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Headlines for October 14, 2009

ARMENIAN YOUTH SOCCER TEAM SUSTAIN DEFEAT FROM TURKS
Armenian youth soccer team sustained a 0:1 defeat from Turks in a Euro 2011 qualifier in Eskisehir Ataturk Stadium. Thus, Fleming Serritslev’s guys close the Group B (Estonia, Turkey, Switzerland, Georgia, ...
ARMENIAN CATHOLIC BISHOP FROM EGYPT CALLS ON TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE
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An Armenian Catholic bishop from Egypt, Krikor-Okosdinos Coussa of Alexandria, has called on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide. “In 1915, the Ottomans … killed the Armenian people in Greater ...
DINK FAMILY LAWYER URGES EXAMINATION OF ERGENEKON PLAN AGAINST MINORITIES IN TURKEY
Lawyers for the co-plaintiffs in the trial over the murder of Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink yesterday requested documents found during the searches of homes and offices of suspects from the prosecutor ...
ORRAN DAY CARE CENTER OPENS IN VANADZOR
Orran day care center opened its doors for 50 children from vulnerable families in Vanadzor, Lori. Children are selected as beneficiaries of Orran according to the socio-economic selection criteria and ...
IAGS: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION MUST BE STARTING POINT OF HISTORICAL COMMISSION, NOT ONE OF ITS POSSIBLE CONCLUSIONS
William Schabas, the president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), addressed an open letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, ...
YEREVAN TO HOST EURO-CAUCASIAN FORUM OF CARDIOLOGISTS OCT. 29 AND 30
On the initiative of RA Diaspora Ministry and Armenia-France health group, Yerevan will host Euro-Caucasian Forum of Cardiologists on October 29 and 30. Some 100 cardiologists from different countries, ...
DESPITE DENIAL OF YEREVAN MAYOR'S OFFICE, ARF TO HOLD PROTEST RALLY
Despite Yerevan mayor's office banned the protest rally envisaged for October 16 at the Charles Aznavour square, the action will be held, one of ARF Dashnaktsutyun leaders Vahan Hovhannisyan told a ...
ARMENIA MAY JOIN ISAF MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
Armenia may join International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan in February 2010, said Erik Sandahl of the NATO Headquarters Crisis Management and Operations Directorate. “We are ...
CUSTOMS AND TAX REFORM IN IT-SPHERE OF ARMENIA TO BE DISCUSSED IN LATE NOVEMBER
A special working group will be engaged in implementation of tax and customs reforms aimed at the development of information technology industry, Karen Vardanyan , UITE executive director said in Yerevan ...
VAHAN SHIRKHANYAN: ARMENIA LOST ALL ITS ACES
Our party will oppose RA-Turkey rapprochement until Turkey recognizes the Armenian Genocide, Gnchak Social Democratic Party representative Vahan Shirkhanyan told a news conference in Yerevan. According ...
U.S. DOCUMENTARIES TO BE SCREENED IN YEREVAN
U.S. documentaries will be screened in Yerevan from October 16 to November 29. 7 out of 30 documentaries are translated into Armenian. Subtitles are also provided. The event will open with David Hoffmann’s ...
ARMENIA SHOULD DEVELOP STRATEGY TO GAIN TURKISH IT MARKET
With possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, Armenia will enter a serious market, where it should take an aggressive position, according to UITE executive director Karen Vardanyan. “Opening ...
EVEN A CHECHEN JOURNALIST CAN BE SHOT IN BAKU FOR HAVING ARMENIAN STAMP IN PASSPORT
Law enforcement agencies in Azerbaijan yesterday arrested Chechen journalist Asia Umarova. A day before, on October 12, the journalist was visiting Tbilisi to participate in “Journalists for War” seminar. ...
ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION TO HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON RA-NATO RELATIONS
Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is not linked to RA-NATO ties. However, reconciliation between the two countries will have positive impact on the Alliance’s relationship with Armenia, according ...
