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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...
    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,...
    July 1, 2011 0:44
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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...
    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,...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    June 29, 2011 14:40
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    President Sahakyan partook at festive events dedicated to the liberation of Martakert
    On 28 June President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan partook in the Martakert regional center at festive events dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the town’s liberation. In his speech the Head of the State considered the liberation of Martakert among the most significant victories in the Artsakh Liberation War adding that today the Defense Army is also able...
    June 29, 2011 10:31
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    Rural Capacity Building Program Steering Committee Holds First Sitting
    Rural Capacity Building Program’s steering committee held its first sitting in the office of government, chaired by committee head, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The program’s 2011 annual budget estimate and the 2011-2012 annual procurements plan have been discussed. Director of the Rural Economic Development PIO public agency Sergey Virabyan gave the details of...
    June 28, 2011 18:08
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    2011 Trafficking in Persons Report
    Washington, D.C. – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the release of the 11th annual “Trafficking in Persons Report” at the Department of State on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 2:30 PM (EST). The 184-country report is the most comprehensive worldwide review of government efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons, a modern form...
    June 28, 2011 17:37
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    FREDA 2011-2015 Strategic Development Program Endorsed
    The Fund for Rural Economic Development in Armenia (FREDA) board of trustees met at Government, chaired by BOT chairman, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. To begin with, the BOT endorsed the financial statements and summary findings submitted by an arms-length auditor for FREDA activities in 2010. FREDA Director Khanikyan presented a draft strategic development program for...
    June 28, 2011 16:52
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    Armenian MP’s nephew caught in airport
    YEREVAN. – Armenian police Monday instituted criminal case on 112 article of Armenian Criminal Code. Earlier, St Grigor Lusavorich medical center informed police that Norayr Ghalechyan, 40, resident of Avan district of Yerevan was hospitalized at 00.30 on Sunday, photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan told NEWS.am. Police found out that Boris Asatryan, 27, nephew of Armenian...
    June 28, 2011 16:17
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    Today’s Zaman: Existing conditions require rapprochement between Turkey, Israel and Armenia
    NEWS.ampresents the article “Turkey, Israel and Armenia” by Beril Dedeoglu published in Today’s Zaman newspaper. “The recent electoral victory of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which has held on to power thanks to the support of half of Turkey’s population, may motivate several countries to clarify their policy towards Turkey,” the newspaper...
    June 28, 2011 15:51
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    St. Petersburg court refused to open rape case against Azerbaijani consul (video)
    Russia’s Investigation Committee on Saint Petersburg refused to institute proceedings against Azerbaijani Consul General Gudsi Osmanov in absence of crime in the act. “Accusations against Osmanov regarding alleged rape of Aybeniz Samedzade are groundless.  There is totally no evidence of serious crime,” says the text of a decision signed by investigators. Earlier...
    June 28, 2011 0:24
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    (Հայերեն) ԱՄՆ պաշտպանության քարտուղարի փոխտեղակալ Սելեսթե Վոլանդերի հարցազրույցը ՀՀ ՊՆ Զինուժ հեռուստածրագրին
    Q.-We are very much interested inyour estimation  of the Strategic Defence Review process in Armenia. How would you evaluate Armenia’s participation in activities for sustaining international stability. As you know, Armenia  has recently increased its peacekeeping military  contingent in Afhganistan and assumed new tasks inclusing  the new mission of Armenian mentors...
    June 27, 2011 17:30
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    ARM Defense Minister Received the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander
    On June 27, ARM Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russian Ukrainian and Eurasian affairs Celeste Wallander. They discussed issues concerning the cooperation between the two defense institutions. The parties noted with satisfaction that the Armenian-American military cooperation develops successfully as in the bilateral...
    June 27, 2011 15:11
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