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SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER RESIGNS
- Swedish Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors resigned because of accusations of collaboration with dictatorship. He said that the media contributed to his decision.
Sten Tolgfors was criticized by the journalists, when Swedish Public Radio announced about the negotiations of the military department with Saudi Arabia on building a factory for the repair and modernization of the anti-tank weapons, Vzglyad reports.
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Headlines for March 29, 2012NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FROM ARMENIANS FOR ASYLUM IN FRANCE DOUBLED IN ONE YEAR
The number of applications for asylums in industrialized countries rapidly increased in 2011. This information was published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. As lesnouvellesNEWS.fr ...FROM THE LIST OF UNBELIEVABLE CAR ACCIDENTS (VIDEO)
Security cameras in Usak, Turkey have fixed car accidents.DIGITIZATION OF MATERIALS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THEIR CONSERVATION - DIRECTOR OF GENOCIDE MUSEUM INSTITUTE
YEREVAN. - The digitization and distribution of materials on the Armenian Genocide is very important for their conservation and access to them, the director of Armenia's Genocide Museum Institute Hayk ...YEREVAN POULTRY FARM SELLS IMPORTED CHICKEN UNDER LOCAL BRAND? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital Yerevan's "Arax" Poultry Farm is importing frozen chicken from abroad, but it is selling it under local brand name, Zhoghovurd daily writes, referring to the information it ...ARMENIAN SINGER TO BECOME CULTURE MINISTER? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Singer Shushan Petrosyan, who is sixteenth in the ruling coalition's Republican Party of Armenia's (RPA) proportional list for the forthcoming National Assembly elections, will not go to the ...ARMENIA'S POLITICAL PARTIES DISTRIBUTE ELECTION BRIBES IN FORM OF PHILANTHROPY - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's ruling coalition parties continue to give out election bribes, but not in the form of money, rather through philanthropy, Zhoghovurd daily writes.
"According to the information ...113 BUSINESSMEN IN ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTIES' PROPORTIONAL ELECTION LISTS - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The abundance of businessmen in Armenia's National Assembly (NA) is always a discussion topic, Azg daily writes.
"The ruling [coalition's] Republican Party [of Armenia] leaders [had] announced ...THERE ARE FLAWS IN PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY COMMISSION'S ACTIVITIES - ARMENIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has issued an evaluation of the Public Services Regulatory Commission activities for 2011.
The assessment is as follows:
Shortcomings and problems identified
• ...THERE ARE SHORTFALLS - ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN ASSESSES STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE'S ACTIVITIES
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has issued an evaluation of the State Revenue Committee activities for 2011.
The assessment is as follows:
Shortcomings and problems identified
• Verifications ...TURKISH TELEVISION COVERS STORY OF ARMENIAN GIRL WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE AS RESULT OF SEXUAL BLACKMAIL
"5N1K" program on Turkey's CNN Turk television covered the story of 21-year-old Narine Mkrtchyan, who had gone from Armenia to Istanbul with her stepfather and half-brother, and who was sexually blackmailed ...ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC COMPETITION LEVEL IS INSUFFICIENT - HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER'S ASSESSMENT ON STATE ECONOMIC COMPETITION COMMISSION
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has issued an evaluation of the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition activities for 2011.
The assessment is as follows:
The RA Law ...FIRE CASES REGISTERED IN ARMENIA OVER LAST DAYS
YEREVAN. - Several cases of fire were registered in Armenia over the last days, Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.
A vineyard and a pasture burned in Aragatsotn Region. ...ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR RECEIVES ARGENTINA'S ORDER OF THE LIBERATOR GENERAL SAN MARTIN
YEREVAN. - By the order of Argentina's President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Armenia's Ambassador to Argentina, Vladimir Karmirshalyan, was decorated with the Order of the Liberator General ...ARMENIAN RULING COALITION PARTY MP SAYS "BON APPÉTIT" TO THOSE WHO RECEIVED FRUIT JAMS FROM POLITICAL FORCE
YEREVAN. - In connection with the women's holidays in Armenia, the chiefs of the ruling coalition's Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party (RLP) local divisions decided to show good treatment to the Party's ...OSCE MONITORING REVEALS NO CASES OF CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS
STEPANAKERT.- The OSCE mission held scheduled monitoring of the contact line between the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces near Kurapatkino settlement on Thursday.
From the Karabakh side the ...RULING ARMENIAN REPUBLICANS NOT GOING TO CHANGE STAFF
YEREVAN. - Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will strive to have a qualified majority in the next parliament, RPA MP Hamlet Harutyunyan told the journalists on Thursday.