ARMENIA LIKELY TO BECOME TECHNOLOGICAL COUNTRY
To become a technological country, Armenia should improve the efficiency of the fiscal authorities, Karen Vardanyan , UITE executive director told a press conference today. According to him, UITE launched ...
VAHAN SHIRKHANYAN: AMENDMENTS MIGHT BE INTRODUCED INTO PROTOCOLS
Turkey would recognize the Armenian Genocide if RA didn’t change its policy on the issue, according to Vahan Shirkhanyan, Hnchak Social Democratic party board member. “Turkey was under continuous pressure ...
VANADZOR CULTURE PALACE AFTER CH. AZNAVUR TO HOST WORK FAIR ON OCTOBER 16
On October 16, Vanadzor Culture House after Charles Aznavur will host a Work Fair. The goal of the event is to promote contacts between employers and specialists looking for job. “Employers in Lori region ...
ANTI-ARMENIAN HYSTERIA IN AZERBAIJAN GROWING EVERY DAY
Asya Umarova studied at the Caucasus Institute in Yerevan one year. She is Muslim, but she has had no problems with religion here. Asya was a good student, sociable and friendly girl, " Alexander Iskandaryan, ...
IN 2009 SCRW REGISTERED INCREASED WORK VOLUME FOR RAILWAY EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION
According to South Caucasian Railway Service-provided data, railways’ modernization work volume within 2009 investment program frameworks significantly exceeds 2008 volumes. Out of 1 040,00 million rubles ...
NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS TO MEET IN BRATISLAVA
NATO Defense Ministers will meet in Bratislava, Slovakia, on October 22 and 23 to discuss assistance to Afghan army and police, said Erik Sandahl of the NATO Headquarters Crisis Management and Operations ...
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN SWIMMING START OCTOBER 24 IN GYUMRI, ARMENIA
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10 teams will take part in Armenia’s Junior Championship in swimming October 24-25 in Gyumri. According to Igor Safaryan, President of the Swimming Federation, 8 teams will participate in the championship ...
PREMIERE OF "ENTANGLED PARALLELS” BY HOVHANNES GALSTYAN TO BE HELD OCTOBER 20 IN YEREVAN’S MOSCOW CINEMA
The premiere of "Entangled parallels” by Hovhannes Galstyan to be held October 20 in Yerevan’s Moscow cinema. Earlier, the premiere of the Armenian-Norwegian-French film took place in July this year at ...
RA AND TURKISH PRESIDENTS TO HAVE TET-A-TET MEETING IN BURSA
On October 14, RA President Serzh Sargysan, on the invitation of his Turkish colleague Abdullah Gul, left for Bursa to watch the World Cup European qualifier game between Turkish and Armenian national ...
USA WILL NOT STATION BMD IN GEORGIA
USA will not station their ballistic missile defense systems in Georgia, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on air of Echo of Moscow radio station. “I know Russia is concerned over the fact so ...
SMBAT MARGARYAN WINS THE TITLE OF FIRST CHAMPION AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN WEIGHTLIFTING UP TO 23 YEARS
The Armenian team has had a good start in the first ever European Championships in weightlifting up to 23 years, held in the Polish city of Vladislavovo. On the first day of the tournament in the men's ...
IT SPHERE GAINING IMPORTANCE IN CRISIS CIRCUMSTANCES
IT sphere is gaining importance in crisis circumstances, IT Enterprise Union Council Director Karen Vardanyan told a news conference on Wednesday. At the same time, he noted that crisis has influenced ...
TURKEY CANCELS MILITARY EXERCISES WITH ISRAEL IN FAVOR OF EXERCISES WITH SYRIA
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Turkey and Syria will hold joint military maneuvers . As the Syrian Defense Minister General Ali Habib informed, joint exercises will be "a larger scale than in April this year." Besides, the Foreign ...
TURKEY WILLING TO OFFER GUS HIDDINK € 7 MILLION PER ANNUM
Turkish Football Federation is willing to sign a contract with Dutch specialist Gus Hiddink, offering him € 7 million per annum. Another candidate for Turkish national team’s chief coach is Christoff ...
