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Putin Congratulates Pashinyan on Election Victory The Karabakh conflict and the implementation of the Russia-led November 9 agreement were discussed when Russian President Vladimir Putin reached out to the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey this week. During a telephone conversation to congratulate acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on garnering the highest percentage in Armenia’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, Putin […]

The problem of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, as identified and described in a January 2020 resolution of the Assembly, “has been neither duly recognized nor adequately addressed by the Baku authorities, let alone resolved, according to a follow-up report of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe released on Wednesday. The follow-up report, prepared by Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir of Iceland and endorsed by […]

The problem of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, as identified and described in a January 2020 resolution of the Assembly, “has been neither duly recognized nor adequately addressed by the Baku authorities, let alone resolved, according to a follow-up report of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe released on Wednesday. The follow-up report, prepared by Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir of Iceland and endorsed by […]

The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has initiated a new teacher development program in Lebanon. Partnering with the Department of Education at the Lebanese American University, the Foundation is supporting the custom-made “In-Service Teacher Development Program” for teachers in Armenian schools who instruct in the Armenian language. The Foundation developed in 2019 a comprehensive strategy specifically for Lebanon, focussing on schools, educational […]

ARF Member Sarineh Abrahamian Becomes Vice-President of the Organization VIENNA—The biennial International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) World Congress took place on June 18 and 19 in a hybrid format that included a digital component for the first time. Delegations from around 60 organizations including the Armenian Youth Federation participated in the World Congress. During the meeting, the governing body […]

Inaugural Washington Week to Inspire Careers in Politics and Policy; Explore Best Practices in Grassroots Pro-Artsakh/Armenia Civic Participation WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America is expanding its youth advocacy and career development efforts to high schoolers, with the launch of the ANCA Summer Academy from August 9 to 14 in Washington. The online application form for the competitive 10-person program […]

The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) sent a letter to the EU leaders Thursday drawing their attention to the leaked video of a conversation between the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife proving Azerbaijan’s instrumentalization of Armenian captives. The Letter was sent to Charles Michel, President of Council of the European […]