[ last updated 16:05 ] The administration of President George W. Bush has proposed a drastic reduction in regular U.S. assistance to Armenia, provoking strong criticism and resistance from Armenian-American lobbying organizations.
[ last updated 16:10 ] President Robert Kocharian declined on Tuesday to meet with a visiting high-level official from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe who planned to discuss his government’s conduct of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
[ last updated 16:14 ] U.S. officials will reassure the Turkish foreign minister, currently visiting Washington, that they will try to quash a proposed resolution in Congress condemning as genocide the early 20th century killings of Armenians.
[ last updated 16:04 ] “If Armenia had a [functioning] political system and periodically held normal elections, there would probably be three main political parties in the country: the HHSh, the Communist Party and Dashnaktsutyun,” “Aravot” says in an editorial.
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