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E. SHARMAZANOV: TODUA MAKES ABSURD STATEMENT
- Georgian Parliament's Deputy Speaker Fridon Todua issued a statement Tuesday in Baku which particularly says: "Georgia and Azerbaijan will return occupied territories, as those lands belong to them." "Georgian statesman appeared with an absurd statement far from the reality. I would say to Todua that not a single Armenian statesman has ever made incorrect statements in address to a third country," Armenian Parliament's Deputy Speaker Edward Sharmazanov remarked on his Georgian counterpart's statement. NA public relations department informs E. Sharmazanov has urged his Georgian counterpart to get acquainted with the history of his nation, where he could read about Georgians and Armenians, but not a single word about Azerbaijanis.
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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Russia Edward Nalbandian and Sergey Lavrov had a working meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry press office reported. At the meeting, the sides dwelt on a wide ...E. SHARMAZANOV: TODUA MAKES ABSURD STATEMENT
Georgian Parliament's Deputy Speaker Fridon Todua issued a statement Tuesday in Baku which particularly says: "Georgia and Azerbaijan will return occupied territories, as those lands belong to them." ...2012 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: COMMUNIST PARTY TO RUN FOR PARLIAMENT
The Communist Party of Armenia is going to run for parliament, party leader Ruben Tovmasyan told a Panorama.am reporter. "Despite the difficulties, the Communist Party is going to run for parliament," ...IRAN SENDS MINIATURE OF DESTROYED DRONE TO US
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The ruling on Hrant Dink's murder angered supporters of Dink who said the trial failed to shed light on the alleged connections between the murder and Turkish state officials, Radio Liberty reported. ...IRANIAN STUDENT SHOT DEAD IN US
An Iranian student was shot dead in Houston, USA, "BBC" informs. The Houston Police Department said Tuesday that on the night Gelareh Bagherzadeh, 30, was shot while driving, they received two separate ...ANDRANIK MARGARYAN MEMORIAL
IM Vladimir Belous of Russia scored 7.5 points out of 11 and took first prize at in Yerevan. IM Hovik Hayrapetyan, FM Hovhannes Gabuzyan and IM Ashot Nadanian (Armenia) scored 6.5 points each. Belous ...AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER KILLS 1, WOUNDS 2 COLLEAGUE SERVICEMEN
Azerbaijan serviceman Asiman Huseynzade gunshot on January 18 three of his colleague servicemen killing one (Shahadat Guliev) and wounding two, Azerbaijani "Trend" news agency quotes Ministry of Defense ...GEORGIAN PRESIDENT TO MEET OBAMA IN WASHINGTON
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will meet US President Barack Obama in Washington on January 30, the White House said. The January 30 meeting is to mark the 20th anniversary of relations between ...ARMENIA TO PLAY FRIENDLY MATCH WITH CANADA IN LIMASSOL
According to the agreement signed between the Football Federations of Armenia and Canada on Wednesday, the Armenia national football team will play a friendly match with Canada team in Tsirion Stadium, ...LAVROV SAYS RUSSIA NOT APPROVING UNILATERAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
Russia doesn't approve unilateral sanctions against Iran imposed by USA and European Union, Iranian state-run "IRNA" news agency quotes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as stating during a news ...ARTAK SHAKARYAN: THOSE WHO ORDERED DINK'S MURDER LEFT UNPUNISHED
Those who ordered Hrant Dink's assassination escaped the punishment they deserved, Artak Shakaryan, expert of Turkish studies, said in a news conference remarking on Istanbul court verdict. Turkish court ...SHAMEFUL MISTAKE UNVEILED IN HRANT DINK VERDICT
Turkish "Internethaber" news site says a shameful mistake has been unveiled in the judgment of Hrant Dink's assassination case. According to the source 19 suspects were waiting for a verdict while the ...EX-FOREIGN MINISTER: OSCE MINSK GROUP THE ONLY FORUM FOR KARABAKH TALKS
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Following the completion of construction and modernization program, Hrazdan-5 power generating unit has been put into experimental-industrial operation. Director of Hrazdan-5 Karen Sargsyan noted that ...RUSSIA TO CONTINUE MEDIATION MISSION IN NK ISSUE
Russia is determined to continue its mediating mission in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh; Russian "RIA Novosti" agency quotes Russian FM Sergey Lavrov as declaring in a news conference. "We will continue ...H. HAKOBYAN: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO TARGET GENOCIDE CRIMINALIZATION BILL TILL END
On the eve of 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide the Ministry of Diaspora intensifies its activities, Minister Hranush Hakobyan said in a news conference. In 2011 commissions have been launched in ...NO BREAKTHROUGH EXPECTED IN KARABAKH TALKS - EXPERT
I do not think a breakthrough is possible at the forthcoming meeting on Karabakh issue, at any rate, Azerbaijan's position gives no cause for optimism, expert Edgar Hovhannisyan told a Panorama.am reporter, ...NKR MFA REMARKS ON INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM IN SCOTLAND
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic welcomes Great Britain's readiness to hold a referendum on the future status of Scotland. London's position proves once again that respect ...SENATE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION REJECTS TEXT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL
France's Senate legislative commission has rejected on Wednesday the text of Armenian Genocide penalization bill, "publicsenate.fr" reported. This motion, presented by the President of PS Committee, Jean-Pierre ...ALEXANDER ARZUMANYAN: ALL DISPUTABLE ISSUES BETWEEN ARMENIAN, GEORGIAN CHURCHES SHOULD BE SETTLED THROUGH DIALOGUE
All disputable issues between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Georgian Orthodox Church should be settled through dialogue between the Churches, member of the Free Democrats Party, Ex-Foreign Minister ...CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION MINISTER IN SYMPATHY WITH ARMENIAN PEOPLE, ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE
Armenia's Ambassador to Canada Armen Yeganyan met with Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney on January 16, Foreign Ministry press office reported. At the meeting, the sides discussed ...PYUNIK TO HOLD THREE TRAINING CAMPS
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Today in Armenian history- 1830 Following Sultan Mahmood's decree and the advice of the French, British, and Russian ambassadors, the Armenian Catholics in Turkey were given a Patriarchate and their own administrative organization.
- 1888 Birth, in Constantinople, of the actor Vahram Papazyan. He is considered to have no equal in the Armenian theater.
- 1906 Birth of composer Ashot Satian. He died in 1958.
- 1911 Birth of theater personality Gevorg Ashughyan.
- 1990 Start of hostilities between Armenian and Azeri Turkish forces near Raskh.
- 2001 The French Senate recognizes the 1915 Genocide of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
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