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15 մայիս, 2019 22:34 ServiceTitan Expands Operations in Armenia CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan talks to Vahe Kuzoyan and Vach Hovsepyan about their Los Angeles-based company, ServiceTitan. They are in Armenia to expand the company’s operations in the country.

According to Kuzoyan and Hovsepyan, there are still challenges, but the potential to grow in Armenia is bigger. 13 May, 2019 19:14 PoliTalks with Tatevik Revazian PoliTalks host Eric Hacopian talks to Tatevik Revazian, Chair of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia about the development of aviation and tourism in the country. 12 May, 2019 21:03 Armenia to Host World Congress on Information Technology In October 2019, Armenia will hold the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2019). The congress is one of the largest and the most prestigious information technology events in the world.

CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan talks to Syuzanna Azoyan, Program Director of the 2019 WCIT about the benefits of hosting the international event.
10 մայիս, 2019 16:03 Armenia’s Need to Identify and Treat Alzheimer’s Dr. Jane is a gerontologist specialized in helping adults with cognitive impairment, caused by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. She’s also the founder of Alzheimer’s Care Armenia.

Dr. Mahakian talks with CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about the unrecognition of this disease in Armenia and the urgent necessity to train specialists in the healthcare sector. 8 May, 2019 02:10 Armenia's Military Expenditure Increased by 33% in One Year The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released a new report on world military expenditures. According to the report, Armenia spent $609 million or 33 percent more in 2018 than in 2017.

Armenia's military budget has almost doubled in the span of 2008 to 2018. In 2008, it was roughly $247 million. 7 May, 2019 12:17 PoliTalks with Georgi Derluguian PoliTalks host Eric Hacopian talks to famed NYU historical sociologist Georgi Derluguian about what it means to be Armenian in the 21st century. 3 May, 2019 03:21 Armenia and the State of the Media The relationship between the press and governments will be the main theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day on May 3.

The World Press Freedom Index, made by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), evaluates the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories every year. The 2019 RSF Index shows that hatred towards journalists has led to violence, contributing to increased fears. 2 մայիս, 2019 19:34 AYANI, Slow Fashion Made In Armenia Ani Bagdasaryan is an Armenian who lives in Germany. She founded AYANI, a clothes wear brand that focuses on slow fashion, which means producing few pieces for a better quality. Ani is convinced that Armenian craft can ensure this quality. That’s why she produces her clothes in Armenia and promote her dresses under the label “Made in Armenia”.
 1 May, 2019 15:44 Armenia Wants Uniform Natural Gas Tariffs in the EAEU Armenia hosted the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan on April 30. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke at the meeting and stressed the significance of establishing uniform natural gas tariffs across the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
30 April, 2019 21:18 PODCAST: With Deputy Foreign Minister of Karabakh Armine Aleksanyan The Deputy Foreign Minister of Karabakh, or the Republic of Artsakh, joins the show. Armine Aleksanyan was born in Karabakh and is a graduate of both the Artsakh State University and the Diplomatic Academy of London at University of Westminster. She began her work in the foreign ministry in 2000 and has been serving as Karabakh’s deputy foreign minister since 2015.

Ms. Aleksanyan discusses the challenges of being both a deputy foreign minister and a citizen of an unrecognized state, interactions with the Diaspora, prospects for peace, and her own journey into diplomacy. 27 April, 2019 10:32 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Exclusive Interview with CivilNet Armenia’s Prime Minister responded to CivilNet’s request and came to our studio for exclusive interview with Tatul Hakobyan. The interview was conducted on April 23, the day when Armenia’s Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned from his position in 2018. Excerpts from the long interview are presented below. 25 April, 2019 21:06 The Making of the Velvet Revolution Amid a growing rise in authoritarianism around the world, in 2018, Armenia shocked the world with a peaceful transfer of government. Nikol Pashinyan, then an opposition parliament deputy, initiated a “walking protest” against the election then-President Serzh Sargsyan to the post of prime minister. The walk quickly turned into rallies and mass demonstrations, culminating in what is known as the “velvet revolution”.

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27 ապրիլ, 2019 10:32

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Exclusive Interview with CivilNet

Armenia’s Prime Minister responded to CivilNet’s request and came to our studio for exclusive interview with Tatul Hakobyan. The interview was conducted on April 23, the day when Armenia’s Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned from his position in 2018. Excerpts from the long interview are presented below.

26 ապրիլ, 2019 10:25

The Issue of the Format is not a Formality At All

For decades, there have been no qualitative developments in the Karabakh conflict settlement. The language used by the conflicting parties and mediators, as well as their stances, remained unchanged. People changed, but the language remained the same. To the extent that robots could be seated near the negotiation table with pre-programmed speeches and post-negotiation statements.