by Luise Glum A crowd of people has gathered in front of the government building at Republic Square, central Yerevan. Curious passengers stop by, turn on their live-streams, nervous police officers try to keep control. "The problem that we have brought up was neglected!" a young man complains. "Excuse me, how is it neglected?" Nikol [...]
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800 YEARS OF GERMAN-ARMENIAN RELATIONS: LESS POLITICS, MORE SPIRIT
by Hakob Karapetyan The profile picture of the official Facebook page of German-Armenian Society depicts a portrait of a bearded crowned man. This is Leo II (in Armenian Levon II), the ruler of medieval Armenia. At the end of the 12th century, located among the Byzantine Empire, the Crusader states and the Mohammedan sultanates, the [...]
PULL AND PUSH AFTER THE REVOLUTION
by Fabian Schäfer After the revolution in April 2018, Armenia seems to be changing. Some who thought of leaving the country now find new hope. Others in the diaspora are now more than ever interested in coming back. But Pashinyan is not convincing enough for everyone. Today, not too many people are walking on the [...]
ARMENIAN-GERMAN RELATIONS: HISTORICAL PAST, FUTURE CHALLENGES AND WAYS TO IMPROVE
by Tatev Khachatryan Photo from Tert.am On October 11-12, 2018 XVII Summit of La Francophonie was held in Yerevan. Armenian-French relations seem to be more popular and more profound among Armenians than with other European countries. Armenians discuss a lot Armenian-Russian, Armenian-French relations, as well as Armenia’s relations with other states. In this regard, Armenian-German [...]
ARMENIA’S EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES: OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES
by Marco Zschieck The Republic Square in the center of Yerevan has considerable dimensions, but in spring 2018 it was full of people for several weeks. They protested against Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and his Republican Party. At the beginning of May, the mass protests led to a change of power. Since then Nikol Pashinyan, a [...]
THE ARMENIAN-GERMAN BRIDGE: SOMETIMES EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THE PASSER-BY
by Lilit Hovhannisyan Armenian journalist Lilit Lalayan has been living in Germany for two years. Lilit moved to Germany through a volunteer program and would never imagine that coming to this country would be crucial for her. Here she met her future husband and made up her mind to finally settle in Germany. In spite [...]
RAFFI KANTIAN: IT IS GOOD FOR ARMENIA TO HAVE A PARTNER LIKE GERMANY
by Lilit Demuryan Brief information on Germany-Armenia Bilateral Relations Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany were established in January 1992. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations a number of visits of different levels took place between Germany and Armenia. The first high-level official to visit Armenia in 1995 [...]