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Published on November 25, 2008
ABSENCE OF PROPORTIONAL QUALITY
The participants of the poll of Lragir.am think the quality of the tickets of the parties running for parliament has declined. 47.3 percent of our readers thinks so. The question was: “In your opinion, did the party tickets and the lists of candidates undergo qualitative changes compared with 2003?” 18.5 percent said “yes, they got better”, whereas 47.3 percent think the lists “got worse”. 34.2 percent think the quality of the party tickets have undergone no changes against 2003.
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Headlines for November 25, 2008WHY PORTUGAL PRAISED ARMENIA
The high-ranking IMF official who had arrived in Armenia to take part in the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Armenian dram held a news conference and made several controversial statements. ...METALFRONT FEST AT PUPPET THEATER
On November 26 and 27 the Puppet Theater will open its doors for the fans of metal music. On the Metalfront Fest 2008 such world-famous bands will perform as the Melekesh from the Netherlands, the Arkona ...DISCUSSION ON FREE OBSTETRIC SERVICES
A forum organized by the RA Ministry of Health and USAID Mobilizing Action Against Corruption (MAAC) Activity took place in the Congress Hotel in Yerevan on November 25, 2008. The forum discussed public ...ONE OF THOSE WHO ASSAULTED EDIK BAGHDASARYAN WAS IDENTIFIED
According to the press release of the office of prosecutor general, the Police continue to investigate the assault on the reporter Edik Baghdasaryan, the president of the Investigative Journalists NGO. ...CONFRONTATION OF “CONFIDENTIAL MEETINGS”
Serge Sargsyan’s initiative of consultation with parties which was on the occasion of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict is presented by the pro-government and government forces as eagerness to get ...VIVACELL-MTS HELPING THE HANDICAPPED REALIZE THEIR FULL WORK POTENTIAL
VivaCell-MTS announces that today the representatives of the company participated in Job Fair for Persons with Disabilities, which was held for the first time in Armenia. The Job Fair was organized by ...QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SNIPER
Davit Shahnazaryan, member of the Armenian National Congress who was hosted at the Hayatsk press club on November 25, raised several issues connected with the sniper of March 1. Shahnazaryan first said ...SETTLEMENT IN RETURN FOR PLACE IN PEACEKEEPING FORCE
The Turkish media reported that the Turkish government is ready to establish diplomatic ties with Armenia if the countries discuss the “events of 1915”, said Davit Shahnazaryan, member of the Armenian ...IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO DO, THE CONGRESS WILL DO
The Karabakh issue is an issue of self-determination, stated Davit Shahnazaryan, member of the Armenian National Congress, on November 25 at the Hayatsk press club, noting that the meeting of political ...NALBANDYAN AND BABACAN DISCUSSED SECURITY PLATFORM
On November 24 the foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey Edward Nalbandyan and Ali Babacan met in Istanbul. During the meeting which lasted for over two hours and a half ministers Nalbandyan and Babacan ...EUROPE WILL NOT ACCEPT HAMMARBERG’S EVALUATION
The CoE human rights commissioner Thomas Hammarberg’s evaluation of the situation in Armenia was close to the reality but there is little probability that the CoE will accept that evaluation, says Davit ...RALLIES ARE NOT RULED OUT
If the government continued its current policy on political prisoners, “it is not ruled out, to put it mildly” that the Armenian National Congress will resume mass events at any time, which it said to ...CONVERSE BANK AND EBRD SIGN 10 MILLION DOLLAR ARRANGEMENT
On November 25 Converse Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed an arrangement on a 10 million dollar loan. The executive director of Converse Bank Ararat Ghukasyan said the ...KARABAKH DISAGREES CATEGORICALLY WITH THE POLICY OF ARMENIA
Apparently, the relations between Armenia and Karabakh are becoming a key issue to the Karabakh settlement. Differences in the stances of the governments of Armenia and Karabakh are becoming obvious. ...DFID ROUNDS UP ITS PROGRAMME IN ARMENIA
After more than 10 years of operations, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) rounds up its bilateral programme in Armenia, following the country’s classification as a Middle ...VIVACELL RENOVATED FINE ART SCHOOL IN SISSIAN
VivaCell-MTS announces the official opening of Children’s Fine Art School in the town of Sissian, after substantial renovation. The Fine Art School, whose graduates have taken part in many local and international ...OSCE CONDUCTED CRISIS-MONITORING
On November 25, on the initiative of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic authorities, the OSCE mission conducted a crisis-monitoring of the contact line of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the ...ARMENIAN CAUCUS MEMBERS IN HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
Washington, DC - The House Republican Conference met last week to select its leaders for the 111th Congress, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly). Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA), a ...ARMENIA WINS CHESS OLYMPIAD
In the last round of the World Chess Olympiad in Dresden Tigran Petrosyan defeated his opponent some time ago. Earlier Levon Aronyan and Vladimir Hakobyan ended their games in a draw. The fourth game ...AVO’S 51ST BIRTHDAY “PARTY”
By Nick Wagner Over 200 people came together in Monteaberd Square 25 November in Martuni to honor Monte “Avo” Melkonian on his 51st birthday. The “Party” on this bright, sunny, and warm day was organized ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1814 The English-Persian treaty was signed in Teheran. England promises to do everything to have the Treaty of Gyulistan (between Russia and Persia) reconsidered.
- 1815 Birth of Mkrtich Emin (armenologist) in New Jugha (Armenia). He died in 1890 in Moscow.
- 1895 Birth of Anastas Mikoyan (Bolshevik politician) in Sanahin near Alaverdi. He died in 1978.
- 1936 Stalin's Constitution is proclaimed.
- 1945 Inauguration of "Victory" bridge in Yerevan.
- 1962 Death of Goorgen Mkheetarian, writer and publicist. He was born in 1890.
- 1963 Meeting of the History Institute of the Armenian SSR's Academy of Sciences (devoted to the friendship of Transcaucasian peoples) with parallel bodies in the Georgian SSR and Azerbaijan SSR under the aegis of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1980 Inauguration of Yerevan's Alexander Miasnikyan monument.
- 1989 Gorbachov imposes martial law in Yerevan and Baku.
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