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Headlines for March 16, 2012
TURKEY MULLS BUFFER ZONE AT SYRIAN BORDER
Turkey is considering the creation of a buffer zone at the Syrian border to support refugees fleeing the conflict-stricken country, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay told the NTV channel on Thursday, ...U.S. DENIES SENDING IRAN MESSAGE THROUGH RUSSIA
The United States denied a Russian media report that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had asked Russia to warn Iran that it was facing its "last chance" to resolve the dispute over its nuclear ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA SEEKS PUTIN'S SUPPORT - PAPER
Haykakan Zhamanak daily quotes its sources as saying that the leader of Prosperous Armenia party, Gagik Tsarukyan would like Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin to issue a greeting note on the occasion ...CANADIAN POLITICIAN COMMEMORATES HRANT DINK
Earlier this month, Michael Coteau, member of provincial parliament for Don Valley East, made a statement in the Ontario Legislative Assembly honoring Turkish-Armenian journalist, the late Hrant Dink, ...PAPER: YEREVAN'S KENTRON CONSTITUENCY TO FACE HEATED ELECTION CAMPAIGN
10th constituency in Yerevan's Kentron district promises to be the most interesting one during the election campaign, with Garegin Nushikyan, president of Nushikyan Association and Khachatur Sukiasyan, ...PAPER SAYS RPA PROPORTIONAL LIST LACKS FEMALE CANDIDATES
The proportional list of the Republican Party of Armenia is "lacking women", Zhoghovurd paper's sources say.
According to the Electoral Code, a female candidate should be nominated in each sixth position ...APPLE'S NEW IPAD GOES ON SALE, QUEUES LINE UP IN ASIA
Apple's new iPad proved to be another hot-seller on Friday, March 16, with hundreds queuing at stores across Asia to be the first to get their hands on the 4G-ready tablet computer as the company's ...N. KOREA TO LAUNCH ROCKET CAPABLE TO REACH U.S.
North Korea has announced it would launch a long-range rocket next month to put a satellite into orbit, a move that would breach a United Nations ban imposed after previous launches, AFP reported.
Blast-off ...TRADE CENTER DIRECTOR COLLECTS VOTES FOR RPA, PAPER SAYS
Director of Yerevan's Petak trade center Mirzoyan invited all traders and distributed papers demanding that each of them should present personal data of 10 people. The director warned that those who fail ...ARMENIAN PLAYERS PARTICIPATING IN RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The first day of European Rapid Women's Chess Championships is over in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, with Armenia's Lilit Mkrtchian ranking 24th with 3 points.
Following the first six rounds, Lilit ...ARMENIAN CENTRAL BANK ABSTAINS FROM COMMENTS ON NEW U.S. BILL
The Central Bank of Armenia says the potential impact of the new U.S. bill cannot be assessed realistically now since it lacks some specific regulations.
The U.S. prepares a draft bill forcing the foreign ...SOTHEBY'S SALE TO INCLUDE DOUBLE ELVIS PAINTING
On May 9, 2012, Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale will include Double Elvis [Ferus Type] by Andy Warhol, a painting that epitomizes the artist's obsessions with fame, stardom, and the public image, ...ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY HOLDS CONSULTATIONS WITH U.S.-UK EXPERT GROUP
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met on March 15 with the expert group from U.S. and UK to hold consultations on staff management in the military forces of Armenia.
Katherine Jane Leach, UK ambassador ...RPA GOES ON TO "CREATE NEW JOBS", PAPER SAYS
The Republican Party of Armenia invites activists to work for a fixed rate of payment (+%). This vacancy announcement is spread all over Yerevan, Yerkir paper says.
A paper's reporter who inquired about ...APPLE GATHERS APPS BEST UTILIZING NEW TABLET'S RETINA DISPLAY
Apple put together a list of 24 apps that best utilize the new tablet's high resolution Retina Display, according to Apple Insider
Since the new iOS software development kit was released in early ...OSLO TO HOST UEFA GRASSROOTS WORKSHOP
The next UEFA Grassroots Workshop in 2013 will be hosted by the Football Association of Norway, an organization renowned for its achievements in this vital area of the game.
Norway, one of Europe's ...BAĞIŞ: TURKEY WOULD RATHER ARMENIA WITHDRAW FROM KARABAKH THAN EUROVISION
Turkey would rather Armenia withdraw from Nagorno Karabakh than the Eurovision song contest, Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış said, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
"Turkey would prefer Armenia ...TURKISH HELICOPTER CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN
Police say a helicopter belonging to a Turkish company has crashed into houses near the Afghan capital Kabul and that 10 people were killed in the crash.
