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Headlines for June 01, 2012ARMENIAN EMBASSY IN RUSSIA FOLLOWS DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCHI
MOSCOW. - The Armenian Embassy in Russia follows the developments in Sochi and with the help of the local Armenian community does everything so that the situation will not get worse, the spokesperson ...CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF ON AMERICAN AID TO ARMENIA AND NAGORNO-KARABAKH FOR 2013
In an interview with the Armenian Council of America (ACA), U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff touched upon the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for 2013 and its impact on foreign assistance ...‘I DON'T WANT WARS': ARMENIAN NEWS-NEWS.AM ORGANIZES CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN DEDICATED TO CHILDREN'S DAY (PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - On the eve of the International Children's Day on June 1 Armenian News-NEWS.am organized a special event for the little ones. The event was organized in the Victory Park in Yerevan (photos).
The ...SWITZERLAND SECOND COUNTRY ON INVESTMENTS VOLUMES IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The flow of investments in Armenia made $148.7 million from January to March, which is increase by 13.9 percent, as compared to the same period of last year, Armenian National Statistical Service ...ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN WILL HARDLY FOLLOW CLINTON'S CALLS - AMERICAN EXPERT
During the visit to the South Caucasus U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton will hold several interesting debates, Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy ...OFFICIALS ALSO WERE KIDS, SMART AND CUTE (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS-2)
YEREVAN. - Armenian News-NEWS.am continues to present childhood photos of Armenian ministers, politicians and public figures on the occasion of the International Children's Day.
This year the agency also ...ARMENIAN CELEBRITIES' CHILDHOOD PHOTOS (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - Armenian News-NEWS.am presents Armenian famous celebrities' childhood photos on the occasion of the International Children's Day. All the photos are available here.
Taking into account public ...HISTORIC MANSION OF ARMENIAN BENEFACTOR HALF-RUINED (PHOTOS)
Turkish businessman Necip Dincer, who had purchased the mansion of Armenian philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian, has not launched renovation yet (photos). A group of Armenian and Turkish journalists visited ...BOYCOTTERS WILL SUFFER FROM THEIR BOYCOTTING OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenian National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov commented on the fact that the opposition Armenian National Congress and Heritage Party boycotted the inaugural session of ...ARMENIA'S ORINATS YERKIR PARTY MEMBER TO BE GIVEN MINISTERIAL POST SO AS TO RELINQUISH PARLIAMENTARY SEAT FOR PARTY YOUTH - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party (RLP) National Assembly Faction MP Samvel Tadevosyan will soon start working in the executive branch, Zhoghovurd daily writes.
"According to our ...ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS TO APPEAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISION AT ECTHR - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Attorney Vahe Grigoryan, who was opposition Armenian National Congress' representative at the Constitutional Court (CC), said he is preparing to appeal the Court's decision at the European ...WHY PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY LEADER DID NOT ATTEND FIRST SESSION OF NEW PARLIAMENT? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan was not in attendance at fifth National Assembly's (NA) first session held Thursday, Zhamanak daily writes.
'"His absence was merely ...ARMENIAN HEALTH MINISTER, OUT, FORMER PARLIAMENT SPEAKER, IN? - NEWSPAPER
YEREVAN. - Armenia's political circles are chitchatting that Health Minister Harutyun Kushkyan could leave the Prosperous Armenia Party and continue working as minister, Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun (CI) ...US SENATOR DICK DURBIN VISITS ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) will visit Armenia Thursday. He will meet with President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to discuss regional security and domestic issues. ...MEMBER KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTY CONVICTED IN GERMANY
Turkish citizen, member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK,) Ali Ihsan K. was charged in Hamburg.
According to the prosecutor, he supported the Kurdish rebels from May 2007 to September 2008.
The German ...ARMENIA'S INTERNATIONAL RESERVES HAVE REDUCED
YEREVAN. - The international reserves of Armenia comprised US$ 1.69 billion as of April 2012, the Central Bank informs.
But these reserves have reduced in recent months. As case in point, Armenia's international ...NKR PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT CHAIRMAN ON ASSUMING OFFICE
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), or Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan on Thursday sent a message to Hovik Abrahamyan, congratulating him on being elected Speaker of the Armenian National ...ROAD ACCIDENT KILLS WOMAN, 3-MONTH-OLD GIRL IN ARMENIA'S REGION
YEREVAN. - A UAZ-3303-model jeep went off road, at Armenia's Garni-Artashat Highway, tipped over, and subsequently rolled close to fifty meters down into the roadside valley.
