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Published on June 04, 2009
CIS INTERIOR MINISTERS HOLD THEIR REGULAR SESSION IN CRIMEA
- On June 4, Council of CIS Interior Ministers began its regular session in Crimea. The discussion was opened by Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko who delegated the authority of Council Chairman to Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev. “At this meeting,” he said, “parties will discuss issues concerning situation and perspectives of cooperation in the sphere of information technologies and fight against illegal drug circulation and human trafficking.” The session will be attended by delegations from Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. CIS Interior Ministers will today have several meetings in bilateral and multilateral formats to discuss methods of combating crimes. At the end of the discussion, parties will sign a document summarizing the outcomes of the summit, Rosblat reports.
Headlines for June 04, 2009
SAINT PETERSBURG ECONOMIC FORUM KICKS OFF TODAY
The Saint Petersburg Economic Forum kicked off in Russia today. The premier economic event and is set to be attended by a roll-call of its main economic players, who will focus on global development, ...MALATIA-SEBASTIA COMMUNITY VOTES RE-COUNTING LAUNCHED IN RA PROSECUTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE
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On June 4-5, Moscow twill host a conference on Russian heritage preservation, with the assistance of Governmental Commission for Compatriots’ Issues and RF MFA. Around 60 notable Russians from 44 countries ...SPECIALISTS FROM 27 ARMENIAN MUSEUMS WILL ATTEND THE TRAINING.
The event was initiated by 4 museums – Erebuni Historical Archaeological Museum, National Art Gallery, Yerevan City Museum and Hovhannes Tumanyan House Museums with assistance of UNESCO, CIS Humanitarian ...EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION TO BE LAUNCHED
Elections to the European Parliament will be held in 27 member states of the European Union (EU) between 4 and 7 June 2009. 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected to represent some ...CATALOGUE OF URARTU TIMES EXHIBITS TO BE PUBLISHED IN 2-3 YEARS
Erebuni Museum (Yerevan) and Hermitage (Saint Petersburg) have agreed to issue 2 catalogues of Urartu times exhibits kept in European museums. “Works have been held for three months already. Over 1000 ...IRANIAN SPECIALISTS TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN TO DISCUSS TEBRIZ-YERASKH OIL PIPELINE
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday there was no interruption in normalization process with Armenia. "Normalization process continues since April 22 joint statement and there are ...ANGELINA JOLIE’S MANAGER REFUSED TO COMMENT ON ACTRESS’ INTENTION TO ADOPT AN ARMENIAN BABY
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From July 10 – September 15, , SCRW Director General Shevket Shaydulin told a news conference today. According to him, cost of tickets for this route will be as follows: comfort wagon: AMD 21500, compartment ...SARGSYAN-ALIEV MEETING: KREMLIN DOES NOT EXPECT A BREAKTHROUGH
Kremlin does not expect a breakthrough in NKR conflict settlement after trilateral meeting of Russian, Azeri and Armenian Presidents, due today in St. Petersburg. Still, we intend to use this possibility ...ISRAEL PUTS UP A SHOW OF ITS MILITARY MIGHT
Israel’s statement denying any intention to attack Iran can be treated in two ways, Armenian expert Tadevos Charchyan said. “First, Israel wants to put up a show of its military might before Tehran. ...ARMENIA SHOULD BE ALIENATED FROM RUSSIA AND IRAN
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“Armenia should approximate to the West, but not Russia and Iran,” Vecdi Gonul said. He called on Washington to intensify efforts aimed at the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. Speaking about ...ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN IN YEREVAN – JUST LIKE AN ORIENTAL MARKET
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The recount of ballot is made by the RA Special Investigative service in the presence of representatives of the RA Central Electoral Committee, General prosecutor’s Office, mass media and MP from the ...IGOR KLIMKO DENIES INFORMATION ABOUT CLOSURE OF BEELINE OFFICES
According to Mr. Klimko Armentel hasn’t closed its offices on Saryan and Teryan streets, moreover according to him, they have never had an client service office on Teryan street. The office on Saryan ...TSAHKADZOR AND GYUMRI TO HOST EXHIBITIONS OF GERMAN COMIC PAINTERS
Within the frames of Weeks of German Culture, different cultural events have been organized in Armenia since the start of 2009. On June 5, the House of Writers of Tsahkadzor will host a four-day exhibition ...TERRITORIES OF SHENGAVIT AND KARMIR BLUR CULTURE PRESERVES APPROVED
Territories of two historical and archeological culture preserves Shengavit and Karmir Blur have been approved by two documents, signed on February 5 and March 3 this year, Ashot Piliposyan, director ...YURI BASHMET TO GIVE CONCERT IN YEREVAN