Mohammad Zahir, head of the Kabul criminal investigation ...DEPARDIEU FAVORS SARKOZY, DISLIKES STRAUSS-KAHN
French movie giant Gerard Depardieu likes conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy just as he liked Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Pope John Paul II and left-wing leader Francois Mitterrand in their day, he ...MOZILLA FIREFOX 11.0 UPDATE AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN
The creation of the Armenian language interface of Mozilla Firefox is in progress.
"The Armenian users can henceforth use the new, 11th update of the browser in Armenian," Mozilla Armenia team member ...ARMENIAN PM EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO BELGIUM
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan sent a note of condolences to Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister of Belgium over the tragedy in Sierre, Switzerland.
"I am deeply saddened by the tragedy in the Swiss ...GERMAN FM SAYS HIS COUNTRY WILL FURTHER ASSIST ARMENIA'S DEVELOPMENT
Armenia and Germany will continue deepening cooperation in economic, political and legal fields, Armenian and German Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Guido Westerwelle said.
"Though we have almost ...ARMENIA HOSTS ROUNDTABLE ON PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
From March 10-11, 2012, the Medicine Producers and Importers Union of Armenia (MPI Union) in cooperation with the USAID-funded Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness project (EDMC) organized ...WTO HEAD PLAYS DOWN DISPUTE OVER CHINA'S RARE EARTH MINERALS
The head of the World Trade Organization played down a dispute over China's controls on exports of rare earth minerals, saying it was unlikely to escalate into a trade war, AFP reported.
The United ...ANC PREPARES FOR APRIL REVOLUTION IN ARMENIA?
Forthcoming elections in Armenia may not bear regular character, due to new developments expected in April, according to Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc member.
"Civilians will take ...ARMENIAN, BELARUSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRIES HOLD CONSOLATIONS
On March 15, Armenian and Belarusian Ministries of Foreign Affairs held interdepartmental consultations. Armenian FM Advisor Armen Ghevondyan, head of RA Foreign Ministry's Neighboring Countries Department ...FRESNO PHILANTHROPIST, ETHNIC ARMENIAN PETE PETERS DIES AT 94
Pete Peters, one of Fresno's leading philanthropists died at his home on March 13. He was 94, Fresno Bee reported.
The youngest son of Armenian immigrants, Mr. Peters helped his brother, Leon S. Peters, ...ANC REPRESENTATIVE DUBS PRESIDENT'S SPEECH NATIONALISTIC
Gurgen Yeghiazaryan, member of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) declared that the speech of the Armenian President, leader of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at RPA congress ...ARMENIAN FM: AZERBAIJAN'S ACTIONS DOOM KARABAKH PROCESS TO FAILURE
Azerbaijan blocks every move undertaken by Armenia and the international mediators, first of all within the OSCE Minsk Group activities, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press ...NEW IPAD TO LAUNCH IN 25 COUNTRIES MARCH 23
The new iPad hits 10 countries on March 16, including major European markets.
However, the rest of the world won't have to wait long for their crack at the gorgeous Retina screen. The new iPad will launch ...RUSSIAN ENVOY: CALLING SYRIA'S ASSAD "ILLEGITIMATE" NON-PRODUCTIVE
Western and Arab countries stating that President Bashar al-Assad's rule is illegitimate are counterproductive to establishing peace in Syria, Russia's envoy to the Middle East has said, The Telegraph ...GERMAN FM AVOIDS COMMENTING ON BAKU'S AGGRESSIVE STATEMENTS
German Foreign Minister commented on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, calling for its resolution.
"It is high time Karabakh conflict was settled. We show respect for both the principles of self-determination ...HUNGARIAN SCULPTOR CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN GENOCIDE EXHIBITION
Sculptor Andras Seci addressed Hungary's creative union on behalf of Hungarian art critics, calling for participation in an event commemorating the Armenian Genocide victims.
The purpose of this call ...GLENDALE MAYOR PRAISES ARMENIAN-AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY
With less money in city coffers, Glendale needs to strengthen its partnerships with local community groups and volunteers to maintain a high quality of life here, said Mayor Laura Friedman during her ...HAMAS LEADER PAYS UNEXPECTED VISIT TO ANKARA
Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled al-Mashaal is paying a surprise visit to Ankara. Mashaal will hold talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the afternoon, Today's Zaman reported.
