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Published on May 11, 2012
ITALIANS TO SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH ARMENIAN POSTAL SERVICE
- YEREVAN. - For introducing new services Haypost Armenian postal service will use the experience of one of Europe's leading companies - the Italian postal service, the General Director of Haypost Trust Management Juan Pablo Gechidjian announced at a press conference on Friday.
"This program will raise the social involvement level of Haypost in the regions which is very important," he said.
The project participant from the Italian Poste Italiane Alberto Butaroni announced that they have already conducted the needed research and are ready to start work in Armenia.
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Headlines for May 11, 2012EVENTS ORGANIZED BY TURKISH NATIONALISTS ARE PROHIBITED IN BELGIUM
NAMUR. - An event organized by Turkish nationalists was banned in Namur, Belgium. The leader of the National Movement Party Devlet Bahceli was also going to be present at the event.
As the Belgian La ...ACTIVES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS DECREASE IN ARMENIA
As of March 31, 2012, the actives of Armenian Commercial Banks totaled to AMD 2 trillion 37 billion ($5.2 billion), Armenia's Central Bank reports.
Compared to March 31, 2012, the actives decreased by ...RE-ARRANGEMENTS EXPECTED IN ORINATS YERKIR AFTER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
YEREVAN. - Head of the Orinats Yerkir party Arthur Baghdasaryan will remain in his previous office of the Secretary of National Security Council of Armenia, close source to the party informs Armenian ...ARMENIA'S ALL POLITICALLY INFLUENCING FORCES ACCEPTED "RULES OF THE GAME" - ANALYST
YEREVAN. - All of Armenia's politically influencing forces have in fact accepted the game rules established after the May 6 National Assembly elections, capital Yerevan's Caucasus Institute Deputy Director, ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL PROMOTION TO CONFOUND FRENCH-TURKISH RELATIONS - TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR
PARIS. - French President-Elect Francois Hollande's victory is more concerning for Ankara, as the leader of the Socialists will be more active on the Armenian Genocide bill. At the same time Hollande ...WHO WILL BECOME ARMENIA'S NEXT PM? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Ever since Thursday, the name of Armenian capital Yerevan's former Mayor, Karen Karapetyan, has begun circulating in the non-existent list of the candidates for the country's next PM, Hayatsk ...ARMENIAN OLIGARCH TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PROFITS - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - In line with Haykakan Zhamanak daily's monitoring of Armenia's retail prices, it was found out that, as compared with April 9, the price for one kilogram of sugar increased in the country by ...ARMENIA'S INCUMBENT, SECOND PRESIDENTS MEET - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - A meeting between Armenia's serving and previous presidents, Serzh Sargsyan and Robert Kocharyan respectively, was held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's (NKR) capital, Stepanakert, and under ...ARMENIA'S REPUBLICAN PARTY FACES DILEMMA? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Following the May 6 National Assembly elections, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) now faces the matter of appointing the head of the future Government, Yerkir daily writes.
"Our sources ...HOLDING SNAP PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IS DISCUSSED IN ARMENIA? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's circles are examining the option of holding early presidential elections in either October or November, according to which Sargsyan must resign in September, ...ARMENIA'S FM HOLDS 14 MEETINGS IN SHARM EL-SHEIKH
YEREVAN. - Along the lines of the meeting of the FMs of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) states—which was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Wednesday and Thursday—Armenia's FM Edward Nalbandian ...US EMBASSY WELCOMES ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, CONCERNED ON UNEQUAL PLAYING FIELD
YEREVAN.- The May 6 Armenian parliamentary elections took place in a calm and peaceful atmosphere, US Embassy said.
As told in an e-mailed comment to Armenian News - NEWS am from the US Embassy, the May ...JOINT HEADQUARTERS SET TO CONTROL ARMENIAN ELECTION ISSUES STATEMENT
YEREVAN.- Joint headquarters set to control parliamentary elections in Armenia has released a statement saying it would continue efforts into changing the existing 'wicked' election system.
