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Published on March 01, 2007
SEMNEBY COMING TO ARMENIA
Special Representative of the EU in South Caucasus Peter Semneby is arriving in Armenia on March 2. As he had visited Azerbaijan in February, now it is turn for Russia and Georgia. Information about Semneby's visit to Karabakh is yet uncertain.
- By A. Haroutiunian
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Headlines for March 01, 2007FOUR ARMENIAN YOUTHS DETAINED
In the Coventry town of Rhode Island, USA, were detained four Armenian youths from California, reports "Boston Globe" newspaper. They are accused of accessing illegally to bank databases and using the ..."TURKISH AND AZERBAIJANI PROPAGANDA AGAINST ARMENIA
By H. ChaqrianYesterday Armenian Revolutionary Movement (ARM) party organized a discussion on the theme of "Turkish and Azerbaijani Propaganda Against Armenia" at "Congress" hotel. The event was opened by Vice-Speaker ...UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNABLE TO SETTLE THE KARABAKH CONFLICT
By A. HaroutiunianUN General Assembly is unable to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani mass media report the words of Yuri Merzliakov, Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. This statement mostly refers ...SUMGAIT - CONTINUATION OF TURKEY'S ANTI-ARMENIAN PLANS
By Gohar Gevorgian19 years age in the Sumgait town of Azerbaijan took place another wave of repressions and massacre of Armenians by Azeris. In connection with the anniversary of those tragic events Hrayr Ulubabian, head ...SEMNEBY COMING TO ARMENIA
By A. HaroutiunianSpecial Representative of the EU in South Caucasus Peter Semneby is arriving in Armenia on March 2. As he had visited Azerbaijan in February, now it is turn for Russia and Georgia. Information about Semneby's ...
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By A. Haroutiunian"TURKISH AND AZERBAIJANI PROPAGANDA AGAINST ARMENIA
By H. ChaqrianTURKISH AND ARMENIAN HISTORIANS SHALL MEET
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ERDOGAN LEAVING FOR BAKU
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Today in Armenian history- 0 World Civil Defense day.
- 1856 Birth of the cleric, historian, ethnologist, teacher and translator, Gyoot Aghanyan (Harootyoon Ter - Arakelian) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He translated literary classics and re-wrote Yeghisheh's "Vardanants Story" in modern Armenian. He wrote textbooks on religion and library science. He was the first in Eastern Armenia to publish a wall-calendar.
- 1857 Opening of the school at Varaga Monastery (western Armenia) for the education of "orphan and homeless" children.
- 1865 Birth in Tbilisi of Teegran Hovhannisian, translator and lawyer. He translated the novels "Harootyoon" (Resurrection) written by Lev Tolstoy and "Arants Davananki" (Without Faith) written by Henry Senkeveech.
- 1867 Birth of the writer Nar-Dos (Meekael Hovhannisyan) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He died in 1933.
- 1901 Birth of the poet Sarmen (Armenak Sargsian) in Pakhvants (Western Armenia). Many popular songs have been written using his poems as lyrics.
- 1915 The First Meeting of Armenian immigrants took place in Echmiadsin. The meeting tried to integrate the work of the many benevolent unions that were created to help the survivors of the 1915 Genocide.
- 1920 Azeri Turks perpetrate the Genocide of Shooshee. Some 20 000 Armenians are killed.
- 1920 The Government allots 50 million rubles for agricultural development. Agricultural tractors are brought to Armenia for the first time.
- 1930 The Sardarapat tractor plant starts production.
- 1934 Death in Yerevan of Toros Toramanyan (architecture historian).
- 1960 Martiros Saryan is awarded the title "People's Painter of the USSR".
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