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Headlines for September 23, 2009

US SKATER TO PRESENT ARMENIA AT INTERNATIONAL ARENA
On September 23-26, Oberstdorf, Germany will host Nebelhorn Trophy tournament, serving as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Skaters will compete in the disciplines ...
TURKEY'S ERDOGAN URGES PROGRESS ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urged international mediators on Tuesday to speed up efforts to resolve a dispute over the Nagorno Karabakh enclave as Ankara aims to normalize ties with long-time ...
RA MFA AND EU COMMISSION DISCUSSED VISA REGIME FACILITATION ISSUES
RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met EU Commission delegation headed by European Commission’s Acting Director for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia, Gunnar Wiegand. The discussion ...
MIATSUM MOVEMENT INTENDS TO ADDRESS US, RF AND FRENCH PRESIDENTS
On September 23, at 4.30 p.m., Miatsum national initiative will hold a protest rally in front of RA presidential residence in connection with RA authorities’ defeatist position on Madrid principles ...
RA FM BRIEFED ON ARMTECH CONGRESS PREPARATION PROCESS
Yesterday, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Viasphere international industrial park co-founder and ArmTech annual Armenian High Tech Industry & Business Conference organizer Tony Moroyan to ...
IRINA BOKOVA DESIGNATED AS CANDIDATE TO THE POST OF UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
The 58 members of UNESCO’s Executive Board on 22 September designated Irina Gueorguieva Bokova (Bulgaria) as candidate to the post of Director-General. On 15 October, the nomination will be submitted ...
RA GOVERNMENT ALLOCATED AMD 40 MILLION TO LORI ROADS’ CONSTRUCTION
At Wednesday’ sitting, RA Government passed a resolution to allocate AMD 40 million to construction of Lori roads, damaged because of weather conditions. According to RA Territorial Governance Minister ...
DIPLOMATIC SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA
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A diplomatic school will be established in Armenia under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The decision was taken during the government’s meeting on Wednesday. “Our diplomats have studied abroad for ...
THE ARAM KHACHATURIAN TRIO PRESENTS NEW DISC IN YEREVAN
The Aram Khachaturian Trio – Karen Shahgaldyan (violin), Armine Grigoryan (piano) and Karen Kocharyan (cello) - presented Wednesday a new disc in Yerevan. With this disc and a concert on September 26, ...
ARMENIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL ART CRITICISM CONGRESS
On September 29-30, Armenia will host International Art Criticism Congress, organized by International and RA Associations of Art Critics. The scientific conference will host art critics, historians, ...
RA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES PENSION REFORM
The Armenian government has approved the program aimed to raise public awareness about the pension reform launched in the republic. “This program demonstrates a systematic approach to the issue,” said ...
THE ARAM KHACHATURIAN TRIO TO GIVE CONCERTS IN ARMENIA
The Aram Khachaturian Trio will give a number of concerts in Armenia to mark its 10th anniversary. “We will give three concerts in December. The first we will play alone. The second will be played with ...
RA PRIME MINISTER INSTRUCTED RA GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES TO PRESENT 2010 ACTIVITY PROGRAMS
At Wednesday’s Governmental sitting, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan instructed RA Governmental structures to present 2010 activity programs. “The resolution on 2010 Governmental activities has ...
DIASPORA PHILANTHROPISTS RECEIVE ARMENIAN PASSPORTS
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan granted RA passports to well known Diaspora philanthropists, Haig Didizian and Marie-Elsa Azirian, RA Government press service reported. Also, a commemorative medal ...
“SUPPORT TO NATIONAL PROGRAM ON HIV/AIDS PREVENTION IN RA” GRANT WILL SUMMARIZE ITS 6-YEAR ACTIVITIES IN ARMENIA
On September 25, “Support to the National Program on HIV/AIDS Prevention in RA” grant will summarize its 6-year activities in Armenia and hand over coordination of activities to Principle Recipients: ...
THE ARAM KHACHATURIAN TRIO PLANNING WORLD TOUR
The Aram Khachaturian Trio is planning a world tour. The repertoire, terms and cities are being determined, violin player Karen Shahgaldyan told a news conference in Yerevan. For her part, pianist and ...
BODYGUARDS OF OBAMA AND ERDOGAN BRAWL IN NEW YORK
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Bodyguards of US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan started a dispute over Premiers’ security issue, which escalated into a brawl. As Cumhuriyet Turkish newspaper ...
CONGRESSMAN SCHIFF URGES RECONSIDERATION OF APPEALS COURT DECISION
U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff, a Congressional Leader on Armenian issues and co-author of the California State law allowing family members of Armenian Genocide victims to request payment on the life-insurance ...
LILIT MKRTCHYAN WILL REPRESENT ARMENIA AT NANJING 2009 - 2010 2ND FIDE WOMEN GRAND PRIX
Armenian chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan will represent Armenia at 2nd FIDE Women Grand Prix to take place in Nanjing, China from September, 27, 2009 to October, 10, 2009. 12 top chess players will participate ...
