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Published on June 23, 2009
ARAM I CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA GREAT HOUSE ADDRESSED HIS BLESSINGS TO IRANIAN-ARMENIANS
- In a phone conversation with Armenian eparchy primate Sepuh Sargsyan, Aram I Catholicos of Cilicia Great House touched upon the general situation in Iran and possible consequences for the Armenian community. Archbishop Sepuh Sargysan said there were no Armenians community representatives among survivors and that Armenians closely followed the country’s political developments. Aram I also addressed his blessings to Iranian-Armenians.
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MOSCOW TAKES ACTION TO PREVENT XENOPHOBIA AND EXTREMISM
The first meeting of newly formed council of nationality issues at the government of Moscow took place on June 22, 2009. Under chairmanship of deputy mayor of Moscow Sergei Baydakov, the council members ...U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, IRANIAN FM TO SKIP G8
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not travel to Italy and Greece this week for international meetings because of an injury to her arm, her deputy said. Clinton tripped and fell in the State ...BRITISH EMBASSY STAFF’S FAMILIES EVACUATED FROM TEHRAN
In a statement, the British Embassy said: "The ongoing violence has... had a significant impact on the families of our staff who have been unable to carry on their lives as normal. As a result, we are ...UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON IRANIAN AUTHORITIES TO STOP VIOLENCE
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed dismay at the violence and urged "an immediate stop to the arrests, threats and use of force," UN spokeswoman Michele Montas said at UN headquarters in New York. ...ISRAEL’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. CALLS ARMENIAN KILLINGS "GENOCIDE"
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Israel's new Ambassador to the United States, Michael B. Oren is a firm believer in the veracity of the Armenian Genocide, despite his government’s denialist position on this issue, Harut Sassounian, ...GERMANY INSISTS TO ENGAGE RUSSIA AND TURKEY IN EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
Germany insist that Russia and Turkey should join the Eastern Partnership initiative, said Hans-Dieter Lucas, special envoy for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus of the German Federal Foreign ...TURKEY TO RESPECT ANY DECISION OF IRANIAN NATION
Peace in Iran is very important for the stability in the region, and Turkey hopes that fighting sides will reach a compromise which ease recent tensions in the neighboring country, Turkish Foreign Minister ...AMNESTY WON’T HELP OVERCOME POLITICAL CRISIS IN ARMENIA
The decision taken by the Armenian National Assembly can’t be described as amnesty, said David Shahnazaryan , member of Armenian National Movement. “I can’t think positive of the amnesty if there are ...POSTELECTION PROCESSES IN IRAN INTERNAL AFFAIR, MOSCOW SAYS
Russia respects Iran's presidential election results and will continue to develop mutually beneficial cooperation and neighborly relations with Tehran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement ...TURKEY LEADS NAGORNO KARABAKH SETTLEMENT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL
Armenian-Turkish relations are unlikely to intensify in the nearest future David Shahnazaryan, board member of the Armenian National Movement told a news conference today. “Turkey has received what ...RA DIASPORA MINISTRY INTENSIFIES TIES WITH ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF GEORGIA
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Late in the evening on January 22, two actors starring in “Trap” soap opera (Shant TV) - Aram Miskaryan (Garik) and Gegham Ghandilyan (Gogor), died in a car crash. The vehicle (trade mark BMW) crashed ...ARMENIA EXPERIENCING FIRST STAGE OF GLOBAL CRISIS
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Tigran Jrbashyan, Ameriabank’s Development Department Director, forecasts economic downfall in all CIS and Eastern European states. According to the expert, the situation in Armenia is accounted for by ...AMNESTY DID NOT JUSTIFY HERITAGE PARTY'S HOPES
“Recently announced amnesty did not justify Heritage Party's hopes. We expected the amnesty to be more in synch with Christian values and signal a new phase in Armenia's political life. We've again become ...GEORGIANS VIOLATE JAVAKHETI ARMENIANS RIGHTS PRIOR TO SAAKASHVILI’S VISIT TO YEREVAN
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Diaspora Ministry has already elaborated assistance programs in cultural-educational spheres for Armenian communities of Latin America and Near East countries, RA Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan told ...GAGIK JANGIRYAN, EX- RA DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL IS ALREADY LIBERATED
Today around 1 p.m., the amnestied ex- RA Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jangiryan was liberated from RA National Security Service’s detachment center. Jangiryan’s friends and teammates set free even ...NASDAQ OMX ARMENIA CONDUCTS INVESTOR RELATIONS SEMINAR AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP
The Investor Relations and Corporate Governance seminars were organized in Yerevan jointly by NASDAQ OMX Armenia and the Partners for Financial Stability (PFS), a program run by USAID and the East-West ...IRAN CALLS BACK ITS AMBASSADOR FROM GREAT BRITAIN
Iranian authorities insist that disorders in their country are backed by United States and Great Britain. On Sunday, they sent away a BBC reporter who allegedly transmitted previously fabricated video ...HERITAGE CONSIDERS THE EVIDENCE COLLECTION GROUP REINSTATEMENT TO BE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTIONS
''Evidence collection group reinstatement is the best course of actions to solve March 1, 2008 events issue and bring investigation to a closure,'' Heritage Faction Chairman, MP Armen Martirosyan told ...ARTHUR ABRAHAM BELIEVES KELLY PAVLIK IS BACKING OUT
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