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SWEDEN ASSUMED ROTATING EU PRESIDENCY

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  Sweden on Wednesday assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, promising to combat climate change as well as the rising joblessness in the wake of the global economic crisis. “The financial crisis and climate change, with the preparation of the Copenhagen conference, will be our main priorities," Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said. Stockholm wants to get the EU to sign up to a new UN global warming treaty to be negotiated in Copenhagen in December and which would replace the Kyoto Protocol on cutting carbon emissions that expires in 2012. "We need a global answer to this global problem," Reinfeldt said. European Partnership, relations with Georgia and Ukraine and EU reorganization as well as Ireland’s new referendum on Lisbon treaty will also be in focus.

• SWEDEN ASSUMED ROTATING EU PRESIDENCY

  Sweden on Wednesday assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, promising to combat climate change as well as the rising joblessness in the wake of the global economic crisis. “The ...

• ARMENIA EXPO 2009 TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN EARLY SEPTEMBER

  ARMENIA EXPO 2009 will be held in Yerevan from September 4 to 6. Armenia Expo is already a tradition. It's a regular as well as a successful and efficient effort - to present our economic and business ...

• IGOR SAGIRYAN APPOINTED TROIKA DIALOG PRESIDENT

  Troika Dialog Group announces the appointment of Igor Sagiryan as President of the Group. Mr. Sagiryan’s responsibilities will include overseeing new business development for Troika Dialog Group as well ...

• ARMENIA’S BUDGETARY INCOMES REDUCED BY 13.3% IN JANUARY-MAY, 2008

  In January-May 2009, RA State Budget incomes comprised AMD 244.7 billion and expenditures comprised AMD 279.2 billion. Such indices ensured the Government’s quarterly program by 75% and 73.85% respectively, ...

• IGOR YURGENS: RUSSIA CLOSELY WATCHES THE CONFLICTS IN NAGORNO KARABAKH AN TRANSNISTRIA

  “I was shocked when the Georgian leader was awarded with Armenia’s top order. This might be conditioned by a certain success in Russia-Azerbaijan talks on energy and Karabakh,” he said. According to ...

• TURKEY'S 1-MONTH PRESIDENCY AT UN ENDS ON TUESDAY

  Turkey's 1-month presidency at the United Nations Security Council will end on Tuesday. Turkey's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Ambassador Baki Ilkin, will chair the meeting of the Security ...

• MODERN TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCED IN JUDICIAL ACTS COMPULSORY ENFORCEMENT SERVICE

  The Judicial Acts Compulsory Enforcement Service of Armenia has initiated a program to improve activities and reduce expenses. An e-catalogue was created and internal circulation of documents was automated. ...

• IRANIAN MFA REFUTES AZERBAIJAN’S COMPLICITY IN DISORDERS

  Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan refuted media reports that a number of neighbor countries, including Azerbaijan are involved in organization of colored resolution in Iran. “We do not ...

• CONGRESS OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS STARTS IN ASTANA

  The 3rd world congress of leaders of world confessions will be held in the Kazakh capital of Astana from July 1 to 2. Participants of the congress will discuss several issues, including "Role of churches ...

• "TURKEY SEASON" BEGINS IN FRANCE

  Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay and his French counterpart Frederic Mitterrand formally launched the "Turkey Season" activities in Paris on Tuesday. The activities will last about nine ...

• EXHIBITION AND SALE OF PRISONERS’ WORKS TO OPEN IN YEREVAN

  Erebuni community culture center will host an exhibition and sale of prisoners’ works from July 5 to 12. The event is initiated by criminal executive service and “Support to Prisoners” foundation. Justice ...

• IRAN STANDS FOR NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS

  Iran welcomes any initiative aimed at maintaining peace and stability in the region, Ambassador of Iran to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan told a press conference in Yerevan, said Iranian Ambassador to Armenia. ...