According to him, the party's ...ARMENIA'S ORINATS YERKIR TO HOLD RALLY ON APRIL 7
YEREVAN.- Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party will hold a rally in Yerevan's Liberty square on April 7.
The party will present its election program on April 8, party's Vice Chairman Heghine Bisharyan told ...17 MP CANDIDATES QUIT CAMPAIGN
YEREVAN.- Several electoral commissions of different constituencies held session on Wednesday to register candidates who had filed applications.
As of Thursday, 17 people withdrew their candidacy due ...TURKISH PM SENDS TO COURT WRITTEN DEFENSE ON "MONSTROUS" MONUMENT IN KARS
ISTANBUL. - Mehmet Aksoy, the sculptor of the monument of "Humanity" which was erected in Kars, Turkey—and which was to symbolize Armenian-Turkish friendship and peace—, had filed a lawsuit ...CAR CRASHES INTO NATURAL GAS PIPE UTILITY POLE
YEREVAN. - A Mercedes E420 hit a natural gas pipe utility pole in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Wednesday.
The driver sustained injuries and was taken to hospital, Police Press Service informed Armenian ...2-VEHICLE COLLISION ON YEREVAN-IJEVAN HIGHWAY
YEREVAN. - An Opel Calibra and a Uaz 3163 crashed on Armenia's Yerevan-Ijevan Highway on Wednesday.
The driver and passenger of Opel Calibra sustained injuries and were hospitalized, Police Press ...POLE DANCE CHAMPION VARDA TO PRESENT HER SHOW IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN.- :Pole dance world champion Varda (Vardanush Martirosyan) and famous Ukrainian singer Vitaliy Kozlovskiy will present their show in Armenia this fall.
The duet which has become popular in Ukraine ...ARMENIAN WINE, BRANDY EXPORTS HAVE RISEN
YEREVAN. - The competition in brandy- and wine-making is very stiff both in and outside Armenia, Armenian Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Arayik Vardanyan said, on Thursday, during a seminar on ...OSCE MINSK GROUP HAS NOT FULFILLED KEY TASK - ANALYST
YEREVAN. - The key role of the OSCE Minsk Group is to be 'watershed' prevebting resumption of hostilities, political analyst Manvel Gumashyan said at a press conference on Thursday.
The analyst stated ...DATE FOR NAGORNO-KARABAKH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IS SET
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's (NKR) next presidential elections will be held on July 19, 2012.
This decision was reached during Nagorno-Karabakh parliament's plenary session on Thursday.
The previous ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT ON AGENDA-RUSSIAN MFA
MOSCOW. - Russian FM Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Armenia on Apr. 2-3 in connection to the 20th years of establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, Russian MFA reports.
The Russian ...ISRAELI TOP OFFICIAL TO VISIT SOUTH CAUCASUS
An Israeli official will visit the South Caucasus next month. It will be another manifestation of Israel's growing activity in the region causing dissatisfaction of Iran and Turkey, IzRus portal reports ...ARMENIA, RUSSIA DISSOLVE CONTRACT ON TRUST MANAGEMENT OF NPP
Russian energy company Inter RAO UES (RTS: IRAO) and Armenia's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry have signed an agreement to dissolve the contract for trust management of Armenian NPP, Interfax reports ...PRESIDENT SARGSYAN MEETS WITH ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF SINGAPORE
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's state visit to Singapore wrapped up with a meeting with representatives from the country's Armenian community.
President Sargsyan met with them on Thursday, ...WORLD POLE DANCE CHAMPION TO MEET WITH SISTERS IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - World pole dance champion, Ukrainian Armenian Varda (Vardanush Martirosyan), still has not found her other half, but she likes men who play sports and have a good sense of humor. Varda herself ...NATO HOLDS POLITICAL AND PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE + ARMENIA MEETING
The Political and Partnerships Committee (PPC) + Armenia format annual meeting was held at NATO Headquarters on Thursday.
During the event, Armenia's delegation—led by First Deputy Defense Minister ...ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS IN FIELD OF NATURE PROTECTION
YEREVAN.- Armenia's Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan issues a report on 2011 activities of the Nature Protection Ministry.
The human rights defender presented the problems and achievements in this area:
Shortcomings ...US BELIEVES IN ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES' ASSURANCE TO HOLD FAIR ELECTIONS - AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN.- U.S. believes in assurance of the Armenian authorities that the upcoming elections will be transparent and fair, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern told journalists on Thursday.
He said ...CUTTING TREES CONTINUED LAST YEAR IN ARMENIA - OMBUDSMAN
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan gives assessment for the activity of the Armenian Ministry of Natural Protection over last year.
"Registered faults in the activity of the Ministry are as ...SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER RESIGNS
Swedish Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors resigned because of accusations of collaboration with dictatorship. He said that the media contributed to his decision.