ARMENIAN COURT TO HEAR GENOCIDE DENIAL CASE IN OCTOBER
Ararat Center for Strategic Research has filed a suit against Caucasus Institute on accusation of Armenian Genocide denial. “In 2008, Caucasus Institute published “Caucasus neighborhood: Turkey and South ...
KAREN NALBANDYAN APPOINTED AS UMPIRE FOR ARARAT-PYUNIK MATCH
Karen Nalbandyan was appointed as chief umpire of Super Cup match after Hakob Tadoyan. His assistants will be Arshak Knyazyan and Erik Arevshatyan. Tigran Hovsepyan has been appointed reserve umpire. ...
YEZIDIS OF ARMENIA SUPPORT OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS
Normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations is important., Aziz Tamoyan , the chairman of the World National Union of Yezidis told a news conference in Yerevan today. "Normalization of relations ...
POLAND HOPES YEREVAN AND ANKARA CAN REACH AGREEMENT
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Wednesday with visiting Poland's State Minister for Europe Mikolay Dowgielewicz to discuss devolvement of political dialogue and economic relations. The ...
FC ULIS PENALIZED FOR NOT PARTICIPATING IN FIFA FAIR PLAY EVENTS
Prior to the 21st round of Armenian Cup Championship, FC Ulis is to pay a fine in the amount of AMD 50 thousand for non-participation in FIFA Fair Play events. Such decision was made by RA Football Federation’s ...
GAFESCHYAN ART CENTRE TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER
Gafeschyan Art Centre which is situated in is Yerevan cascade will open in November after construction work. An exhibition displaying Director Gerard Gafeschyan’s personal collection will mark the opening. ...
ROMAN BEREZOVSKY CALLED TO ARMENIAN TEAM TO PLAY AGAINST SPAIN AND TURKEY
Golkeeper of FC Khimki " Roman Berezovsky has been called to the national team of Armenia, which will hold a qualifying match of World Cup 2010 on October 10 and 14 against the national teams of Spain ...
HERITAGE INTEND TO REVEAL COMPLIANCE OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS TO CONSTITUTION
Today the head of the parliamentary Heritage faction Stepan Safaryan applied to the chairman of Armenia’s Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan with an official letter, requesting to organize discussions ...
ALEPPO HOSTS YERVAND YERZNKYAN'S RECITAL
Armenian benevolent union of Aleppo jointly with the youth union of Armenia organized a concert of renowned Armenian composer and conductor Yervand Yerznkyan. “Preparation works took a month. The concert ...
GABRIEL SARGSYAN HOLDS HIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN INVENTICHESS-2009
In the 5th round of 15th category Inventichess-2009 tournament held in Antverpen, Belgium, Armenian grand master Gabriel Sargsyan got the upper hand over England's David Howell, thus holding his second ...
PARIS TO HOST UNESCO’S GENERAL CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 6-23
UNESCO’s 35th General conference is scheduled for October 6-23 in Paris. Participant are expected to approve Irina Bokova’s candidacy in the post of General Director. Elected by 58 members of UNESCO’s ...
ARMENIAN RELIEF FOUNDATION ALLOCATED $ 500 THOUSAND FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
For 2008-09 academic year, Armenian Relief Foundation’s (ARF) central department has allocated over $ 500 thousand for the development of educational system in Armenia and beyond its borders. “ARF has ...
DAY OF ARMENIAN CULTURE ORGANIZED IN KHARKOV
Armenian community of Kharkov and national university after Karazin organized Days of Armenian Culture on the occasion of Armenia's Independence Day and the 10th anniversary of community foundation. ...
“MIATSUM” ACTIVISTS HELD PROTEST NEAR PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE
“Miatsum” national initiative has today held a protest action near presidential residence, to express its negative attitude to Madrid Principles and recently signed Armenian-Turkish Protocols, said one ...
ALEXANDER ISKANDARYAN: I DON’T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY ARMEN AYVAZYAN FILED CLAIM AGAINST OUR INSTITUTE
“I don’t quite understand which Article of RA Criminal Code can serve as a basis for ‘Ararat’ centre’s lawsuit against Caucasus Institute. Armenia’s legislation does not envisage criminal liability for ...
ARMENIA REGISTERS AIR COMPANIES WITHOUT FEES
Air companies in Armenia are registered free of charge, Chairman of Controls Chamber Ishkhan Zakaryan told today a news conference. “Armenia’s current legislation does not stipulate for any duties or ...
EU TO OPEN INFORMATION CENTRE IN ARMENIA
On September 22, NSC Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan received a delegation headed by Gunnar Vigand, Head of Eurocommission’s Department on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia. Discussion focused ...
US HOPES FOR PROGRESS IN KARABAKH PEACE TALKS
The United States hopes for progress in the talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and is ready to help its solution, U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William J. Burns said at the conference ...