Author: Knar Zadian

Germany supports Armenia in various sectors, including in the democratic reforms and the political arena, the Chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Germany in Armenia Erik Tintrup said on September 14. Tintrup made the remarks during an event in the Armenian parliament where a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and Berlin Economics. “Germany supports Armenia, supports Armenian democracy, Germany supports Armenia’s democratic reforms, including economic reforms. Our support starts in the political arena, this is support to the peace process, as much as we can. Our support also includes humanitarian aid, which is…

Brussels (21/08 – 62.50) The theatrical performance, 40 Days of Miracles was shown in the main concert hall of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea by the Republican State Academic Korean Theater of Musical Comedy of Kazakhstan, which is on tour in South Korea. In total, more than 500 spectators attended the event, including the Chairman of the Korea-Kazakhstan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Woo Won Shik, deputies, politicians, the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, cultural and art figures, businessmen, as well as representatives of the…

The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan met at Camp David for their first trilateral summit. The resulting agreement to deepen military and intelligence cooperation has steered Northeast Asian geopolitics into uncharted territory. In view of the rising threat from North Korea, deteriorating ties with China, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden’s administration has pursued a bold and systematic regional strategy. Multilateral coalitions like this one, the reinvigorated Quad (Australia, India, Japan and the US) and the relatively new AUKUS arrangement augment the traditional hub-and-spoke model of security cooperation in the Asia–Pacific, with the US at the centre of…

UBS (UBSG.S) CEO Sergio Ermotti is facing an Asian wealth bonanza after acquiring Credit Suisse, which has been particularly strong in Indonesia and neighbouring countries. The Swiss executive will however have to tread carefully as he integrates a damaged business that thrived on serving risk-taking entrepreneurial customers. The shotgun marriage with Credit Suisse, formally sealed in June, will consolidate UBS’s position as the leading bank for the rich in the region, especially in fast-growing Southeast Asia – home to about 675 million people. For the past decade, Credit Suisse shaped itself as the private bank of choice for local entrepreneurs, offering local…

Canada is raising its diplomatic profile in the Caucasus, as domestic and foreign policy considerations are pushing Ottawa into the thick of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is expected to attend the opening of a Canadian embassy in Yerevan in September. Canada is also set to become the first third-party state to join the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA), under which unarmed observers monitor conditions along Armenia’s side of the frontier with Azerbaijan. The mission strives to “contribute to human security in conflict-affected areas in Armenia,” as well as foster better Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. Canada’s observers will be drawn from the ranks of the…

A delegation of India’s National Defense College is visiting Armenia from August 27 to 31. The delegation is led by the Commandant of the college, Lieutenant General Sukriti Singh Dahiya, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The delegation is comprised of military and civilian high-level representatives from India, France, Brazil, Nigeria, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. On August 28, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the First Deputy Minister of Defense, as well as other high-ranking officials, held a meeting with the delegation at the Ministry of Defense headquarters.…

India isn’t barred by any charter from supplying weapons to Armenia. Moreover, Azerbaijan exhibits lax regard for Indian sensitivities, especially on Kashmir, and treats Pakistan as a strategic ally. Now India is repaying Azerbaijan by the same coin in Armenia Recent reports that the Indian ambassador in Baku Sridharan Madhusudhanan was hauled up by the host country and admonished for weapons transfers to Armenia via Iran is both surprising and not surprising. Surprising because Azerbaijan has been on quite a shopping spree for arms, primarily from Turkey and also Israel, in recent times but wants to deny the same right to…

It is at the suggestion of Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan that the Prime Minister appointed me as Deputy Minister. Hrachya Sargsyan, the former Mayor of Yerevan, then advisor to the prime minister, and now the newly appointed deputy minister of defense of Armenia, told this to reporters after the government Cabinet meeting Friday, responding to the question of whether he was appointed as deputy defense minister to oversee Papikyan. When asked what he has to do with the defense sector that PM Nikol Pashinyan made such an appointment, Sargsyan responded: “I believe we have the Armed Forces, Chief of…

Your favorite influencer just bought a vivid new shade of lipstick, and it suits her perfectly. You’re admiring the product on TikTok, and with only a few taps, without stopping the stream, you can buy the exact same shade too. As TikTok intermingles social media and e-commerce, it is betting that this vision of shopping will knock aside rivals in the Southeast Asia market. The short-form video streaming giant, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, is in a race to dominate e-commerce in the region. Facing growing regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. — the biggest market for the app with…

Greece and Cyprus have very few friends in the world. The Hellenic world’s closest friends are unquestionably the Armenians. Greeks and Armenians died together in the Turkish orchestrated genocide of 1914 to 1923. Greek and Armenian Christians were hunted down by the soldiers of Mustafa Kemal in Smyrna to be murdered. Greece, Cyprus, and Armenia are out of favor with the powerful of the world. Armenia faces an existential threat. For thirty years, Armenia ruled the liberated territories of Azerbaijan. In 2020, the government in Baku backed by Ankara launched a bloody war of aggression and committed war crimes and…