Center founder Raffi K. Hovannisian attends French Embassy reception, confers with French Ambassador Henry Cuny.

Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian attends Belarus Embassy reception on the occasion of independence day, confers with Belarus Ambassador Marina Dolgopolova and Genadiy Barishnikov, the representative of the Russian Center for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

Raffi K. Hovannisian meets with Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente.

Raffi K. Hovannisian visits Mountainous Karabagh, meets with President Arkadiy Ghukasian.

Center analyst Stiopa Safarian meets with representatives of Armenia’s national minorities to discuss the Center’s joint program with the Council of Europe on “Coordination among National Minorities and Information Exchanges on Minority Rights in Armenia.”

Analyst Stiopa Safarian gives interview to AR television on French-Armenian relations and the Armenian president’s visit to Paris.

Within the framework of the project on “Coordination among National Minorities and Information Exchanges on Minority Rights in Armenia,” ACNIS convenes a specialized policy seminar on “The Rights of National Minorities in Armenia: Armenia’s Prospects after Admission to the Council of Europe” with the support of the Council of Europe Confidence-building Measures (CBM) Programme; the meeting is covered by Shant, ALM, Armenia, Kentron, Prometevs, Mir, AR, Hay TV, Avetis and Armnews television, by Mir and Armenian public radio, and by the Arminfo, Armenpress and Arka news agencies.

Stiopa Safarian gives interview to AR television, Mir radio, and Aib-Fe daily on the seminar.

Raffi K. Hovannisian attends US Embassy reception, confers with US Ambassador John Ordway, British Ambassador Thorda Abbot-Watt, and USAID Director Keith Simmons.

The Center’s seminar on “The Rights of National Minorities in Armenia: Armenia’s Prospects after Admission to the Council of Europe” is covered by Hayastani Hanrapetutiun, Aravot, Haikakan Zhamanak, Azg,Aib-Fe and Hayots Ashkharh dailies.

Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian attends the presentation of the new bilingual web site of the UN Department of Public Information (UNDPI), confers with Yerevan representative Valeri Tkachouk.

Analysts Stiopa Safarian and Vahagn Aglian attend the 2^nd International Summer School in Political Science: Nationalism and Conflict Studies, Studies of Political Violence and Terrorism organized by Yerevan State University, the US Embassy, the Civic Education Project, and the Alumni Local Initiative Grants Program.

Center analyst Stiopa Safarian meets with representatives of national minorities in Armenia to discuss the Center’s joint program with the Council of Europe on “Coordination among National Minorities and Information Exchanges on Minority Rights in Armenia.”

ACNIS public affairs specialists Lilit Saroukhanian and Hripsime Vardanian attend ArmeniaNow reception marking the first anniversary of the internet journal, confer with editor John Hughes and the staff.

Raffi K. Hovannisian meets with Indian Ambassador Deepak Vohra.

Center analyst Stiopa Safarian meets with Marta Jaroszewicz of the Polish Centre for Eastern Studies (CES), confers on NATO’s role in the CIS space.

A report on the Center’s national minorities program is broadcast by Kentron television.

Raffi K. Hovannisian receives Foreign Policy Studies Program fellow Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution.

Center administrator Karapet Kalenchian attends Chinese Embassy reception on the 76^th anniversary of the National Liberation Army of China, confers with Chinese Ambassador Zue Xueling and military attaché Yu Zhijanj.