As a result, the jeep's ...KARABAKH HEAD OF STATE RECEIVES RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN BENEFACTOR
STEPANAKERT. - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Thursday received Armenian philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan from the Russian Federation.
After a tête-à-tête ...ARMENIA RATIFIED CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN 1992 (PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - Armenia and the rest of the world are celebrating Children's Day on Friday, June 1, 2012 (photos).
In 1992, Armenia ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and, in 1996, it adopted ...IT'S A BOY FOR YEREVAN MAYOR!
YEREVAN. - Armenian capital city Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan became the father of a baby boy on Friday, that is, on International Children's Day.
The Margaryan family have named the baby, Smbat.
Numerous ...SCIENTISTS GREW SAFE MARIHUANA
Israeli scientists grew a new sort of marihuana which provides an excellent analgesic effect without the accompanying pleasure.
The main active substance in the ordinary cannabis is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol ...IDENTITIES ARE DETERMINED OF 13 PEOPLE INSIDE TRUCK THAT FELL INTO VALLEY IN ARMENIA'S REGION
The identities are determined of the thirteen people who were inside the truck that rolled down into a valley in Armenia's Syunik Region.
To note, a call was received, on Thursday at 6:01pm, informing ...HOLY SEE OF SAINT ETCHMIADZIN ATTENDS RELIGIOUS LEADERS' CONFERENCE IN KAZAKHSTAN
The IV Congress of Leaders of World And Traditional Religions was held in the Kazakh capital city Astana, on Wednesday and Thursday, and on the initiative of Kazakhstan's President, Nursultan Nazarbayev. ...KARABAKH PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS ON INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY
STEPANAKERT.- President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address on the occasion of International Children's Day.
"Dear Children and Parents,
On behalf of the Artsakh ...ARMENIA MUST DEMAND WASHINGTON'S CLARIFIED STANCE ON KARABAKH - GIRO MANOYAN
YEREVAN.- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to the region is very important as it is showing that regional situation arouse concerns, ARFD member Giro Manoyan told reporters on Friday.
Armenian ...NO SECURITY THREATS POSED AGAINST SYRIA'S ARMENIAN COMMUNITY - ARF DASHNAKTSUTYUN
YEREVAN. - The current state of affairs in Syria is worrisome, but, fortunately, there are no problems with the country's Armenian community in terms of security, said Giro Manoyan, Director of the International ...KUWAITI GOVERNOR INVITES YEREVAN MAYOR TO HIS COUNTRY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Ambassador to Kuwait, Fadey Charchoglyan, on Thursday was received by Kuwait City Governor, Sheikh Ali Jaber Al-Sabah.
The meeting became significant in terms of discussing the prospects ...ARMENIAN, BELARUSIAN CITIES ARE DECLARED SISTERS
YEREVAN. - Celebrations marking 1,150th anniversary of Polotsk, Belarus, were held in the city on May 25-27. Armenia's Ambassador to Belarus—Armen Khachatryan—, Mayor of Armenia's Alaverdi ...EU NOT TO REPLACE FRANCE IN OSCE MINSK GROUP - EU REPRESENTATIVE
YEREVAN.- EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort dismissed reports on possible changes in the format of the OSCE Minsk Group and replacing France by ...ARMENIAN CIVILIAN WOUNDED ON ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI BORDER
YEREVAN.- Armenian civilian was wounded on Armenian-Azerbaijani border by a bullet from the Azerbaijani positions on Friday morning.
Police received a call saying resident of Nerkin Karmrakhbyur village ...RESUMPTION OF KARABAKH WAR WILL BE DISASTROUS FOR REGION - EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
YEREVAN. - Belligerent rhetoric is impermissible under the conditions of a complicated Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stated Ambassador Philippe Lefort, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus ...FORECASTS ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The key intrigue for upcoming months is going to be whether Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) will offer own candidate for the presidential elections or will support the incumbent President and ...COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION STRATEGY FOR ARMENIA IS DISCUSSED
YEREVAN. - Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan received Dr. Jatinder Cheema, USAID/Armenia Mission Director, to examine the new five-year Country Development Cooperation Strategy for Armenia.
