[ last updated 09:29 ] The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan again failed to reach a framework agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh during intensive negotiations in Bucharest on Sunday and Monday, all but dashing hopes for a speedy resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
[ last updated 15:52 ] Armenia is gradually extending the length of study in its public schools to 12 years, in line with an ongoing reform of its system of primary and secondary education supported by Western donors.
[ last updated 16:05 ] The World Bank has approved a $6.25 million loan to Armenia designed to help its government guard against and, if necessary, cope with a possible outbreak of bird flu already registered in all of the four neighboring countries.
[ last updated 16:08 ] Several dozen people staged a rare demonstration outside the Russian embassy in Yerevan on Monday to condemn and protest against the continuing racially motivated killings of Armenians and other dark-skinned residents of Russia.
[ last updated 10:09 ] "Armenia’s president hopes that Aliev will refuse to sign [the Karabakh deal] so that he does have to rebuff the [Minsk Group] co-chairs, while Aliev hopes that everything will be all the way around,” "Haykakan Zhamanak" writes in reference to the Bucharest peace talks.
[ last updated 09:29 ] 
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