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MOSTLY FOREIGNERS ADOPT CHILDREN FROM ARMENIA
- 41 children (out of which 23 are girls) were adopted in Armenia on January - June 2011. 15 children were adopted by Armenian citizens living in Armenia the other 26 were adopted by foreigners, the National Statistical Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
In 2010, 120 children were adopted in Armenia, 67 were girls.
In 2009, only 44 children were adopted, 22 out of which were girls.
As the National Statistical Service informs, in 2005, 79 children were adopted in Armenia and 32 were adopted by foreigners. In 2006, 84 children were adopted, 36 by foreigners. In 2007, 126 children were adopted, 67 by foreigners. In 2008, 110 children were adopted, 70 by foreigners.
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Headlines for March 14, 2012IRANIAN CITIZENS SUPPORT AUTHORITIES - RUSSIAN EXPERT
YEREVAN. - The results of parliamentary elections in Iran will hardly affect internal policy and foreign policy vector, says Russian expert Igor Dobayev.
Dobayev, Deputy Director, Center for Systemic ...MOSTLY FOREIGNERS ADOPT CHILDREN FROM ARMENIA
41 children (out of which 23 are girls) were adopted in Armenia on January - June 2011. 15 children were adopted by Armenian citizens living in Armenia the other 26 were adopted by foreigners, the National ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AMONG 10 MOST-SEARCHED IN GOOGLE TRENDS AFTER KARDASHIAN'S SHOW
The term 'Armenian Genocide' was the 10th most-searched term on March 11 after the topic was discussed in "Khloe and Lamar" show aired by E!Networks, the Armenian Weekly reports.
It continued at an impressive ...ARMENIA'S SEVERAL MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES TO PUBLICIZE PROPORTIONAL ELECTION LISTS THIS WEEK - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Rule of Law Party (RLP), as well as the parliamentary opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage parties will announce their ...ARMENIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE QUESTIONS JUDGES - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - These days Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) is examining a petition where information is provided on the crimes committed by several judges, Hraparak daily writes, referring to the ...ARMENIAN BUSINESSWOMAN IN INTERNATIONAL FIELD - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan had announced that if Governor Surik Khachatryan of the Syunik Region were to run in the upcoming National Assembly elections, she would run against ...GOOGLE DEVOTES ITS FESTIVE DOODLE TO MASTER OF ORIGAMI
March 14, 2012 marks the 101st birth and 7th death anniversaries of Akira Yoshizawa, the master of the art of origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. Thanks to Yoshizawa, origami became ...ARMENIAN MINISTER TO APPOINT NEW STATE LANGUAGE INSPECTORATE CHIEF - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun daily asked Armenia's Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan as to whom he will appoint as the new State Language Inspectorate Chief.
"He said we will know ...GERMAN FM TO VISIT ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - On the invitation of Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian, Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle will pay a visit to Armenia on Friday.
Within the framework of his stay in Armenia, ...SEVERAL ROADS STILL CLOSED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenia's interstate highways and mountain passes are drivable, for the most part, as of Wednesday at 10 a.m.
But there is black ice on some road sections, the Ministry of Emergency Situations ...TURKEY'S ASSYRIANS PUBLISH THEIR NEWSPAPER
The Turkish Assyrian's first newspaper, entitled Sabro—which means "hope," in Assyrian,—is issued in Turkey.
The paper is published in Turkish and Assyrian. It is a monthly, for now, but ...ARMENIA'S AGRICULTURAL YEAR IS DELAYING, BUT IT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Armenia's agricultural vegetation period is delaying by approximately twenty days, as compared with the previous year, but this is beneficial for agriculture, Agrarian Peasant Union of Armenia ...ARMENIAN FARMERS SUFFER LOSSES BECAUSE OF AGRICULTURE MINISTRY - AREA SPECIALIST
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Agriculture Ministry did not approve, in timely fashion, the lists of seeds to be imported, and as a result seven farms are now suffering material damages, Agrarian Peasant Union ...OLD MAN COMMITS SUICIDE IN ARMENIA
An old man committed suicide on Tuesday in Armenia's Lori Region.
The resident of Tumanyan town 80-year-old Hrant Asatryan hung himself in a stable 50 meters far from his house. No messages were found ...RUSSIAN SNIPERS HOLD TRAININGS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN.- The units of snipers from the Russian military base are holding trainings in Armenia.
The snipers are holding fire tactics trainings, press service of Russia's Southern Military District reports. ...FRENCH-ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS TO COLLECT ONLY 68 SIGNATURES
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He has to collect another 68 by Friday - the last day of ...FORMER ARMENIAN POLICE OFFICIAL'S COURT HEARING ADJOURNS UNTIL THURSDAY
YEREVAN. - The court hearing of former Chief of the Police Force Criminal Investigation Department, Police Major General Hovhannes Tamamyan, resumed Wednesday at capital Yerevan's Kentron and Nork Marash ...ARMENIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE DENIES NEWS ON QUESTIONING JUDGES
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) is not examining any petition where allegedly information is provided on the crimes committed by several judges, NSS News Service informed Armenian ...ARMENIA'S CHIEF COMPULSORY ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO ATTEND TRAININGS IN BRUSSELS
YEREVAN. - The delegation headed by chief of Compulsory Enforcement Service of Judicial Orders Mihran Poghosyan will leave for a two-day working visit to Belgium.