Within the frames of 21 Century Perspectives musical festival, famous musician Yuri Bashmet and Moscow Soloists will give a concert in Yerevan on June 6. The concert program includes only works of classical ...HAMLET MKHITARYAN TO CONTINUE HIS CAREER IN YEREVAN’S “BANANTS”
Ex-member of the Armenian national team Hamlet Mkhitaryan will continue his career in Yerevan’s “Banants”. The terms of contract with Iranian “Rah Ahan”, between 2007 and 2009, run off and the halfback ...ARMENTEL NOT TO REVIEW INTERNET PRICES FOR THE TIME BEING
In press-conference held today, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent asked Beeline (trade mark: ArmenTel) General Director Igor Klimko about possibilities of introducing more competitive tariff plans for Internet ...ARMENIAN FIGURE SKATERS LEFT FOR THE U.S. TO PREPARE FOR RATING COMPETITIONS IN GERMANY
Armenian figure skaters Gegham Vardanyan and Ani Vardanyan with manager of the Armenia's national team of figure skating Armen Asoyan left for Los Angeles, U.S. on June 2. They will be coached by Rafael ...AGAIN WRITER FACES TRIAL IN TURKEY
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The first Eastern Partnership (EaP) multilateral platform will be held tomorrow, June 5, in Brussels, Anahit Azatyan, Press Secretary of Euro-Comission’s Yerevan Office, told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. ...“STAR” CONTINUES LOTTERY AND “CHIPPER” SALE
The new lottery drawing with 50 prizes has been finished recently at one of the supermarkets of the Star chain. To take part in the lottery customers were offered to make purchases amounting at least ...ARMENIA: UNIFORMED PEOPLE ATTACKED POLICE DEPARTMENT?
A group of people in military uniforms, probably Defense Ministry servicemen, are reported to have attacked Erebuni police department and severely beaten police officers. Some people have reportedly suffered ...TURKEY TO OPEN MORE DIFFICULT CHAPTERS IN ITS EU PROCESS
“We have opened nearly all the easy chapters in EU process. Now, the remaining chapters require important benchmarks that could cause trouble at home and in Europe,” Egemen Bağış, Turkey’s ...BICKERING IN POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ORGANIZED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES?
As reported to journalists, the attack in Erebuni police department was just a training. But PanARMENIAN.Net has information on the bickering to have really taken place. Earlier, a group of people in ...ARMENIAN AND AZERI FMS NOT TO MEET IN ITALY ON JUNE 25
Armenian and Azeri FMs are not going to meet in Italy on June 25, RA MFA Spokesman Tigran Balayantold a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. Turkish media, he said, disseminate misinformation on the issue. ...HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN EXPRESSED CONDOLENCES TO HIS BRAZILIAN AND FRENCH COLLEAGES
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan, expressed his condolence to On behalf of the National Assembly of Armenia and himself, Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan expressed sympathy ...SHRINKING OF ARMENTEL'S USER BASE CONDITIONED BY NEW COUNTING SYSTEM
Shrinking of ArmenTel's (merchandise mark Beeline) user base is conditioned by new counting system told news conference Armentel’s director general Igor Klimko. According to him the company introduced ...DMITRY MEDVEDEV: RUSSIA IS COMMITTED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIP WITH ARMENIA
Frequent meetings among country leaders help overcome difficulties in different spheres of life, RF President Dmitry Medvedev said before a meeting with his Armenian colleague Serzh Sargsyan. “To overcome ...VARTAN OSKANIAN TO GIVE A TALK AT BENTLEY UNIVERSITY
Former Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian will give a talk entitled “Speaking To Be Heard: A Statesman Looks Back,” on June 17, at Bentley University’s LaCava Center on the Bentley campus in Waltham, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1100 Birth of Nerses Shnorhalee (poet, historian). He died in 1173.
- 1679 An earthquake (Richter Scale: 7.0) occurs at Garrnee. After shocks continue till October.
- 1855 Khrimian 'Hayrik' edits 'The Eagle of Vaspurakan' periodical in Constantinople. From 1858 to 1864, it is published in Varada Monastery. It is republished in 1872 by Manuel Ananian in Constantinople.
- 1878 Defense treaty signed between England and Turkey to safeguard the eastern territories occupied by Turkey, in return for which Turkey cedes Cyprus to England.
- 1909 Archbishop Yegheesheh Doorian was elected Patriarch of Constantinople.
- 1918 The Treaty of Ghars is signed between the representatives of Turkey and the Armenian National Council in Batum. Turkey is given extensive Armenian territories.
- 1925 The "Pioner Kanch" (Call of the Pioneer) newspaper was first published in Yerevan.
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