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Published on March 13, 2008
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN ARMENIA
On March 12-15, Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe Tomas Hammarberg is to arrive in Armenia, RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
Tomas Hammarberg's meetings with RA President Robert Kocharian, Chairman of National Assembly Tigran Torosian, Prime Minister Serge Sargsian, Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian, Justice Minister Gevorg Danielian, Chief of the Police Hayk Harutyunian, RA Procurator General Aghvan Hovsepian, Ombudsman Armen Harutyunian and opposition representatives are scheduled.
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Headlines for March 13, 2008ALEKSANDER ARZUMANIAN AND ARARAT ZURABIAN ARRESTED
Translated by L.H. 1On March 10, Armenian National Security Service workers arrested Levon Ter-Petrosian's co-thinker Aleksander Arzumanian and the board member of the Armenian National Movement party Ararat Zurabian, Head ...CATHOLICOSATE OF THE GREAT HOUSE OF CILICIA IN EDZMIATSIN
Translated by L.H. 2Delegation of Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia arrived in Edzmiatsin to express support to Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, as well as the families of the victims and the wounded of ...HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN ARMENIA
Translated by L.H.On March 12-15, Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe Tomas Hammarberg is to arrive in Armenia, RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Tomas Hammarberg's meetings with RA President Robert ...MATTHEW BRYZA'S STATEMENT
Translated by L.H.Head of the Press Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tigran Balayan answering the questions of Mediamax agency to comment on Matthew Bryza's statement on the latest developments in Armenia mentioned, ...OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRMEN TO VIENNA
Today the Co-Chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza, Yuri Merzliakov and Bernard Fassier are to meet with Andrzej Kasprszyk, Representative of OSCE Chairman in Office. According to Noyan Tapan news ..."ISRAELI GENOCIDE SCHOLARS RESPOND TO REPORTED STATEMENTS OF AMBASSADOR GABY LEVY DENYING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE."
Prof. Yair Auron, PhD, Dept. of Sociology, Open University of Israel yairau@oumail.openu.ac.ilProf. Israel W. Charny, PhD (retired Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University), Executive Director, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide, Jerusalem, EditWe are writing to express our shock, disbelief and horror at the statements attributed to Ambassador to Turkey Gaby Levy by the website of Sabah News (Turkey) that "what we [Israel] did in Gaza is not ...
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Prof. Yair Auron, PhD, Dept. of Sociology, Open University of Israel yairau@oumail.openu.ac.ilProf. Israel W. Charny, PhD (retired Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University), Executive Director, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide, Jerusalem, EditBREAK IN NEGOTIATIONS
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Today in Armenian history- 1261 Treaty between the Byzantine Emperor Michael and the traders of Geneva (Italy). The successful Armenian traders of Smyrna are first mentioned in this treaty.
- 1797 Agha-Muhammad occupies Shooshee but is later killed there.
- 1809 The English-Persian agreement is signed. England promises to help Persia during the Russian-Persian war.
- 1817 Birth of Kerovbe Apenian in Constantinople, researcher of Classical Armenian, philologist, linguist, clergyman and member of the Mkhitarist Congregation.
- 1823 The Turkish-Persian reconciliation treaty was signed in Karin (Erzroom, Western Armenia). Bayazet is again ceded to Turkey.
- 1837 Senator Gun comes to Transcaucasia to examine the situation and to develop an outline for reforms.
- 1864 Birth of National ethnologist, archeologist, and ethnolinguist Yervand Lalayan in Gyoomree (formerly Alexandropol then Leninakan). He founded Armenian Ethnological Society and its museum.
- 1876 Birth of Aram Zardaryan in Sebastia. He was active in the American workers' movement. His remains were moved from the USA to Yerevan and laid in the City Pantheon.
- 1897 Birth of Yeghisheh Charents (writer) in Ghars (Western Armenia). He was murdered in 1937 by the Soviet Secret Police.
- 1907 Birth of engineer Sargis Tevosyan in Davalu (Ararat Region). He played a vital role in the development of Armenia's chemical industry. Kirovakan's Chemical College is named after him.
- 1955 Death of Dr. Artashes Abeghian.
- 1959 Death of Ashot Ter - Mkrtchyan, professor, mathematician, and mechanical engineer. He was prominent in science and technology.
- 1989 James Balyan was the first Armenian who flew in space on the "Discovery" spaceship. He was a doctor of medical sciences.
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