Sten Tolgfors was criticized by the journalists, ...ARMENIA'S YOUNG SCIENTISTS THEMSELVES WILL DISTRIBUTE STATE ALLOCATION
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan met with members of the Young Scientists' Council, to which the Government had allocated AMD 100 million (approx. US$ 258,660) as additional ...TURKEY SPEND $100 MILLION FOR BREAKING DOWN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL IN FRANCE
French Constitutional Council's decision on bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide was solely a political one and the bill does not contradict to the Constitution in fact, head of the Armenian ...USAID TO SUPPORT ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan and head of USAID mission to Armenia Jatinder Cheema signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding.
Within the frameworks of the Memorandum, the international ...HERITAGE PARTY LEADER RECEIVES DELEGATION FROM SWEDEN
YEREVAN.- Leader of Armenia's Heritage Party Raffi K. Hovannisian met on Wednesday with a delegation led by Björn Lyrvall, Director-General for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...DOLLAR EXCEEDS AMD 391/$1 IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - For the first time ever, the US dollar's exchange rate against the Armenian dram (AMD) surpassed the AMD 391/$1 psychological threshold on Thursday. Its average exchange rate was AMD 391.25/$1 ...WE APPRECIATE UAE'S BALANCED FOREIGN POLICY - ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Assembly (NA) delegation led by NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, which was in Almaty to attend the anniversary session of the Interparliamentary Assembly Council of the Commonwealth ...ASSYRIANS AWARD TURKISH LAWYER PUBLISHING BOOKS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Turkish famous lawyer and head of the Belge publishing house Ragip Zarakolu, currently in prison, was granted the Assyrian Cultural Reward by the Assyrian Culture Centre in Stockholm, Sweden.
The awarding ...HEAD OF ARMENIAN CENTRAL BANK TO VISIT LEBANON
YEREVAN. - Delegation headed by the chair of the Armenian Central Bank (CBA) Arthur Javadyan will visit Beirut on Thursday, where it would participate in the Armenian-Lebanese round table on 'The New ...CRIMINALIZATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL TO CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF ELECTIONS
YEREVAN. - The process of penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial will continue regardless of presidential election's outcome, head of Oriental Studies institute Ruben Safrastyan said.
He noted that several ...TWO FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES READY TO PENALIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
French presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande confirmed their readiness to adopt the law criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial despite recent decision of the Constitutional ...HEAD OF ARMENIAN OPPOSITION HEADQUARTER APPOINTED
YEREVAN. - Head of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) headquarter will be ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan, ANC spokesperson Arman Musinyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According to Musinyan, ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT SENDS POLITICAL DEPUTY MINISTERS ON LEAVE - PM
YEREVAN. - Persons holding a non-discretionary office, including deputy ministers, who are engaged in the upcoming parliamentary elections, should take a leave in April before parliament elections, Armenian ...ARMENIA AND US ENLARGE MILITARY COOPERATION - ARMENIAN MOD
WASHINGTON. - Armenian-American military cooperation will be enlarged in the near future, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told Radio Liberty.
"Armenian-American military cooperation is developing ...
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Today in Armenian history- 554 The Ecclesiastic Assembly in Dvin condemns the Chalcedonian Creed and irrevocably breaks off its relations with the Byzantine "Universal" Church.
- 1001 The architect Trdat, finished the construction of the Main Church of Ani.
- 1592 Birth of Nahapet Koochak. He was Armenia's first troubadour.
- 1827 The first Armenian voluntary brigade was formed in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1899 Birth of benefactor Calouste Gulbenkian in Constantinople. He was a Petroleum Engineer. He founded the Petroleum Benevolent Union in Turkey. In 1930, he was voted President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union. Calouste Gulbenkian died in July 1955 in Lisbon.
- 1912 Death of Gabriel Soondookyan (playwright) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He was born in 1825.
- 1914 The Armenian History and Archeology Association is created in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1918 Birth of Charles Hrach Papaz, Armenian-American radiophysicist, member of the American Physics and Mathematics Associations and the Electronic Engineers Institute. He is an overseas member of the Armenian National Academy of Science.
- 1921 The first Armenian Art House opened in Tbilissi. It was called after the great writer, Vahan Terian. The president was another great writer, Hovhannes Toomanian.
- 1971 Death of famous actor of the roles of Zimzimov, Iago and Nazar the Brave, Avet Avetisian (Voskanyan).
- 1992 Azeri Turk forces attack Stepanakert from Shooshee, Ghaybalu, Janhasan and Kiosalar. They are defeated and thrown back.
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