“We advise against all travel to Nagorno-Karabakh and the military occupied area surrounding it. This area is the subject of a continuing dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia and although a cease-fire has been in place since 1994 there are regular… Read More ›
One of the advantages of being an island state is that one’s borders are easily defined, and there will be little dispute with one’s neighbours over what constitutes sovereign territory. A situation which is much more ambiguous where many countries… Read More ›
In April of this year I was invited by the Primate of the Armenian Church in the UK , Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, to make a presentation to the community in London; the subject I chose to present on was “An… Read More ›
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which… Read More ›
An article was written recently by Aslı Aydıntaşbaş (www.al-monitor.com) on a speech made at a Free Syria conference by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu. This was presented as a quiet strategy for opening up and resolving the Armenian issue…. Read More ›
The Youth of any country is its lifeblood, none more so than in Artsakh. I remember when I first arrived in Shushi a few years ago, and I walked around the streets with my Armenian friend, just talking to each… Read More ›
Artsakh’s unique geographical and historical position has shaped and influenced the characteristics of the people who live there. Whether that is a general legacy of the various interactions within the South Caucasus, or the ancient traditions and cohesion amongst the… Read More ›
In the spring of 1991, the Soviet Army and the Azerbaijani OMON initiated Operation Ring. The villages of Getashen and Martunashen in that area were subject to violent attack and the populations forcibly deported. On May 7, an operation was… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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