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Headlines for May 23, 2012ARMENIAN-AMERICAN EXPERTS DISCUSS PRESERVATION OF ARMENIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN DIASPORA
Fewer Armenian Americans are speaking the language of their native country, weakening the ability of the diaspora to preserve its culture, Glendale News-Press quotes expert Hagop Gulludjian.
"Since 1970, ...CHARLES AZNAVOUR CELEBRATES 88TH BIRTHDAY IN SENEGAL
World-renowned French-Armenian singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat Charles Aznavour will celebrate his 88th birth anniversary in Senegal, and during the jazz festival which will get ...ARMENIA IMPORTS CARPETS FROM AZERBAIJAN
YEREVAN. - Armenia imported 29.9 sq. meters of carpets from Azerbaijan last year amounting to $8,500, the State Revenue Committee at the Government report reads. Armenia has also imported carpets from ...TWO PEACEFUL RALLIES SUPPRESSED IN AZERBAIJAN ON EVE OF EUROVISION - HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
BAKU. - On the eve of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 the Azerbaijani police dispersed two peaceful rallies. Moreover, rally participants were beaten up, the statement of Human Rights Watch reads.
The ...MINOR INCIDENT COULD CAUSE FROZEN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT TO TURN HOT - EXPERT
Armenian News-NEWS.am presents an extract by the Atlantic Treaty Association expert Giuseppe Belardetti published on Atlantic Sentinel.
A minor incident could cause the frozen Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ...TURKISH MAN SMEARS OWN CHILD ON WALL
Turkish Emrah Bilen, 30, killed his wife and newborn baby for yet unknown reasons in Turkey's Aksaray province.
As the Turkish Posta reports, Emrah Bilen hit his wife with a blunt object on the head as ...DUTCH MP MEETS MEMBERS OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
The representatives of the Armenian community in Hague, Netherlands, met with MP from the Netherland's Christian Union Esme Wiegman, who had visited Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in the framework ...ARMENIAN CONTROL CHAMBER REVEALS VIOLATIONS IN HEALTH MINISTRY
YEREVAN. - The Control Chamber of Armenia published the results of inspections on credit and grant programs implemented by Armenia's Ministry of Health.
The period under inspection included 2009-2011. ...ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN CONDEMNS INCIDENTS OF INTOLERANCE AGAINST LGBT
YEREVAN. - Armenian Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that he condemns the incidents of violence and intolerance against homosexuality and other minorities, commenting ...NEW DETAILS AVAILABLE WHY TEENAGERS IN VIDEO BEAT EACH OTHER
YEREVAN. - Police has interrogated the teenage girls beating each other cruelly on the tape and three boys having followed their fight. Armenian News-NEWS.am source claims that the boys have rejected ...BANKRUPTED COMPANY FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE OF ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Yerevan Transportation Company filed lawsuit against the State of Armenia, in particular the Armenian Ministry of Finance and the National Security Council at the Government demanding re-imbursement, ...ARMENIAN SECRET SERVICE DECIDES TO GET RID OF RUSSIAN CARS
YEREVAN. - 27 cars belonging to the Armenian National Security Service will be put to sail. The issue is on the agenda of the Thursday seating of the Armenian Government. All cars are of Russian origin.
The ...ARMENIA'S SECOND PRESIDENT NOT YET MET WITH PUTIN - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Zhoghovurd daily's Moscow sources inform that Armenia's second President Robert Kocharyan has not yet been able to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Even though Kocharyan is in ...ARMENIAN POLICEMAN PREVENTS SUICIDE ATTEMPT - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - An unfortunate incident occurred recently in Mrgashat village of Armenia's Armavir Region, Hraparak daily writes.
"Eleven-year-old Gevorg Khachatryan decided to swim in the irrigation water ...ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT CHAIRMAN TO STAY AT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has decided as to who will become National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker, Haykakan Zhamanak daily writes.
"The NA Speaker's matter is decided once ...GOOGLE MARKS 78TH BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT MOOG
Google celebrates Wednesday the 78th birth anniversary of Robert Moog, an American physics who is the pioneer of electronic music. And on that occasion, Google prepared a special homepage doddle which ...DUTCH TELEVISION REFLECTS ON REASONS FOR ARMENIA'S ABSENCE FROM EUROVISION IN BAKU
During Tuesday's first semifinals in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 being held in Baku, the commentator of the Dutch television reflected on Armenia, specifically noting that the reason why the country ...DOCTORS, WHO HAD ACCIDENT IN ARMENIA'S LORI REGION, ARE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION
YEREVAN. - Driver Mikayel Adamyan, 34, and passenger Ara Ananyan, 41, the two physicians who had sustained injuries as a result of the tragic car crash in Armenia's Lori Region on May 12, are in satisfactory ...ARMENIAN HERITAGE PARK, GENOCIDE MEMORIAL OPEN IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON
YEREVAN. - Armenia's FM Edward Nalbandian and Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan were on hand Tuesday at the official opening of the Armenian Heritage Park and the Armenian Genocide Memorial located at ...THREE EXAMINATIONS APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE FIRE IN RPA CENTRAL OFFICE
YEREVAN.- At least ten days needed to clarify the reasons for fire in the central office of Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).
