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Headlines for October 09, 2009

ARMENIAN MIKA DEFEATS SERBIAN BASS IN EUROPEAN CHESS CUP
Women's Club Champion of Armenia's Mika in the 5th round of the European Chess Club Cup scored its first victory in the tournament, defeating the Serbian club Bass (Belgrade) with a score 3,5:0,5. ...
ARMENIAN MIKA SUFFERS FIRST DEFEAT IN 5TH ROUND OF EUROPEAN CLUB CUP
In the fifth round of the European Club Cup Armenia’s chess champion Mika suffered his first defeat, yielding to Saratov’s Economist with the score 3,5:2,5. Vladimir Akopian and Zaven Andreasyan suffered ...
ARMENIA’S KARATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DEDICATED TO 2791 ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAPITAL
Open championship of Armenia in contact karate dedicated to 2791 anniversary of Yerevan will start on October 11 in the capital. The championship will be attended by 180 athletes under 16 years from Armenia’s ...
SPAIN SQUAD TO HOLD OPEN TRAINING SESSION OCTOBER 9 IN YEREVAN
Spain football squad arrived in Yerevan October 8 and accommodated in "Marriott" hotel. On October 9 wards of Vicente Del Bosque will hold open training session at 07.00 p.m. by Yerevan time at the "Republican" ...
HILLARY CLINTON TO ATTEND SIGNING CEREMONY ARMENIA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will fly to Zurich on Saturday to attend a ceremony where Armenia and Turkey are expected to sign historic accords to normalize relations, the State Department ...
SUSIE KENTIKIAN: ALTHOUGH SAHIN IS UNDEFEATED, I KNOW MY JOB
Armenian athlete, twice world champion in the "fly" weight (up to 51 kg) among women professionals of WBA and WIBF Susanna Kentikian (Killer Queen) on October 10 will defend her titles against undefeated ...
TURKISH FM: ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS REAFFIRM LAUSANNE TREATY
The Armenia-Turkey protocols will reaffirm Turkey’s borders with Armenia as outlined by the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during a press conference Thursday. ...
OSCE MG: PRESIDENTS TALKS BEEN CONSTRUCTIVE
Heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev had a meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Chisinau on October 8. The meeting began with participation of foreign ministers of Armenia ...
WB: OPENING BORDER WITH TURKEY TO BOOST TRADE AND REDUCE TRANSPORT COSTS
The reopening of the Turkish-Armenian border is expected to have a significant positive impact on the Armenian economy, with the direct impact initially through trade. Were the border to reopen, both ...
CIS FOREIGN MINISTERS COUNCIL ENDORSE EVENTS DEDICATED TO 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN WW II
Future activities of the CIS, cooperation in humanitarian sphere, joint action in international organizations in the field of security were discussed during Summit of Heads of CIS Foreign Ministers on ...
SWISS FOREIGN MINISTRY: PROTOCOLS TO BE SIGNED ON OCTOBER 10
Protocols on normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia will be signed on October 10 in Zurich, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland announced. "Protocols will be signed at Zurich ...
OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS ISSUE STATEMENT
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement today: “The President ...
PAUL MCCARTNEY MAY GIVE A CONCERT IN YEREVAN
"VIBROGRAPHUS" recently organized a concert of the legendary British rock band Jetro Thul in the capital of Armenia. October 16 the same company will provide rock fans with an opportunity to visit the ...
ARMENIA ECONOMICALLY NOT PREPARED FOR BORDER OPENING
Armenia is not economically prepared for opening border with Turkey, ex-Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan finds. The only research according to him, was carried out 4 year ago by AIEPLAC's recommendation. ...
ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS NOT LINKED TO KARABAKH PROCESS
The October 8 meeting between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev proved that Armenian-Turkish reconciliation is not linked to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict ...
SCR PLANNING TO ACQUIRE NEW RAILWAY EQUIPMENT BY 2015
South Caucasian Railways CJSC is planning to acquire new railway equipment by 2015, the company’s press office reported. According to chief engineer Sergey Harutyunyan, manual labor will be minimized ...
DOCUMENT ON KARABAKH ALREADY SIGNED, FORMER RA FM SAYS
Nagorno Karabakh conflict has always been on the agenda of Armenian-Turkish relations, Armenia’s former Foreign Minister Vahan Papazyan said. “Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations are ...
VICENTE DEL BOSQUE TO CONTINUE FINE-TUNING HIS TEAM
Spain soccer team coach Vicente del Bosque said his team will come out into the field to win. “I will now be aiming to continue fine-tuning his side and look for alternatives in his main starting XI ...
SAMVEL BABAYAN: TURKEY WILL CLAIM TO ZANGEZUR SOON
Recognition of the current Armenian-Turkish border is the major danger the Armenian-Turkish protocols contain, according to former commander of NKR Defense army. Samvel Babayan said that although the ...
