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Headlines for November 12, 2009
AZERBAIJAN, IRAN STRIKE GAS DEAL
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Iranian national gas company signed the memorandum on mutual understanding on Azerbaijani gas supplies to Iran beginning from 2010, SOCAR head Rovnag Abdullayev ...CHINA’S DECISION ON IRAN DEPENDS ON KREMLIN?
Iran's failure to respond to an international offer to enrich much of its uranium stockpile outside the country – for use in a Tehran medical research facility – is again raising the prospect of tougher ...ANCA CHAIRMAN CALLED ON ARMENIANS WORLDWIDE TO CHOOSE SURVIVAL OVER SURRENDER
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Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Ken Hachikian called on Armenians worldwide to choose survival over surrender, in his remarks before federal, state, and local public officials, ...RA GOVERNMENT OPPOSES NKR RECOGNITION BILL
The government of the Republic of Armenia has again opposed the bill “On recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.” “Recognition of NKR independence is inexpedient at this point in time,” said Shavarsh ...TURKEY TO CANCEL VISA REGULATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN
Turkey intends to cancel visa regulations with Azerbaijan. “Cancellation of visa regulations is essential to alleviate current tensions in the Turkish-Azerbaijani relations,” Turkish Prime Minister and ...RA GOVERNMENT COMPROMISES WITH ARAKS POULTRY FACTORY
Armenian government has decided to prolong the terms of VAT payment for Araks poultry factory CJSC for 3 years. “The company intends to invest AMD 878 million in the import of new equipment to improve ...SCR SECURED 1900 JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN ARMENIA
With the assistance of South Caucasian Railways CJSC , 26 companies have been formed in Armenia to satisfy the needs of railway industry of Armenia. “Thanks to correct investment and manpower policy, ...RA AMBASSADOR UN REFUTES AZERI DISINFORMATION ABOUT KHOJALU
Addressing the participants, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UN Agshin Mehdiyev addressed the so-called “Khojalu massacre”. For his part, Armenia’s Ambassador Karen Nazaryan emphasized that his speech ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT EXPANDS THE LIST OF TAX-EXEMPT IMPORTED GOODS
...SHEVKET SHAJDULLIN: THE STATUS OF NATIONAL COMPANY STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT FOR SCR
"South Caucasus Railways” has proposed the government of Armenia to give the company the national status, press service of South Caucasus Railways reports. "The status of a national transportation company ...WILLIAM HALE: ZERO-PROBLEM POLICY AS CHALLENGING AS RIDING TWO HORSES
Turkey’s current policy of zero problems with neighbors is better than its highly defensive and securitized foreign policy of the past, but this new policy puts Ankara in the position of a circus rider ...INTERPOL PREPARING FOR OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER
National Central Bureau of Interpol in Armenia is preparing for opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, fearing of possible intensification of drug traffic and terrorism. “The priority task is close ...BUDGET ALLOCATES UP TO 1 BILLION AMD FOR ANTI-HAIL STATIONS IN 2010
Anti-hail stations are important for Armenia, state budget allocates up to 1 billion AMD for anti-hail stations in 2010, RA prime minister Tigran Sargsyan told a government meeting on November 12. ...ARMEN PETROSYAN: UNLIKE CAUCASIAN EPICS, HEROES IN ARMENIAN EPICS ARE REAL PEOPLE
The third international conference on “Armenian National Epic and World Epic Heritage ” has brought together scholars from Armenia, Abkhazia, United States and Germany. Discussion is devoted to various ...OSCE PA NEVER DISCUSSED TURKEY’S CO-CHAIRMANSHIP ISSUE
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has never discussed Turkey’s co-chairmanship issue, MP Aram Safaryan, Head of Armenian delegation in OSCE PA, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, commenting upon statement made ...CONCEPT OF TRANSITION TO DIGITAL TELEVISION AND RADIO ELABORATED IN ARMENIA
The government of Armenia approved the concept of transition to digital television and radio at November 12 meeting. The minister of economy Nerses Yeritsyan reported that within a month the concept will ...RA NA TO RATIFY PROTOCOLS AFTER TURKISH PARLIAMENT
If the Turkish parliament ratifies the protocols without preconditions, the Armenian National Assembly will do the same, according to Aram Safaryan, member of Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group. ...BOXERS COMPETED IN TWILIGHT AT VACHIK MKRTCHYAN MEMORIAL
4th traditional Memorial, dedicated to the memory of the international boxing sports master, the warrior-liberator Vachik Mkrtchyan started November 12 in Yerevan. Participants and organizers of the Memorial ...SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS NOVEMBER 13 IN ARMENIA
Open shooting championship starts on November 13 in Armenia. Competitions will be held November 14-15 in the Junior shooting school in Yerevan "The championship will be attended by 50 boys and girls ...REGIONAL VISIT OF GORAN LENNMARKER POSTPONED UNTIL 2010
The projected regional visit of the Special Representative on Nagorno-Karabakh and Georgia of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Goran Lennmarker has been postponed until 2010, head of the Armenian delegation ...IMF ALLOCATES REGULAR TRANCHE TO ARMENIA
On October 30, IMF Executive Board confirmed the amount of regular tranche to be allocated to Armenia. The sum making up $60 million has already been transferred to RA Central Bank, IMF permanent representative ...VIVACELL-MTS LAUNCHES NEW SERVICES FOR SUBSCRIBERS
“Starting today, all VivaCell-MTS subscribers can watch 12 local TV Channels by connecting to 3G network. Within the upcoming month, the service will be free of charge. We plan to broaden the network ...VARDAN AYVZAYAN: STATE BUDGET OF 2010 RELEVANT TO SITUATION IN ARMENIA
Armenia's draft state budget of 2010 is relevant to the situation in the country, Vardan Ayvazyan , head of NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, member of the Republican faction told a press conference ...RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHED IN ARMENIA
Rhythmic gymnastics championship finished in Armenia. 53 gymnasts under 12 took part in the championship of Armenia under 12, 8 gymnasts reached the final, master arbiter of Kremlin Cup Mkrtchyan told ...MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION BETWEEN ARMENIA AND BELARUS FRUITFULLY DEVELOPING
Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) of Armenia Artur Bagdasaryan November 12 met with Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council of Belarus Stanislav Zas, currently on official visit ...PROTOCOLS NOT INCLUDED IN TURKISH PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION’S AGENDA?
