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Headlines for November 24, 2009
ARMENIAN, TURKISH PARLIAMENTS TO ESTABLISH COOPERATION
Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met Monday with his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Ali Sahin on the sidelines of PABSEC plenary session in Moscow to exchange views on the process of normalization ...ARMENIA ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO REGIONAL COOPERATION
Multilateral cooperation and interparliamentary diplomacy are gaining importance, according to Armenian National Assembly Speaker. “The BSEC Parliamentary Assembly expands activities year by year, ensuring ...ARMENIA, ITALY TO INTENSIFY POLITICAL DIALOGUE
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Monday in Rome with his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini to discuss bilateral cooperation, Armenian-Turkish reconciliation and some other regional issues. ...BORDYUZHA: ARMENIA IS CSTO ACTIVE MEMBER
Yerevan is hosting a roundtable discussion titled “CSTO as a factor of stability and security in the Caucasus.” “The purpose of the event is to hear out the opinions, assessments and forecasts of political ...WC SILVER MEDALIST ARAKEL MIRZOYAN: INJURY PREVENTED ME FROM BECOMING WORLD CHAMPION
Armenian weightlifter Arakel Mirzoyan won a silver medal, lifting 334kg in a clean and jerk at World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, South Korea. A hand injury, sustained 3 years ago, prevented ...VTB BANK ARMENIA TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS PLASTIC CARD SERVICE
VTB Bank Armenia CJSC warns about temporary suspension of processing center on the night of November 25 (00:30-02:30). Due to improvement works, the bank’s automatic teller machines and terminals will ...MEDVEDEV, ALIYEV TO MEET NOV. 24
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev will discuss bilateral cooperation and Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement at a meeting in Ulyanovsk in the Volga Region ...ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT ARMENIA IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2010
Relaxation of visa requirements between Armenia and EU was in focus of talks Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian held Monday in Rome with his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini. The Ministers ...3RD ANNUAL IT COMPETITIVENESS CONFERENCE KICKED OFF IN YEREVAN
The USAID-funded Competitive Armenian Private Sector (CAPS) Project hosts the 3rd Annual Armenian IT Competitiveness Conference on November 24 in Yerevan. The event was organized in collaboration with ...MKHITAR MNATSAKANYAN APPOINTED AS RA MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has signed a decree on relieving Gevorg Petrosyan of the post of Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. By another presidential decree, Head of NA Standing Committee on ...MINISTER NALBANDIAN BRIEFED ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT PROCESS TO LOMBERTO DINI
Currently in Italy on a working visit, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Italian Senate Lamberto Dini to discuss Armenian-Italian ...ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS DROP OUT OF WORLD CUP 2009
On November 21, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, hosted 128 participants of World Cup 2009 chess championship. Two Olympic champions, Armenia’s Gabriel Sargsyan and Tigran Petrosyan dropped out of championship, ...AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT CAN FALL INTO HIS OWN TRAP
The Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting in Munich should be considered, keeping in mind the recent statement made by the Azerbaijani President, ARFD Bureau Hay Dat and Political Affairs Director said. “Aliyev’s ...REGIONAL ARMTECH 2010 FORUM SCHEDULED IN FRANCE FOR 2010
ArmTech (Armenian Technology Congress) regional forum is scheduled for June 2010 in France, said Armenian Development Agency General Director Robert Harutyunyan during the third “ArmTech 2009” conference ...ARMENIA LAUNCHES “16 DAYS AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE” CAMPAIGN
Armenia will launch Wednesday “16 Days against Gender Violence” campaign organized under the auspices of UN acting permanent coordinator to RA, different UN programs as well as NGOs and mass media. The ...PROTEST AGAINST GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES AND GEORGIAN CHURCH KICKED OFF IN YEREVAN
Demonstrators in Yerevan have started a protest against Georgian authorities’ failure to take actions towards preservation of Armenian monasteries in Tbilisi. Over 500 people have gathered in front of ...RAU TO HOST CONFERENCE ON “INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT” ON NOV. 26-27
The Third International Scientific Research Conference on “International Humanitarian Law: Problems and Perspectives of Development” is scheduled for November 26-27 in Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) University. ...ARMENIA: ANNUAL IT TURNOVER REACHES USD 110 MILLION IN 2008
