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Headlines for April 11, 2011TIGRAN KARAPETYAN SENDS PEOPLE HOME
People's Party (ZhK) headed by Tigran Karapetyan put off its rally set for April 10 near the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.
"The unfavourable weather conditions forced the party to postpone ...AWAOC TO COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE VICTIMS
The Armenian Writers Association of California (AWAOC) will commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide on Saturday, April 16.
The Association members will visit St. Leon Armenian Cathedral to lay ...AZERBAIJAN VIOLATED TRUCE 2,300 TIMES IN THREE MONTHS
Instances of ceasefire violation increased along the line of contact of the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces during the previous week, the press service of the NKR Defense Ministry reported.
From April ...ALVINA AVAGYAN APPOINTED DEPUTY CHAIRWOMAN OF STATE SERVICE FOR FOOD SAFETY
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan signed a decree on appointing Alvina Avagyan Deputy Chairwoman of State Service for Food Safety at the Ministry of Agriculture.
On April 8, Grigor Grigoryan was ..."AUTHORITIES OPEN A DOOR FOR PEOPLE TO EXERCISE POWER"
"Our youth and people call on the authorities to make radical changes in Armenia. If the authorities fail to meet public demands, freedom-loving and democratic forces will form a new government as was ...OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS DUE IN YEREVAN ON APRIL 11
The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (U.S.) and Bernard Fassier (France) will visit Yerevan on Monday as part of a regional visit.
"The mediators are scheduled to meet with ...PACE OPENS SPRING SESSION: ERDOGAN AND DAVUTOÄLU ARE IN STRASBOURG
A debate on the religious dimension of intercultural dialogue will be one of the highlights of the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which will take place in ...ARF-D PUTS OFF VOTE
The Armenian Parliament today started its four-day sitting with the discussion of legislative initiatives and adoption of the agenda. Among other issues, the National Assembly also discussed the formation ...ELECTORAL CODE RESEMBLES A PATIENT AT DEATH'S DOOR
The Electoral Code of Armenia has not one iota of legitimacy, Heritage faction MP Armen Martirosyan said during today's discussion on the theme "Changes to the Electoral Code: New Guarantees for Free ...SERZH SARGSYAN MEETS ADB VICE PRESIDENT
On April 11, Serzh Sargsyan received Xiaoyu Zhao, Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).Sargsyan highly appreciated the ADB's activity in Armenia and in the Asian region. He also expressed ...ON THE EXCHANGE
Deals amounting to $ 4 200 000 at an average price of AMD 375.98 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on April 11.
The closing price was AMD 376 /USD 1, the RA Central Bank reports.
The market ...BANANTS UNABLE TO PRESERVE TRIUMPHANT SCORE
FC Ulysses remains on top of the standings in Armenia's Premier League after beating Gyumri's Shirak 3:1 on April 10.
Armenia's vice-champion Banants lost to champion Pyunik 3:4 on Sunday in one of the ...ARMENIAN JUDOISTS TAKE TWO MEDALS IN SALONIKA
Nine Armenian judoists participated in the European Cup in Thessaloníki (Salonika), according to Vice President of the Armenian Judo Federation David Khitaryan.
Andranik Chaparyan (73 kg) and Erjanik ...HRAPARAK'S ASSETS UNFROZEN
A court in Yerevan yesterday removed the lien put on the assets of "Hraparak" daily. Hraparak's editor Armine Ohanyan is not encouraged by the court ruling. She says that the court sitting set for May ...SILENT PROTESTS STOPPED IN LIBERTY SQUARE
The protest actions held by Armenian intellectuals in Yerevan's Liberty Square were stopped on April 10.
Starting April 2, intellectuals staged silent actions in the square, showing their support for ...MINISTER NALBANDIAN MEETS UK SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
Armenian Foreign Minster Edward Nalbandian met with the UK Special Representative for South Caucasus, Brian Fall.
The parties emphasized the activation of political dialogue between Armenia and Great ...PRICES FOR PRECIOUS METALS GO UP
The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the Armenian Ministry of Finance set has set prices for pure metals for April 11-April 17, 2011, the press office of the RA Ministry of ..."SERZH SARGSYAN SHOULD START WITH HIMSELF"
""As Lenin said revolutions lead to terror, if they do not yield results. In fact, terror is a consequence," singer Ruben Hakhverdyan said on Monday. "When the legal means of struggle do not bring the ...POST-SCRIPTUM TO HOST EDVARD ZORIKYAN
On April 11, the program "Post-Scriptum" will host singer and songwriter Edvard Zorikyan. You can send your questions to ps@a1plus.am or call at 58 54 27. "Post-Scriptum" will be broadcast live at ...PROTESTERS START SIT-IN OUTSIDE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE
Relatives of the crew of an Armenian airplane that crashed in the Islamic Republic of Iran on May 17, 2001, started an indefinite sit-in outside the presidential residence, demanding full compensation ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1806 Birth of educator and literary figure Ruben Papazyan in Constantinople. He died in 1857 in Smyrna.
- 1865 Birth of poet, translator Alexander Tsatooryan.
- 1879 The Azgaser Union is created in Constantinople.
- 1915 Start of the 11-day defense of the Armenian town of Taron (Western Armenia).
- 1919 Having been found guilty of serious crimes in the Genocide of the Armenians of Yozghat, Kemal Bay was hung in Constantinople's Sultan Bayazet square. He was the deputy governor of Yozgat.
- 2001 Armenian Genocide Heirs Settle New York Life Insurance Company Class-Action Lawsuit concerning policy holders who were victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
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