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Published on December 05, 2011
AŽUBALIS VIEWS SLIGHT PROGRESS IN PROTRACTED CONFLICT SETTLEMENT AS A SUCCESS
- Even slight progress in settlement of protracted conflicts may be regarded as a success, according to the acting OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis.
As PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from Vilnius, Mr. Ažubalis brought the example of last week's 5+1 format meeting on the Transnistrian conflict, that proved that patience very often can be justified.
"The results of the meeting will be visible on December 7 morning after OSCE Ministerial Council," Foreign Minister of Lithuania said.
Headlines for December 05, 2011
IRAN SHOOTS DOWN U.S. ARMY DRONE
Iran's military said it shot down a U.S. Army drone inside its territory near the Afghan and Pakistani borders on Sunday, December 4, and threatened to retaliate for the violation, AFP reported citing ...U.S. DOESN'T WANT MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA - OFFICIAL
President Bashar al-Assad is leading Syria to the brink of civil war by inflaming sectarian hatreds through his bloody crackdown on protesters challenging his rule, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, ...AŽUBALIS: OSCE'S STEADY APPROACH TO SECURITY NEEDED MORE THAN EVER
The statement says:
"On Tuesday I will welcome to Vilnius the foreign ministers of the 56 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - a community of shared ...ONE OF PKK LEADERS ARRESTED IN TURKEY
One of the leaders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was arrested in Istanbul, CNN Turk reported. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said the name of the detainee, who possesses ...AUTHORITIES' EURASIAN INTEGRATION POLICY ILLOGICAL - PUBLIC FIGURE
Yerevan hosted a discussion to increase public awareness of the Eurasian Union; the event was organized by Eurasian Integration NGO and CIS Youth Union.
As the head of Eurasian Integration NGO Babken ...SYRIA TEST-FIRES SCUD B MISSILES TO INTIMIDATE WEST?
A Syrian army test of cutting-edge missiles on Saturday, December 3 was aimed at showing the international community what the beleaguered Assad regime is capable of, Israeli military sources said Sunday.
...U.S. DENIES IRAN SHOT DOWN ITS DRONE
A U.S. official on Sunday, December 4, denied an Iranian claim that a U.S. reconnaissance drone aircraft was shot down in eastern Iran. An unnamed U.S official said nothing indicated to Washington that ...PUTIN'S PARTY SUFFERS SHARP DROP IN SUPPORT IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party suffered a sharp drop in support in the December 4 parliamentary election, winning nearly half of the vote but falling far short of the majority it has enjoyed ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT TO CHOOSE SPEAKER DEC 5
The Armenian National Assembly will vote to choose the speaker on Monday, December 5, following the last week's decision of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) to nominate Samvel Nikoyan to the ...ARONIAN UNSUCCESSFUL AT LONDON CHESS CLASSIC
After a defeat by Hikaru Nakamura of the U.S. in the 2nd round of London Chess Classic, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is 7th with 1 point.
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Magnus Carlsen (Norway) took ...MERKEL, SARKOZY MEET UNDER EUROZONE CRISIS PRESSURE
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in Paris on Monday, December 5, under pressure to align their positions on centralizing control of euro zone budgets to stem a ...NEW TIMES PARTY TO PRESENT SEPARATE CANDIDATE LIST AT ELECTIONS
As resolved at December 2 session, New Times opposition party will present a separate candidate list at oncoming elections, with the party leader Aram Karapetyan re-elected to his post.
"In case of the ...SPAIN WIN ITS FIFTH DAVIS CUP
Spain won its fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal recovered from a terrible start, holding on to beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0) on Sunday, December 4, to give the hosts ...GUL VETOES AMENDMENTS REDUCING MATCH-FIXING PRISON TERMS
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has vetoed amendments that would have reduced prison terms for match-fixing and led to lighter sentences for about 30 club officials and players arrested in a recent rigging ...ASSANGE TO PLAY HIS FINAL CARD IN EXTRADITION BATTLE DEC 5
WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange will Monday, December 5, play his final card in a lengthy legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape claims when he appeals to Britain's top court to overturn ...ARMENIA BEATS AZERBAIJAN AT 2011 BRAIN RING
Armenia secured a win over Azerbaijan to take the 3rd place at 2011 Brain Ring intellectual game in Israel.
