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Headlines for June 27, 2008

VW PASSAT GOT STUCK IN SANDS
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A Volkswagen Passat 11 OT 657 got stuck in wet sands while U-turning on the beach near Sevan at 11.05 p.m. on June 25. Rescuers took the car out at about 11.35.
WHY DON'T WITNESSES ATTEND COURT SITTINGS?
The court sitting on the case of Vardan Jhangirian was adjourned today already for the second time. Justice Mnatsakan Martirossian had to make such a decision as the witnesses did not appear in the court ...
WILL HRANUSH HAKOBIAN BECOME MINISTER?
On June 27 Serzh Sarkissian signed a decree on appointing Hranush Hakobian Head of the State Committee for Relations with the Diaspora of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia. Under another June 27 decree ...
“OCCURRENCES ARE RATHER VIOLENCE THAN TORTURE”
more images Armenia ranks among the 81 countries which still resort to torture, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Armenia, Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger said ...
TER-PETROSSIAN TO ATTEND GYUMRI RALLY
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The Center for the Popular Movement calls upon Armenia's government to release the political prisoners by a July 4 rally. “Only in that case Levon Ter-Petrossian will spell out his programmes and proposals ...
“NO QUESTION IS LEFT ASIDE”
more images The Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) signed between Armenia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation requires to “guarantee freedom of press, expression and rallies.” On ...
SWITZERLAND EXPRESSES READINESS TO SUPPORT ARMENIA
On June 27 Serzh Sarkissian received the delegation headed by Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Foreign Minister Mrs. Micheline Calmy Rey. The President noted with appreciation that the relations ...
CUSTODY PROLONGED
Today the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts prolonged the custody of Armenian MPs Miasnik Malkhassian and Hakob Hakobian for another two months. Reminder: they were ...
EDWARD NALBANDIAN TO VISIT BERLIN AND HESINKI
Upon the invitation of the Deputy Chancellor of Germany, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on June 30 RA Foreign Minster Edward Nalbandian will leave for Berlin on a two-day official visit. ...
“IF THEY HADN’T OPENED FIRE, WE WOULD HAVE MORE VICTIMS"
“If the police hadn’t opened fire, we would have more victims on March 1 and the consequences would have been much more serious,” Serzh Sarkissian said during an interview with Russian “Komersant” newspaper. ...