It’s difficult to say whether this is coincidental, or a matter of policy, but the conflict, and killings between Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan have taken a worrying trend during the period of Hillary Clinton’s visit to the region. In… Read More ›
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Armenian Genocide ; Eye-Witness Accounts ( Part 6)
In 1916, a book was published entitled “The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 1915-16. Documents presented to Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs”, by Viscount Bryce which contained a comprehensive collection of documents produced… Read More ›
Military Parade – securing the future; that’s what the little girl wants.
From the perspective of the “west”, the notion of a military parade seems very anachronistic and reflects back to the lost days of the Soviet empire. The show of strength seemed to be more about pandering to the needs of… Read More ›
Azerbaijan lacks Eurovision
In the UK the Eurovision song contest is seen, at best, as frothy light entertainment with little substance, and little relevance. This may, in part be due to the fact that we rarely win it, and on most occasions, get… Read More ›
Artsakh State University team are invited to the Russian-Armenian University Intellectual Games in Yerevan for the first time.
For several years the Russian-Armenian University (RAU) in Yerevan has been holding “Intellectual Games” in Yerevan, comprising students from different institutions throughout the Republic of Armenia; these games are held in Russian. The Games promote fluency in the Russian language… Read More ›
An Englishman returns to Artsakh
My last journey along the long road from Shushi, through the border with Armenia, Goris, and finally to Yerevan seems like a lifetime ago. Not a day has gone past that I have not thought about the people of Armenia… Read More ›
Armenians in London remember the Genocide
Each year in London the Armenian community in the UK march through the capital to remember the 1,500,000 people killed during the Armenian Genocide in 1915. This march has taken place every year for the last 47 years, and the… Read More ›
Syria: The Armenian Dilemma
A few months ago, a resolution was proposed by the United Nations calling for the Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, to stand down from office; this was vetoed by Russia and China and caused furious reaction from the rest of the… Read More ›
Armenian Genocide : The blindness of Political expediency
The irony about the Armenian Genocide is that there is no dispute over the fact that a large number of the Armenian community within the Ottoman Empire were killed, died, defiled, or deported in 1915. It is a matter of… Read More ›
Armenian Genocide ; Eye-Witness Accounts ( Part 5)
In 1916, a book was published entitled “The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 1915-16. Documents presented to Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs”, by Viscount Bryce which contained a comprehensive collection of documents produced… Read More ›