The headquarters, ...ARMENIA'S AMBASSADOR TO UN ACCUSES AZERBAIJAN OF HAVING TIES WITH TERRORISM
The reports by the UN Security Council committees dealing with antiterrorism matters were discussed at the Council session on Thursday, which was chaired by Azerbaijan.
But taking advantage of its Council ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER GIVES UP PARLIAMENTARY MANDATE
YEREVAN. - The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) member Republic Party Chairman Aram Sargsyan is renouncing his National Assembly (NA) seat and wishing success to the ANC. Sargsyan himself ...DINK'S RENOWNED KURDISH FILMMAKER FRIEND STARTS ASSOCIATING WITH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR DINK'S MURDER
ISTANBUL. - During a television program, famous Turkish actor Mehmet Esen harshly criticized the renowned Kurdish filmmaker Yilmaz Erdogan, and called him the shame of the Kurds.
Esen noted that Erdogan ...MAN IS HIT BY CAR IN DOWNTOWN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - The driver of a Mitsubishi Pajero hit a 59-year-old man nearby a building in Armenia's capital city Yerevan, on Thursday at 12:30pm.
The man was rendered medical assistance by the emergency ...I DON'T SEE ARMENIA'S HERITAGE PARTY IN SAME COALITION WITH REPUBLICANS - HERITAGE REPRESENTATIVE
YEREVAN. - The Heritage Party's forming a coalition with the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is ruled out, stated Larisa Alaverdyan—former Ombudswoman and 41st in Heritage's party list in the ...ROBERT KOCHARIAN "MOBY DICK" OF ARMENIAN POLITICS - EXPERT
YEREVAN.- Robert Kocharian is increasingly becoming a former president, said Richard Giragosian, director of Regional Studies Center, a Yerevan-based think tank.
According to him, Kocharian has made a ...VARTAN OSKANIAN CATEGORICALLY OPPOSED TO FORMING COALITION
YEREVAN.- Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) has not yet made a decision on possibility of forming a coalition, PAP member, former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said.
"I am categorically opposed to forming ...I DO NOT SEE FORMATION OF TEAM IN SHORT TIME - PARTY MEMBER (VIDEO)
YEREVAN. - Former Ombudsman and Heritage Candidate Larisa Alaverdyan will feel sorry if Heritage does not maintain the course adopted in 2007. Larisa Alaverdyan told reporters on Friday. "The technologies ...NO VIABLE PM CANDIDATES BEYOND TIGRAN SARKISYAN - ARMENIAN ANALYST
YEREVAN.- There seems to be no other challengeable candidates for Prime Minister's position beyond the acting one, said Richard Giragosian, director of Regional Studies Center, Yerevan-based political ...NOAH'S ARK, NUMEROUS OTHER "SHIPS" ENTER ARMENIA FROM TURKEY
Participants in the Allgäu Orient Rallye 2012, which was held in Turkey's Kars Province bordering Armenia, placed the scale models of Noah's Ark and other ships on the Karahan River, which flows ...ARAM SARGSYAN CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE TO REFUSE HIS MANDATE - OPPOSITION MEMBER
YEREVAN. - Former Armenian PM Aram Sargsyan had previously stated that he would refuse his parliamentary mandate, that is his decision and choice, the coordinator of opposition Armenian National Congress's ...ARMENIA'S REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS HAVE REDUCED
YEREVAN. - The real estate alienation transactions in Armenia fell by 20.1 percent in February 2012 as compared with January 2012, and by 14.8 percent as compared with February 2011, the State Committee ...I AM NOT LEAVING ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - ANC COORDINATOR
YEREVAN. - The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress' (ANC) radical segment does not intend to leave the Congress, ANC Central Office Coordinator Levon Zurabyan stated on Friday, and added: "Do you ...WANTED FOR HOOLIGANISM AND FRAUD DETAINED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Spartak Naroyan, 28, wanted since Dec. 27, 2008, for hooliganism was detained on Thursday.
