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Armenia

Armenia, a Caucasus country, is a former Soviet republic. Landlocked, it borders Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran. On April 24, Armenians mark the anniversary of the Ottoman genocide of Armenia in 1915.

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Franco-Turkish demonstrators wave French and Turkish flags as they protest against the law

Angry Turkey

After defeat in court, Sarkozy wants to reintroduce his genocide law, despite Turkish objections.
February 29, 2012

Nelly D., Armenia

February 29, 2012

Danielyan A., Armenia

February 22, 2012
View of yerevan

Armenia's ties to Iran

Armenia fears isolation should a military conflict break out in the Persian Gulf.
January 27, 2012
Demonstrators against the legislation in Paris

Turkish fury

France's proposed law banning genocide denial is hailed in Armenia, but condemned by Turkey.
January 24, 2012
A man lighting candles in memory of Hrant Dink

'Justice for Hrant Dink'

Five years on, the fight for justice continues for murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
January 17, 2012
Graphic of a Turkish flag being torn away from an Israeli flag

Official recognition

Israel is considering whether to call the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 genocide.
December 26, 2011
French Turks demonstrating in Paris

Genocide fury

Turkey announces sanctions as French lawmakers vote to ban denial of the Armenian 'genocide.'
December 22, 2011
Graffiti by the Art Laboratory group in Yerevan

A new generation

Capitalism has made its way to Armenia, but the art world often seems stuck in the Soviet era.
November 6, 2011
Mosquito

Fighting malaria

World Health Organization declares Armenia as 'malaria-free,' while a new vaccine shows promise.
October 19, 2011
Metsamor power plant's cooling towers

Fault lines

Armenia is determined to replace an aging reactor, but it's the location that's causing a stir.
August 2, 2011

Armenia faces twin risk of earthquakes and outdated nuclear technology

Armenia's sole functioning 1960's Soviet reactor at Metsamor has already weathered one earthquake, but Armenians and their neighbors worry about what might happen should a second tremor strike.
April 25, 2011
Armenians burn a poster with images of Turkish leaders during a rally in Yerevan, Armenia, Friday April 23, 2010, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks

Armenian anniversary

Saturday marked the anniversary of what Armenians want acknowleged as a genocide of their people.
April 24, 2011
Armenian Opposition supporters carry Armenian flags during an anti-government rally in the Armenian capital

Revolt recreation

Armenian protesters try to recreate recent Arab uprisings to unseat their own government.
April 9, 2011

Armenia - Loans for a better future

Getting a loan in Armenia means entering a bureaucratic jungle. But ProCredit Bank is changing that. It is partly funded by Germany's state-owned development bank, KfW Bank. The aim is to give loans to small and medium-size enterprises in Armenia. Businesses like the bakery run by the Schaverdyan family are now benefitting from funds to modernize operations or bring new ideas to life.
BusinessFebruary 23, 201104:38 min
Discussion between Armenian and Turkish students in Berlin

Student diplomacy

Students from Armenia and Turkey are trying to reconcile old grudges, with help from Germany.
February 16, 2011
Komorowski (left), Merkel, Sarkozy

Weimar Triangle

Poland, France and Germany meet to stress EU integration and better ties to eastern neighbors.
February 7, 2011
Red wine

Oldest-known winemaking

Researchers find dried grape vines after previously unearthing an ancient sandal from the same site.
January 11, 2011
Author Dogan Akhanli

Controversial trial

A Turkish-German author goes on trial in Istanbul, facing charges of manslaughter and robbery.
December 8, 2010
The flags of germany, france and russia

Deauville Summit

Are Merkel, Sarkozy and Medvedev the right leaders to be discussing pan-European security issues?
October 19, 2010
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili

Ashton in Georgia

The EU's foreign affairs chief was in Georgia on Thursday, starting talks on closer cooperation.
July 15, 2010

Georgia's new forest

In Georgia, schoolchildren are helping preserve forests that are home to a vast variety of species.
May 11, 2010

Turks could be slowly changing their minds about Armenia

Officially Turkey may now only be paying lip service to rapprochement with Armenia, but hundreds of Turks recently joined a ground-breaking ceremony in Istanbul commemorating the massacres of Armenians.
April 30, 2010
Armenian President Sarkisian lays flowers at a memorial to Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks

New rifts

Armenians are marking the 95th anniversary of Ottoman-era mass killings amid tensions with Turkey.
April 24, 2010
A boy pauses in front of a wall-sized poster depicting the faces of 90 survivors of the mass killings

