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Published on June 18, 2012
DOLLAR ON THE RISE IN ARMENIA
- YEREVAN. - The US dollar's average exchange rate against the Armenian Dram (AMD) comprised AMD 415.58/$1, at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange on Monday, and this is the US currency's second highest exchange rate in the country for this year.
This notwithstanding, the total sales were $600 thousand.
And the dollar's buying exchange rate reached AMD 414.5/$1, in Armenia's cash foreign currency market, and its selling rate starts at AMD 416.5/$1.
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Headlines for June 18, 2012TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE SHUTS DOWN IN TURKEY
The National Committee for Turkish-Armenian Relations closed down in Turkey, Gazeteport website informs.
The duties of this committee, which was established in 2003 and as part of the Turkish Council ...ARMENIAN PM INTRODUCES NEW TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION MINISTER TO MINISTRY STAFF
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Transport and Communication Ministry has been involved in major functions in the recent years, PM Tigran Sargsyan said Monday while introducing to the Ministry staff the new Transport ...ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJANI FMS TO MEET IN PARIS ON MONDAY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov are scheduled to meet Monday in Paris.
The two ministers will discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh peace ...FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT ON ARMENIA'S REGIONAL HIGHWAY (PHOTOS)
YEREVAN. - The names are announced of the person who died and those who sustained injuries as result of the crash that occurred on Armenia's Spitak-Aparan Highway, on Sunday at around 6:30pm.
To note, ...PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF BECOMING SICK - ARMENIA'S NEW HEALTHCARE MINISTER
YEREVAN. - There are many things to do within the sphere of health care; everything must be done so that people do not become afraid of getting ill, Armenia's newly-appointed Healthcare Minister Derenik ...NEW SPORT AND YOUTH AFFAIRS MINISTER IS YOUNG, BUT EXPERIENCED - ARMENIAN PM
YEREVAN. - Armenia's newly-appointed Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Hrachya Rostomyan is well known in sports—he was captain of the national basketball team; Armenian News-NEWS.am—and he ...ARMENIAN PREMIER'S, LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER'S FAREWELL MEETING IS MOST HEARTFELT
YEREVAN. - Armenia's now former Labor and Social Affairs Minister Arthur Grigoryan is one of the best, PM Tigran Sargsyan said Monday while meeting with the Ministry staff.
To note, Sargsyan introduced ...6,000 HOMELESS RECEIVED HOMES IN ARMENIA - PRIME MINISTER
YEREVAN. - A total of 6,000 homeless received homes last year, Armenia's PM Tigran Sargsyan stated Monday while introducing the newly-appointed Minister of Urban Development, Samvel Tadevosyan, to the ...MOTHER SEE OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN AWARDS MEDALS OF HONOR TO GERMAN NOTABLES
ETCHMIADZIN. - A medal presentation ceremony was held Sunday at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
German notables Ernest Drayse and Johannes Kerher were awarded the Armenian Apostolic Church's ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT FORMED - PRESIDENT
YEREVAN. - Armenia's new Government is formed, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan announced opening the snap session of the Government on Monday.
"I have signed all the necessary documents as the Constitution ...ARMENIA'S GOVERNMENT TO HAVE 3 PRIORITIES - PM SARGSYAN
YEREVAN. - The Armenian Government's program includes three priorities, Premier Tigran Sargsyan said Monday during special session of the Cabinet of Minister. And these priorities are:
1) Economic competitiveness ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT'S ACTIVITY PLAN IS APPROVED
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Cabinet of Minister unanimously approved the Government Activity Plan. The latter was put to a vote upon President Serzh Sargsyan's motion.
And after the voting, the President instructed ...ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJANI FMS' MEETING TO PAVE WAY FOR HIGH LEVEL ONE - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - Meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs will simply pave way for the meeting of presidents, expert Alexander Manasyan told the journalists on Monday adding no need to expect serious ...OFFERS TO ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJANI FMS NOT ONLY EXPECTED BUT ALSO ANNOUNCED BEFOREHAND - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - During the meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs in Paris, new offers will be presented on the Karabakh peace process, as was outlined previously, expert Alexander Markarov told ...ARGENTINA'S FEDERAL JUDGE TO VISIT ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - Armenian Ambassador to Argentina Vahagn Melikyan met with the Argentina's Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide on June 15.
