Emil Danielyan

In Change Of Tactics, Armenian Opposition Scales Back Protests

Armenia’s opposition groups have announced they will scale back demonstrations aimed at toppling PM Pashinian and instead focus on weekly rallies to build larger crowds of protesters upset over the government's handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with Azerbaijan.

Jailed Former Armenian President Kocharian Undergoes Surgery

Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharian, who is currently in pretrial detention, underwent surgery on May 12 for the second time in seven months.

Ruling Party Wins Big In Yerevan

The Central Election Commission said on May 6 that with ballots counted in almost two-thirds of Yerevan’s 464 electoral precincts, President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) had over 58 percent of the vote, more than enough to return Mayor Taron Markarian to office.

Armenia Considers Changing Adoption Procedures Amid Allegations Of Corruption

The Armenian government is considering changes in its rules and procedures for international adoptions in an effort to stamp out alleged corrupt practices.

Armenian President Cautiously Upbeat Ahead Of Karabakh Summit

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has been cautiously optimistic about an upcoming Armenian-Azerbaijani summit in Russia which international mediators hope will result in a framework agreement to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

New Deadline For Armenian Leadership

Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian has given Armenia's political leadership late three more weeks to free his jailed loyalists and start a dialogue with his Armenian National Congress (HAK) or face an opposition push for power.

TV Owner Escalates Armenia Feud

The owner of a TV station facing closure has threatened to campaign for the ouster of Armenia's political leadership if it fails to meet his far-reaching political and economic demands.

U.S. Envoy Upbeat On Turkey-Armenia Relations

In Armenia on the first stop of his first tour of the region, the new top U.S. diplomat for Europe and the former Soviet Union sounded optimistic about prospects for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations.

PACE Threatens Sanction Over 'Political Prisoners'

A key panel of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called for sanctions on Armenia because of the continuing imprisonment of dozens of opposition members whom it for the first time described as "political prisoners."

'Genocide' Question Haunts Armenia-Turkey Relations

President Serzh Sarkisian has confirmed he is ready to accept, in principle, Turkey's proposal to form a commission of Armenian and Turkish historians that would examine the 1915-18 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

Armenia: Eyewitness Recounts Crackdown In Yerevan

Yerevan on March 2 (AFP) Robert Chakhoyan, a 23-year-old university student, endured hours of beating in Armenian police custody but he does not seem to bear a grudge against his tormentors. In fact, he is unusually composed when describing scenes of ill-treatment and pools of blood at a police station in Yerevan where he and scores of other supporters of opposition leader and former President Levon Ter-Petrossian were taken on March 1.

Armenia: Former President Unveils Election Manifesto

Former President Levon Ter-Petrossian made public on January 7 his election campaign manifesto for the presidential ballot on February 19, pledging to turn Armenia into a "normal" state where governments are formed as a result of free elections and respect laws, human rights, and free enterprise. The 16-page document also reaffirms his earlier bitter criticism of the country's current leadership, affirming that an election victory for Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian's would be "tantamount to a national disaster."

Nobel Laureates Call For Armenian-Turkish Reconciliation

April 10, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- More than 50 Nobel laureates have appealed to Armenia and Turkey to establish diplomatic relations unconditionally, open their border, and step up direct contacts.

Has A New Chance Emerged For Peace?

Undaunted by their failure to broker a solution to the conflict last year, international mediators are making another push for an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace accord.

U.S. Mediator Still Hopeful Of Accord

Upcoming elections in Azerbaijan and Armenia need not block a peace settlement, if the countries' presidents have enough political will.

Armenia: Country’s Jews Alarmed Over Nascent Anti-Semitism

Armenia’s tiny Jewish community is growing concerned by what it says is mounting anti-Semitism in the South Caucasus country. Virtually nonexistent in the past, the issue has emerged over the past year amid a rise in anti-Jewish propaganda and the desecration of a Holocaust memorial in Yerevan. The government has so far done little to address the Jewish community's concerns.

Armenia: Adoption Procedures Come Into Question

Armenia: New Parliament To Be Elected Amid Lingering Political Tensions

Armenia: Harsh Winter Wreaks Havoc On Agriculture

Iraq: Pro-Russian Armenia May Benefit Most From U.S.-Led War