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Headlines for October 16, 2009

ARMENIAN JUNIOR SOCCER TEAM SUFFERS 3RD DEFEAT IN WC QUALIFICATION MATCH
In the third final round of group qualification round for European Championship, Armenia’s junior soccer team (below age 19) suffered its third defeat with minimal score (0:1), falling behind Romanian ...
DANNY SHERIDAN SET ODDS FOR FIGHTERS TO WIN INAUGURAL SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC
Renowned sports handicapper Danny Sheridan has set the odds for each fighter to win the inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic, the groundbreaking six-fighter tournament from SHOWTIME Sports. Sheridan, ...
ARMENIAN GYMNASTS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LONDON NOT OVERCOME THE QUALIFYING ROUND
Armenian gymnasts Vahagn Stepanyan and Harutyun Merdinyan completed their programs in the qualifying round at the world championships in gymnastics in London. Vahagn Stepanyan, competing in the all-round ...
MOSCOW SINCERELY WELCOMES SIGNING OF RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
On October 10, Zurich hosted an important international event – signing of Protocols on the establishment of diplomatic ties and development of bilateral cooperation between Armenia and Turkey, RF MFA ...
ARTHUR ABRAHAM: I DON’T SEE HOW THE WINNER COULD NOT BE SEEN AS THE BEST
IBF’s former world boxing king Arthur Abraham met his closest rival, former absolute world champion Jermain Taylor in a news conference devoted to the single fight due on October 17. “Every fighter has ...
ULLI WEGNER: ARTHUR WILL FIND A WAY TO BEAT TAYLOR
67-year-old trainer Ulli Wegner is of the opinion that his fighter, Arthur Abraham, will win the entire “Super Six” 168-pound tournament. “Anybody that I train, has to train hard,” said Wegner. “If Arthur ...
OZELL NELSON: WE HAVE DONE OUR HOMEWORK ON ABRAHAM
Jermain Taylor’s trainer Ozell Nelson is confident of his guy’s victory. "We have done our homework on Abraham. We have looked at all 30 of his fights on tape and know exactly how we are going to fight ...
JERMAIN TAYLOR: I’M EXPECTING A WAR
“I am ready to do battle and win by any means necessary.” Jermain Taylor, Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham’s rival told a news conference devoted to the October 17 single fight which will open Super Six ...
ARMAN YEREMYAN DEFEATED BY CANADIAN SPORTSMAN AT WORLD TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP 1/16 FINAL
Armenian sportsman Arman Yeremyan (weight category – under 78kg) was beaten 1:2 by Sebastien Misho of Canada at World Taekwondo Championship 1/16 final. Thus, Arman Yeremyan dropped out of championship ...
SERGEY PETROSYAN WINS GOLD AT UNDER 23 WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenian weightlifter, Sergey Petrosyan , representing Russia in under 69kg weight category, won a gold medal at Under 23 Weightlifting Championship in Wladyslawowo, Poland. The winner lifted a weigh ...
THOMAS ROYCE TO COMPETE ON RING BEFORE SINGLE FIGHT VS. VAKHTANG DARCHINYAN
Ahead of boxing fight vs. Armenian light weigh sportsmen, WBA/WBC World Champion Vig Darchinyan (32-2-1, 26), WBC temporary world champion Thomas Royce (31-11-1, 22) of Mexico will compete against South ...
AZERI PRESIDENT CALLED ON ARMY TO BE ON ALERT
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Azeri President Ilham Aliyev Commander-in-Chief of country’s armed forces, has called on Azerbaijani army to be on the alert. Azeri leader believes that war is not yet over, and Azerbaijani army should ...
FOUR ARMENIAN KARATEKAS TO TAKE PART IN EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Four sportsmen in different weigh classes will represent Armenia in European Contact Karate Junior Championship due in Cyprus on October 24-31. Aikikendo Federation President David Atanesyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net ...
GDF SUEZ PLANS TO JOIN NABUCCO PROJECT
GdF Suez French energy company is ready to consider the possibility of making long-term investments in Nabucco project, stopping discussions over participation in South Stream, BFM.ru quotes GdF Suez ...
UAR: WE STILL HAVE TIME TO SMOOTH AMBIGUITIES IN ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
Turkey has not done anything to win Armenia’s trust. Nevertheless, the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR) attaches importance to Yerevan-Ankara dialogue, UAR President Ara Abarhamyan told a press conference ...
DAVIT SHAHNAZARYAN: ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SHOULD RATIFY PROTOCOLS FIRST
Statements that Armenia should ratify the Protocols after to Turkey are erroneous, according to member of Armenian National Congress (ANC) Davit Shahnazaryan. Ratifying the Protocols first, Turkey will ...
ATHENS TO HOST OSCE MG LEADERS’ ANNUAL SUMMIT ON DECEMBER 1-2
On December 1-2, OSCE MG leaders will meet in Athens to conduct their annual summit, OSCE Yerevan Office reported to a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. Summit work will bring together Foreign Ministers ...