The Armenian delegation will attend the ...IF US RECOGNIZES GENOCIDE, TURKEY WILL HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO ARMENIANS - TURKISH HISTORIAN
If the US, Israel, and England recognize the Armenian Genocide, Turkey will have to make an apology to the Armenians, renowned Turkish historian Taner Akcam stated in an interview with the Taraf daily ...IRANIAN CITIZEN ATTEMPTS COMMITTING SUICIDE AT ARMENIA'S SEVAN PENINSULA
SEVAN. - Armenia's Police Force on Tuesday received a call, from Sevan City Medical Center, informing that a 50-year-old man, with a cut on the veins of his left wrist, was brought to the Center from ...I DID NOT FINANCIALLY ASSIST OPPOSITION BLOC - ARMENIAN OLIGARCH
YEREVAN. - The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) member and well-known businessman Khachatur Sukiasyan—who will be running for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming National Assembly ...ARMENIANS WILL COME, SEIZE YOUR PROPERTY - ATATURK'S LETTER TO KURDISH BIG LANDOWNERS
In an interview with Turkey's Taraf daily, prominent Turkish historian Taner Akcam reflected on the Armenian Genocide issue, and, in this connection, also to the matter of compensation, should Turkey ...MEMBERS OF ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC DO NOT ARGUE FOR MP SEATS
YEREVAN.- The proportional list of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) will not include only those who have ambitions to become an MP, ANC member Hrant Bagratyan said.
"Top place in the ...ARMENIAN SINGER SHUSHAN PETROSYAN JOINS RULING PARTY
YEREVAN.- Armenian National Assembly MP Viktor Dalakyan and singer Shushan Petrosyan have joined the Republican Party of Armenia, member of the party Ruben Tadevosyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Besides, ...INDIA PARK TO BE CREATED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital Yerevan's Mayor, Taron Margaryan, met with the Indian Ambassador to Armenia, Achal Kumar Malhotra, and discussed the strengthening of ties between Yerevan and New Delhi. ...GEORGIAN EDUCATION MINISTER MEETS WITH ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI SCHOOL GRADUATES
TBILISI. - Georgian President's initiative aiming to raise availability of higher education for the representatives of the national minorities is underway, Gruziya Online reports.
Armenian and Azerbaijani ...KARABAKH CONFLICT'S RESOLUTION NOT AN EASY PROCESS - RUSSIAN FEDERATION COUNCIL CHAIRWOMAN
BAKU. - The solution of the Karabakh problem is not an easy process, Russian Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko said during a briefing, APA News Agency of Azerbaijan reports.
"The OSCE, ...IT IS TIME TO REACH SOLUTION TO KARABAKH CONFLICT - GERMAN FM
Germany played the leading role in initiating discussions to strengthen EU's engagement in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict last year, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said.
"The conclusions of ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER DISCUSSES UPCOMING ELECTIONS WITH US EMBASSY OFFICIALS
Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition Free Democrats Party Chairman Khachatur Kokobelyan on Wednesday met with the US Embassy's Chargé d'Affaires, Bruce ...ARMENIAN PM TOURS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's PM Tigran Sargsyan paid a visit to Vitamax-E pharmaceutical company, and received information on the Company's production processes, future plans, and development prospects, the Government ...GEORGIA MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANTI-IRANIAN ACTIONS UNLIKE ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - It is unlikely that Armenia or Azerbaijan may participate in any actions directed against Iran, expert Sergey Minasyan said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"Armenia does not want, while ...DOLLAR'S EXCHANGE RATE SHOWS TENDENCY TO DECLINE IN ARMENIA
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Tuesday's ...PROGRESS IN RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN RELATIONS NOT EXPECTED TILL 2013 - EXPERT
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The company experts made an investigation after the police ...ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN WORKING GROUP REACHES SEVERAL ARRANGEMENTS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Deputy PM and Regional Governance (RG) Minister Armen Gevorgyan on Wednesday received Russian Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Maxim Travnikov.
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YEREVAN. - Armenia's deputy Speaker Edward Sharmazanov responds to Turkish deputy PM Bekir Bozdag's statement that 'Kharabakh is a Turkish land and the territory is occupied illegally.'
To note, the Turkish ...OSCE AND EU LAUNCH PROJECT ON SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS
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Today in Armenian history- 1884 Birth in Batoom of Levon Takhtajian, lecturer of Yerevan State University (agricultural economy and linguistics).
- 1901 Birth of Kostandeen Hakobian, Scientist, Doctor and Professor of Agricultural Sciences, in Meerzeek. He got a State Award for the creation of a Kazakh species of white-headed cattle.
- 1914 Birth of Balasan (Vruyr Balasanyan), translator and writer, in Moscow, .
- 1918 Start of the Trebizond negotiations between the delegations of Turkey and the Transcaucasian Seym. The German-Turkish attack took place at the same time. The negotiation effort was in vain as the Mensheviks, led by Chkhenkely, agreed to cede to the territorial demands of Turkey.
- 1921 Start of the Red Army's extensive attack on Yerevan, which ended in its victory two weeks later.
- 1921 End of the London Conference. It made indefinite allusions to a national home for the Armenians in Western Armenia. The Turkish part rejected it later.
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