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Headlines for June 01, 2012US SENATOR TO VISIT ARMENIA
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) will visit Armenia on June 1.
The U.S. official is scheduled to meet with Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to discuss regional security and domestic ...GREECE BEATS ARMENIA 1:0
Armenian lost to Greece 0:1 in a friendly football match at the Kufstein Arena stadium, in Kufstein on May 31, 2012 ahead of the EURO 2012 football tournament.
Kyriakos Papadopoulos' first half strike ...HERITAGE CONGRESS DUE JUNE 2
The 8th congress of the Heritage party is set for June 2. The meeting will take place at the Writers' Union of Armenia, the party's press service reports.GEGHAMYAN'S FAVORITE IS HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN
Artashes Geghamyan, Leader of the National Unity Party (AMK) who was elected to the National Assembly under the proportional list of the ruling Republican Party (HHK), voted for Hovik Abrahamyan's candidature ...AZERBAIJANI OIL: A BLESSING OR A CURSE?
One cannot rule out the resumption of hostilities, Giro Manoyan, Director of the ARF bureau's Hay Dat and political affairs office, told a news conference on Friday.
"Oil likes peace: its blessing will ...HRANT BAGRATYAN: "THEY KILLED JUDICIAL SYSTEM"
The toothless policy of the Armenian Constitutional Court over the past 10-15 years has killed the judicial system, turning it into a real shred for the authorities' arbitrary actions, said Hrant Bagratyan, ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT RECEIVES PHILANTHROPIST
On 31 May, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received Russia-based Armenian philanthropist Ruben Vardanian.
Issues related to the realization of different programs in Artsakh were discussed ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES CHILDREN
President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan has issued a congratulatory address in connection with the International Children's Day
"Dear Children and Parents,
On behalf of the Artsakh authorities ...YEREVAN MAYOR INVITED TO KUWAIT
Kuwait City Governor, Sheikh Ali Jaber Al-Sabah, hosted on May 31 Armenia's Ambassador to Kuwait Fadey Charchoghlyan.During the meeting, the two men discussed the prospects for enhancing cooperation between ...FESTIVE EVENT FOR CHILDREN HELD OUTSIDE MOD BUILDING
A festive event dedicated to International Children's Day was organized outside the administrative complex of the RA Defense Ministry for the children of military personnel and civil servants.
A special ...SERZH SARGSYAN VISITS YEREVAN ZOO
Serzh Sargsyan visited the Yerevan Zoo today, accompanied by his daughter and granddaughter to participate in the events organized on the occasion of the International Children's Day.
Yerevan Mayor Taron ...ON THE EXCHANGE
Deals amounting to $3 700 000 at an average price of AMD 407/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on June 1. The closing price comprised AMD 407/USD 1.FIFTH CHILD BORN INTO YEREVAN MAYOR'S FAMILY
The users of Facebook social networking have been leaving congratulatory messages on the wall of Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan since morning.
Today Taron Margaryan had a son whom the family named Smbat. ...YEREVAN CITIZEN JUMPED OFF BRIDGE
The person, who committed suicide on Thursday by jumping off a bridge in the Armenian capital, is already identified, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.
The body of Yerevan resident Artyom ...AZERBAIJANIS FLOCK TO IRAN FOR FOOD AND MEDICINES
By Samira Ahmedbeyli - Caucasus
People from southern Azerbaijan make regular trips to neighbouring Iran to buy food and access healthcare. Despite the crowds and obstructive officials at the border crossing, ...OMBUDSMAN TO OPEN NEW OFFICE IN VANADZOR
Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan will travel to Vanadzor on June 6 to participate in the opening of a human rights office in Lori province.
The ceremony will be attended by the head of the EU Delegation ...ARMENIAN CIVILIAN WOUNDED ON BORDER
An Armenian civilian has been wounded on Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
On June 1, at around 8:15 a.m., police received a call that Vachik Melkumyan (born in 1960), a resident of Nerkin Karmrakhbyur village, ...EU OFFICIAL: "WE ARE NOT ALMIGHTY"
The South Caucasus may become a real zone of development bridging Europe and Asia. To this end, the regional countries should solve the existing conflicts, the special representative of the European Union ...GOVERNOR OF GEGHARKUNIK MARZ TENDERS RESIGNATION
The governor of Gegharkunik marz (province), Nver Poghosyan, has submitted a resignation to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. In the letter, the governor thanked the Armenian PM for the joint work.
Nver ...SOLDIER SHOT DEAD IN THE RANKS
Another death has been reported in the Armenian Army today. Soldier Saro Samvelyan (born in 1993) was shot dead in yet unknown circumstances in one of the military units stationed along the southeastern ...NKR PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN
On the 31 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory letter to Hovik Abrahamyan who was elected Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly on May 31. "I am confident that ...ARGENTINEAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO SERZH SARGSYAN
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Argentine to the Republic of Armenia Diego Ernesto Alvares Rivera presented his credentials to Serzh Sargsyan.
The Armenian ...SUREN ZOLYAN DID NOT PUT FORWARD HIS CANDIDATURE
Two candidates are running for the next rector of Yerevan State Linguistic University (YSLU) - Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Vagharshak Madoyan and Acting Rector of YSLU Gayane Gasparyan.
Former ...YEREVAN MAYOR CONGRATULATES CHILDREN
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan posted on his Facebook page congratulations on the occasion of International Children's Day.
He wished all children health and success and a carefree and happy childhood. ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1724 Arif Ahmed pasha (Turkish general) marches against Yerevan through Gyoomree.
- 1878 The Berlin Congress opens and also discusses the Armenian Question. It ends one month later.
- 1880 The "Araratinan, Dprotsasirats-Eastern" and "Cilicia Armenian Benevolent" organizations of Constantinople join as the "Armenian United Association", headed by Chiraz and Arpiaryan.
- 1897 Death of Artashes Devanian, one of the early figureheads of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party. He was born in 1868.
- 1915 The Armenians of Shapin-Karahisar (Western Armenia) defend themselves for ten months against the Armenian Genocide organized by the Turks.
- 1956 The ten-day festival of Armenian Art and Literature opens in Moscow.
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