ArmInfo. In the second half of the 19th century, anticipating the beginning of the world trade intensification and the first signs of globalization, abandoning the traditional policy of isolationism, Japan took the path of the human capital intensive development, accompanied by a significant increase in education, thus creating a solid foundation for an unprecedented technological breakthrough. Overcoming obstacles, all the adversity and tragedies, a country having no  essential  natural resources, successfully became the leader of the world economy, setting an example of resilience and exceptional Eastern wisdom - an example highly desired for Armenia as it is today. The first serious direct contacts between Armenia and Japan began to form only after the devastating Spitak earthquake of 1988, when Japan extended a generous helping hand to us. And four years later, diplomatic relations were established between the current independent Armenia and Japan. In the interview given to the ArmInfo News Agency, courtesy of the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Armenia, His Excellency Mr. Jun Yamadа, summarizes the thirty-year history of diplomatic and consular relations between our two countries, talks about international assistance in the upcoming  early parliamentary elections in Armenia, shares his opinion on the development of educational programs,  touches upon  the prospects of mutual investment protection, cooperation in the field of prevention and counteraction to the consequences of emergency situations and much more.

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ArmInfo. The year 2018 special for Armenia is the year of radical democratic changes,  manifested in the form of the "velvet revolution". On October 15,  during his speech at the meeting of foreign ministers of the Eastern  Partnership countries, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan  said.

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ArmInfo. On October 10, Armenian President Armen Sargsyan signed a decree appointing Gabriel Ghazaryan Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs. This was reported in the office of the President of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Gabriel Ghazaryan will again become Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of Armenia, who earlier had assumed this post, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan informed on government meeting on October 10.

ArmInfo.In an interview with ArmInfo, the director of the International Center for Human Development Tevan Poghosyan comments on the latest domestic political events in the country. He emphasizes the need for political dialogue and the development of consensus as the only way out of the domestic political crisis, discusses the possible consequences for Armenia of the refusal of the opposing forces from a mutually acceptable compromise.

ArmInfo. The session of the  member states of the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague  Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of  Armed Conflict'' was held at UNESCO headquarters.

ArmInfo. The "Tsarukyan" bloc has already decided on the candidate for the post of the mayor of Yerevan. The list of the bloc at the extraordinary elections of the  Yerevan council of elders, which will be held in September this year,  will be headed by MP Naira Zohrabyan.

ArmInfo. WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Administrator Mark Green, responding to written inquiries from Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), noted that more than 125,000 people have benefited from the HALO Trust's de-mining and mine-education work in Artsakh,  committing to "completing demining [Artsakh] as quickly, and as  thoroughly, as possible," reported the Armenian National Committee of  America (ANCA).  

ArmInfo.Vahagn Melikyan was appointed Secretary General of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. Tigran Balayan, press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, wrote on  his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. On May 16, President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan received James Kovan, Director General of HALO Trust.

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ArmInfo.On January 26, the Artsakh Republic Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan received the head of the program of the non-governmental organization The HALO Trust in Artsakh, Michael Newton.

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ArmInfo.Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, attended the official opening ceremony of the international specialized exhibition Astana Expo-2017 held under the motto <Energy of the future> with the president of the host Nursultan Nazarbayev, the heads of other delegations visiting Astana, in the congress center.

ArmInfo. A country modernization program is actively implemented in Kazakhstan .This was stated on May 25 by Timur Urazaev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia, during his meeting with experts of Institute for languages, Institute for  Literature and Institute for Economy under the Academy of Sciences of   the Republic of Armenia. 

ArmInfo. Avoiding straight military conflict with  Turkey, shaped in early 2016, is one of the greatest achievement of  Russian foreign policy," Russian political expert and "Russia in Global Policy" journal editor  Fyodor Lukyanov states.  "It is very important that we could recover our relations, because at the time of escalation we saw how much harm we could do to each other.

ArmInfo. A new survey, published today, on how people around the world perceive a range of issues relating to war, indicates overwhelming support in the belief  that wars should have limits. It also reveals deeply concerning views  on torture and civilian casualties, the International Committee of  the Red Cross (ICRC) says in a statement sent to ArmInfo.