2006 Press Releases
December 14, 2006
In Light of New Realities:
ACNIS Looks at Political Prospects for 2007
Yerevan—So as thoroughly to discuss, against the backdrop of the ongoing Mountainous Karabagh negotiations and new geopolitical changes, and present an expert viewpoint on the likely political events of the coming year, the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today convened—and concluded its 2006 seminar sessions with—a policy roundtable entitled “Forecasting Political Developments in 2007.” [full story]
Related links: Armenian version
October 12, 2006
ACNIS Focuses on Regional Developments
and Armenian Security
Yerevan—Does the future of the Caucasus augur any changes in terms of politico-military and geostrategic interests? What is the current balance of interests held by world powers and the countries in the region, and what are the prospects of this balance? What can we anticipate from the GUAM pact—signed among Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova—which is now becoming...[full story]
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October 5, 2006
ACNIS Celebrates Twelve Years of Leadership
With a Public Accounting
Yerevan—Today the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) marked its 12th anniversary of public service and award-winning policy research. On the occasion and in the presence of the Center’s professional staff, political scientists and analysts, media representatives and others, its officials presented an open report on ACNIS’s accomplishments to date. [full story]
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September 15, 2006
ACNIS Holds Public Hearing on Eminent Domain:
Draft Law on Property Rights
Yerevan-Today, the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) convened a public roundtable entitled "Armenian Law 'On the Alienation of Property for Public and State Needs’" to thoroughly examine and deliver an expert opinion on this bill.[full story]
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September 8, 2006
ACNIS Considers Prospects of Armenian Peacekeepers in Lebanon
Yerevan-The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today convened a foreign policy roundtable entitled "Armenian Peacekeepers in Lebanon?: Pros and Cons" to discuss the viability, against the backdrop of new geopolitical realities, of deploying Armenian peacekeeping contingent in Lebanon. [full story]
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May 31, 2006
Raffi Hovannisian Welcomes Fletcher Delegation
Yerevan-Raffi K. Hovannisian, Armenia’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Dean Stephen Bosworth and Professor Alan Henrikson of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at ACNIS headquarters today. [full story]
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May 30, 2006
ACNIS Hosts Policy Forum on Middle East Peace
Yerevan-The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today convened in its conference hall an off-the-record presentation and panel discussion, entitled "Big Dream, Small Hope," on the Middle East peace process. [full story]
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May 19, 2006
Richard Hovannisian's "Republic" Released in Armenian
Yerevan-Professor Richard G. Hovannisian, chairholder in Modern Armenian History at UCLA, was publicly honored today on the occasion of the Armenian-language publication of the first volume of his four-part epic, entitled "The Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919." The event was organized by the National Academy of Sciences and the Writers’ Union of Armenia, with support from the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS). [full story]
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May 11, 2006
ACNIS Takes Part in Vilnius Conference 2006
Vilnius-Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) director of research Stiopa Safarian and director of administration Karapet Kalenchian represented Armenia respectively at the NGO and the Intellectuals fora, entitled "Common Vision for Common Neighborhood," which were separately convened in the capital of Lithuania from May 3 to 5. [full story]
Related links: Armenian version.
May 1, 2006
RAFFI HOVANNISIAN IN BELGIUM FOR TRANSATLANTIC FORUM
Meets with Solana, Scheffer, Basescu, McCain, Bennett
Brussels—Raffi K. Hovannisian, Armenia’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs, represented Armenia at an international policy conclave which was convened here from April 28 to 30 under the auspices of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Federal Government of Belgium, and the Bertelsmann Stiftung of Germany. [full story]
Related links: Armenian version.
April 12, 2006
Armenia in a Transforming World: ACNIS Releases New Yearbook
Yerevan—Today the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) publicly presented its annual trilingual almanac, this year entitled “Armenia in a Transforming World.” The event brought together the yearbook’s participating authors, editorial staff, publisher, foreign embassy staff, political scientists, and media representatives for the expression of mutual gratitude and the sharing of views and evaluations. [full story]
Related links: Armenian version.
Founded in 1994 by Armenia's first Minister of Foreign Affairs Raffi K. Hovannisian and supported by a global network of contributors, ACNIS serves as a link between innovative scholarship and the public policy challenges facing Armenia and the Armenian people in the post-Soviet world. It also aspires to be a catalyst for creative, strategic thinking and a wider understanding of the new global environment. In 2005, the Center focuses primarily on civic education, conflict resolution, and applied research on critical domestic and foreign policy issues for the state and the nation.
For further information on the Center and its activities, call (37410) 52-87-80 or 27-48-18; fax (37410) 52-48-46; e-mail root@acnis.am or info@acnis.am
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