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Headlines for June 02, 2009
TIGRAN SARGSYAN: UPBRINGING OF CITIZEN BEGINS FROM SCHOOL
RA prime minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today the republican exhibition “I am a citizen of a law-based state”, organized in the National Aesthetics Centre. The exhibition was preceded by the republican ...CSTO NSC SECRETARIES TO GATHER IN MINSK
CSTO Secretaries of National Security Councils will gather in Minsk on June 5 to discuss trends of military and political situation in members states and neighboring regions. They will also consider ...TURKEY HIGHLY ESTIMATES U.S. SUPPORT IN NAGORNO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
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Solution of problems between Turkey and Armenia is of interest not only the two countries, but the whole South Caucasus, defense minister of Turkey Vezhdi Genul said at the 28-th annual sitting of American-Turkish ...ATTEMPT TO DESTROY COTTAGE OF AZERBAIJAN’S AMBASSADOR IN MOSCOW
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The day before at about 04.00 a.m. group of unknown attacked the cottage of the Ambassador of Russia to Russia Polad Bul Bul Ogli, located near Baku, at the Nardaran village. Attackers destroyed 25 meters ...SYRIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT YEREVAN IN COMING DAYS
Syria’s President Bashar Assad will arrive in Yerevan in coming days, Armenian Foreign Minister said. “I am glad that the agreements achieved during my visit to Damascus are already being implemented,” ...BAKU’S EFFORTS TO ATTACH RELIGIOUS COLORING TO KARABAKH CONFLICT HAMPER TALKS
Baku’s efforts to attach religious coloring to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict hamper the ongoing peaceful talks, Armenian senior official said. “We regret that Azerbaijan’s efforts to cash in on the religious ...YEREVAN AND BAKU MUST REVEAL POLITICAL WILL IN NAGORNO KARABAKH ISSUE
Yerevan and Baku must reveal boldness and political will for attaining peaceful and just solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, told Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mu'alem news conference organized jointly ...ARMENIAN ART GALLERY TO SCREEN 16 FILMS ABOUT ARGENTINE TANGO
Month of Tango will kick off in Yerevan on June 5, with kind assistance of Armenian Embassy in Argentina. Argentine tango will reign in Armenian National Art Gallery from June 5 to 28. 16 films will ...ARMAVIA ANNOUNCES NEW TRANSIT FLIGHTS
Armavia national carrier has announced launch of new transit flights to Almaty, Minsk, Tel-Aviv and Vienna through Tbilisi. “Flight to Tbilisi are operated twice per day, so our passengers are offered ...ARMENIAN-SYRIAN RELATIONS SHOULD DEVELOP
Relations between Armenia and Syria are traditionally friendly, an Armenian expert said. “The causes date back to the beginning of the 20th century when Armenian Genocide survivors settled in Syria and ...CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT BECOMES MARKET-MAKER OF INECOBANK’S SECURITIES
Since June 2, 2009 CJSC Capital Asset Management, a member of NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock market, will officially announce purchase and selling prices of discount bonds of the CJSC Inecobank , included in ...FFA PRESIDENT CALLS ON TO SUPPORT ARMENIAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN MATCH AGAINST TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM
President of the Football Federation of Armenia Ruben Hayrapetyan addressed a request to football fans to support Armenia’s youth national football team (up to 21 years) in the forthcoming match of the ...SECOND HEARING ON VAHAGN CHAKHALYAN’S CASE POSTPONED FOR JUNE 15
The second hearing on Vahagn Chakhalyan’s case was held in Tbilisi court on May 29. The court had to consider Georgian Justice Ministry’s refusal to register Patrick Arapian as Chakhalyan’s defender, ...NORTH KURDISTAN WILL BE EXPORTING OIL TO THE TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN PORT OF CEYHAN
Iraqi Kurds are set to begin crude oil exports via Turkey today after overcoming a dispute with the Baghdad administration over the distribution of Iraq's oil wealth. “We consider the start of the exports ...ANC MEMBER ACCUSED OF CONTRIBUTING TO INFORMATION LEAKAGE
Robert Avagyan, former member of the fact-finding group investigating March 1, 2008 incidents, told journalist that the person contributing to information leakage on the circumstances of policeman Hamlet ...EAFJD HAS RELEASED A REPORT ON THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S LAST LEGISLATURE
In the run-up to this week's European Parliament elections, The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) has released a report on the European Parliament's last legislature between ...DATA COLLECTION GROUP MEMBERS BROKE UP FOR A LENGTHY TEA PARTY?
