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The Center’s most important
events and activities, including meetings, visits, conferences, roundtables
and seminars, receptions, interviews and media comments
November
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David Letteney, second secretary of the US Embassy,
visits the Center, confers with analyst Stiopa Safarian on Center activities
and future programs. |
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Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian attends
Polish Embassy reception marking National Day, confers with Ambassador Wiktor
Ross.
Center legal adviser Knarik Ohanian gives expert opinion in public television’s
Nkugh program |
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In Berlin, Raffi K. Hovannisian attends and addresses
an International Policy Dialogue on “The Southern Caucasus: Political Challenges
and Development Perspectives,” organized under the auspices of the Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of
Germany. He meets with Erich Stather, State Secretary of the
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development; Jan Kubis,
Secretary General of OSCE; Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, EU Special Representative
for the Caucasus; Marc Scheuer, Director of Political Advice and Cooperation
of the Council of Europe; Ambassador Medhi Safari, Special Envoy of the
Islamic Republic of Iran; Vladimir Goudev, Director General of the CIS
Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry; and Jorg Tauss, Spokesman of
the Social Democratic Party in the German Bundestag. |
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Analyst Stiopa Safaian attends and addresses the
Post-Election Forum of the Supreme Council Deputy Club. |
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Research fellow Artsvi Bakhchinian attends and
addresses the UCLA International Conference on Armenian New Julfa.
Center analyst Hovsep Khurshudian attends and addresses in Tsakhkadzor
the first Armenian-Diaspora Mass Media Conference. |
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Hovsep Khurshudian’s opinion on e-conferences that
help to specify methods of cooperation is quoted in Hayastani Hanrapetutiun
daily and Noyan Tapan news agency’s Armenians Today bulletin. |
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Research fellow Aram Harutiunian attends in Austria
a PfP Consortium Workshop on “Security Sector Governance in the Southern
Caucasus: Challenges and Visions,” delivers paper on “Armenia as a Factor
of Balance in the Southern Caucasus Region.” |
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Karapet Kalenchian attends Lebanese Embassy reception
marking the 60th anniversary of the independence of Lebanon, confers with
Ambassador Gabriel Geara. |
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Raffi Hovannisian receives Simon Butt, head of
the Eastern Department of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Cate Pye,
Armenian desk officer of the UK Ministry of Defense; and British Ambassador
Thorda Abbott-Watt. |
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Hovannisian attends US Embassy reception, confers with Ambassador John Ordway.
Stiopa Safarian gives interview to Voice of America on Georgia’s
political transition.
Within the framework of the project on
“Coordination among National Minorities and Information Exchanges on Minority
Rights in Armenia,” ACNIS convenes a specialized policy seminar on “The
Religious Problems of National Minorities in the Armenian Reality.” Held
with the support of the Council of Europe Confidence-Building Measures (CBM)
Program, the meeting is covered by Shant, ALM, TV5,
Kentron,Mir, AR, and Armnews television, by Armenian
public radio, and by the Noyan Tapan news agency.
Stiopa Safarian’s comments at the national minorities seminar is broadcast
by Radio Liberty.
Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian receives Russian military attaché
Yuriy Urin. |
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The Center’s seminar on “The Religious Problems
of National Minorities in the Armenian Reality” is covered by Hayastani
Hanrapetutiun, Aravot, and Aib-Fe dailies and by
the Armenian news network Groong.
Stiopa Safarian gives comments to Voice of America on the ACNIS seminar. |
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