• MICROSOFT RAISES EDUCATION EFFICIENCY IN ARMENIA

  The main challenge Microsoft-Armenia faces today is to incorporate Information Technology in teaching humanities, the president of Microsoft office in Armenia Grigor Barseghyan told a news conference ...

• IRAN’S FOREIGN POLICY DETERMINED BY SUPREME LEADER

  Former presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezai has announced his viewpoint on the Karabakh issue during his election campaign, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaeyan told a news conference in Yerevan ...

• EMERGENCY MEASURES PROLONGED FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN MARGANETS

  Police of Marganets, Dnepropetrovsk Region, is protecting public order. Police officers detained a suspect charged with murder of a policeman, and accused with stirring mass disorders and fights between ...

• PACE MADE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT ON RA AUTHORITIES WORK

  PACE Resolution 1677 may be deemed as Europe’s objective assessment on the situation in Armenia. Our political forces and society should be satisfied with activities carried out so far,” Head of NA Republican ...

• A REPEATED HEARING OF VAHAGN CHAKHALYAN’S CASE TO BE HELD ON JULY 22

  On June 30 a final confirmation was given to a new Georgian law, forbidding foreign attorneys from defending Georgian prisoners’ rights, Robert Tatoyan, Program Coordinator of Yerkir Social Organizations’ ...

• 50 SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ARMENIA PASSED ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES

  Over 70 teachers of 50 Armenian Sunday schools passed advanced training courses. Courses were organized by Holy Echmiadzin’s Christian Education Center with the assistance and blessing of Catholicos ...

• ARMENIA AND IRAN TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC PROJECTS

  Regardless the outcome of Iranian elections, strategic programs with Armenia would continue, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Sagayn told a news conference in Yerevan. “During the upcoming 4 ...

• ARMENTEL FINED AMD 8 MILLION BY RA PSRC

  ArmenTel (Beeline trademark) was fined AMD 8 million by RA Public Services Regulation Committee (PSRC). Commenting on the information above, ArmenTel Press Secretary Anush Begloyan told PanARMENIAN.Net ...

• NIKOL PASHINYAN SURRENDERS TO LAW ENFORCERS

  On July 1, Editor-in-Chief of Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper Nikol Pashinyan, one of active participants of March 1 disorders, surrendered to law enforcement agencies. The activist was arrested and taken ...

• NKR CONFLICT SETTLEMENT WILL ENTER A MORE ACTIVE PHASE AFTER 2012

  “NRK conflict settlement issue has been on RA political forces’ agenda for over 20 years. A positive solution to this issue will promote further strengthening of Armenia,” RA Republican Party Leader Galust ...

• SEVAK ARTSRUNI: WE MUSTN’T LINK ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN RELATIONS ISSUE TO JAVAHK PROBLEM

  “We mustn’t link Armenian-Georgian relations issue to Javahk problem,” Head of Yerkir Union Sevak Artsruni told a news conference in Yerevan. He noted similarities between Javahk problem and Armenian ...

• IRAN NOT FACING INTERNAL POLITICAL CRISIS

  Presidential elections in Iran were a great success, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Segeyn told journalists in Yerevan. “Despite the West’s efforts to represent the country’s situation as problematic, ...

• SAAKASHVILI’S VISIT CAUSED NO CHANGES IN ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

  “We should bear in mind that Georgia is not only our century-old neighbor, but also a country on which our export and import depend,” Head of Republican faction Galust Sahakyan told a news conference ...

• YEREVAN HOSTED A UNO NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM PRESENTATION

  On June 1 UNO Office in Yerevan hosted a UNO National Volunteer Program presentation. The program aims to combine the knowledge of local young experts with opportunities for development gained during ...

• ARMENIA RANKS 112TH IN FIFA RATINGS

  FIFA has published its ratings on July 1. As compared to last month, Armenia has jumped 9 points up and ranks 112th in the chart. The next ratings will be published on August 5, 2009.

