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Headlines for October 01, 2009

YEREVAN-ROME-YEREVAN FLIGHT PRESENTED IN ROME
Armenian national carrier Armavia has presented its new Yerevan-Rome-Yerevan flight in Leonardo da Vinci airport of Rome on September 30. The ceremony was attended by Rome city administration officials ...
RA POLICE LAUNCHES “OBSERVE TRAFFIC RULES” PROGRAM
On October 1, RA police launched “Observe traffic rules” program aimed at increasing pedestrian safety through observation of traffic rules. “Our goal is to provide safe traffic,” Head of RA Traffic ...
ANKARA WILL SIGN RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS TO DEMONSTRATE PEACEFULNESS
Ankara will sign protocols on RA-Turkish rapprochement to demonstrate its peaceful intentions towards Armenia, Deputy Director of MGIMO Caucasus Research Center Vladimir Zakharov told PanARMENIAN.Net ...
6 ARMENIA INCOMING PASSENGERS ISOLATED FOR A/H1N1 PREVENTION
6 Armenia incoming passengers, who arrived with high temperature, were isolated to prevent A/H1N1 virus penetration in the republic. The Armenian Healthcare Ministry didn’t mention the period when the ...
VLADIMIR ZAKHAROV: RUSSIA DOES NOT DICTATE THE RULES FOR RA-TURKISH DIALOGUE.
Ankara isolated Moscow from RA-Turkish rapprochement process, Deputy Director of MGIMO Caucasus Research Center Vladimir Zakharov told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “RA media publications are Armenian ...
YEREVAN-BASED CAFESJIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS OPEN "FOR ARMENIA" EXHIBITION
The Cafesjian Center for the Arts announces its Grand Opening Celebration, which will begin on the evening of Saturday, November 7th with a spectacular fireworks display near the Cascade monument. Taking ...
ARMAVIA’S YEREVAN-ROME-YEREVAN FLIGHT WILL LINK ARMENIA WITH SOUTHERN EUROPE
“,” Armavia Director General Norayr Belluyan told a news conference during an official ceremony in Rome. “We hope that a number of tourists and businessmen will take Armavia flights to Rome,” he noted. ...
ARMENIA AND DIASPORA NEED CONFIDENTIAL DIALOGUE
Italian Armenians’ Union has the same concerns over RA-Turkish rapprochement as other Diaspora representatives, Italian Armenians’ Union Chairman Payqar Svazlyan told a news conference in Italy. According ...
RA AND DIASPORA WILL RISE TO CHALLENGE IN THE COURSE OF RA-TURKISH BORDER OPENING
“In my capacity of Historical Sciences Doctor and Ambassador, I positively assess RA President -initiated process of RA-Turkish border opening both from scientific and diplomatic viewpoints,” RA Ambassador ...
RA PRIME MINISTER AND WB DIRECTOR DISCUSSED BILATERAL COLLABORATION ISSUES
On September 30, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met a delegation headed by World Bank Yerevan Office Director Aristomene Varoudakis, RA Government’s press service reported. and emphasized the importance ...
ARAM KHACHATURIAN MUSEUM TO HOST FAMOUS PIANIST HAYK MELIKYAN’S CONCERT
On October 3, Aram Khachaturian museum in Yerevan will host famous composer Hayk Melikyan’s concert. The program will feature compositions by Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Skriabin, Medtner, Shostakovich, ...
EABR HOLDS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EURASIAN INTEGRATION
The 4th international conference on Eurasian integration initiated by Eurasian Development Bank will be held in Almaty on October 1 and 2. The event will bring together scientists and public figures ...
“ALL FOR WOMEN EXHIBITION” DUE IN YEREVAN ON OCTOBER 25
“All for Women 2009” exhibition is due in Yerevan on October 25. It will bring together representatives of beauty and health centers, cosmetic clinics, producers and importers of medical and decorative ...
RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS PRO-TURKISH RATHER THAN PRO-ARMENIAN
“Current discussions are held over Protocols rather than RA-Turkish relations’ establishment,” Head of Modus Vivendi center, Ara Papyan said. According to him, any statement on unacceptability of closed ...
ARMENIA WILL NEVER SIGN ANY DOCUMENT CASTING DOUBT ON THE FACT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
“Initialed protocols and process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations” hearing opened in RA parliament on October 1. Opening the session, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan said that ...
OSCE MG: KARABAKH SETTLEMENT NOT LINKED TO OTHER PROCESSES
Peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is an independent process and is not linked to any other processes, OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Ambassador Bernard ...
RA MFA: INITIALED RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS CONTAIN NO PRECONDITIONS
“Initialed RA-Turkish Protocols contain no preconditions and they do not hamper international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, nor are they linked to NKR conflict settlement issue, RA Foreign Minister ...
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DAY CELEBRATED OCTOBER 1 EVERY YEAR
Since 1975 by the decision of UNESCO October 1 was declared as the International Day of Music . One of the initiators of celebration of the International Day of Music was a composer Dmitri Shostakovich. ...
CBA CHAIRMAN TO VISIT ISTANBUL
CBA chairman Arthur Javadyan and financial department head Arthur Nakhshikyan will attend the annual meeting and plenary sessions of WB and IMF boards due in Istanbul from October 2 to 7, the CBA press ...
GAS SUPPLY TO ARMENIA TO BE TEMPORARY SUSPENDED ON OCTOBER 1-5
Gas supply to Armenia will be temporary suspended on October 1-5 in connection with repair works at North Caucasus –Transcaucasia gas lines. Temporary gas supply suspension will not affect consumers, ...
ANKARA WILL COMPLETE ARMENIAN-TURKISH TALKS WITH «HAPPY ENDING»
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Turkey was refreshing and changing its relations with the world, adding that Turkey would continue talks with Armenia to settle problems. ...
ANCA CALLS ON HILLARY CLINTON TO LIFT U.S. PRESSURE ON ARMENIA
Ken Hachikian, Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America, today called upon Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to lift the unfair and heavy pressure the U.S. government is using to ...
YEREVAN TO HOST INDIAN GOODS EXHIBITION FROM OCT. 7 TO 15
One-week exhibition and sale of Indian goods will open in Dinamo stadium in Yerevan on October 7, spokesman for RA Chamber of Commerce said. “Children’s wear, jewelry, bijouterie, leather garments, textile ...
IRAN, ARMENIA PLEASED WITH BILATERAL COOPERATION
Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met in Tehran Wednesday with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Parliament Chairman Ayad al- Samarai and representatives of Armenian Diaspora. ...
VIVA-CELL MTS’ EFFORTS WON CONSUMERS’ TRUST
Today, Viva-Cell MTS General Manger Ralph Yirikian met students and professors of RA Yerevan Engineering University. At the meeting, the General Manager disclosed Company’s activities and business development ...
ADB TO EXTEND $500 MILLION TO ARMENIA TO CONSTRUCT NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend up to $500 million to Armenia to upgrade its main corridor road as part of a broader thrust to improve connectivity, and boost trade, growth and livelihood ...
ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH GIVES POSITIVE ASSESSMENT TO ALL-ARMENIAN DISCUSSION OF THE PROTOCOLS
The Supreme Spiritual Council convened a meeting on September 30 in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. ...
AMERIA CJSC CONDUCTS LARGE TAXPAYERS SURVEY IN ARMENIA
America CJSC is contracted by the Ministry of Economy (MOE) to conduct a survey of the large taxpayers in the Republic of Armenia, Ameriabank’s press office said. The survey is initiated in the framework ...
YOUNG ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS DEFEAT GEORGIANS
Armenian junior chess team inflicted a 3.5:0.5 defeat on Georgians during the Olympiad going on in Akhisar, Turkey. This is the fourth victory of young Armenian players, who share the 3-4th positions ...
