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Headlines for February 20, 2009
GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES COMMIT DEMOGRAPHIC TERRORISM IN JAVAKHK
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Javakhk benevolent organization, Mitq analytical center and Yerkir Union have issued a joint statement on occasion of Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze’s visit to Yerevan. The statement says ...EASTERN PARTNERSHIP OFFERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARMENIA-EU COOPERATION
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Thursday with EU Special representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby to discuss the current stage of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, ...SAMTSKHE JAVAKHETI ADMINISTRATION ONLY ARMENIAN OFFICIAL RESIGNS
Akhaltsikhe deputy governor Samvel Oveyan, the only Armenian in the Samtskhe Javakheti administration, has sent in his resignation to protest the arrest of Armenian activists Vahagn Chakhalyan, Grigor ...KARABAKH MOVEMENT COUNTS 21 YEARS
21 years have passed since the beginning of Karabakh Movement. On 20 February 1988, the Council of People’s Deputies of the Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast addressed to the Supreme Soviets of the USSR, ...BJNI NEW OWNER RUBEN HAYRAPETYAN WARNS AGAINST ''PLAYING GAMES'' WITH GOVERNMENT
The new owner of Bjni Mineral Water Factory, Armenian Football Federation President, member of parliament Ruben Hayrapetyan warned the public against “playing games” with the government. “I purchased ...AGREEMENT ON MILITARY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CSTO MEMBER STATES RATIFIED
The Russian Federation Council has ratified a protocol on the mechanism of rendering military and technical assistance to CSTO member states in case of a threat or aggression. Chairman of the FC Committee ...LEVON ARONIAN MADE A DRAW IN LINARES 2009 FIRST TOUR
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian played in a draw with Norway’s Magnus Carlsen on the first day of Linares 2009 International Chess Tournament which kicked off on February 19. World Champion Viswanathan ...THE ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT WILL GRANT SOURCIO CJSC AN AMD 125-MILLION LOAN
“Despite the financial crisis, the company managed to fortify positions in the world market thanks to its high competitive ability,” RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said. The credit will secure job ...ALEXANDER ISKANDARYAN: ARMENIA-TURKEY RECONCILIATION PLAN LIKELY TO WORK
The visit of the Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia, his reciprocal invitation and, finally, the apology campaign launched by Turkish intellectuals is a reality proving that the Armenian-Turkish ...EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF KARABAKH MOVEMENT OPENS IN YEREVAN
An exhibition dedicated to 21st anniversary of Karabakh Movement opened in the National Architecture Museum-Institute in Yerevan on Feb. 20. The exhibition featured photographs, maps and other archeological ...NO CHANCE FOR KARABAKH CONFLICT SOONEST RESOLUTION
The Nagorno Karabakh conflict will not be resolved in the near future, Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute, told a news conference today. “The optimism demonstrated by OSCE Minsk Group ...ARDSHININVESTBANK AWARDED INTERNATIONAL ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Ardshininvestbank was awarded international ISO 9001:2000 Certificate of Quality Management System. The Certificate was issued in 2008 by AB Certification Independent Audit Firm, on the basis of auditor’s ...RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS NOT DANGEROUS FOR ARMENIA
Armenia never welcomed close relations between Russia and Turkey, an Armenian expert said. “What is happening now in the Russian-Turkish relations can be called a palpation of possibilities,” Alexander ...ARMENIA, GEORGIA DON’T EXPERIENCE UNSOLVABLE PROBLEMS
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The talks between Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze covered the whole scope of the Armenian-Georgian relations. “We referred to the programs implemented ...RA NA WILL NOT DISCUSS PROPOSALS NOT APPROVED BY NKR PEOPLE
On 19 February, NKR President Bako Sahakyan met the Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan. The parties discussed the meeting with RA official delegation in NKR National Assembly ...BAKU SHOULD THINK TO EXPLAIN ITS NON-CONSTRUCTIVE POSITION IN TALKS
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The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs avoid stating that actions of one of the sides hamper the peace process, Armenia’s Foreign Minister said. “Azerbaijan should think thoroughly to explain its non-constructive ...WARMER U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS BETTER THAT WOULD BE FOR ARMENIA
The warmer U.S.-Russia relations are the better that would be for Armenia, according to former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. “But at this time, such warming is still only a desire on everyone’s ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1728 Death of General Davit Bek.
- 1862 Defense of Van against Turkish exactions and terrorism.
- 1904 Birth of Abraham Alikhanov in Tbilisi (Georgia). He became a physicist and an academician of the USSR. In 1940, he organized the first expedition to Mount Elbrus to explore Cosmic Rays. He made many basic discoveries in this area.
- 1908 Inauguration of the Ulukhanlu-Julfa railroad.
- 1936 Death of Alexander Tamanyan (architect) in Yerevan. He was born in 1878.
- 1940 Death of public figure Stepan Yessayan. He was one of the founders of "Pan-National" Cultural Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party.
- 1988 The Autonomous Region (oblast) of Nagorno Gharabagh applies to the Supreme Soviets of Armenia, Azerbaijan and the USSR to consider and resolve positively the question of handing over Nagorno Karabagh from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia.
- 1988 The Regional Council of Deputies from Artsakh decides to be reintegrated with Armenia.
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