The state inspection on fire and technical security at the Ministry of Emergency ...ORINATS YERKIR MAY GET ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIO IF PROSPEROUS ARMENIA QUITS COALITION
YEREVAN.- At the moment Orinats Yerkir Party is discussing terms of political cooperation and mechanisms with the government, party's representative Harutyun Amiryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According ...SOLELY DEBLOCKAGE OF CLOSED BORDERS CAN BRING ABOUT MUTUAL TRUST - ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan issued an address to the 39th Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC).
The message notes that Armenia underscores the activities ...ARMENIA'S CABINET MUST COMPRISE PROFESSIONALS - COMMUNIST PARTY REPRESENTATIVE
YEREVAN. - The key issue after the May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia is the forming of the Government, chairman Vazgen Safaryan of the Union of Domestic Goods Producers stated during a press conference ...AZERBAIJAN "SLAPS" TURKEY AT THE LAST MOMENT
Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, which is being held in the Azerbaijani capital city Baku, delivered a last-minute unpleasant surprise for Can Bonomo, who will represent Turkey at the event. ...ARMENIAN VILLAGERS SHOULD RECEIVE GRATUITOUS IRRIGATION WATER - POLITICIAN
YEREVAN. - Irrigation water must be supplied to Armenia's villagers free of charge, Union of Domestic Goods Producers Chairman and Progressive United Communist Party President Vazgen Safaryan said during ...ARMENIA'S POLICE DETAIN 4 WANTED MEN
YEREVAN. - Officers from Armenia's Police took under custody Sargis Kirakosyan, 35, on a capital city Yerevan street, on Tuesday. He was wanted ever since March 22 and on murder charges. Kirakosyan is ...TURKISH MEDIA CLAIM PRESIDENT GUL COULD BECOME NATO SECRETARY GENERAL
News is spread within the media of Turkey, according to which the country's incumbent president, Abdullah Gul, could become the next Secretary General of NATO.
It is noted that the term in office of ...ARMENIA'S RULING COALITION WILL COMPRISE NO LESS THAN REPUBLICAN PARTY, ORINATS YERKIR, - POLITICAL SCIENTIST
YEREVAN. - The next ruling coalition will at least include the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party, Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan stated during ...ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES CHARLES AZNAVOUR ON HIS BIRTHDAY
YEREVAN. - Armenian President Serzh Sargyan issued a congratulatory message to famous French-Armenian singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat Charles Aznavour, in connection with his 88th ...TURKISH MP LINKS PROTOCOLS TO KARABAKH ISSUE, BLAMES ARMENIAN DIASPORA
YEREVAN. - A whole range of issues, including the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, affect the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, said a Turkish delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black ...YEREVAN TO HOST INTERNATIONAL YOUNG MUSICIANS' FESTIVAL
YEREVAN. - The "New Names" 2nd International Young Musicians'-Performers' Festival will be held in Armenia's capital city Yerevan, from May 29 to June 1.
Around forty talented under-18 musicians from ...AZERBAIJAN READY TO COOPERATE WITH ALL EXCEPT FOR ARMENIA - AZERBAIJANI MP
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijan is ready to cooperate with everyone, except for Armenia until Azerbaijani lands "are occupied", Azerbaijani MP Asef Hajiyev told the journalists in Yerevan on Wednesday.
