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Published on November 26, 2009
ST. GEVORG CHURCH OF TBILISI TO BE RESTORED WITHIN A YEAR
- Secretary of National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan Thursday received Grigol Tabadadze, Georgian Ambassador to Armenia. Armenian-Georgian relations were in the focus of discussions. Parties agreed that any problems between their countries could be resolved via duologue. They also attached importance to deepening bilateral cooperation. Mr. Baghdasaryan touched upon the social-economic problems of Javakhk and the lands belonging to Armenian churches. Georgian diplomat agreed to the decision on restoring St. Gevorg church of Tbilisi within a year. He also informed Armenian official that Javakhk’s problem was in the focus of Georgian authorities’ attention.
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ARMENIA ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO RELATIONS WITH JAPAN
Currently in Japan on a formal visit, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, Mr. Takahiro Yokomichi. “Armenia attaches importance ...RA PM CALLS ON FUNCTIONARIES TO MAKE CONTRIBUTION TO SHOUSHI RECONSTRUCTION
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has called on Armenian high-ranking officials to make personal contribution to reconstruction of Shoushi. “Reconstruction of Shoushi is a matter of honor,” he said when ...JAPAN SUPPORTS MG OSCE ACTIVITIES
Development of partnership with Japan is one of priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian stated at the meeting with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada in Tokyo. ...2009 WORLD CHESS CUP: HAKOBIAN, PONOMARYOV DRAW THE GAME
In the second round of 2009 World Chess Cup, which kicked off on November 21 in Khanty-Mansiysk, US’s Varuzhan Hakobian drew the game with Ruslan Ponomaryov of Russia. As a result, each chess player added ...AZERBAIJAN'S VICTORY IN NEW WAR NOT OBVIOUS
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's warlike statements on the threshold of the meeting with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in Munich considerably damaged Karabakh talks, according to Andrey ...KYIV’S GOLOSEYEVSKY DISTRICT COUNCIL CALLS FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
Echoing the address of Arthur Martirosyan, the head of the Armenian community of Goloseyevsky district of Kyiv, the district council called on the Ukrainian President and Supreme Rada to recognize and ...RUSSIAN PRESIDENT REMINDS ALIYEV ABOUT CSTO CHARTER
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s latest statement conforms to the course taken up by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, who warned Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev against “wrong conduct,” military expert ...RA PRESIDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN EURASEC INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL MEETING IN MINSK
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will pay a 2-day official visit to Minsk to participate in EurAsEC intergovernmental council meeting, the RA leader’s press office reported. The Armenian delegation includes Minister ...RA PM, YEREVAN MAYOR MAY BE ELECTED TO RPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Two new members of the RPA executive committee will be elected by secret ballot at during the party’s forthcoming congress, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan “The Mayor of Yerevan and ...GURGEN YEGHIAZARYAN: IT WAS ARMENIA THAT CAUSED TURKEY’S PENETRATION INTO SOUTH CAUCASUS
It’s the first time since 1915 for Armenia to find itself in such a disgracing situation, said Gurgen Yeghiazaryan, Hnchak Social Democratic party board member. “The signature of protocols brought ...TIGRAN MARTIROSYAN WINS SILVER MEDAL AT WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP
On November 26, in the men’s 85-kg category, Armenia’s Tigran Martirosyan won a silver medal, lifting 172kg in jerk exercise at World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, South Korea. Armenia’s ...ARMENIA SHOULD PASS LAW ON RESTORATION OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Armenia’s Local Manufacturers’ Union head Vazgen Safaryan supposes that Armenian government must pass a law on restoration of industrial production. “The concept of the bill developed at RA Economy Ministry ...RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN UNIVERSITY HOSTS YOUNG HUMANITARIAN LAW EXPERTS
Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University launched Thursday a 2-day international conference on humanitarian law, with young humanitarian law experts from Europe, Iran, Russia and CIS states among participants. ...ARMENIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT VOLUME NEARS DANGEROUS LIMIT