SIGNING OF RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS REPROACHED RUSSIA AND U.S.
Signing of Armenian-Turkish Protocols on normalization of bilateral ties is a good example of coordinating United States and Russia’s steps, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told U.S. Secretary of State ...
“AREVORDI” FILM FESTIVAL ORGANIZES FILM PRESENTATIONS FOR JOURNALISTS
On October 15-20, Arevordi second international environmental festival invites all journalists to “Golden Apricot” film festival’s hall for watching films. Organized every two years, “Arevordi” (Sun ...
FIFA BANS AZERI FLAGS AT TURKEY –ARMENIA FOOTBALL MATCH
FIFA banned Azeri flags at Turkey –Armenia football match due on October 14 at Ataturk stadium in Bursa. Initially, the ban was imposed by Bursa municipality, yet was lifted later on. Turkish Football ...
RA GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE ECONOMIC PRIORITIES
RA Government should determine priority spheres for country’s future development, UITE Executive Director Karen Vardanyan said. “We should decide what country we want in 10-15 years’ time, and what spheres ...
AZERI PARTY URGES FOR TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL OF AZERI AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY
National-Socialist Party of Azerbaijan issued an address to Azeri Parliament suggesting to hold discussions over RA-Turkish protocols concluded and temporarily withdraw Azeri Ambassador to Turkey, revising ...
OPENING OF TURKISH BORDER TO CREATE POTENTIALS FOR INSTALLING NEW OPTICAL INTERNET NETWORK
Opening of RA-Turkish border will create potentials for installing new optical Internet network, UITE Executive Director Karen Vardanyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “There are no serious problems ...
ARF: VISIT OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO TURKEY NOT JUSTIFIED
"There are no enough prerequisites for RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Turkey, since after signing the protocols in Zurich, the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish side ...
FFA PRESIDENT: IT’S TOO BAD TURKISH TEAM WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM WC-2010
Ahead of Armenia-Turkey match, Armenian Football Federation (FFA) President Ruben Hayrapetyan expressed hope that the game would be a purely sports event, with teams competing on equal conditions. “I ...
GENOCIDE SCHOLAR ROGER SMITH DONATES PERSONAL LIBRARY TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM OF AMERICA
Roger Smith, professor emeritus of government at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and a co-founder and past president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) ...
YEREVAN TO HOST FIFTH CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 15-19
On October 15-19, Yerevan will host the Fifth International Children’s and Youth Film Festival. After film presentations in Yerevan, events will be organized in Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Thereafter, ...
ANC IN SEARCH OF WAY OUT OF RA-TURKEY RAPPROCHEMENT PROCESS
“By signing RA-Turkish protocols in Zurich, Turkey has achieved its goal: Armenian Genocide issue will be removed from international agenda and referred to historic subcommittee,” Armenian National Congress ...
ATAA: RECONCILIATION BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY THROUGH CAREFUL STUDY OF HISTORY
Protocols of normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations are based on the concept of "constructive ambiguity" and each side can interpret them in favor of own interests, the statement of the Assembly of ...
ARMENIAN PEOPLE COULD BE SURPRISED IF THEY SAW ARCHIVES OF BOTH TURKEY AND ARMENIA?
A Turkish historian said that Armenian people could be surprised if they saw World War I-era archives of both Turkey and Armenia. Professor Kemal Cicek, head of Armenian Researches Desk of Turkish Historical ...
RA PUBLIC SERVICE WILL MEET EUROPEAN STANDARDS
On October 14, within Armenia –EU collaboration program frameworks, at interdepartmental sitting headed by RA National Security Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan, a resolution was taken to develop a reform ...
ARTHUR ABRAHAM TO A FIGHT AGAINST JERMAIN TAYLOR UNDER THE SONG OF «SCORPIONS»
Ex-world champion in the middleweight version of IBF, Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham at the “Super Six World Boxing Classic” tournament on October 17 will fight in the second middleweight against American ...