March 1, 2008 events’ Data Collection Group member, coalition representative Robert Avakyan who’s left the group, announced that his decision remains unchanged. “I won’t return to the group, even if RA ...SERZH SARGSYAN MET WELL-KNOWN BUSINESSMAN EDUARD ERNEKYAN
RA President Serzh Sargsyan met well-known businessman, President of American International Airports, Argentinean of Armenian heritage, Eduard Ernekyan. RA President spoke about his awareness of projects ...VARAG AGHADJANYAN WON BRONZE MEDAL IN EUROPEAN TAE KWON DO CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenian tae kwon-do youth team (below age 17) finished competitions in XVII European championship held in Trelleborg, Sweden. Defeating Romanian, British and Bosnian athletes, Varag Aghadjanyan (weight ...EARTHQUAKE RECORDED IN ARMENIA
Today about 06:09 a.m. local time, 3-4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Ashotsk, south-west of Armenia, National Seismic Protection Centre reports. The shakes have not caused any damage. There are ...TIGRAN SARGSYAN AND SYRIAN MFA DISCUSSED ARMENIAN-SYRIAN COLLABORATION
On June 2 RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Valem Muallem. Tigran Sargsyan spoke of cultural – historical community and century –long friendship as a firm foundation ...CENTRALIZED EXAMINATIONS ON GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND BIOLOGY LAUNCHED TODAY
in Armenia. 2765 school graduates passed examinations in 14 examination centers. RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan followed the progress of examinations in Yerevan state University ...OMBUDSMAN NOT ENTITLED TO REPLACE HIS REPRESENTATIVE IN FACT-FINDING GROUP
Commenting upon RA Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan’s claim, coalition representative Robert Avagyan, former member of the fact-finding group investigating March 1, 2008 incidents, expressed his agreement ...SYRIAN PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO MARK NEW START IN ARMENIAN-SYRIAN RELATIONS
On June 2, President Serzh Sargsyan received Syrian FM Valed Muallem in Yerevan. During the meeting, President stressed that Armenia attaches importance to development of friendly ties and bilateral cooperation ...ARMENIA’S STANCE REMAINS UNCHANGED
In a conference organized last week in Istanbul upon the initiative of SETA, all raporteurs were for Armenian-Turkish ties normalization, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of Caucasus ...ARMENIAN POLITOLOGIST IS SURPRISED WITH RUSSIA’S DECISION TO TRANSFER $500 MILLION TO ARMENIA
“I knew that Eastern Partnership program will be signed, and I expected Mayoral elections to be held the way they were. Still, I had my doubts about the situation with $500 million to take the turn it ...SOCIOMETER BELIEVES ITS FORECASTS PROVED TO BE CORRECT
Today the Head of Sociometer Independent Sociological Center Aharon Adibekyan stated that the organization’s electoral forecasts proved to be correct. “The last data we published showed that the Republican ...NATO EXPERT TO SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS
On June 3 NATO information center in Yerevan will host a meeting between NATO expert Yan Mulder and Armenian journalists. The expert will provide detail information on how to organize Media activities ...HAMI MANDıRALI PUBLISHED STAFF OF ARMENIAN AND TURKISH YOUTH TEAMS
Turkey’s youth team chief coach Hami Mandırali published the staff of football team which is going to play against Armenian national command within European Cup-2011 qualification matches. The game ...TURKEY “REMOVED THE BRACKETS” AT ISTANBUL CONFERENCE
On May 26-27 Istanbul hosted a conference on Armenian-Turkish relations on the initiative of SETA Research Center. As conference participant, turkologist Artak Shakaryan reported to PanARMENIAN.Net, the ...TIGRAN MANSOURYAN - PLEASED TO SEE THAT HIS BIRTHDAY WAS REMEMBERED
