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Published on December 10, 2009
U.S. CONGRESS MAY PASS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION IF TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOLS AREN’T RATIFIED
- During a meeting with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Barack Obama called for soonest ratification of Armenia-Turkey protocols by the Turkish parliament. Obama warned that it would be difficult to prevent passage of the Armenian Genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress if the protocols are not ratified, Hurriyet reported.
Headlines for December 10, 2009
US CONGRESS ASSENTS $41 MILLION FOR ARMENIA, $8 MILLION FOR NKR
The U.S. House and Senate Wednesday agreed upon a far-reaching Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10) spending measure that includes a $41 million economic aid package for Armenia, $8 million for “programs and activities” ...PHILIP GORDON: NAGORNO KARABAKH IMPORTANT INDEPENDENTLY OF ANY OTHER ISSUES
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Nagorno Karabakh is important independently of any other issues, said Philip H. Gordon, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. “As a co-chairing country of the OSCE Minsk ...TURKEY’S AMBASSADOR TO U.S. RESIGNS
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Turkey's ambassador to the United States, Nabi Sensoy sent in his resignation on Wednesday, according to Anatolian Agency. Sensoy's request came a day after the meeting between Turkish Prime Minister ...NKR MARKS DAY OF REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE
President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan issued a congratulatory address on occasion of the Day of NKR State Independence Referendum and Constitution. The President said, “Dear compatriots, ...U.S. CONGRESS MAY PASS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION IF TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOLS AREN’T RATIFIED
2During a meeting with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Barack Obama called for soonest ratification of Armenia-Turkey protocols by the Turkish parliament. Obama warned that ...2009 WORST ECONOMIC YEAR FOR ARMENIA
2009 was the worst economic year in Armenia’s modern history, according to Bagrat Asatryan, former CBA chairman. “The economic recession will exceed 15% in 2009. By the end of the year the GDP will ...1.5% ECONOMIC DOWNFALL EXPECTED IN ARMENIA IN 2010
1.5% economic downfall is expected in Armenia in 2010, most optimistic forecasts say. As former CBA chairman Bagrat Asatryan told a news conference in Yerevan, some progress is expected in agriculture ...TURKISH PM AGAIN LINKED KARABAKH TO ARMENIAN-TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT
AKP will not support ratification of Armenian-Turkish protocols unless progress is registered in Karabakh talks, Turkish PM said. “If we introduce the protocols to the parliament today, they won’t not ...BAGRAT ASATRYAN: ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT NOT ADEQUATELY REACTED TO CRISIS
The Armenian government has long denied the impact of the crisis on country’s economy, Bagrat Asatryan , ex-chairman of the Central Bank, lecturer at the Department of Economics of the Yerevan State ...ARMENIA - ONE OF FEW COUNTRIES SIGNED ALL DOCUMENTS REGULATING HUMAN RIGHTS
"The driving force of the modern society is knowledge that help people competently defend their rights. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone can freely exercise their rights and freedoms ...ARMENIAN REPRESENTATIVE - KHACHATUR AVALYAN BECOMES SCR BOARD MEMBER FOR THE FIRST TIME
The meeting of South Caucasus Railways JSC Board of Directors was held December 9 in Moscow, press service of the company reported. Report of the Director General Shevket Shaydullin on company’s performance ...ARMENIA HOPES TURKEY WON’T DELAY PROTOCOLS RATIFICATION
Official Yerevan will fulfill all international obligations it undertook, Armenia’s President said. “If Ankara drags out ratification of the protocols, Yerevan will exercise its international rights. ...ARMENIA FACES TWO GLOBAL PROBLEMS - CORRUPTION AND MONOPOLIZATION
, former CBA President Bagrat Asatryan stated. “Prices in Armenia are fixed by monopolists rather than by the market,” he told a news conference on December 10. “While prices are dropping across the ...NGOS URGE AUTHORITIES TO DISCLOSE CIRCUMSTANCES OF MARCH 1 TRAGEDY VICTIMS’ DEATH
On the International Day of Human Rights, several Armenian NGOs (Helsinki Committee of Armenia, Armenian Committee of Helsinki Citizens Assembly, Center of Freedom and Law) released a statement voicing ...6 SWIMMERS WITH DISABILITIES PARTICIPATED IN ARMENIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Junior swimming championships of Armenia in the «DDD» sports complex completed, press office of the Armenian National Wheelchair Sports Federation reported. The championships were attended by 6 swimmers ...ANKARA’S ATTEMPTS TO LINK KARABAKH TO ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION DOOMED TO FAILURE
Ankara’s attempts to link Karabakh issue to the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation are doomed to failure, RA President said. “We are grateful to all states and politicians who contributed to dialogue between ...NUMBER OF INFECTED WITH A/H1N1 REACHES 54 IN ARMENIA
