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Published on October 13, 2009
RAMKAVAR AZATAKAN PARTY URGES RA NA NOT TO RATIFY PROTOCOLS
- In connection with RA-Turkey protocols signing in Zurich, Ramkavar Azatakan Party of Armenia issued a statement, specifying that Turkey willl not ratify Protocols, citing Karabakh issue as a reason. In this connection, the Party urges RA NA not to ratify Protocols, demanding RA Government to prepare a new agreeement to include only stipulations on establishement of diplomatic relations and opening of borders, while refusing the remaining stipulations as unacceptable, Ramkavar Azatakan Party press service reported.
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ANC: RA PRESIDENT GOING TO MAKE CONCESSIONS IN KARABAKH ISSUE
The Armenian National Congress (ANC) issued a statement on occasion of signature of Armenian-Turkish Protocols in Zurich on October 10. “Independently of ratification of the document, Turkey has already ...SARGSYAN THANKS MEDVEDEV FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION PROCESS
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met in Moscow Monday with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to discuss trade and economic cooperation development, strengthening cooperation between regions, military ...TURKISH PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE ARMENIA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS NEXT WEEK
Turkish government will send the Armenia-Turkey Protocols to the parliament next week. “Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will inform the parliament regarding the Protocols on October 21,” State Minister ...AMERIABANK LAUNCHES PROGRAM FOR MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES
Ameriabank has announced a new loan program for medium-sized businesses, Corporate Banking Director Levon Arevshatyan said. “We have already reached agreement with two international organizations on ...PAMUK MAY FACE TRIAL AGAIN
The Supreme Court General Judicial Assembly decreed for opening a court case against writer Orhan Pamuk, laureate of the Nobel Prize for Literature. The author faces a fine of 36,000 TL (16,655 €) in ...TURKISH SIDE'S CUNNING STEP FELL THROUGH IN ZURICH
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Armenia and NATO have developed a positive atmosphere of cooperation, Zbignew Rybatsky, NATO representative for South Caucasus, announced in Yerevan. At the same time, he expressed belief that Armenia, ...AMERIABANK TO PROVIDE LOANS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
In the last quarter of 2009, Ameriabank plans to launch new loans for renewable energy sources in Armenia, Ameriabank’s corporate banking director Levon Arevshatyan told journalists Tuesday. “The new ...ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER MAY OPEN IN EARLY 2010
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2009 marks 725 years since the foundation of Gladzor university and 25 years since the opening of its history museum. On that occasion, celebrations were organized on the territory of “Gladzor University” ...RAU, VIRGINIA TECH TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON IT COOPERATION
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Majority of Turkish parliamentarians endorse Prime Minister’s statement on Turkish parliament’s not ratifying RA-Turkish Protocols unless there is progress in Karabakh settlement process, Head of TURKSAM ...IT’S IMPORTANT FOR YEREVAN AND ANKARA TO SHOW POLITICAL WILL AT PROTOCOLS’ IMPLEMENTATION STAGE
RA-Turkish rapprochement Protocols are a serious contribution to establishment of neighborly relations as well as an atmosphere of understanding and collaboration between the two countries, Vasiliy Likhachev, ...OPEN AIR MUSEUM TO BE ORGANIZED IN TSITSERNAKABERD BY 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF GENOCIDE
In a meeting with “Galust Gyulbenkyan” foundation delegates, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan introduced the current programs implemented in collaboration with NAS Institute Literature, Art and History. ...KAZAKHSTAN: RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS - BREAKTHROUGH TOWARDS STABILITY IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has estimated Armenia and Turkey’s recent initiative as a breakthrough towards establishing stability in South Caucasus. On October 13, Ministry released ...ORGANIZATION OF YOUTH’S ARMY ENROLLMENT GAINING IMPORTANCE IN VIEW OF RAPPROCHEMENT
Today, RA Defense Ministry’s Army Enrollment Committee sitting was held, attended by RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, General Staff Chief of RA Armed Forces Yuriy Khatchaturov, representative of RA ...KARABAKH CONFLICT WON’T BE SETTLED TILL 2010
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Karabakh conflict won’t be settled until April 2010, the Chairman of Turkish Center for International Relations and Strategic Analysis (TURKSAM), Sinan Ogan said at Yerevan-Ankara-Moscow TV bridge on ...POSITIVE OUTCOME OF RA-TURKISH PROCESS IN BOTH PARTIES’ INTERESTS
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October 13-14, Modern Humanitarian Academy (Moscow) and the Russian-Armenian Modern Humanitarian Institute, with support of the Ministry of Education and Science organize the International scientific ...ONE OF YEREVAN SCHOOLS TO BE NAMED AFTER ARMENIAN BENEFACTOR GALUST GULBENKIAN
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The final stage of CSTO’s Interaction-2009 command-headquarter training is scheduled in Kazakhstan for October 16. Military exercises were launched on October 2, with the first joint training organized ...HUSEYIN BAGCI: TURKEY CAN'T INTERFERE IN KARABAKH ISSUE SETTLEMENT
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The 2009 Nobel season ended on Monday with the announcement of the winner of the prize for Economics. Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the 2009 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for their work ...ZHIRAYR SEFILYAN: ANC WAS UNABLE TO FULFILL ITS MISSION
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In connection with RA-Turkey protocols signing in Zurich, Ramkavar Azatakan Party of Armenia issued a statement, specifying that Turkey willl not ratify Protocols, citing Karabakh issue as a reason. ...
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