Published since 02/04/2000

ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO ALLOCATE $300 THOUSAND TO EVENTS OF 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

• In the course of its today's sitting the Armenian Government has decided to allocate some 130 million 688 thousand drams (some $300 thousand) from the reserve fund to events marking the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. By another decision, 102 million 935 thousand drams (over $220 thousand) are appropriated to organize events marking the 1600-th anniversary of the Armenian written language.

• FIRST TRAIN-FERRY WITH LOAD FOR ARMENIA LEFT RUSSIA FOR GEORGIA

  Yesterday first train ferry with load destined for Armenia left Kavkaz port (Russia) for Poti port (Georgia), the Ministry of Transport of Russia reported. The first run is made by Annenkov train ferry ...

• PUTIN ARRIVING IN ARMENIA TODAY

  Today Russian President Vladimir Putin is arriving in Armenia on a two-day working visit. In the course of the visit a meeting with Armenian President Robert Kocharian in scheduled. Working meetings of ...

• MG NOT INTERESTED IN SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT, AZERI SOCIETY CONSIDERS

  Azeri political scientist Mubariz Ahmedoghlu stated that the OSCE mission report over fact finding on settlement of territories adjacent to Nagorno Karabakh is not acceptable to Azerbaijan. In his opinion, ...

• EXPLOSION IN CENTER OF YEREVAN

  An explosion took place in the center of Yerevan at 10:00 a.m. local time, Regnum news agency reported. The Armenian Police reported that there was «an explosion of an unknown object» placed ...

• FIRST EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL SECURITY FORUM TO BE HELD IN SWEDEN

  The first Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum will take place in Sweden on 24-25 May, the NATO Press Service reported. Foreign Ministers of NATO and Partner countries will take part in the ...

• US STATE DEPARTMENT: ARMENIA AMONG COUNTRIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY BECOME MONEY LAUNDERING CENTERS

  The US State Department annually publishes a report assessing the money laundering record. Situation in 200 states in the world is being analyzed, Washington ProFile reported. Countries are divided into ...

• PACE AZERI DELEGATION MEMBER CALLED OSCE FACT FINDING MISSION REPORT ON SETTLEMENTS IN KARABAKH-ADJACENT TERRITORIES FALSE

  Member of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, political scientist Aidyn Mirzazade has expressed opinion that on the whole the OSCE fact finding mission ...

• CLASH OF COSSACKS WITH ARMENIANS PROVOKED BY THIRD PARTY NOT TO LET ARMENIAN DIASPORA MASS ACTIONS APRIL 24

  The clashes between Cossacks and Armenians might have been provoked by a third party not to let the mass actions of the Armenian Diaspora planned next to the Turkish Consulate General in Novorossiysk ...

• OSKANIAN: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE INTERNATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS LIE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLANES

  «Turkey is trying to take preventive measure to prevent measures devoted to the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey. However, we will work in the normal regime and we plan to hold ...

• EXPLOSION IN YEREVAN DUE TO STRUGGLE AGAINST SHADOW ECONOMY, ARMENIA CUSTOMS COMMITTEE CONSIDER

  The explosion that took place next to the building of the State Customs Committee at the Government of Armenia is related to the active struggle with shadow economy and the toughening of the customs administration, ...

• YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS OF ARMENIA DEMAND TO CANCEL KIRKOROV CONCERT IN YEREVAN

  Today Armenian youth organizations of Armenia send a complaint letter to the organizers of the concert of Philipp Kirkorov in Yerevan. The message authors called not to admit the concert. Grounding their ...

• CILICIA ARMENIAN SAILER TO CONTINUE VOYAGE MAY 9

  Leaving the Venetian port, Cilicia Armenian sailing ship will continue its voyage May 9, 2005, Arminfo news agency reported. As Cilicia captain and Ayas Club Chairman Karen Balayan noted at today's ...

• ARMENIAN MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY AND US AMBASSADOR SIGNED PROGRAM OF MEASURES OF US-ARMENIAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION COMMISSION

  Armenian Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatrian and US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans has signed a Program of Measures of the Armenian-American Economic Cooperation Commission. «The ...

• ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO ALLOCATE $300 THOUSAND TO EVENTS OF 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

  In the course of its today's sitting the Armenian Government has decided to allocate some 130 million 688 thousand drams (some $300 thousand) from the reserve fund to events marking the 90-th anniversary ...

• ARMENIAN NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO IRAN HANDED CREDENTIAL COPIES TO IRANIAN FM

  Armenian newly appointed Ambassador to Iran Karen Nazarian has handed copies of his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi. In the course of the meeting the parties discussed a ...

• US STATE DEPARTMENT: ARMENIA AMONG COUNTRIES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY BECOME MONEY LAUNDERING CENTERS

• PUTIN TO VISIT ARMENIA MARCH 24-25

• ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO DISCUSS IN GEORGIA PROBLEMS REGARDING ELIMINATION OF ARMENIAN CHURCH AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

• COLLISIONS OF ARMENIANS AND COSSACKS IN NOVOROSSIYSK RUSSIAN TOWN

• ALIYEV: IF KARABAKH PEACE TALKS DO NOT PRODUCE RESULTS, BAKU WILL TAKE STEPS BASED ON NEW SITUATION

• ANY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CAN BE APPLIED TO ARMENIA ONLY HAVING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT NATIONAL PECULIARITIES

• REPORT OF OSCE FACT-FINDING MISSION ON SETTLING TERRITORIES SURROUNDING KARABAKH DID NOT PREVAIL UPON AZERBAIJAN

• FIRST TRAIN-FERRY WITH LOAD FOR ARMENIA LEFT RUSSIA FOR GEORGIA

• RUSSIAN DEFENSE ENTERPRISES INTERSTED IN SUPPLIES FROM ARMENIA

• DELEGATION OF SVERDLOVSK OBLAST OF RUSSIA HEADED BY GOVERNOR EDUARD ROSSEL TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA MARCH 22-23

• 1724  The Armenians and Azeri Turks of Gandzak sign an agreement to stand up to the Ottoman Turks.
• 1873  Birth of Nikolay Aghbalyan (educator). He died in 1947.
• 1894  The Hntshak Party figure Jeerayr was hung in Yozghat.
• 1903  Birth of philosopher and art historian, Hrant Apresian.
• 1922  Opening of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR.
• 1932  Birth of Vladimir Yengibarian, world famous boxer, European, World, and Olympic Games' champion, international referee.
• 1934  Birth of American Orientalist Robert Thomson. He was awarded a PhD from Cambridge University for Assyrian and Armenian translations. He translated the "Armenian History" by Agathangelos.
• 1988  The Presidency of the Supreme Soviet of Armenia decided to stop the "Gharabagh" Committee by considering its activity illegal and anti-constitutional.
• 1988  The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union appoints Arkadi Volski as its authorized representative in the territory of Artsakh.
• 1992  The Helsinki Additional Meeting of the CSCE (now Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – OSCE) Council decides to have a Chairman-in-Office visit the region to contribute to the establishment and the maintenance of a cease-fire in Transcaucasia.

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