Armenian team lost to Russia at "What? Where? When? tournament held in accordance with the ...JUNIOR EUROVISON 2011 STAMP PUT INTO CIRCULATION
Through a joint initiative of Haypost and Armenian Public Television, Junior Eurovison 2011 stamp was put into circulation at Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex on December 3.
The ceremony was ...DEL POTRO: WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AT DAVIS CUP
Argentina's captain and players were resigned but proud despite coming up short in a Davis Cup final against Spain for the second time in four years on Sunday, Dec 4.
World number two Rafa Nadal ...RAFAEL NADAL: SPAIN'S WIN WAS A SPECTACULAR FINALE TO THE SEASON
Spain won its fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal recovered from a terrible start, holding on to beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0) on Sunday, Dec 4 to give the hosts an ...IRAN TO SEND MICE INTO SPACE
Iranian scientists plan to send a second biocapsule of living creatures, probably mice, into the space, an academic revealed on Sunday, December 4, without giving any specific date for the launch. "The ...SPINGO INTERACTIVE GLOBE PROJECT DEVELOPED AT START-UP WEEKEND YEREVAN
Start-Up Weekend Yerevan innovation contest brought together 9 teams to develop 9 projects.
One of the teams worked on SPINGO portal which enabled the user to explore the globe.
"SPINGO is designed ...MASS REFUGEE INFLOW FROM IRAN WON'T TRIGGER PRICE UPSURGE - UMBA CHAIR
A crisis in Iran will clearly affect Armenia's economy, according to the head of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia.
As Vazgen Safaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, ...NKR DEFENSE ARMY: AZERBAIJAN DOESN'T STOP SPREADING LIES
Nagorno Karabakh defense army has refuted another false report by Azerbaijani media assuring that an Azeri soldier was wounded in a ceasefire violation on December 3.
"This information is not true to ...SAMSUNG LAUNCHES FORMIDABLE FLIP PHONE W999
Samsung, in partnership with China Telecom, has announced the SCH-W999, successor to the W899, Android Police reports.
The W999 is a formidable flip phone, and comes with two of everything - two 3.5" ...45 TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WATER LEAKS FROM JAPAN NUKE PLANT
Japan's crippled nuclear power plant leaked about 45 tons of highly radioactive water from a purification device over the weekend, its operator said, and some may have drained into the ocean, AP reports. ...IRAN BECOMING A PARIAH STATE, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS
A senior U.S. official on Monday, December 5, said the situation over Iran's nuclear program is becoming increasingly worrying and an urgent diplomatic solution needs to be found, Reuters reports. ...ARGENTINA TEAM MUST BE HAPPY AND PROUD WITH WHAT IT DID - NALBANDIAN
Argentina's David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank thrashed Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in doubles to bring the team the only point at Davis Cup final.
"We must be happy and proud with what ...FACEBOOK BUYS LOCATION APP GOWALLA
Facebook has reportedly acquired location based services app Gowalla, according to a CNNMoney report.
The report attributed the development to "a source close to Gowalla" and mentioned that most of Gowalla's ...MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO BRING VOICE CONTROL TO TVS
Microsoft announced a new big update for the Xbox 360 that leapfrogs Google TV and Apple TV.
The power of Kinect combined with Bing search is turning voice into the ultimate remote control.
According ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES CONTROVERSIAL ENVIRONMENT BILL
Despite opposition from Heritage party, the Armenian National Assembly passed a controversial bill to introduce amendments to the law on environmental impact expertise.
The bill was adopted with 63 votes ...EARTHQUAKE HITS TURKEY'S AEGEAN PROVINCES
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Monday, December 5.