The Ambassador thanked the Judge for his courage, loyalty and civil attitude ...ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJANI FMS' PARIS MEETING IS IMPORTANT - ANALYST
YEREVAN. - Armenian Center for National and International Studies Director, analyst Manvel Sargsyan does not have many expectations from the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs' scheduled meeting in Paris, but, ...MAN IS DETAINED NEAR ARAM KHACHATURIAN'S STATUE IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Armenia's police officers took under custody a 37-year-old man nearby Aram Khachaturian's statue in the capital, Yerevan, on Monday at 12:30am.
Having noticed the officers, the man threw ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAM WILL BE INTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT ON WEDNESDAY - RULING PARTY MP
YEREVAN. - The Government's program will be submitted to Armenia's National Assembly on Wednesday, the ruling Republican Party MP Gagik Minasyan informed during a press conference on Monday.
In his words, ...SMALL GIRL RUN OVER IN ARMENIA'S KOTAYK
HRAZDAN. - GAZ vehicle ran over 9-year-old Nune Makaryan in Akunk village of Armenia's Kotayk Region on Sunday.
She was injured and hospitalized, police informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. An investigation ...WINNING ELECTIONS DOES NOT MEAN BASKING UPON LAURELS - ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT
YEREVAN. - The large credit of confidence, which we received from the voters, has doubled our accountability, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said Monday during special session of the Government. ...CAR ACCIDENTS IN ARMENIA - 13 ARE INJURED
YEREVAN. - Early in the morning of June 16 a BYD F-3 car turned over on the Yerevan-Gyumri road. The driver was hospitalized.
On that same day at 10.20 a.m. a Daewoo car hit a 26-year-old girl in Yerevan, ...WHY FORMER SCANDALOUS YEREVAN MAYOR BECOMES ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT MEMBER?
YEREVAN. - Ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP Gagik Minasyan does not agree with the opinion that scandalous former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan was appointed a Minister as encouragement for ...YEREVAN RESIDENT FOUND DEAD IN OWN APARTMENT
YEREVAN. - A Yerevan city resident did not answer to door bells and phone calls for a long time. The Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations received the alarm at 10.39 a.m. on June 17, as a result ...CRIMINAL CASE LAUNCHED ON INCIDENT AT ARMENIAN RESTAURANT
YEREVAN. - A criminal case is opened in connection with a fight that occurred at a restaurant belonging to ruling Republican Party MP and Football Federation of Armenia President Ruben Hayrapetyan. The ...ODNOKLASSNIKI RUSSIAN SOCIAL NETWORK LAUNCHES ENGLISH VERSION
Russian Odnoklassniki (Classmates) social network which is extremely popular in the CIS states launches an English version.
Representatives of Mail.Ru Group, owner of Odnoklassniki, said the social network ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT CHAIRMAN RESPONDS TO OPPOSITION FACTIONS' COMPLAINT
YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Assembly (NA) Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan is preparing to introduce a draft law which will enable small parliamentary faction representatives to partake in the activities of ...ARMENIAN ANALYST ON SYRIA: RUBICON IS CROSSED
YEREVAN.- There is almost no possibility for Bashar al-Assad to preserve power, Rubicon is crossed, Armenian expert told reporters on Monday.
Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of Caucasus Institute, ...WIFI TO BE INSTALLED IN YEREVAN PARKS, GARDENS
YEREVAN. - Armenia's capital city Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan toured the city, over the past weekend, and followed the improvement and landscaping activities underway in areas near the capital's entrances. ...DOLLAR ON THE RISE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN. - The US dollar's average exchange rate against the Armenian Dram (AMD) comprised AMD 415.58/$1, at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange on Monday, and this is the US currency's second highest exchange ...ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJANI FMS MEET WITH OSCE MEDIATORS
The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs released the following statement after the meeting with Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers.
"Today, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke ...WHAT CAUSED FIGHT AT ARMENIAN RESTAURANT?
YEREVAN. - The cause of the fight, which occurred at a restaurant complex belonging to ruling Republican Party MP and Football Federation of Armenia President Ruben Hayrapetyan, has become clear.
"The ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT CONVENES EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
YEREVAN. - The Armenian Government initiated the convening of an extraordinary parliament session. According to the Government decision, on Monday Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan was proposed ...AZERBAIJANI VICE PM QUESTIONS INDEPENDENCE OF US POLICY
BAKU. - Azerbaijani vice PM and Head of Department on Social Political Issues Ali Hasanov has made a serious statement threatening to turn into an international scandal.
