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Headlines for October 22, 2009

TIGRAN SARGSYAN: ARMENIA SUPPORTS RA-JAPAN RELATIONS DEVELOPMENT
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Minophagen Pharmaceutical Co. delegation, headed by company president Tokuichiro Utsunomiya, governmental press service reported. Welcoming the gust, RA Prime ...
CCAF URGES GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES TO STOP UNFAIR TRIAL OVER VAHAGN CHAKHALYAN
Co-ordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) issued a statement on Vahagn Chakhalyan’s rights, grossly violated by his unfair trial. The statement emphasized that lawsuit monitoring ...
VTB BANK ARMENIA AND AMERIABANK ENGAGED IN JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF PAYMENT CARD BUSINESS
VTB Bank Armenia and Ameriabank continue to develop collaboration along the lines of joint POS-terminals’ operation at sale and service points, VTB Bank Armenia press service reported. In the end of ...
USA URGES IRAN TO TAKE URGENT ACTIONS ON URANIUM PROGRAM
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a statement upon International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) presenting agreement project to Iran, USA, Russia and France, expecting document ratification ...
VTB BANK ARMENIA DECREASED MORTGAGE AND AUTOMOBILE CREDIT RATES
VTB Bank Armenia announced mortgage and automobile credit rates decrease, as well as crediting process expedition, bank’s press service reported. Annual real estate credit rates decreased from 19,5% ...
REGULAR MONITORING OF NKR AND AZERBAIJAN ARMED FORCES CONTACT LINE CONDUCTED
On October 22, in accordance with the earlier achieved agreement with the NKR authorities the OSCE mission conducted а regular monitoring of the line of contact of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani ...
RALPH YIRIKIAN: BEST WAY AVOID BRAIN DRAIN IS TO MEET NEEDS OF FUTURE PROFESSIONALS
VivaCell-MTS, subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, announced that the General Manager Ralph Yirikian shared Thursday the five-year history of the Company’s accomplishments and experience with the students ...
CANADIAN MAGAZINE QUESTIONS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Ten days after signing of Armenia-Turkey protocols, Canada-based Embassy magazine published an article where the author questioned the fact of the Armenian Genocide. To comment on the article, Ara Papian, ...
TURKEY LAYS DOWN CONDITIONS TO ARMENIA
Turkey has started laying down conditions to Armenia, chairman of National Non-Conservative Movement said. “Under the circumstances, Armenia should launch a process for recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh ...
25-YEAR KARS AGREEMENT BECAME VOID IN 1946
“October 21 statement of Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu proved RA-Turkey protocols contain preconditions, with a stipulation for obliging RA government to sign Kars agreement as the most significant among ...
ABDULLAH GUL AND ILHAM ALIYEV REMOVED MISUNDERSTANDINGS IN TURKEY –AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS
Turkish and Azerbaijani Presidents, Abdullah Gul and Ilham Aliyev held a telephone conversation and removed misunderstandings resulting from some emotional reactions which emerged during a tough period. ...
IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM IS OF EXCEPTIONALLY PEACEFUL CHARACTER
Iran keeps insisting on exceptionally peaceful character of its nuclear program, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani stated. “Iran is a state, governed in accordance with religious values. Iranian ...
TURKEY, OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS HAVE EQUAL POSITIONS IN KARABAKH PROCESS
During the past 16 years, Turkey’s goal was to get engaged in the Karabakh conflict settlement process, said Vladimir Karapetyan, the person in charge for foreign policy of the Armenian National Congress ...
HAIL CAUSES 7-10 MILLION DAMAGE TO ARMENIA ANNUALLY
The Armenian government on Thursday amended the State Budget 2009’s incomes and expenditures totaling AMD 250 million in the framework of the Japanese grant for the construction of anti- hail stations ...
ARMENIA AND RUSSIA TO SIGN COLLABORATION AGREEMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY SPHERE
RA Government approved suggestion on signing Armenia –Russia collaboration agreement in nanotechnology sphere. In this connection, Deputy RA Economy Minister Vahe Danielyan noted that Nanotechnology ...
RA DEPUTY FM: IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVE RESULTS IN KARABAKH PROCESS
Statements made by Turkish high-ranking officials are contradictory to what is fixed in protocols, RA Deputy Foreign Minister said. “Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh ...
UN OFFICE IN ARMENIA PRESENTS BOOKS TO ARMENIA’S NATIONAL LIBRARY
the National Library of Armenia held October 22 an event devoted to the 64th anniversary of establishing the United Nations . On this occasion the UN office in Armenia donated books to the National Library ...
RA GOVERNMENT TAKES CHARGE OF CAROUSELS’ SECURITY IN ARMENIA
At Thursday sitting RA Government ratifies technical regulations for fail safe functioning of carousels. “Currently 150 carousels are operating on the territory of Armenia; fail safe functioning has to ...
