Category Archives: Forum German-Armenian Journalist Exchange

by Marine Meliksetyan To attract more foreign investors Armenia first needs stable judiciary. The Chairman of German-Armenian Society NGO Dr. Raffi Kantian believes that if a country doesn’t have a stable judicial system, it will have certain problems. “You don’t … Continue reading →

by Marie Illner Armenia is located in the Caucasus in a geopolitically tense region. Closed borders, few export products. This is why the country strives to occupy a niche with full force: the IT-Sector. The country does not only want … Continue reading →

by Ani Grigoryan At the Gesundbrunnen station in Berlin, a young man in sportswear is walking in front of us. We are Armenian journalists talking in our native language at the station. The man suddenly turns around, looks at us … Continue reading →

by Florian Bayer Being part of a traumatized and displaced diaspora, Syrian Armenians refuse to be labelled as “refugees” back in the home of their ancestors, Armenia. Most are here to stay, since the grueling war in Syria goes on, … Continue reading →

by Anahit Baghdasaryan Armenians and Germany It is already 2 years that Anna (name changed) has been living with her family in Wiesbaden, Germany. The reason they chose specifically Germany has a simple explanation: her husband had opportunity to work … Continue reading →

by Tatevik Lazaryan ‘Hysteria’: this may be another answer during non-official talks in response to the question on what is happening in Europe in terms of the migrant issue. It is undeniable that the problem does exist; however, the representatives … Continue reading →

by Laurenz Schreiner Chess is the national sport in the small country of Armenia. Children are learning it at school, the government supports the young talents. But this could change after the so called “Velvet Revolution”. Oleg places the pawns … Continue reading →

by Ami Chichakyan Armenian Ambassador to Germany: Armenian students in Germany very active and successful. – Mr. Ambassador, how would you evaluate German-Armenian relations from educational standpoint? –Armenian-German relations are dynamically advancing in all sectors – political, economic, interparliamentary, cultural. … Continue reading →

by Raphael Rauch Lilit Martirosyan (25) graduated in Genocide Studies at Yerevan State University. She gives training courses to schools and prepares her PhD. In this interview, she explains her motivation and talks about a controversy in Armenian historiography. Why … Continue reading →