Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region

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  • Fuller Center, VivaCell-MTS Launch Construction in Aragatsotn

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    Work site ARAGATSOTN, Armenia—The long-term partnership between VivaCell-MTS and “Fuller Center for Housing” Armenia continues. The housing project implemented in various regions of Armenia is not limited to financial assistance or organizational works. Volunteering is also an important part of this project which translates a message to the society to deny indifference. VivaCell-MTS General Manager…

  • June Musurlian Ties for 2nd in California State Elementary Spelling Bee

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    June Musurlian ties for 2nd place in the California State Elementary Spelling Bee STOCKTON, Calif.—After becoming the first Armenian-American to win the Los Angeles County Spelling Bee in March, 12-year-old Glendale 6th-grader June Musurlian headed to Stockton on May 13, to compete in the 2017 California State Elementary Spelling Bee at the San Joaquin County…

  • Peace Corps Swears in 42 Volunteers, Celebrates 25th Anniversary in Armenia

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    Peace Corps celebrated its 25th anniversary in Armenia on June 2, 2017 (Image: Peace Corps Armenia/Video Screenshot) YEREVAN—The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills swore-in 42 new Peace Corps Volunteers on June 2, who will depart to communities across Armenia where they will serve for the next two years with local schools, universities, and non-governmental…

  • Special Counsel Mueller to Probe ex-Trump Aide Flynn’s Turkey Ties

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    President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to assume control of a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, three sources told Reuters. The move means Mueller’s politically charged inquiry…

  • Founder Denounces ‘Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Platform’ as Baku’s Sham

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    Vahan Martirosyan, one of the founders of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Platform, in a YouTube video in which he denounces the organization as an Azerbaijani government sham. BY JOSHUA KUCERA One of the founders of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Platform, a Baku-backed initiative ostensibly aiming to bring the peoples of the two warring countries together, has denounced…

  • The Armenian Weekly April 2017 Magazine Now Available Online

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    Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The editorial staff of the Armenian Weekly is pleased to announce the release of the Armenian Weekly/Hairenik 2017 magazine dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The editorial staff of the Armenian Weekly is pleased to announce the release of the…

  • Editorial: 102 Years On…

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    The Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Each year, as April rolls around and the 24th approaches, rarely do we stop and ask ourselves a simple question: Why do we still commemorate the Armenian Genocide? A snippet from the cover of the 2017 Armenian Weekly magazine dedicated to the…

  • Special Counsel Mueller to Investigate Flynn’s Turkey Connection

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    WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating the possible ties between U.S. President Donald Trump’s election campaign and Russia, will be expanding his probe to include a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to a Reuters report. (L to R) Robert Mueller and Michael Flynn Mueller’s investigation will now look…

  • California State Assembly Adopts Bill Calling for $500 Million Divestment from Turkey

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    ANCA-WR and AYF-WR Welcome Passage of Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s Measure (AB 1597); Expand Efforts to Secure Calif. Senate Passage SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With overwhelming bipartisan support, the California State Assembly adopted Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s measure (AB 1597)—a movement long championed by the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA-WR) and Armenian Youth Federation Western Region (AYF-WR)—calling…

  • ARF Delegation Meets with European Socialist Leadership

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      BRUSSELS, Belgium (A.W.)— On May 30, a delegation of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) representatives held meetings with the leadership of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and the Party of European Socialists. (L to R) Kaspar Karampetian, Giacomo Filibeck, Armen Rustamyan, and Giro Manoyan (Photo: EAFJD) The ARF delegation, which was headed by…