‘Daily news’

  • Armenia to establish major industrial companies with support of Diaspora – ARFD
    YEREVAN. – Armenia may open industrial companies supported by the Diaspora, parliament opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun MP Ara Nranyan said on Monday presenting the party’s election program. “We are elaborating a system of export and import credits, while import in Armenia will depend on the export volumes. The key criteria will become export from Armenia, protection...
    April 9, 2012 15:32
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  • Armenia’s Police publicize official number of voters
    YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Police publicized the official number of voters who are eligible to cast ballots during the country’s National Assembly elections, which will be held on May 6, the Police Press Service informs. And according to the Police data, the total number of voters who are included in Armenia’s voters’ registry is 2,482,739.
    April 6, 2012 21:01
  • Armenian official beaten in attempted robbery
    YEREVAN.- An official from Armenia’s state nature protection inspection was beaten during an attempted robbery in his mansion. A reliable source told NEWS.am that two unknown people wearing masks tried to enter the mansion of Arthur Gevorgyan on Friday morning. The criminals started beating Gevorgyan when he came out of the house. His wife and children were in the...
    April 6, 2012 19:42
  • Criminal case launched on infliction of willful bodily damage to health
    A criminal case was launched in the Investigation Department of Armavir Police on the infliction of willful bodily damage to health. Taking into consideration the public interest we inform that on 6 April, 2012 “Armavir Medical Center” made a report to the Armavir Division of the RA Police informing that the resident of Armavir town Arnak Kurghisyan had been taken...
    April 6, 2012 19:35
  • Sentenced for committing high treason
    The Court of First Instance of Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts sentenced K. Mehrabyan, R. Matevosyan and A. Chtkryan to imprisonment for committing high treason. According to the evidence obtained during the preliminary investigation carried out by the Investigation Department of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia it turned out that...
    April 6, 2012 19:30
  • Economy-Related Legal Act Reform Council Holds First Sitting
    Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Economy-Related Legal Act Reform Council held its first meeting in Office of Government. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister addressed the audience with a welcoming speech: “We are holding the first meeting of the newly formed council, which must deal with regulatory legal acts in an effort to cut the senseless...
    April 6, 2012 19:05
  • “Construction And Interior 2012” Exposition Kicks Off
    Attended by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, “Construction and Interior 2012” exposition kicked off at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex. “This is a good platform for familiarization with innovations and new ideas in construction, as well as for dialogue and cooperation between the participants,” the Prime Minister said and expressed hope that the expo will promote...
    April 6, 2012 14:55
  • SME Development Discussed
    Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Small and Medium-Size Enterprise Development Council met at Government. “The Council has the key mission of fostering small and medium-size enterprise in our country. The question is of political importance because we will not be able to build a civil society without a well-developed system of small businesses in Armenia....
    April 6, 2012 14:53
  • David Harutyunyan proposes on behalf of RPA discussing draft rules on electoral process
    Member of RPA executive body David Harutyunyan has issued a statement calling on all parties running in elections to discuss the draft rules introduced by RPA. The statement reads in part: “A significant event took place yesterday: several parties running in the parliamentary elections decided to create a joint watchdog group that would take control of the electoral...
    April 5, 2012 22:06
  • Heritage Opens Campaign Headquarters
    Yerevan―The Heritage Party today opened its headquarters, where campaign manager Khachatur Kokobelyan unveiled the party’s strategy and intentions for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Kokobelyan said that, in addition to running a citizens’ campaign from door to door, Heritage will use all television and radio broadcast opportunities—free and paid—and display...
    April 5, 2012 21:12
  • Criminal case initiated on citizen’s report
    The Department for the Criminal Cases Investigated in the National Security Agencies of the Republic of Armenia initiated a criminal case on robbery, legalization of illegally obtained income and preparation of false payment documents. On 19 March 2012 a citizen of Armenia made a report informing that money had been stolen from his account. The examination of the materials...
    April 5, 2012 19:06
  • As a student I could only dream of such an opportunity
    “As a student I could only dream of such an opportunity,” said Honorable Scientist of the Republic of Armenia, Director of Synopsys Armenia Educational Department (SAED), Sc.D. Professor Vazgen Melikyan, about the Sixth Moscow-Bavarian Joint Advanced Student School (MB-JASS 2012) taking place in Herrsching (Bavaria, Germany) last week. Organized by the National Research...
    April 5, 2012 18:25
  • 44 public officials involved in the upcoming parliamentary election would have to go on holiday
    At the Cabinet sitting of March 29, 2012, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan advised that in accordance with applicable legislation, those public officials involved in the upcoming parliamentary election would have to go on holiday to prevent them from using their public position for electoral purposes. Please be informed that applications have been received from the following...
    April 5, 2012 16:44
  • President Serzh Sargsyan received the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis
    President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis. The President of Armenia stressed the importance of deepening friendly cooperation between Armenia and Lithuania, considering also Lithuanian experience of Eurointegration. Serzh Sargsyan noted that Lithuania’s support in the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership program is...
    April 5, 2012 13:00
  • RA NA Speaker Receives the Delegation Led by the Foreign Minister of Finland
    On April 4 the RA NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan received the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Erkki Tuomioya. Welcoming the guests Mr Nikoyan has noted that Armenia greatly emphasizes the establishment of mutually beneficial cooperation in many spheres with Scandinavian region and, particularly, Finland. In the NA Speaker’s word Armenia positively...
    April 4, 2012 17:34
  • Border Checkpoint Issues Discussed
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called a consultative meeting to analyze the findings of the monitoring conducted at border checkpoints. The meeting looked into the existing problems and possible solutions. “Border checkpoint monitoring is being conducted on a regular basis to get a first-hand view of the situation and identify problems. Huge efforts were made last year...
    April 4, 2012 15:33
  • Turks and Azeris Alarmed that Tuvalu May Recognize Republic of Artsakh
    March 16, 2012 was like any other day at the United Nations, when the representatives of Armenia and Tuvalu signed a joint declaration establishing diplomatic relations. Tuvalu is a tiny state in the South Pacific, much smaller than Manhattan, with a population barely over 10,000! Who would have thought that such a routine announcement would alarm Turkey and Azerbaijan? This...
    April 4, 2012 8:27