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Headlines for February 02, 2012CONGRESS DISCUSSED MAJORITARIAN TICKET
On February 1, political board session of the Armenian National Congress was held. Parallel to the efforts aimed at the adoption of only proportional voting system, the political board discussed the promotion ...RPA CONGRESS DATE CHANGED
The Congress of the Republican Party of Armenia will be held on March 10. This decision was taken yesterday evening. Earlier, the Party had decided to hold the Congress on March 17, but then they changed ...PRICE INCREASES CONTINUE
Once again we witnessed price rise in the milk product market of Armenia: the price for sour cream and yogurt of some companies increased by AMD 20. Chairman of the Union of Consumers Armen Poghosyan ...HIGH INFLATION IN JANUARY
In January 2012 compared to December last year in the consumer market a 3.6% rate of inflation was recorded. According to the yesterday released data by the National Statistical Service, this is due to ...THE WT:AZERBAIJAN A THREAT TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Stephen Blank's concern about Iranian threats against Azerbaijan seem hollow in the face of Azerbaijan's ongoing efforts to deepen economic and political ties between the two countries ('America's drone ...GOVERNMENTAL "INCEST"
The Zhogovurd paper writes that the head of the Davitsahen Community of Yerevan Arthur Gevorgyan, RPA, noted that it is up to the Republican Party to decide whether he will run for parliament or not. ...ARAM SARGSYAN IS THE FIRST
The hard process of formation of the ANC party list has become a little easier because Leader of Republic Party Aram Sargsyan renounced becoming parliamentary member and the fight to be one of the firsts ...CHEAP FUEL TO VILLAGERS
Today, the government decided to subsidy rural households providing the required financial support for the diesel fuel necessary for the spring sowing. The Prime Minister hoped this step will increase ...RPA - BHP DEAL WILL LEAD TO REBELLION
Actually, preconditions for civil rebellion have again matured in Armenia. The deal between the Republican Party and Prosperous Armenia, which united around Serzh Sargsyan, became the last nail to the ...SPECIAL 45AMD RATE FOR CALLS TO GEORGIA BY ORANGE
Orange offers a special 45AMD rate to all its voice customers to call their friends and relatives in Georgia till March 31. Customers do not need to dial any additional code to benefit from this special ...ZHIRINOVSKI PREDICTS KARABAKH RECOGNITION
Vladimir Zhirinovski said that if Armenia and Azerbaijan don't want to accept Russia's proposals on the Karabakh issue, Russia may recognize Karabakh's independence, like it did in case of Abkhazia and ...FREE DEMOCRATS WON'T ENTER THE SAME RIVER
Member of Free Democrats Party, former Foreign Minister of Armenia Alik Arzumanyan said on February 2 that entering an alliance with the Armenian National Congress would be "entering the same river twice" ...FIRST FREE ECONOMIC ZONE IN ARMENIA
The government decided to open free economic zones in the territories of RAO Mars Closed Joint-Stock Company and Yerevan Research Institute of Mathematical Machines in order to attract foreign investments, ...ARMENIAN CONSULATE TO OPEN IN ODESSA
The government of Armenia decided in its February 2 session that Armenian consulate will be opened in Odessa, Ukraine. Over 400 thousand Armenians live in Ukraine. The opening of the consulate will render ...ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL LEAVE FOR GERMANY
On February 3-5, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan will leave for Germany to attend the annual Munich Conference on Security policy.COMPUTER CENTER OPENED IN SHAHUMYAN VILLAGE OF LORI REGION WITH THE SUPPORT OF ORANGE
Orange continues implementing philantropic projects directed to community development. A modern computer center furnished with broadband Internet was opened in Shahumyan village of Lori region with joint ...POWER IS MINORITY
We tried to learn from the MPs from ARFD and Heritage parties, who support proportional voting system, whether they are ready to run for parliament in majoritarian districts. Artsvik Minasyan: ARFD Parliamentary ...
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Today in Armenian history- 891 Death of King Ashot Mets (the Great), founder of the Bagratooniants Dynasty.
- 1852 Karapet Utoojian publishes the "Massiss" weekly in Constantinople.
- 1856 Birth of Armenian conductor and teacher, Makar Yekmalyan in Vagharshapat. His works play an important role in the formation of a national musical education.
- 1885 Birth of Vahan Teryan (poet) in Gandza (Akhalkalak, Georgia). He died in 1920.
- 1885 Birth of Kostan Zaryan (writer). He died in 1969.
- 1894 Birth of Vagharsh Vagharshyan (Vagharshak Ter-Petrosyan), famous actor, dramatist, film producer, and public figure.
- 1904 Start of the Russo-Japanese War.
- 1907 Death of Meekayel Tshaprastee, actor and dance instructor.
- 1961 Death of academician and armenologist, Hovhannes Orbelee.
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