Currently, Information Technologies are an important development factor in RA, Enterprise Incubator Foundation director Bagrat Yengibaryan said in his statement on IT development challenges in Armenia, ...ICRC EMPLOYEES VISIT ARMENIAN SOLDIERS IN AZERI CAPTIVITY
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) employees visited Monday 6 Armenian soldiers held in Azeri captivity, ICRC communication coordinator in Armenia, Ashot Astabatyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net ...NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS SERVES AS A LEVER OF PRESSURE ON ARMENIA
Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations has become a lever of pressure on Armenia in the Karabakh conflict settlement, Giro Manoyan , head of the "Hay Dat" Central Office engaged in political issues ...4-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE REGISTERED IN ARMENIA NOV. 24
2.8-magnitude earthquake shook Armenia on November 24 at 1:17p.m. Yerevan time, National Survey for of Seismic Protection reported. The earthquake occurred 3 kilometers north-east of Ashotsk village ...TIGRAN SARGSYAN: GRAND CANDY SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPS ITS BUSINESS
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has visited Grand Candy company to get familiarized with production process, RA Government’s press service reports. “Grand Candy successfully develops its business. It has ...CSTO SEC. GEN. SLAMS ALIYEV’S BELLICOSE STATEMENTS
CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha reiterated his negative attitude about statements on resolution of conflicts by use of force. “I am hopeful that the Azerbaijani President’s recent statement ...TIGRAN MARTIROSYAN BRINGS ANOTHER SILVER MEDAL TO ARMENIA
Tigran Martirosyan , two-time European champion, Olympic games bronze medalist won a silver medal at the weightlifting world championships in Goyang, South Korea. Bringing the second silver medal to the ...DASHNAKTSUTYUN SKEPTICAL ABOUT OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS’ STATEMENTS
After Azeri president Ilham Aliyev’s warlike statement, the RA president-lead Armenian delegation should have refused from meeting in Munich, according to ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group leader Vahan ...ARMECONOMBANK INVESTS USD 7 MILLION IN EBRD CO-FINANCING PROGRAM
Armeconombank has already invested USD 7 million in EBRD (European Bank of Reconstruction and Development) Co-financing Program, the bank’s press service reported. Within EBRD Co-financing Program framework, ...NIKOLAY BORDYUZHA: CSTO, NATO SHOULD COLLABORATE
CSTO and NATO should collaborate, CSTO Secretary General said. “CSTO and NATO member countries are facing similar problems. The sooner we address these problems the more efficient our activities will ...10TH ANNIVERSARY OF “ORER” ARMENIAN PERIODICAL CELEBRATED IN PRAGUE
Prague town library has recently hosted the celebration of the 10th anniversary of ”Orer” European magazine. During the ceremony, violinists from Prague Armen Sargsyan and Anna Hambadrdzumyan played music ...STAR AND EBRD TO SIGN A CREDIT AGREEMENT
Credit agreements between the STAR trading network and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will be signed November 25, 2009 in Yerevan, press office of STAR reports. Under the ...ARF: LIBERATED TERRITORIES - INTEGRAL PART OF NKR
Recognition of Nagorno Karabakh independence by Armenia should pursue two important goals: the first goal is to bring Nagorno-Karabakh back to the negotiating table and the second one is to reach its ...NET PROFIT OF ARMECONOMBANK OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009 REACHED 300 MILLION AMD
Over the third quarter of 2009 Armeconombank's assets grew by 15.5 per cent reaching 53 billion AMD, credit investments grew by 3.3 billion AMD to 29 billion AMD, demand deposits increased by 1.5 billion ...EDWARD NALBANDIAN INVITED ARCHBISHOP DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI IN ARMENIA
During the working visit to Italy, Armenia’s foreign minister Edward Nalbandian visited Vatican, where he met with the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti. ...CATHOLICOS ARAM I COUNSELS ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTIES
Catholicos of Cilicia Aram I met the ARF Bureau delegation, headed by a Bureau member Hrant Markaryan. During the meeting, Aram I discussed ways to strengthen ties between Armenia and Diaspora, stressing that ...GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO RA PROMISES TO REBUILD RUINED ARMENIAN CHURCH IN TBILISI
The Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Georgy Targamadze promised that the Armenian churches in Tbilisi will be restored and that they will have legal status. After that, the Armenian churches in Georgia ...POOR ROAD SAFETY CONDITIONS THREATEN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA COUNTRIES
Unsafe road traffic conditions in the countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) have tremendous adverse implications for their economic and social well-being, says a World Bank report released today. ...CSTO INSTITUTE ANCO SUBSIDIARY LAUNCHES IN ARMENIA