Dr. Cheema reflected ...PROGRESS IN KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS REQUIRES COURAGE, DECISIVENESS OF LEADERS - EU ENVOY
YEREVAN.- Settlement of the Karabakh conflict requires courage and decisiveness of the conflicting parties' leaders, said EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe ...4 ROAD ACCIDENTS CAUSE IN 7 INJURIES IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - A Renault and a Mercedes collided in Armenian capital city Yerevan on Thursday at 4:30am. The Renault's driver and passenger sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.
At around 6am, ...EU OPPOSES ISOLATION OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH - PHILIPPE LEFORT
YEREVAN.- EU opposes isolation of the Nagorno-Karabakh, said EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort.
The envoy believes communication is better than ...HIGH-RANKING POLICE OFFICIAL ARRESTED ON TAKING BRIBE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian National Security Service employees arrested Yerevan Road Police high ranking official Arsen Kyuregyan while taking bribe on Friday.
The official received about $370 (AMD 150,000) ...STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN (SLAVONIC) UNIVERSITY DONATE BLOOD FOR CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM LEUKEMIA
YEREVAN. - In the framework of the International Children's Day on June 1, students of the Russian - Armenian (Slavonic) University visited children suffering from leukemia in the Hematological Center, ...CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BOYCOTT COUNCIL SEATING IN ARMENIA'S IJEVAN (PHOTO)
IJEVAN. - In Armenian Tavush region's Ijevan city some city council members continue do not appear during the council seating thus boycotting the consultations. Ijevan's budget plan has also not been ...SNAKE BITES YOUNG WOMAN IN ARMENIAN VILLAGE
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Rescue Service received information, on Friday at 1:45pm from Vayots Dzor Region, that Shatin village resident Narine Matevosyan, 23, was transferred to hospital as a result of poisoning ...ARMENIAN-ITALIAN BUSINESS FORUM IS HELD IN VENICE
YEREVAN. - A business forum, entitled "Armenia: New Market for Italian Companies," was held in Venice on May 25, and under the auspices of Armenia's Embassy in Italy, MFA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. ...CLASHES BETWEEN SERBS AND NATO SOLDIERS IN KOSOVO
Several people were injured during the clashes of Serbs and NATO soldiers in Kosovo on Friday. Three Serbs and one KFOR soldier were injured.
According to the Serbian TV RTS channel, three Serbs got wounds ...ARGENTINA'S FIRST RESIDENT AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT
YEREVAN. - Argentina's first resident Ambassador to Armenia, Diego Ernesto Álvarez Rivera, presented his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Friday.
The President underscored the ...EXPENSIVE GOLD VIBRATOR STOLEN FROM BRAZILIAN SEX-SHOP
A gold plated vibrator worth $4,000 was stolen from a sex-shop in Brazil. An armed attack was conducted in order to take the valuable vibrator out of the shop.
According to the local media, a well-dressed ...SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE: EU VIEWS SOUTH CAUCASUS AS IMPORTANT CORRIDOR
YEREVAN.- EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort says the Union views South Caucasus as an important corridor.
The envoy underscored importance of such ...ARMENIAN LEADER VISITS YEREVAN ZOO TOGETHER WITH HIS DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER
YEREVAN.- Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan accompanied by his daughter and granddaughter visited Yerevan Zoo on Friday.
They were present at the event organized by the Yerevan municipality on the occasion ...2 MILITARY PROJECTILES ARE DISCOVERED IN ARMENIA'S REGION (PHOTOS)
Two military cannon projectiles were found Friday at Sarigyugh village of Armenia's Tavush Region.
Village resident Artush Ellaryan called the Tavush Regional Rescue Department, at 10:40am, informing ...FIRE BREAKS OUT IN DOWNTOWN YEREVAN - NEWSMAKER
YEREVAN. - A fire broke out Friday at Nar Dos Street of Armenia's capital, Yerevan. The downtown neighborhood's substation was on fire at around 11:45am, and the fire was extinguished at around 12:05. ...OSCE CHAIRPERSON-IN-OFFICE TO VISIT ARMENIA IN JUNE
YEREVAN. - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore will visit the South Caucasus in June.
