by Louise Manoogian Simone Scheduled 2 weeks in advance, this discussion was out of necessity curtailed because of rapidly escalating attacks on villages in Azerbaijan. President Ter Petrossian, in meetings around the clock, was kind enough to keep...

by Louise Manoogian Simone Q. Our U.S. government structure is quite different from that of the Soviet Union. Can you explain Armenia's structure? A. Our structure is inherited from the Soviet Union. To be frank with you it's not a good structure.

by Louise Manoogian Simone Papken Ararktsian First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) Mr. Papken Ararktsian, energetic Chairman of the Parliament, chairs the parliamentary sessions 3 days a week with a week break every 2 weeks to...

by David Zenian During the recent Azerbaijani and Soviet attacks on Armenia, President Levon Ter-Petrossian was asked what the Diaspora could do to support Armenia. His response was clear: "Exert pressure on world public opinion." The President...

by David Zenian "I want to do whatever I can to help" said Vahe Jazmadarian, General Manager of Credit Suisse, in Paris, France, as he concluded his one week visit to Yerevan to explore and analyse the banking system in Armenia. Impressed by the...

by Phillip L. Kohl During the decade of the 1980s American archaeologists participated on field programs in the Soviet Union with increasing frequency. In 1986 my own research interests shifted westwards, and I decided to familiarize myself with...

by David Zenian "Music has been my whole life," says Iranian born Loris Tjeknavorian. The stories he had heard as a student in Vienna inspired his dream "to bring some measure of comfort to the people of Leninakan. I remember being told how the...

by AGBU News 102 applications for admission to AUA were received during July and August after public announcements were aired on TV and advertised in local newspapers in Armenia. A working knowledge of English and a university degree were...

by David Zenian BEIRUT- After more than 15 years of fighting and bloodshed, a new spirit of hope and national reconciliation is surging in Lebanon and for once optimists seem to outnumber the pessimists. Most Lebanese seem convinced that violence...

by David ZenianTEHRAN- The principal of one of the Armenian schools of Tehran is an ethnic Azerbaijani-Iranian. Armenian women wear black chadors - even to church - and are allowed to use the community swimming pool only on days when the men are not...

by David Zenian ESFAHAN, Iran - If some Armenians in the United States trace their "American roots" to Ellis Island, Esfahan is where it all started nearly 400 years ago for the Armenian Community of Iran. The first settlers were brought to...

by David Zenian TEHRAN - Signs of unrest are emerging across the Islamic Republic of Iran, but political analysts hope to tap the isolated acts of protest in favor of reforms and economic recovery after eight years of war with Iraq. The government...