2015

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ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian gives interview to 1in.am news agency on “Turkey Can Incite Azerbaijan to Make Diversion against Karabagh on These Days.”

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Center founder Raffi K. Hovannisian meets and confers with Ambassador Piotr Switalski, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Armenia.

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Raffi Hovannisian attends Polish Embassy reception on the occasion of Independence Day, confers with Ambassador Jerzy Nowakowski.

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Manvel Sargsian’s comments on “Russia and Turkey Try to ‘Blackmail’ Armenia into Their Conflict” are covered by Breitbart.com news agency.

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ACNIS founder Raffi Hovannisian is the guest of “Irakan Hayatsk” program of H3 television.

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Sargsian’s interview on “It Appears that the United States Wants More Actively to Work in Armenia” is published by 168 Zham newspaper.

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Manvel Sargsian’s comments on “Armenia Needs to Create Political Leverage to Restrain Azerbaijan” are covered by Galatv.am news agency.

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Center issues its strategic summary entitled “ACNIS 2015: A New Constitution in New International Circumstances.”

ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian gives video comments to Newspress.am news agency on “Sargsian – Aliev Talks Are not Serious.”

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ACNIS associate Edgar Vardanian gives interview to Haykakan Zhamanak daily on “A Pessimistic Picture is Sketched on December 6 [Constitutional referendum day] and Thereafter.”

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Center director Manvel Sargsian is the guest of “‘Arajin’ Hartsazruyts” program on 1in.am news agency.

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Manvel Sargsian’s comments on “Russia and US Are United Within OSCE Minsk Group” are covered by News.am and Karabakh-Open.info news agencies.

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Sargsian gives interview to 168 Zham newspaper on “Armenia is in Danger of Becoming Part of Russia’s Military Plans.”

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Manvel Sargsian’s comments on “The West Has Changed its Attitude Towards Russia” are covered by Tert.am news agency.

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ACNIS convenes a policy seminar devoted to the current situation in the Middle East region and its impact on the South Caucasus, bringing together leading regional analysts, policymakers, public activists and journalists.

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Center founder Raffi K. Hovannisian gives press conference on Armenia’s state of affairs as well as regional and international developments.

ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian is the guest of “Harevanner” program on Lratvakan radio.

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Raffi Hovannisian is the guest of the Sunday show, “Kiraknorya Verlutsakan,” of Azatutyun television.

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At ACNIS headquarters, Raffi Hovannisian receives and briefs EU Ambassador Piotr Switalski, OSCE Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, German Ambassador Bernhard Matthias Kiesler, United Kingdom Ambassador Judith Margareth Farnworth, US Ambassador Richard Mills, Italian Ambassador Giovanni Ricciulli, Polish Ambassador Jerzy Marek Nowakowski, Swiss Ambassador Lukas Gasser, Czech Ambassador Petr Mikyska, and Japanese Deputy Head of Mission Kenichiro Sasame on the current state of the Republic and political developments in and around it.

Raffi Hovannisian holds a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Seyed Kazem Sadjadi.

Hovannisian gives interviews to Kentron, Armenia, and Alt television programs. 

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ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian gives comments to Tert.am news agency on “Armenia Should Force Azerbaijan to Join Peace Talks.”

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Manvel Sargsian, as a keynote speaker, takes part in a discussion on a new round of tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, organized by Media Center.

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Sargsian gives an interview to Asparez.am news agency on upcoming referendum on constitutional amendments in Armenia.

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ACNIS founder Raffi K. Hovannisian releases a statement welcoming New Armenia opposition front.

Center director Manvel Sargsian is the guest of “Tarm Ugheghov” program on Lratvakan radio.

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Manvel Sargsian’s comments on CSTO General Secretary Nikolay Bordyuzha’s statement on Armenia’s ability to protect its security covered by Shabat.am news agency.

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Sargsian gives comments to Galatv.am news agency on “This Time Armenia Will Sign the EU Document: Russia Itself is Building Relationships with Europe.”

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Manvel Sargsian gives interview to Lragir.am news agency on “The New International Situation Influence the Conflict Zones.”

ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian gives video comments to 1in.am news agency  on “The Situation [on Armenian-Azerbaijani order] Would Be More Tense without OSCE Minsk Group.”

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ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian, as a keynote speaker, takes part in a discussion on continuing tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, organized by Media Center.

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Manvel Sargsian is the guest of “P.S.” program on A1Plus internet television.

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Center founder Raffi K. Hovannisian meets and confers with Ambassador of the French Republic in Armenia Jean-Francois Charpentier.

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In Beirut, Lebanon, ACNIS founder Raffi Hovannisian has a private reception at the residence of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. Hovannisian had arrived in Lebanon to take part in the celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the heroic self-defense at Musa Dagh and the 75^th birthday of the founding of the town of Ainjar by the survivors and descendants from Mount Musa.

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Manvel Sargsian gives video comments to Kavkazskiy Uzel news agency on civic protests in Armenia.

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Sargsian gives video comments to Lragir.am news agency on “If You Are Able to Fight for a Long Time, You Can Win.”

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Center director Manvel Sargsian’s comments on “Karabagh's Role Has Grown Into the Range of Global Issues” are covered by Karabakh-open.info news agency.

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Manvel Sargsian’s interview on tense situation on Armenian-Azerbaijani border is published by 168 Zham newspaper.

Sargsian gives comments to A1plus.am news agency on “Our Hands Are Tied by Russian Base: We Can Not Conduct Our Own Policy.”

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ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian gives an interview to Lragir.am news agency on “Not Statements, but Decisions and Actions Are Important.” 

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ACNIS director Manvel Sargsian gives an interview to Aravot daily on “A New Information Balloon Has Now Emerged Named Constitutional Reforms.”

Manvel Sargsian’s interview on “Constitutional Referendum is Aimed at Destroying the Basis of Armenian Statehood—the Presidential Institution” is covered by Arminfo.am news agency.