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Headlines for March 23, 2009
ARONIAN DEFEATS AZERI GRANDMASTER
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored a victory over Azerbaijani Teimour Radjabov in the 8th round of Amber 2009 tournament. Aronian shares the 2nd and 3rd position with Norwegian Magnus Carlsen ...PROCREDIT BANK DECREASES INTEREST RATES FOR AMD LOANS
Starting from March 17 till April 30, 2009 ProCredit Bank announces a new loan campaign for local producers in Armenia, the bank’s press office reported. The purpose of the campaign is to support small ...ARMEN MARTIROSYAN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Armenia’s permanent representative to UN Armen Martirosyan was elected chairman of the Commission on the Status of Women during the commission’s 54th session on March 13, the RA MFA press office reported. ...DANISH PM MAY BE APPOINTED NATO SEC. GEN.
Current secretary general Dutchman Jaap de Hoop Scheffer steps down on July 31. His successor is expected to be named at an April 3-4 NATO summit. NATO diplomats and a U.S. source said on Saturday Washington ...ARMENIAN TOP DIVISION SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF
Armenian top division soccer championship has kicked off with Kilikia-Ulis match, which ended 0:1. Pyunik-Banants and Shirak-Ararat matches ended 1:0 while Mika beat Gandzasar 2:0. The 2nd tour matches ...DAN FRIED TO BE APPOINTED SPECIAL ENVOY ON GUANTANAMO
The Obama administration will appoint a senior diplomat as a special envoy on Guantanamo, a move that underscores the importance the administration places on persuading other countries to accept detainees ...SAAKASHVILI SLAMS TURLEY’S CAUCASUS PLATFORM
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Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said the Turkish-proposed Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform has acquired no “clear shape” yet and consultations were on their “very early stage.” “We ...DASHNAKTSUTYUN READY FOR YEREVAN MAYOR ELECTION
The Supreme body of ARF Dashnaktsutyun has approved the list of candidates to run for Mayor of Yerevan and the Council of Elders. On March 22, Dashnaktsutyun submitted an application and essential documents ...COLLEGES IN 10 REGIONS OF ARMENIA TO BE REPAIRED IN 2009-2014
The commission for coordination of benevolent programs at the RA government has approved a project envisaging repair of roofs, heating and water closets in colleges situated in 10 regions of Armenia in ...FORMER RA DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON
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The court of Kentron and Nork Marash communities found former RA Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jahangiryan guilty of resistance under to authority under article 316.1 of the RA Penal Code and sentenced ...ARMENIA PRIORITIZES IT AND TOURISM
IT and Tourism are spheres of priority to Armenia, McKinsey&Company International Consulting Company expert Andre Antonyan stated at National Competitiveness Fund sitting. ''We have assessed Armenian ...TURKEY MAY HELP U.S. WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM IRAQ?
