Interview with the President of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) Alexander Machkevitch.

The Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) is an influential lobbying organization whose mission is to strengthen the organization as the community's preeminent non-partisan advocate representing Armenian-American interests to the U.S. public policy-making community; to support and deepen the U.S./Armenia and U.S./Karabakh relationships; to expand the organizations the campaign for universal affirmation of the Armenian Genocide and to secure Diaspora-wide consensus for the government of the Republic of Armenia to deal with the consequences of this crime against humanity. Executive Director Bryan D. Ardouny makes comments to PanARMENIAN.Net

Year 2006 is announced that of Armenia in France. Both countries are bound with long-standing friendly relations, promoted to a notable extent by the Armenian community, which is one of the largest in Europe. France along with the US and Russia actively participates in settlement of the Karabakh conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group framework. French Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Armenia Henry Cuny told PanARMENIAN.Net about the current state of the Armenian-French relations.

The repartition of the sphere of influence can be observed in the South Caucasus presently. The European Union and U.S. are trying to force Russia out of the region. How can the geopolitical situation change and how can the ethnic conflict be resolved? PanARMENIAN.Net requested head of the International Relations Department at the Institute of the Political and Military Analysis Sergey Markedonov to comment on the situation.

Activation of peace talks on the Karabakh conflict was obvious lately. Visits of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs become increasingly frequent and it can be seen that the mediators are trying to find a solution just in 2006. Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE MG for settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in 1992-1996, Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov comments on the situation at the instance of a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Armenia-Georgia relations changed after the independence of both states. There are friendly relations between the neighboring states, however Yerevan and Tbilisi positions over some foreign and domestic political issues not always coincide. What is the state of the current Armenian-Georgian relations? Georgian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Revaz Gachechiladze answers questions of PanARMENIAN.Net.

Armenia's participation in the Millennium Challenge Account was a new stage in development of the U.S.-Armenian relations. The U.S. is confident in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The U.S. is providing financial assistance and developing cooperation with Armenia. Nevertheless, in his annual speech in 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush again failed to properly acknowledge the events of 1915 by avoiding the word «genocide.» U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary John Evans answered some questions of PanARMENIAN.Net regarding these matters.

The South Caucasus has always been a place of collision of superpowers. Due to the Nagorno Karabakh and Georgian-Abkhaz conflict there is an impression formed that Russia is gradually being forced out of the region. What is the actual state of affairs? PanARMENIAN.Net asked first vice-president of the Academy of Geopolitical Studies, Colonel General, Doctor of Historical Sciences Leonid Ivashov, who headed Russian Army General Staff till 2001.

The old-age events still attract historians' attention. Various versions of the events that took place at the beginning of the 20th century in Ottoman Turkey, Soviet Russia and Armenia can be heard nowadays. The map of the region could be quite different now PanARMENIAN.Net requested specialist on Turkic peoples, Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University Professor Mikhail Mayer for some comments.

The Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been much spoken about recently. 2006 was declared the "year of final deal". In this view the opinion of a person, who was in Stepanakert at the very beginning of the conflict and is well aware of the history and development of the opposition between Nagorno Karabakh is important. PanARMENIAN.Net requested chief of the staff of the investigation-operation group of the Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Region in 1900-1991 and presently President of the Society of Friendship and Cooperation with Armenia Victor Krivopuskov to answer a number of questions.