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Published on December 07, 2011
JOINT STATEMENT ADOPTED IN VILNIUS
- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is attending the 18th session of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe which kicked off in Vilnius on December 6.
The event has brought together 56 foreign ministers of the OSCE member states and about two dozen high-ranking officials from international organizations.
On the first day of the session heads of the OSCE Minsk Group's Co-Chair countries, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, French Minister for European Affairs Jean Leonetti, as well as the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mamedyarov, issued a joint statement reconfirming the importance of achieving a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
On the same day, Edward Nalbandian participated in the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member countries which clarified the issues to be involved in the agenda of the 18th session of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
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Headlines for December 07, 2011POLITICAL ISSUES SOLVED THROUGH BRAWLS IN SEVAN?
According to the Armenian police, on the eve an argument broke out between the citizens of Sevan city, Razmik Meloyan and Ara Smbatyan, in the restaurant complex "Orsetto" near the public beach on the ...JOINT STATEMENT ADOPTED IN VILNIUS
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is attending the 18th session of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe which kicked off in Vilnius on December ...WOUND HAS NOT CICATRIZED 23 YEARS LATER
Forty percent of Armenia turned into a disaster zone on December 7, 1988, after a disastrous earthquake rocked Armenia, claiming more than 25,000 lives.
The earthquake of magnitude 10 or larger struck ...DASHNAKTSUTYUN CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT'S RESIGNATION
At 2:30p.m., December 7, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun is going to present legal grounds for government's resignation.
The National Assembly will discuss the issue in a special ...ANAHIT BAKHSHYAN AGAIN COUNTS MPS
At the beginning of today's parliament session, Heritage MP Anahit Bakhshyan announced that only 68 of the 74 registered MPs were present in the hall.
"They may have left the hall after the registration," ...JIRAYR SEFILYAN GOING TO OVERTHROW THE REGIME
Sardarapat Movement initiative group will not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, member of the group's founding committee Jirayr Sefilyan told a news conference on December 7.
He is ...GURGEN ARSENYAN: "HHK WILL RIG ELECTIONS"
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) will gain fewer votes than expected in the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to Chairman of United Labour Party (MAK) Gurgen Arsenyan.
"The key actors of ...RESPECTS IN SILENCE, COMPLAINTS ALOUD
The Heritage Party commemorates the 1988 earthquake victims with a minute of silence and shares the grief of their relatives.
The party also expresses its resentment over the fact that the term "disaster ...ARMENIA, FRENCH AGREE TO DEEPEN COLLABORATION
As part of a working visit to France, Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia, Artur Baghdasaryan, met with French Secretary General for National Defence Francis Delon.
The parties stressed ...1988 EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS COMMEMORATED IN ARTSAKH
President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the Stepanakert memorial complex and laid flowers to the monument of earthquake victims. Bako Sahakyan was accompanied by top officials of the republic, ...DECORATIONS UNDERWAY FOR YEREVAN CHRISTMAS TREE
The main Christmas tree of Armenia, which is being installed at Republic Square in Yerevan, will be finished in mid-December.
Tigran Yeghiazaryan, a senior employee at the Yerevan Municipality, has been ...WHO UPROOTS TREES?
Trees were cut down in Yerevan's Nor Nork 2nd massive a couple of days ago. Grisha Mikaelyan, chief agronomist of "Greening" Company, said they were uprooting the stumps to plant new trees instead. The ..."POST-SCRIPTUM" TO HOST VAHAN TUMASYAN
The program "Post-Scriptum" will host Chairman of "Shirak Center" NGO Vahan Tumasyan.
You can send your questions to ps@a1plus.am or call at 58 54 27.
"Post Scriptum" will be webcast live at 3:20 ...MARCH HELD IN ODZOUN FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
The bells of St. (Sourb) Astvatsatin Church in Odzoun village rang out 23 times at 11:41am, December 7 to commemorate the victims of the 1988 Spitak earthquake.
A requiem service was then held in the ...41.4% OF CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY IN ARMENIA
UNICEF called on the Government of Armenia today to urgently focus its efforts on identifying policy solutions to address child poverty which continues to be higher than poverty level for the rest of ...WILL KEY WITNESS BEAR TESTIMONY?
The Court of First Instance of Yerevan's Shengavit administrative district resumed the hearing in the case of Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan who was found dead in one of the border bases in Chinari villages, ...POST OFFICE HEAD SQUANDERED HUGE SUM OF MONEY
The Prosecutor's Office of Lori region launched a criminal case against the head of the local post office on charges of squandering pensions and benefits.
During the preparation of the materials, it was ...ARTHUR ABRAHAM TO FACE PABLO FARIAS IN JAN
Germany-based Armenian professional boxer Arthur Abraham will make his hotly-anticipated comeback on January 14 when he takes on Argentina's Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias in Offenburg, Germany. Pablo Farias ...HAK CONVENES SESSION
The political council of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) held a regular session on Wednesday to discuss issues related to HAK's march to be held on December 10- Human Rights Day. The meeting ...ARFD PRESENTS A MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE
ARF-Dashnaktsutyun today presented a motion of no confidence in the government, demanding the resignation of the executive body.
ARFD MP Armen Rustamyan said the government has failed to fulfill its commitments' ...ARMENIAN MP COMMENTS ON HIS POSSIBLE RESIGNATION
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan commented on his possible resignation in the National Assembly saying he sees no grounds for the government to resign.
"The country does not face political crisis ...BAKO SAHAKYAN MEETS WITH ARMED FORCES OFFICIALS
On 7 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met with first deputy head of the General Staff of the Republic of Armenia's Armed Forces, lieutenant-general Enrico Apryamov and deputy head ...MINISTRY BUILDING CATCHES FIRE/UPDATED/
A fire broke out in the premises of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in downtown Yerevan about an hour ago. Two fire brigades left for the site shortly afterwards.
Major Tonoyan, head of the ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1988 Devastating Earthquake occurs in Armenia. An estimated 30000 people are killed within seconds after 07:41 U.T (local time 11:41). There is rejoicing in Azerbaijan which attempts to sabotage the subsequent aid efforts.
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