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UNESCO LIST EXPANDING
UNESCOs World Heritage Committee opening in Quebec will be expanded as a new candidate is named Tadei Armenian monastery in Iran. In order to be listed in UNESCO World Heritage applications from 41 countries have been included. Remind that 851 historic-cultural values from 141 countries are listed in UNESCOs heritage. Armenian cultural values, in particular Sanahin-Haghpat, Geghardavank and Echmiatsin church complex are listed in UNESCO World Heritage.
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Headlines for July 02, 2008FORUM HELD TO DISCUSS ARMENIA’S ANTI-CORRUPTION OBLIGATIONS
Yerevan, Armenia Representatives of civil society organizations, state agencies, international organizations, the private sector, and the media, as well as Panorama. am, discussed Armenias international ...THE USUAL COUNCIL SESSION OF CIS COUNTRIES` MINISTERS OF DEFENSE STARTED
Today in Bishkek the usual council session of CIS countries` ministers of Defense has started. The problems of security of AF aircraft flight and military and technical military cooperation of SIC countries ...LEVON ARONYAN TAKES PART IN THE STRONGEST CHESS TOURNAMENT
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronyan takes part in Corus Chess Strongest tournament. He is the current champion. Aronyan won the tournament in 2008, gaining 8 points of 10. Another Armenian grandmaster ...THE PROBLEM OF THE NEW AMBASSADOR WILL BE DISCUSSED IN JULY
The problem of the appointment of US ambassador in Armenia will be put to the vote in July- said Joseph Pennington, U.S. Charge dAffairs in Armenia. The query of vote of Marie L. Yovanovitch to serve ...MONITORING COMMITTEE WILL MAKE REPORT ON ARMENIA
PACE Resolution N1620 greeted the decent fulfillment of changes in the law on Holding meetings, demonstration, marches and rallies, in particular, a statement was made that the place to conduct meetings ...PRIME MINISTER MET WITH ENVIRONMENTALISTS
Today the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with the representatives of Social Ecological Union who deal with various environmental issues reported the press service of the Government. ...“A1+ GIVEN CHANCE TO BE INCLUDED IN TENDERS AND WIN”
PACE has touched upon A1+ TV station in its Resolution N1620 and has reminded the decision made by European Court of Human Rights concerning A1+. They have declared to assure transparent tenders in providing ...PACE: WITHOUT RAFFI HOVHANNISYAN
David Harutyunyan the leader of Armenian Delegation to PACE said that Armenian authorities themselves are interested in the active participation of opposition and their role in the inner political life ...“POLITICAL CULTURE”: WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE BODIES?
1I warn the police officers to abstaining from illegal activities, otherwise the hole responsibility will lie on them, said David Shahnazaryan, representative of Pan-national movement talking about the ...PACE SUMMER SESSION: EVALUATES DAVID SHAHNAZARYAN
Today David Shahnazaryan, representative of Pan-Armenian Movement presented his assessment and view points concerning the PACE Summer Session. Note that David Shahnazaryan and Hovhannes Igityan representatives ...UNESCO LIST EXPANDING
UNESCOs World Heritage Committee opening in Quebec will be expanded as a new candidate is named Tadei Armenian monastery in Iran. In order to be listed in UNESCO World Heritage applications from 41 countries ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1804 The 5000-strong Russian force beseiges Yerevan.
- 1833 Birth of Grigor Chilinkiryan (public figure and translator) in Smyrna. He died in 1923.
- 1833 Death of Ghookas Inchichyan (armenologist and geographer) in Venice. He was born in 1758.
- 1840 An earthquake (Richter Scale: 7.0) occurs at Ararat and affects a 5000 sq. km. area. It kills 1000 people.
- 1915 Russian forces retreat, resulting in a massive flight of Armenians from Van and Vaspoorakan. There are huge losses when the Turkish army massacres the remnants of the Armenian population.
- 1921 The Red Army reaches Goris.
- 1946 The first group of Diasporan Armenians are repatriated to Armenia.
- 1985 The 38th Meeting of UN Sub-Committee discusses and approves the report submitted by Great Britain's Representative, Benjamin Whittaker. The 24th paragraph of this report qualifies the Armenian Massacres as an example of Genocide.
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