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Headlines for March 20, 2012"HERITAGE" AND "FREE DEMOCRATS" TO COMPETE?
"Heritage" Party will nominate eight candidates through the majoritarian electoral order, and one of them is NA Deputy Zaruhi Postanjyan who will run in the 4th precinct of Arabkir district.
We remind ...TO SET DATE FOR CLOSING NUCLEAR PLANT?
The European Parliament's Foreign Relations committee today is holding a three-day sitting, and issues related to the South Caucasus are also on the agenda.
According to Radio Liberty, the European legislators ...WESTERN ARMENIANS SEND LETTER TO GUL
The representatives of the Assembly of Armenians of Western Armenia have sent a letter to President of Turkey Abdullah Gul, demanding him to officially recognize the ongoing crime committed against the ...FIRST 20 SPOTS ON HHK LIST UNCHANGED
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) would like to show itself to the world with its proportional electoral list. This is what Vice-Chairman of the HHK, NA Deputy Razmik Zohrabyan said during a press ...UN CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has assessed the situation in Syria as "inadmissible and unacceptable".
During the visit to Indonesia, the Secretary General called on the international community to come ..."BHK MEMBERS ARE OFFERED TO LEAVE THE PARTY"
Coordinator or Tapan Independent Experts Association Gegham Nazaryan said the following as he touched upon the issue of whether the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) ...COMMUNISTS GATHERED DONATIONS?
The Communist Party of Armenia (HKK) will sum up the results of its donations today. The Communists had appealed to their supporters, asking them to give them donations to pay for their election pawn.
The ...HAK REPRESENTATIVE RUNNING IN ELECTIONS
David Matevosyan, who is a member of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) and is originally from Meghri, is running in the elections through the majoritarian electoral order at precinct N 38, which includes ...TO DISCUSS SUKIASYAN'S APPEAL TOMORROW
The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia will discuss Khachatur Sukiasyan's appeal during its session on March 21. We remind that the Department for Passports and Visas of the RA Police ...MINISTER LEAVES FOR THE U.S.
On March 19, the delegation headed by RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan left for a working visit to the U.S.
During the visit, in Kansas the delegation will have meetings with Governor of Kansas Sam ...TO MONITOR LINE OF CONTACT AGAIN
According to an agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission will hold a planned monitoring at the line of contact of the Karabakhi and Azerbaijani armed forces near ...CLOSED ROADS IN ARMENIA
On March 20 at 08:30, the Berd-Tchambarak road sector and the Selim mountain pass remain closed. Cleaning is underway.
The Ministry of Transport and Communication calls on drivers to drive with only tires ...HOVHANNES TAMAMYAN TO RECEIVE 4-YEAR SENTENCING?
Prosecutor Harutyun Harutyunyan demanded that the court recognize former Head of the Chief Department of Criminal Investigation of the RA Police Hovhannes Tamamyan guilty under Article 308 (1) and (2) ..."P.S." TO HOST LARISA ALAVERDYAN
Today at 15:20 "P.S." will host Deputy of the "Heritage" Party Larisa Alaverdyan.
Watch "P.S." live at 15:20 and the rerun at 19:20.
You can send your questions by calling us at 58-54-27 or sending an ...IRANIAN-ARMENIANS DIE IN BUS CRASH
Three Iranian-Armenians died in a bus coming from Iran to Armenia.
Head of the Department of Information and Public Relations of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tigran Balayan told "A1+" that the incident ...DECLARED DEFROCK
Under the direction of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Father, Priest Nahapet Khachatryan has been defrock for leaving his pontifical service behind and voluntarily ..."NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION WILL PROGRESS THIS YEAR"
"Russia has traditionally played an active role in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1994, Russia brokered the signing of a ceasefire agreement and put an end to the "heated ...RAFFI HOVHANNISIAN MEETS HORTON
Leader of "Heritage" Party Raffi Hovhannisian today met the delegation of the International Monetary Fund headed by leader of the IMF delegation to Armenia Mark Horton.
The sides discussed the financial ...SILVA HAMBARDZUMYAN WAS SURPRISED
The video showing the incident that took place at Armenia-Marriot Hotel has been posted on the Internet. This came as a surprise for Silva Hambardzumyan, even though she had previously declared that she ...KOCHARYAN WANTED A JOB FROM PUTIN?
"A1+"'s sources say Robert Kocharyan didn't spare any efforts to meet with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on March 15 and his goal to meet with Putin was to be hired in the Russian Federation, ...OEK RELEASES THE LISTS
"Country of Law" Party (OEK), which is celebrating its 15th anniversary at the Karen Demirchyan Sport-Concert Complex, has released the proportional and majoritarian electoral lists for participation ...SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TO BE SUED
The Shengavit division of the RA Police has instigated a criminal case in relation to a school principal's misuse of official powers, as well as the committal of official falsification and falsification ...SHARMAZANOV EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
Vice-Chairman of the RA National Assembly, head of the Armenia-Lithuania Parliamentary Friendship Group Eduard Sharmazanov today sent a letter of gratitude to Head of the Lithuania-Armenia Parliamentary ...SARGSYAN DINES WITH PUTIN
During the working visit to the Russian Federation, President Serzh Sargsyan today participated in the dinner served by President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister, ...ARTFOOD NOT LINKED TO ARMFOOD
Statement of ArtFood Conserve Factory in Artashat
"Recently the food safety inspectorate disseminated a message in which it was stated that ArtFood dairy-producing company didn't correspond to the sanitary-hygienic ...ARMAVIA PAYS OFF DEBT
RosAviatsia won't prohibit Armavia from organizing flights to Russia.
Today marked the deadline for Armavia Airlines to pay off the 178,000 dollar debt that the Russian company had granted Armavia in ...NAIRIT PAYS SALARIES EVERY 50 DAYS
The employees of the once enormous Nairit chemical factory have been subject to compulsory unemployment for nearly two years.
"There is still no news. There are still debts, but the employees receive ...FRANCOPHONIE SPRING KICKS OFF
The International Days of Francophonie have kicked off. The French and Swiss Ambassadors to Armenia declared the opening of the events of Francophonie.
"The spring of Francophonie can be viewed as the ...MAYOR WAS INFORMED
Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan has been informed that the employees of the territorial agencies of some social services have flaws and that they misuse their powers.
"I assure you all that the municipality ...FOUND THE PERSECUTED
Brothers Ara and Alik Banduryan (born in 1980 and 1981 respectively), who were under persecution abroad, were revealed and apprehended by the Chief Department for Criminal Investigation of the RA Police ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1750 First publication in Constantinople of the complete works of Narek, by Archbishop Minas, Patriarch of Jerusalem.
- 1857 Birth of Sheeram (Greegor Talian), troubadour, composer and one of the founders of the Armenian minstrel music genre.
- 1860 Birth of Vardges Soorenyants in Akhaltskha. He was an artist, translator, and fine-arts scholar.
- 1876 Birth of Hrachia Acharyan (linguist) in Constantinople. He died in 1953.
- 1887 Birth of Hovsep Orbeli (scientist) in Kutais. He died in 1961.
- 1920 Azeri Turkish forces attack Gharabagh.
- 1972 Creation of the Armenian News Agency (Armenpress).
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