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Headlines for February 27, 2009
ARMENIA, SYRIA AGREE TO SIMPLIFY VISA SYSTEM FOR DIPLOMATS
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbanidan met Thursday with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem to discuss bilateral relations, cooperation within international structures and possibilities to strengthen ...ARONIAN MEETS SECOND DEFEAT AT LINARES 2009
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian met second defeat at Linares 2009 Chess Tournament. This time, the Olympic champion conceded defeat from Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk. Russia’s Alexander Grischuk is ...OSCE MG PREPARING PRESIDENTIAL MEETING
There are serious obstacles to resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the sides will have to take crucial decisions, OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-chair said. “The purpose of our regular regional ...VLADIMIR VORONIN: NOOSE FASTENING AROUND RUSSIA
Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan have not matured for European projects like the Eastern Partnership “Without offence, these countries are not fit for the initiative ...CIS, CSTO TO SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
The CIS Executive Committee and CSTO Secretariat are planning to sign a cooperation agreement to avoid duplication of activities. “Both CIS and CSTO charters fixed strengthening of peace, regional and ...REAL MADRID UNIVERSITY STUDIES SCHOOL GRADUATES TO PLAY FOR MIKA
Two Spanish footballers will play for Mika Armenian football club. Graduates of famous Real Madrid University Studies School, Ulises Montenegro Cano and Pedro Perez de Tudela, who have passed a two-month ...ARMENIAN REFUGEES DEMAND THEIR FUTURE BE DISCUSSED IN KARABAKH TALKS
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The Armenian refugees from Azerbaina are the real victims of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “Today, on the eve of the 21st anniversary of Armenian pogroms in Sumgait, the Armenian refugees demand that ...FOREIGN INVESTORS FILLING ARMENIAN CAPITAL MARKET
Armenia has the potential to develop the capital market, RA Minister of Economy said. “Major enterprises can cast a glance at developing countries’ market which doesn’t suffer much from the global financial ...GEORGIA HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY ISSUES IN EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
Georgia highlights security, energy, transit and transport issues in the Eastern Partnership, Georgian senior official said. “The initiative is still being developed and no one can say what shape it ...U.S. TO SUPPORT GUAM
The United States hopes that innovations will be introduced in cooperation with the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova). “The United States will continue cooperation with the GUAM, specifically ...TRUE PERPETRATORS OF ARMENIAN POGROMS IN SUMGAIT REMAINS UNPUNISHED
“Massacres of Armenians in Sumgait, Baku and other cities of Azerbaijan were a genocide. Unfortunately, these events have not been investigated thoroughly and true perpetrators have not been brought to ...YERITSYAN: WE SHALL TRY TO PERSUADE VENTURE CAPITALISTS TO OPEN A VENTURE FUND IN ARMENIA
The policy offered by the Government and Central Bank of Armenia proves that there are all the necessary prerequisites for the capital market development. The Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan said ...WB WILL HELP ARMENIA AND KONGO OVERCOME FINANCIAL CRISIS CONSEQUENCES
Armenia and Kongo will become the first countries to receive prompt assistance from the World Bank. A special program aims to alleviate the impact of the global economic crisis in developing countries. ...4 MURDER VERSIONS OF ARMENIAN POLICE VICE CHIEF CONSIDERED
Armenian Police Chief Alik Sargsyan took personal control over murder investigation of Armenian Police Deputy Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Gevorg Mheryan. “Detection of the murder which struck a blow at ...DOES THE PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN APPOINT NKR OFFICIALS?
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Ilham Aliev signed a decree on appointment of Bayram Asad oghlu Safarov "Chief Executive" of Shushi Region, Azerbaijani president press office reported. The Previous "Chief Executive" of Shishi Region ...PIANINST NARE ARGAMANYAN TO HOLD A CONCERT IN MONTREAL
On Mar.8 a Canadian pianist of Armenian decent Nare Argamanyan will hold a concert dedicated to the International Women’s Day. The concert will be conducted in St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Montreal. ...SHOIGU OFFERS TO CRIMINALIZE THE DENIAL OF USSR VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II
Sergey Shoigu, Head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, put forward a suggestion to pass a law that would stipulate criminal responsibility for denial of the USSR’s victory in the Great Patriotic ...RA MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSS THE MEASURES TO OVERCOME FINANCIAL CRISIS
The press service of RA Ministry of Economy reported to Pan ARMENIAN.Net that on February 26 Minister of Economy of Armenia Nerses Yeritsyan met with Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain ...TURKEY'S ARMY HINTS AT PROSECUTING DEPUTY OVER KURDISH SPEECH
Turkey's powerful military suggested on Friday that prosecutors should take action against a Kurdish politician who broke the law by delivering a speech in the Kurdish language in parliament. Kurds have ...CASPIAN FLOTILLA JOINT FORCE MILITARY BASE TO BE SET UP IN MAKHACHKALA
Russia's Caspian Flotilla joint force military base will be set up in Makhachkala. The construction has already been launched, with Flotilla’s main missiles to be gathered up later. Dislocation of RF ...GAROU ABOUT HIS ARMENIAN ROOTS: I NEED TO EXPLORE MY GENEOLOGICAL TREE
On March 22, 2009, a Canadian singer and musician Garou will give only one single concert in the concert hall of “Karen Demirchyan” Sport-Concert Complex within the framework of the world tour. Garou ...DOES MOSCOW CONSIDER BAKU ITS PRINCIPAL PARTNER IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS?
“Azerbaijan is our principal regional partner , both in the economic and political spheres”, Head of RF President’s Staff Sergey Naryshkin said. “Russia- Azerbaijan relations can be characterized as strategic ...AZERBAIJAN SENT TWO ADDITIONAL PEACEMAKER PLATOONS TO AFGHANISTAN
, total number 45 persons. Two Azerbaijani peacemaker platoons(47 persons), included in the Turkish battalion, are already located in Afghanistan. In October 2008, the Parliament of Azerbaijan made ...PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN BSEC COUNTRIES TO BE DISCUSSED IN YEREVAN
A number of cultural events will be launched in Yerevan on Mar. 4 within the framework of Armenia’s chairmanship in Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization. Round table discussions on preservation ...THE ARMENIAN PRESIDENT BRIEFED ON THE STATE OF GOLD AND MOLYBDENUM MINING INDUSTRIES
On Feb 27, the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Geopromining Company management, the Armenian presidential press service reported. During the meeting, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Geopromining ...THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ARMENIANS AND AZERBAIJANIS WAS "STAGED" IN SAN FRANCISCO
A play about the conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis is getting its West Coast premiere at Thick House in San Francisco, presented by Golden Thread, a company that specializes in contemporary ...THE UNITED STATES ACCUSED TURKEY OF LIMITING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
US Department of State criticize Turkish government in its annual human rights report. According to the report “Individuals could not criticize the state or government publicly without fear of reprisal, ...
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- 1833 Tsar Nicholas the First confirms the Armenian Province's coat-of-arms.
- 1845 Birth of Grigor Artsruni (public figure) in Moscow (Russia). He died in 1892 in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1858 Death of architect Nikoghayos Palyan in Constantinople. He was born in 1826.
- 1873 Birth of Armen Gabo. He died in 1923.
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