There have been signals coming from Ankara that not only US troops but also their arms may be allowed to be transported via Turkish soil, i.e., via the İncirlik air base in the country's south, Turkish ...ARARAT BANK LAUNCHES TRANSFERS BY MONEY GRAM SYSTEM
Ararat Bank, the first Armenian bank which introduced XPRESS Money international transfer system in the republic two months ago, has launched Money Gram transfers, the bank’s press office reported. ...JAN POULSEN PUBLISHES ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM COMPOSITION
Armenian national football team coach Jan Poulsen published Monday the list of footballers to come out against Estonia on March 28 in the Republican stadium, Yerevan, for a World Cup 2010 qualifier. ...IRANIAN, U.S. DIPLOMATS MAY MEET IN MOSCOW MARCH 27
The U.S. State Department has confirmed that a top American diplomat will be attending a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization being convened specifically to discuss the Taliban insurgency ...ITERA SELLS STOCK TO GAZPROM
ArmRosGazprom CJSC, Itera International Energy Ltd. shareholder, sold 2800000 nominal shares, constituting 4,45% of its authorized capital, to Gazprom Public Corporation, ArmRosGazprom Press Service reported. ...ARMENIAN BOXING TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN FELIX STAMM MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Armenian Boxing Team departed for Warsaw to participate in Felix Schtamm Memorial. Tournament due on Mar. 24-29. Felix Schtamm Memorial tournament is a qualifying tournament for the World Boxing Championship ...BSEC TRANSPORT MINISTERS TO DISCUSS TRANSPORT COMMUNICATION
BSEC Transportation Ministers meeting will be held on March 25-27 in Yerevan. Representatives of Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romaine, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine will participate in the ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION TO HELP CREATION OF FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE IN THE REGION
The international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire will not only help normalization of the relations between Armenia and Turkey but also creation in the region ...SOUTH CAUCASUS RAILWAYS SPEEDS UP OVERHAUL
For coordinated organization of repair works on South Caucasian Railway link, South Caucasian Railway CJSC resolved to set up “breaks”, announcing full motion dwells at specific railway territories. The ...EXPERTS FROM 17 EUROPEAN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS ATOMIC ENERGY ISSUES
Over 30 European and Asian experts, including professionals from Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, will participate in the international “Effective Nuclear Waste Management & Disposal ”. The ...“COUNTRIES SOUTH OF THE CAUCASUS IN MEDIEVAL MAPS – ARMENIA, GEORGIA AND AZERBAIJAN” BOOK PUBLISHED
According to the author Rouben Galichian, the intent of this work is to familiarize the reader with medieval cartography on Armenia, Georgia and Arran (Caucasian Albania, or present Republic of Azerbaijan), ...INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ON COPING WITH NATURAL DISASTERS TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA MARCH 24-26
On Mar. 24-26 International Search and Rescue Advisory Group INSARAG will conduct simulation-exercises and earthquake awareness training courses under the aegis of UNO Armenia and Rescue Service at RA ...ARMENIAN FENCERS TO PARTICIPATE IN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN BELFAST
Armenian fencers will participate in Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championship due on Apr. 5-13 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ''Two fencers will be representing Armenia in Belfast: Armenia Champion ...AGBU PROGRAMS HELP ARMENIA OVERCOME ECONOMIC CRISIS CONSEQUENCES
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met AGBU Chairman Perch Sedrakyan today. RA Prime Minister gave high assessment to the results of last meeting and expressed his gratitude to Armenian General Benevolent ...IRAQI ENERGY SOURCES WILL BE TRANSFERRED THROUGH TURKEY
The transfer of Iraqi energy sources will be made through Turkey, the president of Turkey Abdullah Gul said on the first day of a landmark visit to Iraq on Monday. Gul met with his Iraqi counterpart Jalal ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1886 Birth of Tsolak Khanzadian, linguist and translator. He died in Moscow, and is buried in Yerevan.
- 1887 Birth of Aristakes Vardanian, linguist and philologist. When he was 23, he become a monk of the Mkhitarist Congregation. He died in 1941.
- 1898 Death of Tigran Tshookhadjiyan - composer and creator of the first Armenian opera - in Smyrna. (He was born in 1836).
- 1904 Birth of composer and important artistic figure, Levon Khoja-Eynatian in Tbilissi.
- 1908 Tachat Terlemezian executes Davo, the traitor.
- 1923 Death of Hovhannes Toomanyan (writer) in Moscow (Russia). He was born in 1869.
- 1929 Birth of Rafael Chmshkian, famous weightlifter, world record-holder, international trainer, European and Helsinki Olympic Games champion.
- 1937 Abolition of the Transcausasian Federation.
- 1937 The 9th Extraordinary Congress of the Armenian SSR confirms the New Constitution for Armenia.
- 1954 The National Congress of Armenia's village doctors opens in Yerevan.
- 1956 Death of actor Goorgen Gabrielyan.
- 1966 Creation of the Armenian Radio and Television Symphonic Orchestra headed by Ohan Doorian.
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