Armenia’s external debt volume nears a dangerous limit. By the end of 2009, external debt will total USD 3.5 million, said Vazgen Safaryan, the head of Local Manufacturers’ Union. “Armenia’s external ...STATE, NOT PARTIES SHOULD ADDRESS ST. GEVORG CHURCH ISSUE
Our party can make 10 statements referring to the destruction of the St. Gevorg of Mughni Church in Tbilisi, but it will not change anything, Gurgen Eghiazaryan, board member of the Hnchak Social-Democratic ...HAKOB HAKOBYAN: ARMENIAN POPULATION NOT TO EXPERIENCE TANGIBLE SOCIAL HARDSHIP NEXT YEAR
Armenia's state budget will allocate AMD 240 billion for social programs in 2010, at the expense of capital construction programs, an official said. “However, the budget cuts will not result in reduction ...ARMENIA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR JAPAN'S PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL
A joint statement was adopted upon completion of the meeting between the Armenian and Japanese Foreign Ministers in Tokyo. The statement reads: “H.E. Mr.Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs ...GEVORG POGHOSYAN WINS BRONZE FOR ARMENIA
Armenian weightlifters won two medals, silver and bronze, at the World Weightlifting Championships on November 26 in Goyang, South Korea. Gevorg Pogosyan performed successfully in the jerk exercise: using ...ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PRODUCTION TO RAISE ARMENIA’S COMPETITIVENESS IN TURKISH MARKET
In case of opening the border with Turkey, Armenia can export energy at a total price of USD 200-300 million, head of Local Manufacturers’ Union Vazgen Safaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. At ...INTERNET SITE TO PUBLICIZE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NGOS TO BE SET UP
"All allegations of public stakeholders that Armenia’s justice ministry did not called for public discussions about amendments and addenda to the RA law "On public organizations” are not true. Discussions ...ARMENIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FORUM IN 2010
In 2010, Armenia will host an international industrial forum which will focus on joint Armenian-Russian scientific and technical cooperation projects, head of RA Local Manufacturers’ Union Vazgen Safaryan ...BANANTS PREPARING FOR 2010 CHAMPIONSHIP
Semeon Zlatev (Bulgaria), who once played for Banants in 2008, will have a contract with FC Banants next year. The club has had a loss: goalkeeper Stepan Kazaryan went to the Iranian club Shardari Bandar ...ARMENIA AND SERBIA ESTABLISH AIR COMMUNICATION
The Government of Armenia on November 26 approved the proposal for signing an agreement "On establishing air communication between Armenia and Serbia." According to the deputy chief of general administration ...MSSO CONCERTS – ORIGINAL PRESENTATION OF KHACHATURIAN’S YOUNG MUSICIANS CONTEST
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra concerts are original presentation of Aram Khachaturian’s young musicians contest, aiming to increase its availability for larger number of participants, Armenia’s Ambassador ...INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY EVENTUALLY MISLED BY ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
Even though Armenian side claims that Protocols do not contain any threat and do not question the fact of Armenian Genocide, Turkish side’s statements testify to the contrary. Conflicting positions between ...ARDSHININVESTBANK DONATES AMD 15 MILLION TO “HAYASTAN” ALL-ARMENIAN FUND
Ardshininvestbank has donated AMD 15 million to “Hayastan” All-Armenian fund. Over 6 year’s collaboration, total Ardshininvestbank donations to the fund comprised AMD 104 million. “The cooperation with ...YEREVAN HOSTS GREAT SCHOOL ENCYCLOPEDIA’S SECOND VOLUME PRESENTATION
Today, Yerevan hosted Great School Encyclopedia’s second volume presentation. Published in 2008, the first edition of Great School Encyclopedia features information on natural and exact sciences. Second ...DAVUTOGLU TO LEAD TURKISH DELEGATION AT OSCE MEETING
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will head the Turkish delegation that will attend the 17th Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council meeting in Athens, Greece ...CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPOINTS JUDGE TO DEAL WITH RA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS
Judge Vladimir Hovhannisyan was charged with the task to study the Armenian-Turkish protocols and submit his conclusion on the documents’ compliance with the RA Constitution to Constitutional Court (CC) ...YOUNG JUDO ATHLETES PREPARING FOR ARMENIA’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenia’s youth judo championship will take place in Dinamo stadium, Yerevan, on November 28 and 29. Competitions will bring together about 100 male and female judo athletes from different regions of ...ARMENIA, FRANCE TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON DEFENSE COOPERATION
