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Armenia second in World’s Worst Economies list issued by Forbes
Armenia is ranked the second in the World’s Worst Economies rankings issued by Forbes. Madagascar tops the rankings. “With a 15% contraction in GDP in 2009 and mediocre growth forecast for the next few years, this landlocked former Soviet republic is struggling to keep up with the rest of the world. Per-capita GDP of $3,000 is less than a third of neighboring Turkey,...
ankakh July 6, 2011 13:31
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Armenians Must Counter UN Security Council Bids by Turkey and Azerbaijan
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Diasporan political organizations and influential Armenians, in cooperation with the Armenian Foreign Ministry, should launch an international lobbying campaign to block Turkey and Azerbaijan from gaining coveted seats on the United Nations Security Council. Three years ago, I made a similar plea when...
ankakh July 5, 2011 23:42
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Monitoring
On July 5, according to the agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission held regular monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces’ contact-line, in the Askeran direction. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring was held by Coordinator of the OSCE Office, Lieutenant Colonel Imre Palatinus (Hungary)...
ankakh July 5, 2011 15:06
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UNWTO Supports Tourism in Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today a delegation led by UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai. Welcoming the guests to the Office of Government, the Prime Minister appreciated Mr. Rifai’s visit since it may help boost tourism in Armenia. Tourism was said to be a government priority and from this perspective our country should master and apply the experience and...
ankakh July 4, 2011 16:33
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President of the Artsakh Republic visited the Askeran, Martouni and Hadrout regions
On 2 July President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the Askeran, Martouni and Hadrout regions and inspected on site the realization of some economic programs and harvest activities. The Head of the State noted the necessity of close cooperation between all the structures involved in the harvest activities considering it among the pivotal preconditions of...
ankakh July 4, 2011 15:01
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Job Creation as Priority: Prime Minister Visits Gegharkunik Marz
On visit to Gegharkunik marz yesterday, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan first called at Lchashen community to get acquainted with rehabilitation works underway at the 2.5 km-long Sevan-Gavar highway section due to be completed by this month of August. The Prime Minister’s next port of call was the outpatient clinic of Sevan town in process of rehabilitation. The building...
ankakh July 4, 2011 13:00
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Tigran Sargsyan Visits Aramayis Sahakyan
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan paid a visit to renowned Armenian poet and satirist Aramayis Sahakyan. On the poet’s 75th birth anniversary, the head of government handed him in person the Premier’s commemorative medal for years-long creative activity. Congratulating Aramayis Sahakyan on the jubilee, the Prime Minister wished him robust health and new creative achievements. In...
ankakh July 2, 2011 18:02
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Yerevan Mayor expressed dissatisfaction with city transportation in Facebook
YEREVAN. – Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan expressed his dissatisfaction with Yerevan city transportation on his Facebook page on Friday. The Mayor spoke on the sphere where there are no investments as the field is somehow unclear. “A new route network of medium and large buses will be set up. We shall try to set it up in a way as not to change the current price...
ankakh July 1, 2011 22:22
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Another Armenian Genocide measure discussed in Knesset
Israel’s Knesset discussed another Armenian Genocide-related measure on Wednesday dealing with assigning a memorial day for the Genocide, Asbarez reports. The Israeli parliament decided that its Education and Culture Committee discuss this new measure and make recommendation to the Knesset, reported Armenian National Committee of Jerusalem member Hagop Sevan. The measure,...
ankakh July 1, 2011 0:44
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Van cats to be put up for sale in Turkey (photos)
Center for research and preservation of Van cats at Van University put up for sale 50 Van cats. The director of the centre, professor Fetih Gulyuz said that they had received applications from more than 150 families, but they will make a scrupulous choice,Posta newspaper reports. “Cats will not be allowed to export from the country. We will follow them through microchips...
ankakh July 1, 2011 0:28
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People in Vaiots-Dzor Throw in Their Lot with Marz Development
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the government met in an outgoing sitting at Yeghegnadzor, the administrative center of Vaiots-Dzor marz. The sitting opened with a report by Marz Governor Sergey Bagratyan on the social-economic situation in Vaiots-Dzor marz as of the first 5 months of 2011 which was taken note of along with the analytical account of citizens’...
ankakh June 30, 2011 20:50
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ACNIS Examines the Post-Kazan Situation Concerning Karabagh
The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today convened a policy roundtable to look at the current state of affairs with respect to Mountainous Karabagh (Artsakh) following the recent meeting held in Kazan, Russian Federation, among the presidents of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The seminar discussion brought together representatives from...
ankakh June 30, 2011 17:06
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Requirements for bearing arms in Armenia
YEREVAN. – Over 25 thousand of citizens bear arms in Armenia, Armenian police press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. Sixteen commercial organizations are currently licensed and engaged in import and sale of weapons. Most of the weapons are shipped from Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and Europe. There are more than a dozen gun shops in Yerevan. For instance,...
ankakh June 30, 2011 15:01
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Bloomberg photo journalist Diana Markosyan deported from Baku
Photo journalist Diana Markosyan working for Bloomberg news agency was deported from Baku on Tuesday evening. “I am extremely surprised. We have been negotiating with the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry for three weeks asking permission for my arrival. Responsible official of your Foreign Ministry asked for 10 days to settle the matter,” she told Azerbaijani Turan agency. Officials...
ankakh June 29, 2011 20:51
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Meeting with CE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today a delegation of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. The delegation is in Armenia at the Armenian side’s invitation to hold a Current Affairs Committee sitting in Yerevan. Greeting the guests, the Prime Minister noted: “I am glad that Yerevan was chosen as your meeting place this time. You are...
ankakh June 29, 2011 20:13
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Armenian singer Paul Baghdadlian passes away
Armenian singer Paul Baghdadlian passed away early Tuesday morning at Glendale Adventist Hospital after a long illness, Asbarez newspaper reports. Born in Aleppo, Syria in 1953, Paul Baghdadlian began his career in 1975 in Beirut. He has written and produced hundreds of hit songs, mainly love ballads that were popular among Armenians across the globe. In an interview...
ankakh June 29, 2011 17:07
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Aircarft of Armenian Air Force makes emergency landing in Russia
The transport aircraft of Armenian Air Force IL-76 made an emergency landing at Marinovka airport in Volgograd oblast of Russia on Tuesday. No information on victims is available. “The plane of the Armenian Air Forces took off from airfield in Marinovka at 3:10 p.m. Moscow time. No landing gear was removed after takeoff. The crew decided to return to...
ankakh June 29, 2011 14:51
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Consultation on Management and Operation of Apartment Houses
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called a consultative meeting to discuss apartment house management, maintenance and operation-related issues. The meeting looked at the draft five-year strategic program of improved management, maintenance and operation of multistoried housing estate in the Republic of Armenia. In particular, discussed were the main principles to be observed...
ankakh June 29, 2011 14:40

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