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Headlines for March 24, 2006TIME IS TO CHANGE
On the night of March 26 Armenia will adopt daylight saving time. At 02:00 a.m. the clock hands must be put ahead for an hour.THE LEVEL OF SEVAN IS RISING
According to the Gegharkouniq regional department of “ArmHydroMet”, By March 23, 2006 the Lake Sevan is 1898.15 meters above the sea level which is 39 sm. higher than the previous year.
According ...ARONYAN LOSES POINTS
In the fifth round of the Monte Carlo chess tournament Levon Aronyan suffered the second consecutive loss. This time he lost the game to Vasiliy Ivanchuk. The players tied in the blindfold game, but Ivanchuk ...HAYRIKYAN NEGOTIATES WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
Today the leader of the Union for National Self–Determination Paruyr Hayrikyan started the process of negotiation with the leader of the RA republican party, Prime-Minister Andranik Margaryan, a ...ARMENIAN PRISONER OF WAR REPATRIATED UNDER ICRC AUSPICES
Geneva (ICRC) – On 24 March an Armenian prisoner of war detained in Azerbaijan was repatriated under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The operation took place ...WILL USA RECOGNIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF NKR?
“There are three sides which affect the regulation of the Karabakh conflict – USA, Russia and EU. The quick settlement of ethnic conflicts in Southern Caucasus is not very profitable for USA ...33 LIBRARIED WERE CLOSED DOWN IN THE PAST 16 YEARS
“Our society yearns to read good books and normal library conditions. It needs libraries which can satisfy today’s needs. There is still much to do in the sphere of libraries”, director ...WHERE ARE WE ARMENIANS AND WHERE ARE WE GOING?
“EUROPE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS” “I am afraid that speaking about the collision of civilizations we will ignore our national development”, advisor of the RA Foreign Ministry Ashot ...THE PARLIAMENTARY WEEK IS THE MONOLOGUE OF THE NA SPEAKER?
It turns out that not only the head of the Public TV Radio Company Council Alexan Haroutyunyan, but also the coalition colleagues of the Orinats Yerkir party are displeased with the program «Parliamentary ...CHANGE OF AUTHORITIES LIVE
“Instead of taking up the role of interpreter, Vardan Oskanyan should have sent a note to the US State Secretariat for offending our national dignity”, head of the National Unity NA fraction ...THE REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT THE ESSENCE OF THE KARABAKH CONFLICT
“The report of the international crisis group which was made public on March20 of the current year is a serious analytical work and contains credentials to the CE to be actively involved in the ...ARTASHES MINASYAN - CHAMPION OF ARMENIA
Artashes Minasyan became the chess champion of Armenia. He gained the right to participate in the chess world Olympiad in the Armenian chess team. He also won 1.5 million AMD.
The second place was taken ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1724 The Armenians and Azeri Turks of Gandzak sign an agreement to stand up to the Ottoman Turks.
- 1873 Birth of Nikolay Aghbalyan (educator). He died in 1947.
- 1894 The Hntshak Party figure Jeerayr was hung in Yozghat.
- 1903 Birth of philosopher and art historian, Hrant Apresian.
- 1922 Opening of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR.
- 1932 Birth of Vladimir Yengibarian, world famous boxer, European, World, and Olympic Games' champion, international referee.
- 1934 Birth of American Orientalist Robert Thomson. He was awarded a PhD from Cambridge University for Assyrian and Armenian translations. He translated the "Armenian History" by Agathangelos.
- 1988 The Presidency of the Supreme Soviet of Armenia decided to stop the "Gharabagh" Committee by considering its activity illegal and anti-constitutional.
- 1988 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union appoints Arkadi Volski as its authorized representative in the territory of Artsakh.
- 1992 The Helsinki Additional Meeting of the CSCE (now Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE) Council decides to have a Chairman-in-Office visit the region to contribute to the establishment and the maintenance of a cease-fire in Transcaucasia.
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