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Headlines for October 18, 2006

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO OSCE VISITS ARMENIA
U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Julie Finley, is visiting Armenia October 17-19, said the press office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan. In Yerevan, Ambassador ...
NATO PA PREPARES REPORT ON SOUTH CAUCASUS
UN and NATO peacekeepers may be deployed in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict region after conclusion of a peaceful agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, head of the delegation of the NATO PA defense ...
GENOCIDE: TURKEY MAY HAVE HEADACHE IF DEMOCRATS SCORE VICTORY IN U.S. CONGRESS
Turkey, frustrated by a French National Assembly vote this week to criminalize denial of the Armenian Genocide, may have a major headache on the same issue if the Democrats score a victory in the U.S. ...
SOLDIER WOUNDED BY AZERI SNIPER DIED IN YEREVAN
Armenian soldier Alexander Papakhchayan wounded by an Azeri sniper died in the Erebuni medical center in Yerevan October 16. As RA Defense Minister’s Spokesman, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net, ...
ANKARA HAS NO REASON TO BE ASHAMED OF ITS HISTORY, TURKISH FM ASSURES
The Turkish government “uses all the possibilities of international law up to bringing in suits” to prevent final ratification of the French bill calling for imprisonment for the Armenian Genocide denial, ...
RF DUMA WORKING GROUP TO VISIT RUSSIAN MILITARY BASES IN ARMENIA
The Russian State Duma working group led by deputy chair of the defense committee Mikhail Babich will visit the Russian military bases in Armenia October 17-20. The Babich administration said the delegation ...
TURKISH PARLIAMENT MAY DISCUSS ALGERIAN GENOCIDE LAW
It is not clear just what kind of official retaliatory move Turkey will take after the French National Assembly adopted a bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. The Turkish Parliament Justice ...
EU WARNS TURKEY TO STEP UP REFORMS TO AVOID "TRAIN CRASH"
The stern warning came on the first anniversary of the inauguration of Turkey's accession talks and just weeks before the EU issues on Nov. 8 a crucial report on the country's progress towards ...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION HEAD APPOINTED
Pier Ikland was appointed new head of the European Commission Delegation to Georgia and Armenia, former chief of mission Torben Holtze told reporters in Yerevan. He said the term of his office has expired, ...
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED AT KARABAKH-AZERI BORDER TODAY
October 18 at 6 a.m. local time a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded at the Karabakh-Azeri border 20 km northwest from the town of Mardakert. The tremor power reached 4 by the Richter scale in the ...
TURKISH NATIONALISTS TO PROTEST FRENCH BILL ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
October 21 in Paris the Talaat Pasha Committee and Turkish Labor Party will hold a rally in protest against the French bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. As reported by “Armenia” Greek edition, ...
ARMENIA-EU RELATIONS DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPED DURING 5 YEARS
“I am glad with my work as the commission head. I have established close cooperation with the Armenian authorities and it’s hard for me to leave. I am impressed to witness the progress of Armenia’s economy,” ...
ITALY TO ASSIST ARMENIA WITHIN EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY
RA Deputy FM Arman Kirakossian received the Italian MFA delegation led by Undersecretary Famiano Crucianelli. The parties noted the high level of relations between Armenia and Italy and spoke for their ...
COOPERATION WITH WB EFFICIENT FOR ARMENIAN ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT
Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with Director of the WB Yerevan office Roger Robinson, reported the RA leader’s press office. President Kocharian said the years of cooperation with the World ...
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT MAY BE ERECTED IN LAS VEGAS
Turkish associations in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday protested the mayor's allocation of land for the construction of a monument commemorating victims of the Armenian Genocide. The Assembly of Turkish ...
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO OSCE DISCUSSED MG ACTIVITIES WITH ARMENIAN DIPLOMATS
RA Foreign Minister’s Deputies Arman Kirakossian and Armen Baiburtian met with U.S. Ambassador to OSCE Julie Finley to discuss the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, ...
FRENCH NA PRESIDENT ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION
During a reception in honor of RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, who is on a working visit in France, Jean-Louis Debre, the President of the French National Assembly noted the importance if the adoption ...
ARMENIA ALWAYS FELT FRANCE’S SUPPORT
At a reception in Paris Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan said that it’s an honor for the Armenian delegation to be hosted in the French parliament remarkable for its rich history and traditions. ...