In the wake of last week’s grassroots Fly-In to Washington, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Legislative Affairs Director Raffi Karakashian has submitted testimony to key U.S. House and Senate panels supporting the foreign aid priorities of the Congressional Armenian Caucus and outlining the Armenian American community’s specific appropriations requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, reports ANCA.
ECHR decided, that the Government of the Republic of Armenia should pay EUR 50 thousand compensation to the applicants. Zaruhi Postanjyan, “Heritage” Faction MP, who formerly was the advocate of the three young men, considers decision by the ECHR precedential and considers it may have some preventive character. At yesterday’s NA briefings Z.Postanjyan stated that the Republic of Armenia, unfortunately, is not a democratic country, jurisdiction doesn’t fully function, as a result of which lots of Armenia’s citizens are unfairly in prison, and real criminals and murderers are in freedom.
The widespread interest in the World Happiness Reports, of which this is the fourth, reflects growing global interest in using happiness and subjective well-being as primary indicators of the quality of human development. Because of this growing interest, many governments, communities and organizations are using happiness data, and the results of subjective well-being research, to enable policies that support better lives.
Amb. Mills should be commended for his efforts to improve U.S.-Armenia relations. However, his superiors in Washington should be made aware that his good work is being undermined by their shameful word games regarding the Armenian Genocide!
An observer from Nagorno Karabakh was present at Germany’s regional parliamentary elections. Representative of the ruling “Free Motherland” party Vahram Poghosyan informed that the observation invitation was directly to Artsakh.
erzh Sargsyan documented with satisfaction that centuries-old friendly relations between Armenia and Greece have not only been preserved but have entered the phase of official and political relations, a process in which, to the President’s conviction, the Armenian community in Greece has a vital role.
MP Vardan Oskanian does not rule out that his colleague MPs will join the party he intends to create. Vardan Oskanian told about this at the National Assembly in an interview with journalists, but he mentioned no names. “I do not wish to mention names who may join that party for now, but I do not rule out that my colleague MPs may join. Even the name of the party is not known yet, but I promise you will soon learn about it”, Oskanian saying.
President of National Assembly of Armenia Galust Sahakyan is currently on a short-term vacation, which he will spend abroad, head of the Public Relations and Media Department of the NA Arsen Babayan stated on his Facebook page. “Given the public interest, it is announced that the President of the NA Galust Sahakyan is currently on a short-term vacation, which he will spend abroad. During his private visit Galust Sahakyan will also undergo a medical examination.
A grenade explosion at the eastern section of the military units of the Defense Army killed Sargis Ohanyan born 1997, soldier of the Defense Army , on March 11, at 15: 45. The Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic informed, that an investigation is underway to determine the details of the incident.
By the decision of the Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, Hayk Martirosyan was appointed senior assistant of Prime Minister.