ARMENIA CHESS TEAMS TO PLAY VS. DENMARK, ITALY IN 1ST ROUND OF 17TH EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenian men’s and women’s teams are participating in the 17th European Team Chess Championship held on Novi Sad, Serbia, October 21-31st, 2009. Levon Aronyan will not take part in the first round on ...
OCTOBER 24 UNITED NATIONS DAY
United Nations Day (UN Day) is observed annually worldwide on 24 October to commemorate the founding of the United Nations in 1945. On October 24, 1945, the United Nations (UN) came into force when the ...
ANC PLANS NO RALLIES IN NEAR FUTURE
As of now, Armenian National Congress sees no need in conducting rallies, ANC Foreign Relations Committee Head Vladimir Karapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan. According to him, ANC studies people’s ...
BAKU POLICE DISPERSED KLO ACTIVISTS
Karabakh Liberation Organization activists tried to organize a protest rally in front of Hyatt Regency hotel, hosting BSEC Member States Council sitting. Rally participants protested against Armenian ...
YEREVAN HOSTS TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON “QUALITY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF EDUCATION”
The two-day conference on “Quality and Correspondence of Education” was launched today in Yerevan. Summing up the results of the first credit program, it will mark the start of the second program implemented ...
ARMENIAN NOC ORGANIZES RETRAINING COURSES FOR ARMENIAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES
At the initiative of the National Olympic Committee and under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee teacher education and technical training courses for volleyball specialists are organized ...
ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PROTESTS AGAINST PROTOCOLS PRODUCED RESULT
Protests against Armenia-Turkey protocols will continue, said Aram Karapetyan, leader of New Times party. “Protests actions reached two goals: Armenian authorities had to confess existence of preconditions ...
ARMENIA, TUNISIA TO ESTABLISH AIR COMMUNICATION
Armenia and Tunisia will establish air communication. The RA government approved Thursday the agreement signed by the two countries. “Establishment of air communication between the two states will contribute ...
ARMENIAN TENNIS COACHES RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
At the initiative of the National Olympic Committee training courses for Armenian tennis coaches were organized in Yerevan within the framework of the IOC "Olympic Solidarity" from October 12 to 20. ...
PROCREDIT BANK LAUNCHES LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURAL LENDING PROGRAM
By opening a new branch in Artashat city (Ararat region) ProCredit Bank successfully expanded into a new region, launching a new agricultural lending project, the bank’s press service reports. As noted ...
AGREEMENTS WITH TURKEY TO BE CONCLUDED AFTER GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
“Any agreements with Turkey should be concluded after Genocide recognition,” New Times party leader Aram Karapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan. Politician finds that official Armenia should denounce ...
TURKISH MGK APPARENTLY TOOK DECISION ON PROTOCOLS
Turkish National Security Council (MGK) has apparently taken a decision on the terms of ratification of Armenia-Turkey protocols, European Integration NGO chairman Karen Bekaryan said. “MGK’s recent ...
ARMENIA TO ASSESS ANTI-CORRUPTION IMPACT OF LEGAL ACTS
In an October 22 session, RA Government approved the procedures of assessing the anti-corruption impact of normative legal acts. The procedures aim at enhancing the quality of normative legal acts and ...
KAREN BEKARYAN: IRAN MAY REACT TO ARMENIAN-TURKISH DIALOGUE SOON
European Integration NGO chairman Karen Bekaryan supposes that Iran will announce its position on Armenian-Turkish relations soon. “It’s a sensitive issue not only for Yerevan, Stepanakert, Ankara, Baku ...
RA AUTHORITIES USE PROTOCOLS AS TOOL TO DISTRACT PUBLIC ATTENTION FROM DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
The post-election crisis is not overcome yet, according to Vladimir Karapetyan, the person in charge for foreign policy of the Armenian National Congress. “Economic slump is Armenia is unprecedented ...
PAP DELEGATION VISITING UKRAINE
Upon the invitation of Regioni party leader Viktor Yanukovich, the delegation led by Prosperous Armenia Party Chair Gagik Tsarukyan has left for Ukraine on a two-day working visit to participate in Ukrainian ...
YEREVAN TO STOP NEGOTIATIONS WITH ANKARA IN CASE IT PROPOSES RESERVATIONS IN PROTOCOLS
If Turkey proposes Armenia to make Protocol reservations with regard to Karabakh conflict, Armenia can stop negotiations with Ankara, «European Integration» NGO Chair Karen Bekaryan told journalists in ...
SERZH SARGSYAN VISITED NKR-BASED ARMENIAN MILITARY POST
On October 22, RA President Serzh Sargsyan visited one of NKR-based Armenian military posts together with Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, NKR President Bako Sahakyan and RA Armed Forces high ranking ...
COMPANIES WITH ANNUAL TURNOVER EXCEEDING AMD 1 BILLION SUBJECT TO OBLIGATORY AUDIT
The Government of Armenia on 22 October amended the law "On Financial Report", setting the boundaries for obligatory audit and publishing the annual accounts of companies with annual turnover surpassing ...
