World news about “Armenia” published by euronews.
Turkish newspapers furious with FranceThe decision by the French Parliament to pass a law punishing those who deny that the bloody events of 1915 in the last days of the Ottoman era were a… 23/12/2011
French-Turkish-Armenian questionsAt least 20 countries officially recognise the acts of the Ottoman Empire from 1915-1923 against the Armenians as genocide. Others, such as Germany Britain… 22/12/2011
Four countries urged to act against choosing babies’ gender Parents actively selecting their baby’s sex in some countries has raised serious concern in the human rights defence body the Council of Europe. Prenatal… 05/10/2011
Animated Armenia Armenia has a long tradition of animated films – the first one was shot in the 1930s – but re-building the industry over the past 20 years or so has not been… 13/09/2011
Azerbaijan president’s perspective on Nagorno Karabakh impasse resolution On the eve of a new round of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by Russia, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, told euronews that… 24/06/2011
Fresh attempt to end Nagorno Karabakh deadlock The landlocked mountainous region of Nagorno Karabakh remains one of the frozen conflicts of post-Soviet rule. It declared its independence from Azerbaijan in… 23/06/2011
Difficult diplomacy as Armenia and Azerbaijan talk Nagorno Karabakh María Piñeiro euronews: “President Sargsyan, there appears to be a sense of optimism about the possible outcome of the meeting to be held in Kazan in… 23/06/2011
Fresh attempts to broker Nagorno-Karabakh deal On the eve of a new round of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by Russia, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, spoke to… 23/06/2011
Restoration of a unique Armenian monastery It was once a beacon of light for an entire country, home to 500 monks, a seat of learning and spiritual fulfilment. Little remains of the glorious past of… 25/10/2010
Armenian presidential candidate cries foul over poll resultArmenia’s President Serzh Sarksyan easily won a second term according to Tuesday’s election results but his main rival claims the poll was rigged. Thousands… 20/02/2013
Armenia gets a second dose of SarksyanArmenia’s central election commission has announced President Serzh Sarksyan has won a second five-year term. Exit polls when voting ended yesterday gave… 19/02/2013
Armenia president secures re-electionArmenian President Serzh Sarksyan appears headed for a second five-year term. Exit polls suggest he has gained 58 per cent of votes cast. The last… 18/02/2013
Sarksyan expected to win re-election in ArmeniaVoting has begun in the Armenian presidential elections where current President Serzh Sarksyan is bidding for a second consecutive term in office. Elected… 18/02/2013
Two men held over Armenia presidential candidate shootingArmenia’s National Security Services have arrested two men in connection with the shooting of presidential candidate Paruyr Hairikan. Authorities say both… 08/02/2013
Shooting won’t delay Armenia presidential voteArmenia’s presidential elections are to go ahead, despite the shooting of one of the candidates. Paruyr Hayrikyan suffered a shoulder wound in the attack… 05/02/2013
Armenian elections face delays after candidate shotDoctors in Armenia have removed a bullet from the shoulder of a presidential candidate, who was shot close to his home on Thursday night. Paruyr Hayrikyan… 01/02/2013
Armenian presidential candidate shotArmenian presidential candidate, Paruyr Hayrikyan, has been shot by unknown gunmen at his home in the capital Yerevan. Armenian Shans TV reported that… 01/02/2013
No choice for voters in ArmeniaArmenia goes to the polls to elect a new president in February with incumbent Serzh Sargsyan already looking like the winner. His two main rivals both… 23/01/2013
From Russia with love:baby born in plane toiletA plane flying from Russia to Armenia has landed with one extra passenger after a baby girl was born in the toilet of the aircraft. The child – which weighs a… 15/01/2013
Armenia cuts diplomatic ties with Hungary over freed prisonerArmenia has broken off diplomatic ties with Hungary over its decision to send home an Azeri army officer convicted of murdering an Armenian soldier. Gurgen… 01/09/2012
Syrian clashes continue as citizens fleeThere are reports of intensive fighting continuing across Syria with opposition forces claiming that at least 80 people were killed on Friday. It is… 03/08/2012
Five Azeri troops killed in clashes with ArmeniaThere has been further violence between Azeri and Armenian soldiers. Azerbaijan has accused its neighbour of killing five of its troops in a shoot out on… 05/06/2012
France plans new ‘genocide’ billFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is working on a new “genocide” bill after the Constitutional Council threw out one currently under consideration. The law… 28/02/2012
Armenian couple name their baby “Sarkozy”A couple in Armenia have named their new-born baby Sarkozy in honour of France’s president. It comes after the French Senate voted to make it illegal to deny… 26/01/2012
Armenia celebrates ‘genocide bill’ at French embassyThere was a festive mood outside the French embassy in Yerevan as Armenians celebrated the passing of a French law making it illegal to deny that the killing… 24/01/2012