He is arrested and taken to Nubarashen penitentiary, police informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.
On the ...TOO EARLY TO THINK ABOUT 2013 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - PROSPEROUS ARMENIA MEMBER
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian foreign minister Vartan Oskanian said he is not focused on the 2013 presidential elections, saying "it is too early to think about it."
"Some people interpret my answer as if ...TURKEY WILL DECIDE AFTER NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S STEPS
ANKARA. - Turkish MFA Spokesperson Selcuk Unal stated that Turkey is expecting for Turkish-French friendly relations to be restored and for France's negative position on Turkey's EU accession to be lifted ...ARMENIA'S POLICE PLAN ON INSTALLING MORE VIDEO CAMERAS, SPEED DETECTORS AT YEREVAN STREETS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's law enforcement intends to increase the number of video cameras and speed detectors at capital Yerevan's streets by the end of the year, Deputy Road Police Chief, Police Colonel Hayk ...SINGER ACCUSED OF MURDER IN ARMENIA (VIDEO)
ASHTARAK. - A murder has occurred in Armenia's Ashtarak city on Wednesday. As a result, Aram Hovakimyan, 37, who was a currier in the local court, was shot to death. The murder case was revealed on Thursday. Preliminary ...ARMENIA REGISTERS 30 ROAD ACCIDENTS INVOLVING UNDERAGE IN 2012
YEREVAN.- Thirty road accidents involving underage have been registered in Armenia since the beginning of the year, deputy head of road police Hayk Sargsyan told journalists on Friday.
According to road ...FASHION SHOW AND CONCERT TO CELEBRATE EUROPE DAY IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Within the framework of Europe Day on Saturday British new hits will be voiced and fashion show will be held in downtown Yerevan, the British Council Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The ...MOBILE COMMERCE SERVICE INTRODUCED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian clients will be offered another innovation by the banking systems. Unibank and Boomerang Software Company will provide the customers with mobile commerce service (shopping through ...BAD WEATHER PREVENTS OSCE MEDIATORS FROM VISITING KARABAKH
STEPANAKERT.- Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group refused to visit Stepanakert due to bad weather conditions, Spokesman for Nagorno-Karabakh President David Babayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
"It has been ...PLUTOCRACY WON IN ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS - ARF DASHANKTSUTYUN
YEREVAN.- Plutocracy won in Armenia's parliamentary elections: aristocracy of money defeated democracy, ARF Dashnaktsutyun said.
During the Friday meeting of joint headquarters set to monitor elections, ...ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN NOT TO FORM COALITION WITH REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - ARF Dashnaktsuyun has no intention to form coalition with ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), ARFD member Armen Rustamyan said on Friday at the session of the joint headquarter controlling ...INTERNATIONAL IT COMPETITIONS EXCEED THOSE OF ARMENIA'S STATE - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - The international Information Technology (IT) organizations, which operate in Armenia, announce competitions whose numbers surpass those of the state, "Nork" Information-Analytical Center Director ...ARMENIA'S STOCK EXCHANGE BREAKS NEW RECORD
YEREVAN. - The US dollar's exchange rate continues to sharply increase in Armenia's financial market. Even though the dollar is gaining value throughout the world, in Armenia this is also a result of ...IT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO HAVE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE WHAT YOU HAVE - HEAD OF MILITARY UNION (VIDEO)
YEREVAN. - The Day of the Yerkrapah is one of the most important events on the calendar of Armenia, the head of Yerkrapah Kamavorner military union, General Manvel Grigoryan announced on Friday at Yerablur ...685 ACCIDENTS REGISTERED SINCE BEGINNING OF 2012 IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - 685 accidents were registered since the beginning of this year in Armenia, Road Police deputy head Hayk Sargsyan said at a press conference on Friday.
