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Headlines for October 17, 2009

ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS OF GEORGIA OPPOSED RATIFICATION OF THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
Mass protest action against ratification of recently signed Armenian-Turkish Protocols held October 16 at the Embassy of Armenia in Georgia. As the press center of the Armenian community in Georgia told ...
FRANK PALLONE AND MARK KIRK SHARE THE CONCERN REGARDING HISTORICAL COMMISSION BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY
On the eve of the signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols, Congressional Armenian Caucus co-chairs Frank Pallone and Mark Kirk were joined by lead Armenian Genocide Resolution sponsors Adam Schiff and ...
CCAF CALLS UPON GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES TO STOP THE UNFAIR TRIAL AND RESTORE THE RIGHTS OF CHAKHALYAN
Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) has authorized the lawyer, expert for the Office of Legal Affairs, Council of Europe Philip Kalfayan to attend as an observer the trial ...
POLAND SUPPORTS SIMPLIFICATION OF VISA REGIME IN FRAMES OF "EASTERN PARTNERSHIP"
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland supports to liberalize the visa regime for participants of European Eastern Partnership program with EU countries with a view to completely abolish visas for citizens ...
PROTESTERS IN TEL-AVIV DEMAND RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
On October 16, Im Titsu (If You Like) movement held demonstration near Turkish Embassy in Tel-Aviv. Activists held photo exhibition on Armenian Genocide, calling on Turkish Government to recognize Armenian ...
LE FIGARO ISSUES A MAP WITH ARMENIA’S BORDERS MARKED IN COMPLIANCE WITH TREATY OF SEVRES
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Le Figaro has published a map where Armenia’s borders are marked in compliance with Treaty of Sevres. The map of energy corridors going through Turkey was drawn by CIA and U.S. Department of Energy, freelance ...
NETHERLANDS TO HOST ARMENIAN FILM FESTIVAL
On October 22-November 4, Hague will host a retrospective presentation of Armenian films on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Abovian Armenian Cultural Association. Dutch audience will have the ...
ANKARA, BAKU DIFFER ON GAS
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Turkey’s conditions for gas delivery to Europe are unacceptable, Deutsche Welle reported. “Baku will search for alternative transit routes, possibly Russia and ...
TURKEY WISHES PEACE AND STABILITY IN REGION
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If Turkey wishes peace in South Caucasus, Ankara should to resolve all problems with neighbors, said Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (GNAT) Speaker Mehmet Ali Shahin. “If one lives in a house where ...
GAFESCHYAN CULTURAL CENTRE TO OPEN WITH ARSHIL GORKY’S EXHIBITION
On November 8-January 31, 2010, Gafeschyan Art Centre of Yerevan will host the exhibition of outstanding American-Armenian painter Arshil Gorky, the most monumental representative of XX century American ...
RA ECONOMIC POLICY WILL ALLOW ARMENIA TO RANK AMONG UPPER-MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Saturday with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank, the government’s information center reported. Briefing on the economic situation ...
SOUTH CAUCASIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET WITH “EU TROIKA” ON OCTOBER 26
On October 26, Luxemburg will host a meeting between “EU Troika” and Armenian, Azeri and Georgian Foreign Ministers, EU official Web site reports. The meeting will take place within the frames of “Eastern ...
GORIS HOSTS “ZANGEZUR EXHIBITION-SALE”
“Zangezur Exhibition-Sale” opened in Goris (Syunik region) on October 17. It displays the handmade works of women of Syunik region. Exhibition was organized by Women’s Resource Center of Goris, under ...
ABDULLAH GÜL: A NEW ERA BEGINS IN THE CAUCASUS
Turkey not only places importance on Armenia, but also on maintaining stability throughout the Caucasus, Turkish President Abdullah Gül told a joint press conference with his Macedonoian counterpart. ...
U.S. CALLS ON TURKEY TO REFRAIN FROM FLARING UP TENSIONS
The United States called on Turkey to refrain from flaring up tensions in the region. U.S. said Turkey should show restraint in political debates on the international arena. Israeli-Turkish relations ...
ARMENIA AND UKRAINE TO ESTABLISH ACTIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION
On October 17, President Serzh Sargsyan received Ukrainian Industrial Policy Minister Vladimir Novitsky, Co-Chair of Armenian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission. Highlighting the importance of intensifying ...
ARMENIAN SAMBO WRESTLERS WON TWO BRONZE MEDALS AT THE START OF WC
Armenia's youth and junior sambo teams had a successful start in World Championship taking place in Samakova, Bulgaria. On the first day of junior competitions, Tigran Kirakosyan (48 kg.) and Mher Karapetyan ...
OCTOBER 17 – INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR POVERTY ERADICATION
On October 17, 1987, over 100 people gathered in Trocadéro Square, Paris (where Universak Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948) to pay tribute to victims of poverty. They all declared poverty ...
VARDAN DAVTYAN WINS 5TH MEDAL FOR ARMENIAN TEAM
Armenian weightlifter Vardan Davtyan won the 5th medal for the Armenian team at European Weightlifting Championship under 23. Lifting 359kg in snatch and jerk combination, Davtyan won the vice champion ...
ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTERS WIN MEDALS FOR RUSSIAN TEAM
at the European Weightlifting Championship under 23. David Bejanyan representing Russia won the champion title at the European Weightlifting Championship under 23 in Wladislawowo, Poland. Another Armenian ...