June

1 The National Citizens’ Initiative (NCI) hosts a housewarming reception at its new headquarters.

2 NCI founder Raffi K. Hovannisian and NCI coordinator Hrach Hakobyan attend Italian Embassy reception on the 56th anniversary of Republic Day, confer with Italian Ambassador Paolo Andrea Trabalza.

3 Housewarming reception is reported in Groong News Network under headline, “Open House at ACNIS Headquarters.”

4-6 Hovannisian’s answers to Iravunk weekly’s caller, “direct-line” questions are headlined “Our Foreign Policy Sometimes Contradicts Armenia’s National Interest.”

6 NCI convenes working seminar on “Contemporary Issues of Armenian Ethnic Self-Preservation.”

7 Armenia newspapers cover seminar: “Expectations for Creating a Pan-Armenian Culture” is published in Azg, “Armenian Scientists Stress that More Effective Mechanisms are Necessary in Armenia-Diaspora Mutual Relations” in Noyan Tapan, “From Discussion to Work” in Orran, “What Shall We Do?” in Aravot, “Western and Eastern Armenians, We are the Same People” in Hayastani Hanrapetutiun.

20 NCI convenes a roundtable on “Issues of National Endurance and Security” at its headquarters.
Arminfo news agency highlights the event in “National Citizens’ Initiative NGO Holds Seminar in Yerevan.”

21 News coverage on NCI roundtable is published in Armenian News Network Groong, Orran, Hayastani Hanrapetutiun, and Aravot dailies.

25 News coverage of the seminar, entitled “The Concept of National Resistance,” is published in Golos Armenii newspaper.

28-30 The first of a series of youth leadership workshops is organized in Lusakert under the auspices of the National Citizens’ Initiative. Raffi K. Hovannisian and noted public figures address the 100 young leaders.

30 News coverage on the young leaders’ assembly is broadcast by the Barev program of Armenian public television.