SHEVKET SHAYDULLIN ANNOUNCED MAN OF THE YEAR IN ECONOMIC COLLABORATION SPHERE
On October 15, at Russian-Armenian University’s 10th anniversary celebration, South Caucasian Railways CJSC Director General Shevket Shaydullin was presented with a “Man of the Year in economic collaboration ...
UAR CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2010
The year 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the Union of Armenians of Russia (UAR). The two countries will next year organize different events to celebrate this jubilee anniversary, UAR President Ara ...
ARMENIA RANKS AS 10TH COUNTRY IN FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FUNDING
Armenia ranks as the 10th country in fight against money laundering and terrorism funding, Head of RA CBA Financial Monitoring Centre Daniel Azatyan told a news conference in Yerevan. He told journalists ...
TERMS OF GORAN LENNMARKER’S REGIONAL VISIT NOT DETERMINED YET
The terms of OSCE PA Special Representative for Karabakh and Georgia, Mr. Goran Lennmarker’s regional visit have not been determined yet. The visit will apparently take place next month, OSCE Yerevan ...
ARMENIANS IN ARGENTINA RELEASED A STATEMENT ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT
“Normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties has always been a key issue for Armenians worldwide. Following Turkish President’s last year’s visit to Armenia for watching soccer match between Armenian and Turkish ...
RA HISTORIANS TO HAVE LESS POSSIBILITIES IN JOINT ARMENIAN-TURKISH SUB-COMMISSION
The provision on formation of Armenian-Turkish sub-commission on historical issues jeopardize the process of reconciliation between the two countries, member of Armenian National Congress (ANC) Davit ...
7 VERDICTS ON MONEY LAUNDERING ARTICLE RETURNED AS OF OCTOBER 2009
So far, there have been 7 verdicts on Money Laundering article, of which 1 was returned in 2006 and 6 (still being processed) – in 2006, Head of CBA Financial Monitoring Center Daniel Azatyan told a news ...
MEMORANDUM ON PROTECTING ECONOMIC COMPETITION SIGNED IN YEREVAN
A memorandum on the “Legal Protection of Small and Medium Enterprises’ Economic Competition” was signed in Yerevan on October 16. The trilateral memorandum was signed by RA State Committee for the Protection ...
ANC PREPARED SUIT AGAINST EX-PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN
Member of Armenian National Congress (ANC) Davit Shahnazaryan said the ANC has prepared a 400-page suit against former President of Armenia Robert Kocharian over March 1, 2008 events. “The suit will ...
OPERA SINGER ARAKS DAVTYAN TO PERFORM IN YEREVAN IN FRAMES OF "RETURN" FESTIVAL
The fifth out six concerts in frames of the third "Return" festival will be held October 18 at the Chamber Music Hall after Komitas. Viva Mozart concert will be held with participation of the famous ...
WB READY TO COOPERATE WITH YEREVAN MAYOR'S OFFICE IN ALL DIRECTIONS
The mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan and the head of the World Bank delegation, Director for South Caucasus Asad Alam discussed the water system, the information and public Relations department of ...
WORLD BANK MANAGING DIRECTOR TO VISIT ARMENIA
The World Bank Managing Director, Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will travel to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan on October 17-21. The aim of her visit is to discuss with the respective governments, development ...
ARMENIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO GIVE A WRITTEN COGNIZANCE NOT TO LEAVE
RA Office of Prosecutor General intends to substitute arrest by cognizance not to leave for human rights activist Arshaluys Hakobyan. Hakobyan, who was an observer during May 31 municipal election, is ...
OCTOBER 16 ARMENIAN PRESS DAY
Armenia is marking Armenian Press Day on October 16. Azdarar, the first Armenian magazine was published in Madras (India) on October 16, 1794. In all, 18 monthly editions were issued. The magazine covered ...
GOVERNMENT DISCUSS POSSIBLE SCENARIOS OF ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS DEVELOPMENT
Armenia, of course, must be prepared for different scenarios in the process of normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations, RA prime minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan said. "Naturally, we must be ...
ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM RISE 25 POINTS IN FIFA RANKING
October 16 FIFA has published regular ranking results of the national teams. Armenian team as compared to last month rose by 25 points and with 325 points is at the 100th line in the table. The team ...
IN ABRAHAM - TAYLOR DUEL BOOKMAKERS GIVE PREFERENCE TO ARMENIAN BOXER
The group stage of super-tournament of medium weights «Super Six World Boxing Classic» will start October 17 with two fights. Arthur Abraham will meet with Jermain Taylor in Berlin, and Carl Froch will ...
PAN ARMENIAN EXPO 2009 TO TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 23 TO 25 IN YEREVAN
PanArmenian Expo 2009 international exhibition will be held October 23 to 25 at the Sports Complex after. Demirchyan in Yerevan, Vrezh Sarukhanyan spokesman for the Armenian Chamber of commerce told ...
PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA MAY START SAAKASHVILI'S IMPEACHMENT PROCEDURE
The Parliament of Georgia calls to start impeachment proceedings of the President Mikheil Saakashvili . The representative of the Republican Party, a member of the "Strong Georgia" opposition faction ...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO PROVIDE €100 MILLION TO ARMENIA
The European Commission proposed on the 14 of October 2009 to the Council to provide macro-financial assistance to Armenia, in the form of a loan of up to €65 million and of a grant of up to €35 million. ...
MONUMENT TO THE GREAT ARMENIAN POET AND ASHUG SAYAT-NOVA ESTABLISHED IN CENTRAL YEREVAN
The bust of the Armenian poet, ashug Sayat-Nova was established October 16 at the center of Yerevan. "We must remember our brilliant and talented ashugs. They have enriched our culture and laid ...
YOUTH TEAM OF ARMENIAN JUDO LEAVING FOR WORLD CUP IN PARIS
Grigor Ivanyan (w/c under 55 kg), Tigran Varosyan (60 kg) and Artem Baghdasaryan (under 73 kg) will represent Armenia at the World Cup in Judo under the direction of the team coach Tigran Babayan. ...
MAARIV: TRADITIONAL TURKISH ELITE LOSING STRENGTH
Traditional Turkish elite is losing strength. The Army no longer controls the state, like it used to be before. Diplomatic elite is pushed aside. Islam came to replace it. Neo-ottoman ideology is gaining ...
BANANTS HALFBACK ARTAK DASHYAN DISQUALIFIED TILL END OF SEASON
The halfback of Armenian Football Team and Banants Footbal Club Artak Dashyan was disqualified for the next four Armenian Football championship matches and Banants was fined AMD 150 000 at AFF disciplinary ...
ARA ABRAHAMYAN: ARMENIA MUSTN’T ENGAGE IN WISHFUL THINKING
“The thought of Armenia being “for” and Diaspora “against” RA-Turkish ties’ normalization should be done away with,” Russian Armenians’ Union (RAU) President Ara Abrahamyan said at round table discussions ...
RA-UKRAINE TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS’ POTENTIAL NOT USED IN ITS ENTIRETY
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Ukraine’s Industrial Policy Minister, co-chair of RA-Ukrainian intergovernmental committee on trade and economic collaboration Volodymyr Novytsky , governmental ...
"EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES" CONTEST FOR JOURNALISTS HELD IN YEREVAN
Press conference timed to the "Equal opportunities" journalism contest dedicated to disability issues held in Yerevan today. The purpose of the competition to promote equal rights of people with disabilities. ...
UAR HELPS ARMENIANS OF RUSSIA TO HAVE A FREE MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Union of Armenians of Russia plays an important role in providing medical assistance to the Armenians living in Russia, Professor Arnold Adamian said during a round table in Yerevan today. According ...
ARMENIAN SOLDIERS NEED PATRIOTIC EDUCATION
Armenian soldiers need patriotic education, Lieutenant General Norat Ter-Grigoryants stated at round table discussions. “It’s important for Armenian military personnel to have a command of Russian language. ...
ARMENIAN AND LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITIES’ REPRESENTATIVES FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES
On October 14-18, Armenian and Lithuanian Universities’ representatives will hold discussions on educational issues in both countries. On October 16, YSU hosted the meeting of Armenian and Lithuanian ...
ARMENIA NEEDS INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERTS
, RA National Academy of Sciences President Radik Martirosyan said at round table discussions in Yerevan. Radik Martirosyan gave high assessment to Russian Armenians’ Union activities, especially noting ...
ARF: NEW PHASE OF ALL-NATIONAL STRUGGLE START OCTOBER 10
Turkey rash to ratify Protocols because they fully reflect its interests, Vahan Hovhannisyan, member of the ARF Bureau said at the rally organized by ARF Dashnaktsutyun in Yerevan. According to him, ...
YEREVAN HOSTED “KARABAKH 2014” PROJECT BOOK PRESENTATION
Yerevan hosted “Karabakh 2014” project book presentation. The project, designed by Conciliation Resources organization, aims to stimulate discussions on peaceful settlement of NKR conflict. According ...
MADRID PRINCIPLES TAKE YEREVAN AND BAKU BACK TO 1991’S STATUS QUO
, an expert at Armenian Center for National and International Studies, Manvel Sargsyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “The international community has to understand that the only solution to NKR ...
US TRYING TO PROMOTE REGIONAL CONFLICTS’ SETTLEMENT
On October 8-14, US Embassy in Turkey organized “Two mountainsides” project, featuring a dialogue between Armenian an Turkish youth representatives. Project participants met US Ambassador to Turkey James ...
COE EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN ARMENIA
The experience of Council of Europe is successfully implemented in the development of democracy in Armenia, COE Armenia permanent representative, ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated during the meeting ...