• TEHRAN EXPECTS WASHINGTON TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS INSTEAD OF MAKING STATEMENTS

  Obama Administration should carry out great work to eliminate the consequences of its predecessors’ policy, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Sagayn told a news conference in Yerevan. “We must see ...

• RA FM AND EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED REGIONAL PROBLEMS

  FM Edward Nalbandyan has received Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for South Caucasus. During the meeting, parties touched upon Armenia-EU cooperation in different spheres. Diplomats also exchanged ...

• ARMEN MKOYAN: CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WILL SEE 5-10% GROWTH BY YEAREND

  Construction industry will see a 5-10% growth by yearend, according to Elite Group building company president. “The industry will recover within two years but we expect some progress. We have sealed ...

• ARMENIAN AND GEORGIAN EXPERTS MADE ASSESSMENTS ON SAAKASHVILI’S VISIT TO YEREVAN

  Armenian and Georgian societies and top class politicians estimated Georgian President’s visit as positive, Sergey Minasyan, Deputy Director of Caucasus Institute, announced during Yerevan-Tbilisi TV ...

• HOVHANNES MUTAFYAN: UNCERTAINTY PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM BUYING REAL ESTATE

  The situation will improve if the population realizes that the crisis is coming to an end, Hovhannes Mutafyan, chief architect of Elite Group building company, told PanARMENIAN.Net. “With construction ...

• IBF ORDERS ABRAHAM-LORENZO FIGHT

  The IBF today sent a letter to Sauerland Event, promoter of IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham, advising them that negotiations should start immediately for a fight between Abraham and mandatory ...

• SCRW TO LAUNCH ARMAVIR- YEREVAN ELECTRIC PASSENGER TRAIN

  On July 10, SCRW Director General and RA Armavir Region Governor will launch Armavir- Yerevan electric passenger train , SCRW Press Service reported. On July 1, Hoktemberyan hosted a meeting between ...

• NATIONAL HYPOTHECARY COMPANY TO LAUNCH ACTIVITIES IN THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK

  National Hypothecary Company CJSC will launch its activities in the beginning of next week, CBA President Arthur Javadyan told a news conference. According to him, this will lead to a drop in the interest ...

• WHAT WILL REPUBLICAN PARTY DO WITH ITS MINISTER?

  “If anyone has committed misdemeanor, he should be held accountable, regardless his position and party affiliation,” Head of ruling Republican faction Galust Sahakyan told a news conference. But if Culture ...

• PSRC APPROVES ARMROSGAZPROM INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR 2009-2011

  Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia has approved ArmRosgazprom’s investment program for 2009-2011 amounting to AMD 61 billion 615 million. The program was developed taking ...

• RELATIVES OF SOLDIERS WHO DIED FOR THEIR NATIVE LAND WILL ALWAYS BE THE CENTER OF AUTHORITIES’ ATTENTION

  One more cottage was constructed in the village of Marmarashen, RA Ararat Region, within the frameworks of home construction program for deceased soldiers families, implemented on the initiative of RA ...

• ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN RELATIONS – ON THE LEVEL OF DIPLOMATIC GESTURES

  Armenian-Georgian relations are not so smooth, as some people imagine, Eurointegration NGO’s chair Karen Bekaryan said during Yerevan-Tbilisi TV bridge. “As a matter of fact, bilateral ties are on the ...

• ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATION OF CIS CENTER FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS

  The CIS countries intend to set up an international innovation center of nanotechnologies, the press service of the Federal Agency for Running Special Economic Zones (RosOEZ) reports. According to experts, ...

• PRIMATE OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCH DIOCESE OF DAMASCUS MET BERLIN’S ARMENIAN COMMUNITY

  On June 29, Bishop Armash Nalbandian, the Primate of the Armenian Church Diocese of Damascus arrived in Berlin at the invitation of Catholic academy to hold a ceremony in tribute to the 2,000th anniversary ...

• ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA PRESENTED COPIES OF HIS CREDENTIALS TO RA FM

  Newly appointed Italian Ambassador to RA, Bruno Scapini presented copies of his credentials to RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. Upon welcoming the guest, RA Foreign Minister expressed a hope that ...

• ARMENIA NEEDS OPENING OF UPPER LARS CHECK-POINT NO MORE THAN GEORGIA DOES

  “,” Eurointegration Social Organization Chairman, Karen Bekaryan told at Erevan-Tbilisi TV spacebridge. “Both countries equally need opening of Upper Lars check-point. Both Armenian and Georgian citizens ...

• BRITISH AND ARMENIAN OFFICIALS EXCHANGED VIEWS ON NATIONAL SECURITY METHODOLOGY

  Secretary of National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan has received British Ambassador Charles Londsale. Parties discussed issues concerning security challenges. During the meeting, Charles Londsale ...

• BEELINE LAUNCHES “ARMENIANS’ WORLD” SERVICE FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS

  On July 1, ArmenTel company (trade mark: Beelibe) launched Armenians’ World service for corporate clients. The new service enables subscribers to make international calls via VoIP telephony at reasonable ...

• ANC ACTIVISTS BEATEN IN YEREVAN

  Today, about 20:00, unknown individuals assaulted ANC activists in Abovyan street, Yerevan. Some of Congress members declaring about opposition’s July 2 meeting were armed. Attackers started beating ...

• RA PRIME MINISTER GAVE HIGH ASSESSMENT TO RA-GERMAN ECONOMIC COLLABORATION

  On Wednesday, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met German Ambassador to Armenia Andrea Wiktorin on the occasion of her diplomatic mission’s completion in Armenia, RA Government’s Press Service reported. ...

• POLISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PREPARED REPORT ON SOUTH CAUCASUS

  The Polish Institute of International Affairs prepared a report on "South Caucasus: The Case for Joint Commitment of Turkey and the EU" which underlined the strategic importance of the region for the ...

• ARTHUR ABRAHAM IS HEAVIER THAN HIS OPPONENT MAHIR ORAL

• ARTHUR ABRAHAM SCORED A SPECTACULAR VICTORY OVER MAHIR ORAL

• ISRAEL REARMS AZERBAIJANI ARMY

  

• ADVOCACY RALLY ORGANIZED IN PARIS FOR SILVA HAROUTUNIAN

• “ARARAT: SYMBOL OF ETERNITY OF ARMENIAN NATION” TO BE SCREENED IN YEREVAN

• MAHIR ORAL: ARTHUR IS DANGEROUS FROM FIRST TO LAST

• BAKU SUGGESTS A DEAL TO MOSCOW: NAGORNO KARABAKH INSTEAD OF GAS

  

• ERASMUS MUNDUS ESTABLISHES EDUCATIONAL BRIDGE FROM ARMENIA

• ARMENIAN TEAM’S HALFBACK HENRIK MKHITARYAN HIT GOAL IN METALLURG

  

• IGOR YURGENS: RUSSIA CLOSELY WATCHES THE CONFLICTS IN NAGORNO KARABAKH AN TRANSNISTRIA

• 1833  Creation of the "Special Reform Committee of the Transcaucasus" under the presidency of the Ministry of the Military, Chernishev.
• 1841  The London Convention deals with policies of the Black Sea channels. The Dardanelles and the Bosporus were proclaimed closed to all states, including Russian ships.
• 1847  Birth of the German armenologist Heinrich Helzer in Berlin (Germany). He died in 1906.
• 1861  Chilinkirian and Haykuni edit the "Flower" review in Smyrna. It is transferred, in 1865, to Constantinople.
• 1882  The "Byoorakn" periodical is published in Constantinople.
• 1918  The First Armenian Assembly of Artsakh declares the region self-governing and creates a National Council and Government.
• 1936  Hovhannes Abelyan (painter) dies in Yerevan. He was born in 1865.
• 1959  Creation of the Armenian Documentary and Color Film Studio in Yerevan.

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