The quake struck in the morning, with its epicenter in the Aegean, the Istanbul-based Kandilli seismological institute said.
According ...START-UP WEEKEND YEREVAN: SOFTWARE PACKAGES TO BE DEVELOPED BY TUMOMIND TEAM
Tumomind project was announced the third among the best projects of Start-Up Weekend Yerevan innovation contest. A 4 member-team aimed at creating a website offering both individual users and companies ...ARMEN ASHOTYAN: ECONOMIC EDUCATION IN ARMENIA IS IN NEED OF REFORMS
On December 5, Armenian Ministry of Education and Science hosted an award ceremony of My Formula of business attraction student contest, with awards handed by RA Minister of Education and Science Armen ...EDUCATION MINISTER AWARDS 2011 SUMMER UNIVERISADE PARTICIPANTS
Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan awarded the participants of Shenzhen 2011 Summer Univerisade.
Weightlifter Aghasi Aghasyan, 4th year student at Armenian Institute of Physical ...HSBC FINED £10.5 MILLION FOR MIS-SELLING PRODUCTS TO ELDERLY
The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulator fined HSBC 10.5 million pounds for mis-selling products to elderly customers.
The FSA said in a statement that HSBC's NHFA subsidiary had given ...SAMVEL NIKOYAN, LARISA ALAVERDYAN NOMINATED FOR PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
At the ongoing sitting of Armenian National Assembly, head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary group Galust Sahakyan nominated the vice speaker Samvel Nikoyan for the speaker's ...COURT ALLOWS WIKILEAKS FOUNDER TO CONTINUE EXTRADITION STRUGGLE
British judges ruled on Monday, December 5, that Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, could take his year-long fight against extradition to Sweden to the Supreme Court, the ...MESSI, XAVI, RONALDO SHORTLISTED FOR 2011 FIFA BALLON D'OR
Lionel Messi, Xavi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been shortlisted for the 2011 Fifa Ballon d'Or, Fifa and France Football have announced. Messi - who won the inaugural award last year after Fifa's ...SHEVARDNADZE VIEWS ARMENIA-ADJARA HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AS THREAT
Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze views construction of highway connecting Armenia to Adjara as a demographic threat to Georgia, Georgia Online reported.
During a visit to Georgia last week, ...PROMETEY BANK JOINS UNISTREAM MONEY TRANSFER SYSTEM
Starting December 5, Prometey Bank will enable sending and receiving money transfers through UNIStream Money Transfer System in the head office and subsidiaries of the bank.
UNIStream is an International ...SEPP BLATTER: I HAVE NOT FINISHED MY MISSION AT FIFA
Sepp Blatter says he cannot leave his position as FIFA president until he has improved the organisation's image and said the British press are seeking revenge for the 2018 World Cup bid failure.
...SYRIA WILL ALLOW ARAB LEAGUE OBSERVER MISSION
Syria said Monday, Dec 5 it would allow in an Arab mission of military and civilian observers to oversee the implementation of an Arab League peace plan that Damascus agreed to last month to end nearly ...IRAN WARNS: BLOCKING OIL EXPORTS WILL DOUBLE CRUDE PRICES
Iran warned the West that any move to block its oil exports would more than double crude prices with devastating consequences on a fragile global economy.
"As soon as such an issue is raised seriously ...ARTUR BAGHDASARYAN TO PAY WORKING VISIT TO FRANCE DEC 6-8
Armenian National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan will pay a working visit to France Dec 6-8.
On the sidelines of his visit, Baghdasaryan will meet French Secretary General for National ...DAVUTOGLU CONCERNED OVER NEO-NAZI MOODS IN GERMANY
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the neo-Nazi case will be closely monitored and he won't let them to be forgotten. Davutoglu said the murders were unsettling for Turks in Germany while thanking ...SAMVEL NIKOYAN WILL PAY VISIT TO NKR IF ELECTED AS PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
Samvel Nikoyan, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia's (RPA) nominee for parliament speaker, promised to pay a visit to Nagorno Karabakh Republic if elected to the post.