TREATY OF KARS HAS LEGAL FORCE
The , as it has not been denounced by Armenia, according to RA former Foreign Minister. “Although the Treaty is not mentioned in the protocols, there is a provision saying that Armenia recognizes the ...
YEREVAN TO HOST “I AM A MAN” FILM FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 9-11
On October 9-11, Yerevan will host “I am a man” 3rd South Caucasus Film Festival. According to Yerevan program co-organizer Hrant Avanesyan, the festival will feature 6 films, selected out of 12 screened ...
GENOCIDE RECOGNITION WILL BECOME POINTLESS AFTER RECOGNITION OF TURKEY’S BORDERS
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is directly linked to recognition of Turkey’s present-day borders, former commander of NKR Defense army Samvel Babayan said. “,” he told a news conference on Friday. ...
1997-98 OFFERS FOR NKR CONFLICT RESOLUTION WERE BETTER THAN MADRID PRINCIPLES
, ex-RA FM Vahan Papazyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “The problem of territories’ return was always there, I believe soon we’ll have a chance to discuss the way this will happen,” ex RA FM stated. ...
NATIONAL ACADEMY HOSTED EXHIBITION IN MEMORY OF HENRIK IGITYAN
On October 9, RA NAS exhibition hall hosted the opening of first Armenian still life painting, dedicated to the memory of Armenian art critic Henrik Igityan. Exhibition aimed at raising society’s interest ...
PROTOCOLS WOULDN’T BE SO AWFUL, DID THEY NOT STIPULATE FOR HISTORIC COMMITTEE FORMATION
Armenian Genocide issue is the most complicated one in RA-Turkey relations. Considering this circumstance, the first government of independent Armenia resolved against including issue on international ...
RA GOVERNMENT DISCUSSED IT INFRASTRUCTURE FORMATION ISSUES
RA Council for IT Development Assistance sitting headed by RA Prime-Minister Tigran Sargsyan, discussed information technologies infrastructure formation issues. The Council sitting also focused on IT-related ...
ARMENIAN SOCCER TEAM COACH: SPAIN N1 IN THE WORLD
Armenian national soccer team coach Vardan Minasyan said his guys will come out into the field with the sense of responsibility. “However we try, it will be Spain dictating the rules. We will be risky ...
SOLIDARITY: WE CAN’T DELAY RA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS CONCLUSION
RA-Turkish relations should be viewed in geopolitical context, Solidarity Party Chairman Sargis Avetisyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “This is the first case when 3 superpowers are acting based ...
YSU HOSTS OPENING CEREMONY OF “I AM HUMAN” FILM FESTIVAL
On October 9, Yerevan State University hosted the opening ceremony of “I am Human” film festival, a unique event dedicated to human rights, reconciliation and conflict resolution. “This festival will ...
BARACK OBAM WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
The Nobel Committee has acknowledged Barack Obama’s “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Oslo Committee has particularly hailed his efforts at ...
PRESIDENTS SARGSYAN, ALIYEV AND MEDVEDEV MEET IN KISHINEV
Russian, Armenia and Azeri Presidents have started trilateral talks on the margins of CIS Summit in Kishinev. Key issue in their agenda will be Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Russian FM Sergey ...
STEPAN SAFARYAN: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES SAW THE BRANCH THEY ARE SITTING ON
“Armenian-Turkish rapprochement based on current Protocols becomes a warm-up in Karabakh settlement process,” Heritage faction MP Stepan Safaryan told a National Assembly September 9 briefing. Authorities’ ...
DIASPORA PROTEST ACTIONS PROVED ARMENIANS ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE VIGILANT
Diaspora’s protest actions proved that Armenians across the globe are vigilant, RA former Foreign Minister Vahan Papazyan said. As to public reaction, he said that it will become stronger and stronger. ...
PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN RA AND RF REGIONS
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Nikolay Voronin Chairman of Regional Duma of Sverdlovsk Legislative Assembly. Welcoming the guest, Premier highlighted the importance of cooperation ...
RUSSIAN TEAM FAVORITE IN MATCH VS. GERMANS, ARMENIAN TEAM’S COACH
In an October 9 news conference organized ahead of Armenia-Spain soccer match, Armenian team’s chief coach Vardan Minasyan also shared views on Russia-Germany match. Coach also spoke about separate ...
JULIA SAHIN: I HAD OVER A YEAR TO PREPARE MYSELF TO FIGHT KENTIKIAN
Undefeated WIBF world ex-champion Julia Sahin said she had over a year to prepare herself for this fight vs. Female WBA/WIBF world flyweight champion “Killer Queen” Susi Kentikian. “With my new trainer ...
29 AMERICAN DOCUMENTARIES TO BE SCREENED IN YEREVAN BEGINNING OCTOBER 16
On October 14, RA National Gallery will start presentation of American documentaries. Till late November, lovers of documentary art will have the chance to watch 29 films shot by American documentary ...
