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Jun 03, 2011 | Press Release

WASHINGTON—On May 28, Policy Forum Armenia (PFA) held a reception on the occasion of the independence of the First Armenian Republic (1918-20) at the historic University Club of Washington.

Mar 16, 2011 | Press Release

PFA issues a statement regarding Raffi Hovannisian's hunger strike.

Mar 01, 2011 | Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On December 31, 2010, Policy Forum Armenia (PFA) issued its Report on “The State of Armenia’s Environment.” The Report provides an overview of environmental challenges facing Armenia and highlights the severity of the current situation. It is intended to serve as a reference to a complex set of environmental problems and issues that are closely intertwined with the country’s development. Corruption and environmental activism are also discussed in some detail in the Report.

Nov 13, 2010 | Press Release

PFA's Diaspora Report was a subject of the keynote presentation at a UC Berkeley symposium on “The Armenian Diaspora and its Relations with the Armenian State” held on November 13, 2010.

Aug 03, 2010 | Press Release

Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan, commander of a riffle platoon based in the Tavush region on the border with Azerbaijan, was found dead on July 27, 2010,with a bullet shot through his mouth. Although the medical examiner found indications of life-threatening injuries inflicted on Lt. Nazaryan’s body hours prior to his death, the official verdict is suicide.

Mar 31, 2010 | Press Release

It is an honor to be back at Georgetown University, a very important university in a very important capital city, which has always played its pivotal role throughout the modern history of the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people. And as a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, it is especially enjoyable for me to be back in these hallowed halls, although I would rather not recall too precisely how long I have been gone.

Nov 11, 2009 | Press Release

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Thursday that it could freeze further financial assistance to Armenia if the authorities in Yerevan continue to heavily intervene in the local financial market to prop up the national currency, the dram.

Oct 20, 2009 | Press Release

Armenia will not reach a higher level of development unless its leadership changes the “oligopolistic” structure of the national economy, bolsters the rule of law and shows “zero tolerance” of corruption, the World Bank’s managing director warned over the weekend.

Oct 19, 2009 | Press Release

The Armenian Sociological Association held a survey among 1000 Yerevan residents between September 21 to 25 to find out Armenian society's opinion of improvement of Armenian-Turkish relations. Association Chairman Gevorg Poghosian said at an October 19 press conference that Armenian society does not accept that issue unequivocally.

Oct 13, 2009 | Press Release

The history of the Armenian people has been an ordeal of suffering, tragedy, and genocide. In this millennial series of misfortunes, however, never has the nation invited destruction upon itself.

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