The representative of the Azerbaijani ...NO ONE KNEW ABOUT COMMITTEE ON TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS - EXPERT
YEREVAN. - The public found out about the existence of the Committee on Turkish-Armenian relations only after the Committee was closed down, expert Ruben Safrastyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According ...OUTGOING GERMAN AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER
YEREVAN.- Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received on Monday outgoing German Ambassador Hans-Jochen Schmidt.
The Ambassador gave appraisal of the level of bilateral cooperation in the field of ...HEAD OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES LEAVES FOR CROATIA
An Armenian delegation led by Chief of Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Yuri Khachaturov left for Zagreb, Croatia, on Monday.
Yuri Khachaturov will participate in the work of NATO's Strategic Military ...TAXI DRIVER HANGS HIMSELF IN ARMENIA'S SHIRAK REGION
A suicide case was registered in Armenia's Shirak Region on Sunday. Surik Hovhannisyan, 53, was found hanged in his house, Gyumri's investigation department told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Hovhannisyan left ...ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED AT LINE OF CONTACT
STEPANAKERT.- A 19-year-old Armenian soldier was killed at the line of contact between the Armed Forces of Karabakh and Azerbaijan on Monday morning.
Aram Gyulnazaryan got a gunshot wound as a result ...AZERBAIJAN'S PROVOCATION AN OPEN CHALLENGE TO OSCE - KARABAKH MFA
STEPANAKERT.- The Karabakh Foreign Ministry issued a statement on recent incidents in the line of contact.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic states that Azerbaijan continues ...FORMER YEREVAN MAYOR REJECTS PARLIAMENTARY MANDATE, HOVHANNES SAHAKYAN BECOMES MP
YEREVAN. - After former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan was appointed Minister of Transport and Communication, his parliamentary mandate went to Hovhannes Sahakyan. This was decided during the Armenian ...FORMER ARMENIAN FM BEHAVES LIKE MAFIA MEMBER - HEAD OF SECRET SERVICE
YEREVAN. - Armenia's former FM and Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) MP Vartan Oskanian as a skilled diplomat with rich political experience, attempts to astray the society's attention and present himself ...‘MUSEUMS AND COMMUNICATION: TRADITION AND INNOVATION' SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN. - Organizing 'Museums and written communication: Tradition and Innovation' scientific conference in Yerevan will contribute not only to the development of the museums in accordance with modern ...IMF TO GRANT ARMENIA WITH DISBURSEMENT
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday finished its fourth review of Armenia's economic performance under a program supported by Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended ...MANAGER TALKS ABOUT BRUTAL FIGHT IN RESTAURANT
YEREVAN. - Director of Harsnakar Restaurant Complex Hrachya Zohrabyan claims that the owner of the restaurant, MP from the Republican Party of Armenia Ruben Hayrapetyan knew nothing about the fight which ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION BLOC LEADER PRESENTS POLITICAL SITUATION TO US ENVOY
YEREVAN. - Armenia's First President and opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan met with the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern on Monday.
The sides discussed May ...SELECTION OF PLATE COLOR HELPS LOSING WEIGHT
The color of the plate directly influences the amount of food that is consumed: if the color of the plate is same as the color of the food, the person consumes 20 percent more food.
As MEDdaily.ru reports ...YOUNG THAI PAINTS WITH NAKED BREASTS AT TALENT SHOW (VIDEO)
The performance of a 23-year-old Thai painter, who painted a picture with her naked breasts during Thailand's Got Talent TV show, caused a wave of resentment in Thailand. As Lenta.ru reports, the 23-year-old ...POLICE PASSPORT AND VISA DEPARTMENT NOT TO ISSUE NEW PASSPORTS FOR SHORT WHILE
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Police Passport and Visa Department due to technical reasons suspends for a short while concluding contracts for issuing new passports or replacing them for short period of time according ...BAKU ATTEMPTS TO BLACKMAIL WORLD COMMUNITY - KARABAKH ADMINISTRATION
STEPANAKERT. - Official Baku attempts to blackmail the world community through incidents on the line of contact, Nagorno-Karabakh President's Spokesperson David Babayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Commenting ...
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- 1890 Fighting breaks out between government forces and the Armenians of Karin (Erzroom, Western Armenia).
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