In the very beginning, around the fifteenth century, the diamonds being very costly were available to a very few people. Diamond was prized much above all the other metals present in that period. It was also regarded as the vital

On 6 May President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on the results of consideration of pardon applications. According to the presidential decree 4 ...

On 5 May President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan received first deputy chairman of the Armenia Chess Federation, International Grandmaster Smbat Lputyan. Issues ...

Georgian Foreign Ministry said Georgia did not officially accuse Russian of organization and financing of Mukhrovani mutiny. "President Saakashvili and other officials just called on Russia to stop ...

The National Center for small-to-medium business development (NCSMBD) of Armenia satisfied 4028 applications within the initial four months of 2009, chief executive Ishkhan Karapetyan said. At that, ...

The Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University will host Thursday a presentation of "Yakov Zarobyan and his epoch" book. The book dedicated to the life of first secretary of the Armenian Communist Party. ...

In view of the first municipal elections in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, on 31 May 2009, a pre-electoral mission of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities was carried ...

Fast spread of world crisis influence on Armenia testifies to Armenia's vulnerability to outer shocks, Economics and Values Research Center Chairman, Manuk Hergnyan told a news conference in Yerevan. ...

Currently in Washington, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with U.S. President's National Security Adviser, General James Jones to discuss issues related to U.S.-Armenian relations and ...

At the Festival Armenia was represented by "Saghmos" choir (Kotayk Eparchy of Armenian Apostolic Church) under the guidance of ...

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Washington with chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to brief on priorities of Armenia's foreign policy and to discuss regional security issues. ...

President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed Wednesday a decree on the results of consideration of pardon applications. According to the presidential decree 4 people were granted pardon. ...

Thanks to support of Armenia's ministry of economy a new accounting center was established to assist small and medium enterprises in their accounting business, chief executive of the National Center for ...

Switzerland won't participate in NATO exercise starting in Georgia on May 6. Details are not announced. After the Russian leadership slammed the maneuvers, Switzerland is the 7th country to have refused ...

Renaissance" international music festival of young music performers dedicated to Komitas' 140th anniversary is to be held on May 6-11 in Gyumri with the blessing of the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday the EU should quickly start talks with Turkey on creating a common economic and security forum as an alternative to Turkey's membership in the bloc. The ...

In April 2009, President Obama spoke eloquently on the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide, said the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Genocide Museum of America and member of the Trustees ...

Currently in Washington, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss development of Armenian-American relations and Armenian-Turkish reconciliation. ...

Center for trafficking victims will open in Yerevan on May 7. The OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, who is currently in Armenia, will be present at the ...