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OSCE ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA
- The OSCE PA observation mission to Armenia this week will include more than 70 participants. The delegation to observe the country's 6 May parliamentary elections will be led by Francois Xavier de Donnea (Belgium). OSCE Chair-in-Office and Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore appointed Mr. de Donnea Special Co-ordinator to head the short-term OSCE observer mission, which is to include more than 200 observers. De Donnea, a member of the Belgian Parliament and the former mayor of Brussels, has participated in several election observation missions in the past, including serving as deputy head of the observation mission to the 2010 presidential election in Ukraine. "Armenia's geographical location, straddling East and West, makes it strategically important for the advancement of democracy within the region. This year's innovative use of technology to engage citizens in the electoral process, educate voters and encourage civic participation is a promising development," said de Donnea. "I look forward to leading our delegation to observe this year's parliamentary elections, which I hope will further demonstrate Armenia's capacity to fulfill its OSCE commitments, and to serve as a model for future elections within the region." The OSCE will assess the Armenian elections for their conformity with the OSCE commitments as stated in the 1990 Copenhagen Document, to which Armenia has subscribed. De Donnea will deliver the post-election statement on behalf of the OSCE at a news conference on Monday 7 May.
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Headlines for May 01, 2012ARAVOT: ASHOTYAN WANTS BRUSOV RECTOR TO CONTINUE EXPERT ACTIVITY IN COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Suren Zolyan-Armen Ashotyan 'skirmish' is one of the most 'weighty' topics of the past month. The daily Aravot asked the education and science minister whether the Brusov developments have not affected ...JOE BIDEN RAISES $500 FROM TURKS, AZERIS
US Vice President Joe Biden attended a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee and the Obama campaign Friday in Washington where 200 Turkish and Azeri donors turned out for the $2,500 a ticket ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: NUMBER OF DEPARTING PEOPLE IN JANUARY-MARCH IS 28 100 MORE FROM THOSE ARRIVING
The number of people who left Armenia during January-March through all the kind of transport means is 28 100 more from those who arrived, the statistics of migration service of the territorial administration ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: ARMENIAN RIGHTS DEFENDER ASSAULTED
The paper says it has learned from sources that a representative of the Helsinki Association, Arman Veziryan, was assaulted on Monday. The incident reportedly occurred in electoral district No. 11 when ...EXHIBITION ON ELECTION BRIBE TO BE CONDUCTED IN YEREVAN
'Art Laboratory' group of art figures is organizing on May 2 an exhibition-action on election bribes. The statement of the group says the exhibition, to be held on the eve of parliamentary elections, ...AZERBAIJAN ASSUMES UN SC PRESIDENCY
Azerbaijan on Tuesday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, replacing the United States.
Agshin Mehdiyev, the permanent representative of Azerbaijan, has told the Russian news ...MAY 1 - INTERNATIONAL LABOR AND WORKERS' DAY
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By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier
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Following the recent clashes with the activists in Yerevan's Mashtots Park, the Armenian Police has issued a statement explaining the reasons of its operations.
It particularly says that a crowd of ...YSLU STUDENTS RECEIVING THREATENING SMS MESSAGES TO APPLY TO THE POLICE
Students of the Yerevan State Linguistic University (YSLU) struggling, like they say, for restoration of justice are going to apply to the law enforcers and address an open letter to the National Security ...MEDVEDEV, PUTIN JOIN MAY 1 CELEBRATIONS IN RUSSIA
Russia marks today the Day of Spring and Labor - May 1st. About 100,000 people turn out as part of a festive demonstration, organized by trade unions and the United Russia party. The country's President ...FIRE IN BAKU OIL REFINERY
The Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery in Baku came under yesterday night.
According to the Azerbaijani news agency Trend, the fire broke out at 9:45 pm Baku time.
It covered an area of 50 square meters. ...OUR EFFORTS SUCCEEDED - HMAYAK HOVHANNISSYAN
Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists of Armenia Hmayak Hovhannissyan said the speeded-up proceeding of the joint headquarters' appeal to the Constitutional Court is a serious achievement. The ...SYRIAN CAPITAL BLAST KILLS AT LEAST 10
Two explosions rocked Damascus on Friday, leaving at least 10 people dead, as international concerns mount over Syria's deteriorating cease-fire, Voice of America reported.
One blast occurred near a ...REPUBLICAN FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURE BEST - EXPERT
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At a ...VAHAN HOVHANNISSYAN ON PUBLIC OPINION POLLS
Representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau Vahan Hovhannissyan said he does not believe the pre-electoral public opinion polls. Speaking to reporters today, Hovhannissian said ...UEFA MAY POSTPONE EURO 2012
The European Football Federation (UEFA) may postpone the Euro 2012 championship scheduled early this summer, considering the situation in Ukraine.
The plan was announced by Martin Cullen, who commented ...YEREVAN ZOO OPENS
The Yerevan Zoo officially opened on Tuesday. Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan, who attended the event, told the reporters that when a child, he visited the Yerevan Zoo every May 1. 'I do not remember ...ARMENIAN PRESS NOT FREE, ACCORDING FREEDOM HOUSE
Freedom House has rated Armenian media Not Free in its annual 2012 Freedom of Press report.
