ACNIS convenes an international seminar on “NATO after the Prague Summit: Prospects for Regional Cooperation,” attended by 70 specialists and covered by Armenia, Kentron, AR, Shant, ALM, Prometevs, Armenian Public televisions and Armenian Public Radio, Radio Liberty, the Noyan Tapan, Armenpress and Arminfo news agencies, Hayastani Hanrapetutiun, AybFe and Golos Armenii dailies. ACNIS analyst Stepan Safarian addresses the seminar.

The Center’s international seminar is covered by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (EUCCA).

Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian attends at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia a symposium dedicated to the religious, cultural, and political views of Imam Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Revolution.

ACNIS international seminar is covered by Noyan Tapan Highlights weekly.

Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian attends at Yerevan State University a memorial gathering on the “Decade of Eternity March” and an exhibition dedicated to the tenth anniversary of freedom-fighter Monte Melkonian’s death.

Kalenchian attends Russian Embassy reception on the occasion of the National Day of Russia, confers with Russian Ambassador Anatoliy Driukov.

Center analyst Stiopa Safarian’s book, titled “National Security: Concept, Essence, Formation and Priorities,” is published by the Noravank Foundation.

Center analyst Stiopa Safarian meets with representatives of national minorities in Armenia to discuss the Center’s joint program with the Council of Europe on “Coordination among National Minorities and Information Exchanges on Minority Rights in Armenia.”

Russian military and air-force attaché Colonel Yuriy Urin visits the Center, confers with Kalenchian on the Center’s activities.

Analyst Stepan Safarian confers with representatives of Armenia’s national minorities on the Center’s joint program with the Council of Europe on “Coordination among National Minorities and Information Exchanges on Minority Rights in Armenia.”

Center analyst Stiopa Safarian attends and addresses roundtable on election financing, organized by Transparency International.

Orran daily highlights Center analyst Marat Atovmian’s interview on his monograph titled “Armenia’s Labor Legislation.”

Sergey Vardanian’s article headlined “National Minorities as Religious Minorities” prepared within the framework of the ACNIS-Council of Europe CBM project on “Coordination among National Minorities and Information Exchanges on Minority Rights in Armenia” is published in Orran daily.

Rolf Reichert, evaluator of PCA-related (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) projects, visits the Center, confers with Stiopa Safarian on PCA implementation by Armenian NGOs.