According to him, 73 people died, 968 ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT ONE OF MOST COMPLICATED - EUROPEAN POLITICIAN
YEREVAN. - The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one of the most complicated among so-called frozen ones, head of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party (ELDR) Graham Watson said at a Friday press ...WE MUST NEVER ALLOW ANY MISTAKES - ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER
YEREVAN. - Without the Yerkrapahs (the Nagorno-Karabakh War Veterans), the freedom fighters, and the volunteers, we could not have started the struggle and placed the army's formation on a normal foundation. ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MEMBER WILL NOT REJECT MP MANDATE
YEREVAN. - Head of the Republic party Aram Sargsyan's rejection of the MP mandate was not a surprise for the Armenian National Congress (ANC), ANC member, former military prosecutor Gagik Jhangiryan told ...ANTI-ARMENIAN BILL ON KARABAKH FAILS TO PASS LITHUANIAN SEIMAS
VILNIUS. - An anti-Armenian bill on Nagorno-Karabakh submitted by the Azerbaijani side was on the Lithuanian Seimas' agenda on Thursday.
However, based on principal positions of several MPs, the work ...ELDR WELCOMES ARMENIA'S PROGRESS ON ESTABLISHING OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
YEREVAN. - The European Liberal Democrat and Reform party (ELDR) welcomes progress in Armenia on establishing open, transparent and democratic society, the ELDR head Graham Watson said at a press conference ...ONLY BY KNOWING HISTORY CAN NEW GENERATION BECOME TRUE CITIZENS - ARMENIAN CATHOLICOS
All Armenian Catholicos Karekin II received the magistrates of Armenia's State Pedagogical Institute's History and Rights faculty and the Faculty Chair Ruben Mirzakhanyan on Friday at the Holy See in ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION ANC WILL WEAKEN IF REPUBLIC LEAVES
YEREVAN. - Petros Makeyan, the leader of Democratic Fatherland Party, part of opposition Armenian National Congress, does not want to assess Republic Party leader's refusal of his mandate and the possibility ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC HAS NOT YET APPEALED TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO CANCEL ELECTION RESULTS
YEREVAN. - Armenian National Congress (ANC) has not yet appealed to the Constitutional Court, spokesperson for the Court Hovhannes Papikyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Earlier the agency informed that ...IT WOULD BE GOOD IF COALITION IS FORMED IN ARMENIA - REPUBLICAN PARTY MEMBER
YEREVAN. - The Armenian people have brought into the National Assembly the color picture of all political parties, and it would be good if a coalition is formed soon, Republican Party of Armenia member ...OUTGOING IRANIAN AMBASSADOR WILL NEVER FORGET WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY OF ARMENIAN NATION
YEREVAN. - Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan received on Friday the outgoing Iranian Ambassador Seyed Ali Saghaeyan.
The Minister thanked the Ambassador saying hi contributed to ...SECOND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF YOUNG ARMENIAN POP SINGERS HAYRENIQ 2012 TO TAKE PLACE IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW. - The Second Annual Festival of young Armenian Pop singers Hayreniq 2012 will take place in Moscow on Saturday.
The Festival of Young Armenian Singers was founded in 2010. The aim of the project ...ARMENIA TO END FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTION BY MAY 20 - DEPUTY PM
YEREVAN. - Deputy PM, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan held regular session on submitting community own income collection data for the first fourth months with the participation ...ITALIANS TO SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH ARMENIAN POSTAL SERVICE
YEREVAN. - For introducing new services Haypost Armenian postal service will use the experience of one of Europe's leading companies - the Italian postal service, the General Director of Haypost Trust ...ARMENIAN POLICE COLLECTS MATERIALS ON 122 VIOLATIONS IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
YEREVAN. - Investigation of 174 reports received on election violations regarding the May 6 parliamentary elections is underway in the Police Service of Armenia, first deputy chief of Police Hunan Poghosyan ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC MEMBER ON ANOTHER MEMBER'S MANDATE REJECTION
YEREVAN. - Head of the People's Party of Armenia Stepan Demirchyan regrets that Republic party head Aram Sargsyan rejects the MP mandate, Demirchyan told Aravot.am.
Asked what Demirchyan thinks on the ...
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