First Armenian Republic was declared in a hard and unequal battleMay 28, 2009 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In his congratulatory address to the Armenian people, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan particularly notes, "The Armenians managed to build a statehood in hard times, after the collapse of two big empires. Having led an unequal battle for their independence, they did manage to declare the First Republic.And today, 91 years later, we can build our sovereign state and achieve fair solution of Artsakh issue thanks to the First Armenian Republic and the victories we held in the battles of Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan and Gharakilisa." Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |