In Los Angeles, Center founder Raffi K. Hovannisian attends UCLA conference on the 90^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, delivers policy address on “Will There Ever Be a Post-Genocide Era?”

Center analyst Elen Meliksetian attends a Friedrich Naumann Foundation seminar on “The European Union and European Liberal Organizations.”

In San Diego, Raffi Hovannisian attends and addresses annual convention of the Armenian Bar Association which he founded 16 years ago.

Raffi Hovannisian’s on-line responses to questions from Yerkir website’s worldwide readership are published by Hayots Ashkarh daily in “If the Nation-State Complex is Stable.”

Center research coordinator Stiopa Safarian attends and addresses in Tsaghkadzor a seminar on “European Neighborhood Policy and Its Coverage by the Armenian Media” organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

Research coordinator Stiopa Safarian appears as a special guest on ALM television’s “The Value of the Question” program.

Stiopa Safarian offers comments to Chorrord Ishkhanutiun regarding parliamentary hearings on “The Mountainous Karabagh Issue: Means of Settlement” and developments in and around Karabagh.

Safarian’s interview entitled “Scenario of a Colorful Revolution in Armenia is Possibly in Progress” appears in Azg daily and is referenced by ArmeniaLiberty’s press review .

Analyst Syuzanna Barseghian attends specialized seminar on “Computer Use in Population Science.”

Center legal adviser Knarik Ohanian attends ABA/CEELI seminar on “Promoting the Rule of Law.”

The Center convenes roundtable to present the results of its public and expert opinion surveys on “The Karabagh Story: 17 Years in Progress,” covered by Shant, ALM, Yerkir, Yerevan, ArmNews, TV5, and AR television, Radio Liberty and Armenian public radio, Mediamax, A1 Plus, Arka, Armenpress, Arminfo, Noyan Tapan, and Regnum news agencies; Center research coordinator Stiopa Safarian delivers paper on “The Karabagh Conflict in Public and Expert Perceptions: Presentation and Interpretation of the Survey Results,” and policy analyst Alvard Barkhudarian on “What and How Much We Know about the Karabagh Problem: Issues of PR Strategy.”

Center roundtable is covered by Aravot, Hayastani Hanrapetutiun, Azg, 168 Zham, and Avangard newspapers.

Center research coordinator Stiopa Safarian and analyst Hovsep Khurshudian attend and address a special session “For the Establishment of Democracy” dedicated to human and civil rights in Armenia .

In Fresno, a special reception honoring founder Raffi K. Hovannisian marks the tenth anniversary of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies, “Armenia’s premier think-tank and research organization,” according to a resolution by California State Senator Charles S. Poochigian and a statement by Congressman George Radanovich before the US House of Representatives.

Stiopa Safarian appears as a special guest on Armenia television’s “Express” program.

In Los Angeles, Raffi Hovannisian briefs the Armenian-American community on the Center’s first decade of public service.

Claude Gluntz of Switzerland’s L’illustré magazine visits the Center, meets with Stiopa Safarian.

Hovsep Khurshudian attends roundtable on “Regional Economic, Political and Cultural Integration” organized by the Institute for Democratic Development, gives interview to MaxLiberty on Armenia’s economic situation.

Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian represents the Center at a reception on Armed Forces Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran, greets Iranian Ambassador Ali Reza Haghighian and Military Attaché Colonel Majid Eshghi.

ACNIS seminar on Karabagh is covered by Zhamanaki Mitk and Iravunk weeklies.

In Yerevan, Raffi Hovannisian attends international conference on “Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenge: Human Rights and Genocide,” gives live interview to public television on the Armenian Genocide and Armenian-Turkish relations.

Raffi Hovannisian’s article entitled “The Unrequited Past” is published in The Moscow Times.

In London , Stiopa Safarian attends and addresses a Chatham House conference on “Political, Development, and Security Challenges: The Wider Framework for Addressing Conflicts in the South Caucasus.”

Center legal adviser Knarik Ohanian attends founding meeting of the Civil Society Initiative for Constitutional Reforms.

Center librarian Araksia Khalatian attends at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the presentation of its library’s Genocide and Human Rights Collection.

Center analysts Hovsep Khurshudian and Elen Meliksetian attend and address international seminar on “Recent Political Developments in Georgia .”

Center staff lay wreath at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial to the victims of the 1915 Genocide.

Raffi Hovannisian’s comments on the Armenian Genocide and its commemoration are broadcast by Armenia, AR, Yerkir, Kentron, and Yerevan television.

Safarian gives interview to Armenia television on the Genocide, its legacy and public opinion.

Raffi Hovannisian’s commentary on “Turkey, Armenia, and the Sweet Hereafter: Will There Ever Be a Post-Genocide Era?” is published in Newropeans Magazine of France.

The Center convenes roundtable to present the results of its public opinion survey on “The Armenian Genocide: 90 Years and Waiting,” covered by Shant, ALM, Armenia, Kentron, Yerkir, Yerevan, ArmNews, HaiTV and AR television, Radio Liberty and Armenian public radio, Mediamax, A1 Plus, Arka, Armenpress, Arminfo, Noyan Tapan, Rosbalt and Regnum news agencies; Professor Richard G. Hovannisian, Chairholder in Modern Armenian History at UCLA, keynotes on “The Enduring Legacy of the Armenian Genocide,” and Center research coordinator Stiopa Safarian addresses “The Karabagh Conflict in Public and Expert Perceptions: Presentation and Interpretation of the Survey Results.”

Raffi Hovannisian’s address on the 90^th anniversary of the Genocide is covered by Hayastani Hanrapetutiun daily.

Stiopa Safarian gives interview to Radio Liberty on the Center’s poll.

Stiopa Safarian attends seminar on “Human Rights in the 21^st Century” organized by the Swiss Capacity-Building in International Relations program and its Graduate Institute of International Studies.

Center roundtable is covered by Taregir, Hayastani Hanrapetutiun, Azg, Hayots Ashkharh, Avangard, Novoye Vremia, and Russia’s Voenno-Promyshlenniy Kurier newspapers and by Gazeta SNG.

The Center’s poll on Karabagh is referenced in RFE/RL Newsline, and its recent poll on Genocide by the Centran information agency and Azerbaijan’s Day.Az.

Stiopa Safarian’s comments on new developments in the Karabagh peace process are covered by Aravot daily.

Hovsep Khurshudian gives interview to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting on labor migration.

In Tbilisi, Center analyst Alvard Barkhudarian attends and addresses a NATO Partnership Action Plan and Defense Institution Building conference and training course.

Stiopa Safarian attends and addresses an international conference on “Caucasus 2004” organized by the Caucasus Media Institute.