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Published on December 01, 2005
ARMENIA LOST CHANCE
People lost hope for meeting European standards, Regional Director for South Caucasus Sabina Freizer stated in an interview with Trend agency. {BR}
She expressed concern that both in Armenia and Azerbaijan violations of legilstaion take plave in electoral processes.
Basing upon the assessments of the ICG obserevrs Ms. Freizer stated that serious violations were fixed during the referendum in Armenia.
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Headlines for December 01, 2005DECEMBER 1 - WORLD AIDS DAY
The World AIDS Day is the international day of action on HIV and AIDS which takes place every year on 1 December.{BR} HIV is one of the biggest social, economic and health challenges in the world. It ...PEOPLE STILL LIVING IN DISREPAIR BUILDINGS IN GYUMRI
A great deal of work for the reconstruction of building has been carried out in Gyumri recently. At present people live in 4 buildings, which are accidents waiting to happen, Tsayg TV company reported.{BR} ...OUT OF 4 NEIGHBOR-STATES GEORGIA THE ONLY TO STRENGTHEN ARMY
“In Turkey and Iran strong influence of the armed forces upon the villages of the country is preserved, in Azerbaijan the armed forces serve as a guarantor for maintenance of corruption system,” former ...AUTHORITIES IGNORING OPPOSITION'S ULTIMATUM
The term of the ultimatum is expiring in 24 hours, however the authorities are not going to fulfill it and have not undertaken any steps in this direction.{BR} As we were told in the CEC, a letter with ...AT TODAY'S GOVERNMENT SITTING
Today the recurrent sitting was led by President Robert Kocharian. {BR} TO MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN THE AIR The government has passed the draft resolution on «Developments and intentions in the ...EDVARD SIMONYANTS PASSED AWAY
«Protection of liberated territories» public initiative announced with deep regret of the death of one of its founders, honorary national and state figure, security general Edvard Simonyants. {BR}«THIS TIME CHANGE OF POWER WON'T FAIL»
The idea of boycotting the constitutional referendum was put forth by chairman of the National Democratic Union. Today we tried to find out how the boycotting process meets V. Makunyan's forecasts. ...«INDIFFERENCE OF OPPOSITION TO NKR ISSUE DOESN'T DIFFERS FROM LEADERSHIP'S ACTIVITY»
«Protection of Liberated Territories» public initiative has issued a statement as regards the interview of Regnum agency with RA MOD Advisor Hayk Kotanjyan on «road map» negotiated presently by the parties. ...«COME TO MATENADARAN AND YOU WILL KNOW»
«Armenia has never witness such a shameful case,» Justice bloc representative Felix Khachatryan stated today. {BR} To prove his words Khachatryan presented the copies of documents received from a number ...YOUNG FIGHTERS AGAINST AIDS
Today an exhibition titled «AIDS through my eyes» was opened in the office of Prevention of AIDS, Education and Care. {BR} The exhibition will last 10 days. The attendees will be given leaflets for voting ...ARMENIA LOST CHANCE
People lost hope for meeting European standards, Regional Director for South Caucasus Sabina Freizer stated in an interview with Trend agency. {BR} She expressed concern that both in Armenia and Azerbaijan ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1824 The Nerssissian school opens in Tbilissi (Georgia) and continues to operate till 1924.
- 1827 Creation of an Armenian printing-house in Shooshee (Artsakh).
- 1827 Sultan Mahmud the Second expels about 12000 Armenian Catholics from Constantinople. Some 4000 die of exposure along the way and the remainder are banished to provinces of Asia Minor, which they reach in February 1828.
- 1876 The Turkish government orders the burning of the market of Van and destroys Armenian properties.
- 1894 Publication of the "Struggle" newspaper (Association of Armenian Worker-Revolutionaries).
- 1899 Death of Tigran Yerkat, publicist and public figure.
- 1903 Death of Manvel Qadjooni, historian, geographer, and philologist. He was born in 1823.
- 1903 Death of Manuel Katjooni (historian) in Constantinople. He was born in 1823.
- 1914 Battle of Sarighamish. Destruction of the Turkish Army, that was led by Enver Pasha.
- 1915 United States President Theodore Roosevelt states: The crowning outrage has been committed by the Turks on the Armenians. They have suffered atrocities so hideous that it is difficult to name them, such atrocities such as those inflicted upon conquered nations by the followers of Attila and Genghis Khan. It is dreadful that these things can be done and that this nation nevertheless remains neutral.
- 1917 The People's Commissariat of Nationalities of Soviet Russia creates the Commissariat of Armenian Affairs in Moscow. Varlam Avanesov is appointed commissar and Vahan Teryan (poet) is the deputy.
- 1920 The Revolutionary Council of Azerbaijan recognizes Gharabagh, Zangezur, and Nakhichevan to be parts of Armenia.
- 1921 Elections of the first Peasant District and Provincial Unions in Armenia.
- 1923 The Komitas State Conservatory of Music opens in Yerevan.
- 1929 Yerevan's Kanaker radio station starts its broadcasts.
- 1941 Colonel Simon Zakyan heads the new Armenian 89th Rifle Division.
- 1989 The reunification of Artsakh and Armenia is accepted during a joint session of the Parliaments of Armenia and Artsakh. This was followed by the adoption, by Artsakhs legislative body, of a motion to secede from Azerbaijan. The Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan rejected the decision as illegal and the Supreme Soviet of the USSR declare? it null and void.
- 1989 The Supreme Council of Mountainous Gharabagh (Artsakh) decides to rejoin Armenia in a joint session with the Armenian supreme Council.
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