"There can ...INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO BE INTRODUCED AT YEREVAN'S DIGITEC BUSINESS FORUM 2012
YEREVAN. - Innovative proposals and solutions will be introduced during the annual DigiTec Business Forum, which will be held in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, on June 15-16, Union of Information Technology ...ECONOMIC COOPERATION CAN HELP RESOLVE ARMENIA-TURKEY POLITICAL PROBLEMS - BSEC HEAD
YEREVAN.- Economic cooperation can help resolve political problems between Armenia and Turkey, said Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Leonidas Chrisantopulos, speaking to the press ...WE ATTACH GREAT HOPES ON RESUMPTION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROCESS - US AMBASSADOR
The US is still greatly hopeful that the normalization process of the Armenian-Turkish relations would resume, and official Washington is continuing its work with Turkey to that end, US Ambassador to ...ARMENIA'S DEPUTY FM RECEIVES BSEC SECRETARY GENERAL
YEREVAN. - Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Ashot Hovakimyan on Wednesday received Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Secretary General Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, who ends his term ...ARMENIA'S AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT OF ESTONIA
TALLINN. - Armenia's Ambassador to Estonia Ara Ayvazyan presented credentials to the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Tuesday. The Ambassador and the President discussed further perspectives ...NO TRADING AT ARMENIA'S STOCK EXCHANGE
YEREVAN. - No foreign currency trading was conducted Wednesday at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange. And this was because the US dollar was offered at a very high exchange rate against the Armenian dram ...ARMENIAN PM BIDS FAREWELL TO OUTGOING IFAD COUNTRY PROGRAMME MANAGER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Henning Pedersen, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Country Programme Manager for Armenia, who arrived in the country ...BBC SHOOTS FILM UNCOVERING AZERBAIJAN'S DIRTY SECRETS
BBC Panorama's reporter Paul Kenyon shot a film titled "Eurovision's Dirty Secret" showing Azerbaijan's true colors. Just days before Eurovision 2012 in Baku Kenyon showed truth about the country. The ...ARMENIAN PM RECEIVES GERMAN COMMERZBANK DELEGATION
YEREVAN. - Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan received German Commerzbank delegation led by the Global Head of Financial Institutions, Executive Management Board member Christof Gabriel Maetze.
The parties discussed ...ARMENIA RANKED 59 IN WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM'S GLOBAL ENABLING TRADE REPORT
Armenia is ranked 59th in the World Economic Forum's Global Enabling Trade Report 2012. Armenia registered regress as compared with the report issued in 2010 when it was 52nd.
The report on 132 states ...‘LOVE EACH OTHER' PROJECT RUNS TALKS WITH CELINE DION
YEREVAN. - The new international project 'Love each other' by Armenian musician Ara Gevorgyan is still being recorded and may be released in two months, the musician told the journalists on Wednesday ...IN SWEDEN ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN CONDEMNS VIOLATIONS AGAINST MINORITIES
STOCKHOLM. - ECOSY Young European Socialists organization initiated seminar on struggle against right-wing extremism and the problems of refugees in Stockholm, Sweden on May 18-20.
Armenia was presented ...PRO-TURKISH BULGARIAN PARTY NOT TO DETERIORATE ARMENIAN-BULGARIAN RELATIONS
YEREVAN. - Movement for Rights and Freedoms party of Bulgarian Parliament will not influence on Armenian and Bulgarian relations, head of the Bulgarian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the ...DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE TRADE CONTACTS FROM ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
YEREVAN. - It is very difficult to separate and settle only trade contacts within Armenian-Turkish relations, head of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation ...KARABAKH PEACE TALKS SHOULD BE BASED ON INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES - ARMENIAN MP
YEREVAN. - The Armenian side is committed to the international principles in Nagorno-Karabakh talks, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Gagik Minasyan said at a press conference on Wednesday adding ...GEORGIAN RAILWAYS USE MONOPOLY POSITION IN TRANSIT FROM ARMENIA - RUSSIAN MP
YEREVAN. - The Georgian railways use monopoly position in transit from Armenia, Russian delegation head at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) Mikhail Yemelyanov ...ARMENIA LACKS STRONG ATTITUDE ON NATIONAL MUSIC HERITAGE PROTECTION - COMPOSER
YEREVAN. - The composer Robert Amirkhanyan believes that generally the pop music genre is an artificial concept, he said in an interview to Armenian News-NEWS.am regarding the question on modern Armenian ...YOUNG WOMAN IN ARMENIA COMMIT SUICIDE ATTEMPT FORCED BY FORMER CONVICT
DILIJAN. - Marine Hakhverdyan, 27, tried to commit a suicide by throwing herself from the fourth floor in Armenia's Dilijan city on May 9. She is alive but injured, Aravot.am reports. In addition, she ...IN YEREVAN ARMENIA PASSES BSEC PRESIDENCY TO AZERBAIJAN
YEREVAN. - The plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) held in Yerevan ended with a press conference on Wednesday. Vice President of the PABSEC Areg ...51-YEAR-OLD PRISONER DIES SUDDENLY IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Levon Gevorgyan, 51, who has previously been imprisoned for 5 times before, died suddenly at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday in Armenia's Nubarashen penitentiary.
He was sentenced for 2.6 years in jail ...PRECIPITATIONS AND HAIL EXPECTED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Precipitations, rain and thunder, are expected in Armenia from May 25 to May 28, while hail is expected in some areas. Southeastern wind will blow 2-7 m/sec. and 18-23 m/sec. during thunder. ...
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