There are currently 54 people infected with A/H1N1 (swine flu) in Armenia, according to chief infectiologist Ara Asoyan. “All patients undergo treatment in Nork hospital, and so far, we’ve had no death ...RIGA HAILS SIGNATURE OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
Official Riga welcomes signature of Armenian-Turkish protocols, Lavtian President Valdis Zatlers said. “This was a positive move for regional and global development,” he said during a joint news conference ...YEREVAN GRATEFUL TO RIGA FOR REASONABLE APPROACH TO KARABAKH ISSUE
Yerevan is grateful to Riga for reasonable approach to the Karabakh issue, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said after a meeting with his Latvian counterpart Valdis Zatlers. “We discussed regional issues ...BAGRAT ASATRYAN FORECASTS BAKING SYSTEM STABILITY IN 2010
Armenian banking system will see relative stability in 2009, despite the slump we faced at the beginning of the year, former CBA chairman Bagrat Asatryan said. As he told the news conference on Thursday, ...ANTI HAIL STATIONS SET UP IN ARMENIA’S ARMAVIR REGION WITH VIVACELL-MTS SUPPORT
6 anti hail Zenit systems developed in Armenia were set up in the Armavir region with VivaCell-MTS support. Last year hail caused huge losses in Aygeshat, Berkashat and Shenavan: more than half of the ...ARMENIA, LATVIA SIGN AGREEMENTS ON BILATERAL COOPERATION
Armenian and Latvian governments signed a number of bilateral agreements on air communications, technical and economic cooperation, environment protection; struggle against terrorism, organized crime ...HAYPOST ISSUES STAMPS DEDICATED TO OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS OF ARMENIA
National Olympic Committee of Armenia will host a presentation of 4 stamps, devoted to Olympic champions Grant Shaginyan (gymnastics, Olympic champion), Albert Azaryan (gymnastics, three-time Olympic ...ARMENIA AND LATVIA SHOULD DEVELOP POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS
Armenia and Latvia should develop economic and political relations, Latvian President Valdis Zatlers said. “This is the reason a delegation of Latvian entrepreneurs joined me in my visit to Yerevan. ...ARMENIA: CAR OVERLOAD PARALYZES BORDER STATION'S WORK
A postal and baggage car was uncoupled at the Ayrum border station on December 10, 2009 during the technical inspection of the Tbilisi-Yerevan train. Car overload was directly threatening the safety ...VIC DARCHINYAN: I HAVE TO ATTACK ROJAS'S BODY
In the dry heat of the Californian desert, where wind turbines and not tumbleweed now dominate, Australia's world champion Vic Darchinyan sounded like a gunslinger from the wild west, brisbanetimes reports. ...FINAL DRAFT BUDGET FOR 2010 DISCUSSED IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT
Defense spending for 2010 has been increased by AMD 19.4 billion, as compared with the original version and amount to AMD 131 billion, the Armenian Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan said presenting the ...YEREVAN'S PUPILS TO ATTENT THEATERS FREE OF CHARGE, YEREVAN'S MUNICIPALITY TO PAY
Sale of tickets for theater performances has been prohibited in Yerevan's schools. Instead, in frames of cooperation between the Yerevan Municipality, Ministry of Culture and theaters students will be ...CSTO PA COUNCIL GUEST SITTING TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN IN SPRING
In December, Armenian parliamentary delegation participated in CIS interparliamentary assembly and CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council sitting held in St. Petersburg. As Armenian parliamentary delegation ...RA GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES STRICTER CONTROL OVER COMPANIES WITH STATE PARTICIPATION
During the Government’s Thursday session, Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan submitted Controls Committee’s 2008 reports concerning the activity of commercial organizations having no less than 50% state ...ARMENIAN AND LATVIAN STATE UNIVERSITIES TO ESTABLISH COOPERATION
Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, who is in Armenia on a three-day official visit, Thursday had meeting with Yerevan State University (YSU) faculty staff and students. “I hope Latvian President’s visit ...EC TO PROVIDE 100 MILLION EUROS OF MACROECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO ARMENIA
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Recently, Brussels hosted political consultations between Armenia and the European Committee. Armenian delegation was led by the head of Armenia representation in EC, Ambassador Avet Adonts and EC delegation ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
At today’s sitting, Armenian government approved construction development program concept. The concept aims at creation of prerequisites to develop and implement new strategies in construction sphere. ...RA PARLIAMENT APPROVES 2010 DRAFT BUDGET
The Armenian parliament approved Thursday the 2010 draft national budget. The document was adopted with a vote of 82 for, 16 against and 1 abstention, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from the ...ARMENIAN PREMIER TO PARTICIPATE IN EURASEC COUNCIL SITTING
