karabakh can we talk about?!”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev talked about the Nagorno-Karabakh status after defining borders with Armenia. “I have already expressed my opinion on the Minsk Group, I do not consider it necessary to repeat it again,” he said. “First, the whole world, leading countries and leading

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Turkey recruits Afghans to fight on side of Ukraine

A diplomatic source told RIA Novosti that Turkey’s foreign offices in Iran are recruiting Afghan citizens there to participate in hostilities on the side of Ukraine at the behest of Ankara. “According to the available information, the Turkish foreign missions in Iran, at the direction of Ankara, are recruiting Afghan citizens in Iran

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Ex-minister: Azerbaijan, Turkey will demand Russian peacekeepers leave, citing peace agreement

Azerbaijan, Turkey will demand Russian peacekeepers leave, citing a peace agreement, said Artak Zakaryan, former Deputy Defense Minister. “In parliament today, [Armenian PM – ed.] Nikol Pashinyan continued his manipulative, populist, baseless and dangerous statements, this time trying to make amends for his mediocre, stupid policy, as a result of which our country has reached …

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Armenia ex-president’s office talks Pashinyan’s statements on Madrid principle

The Madrid Principles are the only internationally approved document in which the co-chairs recognize the exercise by the people of Artsakh of the right to self-determination, Baghrat Mikoyan, coordinator of the office of the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, told Yerevan.Today.

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Pashinyan accuses Armenian ex-authorities of agreeing to hold referendum on Karabakh status

The former authorities of Armenia are guilty of delegitimizing the procedures by which Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a meeting of the National Assembly during the government hour on Wednesday, answering questions from deputies from the ruling Civil Contract party.

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Announcement of the Artsakh Republic National Assembly factions

The general position of the people and authorities of Artsakh was presented in the April 14 statement of the National Assembly by which it is reaffirmed that the agendas of ongoing discussions and negotiations on the international platform are acceptable to us only in case of compatibility with the provisions of the above statement. Charles …

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Ilham Aliyev signs decree on establishment of committee for delimitation of Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the establishment of the State Commission for the delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Shahin Mustafayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, has been appointed chairman of the commission. The government of Azerbaijan has been instructed to ensure

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