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Headlines for August 28, 2008

THE STATEMENT OF THE NKR FOREIGN MINISTRY
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic welcomes the recognition of the state independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It fully complies with the basic principles of self-determination and the international law ...
MOSCOW LOST WHAT IT NEEDED
Like in many countries of the world, the expert community of Armenia, which is represented by both political scientists and politicians, is trying to evaluate the situation in the Caucasus which emerged ...
THE ARMENIA MOMENT
No doubt, the ex-minister of foreign affairs of Armenia Vardan Oskanyan will be remembered through the history of Armenians for his pronouncements which caused scandals at home rather than abroad, not ...
EU MEETS SEPTEMBER 1 TO DISCUSS GEORGIA
On September 1 the summit of the EU members will be held in Brussels to discuss the situation in Georgia. The president of Georgia will not participate in that summit. In an interview with the German ...
KARABAKH CONGRATULATED ABKHAZIA AND OSSETIA
On 28 August President of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent congratulatory letters to the president of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh and the president of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity. The NKR president ...
ARMENIAN SCHOOLS ADOPT 10 SCORE ASSESSMENT
In the academic year of 2008-2009 a ten-score assessment will be adopted at the secondary schools of Armenia, the deputy minister of education and science Bagrat Yesayan stated today.
NKR CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY
On the 17th anniversary of independence of NKR celebrations will take place in the capital Stepanakert and the regions. On September 1, the first school day, the first lesson at the schools of NKR will ...
33,500 FIRST GRADERS IN NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
By preliminary data 33,500 first graders will go to primary school in the academic year of 2008-2009. Compared with the previous years, the number of first graders is down, due to which some schools face ...
CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO LEPSIUS
The Museum Institute of the Genocide of Armenians will hold a conference on September 8 devoted to the 150th anniversary of the German missionary Johannes Lepsius (1858-1926). The conference will be held ...
THE TIME OF APPROVALS HAS PASSED
In the election of the head of Arabkir community which is the most intriguing community in these local elections, the main contenders are Zoya Tadevosyan from the Heritage Party and the incumbent candidate ...
CORRECTION ON POLITICAL AGENDA
Members of Parliament Aram Safaryan from the Bargavach Hayastan Party, Artsvik Minasyan from the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, and Vardan Khachatryan, Heritage Party, shared their evaluations of the political developments ...
PARLIAMENTARY FORCES ON THE RECOGNITION OF KARABAKH
Should the parliament of Armenia set to the issue of recognition of Karabakh, considering the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia? On August 28 the reporters asked this question to the ...
IS SERGE SARGSYAN SACRIFICING IMMUNITY OF ARMENIANS?
With regard to the internal and external political developments Member of Parliament Artsvik Minasyan, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, hosted at the Friday Club on August 28, gave the example of Georgia where the ...
ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN WILL NEVERTHELESS HOLD THE RALLY
Although the City Hall of Yerevan had declined the notification of Armen Rustamyan, the representative of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body, to hold a rally and a concert on September 1 at the Square ...
SERGE SARGSYAN THANKED CHINESE GOVERNMENT
The press office of the president reports that Serge Sargsyan met with Hong Jiuyin, the Chinese ambassador to Armenia. He thanked for the warm welcome of the Armenian delegation during Beijing 2008. According ...
DEMAND FOR LAW AND ORDER AT PENITENTIARIES
Basic human rights continue to be violated at the penitentiaries of the ministry of justice of Armenia, in particular, provocations against the political prisoners have become continuous. We urge and ...
EU CHAIRMANSHIP CONDEMNS RUSSIA’S DECISION
The French embassy to Armenia released the statement of the EU chairmanship which condemns the decision of the Russian government to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The EU chairmanship ...
LIST OF STRATEGIC GOODS SHIPPED BY RAIL WAS AFFIRMED
On August 28 the government of Armenia affirmed the list of strategic goods shipped by railway. The decision will enable the regulation of fees for railway shipment of strategic goods for Armenia (wheat, ...
OSCE PA SPECIAL ENVOY FOR GEORGIA TRAVELS TO THE CAUCASUS
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Emeritus Goran Lennmarker will next week visit all three countries, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, in the South Caucasus. Mr. Lennmarker was recently appointed ...