Turkish PM labels French genocide bill “racist”Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the French Senate vote to criminalise genocide denial of the 1915-16 killing of Armenians by Ottoman… 24/01/2012
French FM urges calm reaction to genocide lawFrance has urged Turkey not to overreact to the French Senate’s approval of a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman… 24/01/2012
Yerevan and Ankara react to French Senate voteWhile Armenians in Paris celebrated the vote in the French Senate, official reaction from the Armenian government in the capital Yerevan has been… 24/01/2012
France passes ‘genocide’ billAfter a debate lasting more than seven hours, the French Senate voted to back a controversial new law making it illegal to refer to the killing of Armenians… 24/01/2012
Armenia-Turkey ‘genocide’ row: the backgroundWhether what happened to the Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire can be called ‘genocide’ remains contentious – despite the ruling by the French… 24/01/2012
Nagorno-Karabakh, centre of more discussionsRussian President Dmitry Medvedev is hosting talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed southern caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Although… 23/01/2012
Senate vote sparks protests in ParisIn Paris Turkish people from across Europe protested against the French Senate’s plans to vote on Monday on a bill making it illegal to deny the 1915 mass… 21/01/2012
Babacan accuses Sarkozy of breaking promiseNo Christmas cheer between Turkey and France, whose controversial voting of a law criminalising genocide denial has angered Turks who feel it is targetting… 25/12/2011
Armenian editor in Turkey criticises France genocide lawThe fallout from France’s controversial genocide bill continues, with more protests taking place across Turkey, including one organised by a nationalist group… 23/12/2011
Sarkozy hits back over Turkish claims of French genocideA war of words is heating up between Paris and Ankara. The Turkish prime minister has accused France of genocide in Algeria. This a day after France’s… 23/12/2011
Turkish anger over French genocide billFrance’s controversial genocide bill will have be approved by parliament’s upper house, before it becomes official. However, its passing through the lower… 23/12/2011
France-Turkey genocide law could be bad for businessA deterioration of the relationship between Turkey and France over the French genocide bill may be political and economic. Turkey is France’s sixth largest… 22/12/2011
Turkey hits out at ‘racist’ bill in FranceRacist, discriminatory and xenophobic. That is how Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the French parliamentary vote making it a… 22/12/2011
Armenians hail French ‘genocide’ voteThe Armenian Genocide Museum in Yerevan helps preserve the memory of those killed in 1915, to tell their story to future generations. Visitors on Thursday… 22/12/2011
Turkey recalls France envoy over genocide billTurkey has recalled its ambassador from Paris in protest at France’s first steps towards criminalising the denial of genocide. Under French law, the mass… 22/12/2011
Turkish fury as French MPs back Armenia ‘genocide’ billDespite protests from France’s Turkish community, the lower house of parliament in Paris has backed a bill making the denial of genocide a crime. For… 22/12/2011
Turkey warns France over genocide voteA row is brewing between France and Turkey over a parliamentary vote in the French lower house which is expected to outlaw denial of genocide. Although not… 22/12/2011
Turkey calls on France to halt “genocide” billA Turkish delegation has attempted to get the French government to drop a parliamentary bill that has soured relations with Ankara. The new law would make… 21/12/2011
Turkey warns France over Armenian ‘genocide’ lawTurkey’s prime minister is warning France to examine its own history before making laws about Turkey’s in a row over the deaths of Armenians during the time… 18/12/2011
Armenian book anniversary marked in VeniceAn exhibition in Venice is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the publication there of the first-ever book printed in Armenian. Among those admiring the… 16/12/2011
Sarkozy’s foreign policy trip turns sour with TurkeyIn what appear to be comments made for a domestic audience in an election year, the French president has managed to annoy both Turkey and Russia in the last… 07/10/2011
Killer of Turkish-Armenian journalist is jailedThe chief suspect in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has been jailed for nearly 23 years by a court in Istanbul. Dink, the editor of a… 25/07/2011
No deal over Nagorno-KarabakhArmenia and Azerbaijan have failed to reach an agreement on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabkh. Talks held in Kazan in Russia and hosted by Russian… 25/06/2011
Armenian protesters call on government to goThousands of demonstrators in the Armenian capital Yerevan have called on the government to resign, in the former Soviet republic’s largest protest for three… 18/03/2011
Medvedev hopeful over Nagorno-KarabakhRussian President Dmitry Medvedev wants to agree the principles for a peace deal for the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh by December. Medvedev made his… 28/10/2010
Longest cable car links Armenian monasteryBilled as the world’s longest cable car, the Tatev aerial tramway in Armenia has just been inaugurated, crossing the spectacular Vorotan River Gorge and… 19/10/2010
Turk nationalists anger Armenians over prayer serviceTurkey’s government has hailed what it calls growing religious tolerance in the country after allowing a Muslim prayer service to be held at a disused… 01/10/2010
Armenian religious ceremony held in TurkeyA Turkish island has staged the first Armenian Orthodox religious service in almost a century. The Turkish government’s hailed it as a sign of… 19/09/2010
Armenia hosts its first NATO exerciseArmenia is hosting its first NATO exercise with more than twenty alliance and partner countries involved. Over a thousand people will take part in a… 15/09/2010
Azerbaijan defies Nagorno-Karabakh’s national dayAzerbaijan has pledged to retake Nagorno-Karabakh from ethnic Armenians, at a rally in Baku held on the eve of the breakaway territory’s self-declared… 02/09/2010
Five killed in latest Nagorno-Karabakh clashAzerbaijan and Armenia are blaming each other for the latest clash over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which reportedly killed five soldiers on… 01/09/2010
Russia signs deal to guarantee Armenia’s securityRussia and Armenia have signed a deal which will keep Russian troops in the former Soviet republic for years to come. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and… 21/08/2010
Turks mark mass 1915 killing of ethnic ArmeniansFor most Turks the very idea would be unthinkable, but earlier around 200 Turkish intellectuals, human rights campaigners and artists commemorated the 1915… 24/04/2010
Armenians remember 1915 Ottoman massacreTens of thousands of people have marked the mass killing of ethnic Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman empire during the first world war. Those at the… 24/04/2010
Armenia stutters over Turkey accordArmenia has frozen the ratification of a deal with long-time foe Turkey to reopen their shared border and establish diplomatic relations. The two countries… 22/04/2010
Armenian and Turkish leaders push for closer tiesTaking advantage of both being in Washington for the nuclear summit, the leaders of Armenia and Turkey have met to try and breath new life into efforts to… 13/04/2010
Serzh Sargsyan: “Turkey has no moral right to blame us”Serzh Sargsyan is President of Armenia, a country with a turbulent history, like a fair number of states which for a time were a part of the old USSR. Early… 19/03/2010
Turkish anger at Swedish genocide voteThere has been outrage in Turkey against Sweden after the country’s parliament narrowly voted to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in the First… 12/03/2010
Armenians happy with Swedish stanceThe Swedish vote describing the killings of Armenians during World War I as genocide has been welcomed in Yerevan. Armenia says up to one and a half million… 12/03/2010
Sweden and Turkey in ‘genocide’ rowTurkey has cancelled a planned summit with Sweden after its parliament endorsed the term genocide over the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World… 12/03/2010
Corks pop in Armenia at “genocide” resolutionIn the capital of Armenia, applause and the pop of champagne corks greeted the vote by the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. People… 05/03/2010
Turkey angered by US voteReaction in Turkey to the US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee vote recognising a “genocide” of Armenians in the early 20th century has been… 05/03/2010
Turkey speaks out against US genocide voteThursday’s genocide vote in the US congress has produced strong reactions from both Armenia and Turkey. Unsurprisingly, the Armenians are happy at the… 05/03/2010
US politicians call killing of Armenians ‘genocide’A US congressional panel has labelled the 1915 killing of Armenians by Turkey ‘genocide’. President Obama’s administration had tried to prevent voting on… 05/03/2010
President of Azerbaijan: “Our patience also has limits”“We want to put an end to the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh by peaceful means…but at the same time, our patience also has limits.” Ilham Aliyev is president… 02/02/2010
Forgotten victims of a frozen conflictInternally displaced people from Azerbaijan are the forgotten victims of the frozen conflict: Nagorno Karabakh. Entire communities were expelled from their… 01/02/2010
Medvedev mediates in Nagorno-Karabakh rowRussia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has been hosting his Armenian and Azeri counterparts in a bid to settle a long-running row over a disputed… 25/01/2010
Progress made in last chance Karabakh talksIn what have been called “last-chance” talks, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are said to have made important progress over the disputed enclave of… 31/12/2009
World Cup brings estranged eighbours togetherAnti-Armenian demonstrators protest against the visit of the country’s President Serzh Sarksyan to Turkey. The Armenian head of state is due to attend… 31/12/2009