“Ratification of the protocols signed by Turkey and Armenia in Zurich on October 10 was not included in agenda of the Turkish parliament’s foreign relations commission”, Ankara-based member of Turkish ...MP FROM HERITAGE CONCERNED ABOUT REDUCTION IN ARMENIA'S DEFENSE SPENDING IN 2010
The draft state budget-2010 of Armenia has no connection to regular citizens, Armen Martirosyan , chair of the "Heritage" party and member its parliamentary faction told a press conference in Yerevan ...2/3 OF ARMENIA’S GDP DECLINE CONDITIONED BY CONSTRUCTION REDUCTION
"Over 9 months of 2009 GDP declined by 18.3 per cent, which is quite a negative index," Permanent Representative of International Monetary Fund in Armenia Nienke Oomes told a press conference in Yerevan. ...EDWARD SHARMAZANOV RECOMMENDS TURKISH MPS NOT TO CATCH FISH IN TROUBLED WATERS
Turkish MPs are again making false statements, Republican Party Secretary Edward Sharmazanov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, commenting upon Turkish parliamentarian Zeynep Daghi’s statement. “If my ...HAKOB HAKOBYAN: NO SOCIAL CUTS ENVISAGED IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET
"Our challenge is to maintain the level of budgetary expenditures of 2009. This means that the development of the budget is not planned for 2010. We will not be able to realise a three-percent reduction ...NINKE OMES: ON REGIONAL SCALE, ARMENIA IS A COUNTRY WITH RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH
During the 5 years preceding crisis, Armenia’s economy fixed two-digit growth which was quite a rapid rate on regional scale, IMF permanent representative to Armenia Ninke Omes said. Such growth, in her ...ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN BANKING SYSTEMS MANAGED TO RESIST CRISIS IMPACT
Notwithstanding the hard situation caused by financial-economic recession, Armenian and Russian banking systems managed to keep situation under control, Troika Dialogue company’s board chairman Ruben ...ARMENIAN FM LIKELY TO ATTEND OSCE FOREIGN MINISTERS’ SUMMIT DUE IN ATHENS
FM Edward Nalbandyan will very probably leave for Athens, Greece, to take part in OSCE Foreign Ministers’ Summit, RA MFA Press secretary Tigran Balayan said. Annual Summit of OSCE Foreign Ministers is ...TWO EARTHQUAKES REPORTED IN ARMENIA BETWEEN NOVEMBER 5 AND 11.
Two earthquakes of 3 and more points intensity have been reported on the territory of Armenia between November 5 and 11, National Service of Seismic Protection of Armenia told PanARMENIAN.Net. The first ...BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER INVITES HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN TO SOFIA
National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan received November 12 Mr. Todor Staykov, Bulgarian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Armenia. During the meeting, Bulgarian diplomat conveyed to ...CONSUELO VIDAL: I AM LEAVING ARMENIA WITH GREAT MEMORIES AND AS A FRIEND FOREVER
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received today the Resident Coordinator of the UN headquarters in Armenia Consuelo Vidal , who is completing her diplomatic mission in Armenia. The President thanked ...OIC BELIEVES KARABAKH CONFLICT WILL FIND PEACEFUL SOLUTION
Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) believes Karabakh conflict will find peaceful solution, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu announced in Baku. “We do believe the problem will ...COMPETITION OF YOUNG RAILROADERS HELD IN SCR
Competition, attended by about 35 employees of railway , who won local contests in all regions of Armenia, was organized November 12 in the head office of the South Caucasus Railways. The competition ...HANDBOOK OF ORGANIZATIONS OF CIS, CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE PRESENTED IN ARMENIA.
Handbook of organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States will be useful not only for informing the public, but also help to establish links between non-governmental ...IRAN HOPES RUSSIA TO FULFILL TERMS OF S-300 SALE CONTRACT
Russia must meet conditions of the contract over the sale of defensive anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran, without succumbing to pressure from outside, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said. ...PENSIONARY REFORMS KEY ELEMENT FOR ARMENIA’S FURTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Pensionary reforms are key element for Armenia’s further economic development, Troika Dialogue Board Chair Ruben Vardanyan finds. “That requires serious and cautious steps, as the impact is felt on vulnerable ...CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS LEAVES FOR DAMASCUS
Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II at the invitation of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the local Armenian community went to Syria. Meetings with Syrian president, chief mufti, Prime Minister ..."5 YEARS TOGETHER: IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH" PROJECT SUMMED UP IN YEREVAN
Outcomes of the "NOVA" project of the Agency for International Development summed up in Yerevan today. In frames of "NOVA", the project "5 Years Together: Improving Maternal and Child Health" was implemented. ...“HERITAGE” YOUTH WING DEMANDS RESIGNATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHAIRMAN
Youth wing activists of “Heritage” party and representatives of public organizations gathered today near Constitutional Court to protest against Armenian-Turkish Protocols. Protest was attended by “Heritage” ...
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