No other details ...MOLDOVA PRESIDENT ELECTED AFTER 3-YEAR WAIT
Moldova's parliament brought a three-year-long constitutional crisis to an end on Friday, March 16 by electing a former judge as the country's president, M&C reported citing DPA.
The former ...GEORGE CLOONEY TO HIGHLIGHT PROTEST AT SUDAN'S EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON
Actor George Clooney will highlight a protest planned for Friday, March 16, at Sudan's embassy in Washington, AP reported.
The protesters accuse Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, of provoking ...ARMENIAN-LETTER READING, WRITING AVAILABLE ON WINDOWS PHONE SMARTPHONES
Today, March 16, DPE at Microsoft Armenia Davit Kocharyan presented two projects developed by the company, one for smartphones with Windows Phone operating system allowing for Armenian-letter writing ...IT INDUSTRY DEVELOPS IN ARMENIA, PM SAYS
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with members of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) council at a business breakfast on March 16 to discuss prospects of development and future ...GERMAN FM: SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN WILL CONTINUE
German Foreign Minister noted that Germany will continue backing the sanctions against Iran until the nuclear issue gets settled.
As Guido Westerwelle told a press conference in Yerevan, the Islamic ...GERMAN COURT SUSPENDS APPLE SUIT AGAINST SAMSUNG
A German court suspended a trial in which Apple alleged that Samsung Electronics copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and iPad devices pending the outcome of a separate suit.
According ...GERMAN FM: SYRIA ON VERGE OF HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE
Syria is currently on the verge of humanitarian catastrophe, German Foreign Minister said.
"Germany stands ready to extend necessary assistance for salvation of the population," Guido Westerwelle said ...ARTSAKH OFFICIAL: KARABAKH AIRPORT ENSURES FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
Under the Article 13 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
Karabakh Airport serves the purpose of ensuring ...PIANIST ANDREAS FROLICH TO PERFORM IN YEREVAN ON MARCH 18
Renowned pianist Andreas Frolich (Germany) is invited to perform with the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia (artistic director and conductor Eduard Topchjan).
The concert will take place on March ...ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT GEORGIA
...AZERI HACKERS TARGET 20 ARMENIAN WEBSITES
Azerbaijani hackers keep attacking Armenian websites, targeting the site of Armenia's National Archives among the 20 others.
As information security expert Samvel Martirosyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD388,89 MARCH 16
Deals amounting to AMD 4,4 mln. at an average rate of AMD 388,73 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on March 16. The closing price totaled AMD 388,5.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...SWITZERLAND HOSTS UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1/4 FINAL DRAW
Barcelona and Real Madrid were kept apart in the Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals draw Friday, March 16 though the defending champion must first beat AC Milan before the Spanish giants can ...CHINA SET TO BE BIGGEST SMARTPHONE MARKET
China is set to be the biggest smartphone market this year after shipments in the second-half of 2011 outstripped the US, a technology research firm said, according to AFP.
Figures by US-based International ...GERMANY'S COURT RULES NAZI-SEIZED RARE POSTERS RETURNED
Germany's top federal appeals court ruled Friday, March 16 that a Berlin museum must return to a Jewish man from the U.S. thousands of rare posters that were seized from his father by the Gestapo, ...ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY TO STEP DOWN
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, announced on Friday, March 16 he will step down at the end of the year after a decade of struggling to prevent ...SPAIN PUBLIC DEBT HITS RECORD HIGH OF 68,5%
The Bank of Spain said Friday, March 16 that the country's debt stood at 68.5 percent of GDP at the end of 2011, the highest ratio since 1995.
According to AP, the bank said in a report that this marked ...CYPRUS' LEADER TO RESHUFFLE CABINET AFTER FINANCE MINISTER QUITS
Cyprus' president will reshuffle his cabinet after his finance minister resigned for health reasons, a government spokesman said Friday, March 16, AP reported. Stefanos Stefanou said that Finance ...HUGH JACKMAN TO STAR IN "PRISONERS" THRILLER
Hugh Jackman is set to star in "Prisoners" a thriller produced by Alcon Entertainment, The Wrap reported.
Denis Villeneuve is directing. Aaron Guzikowski ("Contraband") wrote the ...GERMAN FM SAYS HIS COUNTRY SUPPORTS ARMENIAN-TURKISH RECONCILIATION
Germany welcomes efforts by Armenia and Turkey aimed at normalization of bilateral relations and stands ready to foster the negotiation process, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said.