With 65 points, the country ranks the 149th in the organization's index. Armenia lags behind its neighbors, ...MASHTOTS PARK ACTIVISTS CELEBRATE DECISION TO DISMANTLE KIOSKS (PHOTOS, VIDEO, UPDATED)
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President Serzh Sargsyan visited Yerevan's Mashtots Park on Tuesday afternoon together with Mayor Taron Margaryan and employees of the City Hall.
According to Mary Khachatryan, ...EARTHQUAKE IN ARARAT REGION
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake rocked Ararat region at 9:38 local time.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the jolts were registered 6 km south-east off Masis.
The earthquake strength ...WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? INTELLECTUAL COMPETITION STARTS IN ARMENIA
The school intellectual competition "What? Where? When?" has started today, Tuesday. At his meeting with journalists, Tigran Kocharyan, President of the Armenian Brainstorming Association, said that ...DEPUTY OF CHIEF OF YEREVAN POLICE PRAISES MASHTOTS PARK PROTESTERS
The activists in Yerevan's Mashtots Park are now in high spirits, celebrating the decision to dismantle the kiosks.
They had warm conversations with policemen, including the deputy chief of the Yerevan ...YEREVAN CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
On April 30, the world celebrated International Jazz Day. On Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan's initiative, music lovers received a pleasant surprise. An open-air concert was organized at the Cascade complex. ...LABOR DAY DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH POLICE IN ANKARA
Police sprayed tear gas on a group of demonstrators in Ankara after the group wanted to cross a police barricade today, Hurriyet Daily news reported.
Labor Day celebrations are taking place in two separate ...STREET PROTEST INEVITABLE IF FRAUDS PROVEN - ARF-D REP.
Election rigging, if observed and proven, will undoubtedly cause the people to take to the streets for a protest, according to Vahan Hovhannisyan, a lawmaker of the Armenian Revolutionary-Dashnaksutyun ...BLOOD TEST TO IDENTIFY BREAST CANCER RISKS
A blood test that can identify women at high risk of breast cancer decades before the disease develops could be available in five years, scientists have said.
Researchers at Imperial College London ...MAN IN UK TO UNDERGO SEX CHANGE AT 80
Ruth Rose, a former Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and grandfather of four who used to be called James, will become the oldest person in Britain to have the procedure, IBN Life reported, citing a paper. ...ARMENIAN GENERAL ON OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS' PARITY
The diplomatic language is a different language, and Armenians should realize it is the language spoken by the OSCE Minsk Group, Armenia's Deputy Minister of Defense, Major-General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan ...OSCE ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA
The OSCE PA observation mission to Armenia this week will include more than 70 participants. The delegation to observe the country's 6 May parliamentary elections will be led by Francois Xavier de Donnea ...MASHTOTS PARK PROTEST PAN-NATIONAL ISSUE - ACTIVIST
Photo by PanARMENIAN
The protest in Mashtots Park was not just a struggle for dismantling the kiosks, says Zhirayr Safilyan, the coordinator of Sardarapat Movement.
Speaking to Tert.am, the activist ...LE PEN PLEDGES NOT TO BACK SARKOZY, HOLLANDE IN RUN-OFF
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will not endorse either candidate in France's May 6 presidential runoff, the European service of RFE/RL reporrted.
Speaking on May 1 at a rally in ...GEORGIA'S PARLIAMENT NOT TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SOON
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Armenia's ex-FM, member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), Vartan Oskanian left a message on his Facebook page. Oskanian is dissatisfied with the press freedom situation in Armenia. The reason is ...ARMENIA-BASED HERITAGE PARTY REP HAILS PRESIDENT'S STEP
Anahit Bakhshyan, an MP of the Heritage party, welcomes Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's order for removal of kiosks from Yerevan's Mashtots Park. "This is civil society's victory, a victory for all ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA NOT USING NGOS IN ITS INTERESTS
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At his meeting with journalists before a triumphant concert the Heritage party organized in Yerevan's Freedom Square, its Chairman Raffi Hovannisian said that the party and people would take to the streets ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1467 Jhanshah battles the Agh-koyoonloon tribesmen. He is killed at the age of 70.
- 1804 Russian forces, led by General Tshitshianov, start their first assault on Yerevan. It lasts till September.
- 1837 Opening of the Yerevan Consistory.
- 1843 The Mkhitarist Congregation publishes the "Bazmavep" monthly in Venice.
- 1868 The Armenian Church in Echmiadsin starts publishing (to 1918) the Holy See's official monthly: "Ararat".
- 1872 Death of Matatyan (Seyad), Eastern-Armenian writer and troubadour.
- 1891 The "Flag" newspaper (affiliated to the Dashnak party) starts publication.
- 1901 The Tsar publishes the law on land and agricultural reform in Transcaucasia.
- 1905 Civil unrest in Bitlis.
- 1920 Bolsheviks' first revolt in Armenia. The Armenian Government and Parliament take radical measures to quell the revolt.
- 1927 Death of Levon Sargsyan, the editor of "Moorch". He was a Bolshevik and later was made ambassador in Tehran.
- 1935 The first Armenian sound motion picture "Pepo" is shown.
- 1978 Death of Aram Khatshatooryan (composer). He was born in 1903.
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