ARMENIA READY TO CONTINUE PEACEMAKING MISSION IN KOSOVO
RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in Armenia-Pristina TV bridge. In his opening speech, Edward Nalbandian gave high assessment to the already traditional event, thanking USA and Greece ...
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION CENTER OF ARMENIA APPLIES TO COURT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM ANC
On October 15, at 12:00 p.m. Kentron and Nork Marash regular court will hold a legal trial at the suit of Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) against Armenian National Congress. On June ...
´RA AND TURKISH PRESIDENTS HAVE MET IN BURSA
The meeting between RA President Serzh Sargsyan and Turkish President Abdullah Gul has launched, PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from Bursa. Tet-a-tet meeting will be followed by meetings between ...
EU CRITICIZES TURKEY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION
European Committee’s annual report for Turkey highlights flaws in spheres of protecting civil rights and ensuring freedom of expression. Despite certain progress, the rights of Kurdish population, national ...
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT TO HOST DISCUSSIONS ON JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES ACTIVITIES
On October 15, School of Business and Management at American University of Armenia will host discussions on joint-stock companies activities. The discussions will focus on the role of internship programs ...
ARTHUR ABRAHAM AND JERMAIN TAYLOR HELD PUBLIC WORKOUT
Dozens of reporters and camera teams attended October 13 public workout in the heart of Berlin as “King” Arthur Abraham and Jermain Taylor gave a taste of their class. The two former champions will open ...
SOCAR AND GAZPROM SIGNED CONTRACT ON AZERI GAS SUPPLY TO RUSSIA
Contract signing ceremony between State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and GazProm Russian Company took place at SOCAR office. The contract stipulates for supply of 0,5 cubic meters of gas to GazProm ...
OCTOBER 16 – DAY OF ARMENIAN PRESS
On October 16, Armenia is celebrating the day of national press. On that very day in 1794, the first Armenian printed journal “Azdarar” was published in Madras (India). By a Government decision dated ...
BURSA IS HOSTING MEETINGS BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND TURKISH DELEGATIONS
At he moment, Almira hotel in Bursa is hosting meetings between Armenian and Turkish delegations. As PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from Bursa, the meeting is attended by RA and Turkish Foreign ...
YEREVAN TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
On October 15, Yerevan will host an international conference titled “Towards Copenhagen: Armenia in the run-up to 15th session of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change”. Event aims at creating a group ...
TICKETS FOR ARMENIA –TURKEY GAME WERE DISTRIBUTED TO MAINLY SOLDIERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS
The football match between Turkey and Armenia was definitely a historic event but for all the non-football reasons. The 2010 World Cup qualifying group game means little for both teams, who both lost ...
RA PARLIAMENT’S PARK WILL HOST HOVHANNES TUMANYAN’S 140TH ANNIVERSARY AND HOLY TRANSLATORS’ DAY CELEBRATIONS
On October 15, RA Parliament’s park will host Hovhannes Tumanyan’s 140th anniversary and Holy Translators’ Day celebrations. The event will be attended by RA NA leader Hovik Abrahamyan and Primate of ...
BUS WITH ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS PEBBLED IN BURSA
The bus with Armenian journalists was pebbled near Bursa Ataturk Stadium where the World Cup qualifier match between Armenian and Turkish teams is to begin. As PanARMENIAN.Net’s David Hakobyan reports ...
BURSA’A ATATURK STADIUM IS HOSTING WC 2010 QUALIFIER MATCH
At the moment, between Armenian and Turkish teams. Armenian national anthem was catcalled, PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent David Hakobyan reported from Bursa’s Ataturk stadium. On October 14, RA President ...
WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING STAGE: TURKEY - ARMENIA - 2:0
Armenian national football team held its last meeting October 14 in the qualifying stage of World Cup 2010, and lost to Turkey with a score of 0:2. Score was opened at 16th minute. One of the numerous ...