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Headlines for May 08, 2009
FRENCH FM: ALIYEV, SARGSYAN HELD DIFFICULT TALKS
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Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan held difficult talks on Nagorno Karabakh, French Foreign Minister said. “There is a lot of misunderstanding between the sides,” Bernard Kouchner said in Prague. “Each ...U.S. ADMINISTRATION CUTS AID TO ARMENIA, BREAKS MILITARY PARITY
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Just two weeks after President Barack Obama failed to uphold his campaign promise to squarely reaffirm the historical fact of the Armenian Genocide, the president, in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 International ...“NORVIK” UCO PARTICIPATED IN JOB FAIR
“Norvik” UCO CJSC took part in Job Fair organized in Congress Hotel by Armenian State University of Economics on May 5. Various organizations took part in the event, presenting their activities, personnel ...RA GOVERNMENT RATIFIES MAYORAL INAUGURAL PROCEDURE
The Armenian government ratified Thusday the procedure of first sitting of the city council to be formed upon results of May 31 elections. The decision was taken in compliance with the law on the city ...ARMENIAN AND TURKISH PRESIDENTS AGREED TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS
On May 7 RA President Serzh Sargsyan met his Azeri colleague Abdullah Gul in Prague, within Eastern Partnership Summit framework. This has been the second meeting since Turkish president’s visit to ...ECB SEES TENTATIVE SIGNS OF STABILIZATION IN SOME SECTORS OF ECONOMY
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the euro-zone economy was showing tentative signs of stabilizing at a very low level, after the ECB cut interest rates to a new record low on Thursday. ...MOSCOW OPTIMISTIC ABOUT KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION
President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan are expected to discuss prospects of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution on the sidelines of Saint Petersburg Economic Forum. “The ...196-TON STATOR WAS DELIVERED TO RAZDAN-5 POWER UNIT
A generator stator was delivered to Razdan-5 power unit, ArmRosGazProm CJSC Press Service reported. Razdan-5 steam turbine’s 300 megawatt generator stator was manufactured in 1992 at Electrosila factory ...WB TO FUND ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN ARMENIA
.World Fund intends to provide USD 36 million credit to RA Government for road construction on the territory of Armenia, RA Transportation Minister Guren Sargsyan said on Thursday. Future funding will ...NUMBER OF GAS CONSUMERS INCREASED BY 1024 IN APRIL
Number of gas consumers increased by 1024 in April 2009, ArmRosGazProm Press Service reported. 579577 gas consumers have been registered in RA as of May 1, 2009. ArmRosGazProm CJSC has monopoly rights ...PRAGUE MEETINGS HAVE REGISTERED A SLIGHT PROGRESS IN NKR ISSUE
On May 7 RA President Serzh Sargsyan met his Azeri colleague Abdullah Gul in Prague, within Eastern Partnership Summit framework. “Armenian-Turkish negotiations have been launched in 2007. Negotiations ...FELIX STURM TO DEFEND TITLE AGAINST KHOREN GEVOR
Universum Box-Promotion has confirmed that WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (32-2-1, 14 KOs) and European middleweight champion Armenian-born German Khoren Gevor (30-3, 16 KOs) will collide on July ...EASTERN PARTNERSHIP SHOULD FUNCTION FOR GOOD CAUSE
Armenian President Serzh Sarsgyan said May 7 is a significant date for all countries included in the Eastern Partnership initiative. “We all have a long way to cover. Armenia will be consistent in fulfilling ...ARMENIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN GOES MISSING IN YEREVAN
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On April 25th, 2009, at 8 p.m., 57 year old Nazareth Berberian, a United States citizen and business executive, left his home on Amiryan Street, located in Armenia's capital city Yerevan and has not been ...ARMENIA IS READY TO COUNTER AGGRESSION WHEREVER IT COMES FROM
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“Let Azeri not try to frighten us,” RA President’s ex-Counselor, Colonel General Gurgen Dalibatyan told a news conference. According to him, Armenia couldn’t complete all of its operations started, and ...EASTERN PARTNERSHIP DECLARATION SIGNED IN PRAGUE
The Heads of State or Government and representatives of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, the representatives ...OSCE MG: PRESIDENTIAL METING MARKS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN KARABAKH PROCESS
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza of the United States - have today ...RA GOVERNMENT APPROVED OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES PACKAGE FOR NEW FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT’S CREATION
RA Government approved a package of amendments to laws on “Banks and banking activities”, “Bankruptcy”, “Bankruptcy of banks, credit and investment organizations”, “Bonds market”, “Insurance and insurance ...EU CAN SIGN AGREEMENTS ON NABUCCO TILL END OF JUNE
The European Union can sign all necessary agreements on Nabucco gas pipeline construction project till the end of June, Kommersant reported. Implementation of the projects aims to deprive Moscow of ...ARMENIA IS READY TO COUNTER ANY AGGRESSION NO MATTER WHERE IT COMES FROM
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“Let Azeri not try to frighten us,” RA President’s ex-Counselor, Colonel General Gurgen Dalibatyan told a news conference. According to him, Armenia couldn’t complete all of its operations started, and ...AAA DISAPPOINTED WITH WASHINGTON’S DECISION TO CUT AID TO ARMENIA
