Global conversations
Our colleagues from the British Embassy posts in Yerevan and Ankara paid visit to both countries to meet with civil society organisations, journalists and junior decision makers in Turkey and Armenia to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for future project cooperation between two countries. Following to the visits Serra Cetin Head of Projects Team in Ankara and Lilit Kalantaryan Communications Manager in Yerevan have come up with the joint … Read more »The way to come to CHANGES
Following the earthquake in Armenia in December 1988, Mrs Thatcher – the British Prime Minister – promised to rebuild one of the schools in Gyumri. Donations came from the British government, British business and the British people. David Dowell ran one of the companies that agreed to help the project. He spoke to Kathy Leach as they travelled together to Gyumri to visit the school at the end of January … Read more »Interview with David Dowell, good friend of Armenia
Էրիկ Գյուլազյան ՀՀ-ում Մեծ Բրիտանիայի դեսպանատան Առևտրի և զարգացման հարցերով խորհրդական Հայտնի բան է, որ գինու հինն է լավը, բայց որպեսզի հնեցված գինին համապատասխանի մեր սպասելիքներին, անհրաժեշտ է, որ այն տարիների ընթացքում հոգատարությամբ խնամվի մասնագետների կողմից: Այս տարի Լոնդոնի մետրոն նշում է իր հիմնադրման 150 ամյակը: Միայն պատկերացրեք՝ այն կառուցվել է այն ժամանակ, երբ դեռևս չկային համակարգիչներ և որևէ iծրագիր, որոնք այսօր մեր կյանքը դարձնում են այսքան … Read more »Երևանի մետրոպոլիտենի վերակառուցում. ավելի հին և ավելի լավ` ինչպես Լոնդոնի մետրոն
The following is a guest post by Erik Gyulazyan, Trade and Prosperity Adviser, British Embassy Yerevan. We all know that the older a wine gets the better it is. But for a vintage wine to meet our expectations it must be given constant attention down the years by highly-skilled experts. This year the London Underground (the Tube) is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Just think of that: it was created in … Read more »Yerevan Metro Rehabilitation- older and better just like the London Tube
On Saturday the Armenian British Business Chamber (ABBC) is holding the annual Burns Supper in Yerevan, a tradition now for many years (please see Burns Supper – there are still a few tickets available!). We are looking forward to this tremendously and are very grateful to the ABBC for its hard work in organising it – and for providing an opportunity to raise funds for some very worthy causes. The … Read more »To the Haggis
Welcome to 2013! Over the past couple of weeks, British Ambassadors all around the world have been writing their Annual Review of 2012 for colleagues in London. It’s a good time to reflect on the achievements we are most proud of – and the challenges and opportunities for the coming year. For us in Yerevan, there were a number of wonderful highlights in 2012: Watching the brilliant, modern production of … Read more »It’s time to reflect on the achievements and look forward to coming opportunities
This week we have been celebrating NATO Week in Armenia – an annual opportunity for both NATO member states and the Armenian government to present to a wider public what we have been doing together and why both sides value the partnership. As the NATO Contact Point Embassy, I and our defence liaison team – Lt-Col Steve Phillips, our Defense Attache, and Sergey Mirzoyan, our Defence Relations officer – were … Read more »NATO Week and Remembrance Day: planning for the future, and remembering the past
I’ve been thinking this week about one of the hardest tasks for a young democracy: building a justice system people can trust. This is partly because I was back in the UK last week, meeting with British businesses who are interested in working in Armenia and the wider region. Near the top of the list for any business thinking about a transition or emerging economy is: if it all goes … Read more »Trusting justice
Phew – here at the Embassy we are just recovering from our first Ministerial visit in six years. Mr Lidington, the Foreign Office’s Minister for Europe, was a great visitor – engaged, full of energy, and really keen to make a difference in UK-Armenian relations. And we are really delighted that we were able to use the Minister’s visit to highlight a couple of key priorities for the Embassy over the next … Read more »Doing GREAT business in the UK and Armenia
The 14th Summer Paralympic Games opened on 29th August in London. And they are coming of age as a global sporting competition. These will be the biggest Paralympics Games ever with 4,200 athletes representing 165 countries. Britain feels a special attachment to the Paralympics. The idea of sports for disabled people can be dated to the work done at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in southern England with veterans returning from the … Read more »The 2012 Paralympics and stories that inspire…