Earlier, ...NADAL SAYS MATCHES VS. NALBANDIAN ARE ALWAYS TOUGH
On March 16, Argentina-based ethnic Armenian David Nalbandian will face off against Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of BNP Paribas Open, ongoing in Indian Wells, California.
Prior to their most recent ...OSCE PA PRESIDENT CALLS ON BELARUS TO CANCEL DEATH PENALTY
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou called for authorities in Minsk to halt its use of the death penalty after reports that President Alexander Lukashenko has decided to go forward ...STAR-STUDDED "DARK SHADOWS" TRAILER DEBUTS ON THE WEB
So far, all the focus has been on a sinister looking Johnny Depp as a back-from-the-buried vampire in forthcoming Tim Burton film Dark Shadows. But a triler now shows the rest of the star-studded cast ...MISSING TURKISH JOURNALISTS HELD BY SYRIA GOVT, ANKARA SAYS
Two Turkish journalists missing in Syria are alive and have been handed over to Syrian government authorities, a Turkish deputy prime minister said, and Ankara is working to secure their release, Reuters ...WEEKLY DIGEST OF FOREIGN CURRENCY DEALS
USD 134,962,614 was bought at an average price of AMD 388.77/USD 1 and USD 136,615,506 sold at an average price of AMD 389.83/USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on March 5-16.
Deals amounting ...MEGAN FOX JOINS PARAMOUNT PICTURES' "SWINDLE"
Paramount Pictures has acquired the action-heist spec script Swindle, which will be developed by Moneyball producer Michael De Luca as a star vehicle for Megan Fox and Zoe Saldana, Deadline reported.
...TURKEY SUSPENDS CONSULAR SERVICES IN DAMASCUS
Turkey has urged its citizens in Syria to return home, saying some consular services will be halted in Damascus next week. The Foreign Ministry says in a statement Friday, March 16 that developments ...KEIRA KNIGHTLEY IN TALKS TO STAR IN "SAFE HAVEN" ROMANTIC DRAMA
Keira Knightley is apparently in early talks to star in romantic drama Safe Haven, Belfast Telegraph reported.
The Pirates Of The Caribbean star is considering playing a young woman with a mysterious ...ARMENIA'S VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO GET USD 11 MLN FUNDING
On March 16, four international agreements were discussed during meeting of Armenian National Assembly Standing Committee on Financial, Credit and Budget Issues chaired by Gagik Minasyan.
Agreement on ...DR. SEUSS' "THE CAT IN THE HAT" TO GET NEW LIFE AS ANIMATED FEATURE
After topping the box office the past two weeks with Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment's Chris Meledandri, and Audrey Geisel will tap the Dr. Seuss library for another ...HALLE BERRY TO TOPLINE "THE HIVE" THRILLER
After a prolonged negotiation, "X-Men" star Halle Berry is set to topline Troika Pictures' thriller "The Hive," which Brad Anderson will direct this summer, according to Variety.
...MARTIN SCORSESE TO DIRECT "THE WOLF OF WALL STREET" BIOPIC
Martin Scorsese is in talks with Red Granite Pictures to direct "The Wolf of Wall Street," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, with an August start date, Variety reported.
The deal hasn't closed, ...PITT MULLS JOINING RIDLEY SCOTT'S "THE COUNSELOR"?
Shortly after word broke that Michael Fassbender would play the lead in the Ridley Scott directed / Cormac McCarthy scripted feature The Counselor it also came out that Brad Pitt, Jeremy Renner and Javier ...PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE OKS BILL ON ARMENIAN POGROMS IN SUMGAIT
On March 16, 8 standing committees of Armenian National Assembly (RA NA) hosted sessions.
As proposed by the chairman of RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Armen Rustamyan, the session started ...UN ENVOY ANNAN SENDS TEAM TO DISCUSS SYRIA MONITORS
Kofi Annan, joint special envoy on Syria for the United Nations and Arab League, is sending a team to Damascus early next week to discuss a proposal to deploy international monitors there, his spokesman ...PM: UK WON'T SUPPORT ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN
The UK would not support Israel if it decided to launch a strike against Iran, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, Cameron said his government had warned ...RUSSIA'S GAZPROM MAY BUY GREEK GAS MONOPOLY STAKES
Russian gas giant Gazprom may participate in a tender to buy stakes in Greece's DEPA gas monopoly to provide direct supplies to European consumers, Gazprom said on Friday, March 16, RIA Novosti reported.
...GUNS N' ROSES TO PERFORM IN MOSCOW MAY 11, 12
The American punk-and hard-rock band Guns N' Roses will give two concerts in Moscow, on May 11 and 12, The Voice of Russia reported.
