• Ararat Regional Public College Opens In Artashat
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended today the opening of the upgraded and modernized State college in Artashat town of Ararat marz. Accompanied by Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan and Head of EU delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Raul Lutzenberger; the head of government toured in the educational establishment, getting acquainted with the amenities offered...
    October 6, 2011 15:22
  • Ambassador of Poland robbed in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – According to the unofficial information available to NEWS.am, Yerevan registered another elite robbery. Ambassador of Poland to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynski was recently robbed. His home is located on Barbyus Street in Yerevan. The source informs that money and jewelry were taken. Police did not reject the report and added that it occurred on Monday. Thieves...
    October 5, 2011 22:58
  • PM Visits Anania Shirakatsi Lyceum and Pre-school Establishment On Teacher Day
    On Teacher Day, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Anania Shirakatsi lyceum and pre-school establishment. The head of government was briefed on the activities and development plans of the educational institutions. The lyceum hosts 600 pupils, with 300 children hosted in the pre-school establishment. Extending his Teacher Day-timed congratulations, Tigran Sargsyan said...
    October 5, 2011 18:27
  • PM Receives Kuwaiti Finance Minister
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today a delegation headed by Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Mustafa Jassem al-Shamali. In Armenia on a 3-day official visit, the delegation is set to attend the joint session of the Armenian-Kuwaiti intergovernmental commission. Welcoming the guests, Prime Minister Sargsyan said developing all-out ties with the Arab world is a priority...
    October 5, 2011 16:40
  • 20th anniversary of cooperation between the Armenian Red Cross Society and the German Red Cross
    This year the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) and Baden-Wurttemberg provincial branch of German Red Cross celebrated the 20th anniversary of cooperation. To celebrate the event, the German Red Cross Baden-Wurttemberg provincial branch delegation represented by the President Lorenz Menz, Secretary General Hans Heinz, Head of International Relations Michael Uibel, priest...
    October 5, 2011 12:42
  • President of France Nicolas Sarkozy will arrive to Armenia on a state visit
    On October 6, President of France Nicolas Sarkozy will arrive to Armenia on a two-day state visit. In the framework of the visit, the President of France will conduct meetings with the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. He will visit the Mets Eghern Memorial and pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian...
    October 5, 2011 12:15
  • Darchinyan has been a public and vocal advocate for the Armenian Cause, speaking openly about the Armenian Genocide
    Glendale, Calif.—The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) has announced that it will honor IBO bantamweight boxing champion Vic Darchinyan at the 2011 ANCA-WR Annual Banquet for his stalwart commitment to the Armenian Cause and recognition of the Armenian Genocide throughout his internationally heralded boxing career. Both in and out of...
    October 5, 2011 8:09
  • Dr. Charny Deserves Much Credit Should Israel Recognize the Armenian Genocide
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Armenians have good reason to be offended by the Israeli government’s failure to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. It is unconscionable that some victims of the Holocaust can be so insensitive about those who have suffered a similar fate. Israel’s callous denial has been motivated by its unethical desire...
    October 5, 2011 7:31
  • President Serzh Sargsyan received Patrick Fine, Vice President for Compact Implementation for the Millennium Challenge Corporation
    President Serzh Sargsyan received today Patrick Fine, Vice President for Compact Implementation for the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The parties stressed the importance of the works conducted in five years in the framework of the MCC-Armenia program which has been aimed at the improvement of life standards of the rural beneficiaries in numerous rural communities,...
    October 4, 2011 20:35
  • PM Welcomes Lebanon Parliament Speaker
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan welcomed today Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berry who is in Armenia on official visit. Welcoming the guest, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the visit may promote development of bilateral relationship in different spheres. Tigran Sargsyan noted that Armenian-Lebanese economic ties and trade turnover, in particular, fall short...
    October 4, 2011 15:14
  • PACE calls on Armenia to investigate behind skewed sex ratios at birth
    Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on prenatal sex selection in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Emphasising that prenatal sex selection has reached “worrying proportions” in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the PACE asked those countries’ authorities to “investigate the causes and reasons behind skewed...
    October 4, 2011 13:35
  • Tigran Sargsyan and Patrick Fine Discuss MCA-Armenia Program Outlook
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today Millennium Challenge Corporation Vice President for Program Implementation Patrick Fine. The meeting was attended by U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Armenia Bruce Donahue. Thankful for effective cooperation, the head of government highly valued the pace and outcome of the 5-year program which started in September, 2006: “This...
    October 4, 2011 13:11
  • PM Visits Landslide Zone At Vanadzor-Bagratashen Road Section
    Accompanied by Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan and Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the landslide site in 86th kilometer of Vanadzor-Bagratashen Road Section of M6 interstate highway. The head of government was briefed on the situation in the landslide zone and the course of search and rescue...
    October 4, 2011 8:04
  • Armenia’s 20th Anniversary: A Young Republic; an Ancient Nation
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Armenians worldwide had many reasons to celebrate the month of September, as they observed the 20thanniversary of the twin Republics of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh).   Two decades ago, Armenians did not have a single independent Republic. Now they have two, and look forward to the day when the...
    October 3, 2011 21:09
  • President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of Unity Day of the Federal Republic of Germany
    On the occasion of Unity Day of the Federal Republic of Germany, President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the President of the FRG Christian Wulff and Chancellor Angela Merkel.
    October 3, 2011 15:28
  • PACE fall session to begin, Armenia also to be discussed
    Fall session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is starting on Monday in Strasbourg, France, and it will continue until October 7. The session will also discuss Armenia, and PACE Co-Rapporteurs on Armenia John Prescott and Axel Fischer will present the  report on the country’s democratic institutions. As Naira Zohrabyan, member of Armenia’s...
    October 3, 2011 15:11
  • President Serzh Sargsyan visited the Embassy of China in Yerevan on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of creation of the People’s Republic of China
    On the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of creation of the People’s Republic of China, President Serzh Sargsyan visited today the Embassy of China in Yerevan. On behalf of the people of Armenia and his own behalf he congratulated Ambassador Tian Chanchun and the staff of the Embassy on the occasion of the holiday and conveyed to them and in their person to the people...
    October 3, 2011 14:03
  • Tigran Sargsyan: “Tourism May And Must Be Diversified In Armenia”
    As part of Armenia independence 20th anniversary celebrations, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan took part in a festive event dated to International Tourism Day, attended by representatives of tourism industry. Congratulating the guests on International Tourism Day, the Prime Minister said it to be another opportunity for looking back at the last 20 years’ developments...
    September 30, 2011 19:18