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  • President signed a decree on awarding the “Mkhitar Gosh” medal to Sergey Davtyan
    On 26 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on awarding the “Mkhitar Gosh” medal to Sergey Davtyan for a long-term fruitful activity in the sphere of state building and in connection with his 75th birthday.
    May 30, 2011 17:24
  • Armenian First Republic Day Celebrations and a Divine Liturgy in Norway
    The Armenians of greater Oslo area gathered to celebrate May 28, the republic day and observe a divine liturgy, yesterday, May 29th in a church in the city of Asker near Oslo. The organizers from the Armenian Cultural Association of Norway had the opening remarks followed by a divine liturgy by Rev. Father Sarkis Melkonian. Father Sarkis also offered a memorial service...
    May 30, 2011 14:42
  • President of Iran to visit Armenia
    President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Armenia on June 6-8, informs Iranian agency FARS. The president will have meetings with his Armenian colleague Serz Sargsyan and high ranked officials.
    May 30, 2011 10:11
  • Three killed in major car accident in Armenia
    YEREVAN. Three people were killed, one injured following a car accident on Yerevan-Sevan highway on May 29. The accident occurred at 10:30 p.m. local time, as Mercedes Benz hit a tree and overturned. Rescuers arrived at the scene and pulled out the dead bodies from the crashed vehicle. Police identified two of the victims as Andranik Galstyan, 23 and Hrachik Mkrtchyan,...
    May 30, 2011 10:08
  • Congratulatory Address by President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of Republic’s Day
    Dear Fellow Citizens, I congratulate us all on the occasion of Republic’s Day. The Republic of Armenia, which was born on May 28, 1918, crowned our centuries-long struggle. It lasted for only two and a half years. Considering that this September we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of our newly independent state, two and a half years may seem a very short period...
    May 28, 2011 9:15
  • Prime Minister Awards Winners of “My Community” Essay Contest
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the gala award of the winners of “My Community” essay contest at the National Picture Gallery of Armenia. Organized in the framework of jubilee events dedicated to the 15th anniversary of formation the system of local self-government in Armenia, the competition involved upper grade pupils representative of some 200 public schools...
    May 27, 2011 21:07
  • The principal access road into the Nagorno-Karabakh’s Shushi city is operating
    Financing – Moscow Gala-dinner and Government of Nagorno-Karabakh   On May 26, with the participation of the Fund’s trustees, benefactors, honorable guests and Nagorno-Karabakh President the opening ceremony of the Ghazanchetsots street in Shushi took place. The 800m long earth road was in an extremely poor condition and because of that seldom used...
    May 27, 2011 16:47
  • Young man survives suicide jump from Kievyan bridge in Yerevan
    in suicide jump from Kievyan bridge in Armenia’s capital on Friday. The officers of Armenian Rescue Service arrived at the scene and transferred the injured to hospital, photo journalist Gagik Shamshyan told NEWs.am. According to witnesses, the man was is in his 40s. At the moment he is in intense care department of “Armenia” medical centre. His health state is...
    May 27, 2011 15:28
  • President Sahakyan met with students of Stepanakert medical college
    On 26 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited Stepanakert medical college and met with the students. Issues related to the education process and improvement of the students’ social conditions were discussed during the meeting. The President also answered the questions raised by the students. In his speech the Head of the State noted the important...
    May 27, 2011 10:23
  • Comments by Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Affairs Minister of Armenia, to the Deauville statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    We highly appreciate the efforts of Presidents Medvedev, Obama and Sarkozy directed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The statement made today in the sidelines of the G8 Summit in Deauville by the leaders of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, contains important messages and may become an impulse for the settlement of the issue. Armenia...
    May 26, 2011 22:48
  • World Population to Reach 7 Billion on 31 October
    UNITED NATIONS, New York, —World population is projected to reach 7 billion on 31 October 2011, according to the 2010 Revision of World Population Prospects, the official United Nations population projections prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is planning a series of activities...
    May 26, 2011 17:36
  • Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan holds “last lesson” for school-leavers
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan welcomed today to the Office of Government 9-11 grade schoolchildren from Ararat marz Masis town’s high school N5, Yerevan secondary schools N150 after Nansen and high school N29 after Margaryan To begin with, the head of government noted that the government was going to meet in a regular cabinet sitting at the same venue to discuss social-economic...
    May 26, 2011 14:00
  • U.S. Ambassador Hosts Tour of U.S. Embassy’s Art Collection
    Yerevan – On May 25, 2011, U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch hosted a tour of the U.S. Embassy’s permanent art collection for Armenian guests from various professional fields, including artists, museum directors, and government officials. The U.S. Embassy’s permanent art collection is named “Idyllic By Nature.” It was commissioned by the U.S. Department of...
    May 25, 2011 22:05
  • Armenian MP to be charged with financial fraud?
    YEREVAN. – An Armenian MP-entrepreneur from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is likely to be arrested in the next few days. The MP will be charged with financial fraud in the import of vehicles, as well as involvement in several criminal cases, particularly in assassination attempt on former Chairman of Armenian Customs Service Armen Avetisyan. According...
    May 25, 2011 17:15
  • PM visits ELBAT Armenian-German Company
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today ELBAT Armenian-German battery producing company. The prime minister walked round the labs and workshops of the company getting acquainted with the production process. Calling at the modern technology-strong chemical and electromechanical workshops, the Prime Minister was briefed on the manufacturing and quality control processes. 51%...
    May 24, 2011 19:56
  • Prime Minister Visits Gyumri
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today the newly built Mush 2 district of Gyumri to get a first-hand view of construction activities, as well as to hold a working consultation involving Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan and other responsible officials. Note that 1 856 apartments are due to be built in the district and commissioned this October. Following...
    May 24, 2011 18:32
  • 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