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RUSSIAN, TURKISH PMS TO MEET IN SOCHI
Turkey has confirmed that a meeting between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place in Sochi in the near future, Milliyet reported. The Prime Ministers will ...ANC CONDEMNS ATTACK AGAINST KIVIRYAN
The Armenian National Congress (ANC) condemned the attack against Armenia Today coordinator Argishti Kiviryan. “We do not hope that this incident like all previous assaults on journalists will be investigated ...ST. PETERSBURG TO HOST INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM ON JUNE 4-6
St. Petersburg will host International Economic Forum on June 4-6. 2009 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will cover current economic development issues. The Forum will focus on adapting international ...WHO HAS INCREASED ITS TALLY OF CONFIRMED SWINE FLU CASES AROUND THE WORLD TO 236
The World Health Organization has increased its tally of confirmed swine flu cases around the world to 236 from 148. The global body says most of the new confirmed cases came from Mexico. WHO's flu ...MCA-ARMENIA TO ALLOCATE USD 8.5 MILLION TO BANKS AND CREDIT COMPANIES
Millennium Challenges foundation has signed agreements with banks and credit companies for providing loans to rural beneficiaries, MCA press service reports. According to the report, the foundation ...DESPITE DELAYING ITS MEMBERSHIP BID, EU IS PIGGYBACKING ON TURKEY'S INFLUENCE IN CAUCASUS
Under pressure from Brussels, Europe's 'wild east' is coming in from the cold – but plenty of obstacles still remain The EU's invitation to Belarus to attend a special summit in Prague next week is the ...AMERICAN TOWN OF ARLINGTON WILL HOST A MARATHON IN MEMORY OF ALAN HOVHANNES
On May 2, American town of Arlington will host number of festive events to celebrate 100 years anniversary of Alan Hovhannes, American composer of Armenian heritage. Alan Hovhannes monument opening ceremony, ...TURKISH RIOT POLICE SAVAGELY ATTACKED PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS IN ISTANBUL
On May 1, Turkish riot police savagely attacked peaceful demonstrators, including representatives of Revolutionary Movement and PKK Parties, with clubs and fired pepper spray and water cannon to prevent ...VALERI GERGIEV TO CONDUCT A MASTER CLASS WITH ARMENIAN STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
On May 4, a conductor Valeri Gergiev will conduct a master class with Armenian State Youth Orchestra in Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory. The musicians will be given a unique opportunity to perform ...US SEES RECENT ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION PROCESS AS ONE OF OBAMA’S ACHIEVEMENTS
The U.S. sees the recent opening of a reconciliation process between Turkey and Armenia as one of the foreign-policy achievements of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, a spokesman said ...STEADY DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL-LABOR RELATIONS – IMPERATIVE FOR ARMENIA
Armenia is required to introduce the practice of developing social-labor relations as an effective tool promoting high employment rate, social partnership and consent. “It’s a work-style practiced in ...ARNO BABAJANYAN YOUNG PIANISTS CONTEST ORGANIZERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE SATISFIED WITH RESULTS
On Apr. 25, 8th Young Pianists contest launched in Armenia, under RA Ministry of Culture and Arno Bababajanyan International Fund aegis. The contest aims at discovering talented young pianists, assisting ...ARMENIAN COMMUNISTS CELEBRATED THE MAY DAY
...OPPOSITION MEETING BEING HELD IN YEREVAN (PHOTOREPORT)
At this moment, ANC –organized Opposition meeting is being held in front of Matenadaran Ancient Manuscripts’ Institute. Armenian police did not try to interfere with the meeting, though the rally has ...RASMUSSEN CHOOSES TURKEY ENVOY AS NATO CHIEF OF STAFF
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's next secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has chosen Denmark's ambassador to Turkey, Jesper Vahr, as his chief of staff, he announced Thursday in Copenhagen. ...RA PRESIDENT CONGRATULATED HIS FELLOW CITIZENS ON INTERNATIONAL LABOR DAY
Both entrepreneurs and laborers have suffered from financial crisis consequences, but laborers in Armenia, as in the whole world, are bearing the pressure, RA President Serzh Sargsyan said in his May ...TURKISH PRESIDENT SATISFIED WITH CZECH SUPPORT FOR EU
After meeting with his Czech Republic counterpart in Prague, Turkish President Abdullah Gül expressed his satisfaction with the support extended by President Vaclav Klaus to Turkey's European Union membership ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1467 Jhanshah battles the Agh-koyoonloon tribesmen. He is killed at the age of 70.
- 1804 Russian forces, led by General Tshitshianov, start their first assault on Yerevan. It lasts till September.
- 1837 Opening of the Yerevan Consistory.
- 1843 The Mkhitarist Congregation publishes the "Bazmavep" monthly in Venice.
- 1868 The Armenian Church in Echmiadsin starts publishing (to 1918) the Holy See's official monthly: "Ararat".
- 1872 Death of Matatyan (Seyad), Eastern-Armenian writer and troubadour.
- 1891 The "Flag" newspaper (affiliated to the Dashnak party) starts publication.
- 1901 The Tsar publishes the law on land and agricultural reform in Transcaucasia.
- 1905 Civil unrest in Bitlis.
- 1920 Bolsheviks' first revolt in Armenia. The Armenian Government and Parliament take radical measures to quell the revolt.
- 1927 Death of Levon Sargsyan, the editor of "Moorch". He was a Bolshevik and later was made ambassador in Tehran.
- 1935 The first Armenian sound motion picture "Pepo" is shown.
- 1978 Death of Aram Khatshatooryan (composer). He was born in 1903.
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