| January |
N.K.R. Foreign Minister
Arkady Ghukasian rejects any proposal that would allow Turkey to provide
troops to join an O.S.C.E. peacekeeping force. |
| January 13 |
The Supreme Court announces
a six-month suspension of the A.R.F. on charges of drug trafficking
and political terrorism through a clandestine organization called
"Dro |
| February |
Tripartite talks begin
in Moscow, aimed at reinforcement of the cease-fire in Karabagh and
setting the stage for determining the enclaves political future.
The talks endorse N.K.R. government participation. |
| March |
Azerbaijani shelling of
villages on Armenia's northeastern and eastern borders precedes an
Azeri ground attack inside Armenia. |
| April 4 |
Catholicos Karekin II,
of the See of Cilicia, is elected the 131st Catholicos of the Armenian
Apostolic Church, in Echmiadsin, and renamed Karekin I. (This marks
the first election of a Catholicos of All Armenians in more than 600
years to take place in an independent Armenian state.) |
| April 24 |
The 80th anniversary of
the 1915 Armenian Genocide is officially commemorated in Armenia. |
| April 30 |
Seventy percent of the
N.K.R. electorate turn out at the polls to elect 24 of the 31 members
of Karabagh's Parliament, renamed the National Assembly. |
| May |
Prime Minister Hrant Bagratian
signs a comprehensive agreement with Iran that foresees the construction
of a gas pipeline to Armenia and the extension of an electric power
grid to supply electricity. |
| June |
The prosecutor general
of Armenia, Artavasd Gevorgian, signs indictments against eleven Dro
defendants, and forwards their cases to the Supreme Court. |
| June 23 |
Karen Baburian is elected
chairman of the N.K.R.National Assembly. |
| July |
A special committee is
established to draft a constitution for N.K.R. |
| July 7 |
The Constitution of the
Republic of Armenia is adopted |
| July 13 |
The six-month suspension
of A.R.F. activities in Armenia expires. The party is accused of failing
to meet conditions for reinstatement, and the ban is extended. |
| July 24 |
Representatives from Nagorno
Karabagh, Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Baden, Austria, under the
chairmanship of the O.S.C.E. to continue negotiations. |
| September |
Shelling across Armenian-Azeri
northeastern border intensifies |
| October 27 |
The first block of the
Medzamor nuclear power plant is reactivated after an eight-year hiatus
that followed a 1988 referendum to close it for safety reasons. Extensive
repairs and measures are taken to upgrade the safety of the facility. |
| September 4-8 |
O.S.C.E. negotiations for
a settlement to the Karabagh conflict take place near Moscow. |
| October 9 |
Closed-door sessions involving
Armenia, Azerbaijan and N.K.R. begin at a Finnish port city in the
Aaland Islands with hopes of finding a solution. |
| November 4 |
A scheduled week-long series
of meetings seeking progress on a comprehensive political agreement
on Karabagh resume in Moscow, with the Lachin Corridor issue remaining
deadlocked. |
| December |
The government in Stepanakert
issues an optimistic report on the economy of N.K.R., announcing a
19.2% decrease in its 1995 budget deficit. Also reported is the renovation
of all 1,115 buildings that were destroyed or damaged as a result
of the war and the construction of an additional 160 buildings. |