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Headlines for March 06, 2009
ARONIAN MAKES DRAW AGAIN
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian made a draw in the 12th tour of Linares 2009, playing vs. China’s Wang Yue. Russia’s Alexander Grischuk sustained his first defeat from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. Presently, ...BSEC FOREIGN MINISTERS SUMMIT DATE WAS NOT ALTERED
The BSEC Foreign Ministers summit will be held in Yerevan on April 16. According to Today’s Zaman daily, the date was altered from April 29 to 16 because of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day marked ...TURKEY, ISRAEL HOLDING SECRET TALKS
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Israel and Turkey have been involved in quiet but intensive talks to end the "crisis" between the two countries, Haaretz daily reported on Thursday. Officials from both countries have exchanged messages ...IF U.S. AND RUSSIA STRIKE A DEAL ON IRAN, ANKARA AND BAKU WILL LOSE SIGNIFICANCE
If U.S. and Russia strike a deal on Iran, Ankara and Baku will lose their significance for the West. The matter concerns a serious bargain between Washington and Moscow envisaging direct partnership ...TURKEY WILL HARM ITSELF IF IT ATTEMPTS TO USE NABUCCO AS LEVERAGE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU
Turkey will shoot itself in the foot if it has any intention to use the Nabucco pipeline project as leverage in negotiations with the European Union, an analyst said. "It would not be wise for Turkey ...EXHIBITION OF RA PROSECUTOR GENERAL’S PAINTINGS TO OPEN IN YEREVAN
On March 7, the Union of Artists of Armenia will host an exhibition of works by Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan. Oil paintings and photos taken by Aghvan Hovsepyan during the past years will be displayed. ...ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN U.S. MOST EFFICIENT
Armenia’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs Hranush Hakobyan, was an honored guest at the 2009 National Advocacy Conference Banquet in Washington, DC, organized by the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) ...HEALTH IN ARMENIA TO COST 30% MORE EXPENSIVE
The prices for medicine have gone up 30% as result of dram devaluation. Costs of infant food will also increase, according to a survey conducted by a PanARMENIAN.Net in the capital’s drug stores. Natalie ...YEREVAN TO HOST JANSEM’S WORKS EXHIBITION AND SALE
From Mar. 20 to Apr. 5 Arame Art Gallery will host an exhibition and sale for works of Jansem, (Hovhannes Semerdgyan), one of the most prominent artists of Armenian Diaspora. Arame Art gallery, jointly ...ITALY INTERESTED IN DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA
“The Armenian-Italian relations have good potential and such visits are of great importance for their development,” the Armenian Minister said. For his part, Mr. Montica said that Italy is interested ...ARMENIA: RISE IN PRICES FOR BUTTER, MEDICINE AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCES UNJUSTIFIED
The RA State Commission on the the Protection of Economic Competition of has registered an ungrounded price increase on butter, vegetable oil, medicaments, and household appliances in markets, Ashot Shakhnazaryan, ...HERITAGE PARTY THREATENS TO DEMAND LEADERSHIP RESIGNATION
Heritage Faction made a statement today on current financial situation. According to the statement, the crisis of trust in Armenia entered a new stage. “The Heritage Faction will not allow a new social ...UNION OF MANUFACTURES OF ARMENIA OFFERS ANTI-CRISIS PROGRAM
“Around a year ago we forecasted that Armenia was under the risk of dram devaluation that would have a negative impact on manufacturers and bring to production volume decrease,” the Head of Armenian Manufacturers ...ARMENIA TO BENEFIT FROM SOUTH CAUCASUS CONFEDERATION FORMATION
“Uniting of South Caucasian states into a single confederation within the aegis of EU could strengthen their economy and allow them to become associate EU members in several years,” the Forum Chairman ...ANKARA PREPARING TO HOST CLINTON
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the scheduled visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Ankara would reaffirm the strategic partnership between Turkey and the United States. ...RA GOVERNMENT MUST SUPPORT DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS UNDER GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS
“The National Assembly of Armenia must pass a Law on Industry and set up a Ministry of Trade & Industry,” the Head of Armenian Manufacturers Union Vazgen Safaryan told a news conference on Friday. ''Under ...OPPOSITION CAN SET UP SINGLE CANDIDATE TO RUN FOR MAYOR OF YEREVAN
Heritage Faction made a statement today on current financial situation. The statement also referred to mayoral elections due in May 2009, specifying that the Party will demand the Government to promote ...GURGEN MAARI WIDOW’S BOOK PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH
A book presentation“My Odysseus” written in English by Antonina Mahari will be held March 22 in an Armenian “St.David” church, Florida. The book was written in the 70’s of the previous century, but published ...ARMENIAN-SLOVAK RELATIONS POTENTIAL NOT USED IN FULL
The Armenian-Slovak political dialogue is on a rather high level. These relations have a high development potential but they are not fully used, saidAshot Grigoryan, head of Armenian community in Slovakia, ...STAR SUPERMARKETS NETWORK SUPPORTS TRANSITION TO FLOATING RATE
Star Supermarket Chain Management supports the floating exchange policy. According to Star Financial Director Gurgen Narimanyan, the recent governmental policy resulted in a number of problems, so we ...GALLE TO BECOME ARMENIAN RELIGIOUS CENTER IN GERMANY
The Armenian Religious Community in Galle's Amensdorf Quarter purchased a piece of land with a building that used to serve as a catholic church. According to the community priest Aristakes Ayvazyan, its ...ECONOMIC TIES MAJOR FACTOR FOR STRENGTHENING OF RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN RELATIONS IN 2008
In 2008 Russian-Armenian partnership relations tended to develop dynamically. The election processes of 2008 in neither country had any full effect on bilateral political contacts, as is said in the RF ...DOES ARMENIA NEED "TAX VACATION"?
“In current situation the Armenian Government must land a helping land to local manufacturers,” the Head of Armenian Manufacturers Union Vazgen Safaryan told a news conference on Friday. Vazgen Safaryan ...ITALY CLOSELY WATCHES KARABAKH PROCESS
On March 6, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received Alfredo Montik, the Secretary General of Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry. During the meeting the head of Armenian State mentioned that Armenian-Italian ...OSCE: SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES MUST BE SUPPORTED IN CRISIS
An OSCE-supported conference focusing on Armenian and Russian perspectives on the global financial crisis took place in Yerevan today. The meeting, organized by the Armenian Russian (Slavonic) University ...ARMENIA PARTICIPATED IN SEMINAR OF CEN-CENELEC
35 representatives from 17 standardization organizations, Affiliates or potential Affiliates of CEN-CENELEC, came together during a two-day seminar in Brussels to develop a deeper understanding of the ...CITIZENS OF FOREIGN STATES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SERVE IN THE RUSSIAN MILITARY
Moscow newspaper “Trud” has reported that Col. Gen. Nikolay Pankov, the deputy defense minister, had recently pointed out that under Russian law, “the citizens of foreign states have the right to serve ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1857 Death of Rooben Papazian, linguist, teacher, literary and public figure. He was born in 1806, in Constantinople.
- 1894 Birth of one of the founders of the Armenian national ballet school, Ilia Arbatov (Yeghia Yaghoobian) in Tbilissi.
- 1905 Death of composer Makar Yekmalian. He was born in 1856.
- 1916 Signature of the Sykes-Picot Secret Pact between Great Britain and France. It dealt with the allocation of the Asian regions of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1921 Creation of the "Ararat" trust in Yerevan.
- 1924 Foundation of the Armenian State Central Archives by decree of Armenia's Central Committee. Now there are 3 million documents in our archive. The oldest document dates from 1630.
- 1926 Foundation of the first Sewing Factory in Yerevan.
- 1945 Lieutenant-colonel of the Guard, Nelson Stepanyan is awarded his second "Gold Star" medal. Because he is a two-time "Hero of the USSR" his bronze bust is to be placed before his residence.
- 1955 Fourth election of the Armenian SSR Supreme Council.
- 1974 During a meeting of the UN Human Rights Sub-Committee, the 1915 Genocide of the Armenians was recognized as the first Genocide fo the 20th century.
- 1992 Azeri Turk forces occupy Karanchi (Martakert, Artsakh).
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