MIKA ARMENIAN DANCING GROUP PARTICIPATED IN “ALANIA’S DAWNS” INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
. Young actors from Armenia, Abkhazia, Poland and South Ossetia toured the regions of North Ossetia. The festival aims to promote development of national choreographic art.
SPONSORS REQUIRED TO RESTORE “HAYASTAN” FRESCO OF MINAS
This year Italian restorers completed restoration works of "Birth of Toros Roslin", the famous fresco of Minas Avetisyan . Meanwhile the ministry of culture of Armenia and the Italian side have reached ...
RA GOVERNMENT AMENDED LAWS ON TRADEMARK AND GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES
In a recent session, Government introduced amendments to the laws on trademarks and geographical notes. Amendments aimed at ensuring the legal protection of trademarks and bringing RA legislation in compliance ...
RA DIASPORA MINISTRY STAFF HEAD RESIGNS
By decision of the Armenian government, Artak Zakaryan was relieved from the post of the head of RA Diaspora Ministry staff. Artak Zakaryan has taken up a parliamentary mandate.
BAKU WILL “FEEL HURT” IF ARMENIA, TURKEY NORMALIZE RELATIONS
Turkey and Azerbaijan political forces entered a confrontation, according to European Integration NGO chairman Karen Bekaryan. “With the progress in normalization of relations, we will come across Baku’s ...
TURKISH PARLIAMENT CRITICIZED RA-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
Political forces represented in Turkish Grand National Assembly have strongly criticized recently signed Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties. FM Ahmet Davutoğlu’s speech was followed ...
LABOR FAIR TO BE HELD OCTOBER 23 IN ARMENIAN TOWN ARTASHAT
The Labor Fair will be held October 23 in the town of Artashat (Ararat region). The fair is organized by the State Employment Service with government funding. The fair will be attended by 35 companies, ...
AMERIA CONDUCTS RESEARCH AMONG HIV-INFECTED PERSONS AND DRUG ADDICTS
"Ameria" conducts a study among HIV-infected and intravenous drug users at the order of inter-church charity fund of the Armenian Round Table of the World Council of Churches. The purpose of the study ...
YEREVAN AND SOCHI TO DEEPEN BILATERAL COOPERATION
A delegation from Sochi, headed by the chairman of City Council City Valery Podpomogov arrived in Armenia to take part in the «PanArmenian Expo 2009" exhibition, press office of the Yerevan City Hall ...
BSEC FOREIGN MINISTERS MET IN BAKU
Baku hosted the 21st meeting of BSEC Foreign Ministers following the session of organization’s senior representatives. The meeting presided over by Azeri FM Elmar Mamedyarov was attended by delegations ...
RANKS OF THE ARMENIAN BAR AUGMENTED WITH 104 EXPERTS
Solemn oath ceremony of 104 lawyers will be held on October 24, 11:00 a.m. in the business center of the American University of Armenia. The RA Council of the Chamber of Advocates provided a license to ...
TURKISH PARLIAMENT IS LIKELY TO RATIFY THE PROTOCOLS
The address of the foreign minister of Turkey in the parliament did not contain anything new for Armenia. But the Armenian diplomacy should take into account the statements of Ahmet Davutoglu, expert ...
BAKUR KARAPETYAN: ZANGEZUR IS AN OBSTACLE TO TURKEY’S PLANS
In a letter addressed to Russian, French and U.S. Presidents, Head of Shushi foundation Bakur Karapetyan has focused on Karabakh-controlled territories between Armenia and NKR. Expert believes that Azerbaijan ...
WATER SUPPLY ISSUES DISCUSSED BY OFFICIALS IN YEREVAN
The mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan and the head of the "Yerevan Water” Pascal Royer discussed the issues of water supply in the capital, press office of City Hall reports. During the meeting the ...
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH SITUATION IN ARMY
It is impossible to imagine how one can speak about armed forces’ fighting capacity while walking up and down in his cabinet, RA President Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview to Artsakh TV channel. Attaching ...
ARMENIAN SIDE REFUSES TO DISCUSS THE KARABAKH ISSUE WITH AZERBAIJANI MPS
The Karabakh issue was not discussed at the meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani MPs, Vahan Hovhannisyan , head of the ARF parliamentary faction told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, ...
RUSSIA REJECTS TO SHIP SYSTEMS S-300 TO IRAN
According to some sources, the contract concluded in 2007, never entered into force, other sources report, that Iran has already made an advance payment under the contract, but the expected shipment of ...
PAINTER ARSHAK SARGSYAN TO HOLD EXHIBITION IN LONDON
On November 5-28, Albemarle National Art Gallery of London will host the exhibition of two young artists, Luigi Benedicenti (Italy) and Arshak Sargsyan (Armenia). In this connection, UK Ambassador to ...