It is not news that Turkey states that Armenia needs to return the occupied territories to Azerbaijan. This is clear and is part of the Madrid Principles. Turkey wants a solution to Karabakh issue because the conflict not only represents a huge security threat for the region, but it also hobbles development and prosperity of the South Caucasus region. The question of Ankara, being part of the peace-negotiations, is not on the table, because it is clearly something that Armenia would not accept.
The Republican Party of Armenia and Armenian Revolutionary Federation signed the Agreement on Political Cooperation at the Presidential Palace 24 February 2016. On behalf of the Republican Party of Armenia it was signed by the Vice-Chair of the ARP Armen Ashotyan and on behalf of the ARF it was signed by the representative of the Supreme Body of the ARF Aghvan Vardanian.
As American revolutionary Thomas Paine said, “The Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” It’ll be an exaggeration, if I say in Armenia we deal with the worst case. We constantly complain how bad our government is, we are often upset why the government doesn’t do this or that.
Signing of a cooperation agreement between the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) lays the foundation for future long-term cooperation, RPA Vice-Chairman Armen Ashotyan said after the signing of the agreement in the Armenian President’s residence, during the briefing with reporters.
He noted, that until 1 January 2017 a transfer period has been defined, and starting from that date, importing a car from EEU member countries, VAT won’t be charged to the tax inspection. In V.Mirumtan’s words no customs duties are charged in any case.
Sergo appears on the arena and starts his speech. Dead silence in the hall. Then, walls of the building shake from applauses and exclamations. People were hugging one another and crying, victorious “hurrah!” was heard everywhere. The promise was kept.
“Sarkis K. Mazmanian, a professor of biology at Caltech studying bacteria and their impact on immunity and on the human body, is being awarded “no strings attached” MacArthur grant. Mazmanian’s findings are revealing links between gut bacteria or microbes and immunity, autism, multiple sclerosis, and other major diseases,” the paper wrote. Mazmanian, became one of 23 laureates, and was awarded USD 500.000, which he might use for any purpose.
Armenia’s Economic Activity Index (EAI) in January 2016 has grown by 5.5% as compared to the same period of previous year. Information is provided by National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia published in the report of primary macroeconomic indices. Basically, it’s a good start for the year. For the interested, it’s worth stating, […]
Turkey has some fears with respect to Armenia. This refers Russia’s military bases deployed in Armenia; Turkey considers, Russia may make Armenia an outpost against Turkey or Azerbaijan, destabilizing the South Caucasus, which isn’t an issue not only for Turkey, but for the whole region.
Not steps by EU are necessary to weaken dependency from Russia, but my and your readiness to see more independent Armenia. If you want to speak of stronger positions on diplomatic platforms, it’s necessary to put up unsparing and real struggle in Armenia against corruption and injustice, as well as successfully implement amendments tended to raising public administration efficiency, rooting democracy and human rights and freedoms protection.
