
AUDIT CHAMBER NOTICED IRREGULARITIES
The audit chamber of Armenia has revealed some drawbacks in the performance of the state budget 2007, about which the president of the chamber Ishkhan Zakaryan stated May 12, ARKA reports. “Over the recent years positive attainments were reported in Armenia. On the whole, we assess the performance of the state budget as positive but at the same time we note some drawbacks which refer to the legislative reforms and the issue of public purchase,” Ishkhan Zakaryan said. According to him, the main drawbacks revealed by the chamber relate to public purchases, for which 193 billion drams were provided in 2007. The president of the audit chamber said they were not able to present a detailed report because the agency for public purchases has not submitted a detailed report. According to Ishkhan Zakaryan, presently they are working with the agency regarding the irregularities. “We have revealed a serious difference between the report of the Agency and the real prices of the market, which causes concern. We need new, distinct mechanisms to define the real difference between the real market and the actual declarations,” Ishkhan Zakaryan said.
THE LETTER OF HELSINKI CITIZENS\' ASSEMBLY VANADZOR OFFICE
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On May 11 Babken Urutyan and Karapet Loretsyan from Maralik put up a tent on the square of the town hall of Maralik, Shirak region, and went on hunger protest, demanding fair trial of the case of Harutiun ...4847 CHILDREN WERE BORN IN YEREVAN
In the first four months of this year 4847 children were born in Yerevan compared with 4578 children of the previous year, the rate of birth is up by 5.8 percent, stated Armen Soghoyan, head of the department ...DIPLOMATS BELIEVE THEY WILL WIN THE CASE
Four of the foreign ministry officials who endorsed the citizens who stood up for their rights and freedoms after the presidential election and voiced concern about the situation in the country and lack ...WAS VARDAN OSKANYAN BECAUSE OF LEVON TER-PETROSYAN?
On May 12 the diplomats who had made a statement on the situation of the country and developments, lack of legitimacy in the post-election period held a news conference at the Friday Club, who used to ...FIRST SARGSYAN-ALIYEV MEETING IN JUNE
The foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammedyarov stated May 12 the upcoming meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan may take place in June. Mammedyarov said they reached agreement during ...AUDIT CHAMBER NOTICED IRREGULARITIES
The audit chamber of Armenia has revealed some drawbacks in the performance of the state budget 2007, about which the president of the chamber Ishkhan Zakaryan stated May 12, ARKA reports. “Over the recent ...SHEPHERD WAS WOUNDED
On May 12, at 11 am local time, the Azerbaijani force shot in the direction of the armed force of Armenia near the village of Baghanis, Tavush region. The press secretary of the defense ministry Seiran ...
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- 1815 The Lazaryan Academy is inaugurated in Moscow.
- 1847 Fort Orag beseiged by Beder Khan Bey.
- 1851 Zeytoon's princes write to the Catholicos at Echmiadsin to say that Sultan Abdul Megid called them to Constantinople to sign an agreement on taxes. The manifesto of Sultan Murad the Fourth was considered to be cancelled.
- 1921 Birth of Edward Mirzoyan (composer).
- 1956 Inauguration of the large Hrazdan bridge at Yerevan.
- 1963 Khoren the First was anointed Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
- 1994 Signature of the Agreement on a Cease-Fire signed by the Ministers of Defence of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the commander of Artsakhs Armed Forces.
- 1994 The Ministers of Defense from Azerbaijan and Artsakh sign a cease-fire agreement.
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