Outstanding Armenian composer Tigran Mansouryan, who this year celebrates his 70th birthday, is pleased that the occasion was remembered. “Two years ago I asked myself a question: will my friends and ...MOSCOW ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO THE MEETING OF ARMENIAN AND AZERI PRESIDENTS
The oncoming meeting of Russian President with RA and Azeri Leaders to be held on Thursday in St. Petersburg, testifies to parties’ intention to proceed with negotiations on peaceful settlement of NKR ...KAREN BEKARYAN: I’VE GOT AN IMPRESSION BAKU NOW FEELS OFFENDED BY THE WHOLE WORLD
“Some expectations are justified,” Eurointegration Social Organization Chairman Karen Bekaryan told a news conference. “When speaking about the meeting between Sargsyan and Aliev, we should ask ourselves ...NETHERLANDS AMBASSADOR ONNO ELDERENBOSCH ENDS HIS MISSION IN ARMENIA
RA Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan received Onno Elderenbosch, Ambassador of Kingdom of Netherlands, who ends his mission in Armenia. Parties estimated Armenian-Dutch relations as positive. ...ALEXANDER ISKANDARYAN: ARMENIAN-TURKISH TIES NORMALIZATION – IMITATION AND GAME
“We must remember that Turkey is a state with its own traditions. And any by Foreign Minister, Premier or President should not sound surprising,” Euro-integration NGO’s Chair Karen Bekaryan told today ...RA PRESIDENT INITIATED THE ISSUE OF AMNESTY IN ARMENIA
Today RA President Serzh Sargsyan discussed amnesty issues with law enforcement officials. He decreed for corresponding institutions to offer their suggestions on conditions and legal procedures of amnesty ...RA PRESIDENT INITIATED THE ISSUE OF AMNESTY IN ARMENIA
Today RA President Serzh Sargsyan discussed amnesty issues with law enforcement officials. He decreed for corresponding institutions to offer their suggestions on conditions and legal procedures of amnesty ...ALEXANDER ISKANDARYAN: ARMENIAN SOCIETY CREATES PROBLEMS FOR ITSELF
“I believe we’re very passive as a society and as journalists. Just look at the number of materials published by Armenian media. I mean not their own materials, but those published in Azeri or Turkish ...“INLIGHT STUDIOS,” MHER HARUTUNIAN’S 2 NEWLY NAMED MALL ART GALLERIES TO OPEN IN USA
Mher Harutunian, an Armenian born artist who moved to Dayton from New York City in 2000, had established a steady following at his “Portraits by Michael” art kiosk at Cincinnati’s Eastgate Mall over a ...IRAN, IRAQ AND TURKEY SIGN POWER MOU
Mr Parviz Fattah Iranian minister of Energy, Mr Taner Yildiz Turkish energy and natural resources minister and Mr Kareem Waheed al-Aboudi Iraqi minister of electricity inked an MOU on last Wednesday at ...ARMENIA’S CONSUL GENERAL PRESENTED PASSPORT TO THE FIRST DUAL-CITIZEN IN LA
Zoya Baghramyan realized her life-long dream by receiving her Armenian citizenship and her official Armenian passport at a ceremony at the Armenian Consulate General of Los Angeles, Asbarez.com reports. ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1831 The Tsar cancels the transit privileges of Transcaucasian merchants. Conscription in Transcaucasia is implemented by the Tsar.
- 1891 Death of Petros Adamyan (actor). He was born in 1849.
- 1897 The Tsar's State Council orders the subordination of Armenian Parish Schools to the Ministry of Education. Because of their refusal to do so, the schools were closed.
- 1904 Death of Ahsot Yerkat (Armenak Levonian), an activist of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party.
- 1922 The first issue of the "Ploughman" daily is published in Yerevan.
- 1941 Death of writer Vazgen Shooshanian. He was born in 1902.
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