Yerevan hosted the eighth annual Aram Khachatryan International Competition from June 6th to 13th. This year’s competition, focused on the violin, drew participants from nearly 20 countries.
International Violin Competition in Yerevan
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Negotiations heat up over Zvartnots Airport expansion plan
By Mark Dovich Armenia has indicated the 20% internal rate of return it grants to Corporación América Airports remains a key sticking point in ongoing talks over a major expansion plan for Zvartnots, the country’s main airport. The Armenian government is seeking to lower that figure, which refers to the compounded annual rate of return the Luxembourg-based conglomerate earns every year for its investments, before greenlighting the construction of a second terminal, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan revealed Wednesday. “The negotiations are quite difficult, since we believe it is impossible to continue under the current concession agreement, since there are […]
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Armenia’s Darik Village has a mission to transform the country’s
By Paul Vartan Sookiasian At the end of a dirt road at the top edge of Armenia’s northeastern Shirak region lies a tiny village seeking to bring big changes to Armenia’s wool industry. Darik has a population of just three people, but what it lacks in people, it makes up for in about 1,600 sheep, all raised at a farm run by husband-and-wife duo Armen Khechoyan and Ira Tadevosyan. The majority of sheep in Armenia, including in Darik, are raised for their meat, with most of their wool going unused, often burned or simply thrown away. That untapped potential has […]
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Inside the mass uprising rocking Tbilisi
Today on Civilnet, Marika Mikiashvili discusses the large anti-government protests in Tbilisi, Georgia. As a member of the opposition DROA party and an activist involved in the demonstrations, she provides key insight into the goals of the movement and its demands regarding the controversial “foreign agents” bill. Mikiashvili also analyzes the mounting crackdown by authorities and wider implications of the unrest for the region’s democratic trajectory.
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Lukashenko’s private conversation with Aliyev
In this episode of Insights, Eric Hacopian analyzes the latest developments regarding protests led by Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan in Armenia. He also assesses Azerbaijan’s apparent peace overtures and what they could mean. Additionally, the episode features insights into recent comments made by Belarusian President Lukashenko during a visit to Baku.
