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Published on September 01, 2009
EUROCOMISSION WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN YEREVAN AND ANKARA
- The European Commission welcomes the agreement between Armenia and Turkey to advance the process of normalisation of relations, Commissioners Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Olli Rehn stated, says a release sent to PanARMENIAN.Net. “The European Commission attaches high importance to a rapid and steady implementation of the protocols on the establishment of diplomatic relations and on the development of bilateral relations. This agreement should contribute to peace and stability in the South Caucasus,” say the release.
Headlines for September 01, 2009
U.S. HAILS TURKEY AND ARMENIA’S EFFORTS TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS
Washington hailed Yerevan and Ankara’s efforts to normalize bilateral relations. “The United States warmly welcomes the joint statement made today by Turkey and Armenia, with Swiss participation, outlining ...YEREVAN, ANKARA RATIFY TIMETABLE TO OPEN COMMON BORDER
Armenia and Turkey, guided by the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Turkey, agreed to open the common border within 2 months after ...FRANCE WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN YEREVAN AND ANKARA
Late Monday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office issued a statement saying France encourages Turkey and Armenia to "redouble their efforts so they can quickly sign an accord... which will be an ...TURKISH MFA DOESN’T PLAN OPENING OF BORDER WITH ARMENIA PRESENTLY
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had a 35-minute phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the eve of signing the joint statement on normalization of bilateral relations ...RA PRESIDENT MAKES CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS ON KNOWLEDGE DAY
RA President Serzh Sargsyan made a congratulatory address on Knowledge Day. “The expression “Knowledge is power” acquired particular relevance in our days. The more knowledgeable society is, the higher ...ICON COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF COVERAGE
iCON Communications announced today the immediate availability of its broadband Internet service in the Nor Norq and Avan districts of Yerevan. This is part of the planned expansion of service to cover ...TWO DEANS OF SEUA AWARDED BY EDUCATION MINISTRY WITH GOLD MEDALS
State Engineering University of Armenia today organized a welcoming ceremony for the first-year students. Congratulating the first-year students with admission to SEUA, Rector of the University, Professor ...ARMROSGAZPROM DISCUSSES ANTI-CRISIS AND INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
ArmRosgazprom has discussed its anti-crisis and investment programs today, the company’s press office said. ArmRosgazprom Director General Karen Karapetyan ordered to monitor the programs implemented ...NEW SCHOOL OPENS IN THE VILLAGE OF NORAVAN, RA ARMAVIR REGION
On Knowledge Day, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the village of Noravan, RA Armavir region to attend the opening of new village school. The state budget allocated AMD 275 million for school ...UKRAINE, TURKEY AGREE ON MILITARY COOPERATION
Ukraine’s acting Defense Minister Valery Ivashenko signed a decree on ratification of agreement between the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces. The document envisages ...ARMENIA, TURKEY WON’T DISCUSS THE DEEPEST SOURCE OF THEIR ENMITY
Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties. But they won't discuss the deepest ...YEREVAN AND ARTSAKH TO HOST 5TH YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
On October 15-19 and 20-23, Yerevan and Artsakh will host 5th youth film festival. The festival is sponsored by Rolan Bykov’s Children and Youth Film Development Fund. 51 films from 27 countries of the ...ARARAT TRANSFER PROGRAM LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 5
ARARAT TRANSFER program is launched September 5, press service Araratbank reports. The program enables bank customers to collect bonuses while using money transfer system, as well as it provides customers ...“ARMROSGASPROM” PRESS SERVICE: ARMENIA RECEIVES GAS IN THE SAME VOLUMES
Armenia receives Russian gas in the same volume, ArmRosgasprom CJSC’s press service reported to PanARMENIAN.Net. “We receive Russian gas via Georgia in the same volume and without interruptions,” the ...GRIGOR GHONJEYAN APPOINTED AS CBA BOARD MEMBER
RA President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on 5 -year appointment of Grigor Ghonjeyan as a new CBA Board member, presidential press service reported.QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION ALWAYS CONSIDERED A VIRTUE IN OUR SOCIETY
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan congratulated the citizens of Armenia on the occasion of the Day of knowledge and writing. “In our society, quest for knowledge and learning has always been considered ...ARMENIA SHOULD MAINTAIN ITS DIGNITY WHILE NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH TURKEY
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The closed border and absence of relations between Armenia and Turkey conflict with the logic of the 21st century, Armenia’s Ambassador to the EU said. “Yesterday statement issued by the Armenian and ...GAREGIN II CONGRATULATES THE YOUTH ON KNOWLEDGE DAY
Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II congratulated the youth on Knowledge Day and sent his blessings to educators, school children and students in connection with the beginning of academic year.COMPROMISE WITH TURKEY HAS CERTAIN BOUNDARIES NOT TO BE CROSSED BY ARMENIA
, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Armenia’s representative in Council of Europe, said in a speech delivered at French University. “It’s hard to estimate the unexpectedness of yesterday’s statement on normalizing ...GERMAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ARMENIA TO BECOME CONSISTENT
James Macbeth Forbes, director of GTZ programs and Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of Germany in Armenia Melanie Moltmann visited Armenian National Assembly's Standing committee on Financial-Credit ...SERIOUS PROGRESS EXPECTED IN KARABAKH PROCESS WITHIN 6 WEEKS?
