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Headlines for February 21, 2012CONSTRUCTION AT MASHTOTS AVENUE AT NIGHT
Rigorous construction of a stand is underway at Mashtots Park where environmentalists had gathered and had stood until 19:00 last night. Builders came to the park nearly half an hour ago and are now placing ...SOME ROADS ARE CLOSED
The RA Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that at 10:00 on February 21, state and interstate roads, highways and mountain passes in Armenia are generally passable and there are icy roads at some ...SURPRISES AT "HERITAGE" CONGRESS
The upcoming parliamentary elections will either become another label for the country, or we simply don't have the right to allow the subsequent falsified elections," leader of "Heritage" Party Raffi ..."JAVAKHK" TO TEAM UP WITH BHK?
"Armenia needs a new economic policy and a broad consolidation of society. We must treat the upcoming parliamentary elections very seriously because they will be more than just elections," says President ...SDHK WON'T BE INCLUDED IN HAK LIST?
Chairperson of the Armenian National Congress (HAK)-member Social-Democratic (Hnchakyan) Party (SDHK) Lyudmila Sargsyan is certain that the attempts to split the SDHK are aimed at hindering the SDHK's ...IMPEDING ICRC'S ACTIVITIES
The International Committee of the Red Cross is holding talks with the conflicting sides in Syria on ceasefire in order to provide first aid to the victims.
The ICRC is the only international humanitarian ...CSTO TO INTERFERE IN ARMENIAN ELECTIONS?
May the Collective Security Treaty Organization interfere in Armenia's interior political life with the purpose of ensuring security?
"If the levers establishing order in the country can't do their job, ...HCA GETTING READY FOR ELECTIONS
The Helsinki Citizens Assembly Office in Vanadzor is gathering active youth citizens wishing to be short-term observers in the Lori province (10 observers), Tavush province (28 observers), Shirak province ...SOBCHAK TO WORK FOR PROKHOROV
Ksenia Sobchak's political TV show called "ГоÑдеп" (Gosdep) will be broadcast on the "Сноб" (Snob) website from now on, reported the owner of the online periodical, Russian presidential candidate ...NALBANDYAN TO VISIT SEUL, HANOY AND SINGAPORE
RA Minister of Foreign Affairs on 22-28 February will visit the Republic of Korea, Vietnam and Singapore.
In the Asian countries, the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs will have meetings with the heads of ...DELEGATES INTERESTED IN NK CONFLICT
On February 21, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan received the delegation of the Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament. The delegates are in Armenia on a regional visit.
The ...NA CHAIRMAN CONVOKES CONSULTATION
Chairman of the RA National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan today convoked a consultation at the National Assembly. Among other issues, the notice that the RA Special Investigative Service sent to the Chairman ...PM MEETS NEW OSCE HEAD
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan today received newly appointed Head of the Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin.
The Prime Minister ...TO PREVENT GREECE'S DEFAULT
After 13 hours of negotiations, the finance ministers of European countries on February 20 came to terms on providing urgent financial assistance to Greece.
The European countries will provide 130 billion ...DOLLAR ON THE RISE
On February 21, a trade of 950,000 USD was made at NASDAQ OMX ARMENIA OJSC at an average exchange rate of 389.5 drams for a dollar. The closing price was 389.5 drams.MAYOR FAILS TO FULFILL PLEDGE
"We have been here since morning. There are nearly 40-50 police officers following up on the construction. They promised that they wouldn't let the builders do anything until morning, but now they are ...U.S. EMBASSY DONATES $50,000
U.S. EMBASSY DONATES NEW EQUIPMENT TO POLICE EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX
Yerevan, Armenia - On February 21, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern visited and toured Armenia's Police Educational Complex, where ...UN CELEBRATES MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
UN supports expert discussion dedicated to the International Mother Language Day
21 February, 2012, Yerevan - More than 30 experts discussed development and role of the Armenian language in the modern ...VICTOR SHENDEROVICH ON "A1+"
Today at 15:20 Yerevan time, "P.S." will host well-known writer, publicist, radio and television host Victor Shenderovich.
The program will be broadcast at 15:20 and will be broadcast again at 19:20.
Russians ...MILITARY DRILLS BEGIN IN IRAN
Iran's anti-air defense forces have started military drills for protecting the country's nuclear objects.
The need of holding military drills comes after Israel's belligerent declarations to bomb Iran's ...NUCLEAR STRUCTURE HEAD ARRESTED
Former Vice-President of the National Nuclear Energy Company (KazatomProm) of Kazakhstan Rustam Tursumbayev has been arrested in Canada. Tursumbayev had been under persecution and was charged with confiscating ...SAAKASHVILI SELLING AJARIA?
Former President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze views the permission to restore the "Azizie" mosques demolished in Ajaria in the 19th century as an "irreversible error".
This is what Shevardnadze said ...DRUG PRICES GO UP
Armenian consumers and doctors say drug prices have gone up by 20 percent over the past few days. Why have drug prices increased? This is a question that concerns the heads of drug selling companies and ...MAYOR OF GYUMRI AND THE CARNIVAL
Mayor of Gyumri Vardan Ghukasyan and his 9-member delegation have been in Brazil for the past five days, or as citizens of Gyumri would say, he is at the Carnival in Rio.
This has turned into a topic ...THINGS ARE HEATING UP MASHTOTS PARK
Environmentalists have been continuing their protest against the decision on placing the stands that were demolished on Abovyan Street at the park near Mashtots Avenue since this morning.
The placement ..."GO TO MASHTOTS PARK, AND THEN WE'LL TALK"
The environmentalists protesting at Mashtots Park are the bad students of architect Levon Igityan.
During a press conference at "Hayeli" Club, the architect suggested leaving the mayor alone since he ...LAWYERS TO BE UNEMPLOYED
From now on, only licensed lawyers will be able to show up to court. This is the requirement stated in the amendments to the RA law "On Advocacy" and the Civil Procedure Code. "The lawyers who have studied ...HUNGER STRIKE AT MASHTOTS PARK
Bayandur Poghosyan, 25, has declared an 8-day hunger strike at Mashtots Park. He is preparing to stay at the park for24 hours with the demand to put an end to the placement of trade stands.
Bayandur has ...HAK WELCOMES ENVIRONMENTALISTS' STRUGGLE
"A1+" presents the statement issued by committee on nature protection of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) with reductions:
"The Armenian National Congress (HAK) welcomes the struggle of environmentalists ...STATEMENT OF TARON MARGARYAN
Yerevan Municipality has posted the statement of Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan regarding the placement of stands at Mashtots Park on its official website.
"As leader of the largest community of the ...PM PAYS TRIBUTE TO MOTHER LANGUAGE
On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Oshakan and laid flowers at the tomb of Mesrop Mashtots as a sign of tribute.
At the scholar's home, the schoolchildren ...TO SET UP TENT AT MASHTOTS PARK
Bayandur Poghosyan, who has declared a hunger strike at Mashtots Park, is trying to set up a tent for himself.
Environmentalist Vahram Soghomonyan told "A1+" that the activists were trying to create the ...WHAT DOES ARMENIAN LANGUAGE MEAN IN ARMENIA?
Today Armenia is celebrating Mother Language Day. This day was marked on Armenians' calendars seven years ago. To what extent are Armenian youth aware of the symbol of this day and how do they apply the ...
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