When asked to share his plans ...ARMENIAN FINANCE MINISTRY: DEC 5-11 PRICES FOR PRECIOUS METALS
The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the Armenian Ministry of Finance set the government purchase and release prices per gram of chemically pure metal (standard bullion) for ...RUSSIA CANCELS OVER $11 BILLION AFGHAN DEBT
Russia has canceled more than $11 billion in Afghanistan's sovereign debt over the past decade, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday, December 5.
"During the past decade Russia has made ...TURKEY MAY WITHDRAW EU BID?
As economic contagion tarnishes the European Union, a newly assertive Turkey is increasingly looking east instead of west, and asking a vexing question: Should Turkey reject Europe before Europe rejects ...AUDRONIUS AZUBALIS: NO INFO IF KARABAKH ISSUE ON OSCE FM'S SITTING AGENDA
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis has no information on whether Karabakh settlement will be discussed during the Vilnius-hosted OSCE Foreign Ministers' sitting.
...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 382,21 DEC 5
Deals amounting to $3,5 mln. at an average rate of AMD 383,34 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Dec 5. The closing price totaled AMD 383,34.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 382,21 ...AŽUBALIS VIEWS SLIGHT PROGRESS IN PROTRACTED CONFLICT SETTLEMENT AS A SUCCESS
Even slight progress in settlement of protracted conflicts may be regarded as a success, according to the acting OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis.
As PanARMENIAN.Net ...SAMVEL NIKOYAN OPPOSES THE "INCREASE OF PARLIAMENT'S ROLE"
Samvel Nikoyan, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia's (RPA) nominee for parliament speaker dislikes the term "increase of parliament's role."
"I'd refrain from using the term above, much preferring ...JOURNALISTS' SAFETY GUIDE PRESENTED AT OSCE FM MEETING
The 18th OSCE Foreign Minister meeting hosted a presentation titled Journalists' safety guide.
As PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from Vilnius, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister ...TURKISH FM MEETS GERMANY'S ARMENIANS
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met the representatives of Armenian and Assyrian communities of Germany on the sidelines of his visit to Germany to investigate Turks' neo-Nazi murders.
While ...AZUBALIS: ODIHR OBSERVER MISSION'S PRESENCE AT STATE DUMA ELECTION POSITIVE SHIFT
OSCE gives positive assessment to Russia's State Duma election.
As the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis told a news conference in Vilnius, "the presence of OSCE ...COGNAC NAIRI AWARDED GRAND PRIX AT MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
In the framework of Moscow-hosted XV International professional wines and spirits contest 20 years aged cognac Nairi of Yerevan Ararat Factory was awarded a gold medal and a Grand Prix. Over 115 samples ...ARMENIAN FM TO MEET OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS IN VILNIUS
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will meet with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on the sidelines of the Vilnius-hosted OSCE Ministerial Council meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan ...SYRIA BANS THE IPHONE TO CONTROL INFORMATION LEAKAGE
Many of the images showing anti-government protests in Syria have come from amateur footage posted on the internet.
Syria has banned the iPhone, reports say, as the government tries to control information ...RA AGRICULTURE MINISTER VISITS ARMENIAN-CHINESE FACTORY CHINVAN
Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan visited Armenian-Chinese factory manufacturing tractors and agricultural equipments Chinvan accompanied by Armenian Public Council member Yuri Javadyan.
...UN COURT URGES AGAINST GREECE IN MACEDONIA DISPUTE
Greece was in the wrong when it blocked Macedonia's admission to NATO because of a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name, the UN's highest court ruled Monday.
The ...ARMENIAN FM: ARMENIA IS COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in Bonn-hosted international conference on security in Afghanistan.
In his speech Minister Nalbandian stressed Armenia's commitment to its obligations, ...HILLARY CLINTON CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US has "serious concerns" about the conduct of Russia's parliamentary elections.
"We do have serious concerns about the conduct of the elections," ...
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