Gilmore's visit to Yerevan is scheduled for June 11-12, Armenian MFA informs ...ARMENIAN CHURCH TO CELEBRATE FEAST DAY OF HOLY HRIPSIME VIRGINS
The Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the Feast Day of the Holy Hripsime Virgins on June 4.
As the Holy See informs Armenian News-NEWS.am, at 10.00 a.m. a solemn group consisting of Etchmiadzin ...YEREVAN MAYOR CONGRATULATES CHILDREN
YEREVAN. - Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan posted on his Facebook page congratulations on the occasion of the Children's Day.
He, in particular, congratulated all children on International Children's Day, ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT PURCHASES ELECTRONICALLY
YEREVAN. - Armenia launches electronic procurements system this year and over 792 organizations including 453 state bodies have been registered since the beginning of the year. Another 339 providers were ...FIRST SESSION OF ARMENIA - EU COOPERATION SUBCOMMITTEE TAKES PLACE
YEREVAN. - The first session of the Armenia - EU cooperation subcommittee took place in Yerevan. The subcommittee covers social, politics, health, education, culture, information community, sciences and ...CITIZENS OF ARMENIA CAN APPLY FOR ELECTRONIC PASSPORTS FROM JUNE 1ST
YEREVAN. - Citizens of Armenia can apply for electronic passports, including biometric guidelines and for IDs from June 1st, deputy Chief of Police Arthur Osikyan said at a press conference in the Passport ...US DOLLAR CONTINUES GOING UP, ARMENIAN DRAM DEPRECIATES
YEREVAN.- The average US dollar/AMD exchange rate made AMD 407.45/$1 at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange, Friday.
No trading was conducted at stock exchange on Thursday, while as compared to Wednesday ...ARMENIAN SOLDIER DIES IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
STEPANAKERT.- An Armenian soldier died in unclear circumstances on Friday morning in one of the units of Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army.
Saro Samvelyan, 19, received a fatal gunshot wound, Army's press ...SECRETARY OF ARMENIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, EU OFFICIAL DISCUSS KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS
YEREVAN.- Secretary of Armenia's National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan received on Friday the delegation headed by EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe ...ARMENIAN PM TO LEAVE FOR BELGIUM
YEREVAN. - Armenian delegation headed by the PM Tigran Sargsyan will leave for Belgium on June 3-4 on a working visit.
In Brussels, the PM will visit the IBA molecular company, where representative of ...US DOLLAR GOES UP IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Banks in Armenia purchased $70.6 million and sold $90.8 million from May 29 to June 1st. Demand continues to overpass offer, despite the fact that average rate for US dollar sharply grew up ...US SENATOR MET WITH ACTING ARMENIAN FM
YEREVAN. - Acting Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian received on Friday US Senator Dick Durbin in Yerevan.
Nalbandian gave appraisal of Armenian-American cooperation which has recently gained new impetus due ...KARATE TEACHER DIES DURING BIZARRE SOLO SEX GAME
In Britain a man died after wrapping himself in three rolls of cling film and a red nylon sheet in a bizarre solo sex game.
James Lockless, 50, was discovered dead in his apartment when police officers ...SODA AND JUICES CAUSE DIABETES TO WOMEN
Sodas and juices cause diabetes to women. A group of scientists led by Professor Frank Hu from Harvard School of Public Health came to that conclusion.
The best options for women are water, fresh coffee ...PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA AND US SENATOR DISCUSS ARMENIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS
YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received on Friday the U.S. Senator Richard Durbin.
The President welcomed the guest and stressed the importance of the activity of Armenia's friends in ...TWO CANDIDATES TO COMPETE FOR YSLU PRINCIPAL POST
YEREVAN. - Two applications were presented for the competition on the Yerevan State Linguistic University (YSLU) Principal post on Friday. The competition was announced by the Armenian Ministry of Education ...ARMENIAN GEGHARKUNIK REGION'S GOVERNOR RESIGNS: VAYOTS DZOR GOVERNOR IS NEXT
YEREVAN. - Governor of Armenia's Gegharkunik region, Prosperous Armenian Party (PAP) member Nver Poghosyan presented his resignation to Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan.
To note, Nver Poghosyan has been Gegharkunik ...
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