CSTO Institute Autonomous Non-commercial Organization (ANCO) subsidiary has launched in Armenia, CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha told a news conference in Yerevan, adding that opening of subsidiaries ...ARMENIA'S MINISTRY OF HEALTH: NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH A/H1N1 VIRUS REACHED 25 IN THE COUNTRY
Number of patients with A/H1N1 virus has reached 25 in Armenia, the official website of Armenia's ministry of health reports. 22 people received necessary treatment and have already been discharged ...IRAN RELAXES VISA REGIME WITH ARMENIA
Tehran is hosting the six joint session of Armenian and Iranian Foreign Ministries’ Consulate Department Chiefs. Discussion focuses on relaxation of visa regime between two states. Participants will ...EVEN DISCUSSION OF LIBERATED TERRITORIES INACCEPTABLE, HERITAGE BELIEVES
Armenian authorities are not able to hold simultaneously two processes - normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and the Karabakh settlement, Armen Martirosyan, chairman of the Heritage Party, MP ...TURKEY CALLS ON ISRAEL TO REVIEW ITS POLICY TOWARDS PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday that Israel should show that it was sincere and eager for peace. Currently there was a tranquility between Israel and Palestine, but it could be deceptive, ...IRAN DECIDED TO BECOME MORE OPEN FOR REGION
Iran has decided to relieve visa regime with all its neighbors including Armenia, Sevak Sarukhanyan, expert at “Noravank” research centre, told PanARMENIAN.Net. Pointing out advantages for both countries, ...RF STATE DUMA SPEAKER TO VISIT ARMENIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE
On November 21, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with his Russian Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov in Moscow. During the meeting, parties stressed that parliamentary cooperation between two ally ...TURKEY CONDUCTS “NEO-OSMANISM” POLICY
Speaking at the session of ruling Justice and Development Party, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu acknowledged that the country conducts “neo-osmanism” policy. “There is heritage left by Ottoman ...EBRD TO ASSIST ARMENIA IN POST-CRISIS PERIOD
EBRD Business Group Director for Southeast Europe. Caucasus and Central Asia Olivier Descamps is carrying out a visit to Armenia to get familiarized with the bank’s current activities and assist the country ...ARFD WON’T VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF PROTOCOLS WITH OR WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
“ARFD won’t vote for ratification of Armenia-Turkey Protocols with or without reservations introduced,” ARF Dashnaktsutyn Parliamentary Faction leader Vahan Hovhannesyan told a news conference in Yerevan. ...ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA AWARDED YSLU COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
Memorandum of understanding between Italian Ambassador to Armenia Bruno Scapini and Rector of Yerevan State Linguistic University after Brusov Suren Zolyan was signed in Yerevan today. Under the new ...MARIOS GAROYIAN CALLED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
The President of the Greek Cypriot House of Representatives called for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide on Sunday, the Financial Mirror reported. “I believe we have the duty to ...EURO COMMISSION CONSIDERS ABOLISHING VISAS FOR EASTERN PARTNERS
Euro Commission is planning in the near future to abolish visas for citizens from some Eastern European states, Euro Commission said in response to European Parliament members Lena Kolarska-Bobinska and ...VAHAN HOVHANNISYAN: LEVON TER-PETROSYAN OFFERED TRANSACTION TO RA AUTHORITIES
“ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s recent statement was not merely a proposal on cooperating with Armenian authorities; it pursued commercial goals,” ARFD faction leader Vahan Hovhannisyan told a news ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1895 Birth of Hrachia Nerssissyan (actor). He died in 1961.
- 1913 Death of H.F.B. Lynch in London of Irish parentage. Besides his study of law, he became noted as a writer, a geographer, a politician, and a traveller, with a keen interest in Armenia. His two-volume book on his Armenia travels is a classic and describes life in Armenia at the end of the 19th century. In 1906, he was elected to serve as a member of the British Parliament. (He was born on 1862 04 18).
- 1920 The Tashnak government of Armenia falls. Simon Vratsian forms a new government.
- 1927 Death of Shooshanik Kiurghinyan (poetess) in Yerevan. She was born in 1876.
- 1940 Ceremonial inauguration of Lenin's monument, at Lenin Square in Yerevan.
- 1940 Yerevan's Zoological Garden is created.
- 1980 Opening of the meeting (in Yerevan) of Diasporan Armenian representatives.
- 1996 Robert Kocharian is re-elected for a second term as President of Artsakh. International observers witness the election.
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