What can be deducted from recent developments in Armenian-Turkish relations, particularly, joint statement on normalizing bilateral ties, is that Turkey has learned from the previous crisis between Turkey ...ARMENIA HAS TO BE RECOGNIZABLE TO ARMENIAN YOUTH WORLDWIDE
Today, the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with the participants of the “Ari tun” (Come back home) program in the ancient temple of Garni. As the press service of the RA government reports, ...EUROCOMISSION WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN YEREVAN AND ANKARA
The European Commission welcomes the agreement between Armenia and Turkey to advance the process of normalisation of relations, Commissioners Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Olli Rehn stated, says a release ...YEREVAN AND ANKARA REALIZED IMPORTANCE OF PUBLICITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROCESS
Armenian-Turkish joint statement and protocol on establishing ties contains several positive points for Armenia, Stepan Grigoryan, Head of Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation, ...INTERESTS OF TURKEY MORE AKIN TO ARMENIA THAN AZERBAIJAN
The interests of Turkey are more akin to Armenia than Azerbaijan in a number of issues, Stepan Grigoryan , head of the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation told a press conference ...PATRONS TAKE CARE OF NEWBORNS IN TAVUSH REGION OF ARMENIA
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund implements a charitable assistance program Ororots (Cradle), for 30 socially disadvantaged families of the Tavush region, having newborn babies. In the framework of that program ...PRICES FALL BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CONSUMER MARKET IN AUGUST
0.4 per cent price reduction was observed in Armenia's consumer market in August compared with July. According to the data of the National Statistical Service of Armenia, price reduction in the consumer ...INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
Third Yerevan International Music Festival will be held from September 11 to October 23. Opening the festival will begin with a joint performance of the Concerto for Viola and Orchestra N2 of Tigran ...OSCE WELCOMES JOINT STATEMENT OF ARMENIA AND TURKEY
OSCE chairman, Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakoyannis greeted the joint statement of Yerevan and Ankara to begin talks on normalizing bilateral relations. According to the release of the OSCE Office ...ARA PAPYAN: ANKARA WILL GET WHAT IT STRIVED FOR
Protocols on “Establishing Diplomatic Ties between Armenia and Turkey” and “Developing Bilateral Relations” aim to force Yerevan into accepting all three preconditions set by Turkey, Head of Modus Vivendi ...EU HOPES PROTOCOLS ON NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS TO BE SIGNED SOON
Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, today welcomed the following joint statement on the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. As the press ...NA SPEAKER VISITS BYURAKN SCIENTIFIC EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX
Today, on September 1, the Day of Knowledge, Literacy and Education the speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan along with his grandson visited the Byurakn Yerevan Scientific-Educational ...ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN HEROES OF ARTSAKH WAR
On 18th anniversary of declaration of Nagorno Karabakh Republic the Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan , rector of the Yerevan State University Aram Simonyan paid tribute to fallen heroes of Artsakh ...NKR CELEBRATES 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS INDEPENDENCE
On September 2, Nagorno Karabakh Republic celebrates 18th anniversary of its independence. Early in the morning, RA and NKR Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Bako Sahakyan will lay flower wreath on the memorial ...ARMENIA RESORTED TO DECENT METHODS TO NORMALIZE TIES WITH NEIGHBORS
Armenia has brought closer Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, President Serzh Sargsyan said today in his opening speech delivered at the annual meeting between MFA central staff and Heads of Armenian diplomatic ...TURKISH PREMIER: ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS NEED TWO PARLIAMENTS’ APPROVAL
Protocols on “Establishing Diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey” need approval by two countries’ Parliaments, Turkish Prime Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. According to Turkish official, those documents ...DAVUTOGLU INFORMED LAVROV AND FASSIER ABOUT ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROCESS
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu briefed Russian Foreign Minister and OSCE MG Co-Chair Sergey Lavrov about recent progress in Armenian-Turkish normalization process. Davutoglu asked Russian ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Knowledge Day.
- 570 Signature of the Treaty between Armenia and the Byzantine Empire.
- 1387 Tamerlane's forces surround and occupy Fort Van (Western Armenia).
- 1850 The "Ararat" weekly is first published in Tbilissi (Georgia). Gabriel Patkanyan is the publisher.
- 1860 Creation of the "National Union" with the active participation of Meekayel Nalbandyan in Constantinople.
- 1860 The Armenian Benevolent Union is created.
- 1861 G.Yeranyan, N.Tashtchyan and T.Tshookhadjiyan publish the semi-annual "Armenian Lyre" periodical devoted to music.
- 1868 Opening of the Yerevan Gymnasium.
- 1868 Birth in Elizabetpol (Gandzak) of Melik Melikyan (Bolshevik politician). He was murdered in Baku in 1918.
- 1886 Minas Cheraz opens the Central College at Kalatia (Constantinople).
- 1894 The centenary of Armenian journalism is celebrated.
- 1920 The First Assembly of Eastern Peoples opens in Baku with Armenian participation.
- 1939 Start of the Second World War.
- 1958 The Agriculture and Agrochemistry Research Institute is founded within Armenia's Ministry of Agriculture.
- 1966 Continuing an unbroken practice since the thirties, Soviet Armenia sends petitions to the central authorities in Moscow to return Artsakh to Armenia. These petitions eventually are accompanied by mass protests in Artsakh, which lead to a crackdown by the Communist authorities.
- 1997 Arkady Ghukasyan (former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Artsakh) is elected President of Artsakh.
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