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Headlines for June 13, 2009
WORKING GROUP ON IRAN-ARMENIA RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION TO HOLD FIRST MEETING LATE JUNE
The working group on Iran-Armenia railroad construction will hold its first meeting late June, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said during talks with Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin. ...TURKEY-ARMENIA RELATIONS NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH CAUCASUS
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said progress must be reached in the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to stabilize the South Caucasus. “All sides interested in resolution of the ...ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND CSTO MEETING
Armenian delegation led by President Serzh Sargsyan will pay a 1-day visit to Moscow on June 14 to participate in a CSTO meeting. The delegation includes Secretary of National Security Council Arthur ...WEEKLY REVIEW OF ARMENIA’S CURRENCY MARKET
Between June 8 and 12 banks purchased $50.700.774 at 369.48 dram for 1 dollar and sold $47.483.870 at 371.03 dram for 1 dollar on Armenia’s interbank market . Over the same period $150.000 worth buying ...VIVACELL-MTS LAUNCHES NEW INTERNET MULTIMEDIA SERVICE
VivaCell-MTS has launched new Video Mix internet multimedia service. From now on subscribers have an opportunity to download the best Internet video clips, mp3 and cartoons to their mobile phones.CB CHAIRMAN TO TAKE PART IN THE MEETING OF NETHERLAND’S GROUP OF WB AND IMF
Armenia’s Central Bank’s Chairman Artur Javadyan and head of the financial department Artur Nakhshikyan left for Besichi –Montenegro to take part in the meeting of the Netherlands’ Group of the WB and ...MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD RE-ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF IRAN
According to official data, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the winner of presidential elections in Iran. As shown by the check-up of 2/3 of ballot papers, incumbent President received 66% of votes. Ex-premier ...“PROSPEROUS ARMENIA” REFUSES TO COOPERATE WITH ANC’
“Prosperous Armenia” parliamentary faction’s secretary Aram Safaryan did not give any comment as to their party’s decision on refusing to cooperate with ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan. When asked by a ...GEORGIA TO BE CORNERED DROPPING OUT OF CIS
The decision of the Georgian parliament to leave CIS has a technical nature, but corner Georgia, said vice-chairman of international affairs committee of State Duma Andrey Climov. According to him, problems ...ARMENIAN-INDIAN BILATERAL TIES HAVE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT
In the April-May issue of the journal published by India-CIS Trade-Industrial Palace, Armenia has appeared in the centre of attention. In the introductory article, Head of India-CIS Trade-Industrial Palace ...BILL HANDEL AND KFI640-AM RADIO APOLOGIZE FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMENT
The Armenian National Committee-Western Region (ANC-WR), joined by community organizations and activists, met with KFI640-AM radio show host Bill Handel and station management regarding offensive comments ...DOCUMENTS ON MARCH 1 EVENTS TO BE OPEN FOR NA COMMITTEE ON MONDAY
“Elimination of a fact-gathering group was projected and has a purpose to prevent group members from revealing the true picture of what happened, and what some people related to authorities did on these ...ARMROSGAZPROM RECEIVED € 50 MILLION LOAN FROM KFW
On June 10, 2009, ArmRosGazprom CJSC and KfW Development Bank (Germany) signed a long-term loan agreement. The credit sum totals 50 million Euros; the allocations will be made in US Dollars, the company’s ...ARMENIAN BALLET DANCER AVETIK KARAPETYAN TAKES SECOND PLACE IN HELSINKI INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION
Armenian ballet dancer Avetik Karapetyan won the second place in the sixth Helsinki International Ballet Competition. The final round of the competition was held on June 10, and Avetik Karapetyan was ...U.S. READY TO COOPERATE WITH IRAN IRRESPECTIVELY OF OUTCOMES OF ELECTIONS
The U.S. is ready to cooperate with the new administration of Iran irrespectively of outcomes of elections. However, the Washington’s position remains unchanged: Iran must stop its nuclear program, said ...ARMENIA NEEDS POLITICAL DIALOGUE FOR SOLVING CURRENT PROBLEMS
There are 5 factors in modern world affecting Armenians’ worldview, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said during the discussion titled “Relieving Ourselves from the Past”. The event was organized within ...PROTEST RALLIES IN TEHRAN AGAINST MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
The victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad triggered mass opposition protests and furious complaints of cheating from his defeated rivals, AFP reports. Riot police clashed with protestors in unrest not seen ...GERMANY CALLS ON TURKISH ILLEGAL EMIGRANTS TO GO TO THEIR COUNTRY
Germany has called on Turkish refugees living in Germany to return to Turkey because they say the country has become more democratic compared to the past. “If the situation in the countries where the ...BRYZA MAY BECOME US AMBASSADOR IN AZERBAIJAN?
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American MG Co-Chair Mathew Bryza, deputy to Assistant Secretary of State, is recommended as U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan, American Foreign Policy journal reports. Recommendation for Bryza’s new appointment ...MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD’S VICTORY DISTURBS ISRAEL
Israel anxiously watches the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during presidential elections in Iran. Vice-prime minister of Israel Silvan Shalom stated, that Israel needs to reconsider its attitude to Iran ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1878 Signature of the Treaty of Berlin. Unlike the Treaty of San Stefano, no guarantees for reforms in Western Armenia were stipulated. Turkey undertook no reforms.
- 1884 A tax rebellion starts in Zeitoon against the Turkish "reforms". It is led by the mayor, Prince Papik.
- 1896 Bishops Ormanian and Doorian publish the "Massees" denominational daily.
- 1921 The first "Sovkhoz" (State Farm) is created in Armenia.
- 1988 The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijani SSR denies the 1988 02 20 petition by the Autonomous Region of Nagorno Gharabagh to rejoin Armenia.
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