Dec
19

Caucasus News Update – New Year charity fair “Welcome to Armenia” held in Yerevan City Hall (PanARMENIAN.Net)

New Year charity fair “Welcome to Armenia” held in Yerevan City Hall (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Profits from the fair will be given to Yerevan-based kindergartens to install heating systems.

Azerbaijan continues information war against Euronews (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Azerbaijan has long used Euronews services to advertise tour trips to the country.

Turkey between ethics and politics: Put it all on the table (Online Journal)
YEREVAN, Armenia — In Washington, Brussels, Moscow and elsewhere, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, Foreign Minister Davutoglu and others have long advocated combining into one political agenda their country’s normalization of relations with Armenia and the resolution of Mountainous Karabagh’s conflict with Azerbaijan.

U.S. critical about Nauru recognition of Abkhazia, S.Ossetia (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
The recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the tiny Pacific island of Nauru will not make the governments of the former Georgian republics legitimate.

Armenian-Indian Center of Excellence to open in Yerevan (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Nerses Yeritsyan: Armenia and India should exchange experience in information and communication technologies (ICT).

Edward Nalbandyan invites his Danish colleague to Armenia (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Danish Ambassador to Armenia Michael Borg-Hansen submitted the copies of his credentials to Armenian FM.

Ukraine’s leading English-language newspaper since 1995 (KYIV Post)
Azerbaijan hopes that the visa regime with the EU will be facilitated within the framework of Eastern Partnership, said Azerbaijani ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Russia Polad Bulbuloghlu.

Gas supplies cut in North Ossetia, Ingushetia over blast threat (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, December 14 (Itar-Tass) — The gas supplies were cut in North Ossetia and Ingushetia at least until Monday morning.

Armenian and Turkish journalists discuss Armenian-Turkish dialogue in Yerevan (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Mensur Akgun: Civil societies in Armenia and Turkey should facilitate the process of Armenian-Turkish reconciliation.

Armenian-Indian Center of Excellence to open in Armenia in 2010 (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Secretary of National Security Council (NSC) Arthur Baghdasaryan received Wednesday newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Armenia Achal Kumar Malhotra.

Tskhinvali Releases Three Georgian Teens (Civil Georgia)
The authorities in breakaway South Ossetia released on Saturday three Georgian teenagers, two detained on November 4 and one – in early July.