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Chronology: Georgian-Ossetian conflict

Aug 23, 2008: Early history 1918–21 As the Czarist Empire collapses, Ossetians – who are ethnic cousins of Persians and are mostly Orthodox Christians – rise up against Georgian rule. Thousands are killed before Georgia is occupied by the Red Army in 1921. more...

Yovanovitch nomination clears a Senate hurdle

Aug 19, 2008: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 29 voted to endorse the nomination of Marie L. Yovanovitch as the next United States ambassador to Armenia. The position has been vacant since September 2006, when Ambassador John M. Evans was recalled for speaking openly about the Armenian Genocide. more...

Hopes revive for U.S.-backed Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan gas link

Aug 15, 2008: The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan, believed to possess the world's fourth-largest natural gas resources (after Russia, Iran, and Qatar), may be again considering building a pipeline under the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan to export its gas to Europe while bypassing existing lines through Russia and Iran, recent diplomatic forays and media reports suggest. more...

Prime Minister Sarkisian meeting Amb. Rosenblatt, with Ross Vartian.

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American Jewish Committee reps. visit Armenia

Aug 15, 2008: Armenia's President Serge Sargsian, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian, and Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian separately received Peter Rosenblatt and Barry Jacobs of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), who visited Yerevan between May 28 and 30. more...

U.S. presidential hopefuls flock to pro-Israel lobby event

Aug 07, 2008: Underscoring the strong influence of the pro-Israel lobby in the United States, Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference held in Washington between June 2 and 4. more...

Washington briefing

Aug 02, 2008: Washington- “It is in the interest of the U.S.-Armenia bilateral relationship and in the interest of the Armenian people to see the new government in Yerevan succeed in deepening Armenia’s democratic development,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Kramer said in a prepared statement on July 29 more...

Rep. Tim Walz with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other colleagues.

Office of Rep. Tim Walz

Armenian community to recognize Schiff, Walz

Aug 02, 2008: WASHINGTON – Rep. Adam Schiff (D.-Calif.) has announced that Rep. Tim Walz (D.-Minn.) will visit Southern California, where they will be jointly recognized by the Armenian-American community at an August 11 event. “Since coming to Congress, Rep. Walz has been a tireless advocate of the Armenian community and was a leader among his class in the effort to recognize the Armenian Genocide,” Mr. Schiff said in a statement for the press. more...

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