http://www.panorama.am/ Armenian news and information portal. en-us editor@panorama.am webmaster@panorama.am PHP RSS Feed Generator When it comes to differences with Russia over energy or arms shipments, Azerbaijan rarely flinches or gives an inch. But when discussion turns to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, Europes ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/25/eurovision-Azerbaijan/ Politics Sat, 25 May 2013 17:28:00 GMT+4 Politics The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed claims about Irans military presence in Syria and the shipment of arms by the Islamic Republic to the Arab country, Press ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/25/ambassador/ Politics Sat, 25 May 2013 15:52:00 GMT+4 Politics The latest meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan was a standard meeting and Sergey Lavrovs statement should be viewed in the context of Madrid Principles, military psychologist ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/25/d-jamalyan/ Politics Sat, 25 May 2013 14:30:00 GMT+4 Politics President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the basis for any political solution for the crisis in Syria is what the Syrian people want, which is decided through ballots, saying that Syria ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/25/assad-interview/ Politics Sat, 25 May 2013 12:33:00 GMT+4 Politics  The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) and the Personal ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/25/Chairs/ Politics Sat, 25 May 2013 11:57:00 GMT+4 Politics Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Friday, May 24, with Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/satgsyan-minsk-group/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 18:31:00 GMT+4 Politics Newly appointed ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Armenia Saif Mohammed Abid al-Zaabi (seat in Tehran) presented today his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan. Congratulating the ambassador on appointment, the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/ambassador-ame/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 18:16:00 GMT+4 Politics Head of Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary faction Levon Zurabyan has noticed serious changes in parliament. Opposition is now united in parliament, he says. The evidence of this is three votings ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/zurabyan-about-opp/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT+4 Politics Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, Marie Ficarra has condemned a statement released by the Turkish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which suggests the country will block Australian politicians ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/marie-ficarra/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:00 GMT+4 Politics The lack of hope and belief could make Orinats Yerkir MP Hovhannes Margaryan emigrate from Armenia.  The high rates of emigration from the country are due to the lack of hope ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/h-margaryan/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:00 GMT+4 Politics With the crisis deepening, it is inevitable that there will be a social riot and a revolution in Armenia, head of Heritage parliamentary faction Ruben Hakobyan told a parliamentary briefing ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/r-hakobyan/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 12:05:00 GMT+4 Politics Although RPA voted for the government program, Republican MP Nahapet Gevorgyan, despite registering for the parliament session, did not participate in the voting, Zhamanak daily says. The paper failed to ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/jamanak/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 10:54:00 GMT+4 Politics The rise of sectarian violence and recent Israeli bombing indicate that the true aim of the Syrian civil war is to weaken Irans position in the region, Middle East expert ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/tariq-ali-interview/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 10:21:00 GMT+4 Politics Haykakan Zhamanak touched upon possible dismissal of several governors. We had reported earlier that four governors will be dismissed after Yerevan municipal elections. Our sources in RPA say that one ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/hzh3/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 10:05:00 GMT+4 Politics The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/24/syria-peace-talks/ Politics Fri, 24 May 2013 09:06:00 GMT+4 Politics Commonspace.eu political editor has presented a commentary on the current state of Armenia's foreign policy: Edward Nalbandian has been Foreign Minister of Armenia for five years - a time during which ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/commonspace-eu/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:00 GMT+4 Politics Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovs statement only concerned his position on Madrid Principles, political scientist Narek Galstyan told reporters on Thursday when commenting on Lavrovs recent statement that the status ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/n-galstyan/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:00 GMT+4 Politics The Armenian government is willing to cooperate with all political forces operating in Armenia, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told a press briefing following the approval of the government program for ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/armenian-government/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:00 GMT+4 Politics Today, the Armenian National Assembly, by a vote of 76 for and 41 against, approved the program of Armenian government for 2013-17. The opposition parliamentary factions and Prosperous Armenia parliamentary faction ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/approved/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 13:11:00 GMT+4 Politics Law, justice and God mean nothing for the Azerbaijani authorities. Money is their God, Azerbaijani analyst Zardusht Alizadeh is quoted as saying by Arannews.ir. Speaking of domestic political situation in ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/politician/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 12:49:00 GMT+4 Politics Citing its sources, Zhamanak daily reports that several resignations are expected following approval of the government program for 2013-17. The Republican Party of Armenia is confident that the program will be ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/jamanak/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21:00 GMT+4 Politics Citing its sources, Zhoghovurd daily says that member of Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary faction Hrant Bagratyan had a private conversation with Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on Wednesday. The paper ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/joghovurd/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 10:16:00 GMT+4 Politics On May 16, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a statement called on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/23/cicilline-statement/ Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 