Karen Kocharyan: Expert: political forces to apply all working methods during electionsFebruary 22, 2012 A bit more than two months is left before the parliamentary elections in Armenia. In an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net, well-known Armenian political expert Karen Kocharyan shares his vision for the coming elections and comments on the agenda of the political forces, technologies and methods to be applied, etc. Hans-Jochen Schmidt: Ararat was the first that struck me in ArmeniaDecember 29, 2011 On New Year's Eve, German ambassador in Yerevan, Hans-Jochen Schmidt shared his impressions of Armenia with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “The first thing that struck me in Armenia was Ararat. In good weather, it offers a marvelous view, so close and yet so far. Zdzislaw Raczynski: Wagner’s music is a good start of a day offDecember 28, 2011 Classical music lover, Poland’s ambassador to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynski has a habit to start days off with Wagner’s music. “I think Wagner’s music is a perfect start of the day. It’s encouraging and conveys an impulse for the whole day,” he said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. Bruno Scapini: Armenia has an air of ancient mysticismDecember 28, 2011 Ever since I came to Armenia in 2009 I was greatly surprised to discover that far from Italy, beyond the sea, there could be a country so close to it, Ambassador Bruno Scapini said. With a truly Italian charm, Mr Bruno Scapini shared the story of his experience in our country, perception of Armenian traditions and impressions of his travels here. Giedrius Apuokas: Cooking is favorite pastime of Lithuanian ambassador to ArmeniaDecember 27, 2011 Despite busy schedule, diplomats still manage to spare little time for doing something they like. “Though not that often, it’s always a pleasure to devote some time to your hobby,” Lithuanian ambassador to Armenia Giedrius Apuokas said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. Marcela Maria Nikodemos: Ambassador who loves artDecember 26, 2011 Ms. Marcela Maria Nikodemos, the Ambassador of one of the most colorful and flamboyant countries of the world, Brazil, shared her memories, impressions of Armenia and expectations in a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net.
“I’m a career diplomat, and almost all ambassadors in Brazil are professional diplomats. I was a deputy chief of the mission in Lima, Peru. I was offered ambassadorial post, and some days after I learnt of having been assigned to Yerevan,” Mrs. Ambassador said. Ziad Atallah: Lebanese diplomat fond of Armenian honeyDecember 26, 2011 With the challenges and responsibilities that the profession of a diplomat entails, the society often sees them as mere missionaries, with their human sides left in the shadow. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Lebanese Chargé d'Affaires a.i. to Armenia Ziad Atallah agreed to share his impressions and experiences in the country. Vyacheslav Kovalenko: Armenia would gain much from joining Eurasian UnionDecember 4, 2011 Advisability of joining the newly formed Eurasian Union is one of the most hotly debated topics in Armenia now. On November 18, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, which already had customs union, agreed to set up a Eurasian economic union, modeled on the EU, to remove trade barriers. The new structure supposes strengthening the economic integration of their three nations, with a target date of 2015.
PanARMENIAN.Net starts a series of interviews with ambassadors of the Eurasian Union member states as well as other CIS countries regarding the prospects and expedience of joining it. The first to comment is Russia’s ambassador to Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko. Aram Safaryan and Hayk Babukhanyan: Forecasting whether Medvedev will run for second presidential term thankless taskMay 20, 2011 The press conference given recently by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appeared as one of the brightest political events. In an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net, secretary of Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group Aram Safaryan and leader of Constitutional Right Union Hayk Babukhanyan offered their views on Russian President's comments. Karine Achemyan, Naira Zohrabyan: On March 8, female parliamentarians wish Armenian women a life-long loveMarch 8, 2011 On March 8 International Women Day PanARMENIAN.Net held a number of interviews with the female parliamentarians of Armenia, who shared plans for holiday celebration, their memories and wishes for Armenian women. The members of the Republican Party of Armenia, Karine Achemyan and Prosperous Armenia, Naira Zohrabyan congratulated Armenian women on March 8. | James Appathurai: NATO has not changed position on Karabakh and supports OSCE MG efforts Christoph Speck: Human factor is key to achieving success Armenian bodybuilding vice champion Levon Hovhannisyan: Professional sports has nothing to do with healthy living Joe Abercrombie: Heroism and villainy are often matters of where one stands Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |