By Hakob Badalyan http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments16870.html Listening to representatives of international organizations who describe the economic benefits Armenia will have after the opening of the Armenian and Turkish border you think that either those people are mildly speaking naïve or they take the Armenian citizens mildly speaking for naïve people. Many announced about the paradisiacal effect of [...]

Arman Gharibyan http://hetq.am/en/politics/hay-turqakan-24/ Political analyst Ruben Hakobyan described both sides in the process to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations as lacking “sincerity” at a press conference today. He said that it wasn’t coincidental that the process had been nicknamed “football diplomacy” given that both parties have been trying to maneuver past one another, just like in football. [...]

By Ara Papian The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia came to a decision on the unfortunate pair of Armenia-Turkey protocols. As seen as being bound to happen, it was declared that ‘the obligations codified in the protocols are in accord with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia’. Of course, there could have [...]

Armenia’s Constitutional Court is set to hear arguments on January 12 on whether the Turkey-Armenia Protocols are constitutional. The content of the Protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia clearly run counter to the founding Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence on which it is based. Specifically, they contradict the clauses of the initial aspirations declared [...]

By Serouj Aprahamian and Allen Yekikian The Turkey-Armenia Protocols ushered in an unprecedented wave of international outcry against the policies of the Armenian government. Massive demonstrations took place in almost every major city of the Diaspora; 60,000 protestors took to the streets in Yerevan; leading Armenian academics and Genocide scholars forcefully spoke out against the [...]

A majority of Armenians continue to be against the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, according to a recent poll, conducted by the non-parliamentary Human Rights 96 organization, news.am reported Friday.

On Thursday, December 17, the ARPA Institute will be hosting a panel discussion on the pros and cons of the Armenia-Turkey protocols. What: “Armenia-Turkey Protocols: Pros & Cons” Panel When: Thursday, December 17 @ 7:30 PM Where: Merdinian Auditoium (13330 Riverside Dr, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423) Who: Dr. Richard Hovannisian (moderator), Armenian Consul General Grigor [...]

A town hall meeting to discuss the Armenia-Turkey protocols and the next steps in the campaign against them will be held on Tuesday, December 15, at 7:30 PM, at Karapetian Hall in Hollywood (1614 N. Alexandria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027). The guest speakers for the evening will be Dr. Levon Marashlian and Hovan Tashjian. [...]

A town hall meeting to assess recent developments surrounding the Turkey-Armenia protocols is scheduled to be held on Sunday, December 13, at 5 PM, at the Crescenta Valley Armenian Community Center (2633 Honolulu Ave, Montrose, CA 91020). The guest speaker for the town hall will be Dr. Razmig Shirinian.

The Orange County Armenian National Committee is hosting a special town hall meeting on the latest updates regarding the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. The event will be held on Sunday, December 13, at 2 PM, at the Orange County Armenian Center (5305 McFadden Ave, Santa Ana, CA) The guest speaker for the community meeting will be Apo [...]