DEMONSTRATORS IN YEREVAN PROTESTING AGAINST RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS (PHOTO SPREAD)
At 5 p.m. today, ARF-Dashnaktsutyun organized a protest march in Yerevan in connection with upcoming signature of RA-Turkish Protocols, scheduled in Zurich on October 10. Around 4-5 thousand protesters ...
WORLD-KNOWN ARMENIANS SUPPORT RA GOVERNMENT’S POLICY
A group of world-known Armenians addressed an open letter to their compatriots. The letter ran as follows: “The Soccer Diplomacy initiated by the President of Armenia in September of last year opened ...
OCTOBER 10 – WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
On October 10, World Mental Health Day, Yerevan will host round table discussions on “Return to society and healthy life”. Discussions were organized by Psychiatry Medical Center at RA Ministry of Healthcare ...
DISSIDENCE IN ARMENIAN SOCIETY –TURKEY’S BIGGEST DREAM
There are deep processes taking place in both Armenia and Diaspora. Each Armenian is very sensitive about the issue lying behind discussions, RA Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan told Armenian journalists. ...
ARMENIA NOT TO WEAKEN ITS STANCE ON INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE
There’s a wrong opinion that countries which have recognized or are preparing to recognize Armenian Genocide link the issue to Armenian-Turkish relations, Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan told journalists. ...
DEMONSTRATORS HELD RALLY AT PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE IN YEREVAN PROTESTING AGAINST PRECONDITIONS (PHOTO SPREAD)
Over 20 000 demonstrators participated in a protest rally at Presidential residence, chanting “No to Protocols”, “No Concessions to Turkey”, “No to Preconditions”. According to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, ...
YEVGENI GLADUNCHIK AWARDED WITH RA PARLIAMENT’S MEDAL
On October 9, RA Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan bestowed RA NA Honor Medal upon “Electric Networks of Armenia'” CJSC’s General Director Yevgeni Gladunchik on the occasion of his 60th birth anniversary. ...
ARMENIA CAN CLAIM BORDERS OUTLINED AS A RESULT OF GENOCIDE
Current border between Armenia and Turkey was outlined in the aftermath of Armenian Genocide, and the issue of reviewing it may be raised in the context of eliminating consequences of the first Genocide ...
DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO MARK FINAL STAGE OF HEINOUS CRIME
On October 9, Armenian Scientific Union of Moscow adopted a statement concerning RA-Turkish Protocols. Document particularly says that issues on raising Turkish blockade and establishing diplomatic relations ...
CIS FM COUNCIL WILL PROMOTE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF NKR AND TRANSDNIESTRIAN CONFLICTS
At CIS Foreign Ministers sitting in Kishinev, CIS FM Council confirmed its readiness to promote fair settlement of NKR and Transdniestrian conflicts. CIS Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev noted that ...
ARFD SEEKS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS THROUGH NATIONAL UNIFICATION
“Following social discussions on initialed RA-Turkish Protocols we offered to hold constructive debates, yet were given gross refusal by the Government, which proves the lack of reliable facts and low ...
ITALY SUPPORTS ARMENIA’S POSITION ON KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
RA Ambassador to Italy Ruben Karapetyan has met with Ricardo Miliori, Head of Italian delegation in OSCE PA. Parties exchanged views on Armenian-Turkish normalization and Karabakh settlement as well as ...
EU TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH TIES
Today, European Friends of Armenia held a lunchtime briefing at its Brussels office with H.E. Karine Ghazinyan, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia. The focus of H.E. Ms Ghazinyan’s speech and the subsequent ...
THE ARMENIANS OF CYPRUS HAS EXPRESSED GRAVE CONCERN OVER PROTOCOLS
The Armenians of Cyprushas expressed grave concern over Protocols agreed on 31 August between Armenia and Turkey. In an open letter to the President and the government of Armenia, it is noted that the ...
ESTABLISHMENT RA-TURKEY DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WILL PREPARE GROUND FOR NEW RELATIONS IN THE REGION
Establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey will prepare the ground for new relations in the region, newly appointed Germany’s Ambassador to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt said in an ...
PROTEST RALLY ENDS AT TSITSERNAKABERD GENOCIDE VICTIMS’ MEMORIAL IN YEREVAN (PHOTO SPREAD)
Protest rally of over 20 000 people, launched today at Yerevan’s Republic Square, continues at Tsitsernakaberd Genocide victims’ memorial. Among participants were 12 RA political forces, united against ...
HERITAGE LEADER CHARACTERIZES CURRENTS EVENTS AS “SECOND SARDARAPAT”
“I hope something will change till tomorrow’s Protocol conclusion, in the opposite case our rallies will continue,” rally participant, Heritage Party Leader Raffi Hovhannesyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. ...
PROTOCOLS ARTIFICIALLY CONCEAL PRECONDITIONS ON KARABAKH ISSUE, ARFD CLAIMS
«The purpose of today's meeting was to show Armenian President that protest against Protocols is not organized by one or several political parties only. That’s the protest of entire nation,» ARFD faction's ...