Medvedev mediates in Nagorno-Karabakh rowRussia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has been hosting his Armenian and Azeri counterparts in a bid to settle a long-running row over a disputed… 31/12/2009
Turkey wants ‘peace’ with Armenia and AzerisTurkey’s foreign minister says peace between Ankara, Azerbaijan and Armenia is “close” after a meeting with his Azeri counterpart. Ahmet Davutoglu said: “… 25/12/2009
Bomb find prompts Russia-Armenia gas cutRussia cut off gas supplies to Armenia overnight as a safety precaution after explosive devices were found near a pipeline. The discovery was made in… 14/12/2009
Azeri and Armenian presidents make progress over Nagorno-KarabachMediators say progress has been made at the Munich a meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia. As they seek a resolution to the thorny issue… 03/12/2009
Football to advance Turkish/Armenian diplomacyThe Turkish and Armenian presidents will seek to build on Saturday’s breakthrough in peacemaking between their countries at a World Cup match in Turkey on… 03/12/2009
Medvedev mediates in Nagorno-Karabakh rowRussia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has been hosting his Armenian and Azeri counterparts in a bid to settle a long-running row over a disputed… 03/12/2009
Progress made in last chance Karabakh talksIn what have been called “last-chance” talks, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are said to have made important progress over the disputed enclave of… 03/12/2009
Optimism over long-running Caucasus conflictOptimism is growing that complex three-way talks may resolve long-running disputes between Turkey, Armenia and Azerbeijan. Ankara and Yerevan are edging… 01/12/2009
Long and winding road to Armenian-Turkish peaceLess than 48 hours after the signing of Saturday’s landmark peace deal between Turkey and Armenia and doubts are being raised over the accord’s eventual… 01/12/2009
Progress made in last chance Karabakh talksIn what have been called “last-chance” talks, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are said to have made important progress over the disputed enclave of… 23/11/2009
Azeri and Armenian presidents make progress over Nagorno-KarabachMediators say progress has been made at the Munich a meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia. As they seek a resolution to the thorny issue… 22/11/2009
Last chance talks over KarabakhThe Moscow mediated truce deal signed last year between Azerbaijan and Armenia is on the verge of unravelling if talks today do not produce a result. … 22/11/2009
Second leg of Turkish/Armenian soccer diplomacySide-by-side the presidents of Turkey and Armenia have watched a World Cup football match in a show of unity. But it had little effect on the home side’s… 15/10/2009
EU wants Turkey to accelerate reformTurkey has been told by the European Union to speed up reforms in order to join the 27 nation bloc. The European Commission’s annual progress report on… 14/10/2009
World Cup brings estranged eighbours togetherAnti-Armenian demonstrators protest against the visit of the country’s President Serzh Sarksyan to Turkey. The Armenian head of state is due to attend… 14/10/2009
World Cup to ease a century of hostilityA World Cup qualifier between Turkey and Armenia is due to play a role in ending more than a century of hostility between the neighbours. The presidents of… 14/10/2009
Turkey and Armenia sign for improved ties325 kilometres of barbed wire is a physical symbol of the hostility and distrust that has existed between Turkey and Armenia for over a century. Ankara… 12/10/2009
Armenian President still plans to go to TurkeyArmenia’s President Serzh Sarksyan has said he will visit Turkey later this week despite question marks hanging over an historic peace deal. The Armenian… 12/10/2009
Football to advance Turkish/Armenian diplomacyThe Turkish and Armenian presidents will seek to build on Saturday’s breakthrough in peacemaking between their countries at a World Cup match in Turkey on… 12/10/2009
Long and winding road to Armenian-Turkish peaceLess than 48 hours after the signing of Saturday’s landmark peace deal between Turkey and Armenia and doubts are being raised over the accord’s eventual… 12/10/2009
Erdogan wants Armenian withdrawal from KarabakhSigns of tension have begun to surface over Saturday’s deal to end a century of hostility between Turkey and Armenia. Turkey’s Prime Minister says Armenia… 11/10/2009
Turkey hints at conditions on Armenia dealThe Turkish prime minister has appeared to impose thinly-veiled conditions on the normalisation of ties agreed yesterday with Armenia. Recep Tayyip Erdogan… 11/10/2009
Turkey and Armenia set out on reconciliation roadIt required an 11th-hour intervention from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but finally, hours late, Turkey and Armenia have signed a historic peace… 11/10/2009
Turkey and Armenia sign historic peace agreementTurkey and Armenia have signed a historic peace agreement ending a century of hostility – hostility that stemmed from the World War One mass killing of… 10/10/2009
Turkey-Armenia – a decades-old disputeWhile Turkey continues to deny claims it carried out a genocide programme, a shadow will hang over the settlement. Armenia says up to 1.5 million Armenians… 10/10/2009