The Armenian government approved Thursday the proposal to sing an Armenian-French agreement on defense cooperation. Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said that the document will envisage creation of favorable ...SWEDISH FM: EU TREATY HAS "NO RELIGIOUS CRITERIA" OVER TURKEY'S BID
European Union (EU) Term President Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt asked on Wednesday those opposing Turkish membership in the EU: "Did the enlargements to date take place because the public opinion ...MUSICIAN ARA GEVORGYAN RECEIVES THE FIRST ORDER OF CONSENT
for active participation in establishing consent in Armenia and in the world, Sarkis Arakelyan , head of Amerashkhutyun movement (Consent movement) said Nov. 26 at the award-giving ceremony. Ara Gevorgyan ...GOAL OF HENRIK MKHITARYAN RECOGNIZED THE BEST GOAL OF OCTOBER IN UKRAINE PREMIER LEAGUE
Goal of Henrik Mkhitaryan was recognized the best goal of October in Ukraine Premier League. Official web-site of the Metallurg Donetsk FC conducted a survey among fans. 494 respondents answered the question ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS BILL AMENDING VAT LAW
The Armenian government has rejected a bill amending the VAT Law. As RA finance minister Tigran Davtyan told a government meeting, members of the RA National Assembly proposed a bill ensuring 0 per ...MONTE MELKONYAN COULD HAVE BECOME 52 YESTERDAY
Hero of Karabakh war Monte Melkonyan (Avo) could have celebrated his 52nd birthday on November 25. On that occasion, Martuni regional center hosted events attended by NKR President Bako Sahakyan, as well ...NAIRA ZOHRABYAN ANTICIPATES TURKISH SOCIETY TO ACKNOWLEDGE HISTORICAL TRUTH
A Turkish delegation of intellectuals and women’s NGO representatives Thursday visited National Assembly. The delegation is in Armenia within the frames of “Urban” foundation’s “Eurointegration and Gender ...ARMENIA AND NKR TO INTENSIFY COOPERATION BETWEEN PROSECUTORS’ OFFICE
26 November, President of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received Prosecutor General of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan . During the meeting the officials discussed prospects of deepening cooperation ...PAVEL KOGAN: MSASO CAN BE SAID TO BE BROUGHT TO ARMENIA BY ARAM KHACHATURYAN
“It’s incredible that over the 67 years of its existence, Moscow State Academic Symphonic Orchestra (MSASO) yesterday performed its first concert in Yerevan. Orchestra’s second concert is scheduled for ...ANY DOCUMENT CONCERNING NKR SHOULD BE COORDINATED AND PROCEED FROM THE INTEREST OF ARTSAKH
“Armenian leadership always makes adequate responses to Azeri senior officials’ bellicose statements,” Head of RPA parliamentary faction Galust Sahakyan told a news conference in Yeravan. At that he ...RA POLICE DOES NOT CONFIRM REPORTS ON PAEDOPHILE-MANIAC’S WANDERING ABOUT YEREVAN
Rumors on minor girls’ rape incidences have been recently circulating in Yerevan. Particularly, three girls aged 8-12 are reported to have been subjected to sexual assault. However, Armenia's Police ...VIVACELL-MTS LAUNCHES CLASSIC FLEXI TARIFF
VivaCell-MTS has launched Classic Flexi post paid package which enables subscribers to create a group and communicate within it at tariffs they prefer. With the new package, subscribers can also choose ...RA PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TO CARRY OUT VISIT TO KOREA ON DECEMBER 2-6
National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamayan Thursday received Mr. Le Kyu-Hyung, Republic of Korea Ambassador to Armenia (residence: Moscow). During the meeting, parties discussed issues concerning Armenian ...POLISH DEFENSE MINISTER TO VISIT ARMENIA
On November 27, a military delegation led by Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich will arrive in Armenia on a two-day official visit. The same day, two countries’ Defense Ministers Bogdan Klich and Seyran ...ST. GEVORG CHURCH OF TBILISI TO BE RESTORED WITHIN A YEAR
Secretary of National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan Thursday received Grigol Tabadadze, Georgian Ambassador to Armenia. Armenian-Georgian relations were in the focus of discussions. Parties agreed ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1873 Birth of Academician Hakob Manandyan in Akhaltskha (Georgia). He died in 1952, in Yerevan.
- 1916 The French government creates the voluntary Eastern Legion - comprised of Armenian survivors of the Genocide. The Legion fought Turkish forces with the Allies and was to be stationed in Cilicia after the war.
- 1991 The Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan decrees the liquidation of Artsakh (Mountainous Gharabagh).
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