The Sweet Child O' Mine rockers will mark the 50th birthday of ...FRENCH FM WARNS AGAINST ARMING SYRIA OPPOSITION
France is against foreign powers arming the opposition groups fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, because such a move could lead to civil war in the country, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said, ...NORWAY POLICE APOLOGIZES FOR SLOW RESPONSE TO BREIVIK MASSACRE
Norwegian police have apologised for delays in their response to the massacre of 69 young people by right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik last July, admitting that lives could have been saved if ...GEORGE CLOONEY ARRESTED DURING PROTEST AT SUDANESE EMBASSY
Actor and activist George Clooney has been arrested while protesting in front of the Sudanese embassy in Washington, DC, The Guardian reported.
Clooney was protesting against human rights abuses by the ...IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND NOVELS TO BE PUBLISHED AS E-BOOKS
Ian Fleming's estate has signed a 10-year deal with the Random House Group to publish the James Bond backlist both in print and e-book format, the publishing company said on Friday, March 16, according ...AFGHAN LEADER LASHES OUT AT US AS SHOOTING SUSPECT FLOWN ABROAD
President Hamid Karzai on Friday, March 16 again lashed out at the United States over a massacre of 16 Afghan civilians blamed on an American sergeant, heightening public tensions between the two countries, ...UK TO REMOVE "HUSBAND", "WIFE" FROM OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
Marriage certificates, tax forms and other official documents in UK could all be revised to remove the words "husband" and "wife," according to Aol.
New reforms, proposed by the Coalition Government, ...LONE ROCKET HITS ISRAEL AMID GAZA TRUCE
Just one rocket was fired from Gaza into Israel during the first 12 hours of Friday, March 16, the military said, as a fledgling truce in and around the Palestinian territory firmed up, AFP reported.
...MAJORITY OF GERMANS SUPPORT EARLY AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL
A majority of Germans want to see an early withdrawal of the nation's troops from Afghanistan, a poll published Friday, March 16 showed, M&C reported citing DPA.
Released by German state broadcaster ...N. KOREA ROCKET LAUNCH PLAN "PROVOCATIVE", U.S. SAYS
The United States on Friday denounced as "highly provocative" North Korea's plan to next month launch a long-range rocket to put a satellite into orbit, in defiance of a UN ban, AFP reported.
...OBAMA, KARZAI REAFFIRM U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN IN 2014
President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Friday, March 16, reaffirmed that U.S. troops would leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, despite calls for an earlier withdrawal. According ...FACEBOOK PROPOSES CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Facebook has proposed several changes to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and is asking the public for feedback until March 22, TechCrunch reports. The most important changes are the prohibition ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1828 Start of the Persian Armenians' emigration to Eastern Armenia. Some 40 000 Armenians, lead by General Lazarev, returned home.
- 1845 Birth of philologist Norayr Byoozand.
- 1849 Birth of the German linguist Karl Brugman. He played an important role in the recognition of Armenian as a distinct branch of the Indo-European languages.
- 1866 Birth of Nerses Meleek - Tangian, cleric and philologist. He headed the Diocese of Atrpatakan and published works on Armenian philology and church law.
- 1888 Death in Constantinople of Stepan Papazian, teacher, author and editor of "Jamanak".
- 1905 Death of Kristapor Meekayelyan, one of the founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation party. He was born in 1859.
- 1913 Birth of Eduard Aghayan (academician, philologist and linguist).
- 1917 The Armenian Cadet's create the Liberal - Bourgeois Popular Party in Tbilissi. By October, 1921 the Party had gone abroad to become one of the founders of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party.
- 1917 The Armenian Populist Party was founded in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1921 Treaty between Turkey and Soviet Russia (Treaty of Moscow). Nakhitshevan and Artsakh are arbitrarily placed within Soviet Azerbaijan without Soviet Armenias input into the matter.
- 1921 The Soviet-Turkish treaty is signed in Moscow. Armenian lands are given to Turks.
- 1921 England and Turkey exchange prisoners of war including some Turks who were responsible for the Armenian Genocide. Turks held on Malta are set free.
- 1924 Death of actress Yeranoohee Garagashyan.
- 1930 Death of Varlam Avanessov in Dilijan.
- 1944 Reorganization of the People's Commissariats of Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR.
- 1949 Opening of the First Congress of Armenia's Theatre Union.
- 1995 The Presidents of Russia and Armenia sign an agreement on Russian military bases in Armenia.
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