Armenia
March 2011 - The John Smith Memorial Trust is delighted to announce that Lilit Gevorgyan and Hovhannes Nikoghosyan have been awarded a place on the 2011 John Smith Fellowship Programme. They will travel to the UK in June as 2011 John Smith Fellows.
December 2010 - The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) has been awarded the 2010 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. Congratulations to Poghos Shahinyan (2004 Fellow) who is the NRSC's Founder and Director on this fantastic achievement. For more information please visit the Road Safety Awards website: Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards
November 2010 - The John Smith Memorial Trust will be conducting a series of online seminars during the week commencing 22nd November in which the Trust's Director Brian Brivati will answer questions about the application process and the Fellowship Programme. In Armenia the event details are as follows: Yerevan - 4pm, 25th November 2010. Please email Naira Abrahamyan for venue information and to subscribe to the event.
July 2010 - Poghos Shahinyan (2004 Fellow) has been appointed by the Prime Minister of Armenia to hold the position of the Head of Secretariat of the newly established National Road Safety Council led by the Prime Minister.
February 2010 - Tigran Mkrtchyan (2006 Fellow) has been appointed as the Adviser to the Foreign Affairs Minister of Armenia. He is also Head of the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Plastic Bag Free Communities - Action Plan of 2008 Fellow Ovsanna Yeghoyan
With the creation of a 'Bag for Life', Ovsanna Yeghoyan is changing the attitudes of consumers and businesses in Armenia. To read about her pioneering project please download PDF
Armenia visit for leading UK political commentator Iain Dale
From 6th - 9th Sept 2009 Iain Dale travelled to the Armenian capital Yerevan on behalf of the John Smith Memorial Trust in order to promote the work of the Trust and to encourage applications for the 2010 John Smith Fellowship Programme. Read More
Trust Deputy Chairman Damian Green MP travels to Yerevan with Trust Director
On 15th September 2008, Damian Green MP travelled to the Armenian capital Yerevan with the Trust’s Director Brian Brivati. Read More
Trustee Lord McCluskey travels to Yerevan to promote 2008 Fellowship Programme
On 12th September 2007 Lord McCluskey travelled to Armenia's capital Yerevan to promote the work of the John Smith Memorial Trust and to encourage applications for the 2008 Fellowship Programme. Read More
Kenneth Munro heads roundtable discussion in Europe, attended by John Smith Fellows in Armenia
On 16th January 2007, Kenneth Munro, Deputy Chairman of the John Smith Memorial Trust Advisory Board, travelled to Armenia in order to promote the work of the Trust and to interview applicants for the 2007 Programme. Read More
2004 Fellow Poghos Shahinyan launches Road Safety Campaign in Armenia
On Thursday 11 May 2006, 2004 Fellow Poghos Shahinyan officially launched the National Road Safety Council Armenia (NRSC) and their ‘Think Before You Drive’ road safety campaign in Yerevan. Read More
Articles
Democratization and the Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh
by Tigran Mkrtchyan, 2006 Fellow
This essay explores the relationship between democratization in Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
First published in the Turkish Policy Quarterly Vol 6, No.3 (Fall 2007)
Post-Election Prospects for Armenian-Turkish Relations
by 2006 Fellow Tigran Mkrtchyan
The author took part in the John Smith Memorial Trust Fellowship Programme in 2006. He is currently a lecturer in International Relations at the European Regional Academy. He was formerly Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia in 2005-2006. His article with the above title is published in:- Foreign Policy Bulletin, July 2007, No. 5 TESEV-Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundations, Istanbul.
Towards Social Justice: Pension Reform in Armenia
by 2005 Fellow Arkadi Khachatryan
Following the break-up of the former Soviet Union, a newly independent Armenia chose the course of democratic development and European integration. Like other countries in transition, it faced the challenge of developing the complex of relationships and institutions intrinsic to a market economy.
Armenian Democracy
by Levon Martirosyan, Lawyer and 2000 Fellow, Armenia, and Nane Achemyan, Journalist.
'This is the 13th anniversary of Armenia's independence. Since 1991, the country has passed through a process of significant political and economic reforms touching most aspects of Armenian life...'
The views expressed in the article are those of the author. The Trust expresses no views on the content of articles written by Fellows but is pleased to be able to encourage debate on issues of the kind discussed in this article.