09:48:00 GMT+4 Politics Azerbaijan and Iran have been engaged in something of a cold war for some time, although the roots of the tense relationship date back to the fall of the Soviet ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/caspian-research-institute/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 22:38:00 GMT+4 Politics Artsakh is a democratic country, Slovak journalist Libor Spimr Ing says. He was visiting Artsakh to participate in the celebrations of the May 9 triple holiday. Panoramas camera crew met the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/journalist-about-arcakh/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:00 GMT+4 Politics We are interested in the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, but this issue has nothing to do with the implementation of energy projects. There is no need to exaggerate ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/morningstar/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:00 GMT+4 Politics If we consider that all the mobile operators in Baku respect the authorities, and the voting process is under the control, and if we believe in the Lithuanian disclosure about ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/az-eurovision/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT+4 Politics Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Gagik Beglaryan was asked at todays parliamentary briefing if he agrees to the opinion that oligarchs can influence political decisions in Armenia. Beglaryan said that ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/beglaryan/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT+4 Politics I did not hear the most important thing alternative program. It is widely accepted in the world that politicians should present their program. Where is that program? vice speaker ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/sharmazanov1/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:00 GMT+4 Politics During the years of the Karabakh war, Nakhichevan was on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, says an article published on IRAS news website.  Iranian analyst Farzad Ramazani Bunash reminds that ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/Iranian-analyst/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 15:34:00 GMT+4 Politics Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) along with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Michael Grimm (R-NY), officially introduced a resolution regarding the Armenian ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/armenian-genocide-resolution/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:00 GMT+4 Politics Secretary of ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary faction Aghvan Vardanyan says that the new government program repeats the old one and that it is not ruled out that it will also be ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/ax-vardanyan/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:00 GMT+4 Politics Turkey-PKK peace will fail, says an article in Commentary Magazine.  On March 21, 2013, the imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah calan released a letter to his supporters in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/commentary-magazine/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:00 GMT+4 Politics Russias foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that the status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was unacceptable, while his Azeri counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov said Baku would push for peace ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/lavrov-mammadyarov-meeting/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 10:43:00 GMT+4 Politics Newly appointed ambassador of Cuba to Armenia Emilio Losada Garcia (seat in Moscow) presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday, May 21, presidential press service reported.  The President congratulated ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/emilio-losada-garcia/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT+4 Politics June will be an active month with respect to political meetings and visits. The long-awaited meeting between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev may take place on ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/hraparak2/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:00 GMT+4 Politics Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/iran-two-candidates-barred/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT+4 Politics Japan has started looking into resuming inter-governmental talks with North Korea after a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan's prime minister, the Asahi Shimbun and other newspapers ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/22/japan-north-korea-talks/ Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 09:13:00 GMT+4 Politics Elman Jalilov, who was Heydar Aliyevs former consultant on legal issues, while being at the office of chairman of Armed Forces of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic said that Heydar Aliyev did ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/21/jalilov/ Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT+4 Politics Mexican Professor at the Center for Economic Research, Jean Meyer responded to the article of Ilgar Mukhtarov, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Mexico, published in the newspaper Milenio. The Ambassadors article ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/21/mexico-mukhtarov-sarukhanyan/ Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:00 GMT+4 Politics The new government program does not differ from the previous one everything is stated nicely but there is no word about the program itself, independent MP Khachatur Kokobelyan said ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/21/qoqobelyan-gov-programme/ Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:00 GMT+4 Politics A state can have a balanced policy only when it really can carry out its own policy, leader of the Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA) Aram Sargsyan told todays press ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/21/sargsyan-ayvazyan/ Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03:00 GMT+4 Politics MP Alexander Arzumanyan says the government program submitted to the parliament is not new, but is rather the revised version of the old program. This one is a more comprehensive ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/21/al-arzumanyan/ Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 GMT+4 Politics In a welcome move, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a resolution that advocates a new approach for the pursuit of Armenian rights in Congress, going ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/21/sassounian/ Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:00 GMT+4 Politics Member of ARFD parliamentary faction Artsvik Minasyan says that the government program submitted by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is not a program, but rather a declaration which lacks clear formulations.  The ... http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/05/21/a-minasyan/ Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:00 GMT+4 Politics