ARMENIA’S BUDGET REVENUES DECREASE BY 14 PER CENT OVER JANUARY-AUGUST THIS YEAR
Armenia’s state budget revenues amounted to 415.5 billion AMD, and expenses reached 494.5 billion AMD over January-August of 2009, the nine-month program of the government were fulfilled respectively ...
OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS PREPARING SARGSYAN-ALIYEV MEETING
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Thursday with OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France and Ambassador Robert Bradtke of the United States. ...
POSSIBLE OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER SHOWS THERE ARE NO ETERNAL ENEMIES
, Head of Azri Strategic Research Centre Malkhaz Gulashvili said today during Yerevan-Kiev TV bridge on “New Political Landscape in South Caucasus”. “One thing is clear: Armenian-Turkish normalization ...
SOUTH CAUCASIAN STATES TO MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY IN THEIR POLICIES
To realize “Peaceful Caucasus” conception, it is necessary to settle all conflicts in the region, Head of Azri Strategic Research Centre Malkhaz Gulashvili said today during Yerevan-Kiev TV bridge on ...
GALA CONCERT DEDICATED TO 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JINISHIAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION HELD IN YEREVAN
On October 8 gala concert dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Jinishian Memorial Foundation will take place in Yerevan. The high-level management of the Jinishian Memorial Foundation of America ...
RA GOVERNMENT APPROVES LORI REGION 2010-2011 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Guest sessions of the Armenian government are useful for implementation of social and economic development programs in the republic’s regions, RA Prime Minister said. “Being at the scene, government ...
ARTSVIK MINASYAN: BEFORE STARTING TALKS, ARMENIA SHOULD ASSESS ALL RISKS
“I was greatly disappointed by RA President’s speech at the Public Council Session,” ARFD parliamentarian Artsvik Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan, commenting upon President’s statement on Armenian-Turkish ...
UN DECLARED OCTOBER 1 AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ELDERLY
The UN General Assembly declared October 1 as International Day of Elderly since 1990. Initially, this day was celebrated only in Europe, but today the Day of Older Persons is celebrated in many countries, ...
ROCKSLIDES POSE THREAT TO GOSHAVANK
Since 2003, Japanese specialists have been trying to protect Goshavank medieval Armenian complex from rockslides, but their efforts fell flat. After several years' attempts to hold back rocks, they are ...
RA GOVERNMENT TO GRANT $40 MILLION BUDGET LOAN TO ARMROSGAZPROM
The Armenian government decided to grant a $40 million budget loan to ArmRosgazprom CJSC. The sum will be allocated for 6-month term with 11% interest rate. “The company is successfully implementing ...
OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER TO PROMOTE ARMENIA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Analyzing the economic potentials of Armenia and Turkey, Dashnak MP Artsvik Minasyan introduced ARFD bureau's document enumerating all the risks that may be caused by Armenian-Turkish Protocols. “We have ...
RA PRESIDENT LAUNCHES PAN-ARMENIAN TOUR
RA President Serzh Sargsyan started his Pan-Armenian tour on October 1 to hear out the Armenian Diaspora’s opinion on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. President Sargsyan is accompanied by ...
SOUTH CAUCASUS LACKS SECURITY
Following the August war in South Caucasus, the region lacks security, IISS Director of Russian and Eurasian programs Oksana Antonenko said today during Yerevan-Kiev TV bridge on “New Political Landscape ...
ARFD AND HERITAGE JOINTLY PROTEST ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
Favoring Armenian-Turkish process, Armenia’s pro-opposition parliamentary factions headed by ARF-Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage have made a joint statement on removing Protocol clauses concerning recognition ...
"NORTH GATE" NEW TOURISM CENTER TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ARMENIA
A new North Gate tourism center will be established in Armenia. The center will include several communities: Haghpat and Sanahin monastic complex, listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Akhtala, ...
ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS DEFEATED THEIR AZERI RIVALS
In the 8th round of World Junior Chess Championship held in Akhisar, Turkey from September 24 till October 3, Armenian national chess team (below age 16) beat their Azeri rivals 1.5:2.5. Armenian team’s ...
COE: ATATÜRK’S WORDS TO BE REMOVED FROM TEXTBOOKS
EU Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg called on Turkish authorities to remove from school text-books Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s phrase saying “Happy is he who calls himself a Turk”. There are ...
TURKISH JOURNALISTS AGAINST THE ACTIONS OF TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY
The Association of Diplomacy Correspondents (DMD) has asked the foreign ministry of Turkey for an explanation of a recent statement calling a visit by Turkish journalists to the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh ...
ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT MAKE AMENDMENTS TO LAWS RELATED TO OPERATION OF CASINOS
The government of Armenia introduced a number of amendments and additions to the laws "On Fixed Payments", "On State Duty", "On Profit Tax", "On Value Added Tax" at the meeting on Thursday. This package ...
HIGH FEST THEATER FESTIVAL STARTS IN YEREVAN
HIGH FEST theater festival has started in Yerevan. According to festival director Arthur Ghukasyan, this year the festival will be very representative. " We need financial assistance to keep leading ...
RA PRESIDENT – INITIATOR OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROCESS
Initiator in Armenian-Turkish process is RA President Serzh Sargsyan, who last year invited his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to watch football match, Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan told today a parliamentary ...
“DEEP PURPLE” VOCALIST AND “BLACK SABBATH” GUITAR PLAYER TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN ON OCTOBER 2
Deep Purple founder and vocalist Ian Gillan, Black Sabbath guitar player Tony Ayommy, Asia rock group’s keyboard player Jeff Downs, as well as tennis-player, winner of 1987 Wimbledon male tournament ...
SERZH SARGSYAN DISCUSSED ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS WITH RAMKAVAR DELEGATES
President Serzh Sargsyan has received Ramkavar-Azatakan party’s delegates from US, Canada, Europe and Near East, who are visiting Armenia to conduct a joint session with Armenakan party. Stressing the ...
ARMENIAN FENCERS FINISH WORLD CUP IN TURKEY THE FIRST DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT
Armenian fencers Michael Ghazaryan, Arkady Mouradyan and Edgar Avetisyan on October 1 started competing at the world championship in Turkey. Arkady Mouradyan and Michael Ghazaryan overcame the group ...
ARMENIA'S CENTRAL BANK COUNCIL APPROVES DRAFT BUDGET FOR 2010
The Council of the Central Bank of Armenia approved the draft budget for 2010, press office of the Central Bank reports. The project was approved at the BC Board meeting on October 1, chaired by the ...
“PEACEFUL CAUCASUS” UNFEASIBLE UNLESS THERE IS PROGRESS IN KARABAKH PROCESS
“Peaceful Caucasus” concept cannot be realized unless there is progress in Karabakh process, Director of Penta Applied Political Studies Institute Vladimir Fesenko said today during Yerevan-Kiev TV bridge ...
AVET ADONTS AND BELGIAN KING TOUCHED UPON ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
RA Ambassador to Belgium Avet Adonts has submitted his credentials to Belgian King Albert II. Congratulating Armenian diplomat, the king expressed hope that he would make his contribution to the development ...
NKR PRESIDENT SIGNS DECREE ON 2009 FALL DRAFT
On October 1, President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on 2009 autumn draft and demobilization. All male citizens who are 18 or whose deferment term expires by that time ...
NKR PRESIDENT BAKO SAHAKYAN TAKES PART IN PRESENTATION OF ATLAS OF NKR
NKR president Bako Sahakyan took part in the presentation ceremony of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Atlas on October 1 at the Artsakh State University. The President emphasized the importance of the ...
ARMENIAN-AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA
Major Armenian-American institutions released a joint statement welcoming the president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. The statement is signed by Armenian General Benevolent Union, Diocese of the Armenian ...