Armenian Assembly of America considers incorrect the decision of the U.S. administration to cut financial assistance to Armenia for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY). Regional director of AAA in Armenia and Nagorno ...EXACT DATA ON TRAFFICKING VICTIMS NOT AVAILABLE IN ARMENIA
Trafficking is not only transportation of people abroad, said OSCE special representative and human trafficking coordinator Eva Bede at the news conference. According to her, human trafficking is frequently ...RA DEFENSE MINISTER PAID RESPECT TO LIBERATORS OF SHUSHI
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Head of RA Defense Ministry's General Headquarters Yurij Khachatryan and other high-ranking officers have today laid flower wreaths on memorial to liberators ...AAA IS CONVINCED OF ARMENIA’S UNWILLINGNESS TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
The Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) does not share Armenian community's concerns over possibility of Armenia's making concessions in Karabakh settlement process and Armenian-Turkish relations, AAA ...CHANGE OF POLITICAL FIELD STARTED IN PRAGUE
Prospects of Eastern partnership should be approached in terms of Euro Atlantic integration of the post-soviet states, said the deputy general director of the Strategic Culture Fund Andrey Areshev. According ...500 UPPER-CLASS STUDENTS TOOK LOYALTY OATH IN YEREVAN
Within the frames of “Let’s Swear” campaign launched by “One Nation, One Culture ” foundation, 500 upper-class students today organized a march to Yerablur pantheon. Gathering near monument to Vazgen ...ON THE EVE OF VICTORY DAY VTB BANK OF ARMENIA INTRODUCED NEW VTB VICTORY DEPOSIT
In the eve of the Victory Day, since May 8 VTB bank of Armenia has introduced a new time deposit named VTB Victory. As the press office of Armenia’s VTB bank reports, «VTB-Victory» deposit account is ...EASTERN PARTNERSHIP NOT TO MITIGATE SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
The initial sum intended for implementation of democracy reforms within Eastern Partnership project frameworks comprises 600 million Euros. “It seems a trivial sum, however, if we remember about 'targeted' ...SWEDEN EXTENDS FULL SUPPORT FOR TURKEY’S MEMBERSHIP
Sweden, which will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU) from Czech Republic as of July 1, is extending full support for Turkey's EU bid, Secretary General Maria Asenius announced ...TIGRAN SARGSYAN CONGRATULATED ARMENIANS ON VICTORY DAY
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has congratulated the Armenian people on Victory Day and Shushi Liberation Day, RA Government Press Service reports. “Every year on this day, our souls are filled with ...SAINT ALEXANDRA MARTYR CHURCH OPENED IN GYUMRI
In 2008 Russia’s defense ministry made a decision on restoration of the Saint Alexandra Martyr Orthodox monastery in Gyumri, and assigned means, the Embassy of Russia in Armenia reports. Opening ceremony ...GÜL SEEKS FOUR-WAY SUMMIT TO DISCUSS NAGORNO-KARABAKH ROW
Turkish President Abdullah Gül plans to convene a for-way summit with participation of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Russia for discussing possibilities of establishing peace between Yerevan and Baku, ...POLICE IN SARATOV ACCUSED OF MURDERING ARMENIAN CITIZEN
On May 7, Prosecutor of Saratov region confirmed the bill of particulars against 3 police officers from Saratov police department (Lenin region) accused of murdering RA citizen Armen Gasparyan. On October ...SEVERAL COUNTRIES REFUSED TO SIGN NABUCCO DECLARATION
The European Union this Thursday signed a joint declaration on construction of Nabucco pipeline. The state parties to the document are Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Egypt. As noted by several diplomatic ...CLOSED MEETING OF ARMENIAN AND NKR PRESIDENTS TAKES PLACE IN STEPANAKERT
On occasion of the 7th anniversary of Shushi liberation the president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. arrived at Nagorno Karabakh Republic. As an informed source told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the president ...KARABAKH TO HOST CIS JOURNALISTS’ FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME
For the first time in history, NKR capital Stapenakert is hosting a football tournament of CIS journalists. The tournament, scheduled for 15-18 May, 2009, will be held under the patronage of NKR President ...EASTERN PARTNERSHIP HAS MANY POSITIVE ELEMENTS
According to Stepan Grigoryan , head of the Analytical Center on globalization and regional cooperation, Eastern partnership has many positive elements. It will promote multilateral cooperation in the ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WON’T BE DISCUSSED IN KNESSET?
The Knesset plenum in Israel discussed the motion put forward by Meretz Chairman, MK Haim Oron, proposing that Israel officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in Turkey during World War I. Environmental ...DJIVAN GASPARYAN GIVING INTERVIEW TO HÜRRIYET DAILY NEWS
World-renowned Armenian duduk virtuoso Djivan Gasparyan has said to Hürriyet Daily News it is "the right time" for all Turkish and Armenian people to raise their glasses "arm-in-arm for peace and brotherhood." ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Mareri was the 10th month in the old Armenian calendar (May 8 to June 6). It relates to the time when trees (mayrik) acquire new foliage.
- 1851 Birth of Yeghya Demeertjeepashyan. He died in 1908.
- 1883 Inauguration of the Tbilissi-Baku railway.
- 1930 Murder, by the Soviet Police, of Catholicos, Gevorg the Fifth (Sooreniants).
- 1958 The Eighth Congress of Armenian Trade Unions opens in Yerevan.
- 1992 A counterattack by Artsakhs armed forces retakes Shushi, thereby stopping the random bombardment and shelling of Stepanakert.
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