http://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo.gif http://www.rferl.org en-US Copyright 2009 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:16:19 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL On October 27, 1999, a group of armed men stormed the Armenian parliament and opened fire, killing eight people, including Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsian and speaker Karen Demirchian. The gunmen later surrendered and were subsequently sentenced to life in prison. But lawmakers and other officials in Armenia say the event had a permanently chilling effect on the Armenian parliament and permanently changed the emerging institutions in post-Soviet Armenia. http://www.rferl.org/content/Ten_Years_Later_Deadly_Shooting_In_Armenian_Parliament_Still_Echoes/1862158.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Ten_Years_Later_Deadly_Shooting_In_Armenian_Parliament_Still_Echoes/1862158.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:18:50 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Ten_Years_Later_Deadly_Shooting_In_Armenian_Parliament_Still_Echoes/1862158.html#relatedInfoContainer The so-called Moscow Declaration of Intent on Nagorno-Karabakh was an important diplomatic milestone in the 15-year search for a solution to the frozen conflict. But it would be premature to expect a breakthrough in the peace talks before January 2009, when the next U.S. president is sworn in. http://www.rferl.org/content/Karabakh_Peace_Agreement_Impossible_Without_US_Involvement/1338083.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Karabakh_Peace_Agreement_Impossible_Without_US_Involvement/1338083.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:33:47 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/Karabakh_Peace_Agreement_Impossible_Without_US_Involvement/1338083.html#relatedInfoContainer The much-anticipated match will be at least as tense as Soviet-era games used to be, despite assurances by Armenian officials that fans will be on their best behavior and protests orderly. http://www.rferl.org/content/Playing_With_The_Enemy/1196709.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Playing_With_The_Enemy/1196709.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:26:12 +0000 Commentary