• A Group of Yerevan Residents’ Efforts Yield First Positive Results
    Yerevan—Judge Artur Mkrtchyan of the First Instance General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan’s Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun administrative regions examined the collective action which residents of the buildings at 5, 3, and 7/1 Komitas Boulevard had filed against the Liber and Rem Group LLCs. After hearing the case, Judge Mkrtchyan ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and,...
    May 24, 2011 12:11
  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN THE NKR
    A two-day international scientific conference called “The legal, political, and historical bases for the formation of the NKR” took place at the National Assembly of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The conference was opened by Chairman of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghulian. “This conference is taking place within the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the...
    May 24, 2011 10:46
  • José Piñera in Armenia at Tigran Sargsyan’s Invitation
    José Piñera, the founder of Chile’s private pension system was hosted today at the Office of Government. He has arrived in Armenia at the invitation of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. After meeting with José Piñera, the Prime Minister greeted the heads of the agencies concerned in attendance and made the following remarks: “The architect of Chile’s private pension...
    May 23, 2011 18:38
  • Sex tapes of Turkish nationalists
    Six top members of Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (NHP) resigned over a scandalous video of intimate content. Sex tapes associated with a number of top members of Nationalist Movement Party remain relevant on Turkish political agenda of the day. Two videos containing scenes from Nationalist Movement Party members’ private life were uploaded to Turkish nationalist-owned...
    May 22, 2011 15:30
  • Unprecedented Youth Career Fair in Yerevan helps Youth find Jobs, Improve Education and Support Economic Growth
    YEREVAN, 11:00AM – More than 4000 young people are expected to attend the “Build Your Future Today: Education, Employment, Economy” youth career fair today in Yerevan. The primary partners of the fair are the State Employment Service Agency (SESA), USAID Pension and Labor Market Reform (PALM) Project, and the Youth Career Orientation Center of the Ministry of Labor...
    May 22, 2011 14:22
  • National Competitiveness Fund Board of Trustees Holds Its 20th Sitting
    National Competitiveness Fund Board of Trustees held its 20th sitting in the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. After looking at and approving of the protocols of the previous sitting, the Board of Trustees proceeded to the discussion of the agenda. They reviewed the state of affairs in the field of tourism, the status of Tatev Revival project...
    May 21, 2011 12:34
  • Masterminds of Armenian Genocide were “patriots” – Turkish Chief of Staff
    Speaking on the occasion of the Day of Youth and Sports, Chief of General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces Isik Kosaner criticized the condemnation of masterminds of Armenian Genocide by Turkish Government of the time. General Kosaner stressed that many Turkish “patriots” were vainly punished for neglect and ill-treatment during the deportation of Armenians. Nowadays...
    May 20, 2011 21:52
  • Prime Minister Attends Red Book Presentation
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the presentation of Armenia’s first-ever bilingual Red Book at the National Academy of Sciences. The event was also attended by Minister of Nature Protection Aram Haroutunyan, NAS President Radik Martirosyan, representatives from Armenian research institutes and international organizations. During the presentation, director of...
    May 20, 2011 18:08
  • Agriculture Gets Further Backing
    A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The government approved a bill on amendments to the law on value added tax providing a VAT holiday for the sales of agricultural tractors and machinery, as well as spare parts, fertilizers, seeds and pesticides in line with the government’s policy of State assistance to farmers. The bill will...
    May 20, 2011 15:38
  • VAT Excluded from Imported Agricultural Resources
    Today’s cabinet sitting backed a bill on amendments to the law on VAT. Providing his comments at the news conference which followed the cabinet sitting, Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan noted that the bill was approved in line with the government’s agriculture-supportive policy. According to the minister, the farming sector cannot develop unless access is facilitated...
    May 20, 2011 14:06
  • Consultation dedicated to the issues of developing bioenergetics in the republic
    On 19 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan convoked a consultation dedicated to the issues of developing bioenergetics in the republic. The Head of the State noted the importance of developing alternative energy in terms of efficient usage of the existing resources, waste utilization and environmental protection. Bako Sahakyan underlined that the authorities...
    May 20, 2011 10:59
  • ACNIS Explores the Karabagh Issue
    Yerevan—The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) today convened a policy roundtable, entitled “The Karabagh Question in Armenia and International Arena: New Circumstances, Old Approaches,” to examine the imperative of discussing the Artsakh problem in a wholly new way both in Armenia and within international circles. The meeting brought...
    May 19, 2011 19:08
  • President Sahakyan partook at festive events dedicated to the liberation of Berdzor
    On 18 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Berdzor and partook at the festive events dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the town’s liberation. In his speech the Head of the State noted that the liberation of Berdzor had become a significant military, political and psychological victory for the whole Armenian people and added that...
    May 19, 2011 10:37
  • Yerevan Airport Reconstruction Nearing Completion
    An Argentine company managing Armenia’s main international airport pledged on Wednesday to essentially complete its multimillion-dollar reconstruction and more than double the airport capacity this year. The Corporacion America group of Eduardo Eurnekian, an Argentine billionaire of Armenian descent, took over the Zvartnots airport near Yerevan in 2002 after signing...
    May 19, 2011 0:48
  • Ukrainian MPs fight in parliament
    Ukrainian MPs fight in the parliament again. The deputy speaker Adam Martyniuk fought with MP Oleg Lyashko, informs NEWSru.ua Lyashko wanted to add a remark in the discussion but Martyniuk did not allow that. Lyashko blamed Martyniuk for oppressing the opposition and insulted the latter. In response, Martyniuk grabbed Lyashko’s neck and threw him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEN9EkCE1dY&feature=player_embedded   news.am
    May 19, 2011 0:31
  • Tigran Sargsyan meets with Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus
    On a two-day official visit to Minsk, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met today with President Alexander Lukashenko at the Presidency of the Republic of Belarus. Welcoming the Armenian Prime Minister’s visit, A. Lukashenko expressed confidence that it will promote bilateral relations: “Trade turnover between the two countries has gone up 15-fold over the last ten years....
    May 18, 2011 18:20
  • Armenian, Belarusian Prime Ministers Discuss Ways of Upgrading Bilateral Relations
    Today the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan-led government delegation arrived in the Republic of Belarus on a two-day official visit. At the airport of Minsk the Armenian delegation was met by Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich. After the national anthems of the two countries had been played, the heads of government greeted the guard of honor and introduced the members of...
    May 18, 2011 17:59