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Dec 29, 2015
2 min

Over 17,000 Refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine Resettled in Armenia

(ARMENPRESS) – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is one of the primary organizations in expressing support and assistance for integration for more than 16.000 persons who settled in Armenia because of the long war in Syria according to the official data. The External Relations Associate at the Armenian Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Anahit Hayrapetyan, during the interview with Armenpress, mentioned that peopl

Sep 16, 2015
2 min

Central & East European Coalition Capitol Hill Briefing

The region of Central and Eastern Europe is currently experiencing stress from a number of sources. The most serious one is that the peace and stability attained after the collapse of the Soviet Union are again severely threatened. Events in Ukraine are the most visible, but they are by far not the only troubling developments. The goals of building and sustaining democracy require ongoing implementation of economic and political reforms, such as fighting corruption. The curre

Jan 26, 2015
2 min

Happening This Week in Washington DC: April 26-30, 2015

By Taniel Koushakjian AAANews Blog January 26, 2015 It’s going to be another busy week in the nation’s capital. Congress will be in session Monday, Tuesday, and barely on Wednesday, before heading out of town. Democrats have their annual caucus retreat this week in Philadelphia, and President Obama and Vice President Biden are scheduled to speak at the closed-door meetings. In the context of Armenian American issues, here are a few events taking place this week that may inter

Jul 18, 2014
4 min

NATO and Azerbaijan: An Unbalanced Partnership

By Peter Kechichian and Gevorg Shahbazyan AAANews Blog Last week, Azerbaijan was again the focus of a U.S. foreign policy discussion. On July 1st, the Atlantic Council hosted a forum in Washington D.C. entitled, “NATO in the Caucasus: The Case of Azerbaijan.” Moderated by Mr. David Koranyi, the Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, the panel featured influential analysts who cover this strategic region. These included Ambassador Khazar Ibrahi

Jun 26, 2014
5 min

The Assembly Agenda: This week in Washington, D.C. – June 26, 2014

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) AAANews Blog HOUSE: The House is in session this week with final votes scheduled for Thursday night. Congress will begin their 4th of July recess this Friday and will return on Tuesday, July 8th. – HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE VOTE THIS MORNING: Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to markup H.R. 4347, the Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act, at 9 AM. There has been heavy opposition to this bill, according t

Jun 19, 2014
5 min

Russian policies in Ukraine and their effect on the South Caucasus

By: Gevorg Shahbazyan, Summer Intern, Armenian Assembly of America On Monday, June 16, the Jamestown Foundation held a conference entitled “Repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict on Moldova and the South Caucasus,” at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. The two panel conference featured several policy experts and former U.S. government officials, including Margarita Assenova, Director of Programs for the Balkans, Caucasus & Central Asia

May 28, 2014
5 min

H.R.6 Passes: an Alternative Solution to Balance Russia’s Monopoly on Eastern Europe's Energy Supply

By Orsolya Doricsak May 28, 2014 On Wednesday, April 30, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R.6, a bill that would speed up liquefied natural gas (LNG) export to World Trade Organization (WTO) countries. “The committee advanced the bill proposed by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) in a 33-18 vote, but with significant changes made after a bipartisan agreement was reached,” according to The Hill. The recent crisis in Ukraine brings to light the dependence of East Europea

Mar 21, 2014
1 min

(Flyer) Discussion on Russian-Armenian & Armenian-American Relations at Columbia University

Join Armenian Assembly of America board member Van Krikorian and Andranik Migranyan, member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy of the Russian Federation for a special discussion on Russian-Armenian and Armenian-American Relations Today at Columbia University, Kent Hall, Room 413 on Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 PM. #Crimea #Genocide #Russia #Ukraine #ArmenianGenocide #NYC #Artsakh #NagornoKarabakh #SouthCaucasus #Diaspora #Armenian #ColumbiaUniversity #Armenia

Nov 14, 2013
10 min

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing Discusses Armenia

(Left: Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT); Right: Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria J. Nuland) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs held a hearing entitled “A Pivotal Moment for the Eastern Partnership: Outlook for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia and Azerbaijan.” The majority of the hearing was spent discussing the political situation in Ukraine, and to a lesser degree Moldova, Georg

Nov 5, 2013
1 min

AAA Executive Director Meets with Adviser to Ukraine Parliament & Rep. of Union of Armenians of UKR

Yesterday, Dr. Tigran Avagyan (left), adviser to the Ukraine Parliament, and Artyom Karadzhyan (right), representative of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine met with Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny (center) in our Washington, DC office. #Ukraine #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #DC #Armenian #Armenia