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Published on January 15, 2008
CO-CHAIRS TO RETURN TO YEREVAN FROM STEPANAKERT
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzliakov (Russia), Bernard Facier (France) and Matthew Bryza (USA) arrived in Yerevan late yesterday, press secretary of U.S. Embassy Taguhi Janukyan told Panorama.am. In her words, after several meetings with the leadership of the country, the co-chairs will leave for Stepanakert on January 16. On the next day, January 17, the co-chairs will return Yerevan. Before arriving in Yerevan, the co-chairs were in Baku on January 13-14.
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Headlines for January 15, 2008IF TER-PETROSYAN DOES NOT USE HIS RESOURCES, HE IS GAMBLING
Today the union of Armenian volunteers held a press conference and said that they are going to support the former president in the forthcoming presidential elections. Armen Eghian, the coordinator of ...COMMUNISTS OFFER TER-PETROSYAN LEAVE CAMPAIGN
We are not mistaken to say that the Republican party and its candidate stand close to the problems of our country, and we insist in that if a communist votes for another candidate then he is not a real ...CO-CHAIRMEN LEFT FOR STEPANAKERT
The Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan met with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen M. Bryza, B. Fassier, Y. Merzylakov. According to the press and public relations department of the Government office, the Personal ...PUBLIC TV TO ORGANIZE CANDIDATE DEBATES ONLY IN SECOND ROUND
In case there is a second round in the upcoming presidential elections, the Public TV will organize a debate between the two candidates. Until then, any debates are excluded, Alexan Harutunyan, chairman ...CO-CHAIRS TO RETURN TO YEREVAN FROM STEPANAKERT
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzliakov (Russia), Bernard Facier (France) and Matthew Bryza (USA) arrived in Yerevan late yesterday, press secretary of U.S. Embassy Taguhi Janukyan told Panorama.am. ...VEIK-AN-ZEE: LEVON ARONYAN, MAGNUS CARLSEN TO COMPETE TODAY
Armenian chess master and Champion of Olympic Games Levon Aronyan leads the super chess tournament of world strongest at Korus Chess 2008. Yesterday in the third round he lost his first 0.5 points. Our ...ONE CANDIDATE HAS NOT OPENED ELECTION FUND YET
Central Bank sources say eight presidential candidates have already opened election funds. Until now, Aram Harutunyan, chairman of National Concord Party, has not opened a fund yet. His office said he ...SERZH SARGSYAN ANNOUNCES HIS ELECTION PROGRAM
Prime Minister of Armenia and presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan has announced his election program. The program is at www.serjsargsyan.am web portal. The program consists of 8 pages in 6 sections. ...OSKANYAN TO TAKE PART IN SAHAKASHVILI’S INAUGURATION
The Armenian delegation spearheaded by foreign minister Vartan Oskanyan will take part in the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected president of Georgia, Michael Sahakashvili on January 20. Foreign ...PRESIDENT RECOVERS
President Robert Kocharyan has undergone eye operation in one of the eye centers in Paris. President Press secretary Viktor Soghomonyan said that the illness will not cause sight defects. The president ...DESPITE OF ATTITUDE DIFFERENCES, THEY WILL SUPPORT
Today Armenian Volunteers Consolidation coordinating board came up with a statement appealing to unite around the first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan. According to the statement, although they are aware ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1795 Birth of Alexander Griboyedov, Russian writer, diplomat, and Armenia's friend. He was the first Russian writer, who, based on historical circumstances, became well-informed about the Armenian people.
- 1855 Publication of the "Masseatss Aghavnee" (pigeon of Masis) magazine in Paris. Editor - G. Aivazovski.
- 1903 Birth of Shmavon Arushanian in the Lacheen region. He was Agriculture Commissar of the Armenian Peoples' Committee, President of Leninakan's Regional Party Committee, and headed the Presidency of the Supreme Soviet Council of the USSR.
- 1916 Birth of artist, sculptor, and ceramist Hripsimeh Simonian in Kars (Western Armenia).
- 1931 Celebration of the first decade of the Armenian Artillery Division.
- 1959 Yerevan's population reaches 509340, according to the Census.
- 1990 The Armenian forces control the Azeri Turk village of Kiark. It has a strategic position in the Ararat region.
- 1990 The USSR Supreme Soviet installs Viktor Polianichko (Azerbaijans Communist Party Deputy Leader) as head of the Republic Organizational Committee. In order to do away with Artsakhs Armenian majority, military action takes place from January 1991 to May 1991 to expel the Armenians from 24 Armenian villages and the subsequent occupation of half of Artsakhs territory by the Azeri Army.
- 1990 The Supreme Soviet of the USSR proclaims, without foundation, an emergency situation in Artsakh and Goris.
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