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Armenia - Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian (L) meets with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov (R) and Transport Minister Igor Levitin (C) in Yerevan, 07Feb2012.

Russia Promises Support For Armenian Agriculture, Nuke Construction

High-ranking Russian officials pledged to help spur agricultural activity in Armenia and reaffirmed Moscow’s stated support for the construction of a new Armenian nuclear plant during separate visits to Yerevan on Tuesday.

Armenia - Naira Zohrabian (L) and other deputies from the Prosperous Armenia Party attend a parliament session.

Armenian Coalition Tensions Mount

Tensions between the two main members of Armenia’s ruling coalition rose on Tuesday as deputies from the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) demonstratively walked out of the parliament one day after blocking the passage of a major government bill.

Turkey -- Turkish State Minister of Charges of European Union Egemen Bagis speaks to the media in Ankara, 09Nov2010

Turkish Minister Defies Swiss Action Against Genocide Denial

Turkey’s minister for European Union affairs said on Tuesday that he is untroubled by Swiss authorities’ decision to consider prosecuting him for denying that the 1915 Armenian massacres in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide.

Armenia -- Hayk Gevorgian, a journalist from "Haykakan zhamanak" daily at a press conference, where?, 07Feb 2012

Freed Journalist Insists On Innocence

Hayk Gevorgian, a veteran journalist prosecuted on controversial charges, insisted on Tuesday that his arrest last week was government retribution for his critical reports about the chief of the Armenian police.

Press Review

“Aravot” says that President Serzh Sarkisian and his entourage seem to be reconsidering their plans to limit the presence of “oligarchs” in Armenia’s next parliament.

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Coalition Partner Blocks Armenian Government Bill

Businessman Gagik Tsarukian stoked more speculation about discord within the governing coalition on Monday when lawmakers from his Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) blocked a government bill strongly backed by their colleagues loyal to President Serzh Sarkisian.

Clinton Briefed On Latest Armenian-Azeri Summit

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was briefed on the results of the latest Armenian-Azerbaijani summit in Russia during separate talks with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian held over the weekend.

Governor Rules Out Opposition Victory In Local Election

The governor of Armenia’s central Kotayk province on Monday ruled out the possibility of a well-known opposition candidate’s victory in the upcoming mayoral election in the regional capital Hrazdan.

Armenian Journalist Freed Amid Media Uproar

Facing an uproar from Armenia’s leading press freedom groups and independent media outlets, law-enforcement authorities released on Monday a prominent journalist who was arrested on controversial charges on Friday.
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Վիդեո Russian Chain Conducts 'Coffee Poll' Ahead Of Election

A Russian coffee chain is taking its own informal poll of who's most popular among the presidential candidates running in the upcoming election. Baristas are creating the candidates' portraits with cinnamon shaken over milk foam, then tallying which face is picked most often for customers' drinks. Communist Party chief Gennady Zyuganov and billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov are apparently more popular than Vladimir Putin on customers' lattes. (AP narrated)


Վիդեո In Armenia, A Phony Fan Club Pokes Fun At Putin

A little-known group claiming to represent young Armenians has launched a club for fans of Vladimir Putin, intended to "popularize the ideas" of the Russian prime minister. In a satirical response, a group of Armenian comedians is creating a club of its own that mocks Putin's cult of personality. To join, fans only need to drink a shot of vodka accompanied by a pickle.


Վիդեո Armenian Baby Named After French President

A married couple in Armenia has named their firstborn child in honor of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, whose political party had initiated a law – passed through both houses of the country’s parliament recently – criminalizing any public denial of what is recognized in France as the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.