• Vic Darchinyan Loses to Abner Mares in a Split Points Decision
    Australian boxing champion Vic Darchinyan loses to Mexico’s Abner Mares in a split points decision in an action-packed bantamweight world title fight in Takoma, USA. In the second round, Darchinyan knocked Mares down with a straight left hand, but Mares went on fighting and in the seventh round  it was Darchinyan’s turn to hit the canvas when Mares fired a...
    December 12, 2010 19:17
  • The Initiative ‘’We are Against Foreign Language Schools’’ Will Hold Protest Marches and Demonstrations
    The government has included the notorious bills on foreign language schools in the National Assembly special session agenda. In fact, it may be regarded as an attempt to unnoticeably pass a bill rejected by the bublic on New  Year’s Eve. The authorities once again show their contemptuous and repulsive attitude towards our national, civil and human dignity and towards...
    December 12, 2010 19:10
  • Azerbaijan sues Italian newspaper over article about first lady Mehriban?
    Azerbaijan filed a lawsuit against the Italian newspaper Il Foglio for publishing an article about the secret relationship between the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva. The Italian newspaper will have to answer in court for false and defamatory accusations. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from responsibility,...
    December 12, 2010 13:38
  • Prime Minister: “We cannot develop unless we enjoy both internal and external freedom: even the freedom of thinking about freedom.”
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended a forum entitled “The legal aspect of Artsakh’s self-determination amid modern cross-border legal challenges: before and after Kosovo,” hosted by the International and Comparative Law Center in Armenia Mariott hotel. The head of government delivered a speech. “Yesterday we marked the 19th anniversary of one of most important...
    December 12, 2010 11:21
  • Kim Kardashian calls for support of recognition of the Armenian Genocide on “Twitter”
    The American model Kim Kardashian of Armenian descent called on her fans to assist in the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the United States. Kardashian appealed to 5.5 million of her fans on “Twitter” to ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, for inclusion of the Armenian Genocide resolution 252. “We welcome the support of Kim Kardashian...
    December 12, 2010 10:21
  • Rafik Petrosyan: the President Has Instructed to Launch a Criminal Case Against Former Yerevan Mayor
    Rafik Petrosyan, the head of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs, said that S.Sargsyan has instructed to  launch a criminal case against former Yerevan mayor G.Beglaryan for assaulting an employee of the presidential administration. President Sargsyan has instructed not only to punish the mayor , but olso to dismiss him from work, said...
    December 12, 2010 10:00
  • President Serzh Sargsyan invited a meeting of the National Security Council
    The President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the National Security Council Serzh Sargsyan invited today a meeting of the National Security Council. Participants of the meeting discussed and adopted a state program for the development of military hardware and equipment in 2011-2015. The state program is a result of the midterm planning works conducted in the Armenian...
    December 11, 2010 19:57
  • On December 13 at 12:00 Extraordinary Session of RA National Assembly to be Convened
    The Speaker of RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan signed a decree, which says that in accordance with the Article 70 of RA Constitution, on the initiative of the Government, on December 13 at 12:00 an extraordinary session of RA National Assembly will be convened on the initiator’s fixed agenda.
    December 11, 2010 19:39
  • Emmy will Represent Armenia in 2011 Eurovision
    ‘’Armenia’s participant to the 2011 Senior Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Germany will be Emmy’’, the head of the National Commission for TV and Radio (NCTR) Aleksan Harutyunyan has announced. According to Harutyunyan, this time there will not be a contest of singers in Armenia but that of songs. The singer, Emmy, was elected by the  Art Council of...
    December 11, 2010 18:18
  • “Karabakh: The Big Debate,”
    The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) hosted a roundtable discussion on December 10 assessing a new report on the Nagorno Karabagh peace process and analyzing the recent OSCE Astana summit.  The roundtable, hosted jointly between ACNIS and the London Information Network on Conflict and State Building (LINKS), was attended by nearly fifty participants. ...
    December 11, 2010 14:24
  • President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the meeting of the Heads of the CIS member states
    Today, after the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Moscow, President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the meeting of the Heads of the CIS member states. At the meeting discussed were issues related to the enhancement of integration processes in the economic and humanitarian areas, increase of the security level and over two dozen issues pertinent to the...
    December 10, 2010 23:03
  • In Moscow President Sargsyan participated in the works of the Collective Security Council of CSTO
    In the framework of his working visit to Moscow President Serzh Sargsyan participated today in the works of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Discussed were over 30 agenda items pertinent to the enhanced efficiency of the emergency response system, status of the forces and means of the collective security structure,...
    December 10, 2010 22:32
  • Special Olympics Armenia
    On December 3-5, 2010, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Special Olympics Armenia held sports competitions in athletics, basketball, and football. The event, which took place in Vanadzor, involved 120 athletes of ages 12-15 representing special, mainstream and sports schools. The games were held with the support of the Government of...
    December 10, 2010 20:45
  • IT Sector Development Agenda Discussed in Government
    The IT Development Support Council met at the Office of Government, chaired by council head, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan introduced the new members of the council. To begin with, Deputy Minister of Economy Vahe Danielyan reported back the status of previous meeting’s assignments. The Council took...
    December 10, 2010 19:10
  • Sustainable Development Council Meets in Government
    Armenia’s National Sustainable Development Council met in the Office of Government, presided at by council head, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The Council took note of Sustainable Human Development Association NGO chair Karine Danielyan’s report on the main principles and approaches underlying Armenia’s national concept of sustainable development in the framework...
    December 10, 2010 15:16
  • A Response Letter to the Editor-in-chief of Macmillan Publishing House
    Dear Mrs. Brereton We appreciate Your response to our letter and Your attempts to give explanations as to the wrong information about Armenia. Anyway, Your arguments are groundless and unacceptable. With respect to our first request You mentioned that the majority language is often included in the encyclopedia, and it is not obligatory that You should be guided by the...
    December 10, 2010 15:06
  • V.Manukyan: Turned is the Page When Physical Violence Can Solve Problems, the Next step Is to Be the Destruction of ‘’There Can Be Nothing and Nobody Against us’’
    With respect to G.Beglaryan’s resignation Public Board Chairman V.Manukyan mentioned that he can’t remember a case when the President reacted to a political statesman’s indecent deed. The President considered Beglaryan’s behavior intolerable and unacceptable. V.Manukyan welcomes President Sargsyan’s struggle against solving problems through violence. During the...
    December 10, 2010 12:42
  • book:”AZERBAIJAN: VANDALISM AS USUAL”
    The Armenian Genocide Museum Institute has published the illustrated book “Azerbaijan: Vandalism as usual” by Hayk Demoyan, which describes the barbaric demolition of the Armenian cemetery in Old Jugha in December 2005 implemented by the Azerbaijan army. In December 2005 the soldiers and officers of the Azerbaijan army entirely demolished thousands of unique cross-tones...
    December 10, 2010 12:38