Armenian delegation lead by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will leave for St. Petersburg on December 11 to participate in 24th EurAsEC intergovernmental council sitting. The delegation includes: the ...VALDIS ZATLERS: ARMENIA NEEDS RELAXED VISA REGIME
Eastern Partnership creates a lot of economic and political opportunities for member states, according to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers. Latvia supports European Union’s initiative, he told Thursday ...RA GOVERNMENT APPROVES THE ORDER OF FORMING FOREIGN STATES ASSISTANCE EXPERT GROUP
At today’s sitting, Armenian government discussed and approved the order of forming foreign states assistance expert group. The order stipulated will provide Armenian specialists’ involvement in WHO ...ERDOGHAN’S JUSTIFICATIONS SOUND RIDICULOUS
The meeting between Turkish Prime Minister and U.S. President correspond to Turkey’s interests, according to ARFD Hay Dat Bureau Director Giro Manoyan. Erdoghan’s statement on the necessity of progress ...GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES AMD 79 MILLION TO MINISTRY OF SPORT
Armenian Government Thursday adopted decision on allocating AMD 79 million 935 thousand to the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs. Allocated sums are intended for winners and prize holders of European ...RF FOREIGN MINISTRY: YEREVAN AND BAKU ON THE WAY TO KARABAKH BREAKTHROUGH
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Armenia and Azerbaijan are on their way to serious breakthrough on Nagorno Karabakh issue, Russian Foreign Ministry representative Andrei Nesterenko said. “With positive negotiation dynamics preserved ...ARMENTEL OPENS 81ST SALE & SERVICE OFFICE IN YEREVAN
Beeline sale & service offices are offering qualified assistance in a wide range of issues. “Over the last months we’ve opened dozens of new offices, with the framework of service quality improvement ...SARKOZY CALLS ON YEREVAN AND BAKU TO AGREE ON COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday received his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Paris. Regional issues, including Karabakh conflict settlement, were in the focus of discussion. Nicolas Sarkozy ...ARFD TO CONTINUE ANTI-PROTOCOL RATIFICATION CAMPAIGN
Despite ARFD’s being a minority party in {arliament, we’ll continue the anti-protocol ratification campaign to make society’s voice heard by MPs, says ARFD Hay Dat Bureau Director Giro Manoyan. “Reasonable ...ARTHUR ABRAHAM – GERMANY’S BEST SPORTSMAN FOR 2009
IBF middleweight world champion of Armenian decent, Arthur Abraham won 2009 Best Sportsman title, receiving 9851 votes. The 29-year sportsman ran ahead of renowned boxers like Robert Harting (3037 votes) ...YEREVAN HOSTED FIRST ARMENIA-EU DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Yerevan hosted the first Armenia-EU dialogue on human rights – a problem that has attracted the attention of 30 countries worldwide. The dialogue was held in an open, friendly and constructive environment, ...COALITION TO ESTABLISH CONTROL OVER IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERIM COMMITTEE’S REPORT
Armenia’s National Assembly Thursday hosted discussions over Republican Party representative David Harutyunyan’s draft decision on vesting State and Legal Affairs Committee with the authority of monitoring ...EURONEWS TO SHOOT REPORT ABOUT AZERIS TO MAINTAIN PARITY
Euronews is always interested to cover the major events of our times and Nagorno Karabakh is today one of the biggest developing stories, Editor-in-Chief of Euronews channel told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. ...MG AMERICAN CO-CHAIR - ALREADY IN BAKU
American Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke arrived in Baku last night and is waiting for other mediators to start meetings, said Terry Davidson, Head of Public Relation Department at US Embassy ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1827 Russian officers premiere - in Yerevan's Sardar Palace - Griboedov's (Russian Ambassador in Persia) comedy "Grief of the Mind".
- 1864 The Senate exiles Meekael Nalbandyan (author and political activist) to Kamish.
- 1901 Start of the Armenian Students' Congress in Riga (Latvia). Stepan Shahoomyan heads the revolutionary social-democrat block at the ten-day meeting.
- 1903 Birth of Goorgen Janibekyan (actor). He died in 1956.
- 1917 The Caucasian Army's Second Assembly opens in Tbilissi. Decisions are taken on Soviet governance in the Caucasus.
- 1920 The Revolutionary Committee of the Armenian SSR nationalizes banks.
- 1922 Opening of the First Council of the Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of the Transcaucasus. The next congresses took place in 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, and 1935.
- 1991 Artsakh holds a referendum on independence in the presence of foreign observers subject to the Soviet laws in legal effect at the time. 82% of the electorate (as determined by the latest available census of January 1989) voted 99.7% in favor of secession according to the 1990 04 03 Soviet law that was valid and internationally recognized at that time. Based on the results, independence is declared by the Supreme Council on 1992 01 06.
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