Audiobox Armenia

April 23, 2010

Armenia remembers World War One killings

Ceremonies in Armenia this weekend will mark the 95th anniversary of the massacre of Armenians under Turkey's Ottoman empire, which Yerevan terms genocide.
April 23, 2010
Turkish and Armenian flags over a map of the South Caucasus

Suspended progress

Armenia and Turkey return to hostilities after suspending US-brokered peace accords.
April 23, 2010
Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Armenian President Serge Sarkisian

Peace plan on hold

Armenia has suspended a deal that would restore diplomatic ties with its larger neighbor Turkey.
April 22, 2010
Poster of victims of the mass killings of Armenians

After genocide votes

Turkey's prime minister threatens 100,000 Armenians may have to 'go back to their country.'
March 18, 2010
Turkish protests against a US house bill on the genocide issue in 2007

US-Turkey row

The showdown over the genocide resolution is counterproductive and was preventable, says an expert.
March 5, 2010
A woman weeps over the body of her daughter

Armenian slaughter

Turkey recalled its US ambassador after Congress labelled the WWI killing of Armenians 'genocide.'
March 5, 2010

Reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia foundering

A deal between Turkey and Armenia to end decades of hostility appears to be on the brink of collapse as the two sides traded accusations of trying to attach new conditions to it.
January 22, 2010
Two Armenian women holding children in their arms

Migration in Armenia

A large portion of the country's population has emigrated. Armenia's women are most affected.
December 1, 2009
Statues at the top of the Cascade in Yerevan, Armenia

Art in Armenia

With a prominent new contemporary art gallery, Armenia's cultural reputation gets a major boost.
November 28, 2009
Azerbaijan's President Aliyev (l) and his Armenian counterpart Sargsyan

Border dispute

Azerbaijan's president threatens military force against Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh.
November 22, 2009

Turkey and Armenia take diplomacy to the football stadium

The leaders of Turkey and Armenia watched their two countries play a World Cup qualifier, just days after they signed accords to end a century of antagonism.
October 15, 2009
eu and turkish flags in front of a mosque

Turkey's EU bid

Turkey is seeing growing reservations on its EU bid, despite praise from Brussels.
October 14, 2009
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey-Armenia

The landmark deal has sparked contoversy in both countries and received criticism from Azerbaijan.
October 12, 2009
Armenian foreign minister, Edouard Nalbandian, center left, and Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, center right, shake hands

Turkey - Armenia

Turkey and Armenia have signed protocols to normalize diplomatic relations.
October 11, 2009
Football fan with an Armenia-Turkey banner

Troubled relations

After 16 years, the big freeze in relations between Turkey and Armenia seems to be thawing.
October 10, 2009
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

EU foreign policy

European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels discuss Afghanistan and South Caucasus.
September 15, 2009
Abdullah Gul stepping off the plane

Unprecedented progress

Armenia seeks to wipe away the tears of past horrors in rapprochement talks with Turkey.
September 2, 2009
Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan

Closer to reconciliation

Turkey and Armenia say they have agreed to establish diplomatic ties after decades of hostility.
August 31, 2009
Erdogan speaking

Erdogan and the Caucasus

The Turkish PM is trying to end the three-way stalemate between his country, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
May 12, 2009
Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan

Turkey-Armenia relations

Yerevan and Ankara agree on a roadmap to reconciliation after nearly a century of anger.
April 23, 2009
Turkish President Abdullah Gul stepping of a plane, waving

Turkey-Armenia relations

Yerevan and Ankara agree on a roadmap to reconciliation.
April 23, 2009
Belarusian Presiden Alexander Lukashenko

EU - Lukashenko

The EU has invited the man George W. Bush called "Europe's last dicator" to a Prague summit.
April 17, 2009
President Obama and his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, standing next to each other at a joint news conference in Ankara

Mending fences

In Ankara, Obama has encouraged Turkey and Armenia to work toward reconciliation.
April 6, 2009
Turkish President Abdullah Gul waves as he boards a plane in Ankara before leaving for Armenia to watch a soccer game with Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian

Sarkozy Praises Turkish President's Historic Armenia Visit

Turkish President Abdullah Gul made a landmark visit to long-time foe Armenia -- a trip French President Nicolas Sarkozy called "courageous and historic."
September 7, 2008
Turkish President Abdullah Gul

Historic Visit

Turkey's president is pursuing football diplomacy on a controversial visit to Armenia.
September 6, 2008