‘Daily news’

  • U.S. envoy did not urge Raffi Hovannisian to stop hunger strike
    U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch visited Raffi Hovannisian who has been on hunger strike in Liberty Square since March 14. She had a conversation with leader of Heritage party and asked him about his health, head of Heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan told NEWS.am. Asked whether U.S. envoy urged Hovannisian to stop the hunger strike, Safaryan noted...
    March 28, 2011 18:20
  • Consolidated information system to streamline pensioner data 2011-03-28
    As Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arthur Grigoryan told journalists during the interview held at the government’s press center, a consolidated information system will soon be launched by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to streamline pensioner data. “Information will be available from another source as well to help trace the citizens’ movement inside...
    March 28, 2011 17:32
  • Farmers to get barley seeds
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at Masis railroad station of Ararat marz to attend the unloading of the first lot of a total of 189 tons of high-grade barley seeds to be imported from Ukraine. Over 2000 tons of barley seeds are due to be imported into the country with a view to developing seed-breeding activities, as well as tackling a number of key problems. The...
    March 28, 2011 17:28
  • The Armenian Foreign Minister met with his Iranian counterpart
    On March 27, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian who was in the delegation led by the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Teheran, met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi. In the course of the meeting, the sides discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral relations. Edward Nalbandian and Ali Akbar Salehi reaffirmed...
    March 28, 2011 13:25
  • President Sahakyan visited the new hotel complex being built in the capital
    On 27 March President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the new hotel complex being built in the capital and inspected on site the carried out activities. The Head of the State noted the importance of building such a complex in the capital noting that the existence of a hotel corresponding to international standards and built in the national style could have...
    March 28, 2011 10:49
  • Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk fined for the phrase “Turks killed 1 million Armenians”
    Famous Turkish writer and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk must pay a compensation of 6, 000 liras (U.S. $ 4,000) for the phrase “Turks killed 1 million Armenians,” by the Turkish court’s decision. The writer was sued in 2005 by five people, including ultra-nationalist lawyer Kemal Kerincsiz, as well as four other people who are relatives of soldiers killed in action....
    March 28, 2011 8:14
  • Working visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Iran
    At the invitation of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Serzh Sargsyan arrived today on a working visit to Tehran. In the framework of the visit, the President of Armenia met with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. First, Serzh Sargsyan congratulated the President of IRI and the people of Iran on the occasion of Novruz and on behalf...
    March 28, 2011 8:08
  • Yerevan Police Chief Questioned In Murder Cover-Up Probe
    Major-General Nerses Nazarian, the chief of Yerevan’s police department, has been questioned by law-enforcement authorities in connection with a criminal investigation that has resulted in the arrest of another police general, it emerged on Friday. Hovannes Tamamian, the controversial head of the Directorate General of Criminal Investigations at Armenia’s national...
    March 27, 2011 20:51
  • President Serzh Sargsyan received delegation of the Russia-Armenia friendship group of the RF State Duma
    Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received delegation of the Russia-Armenia friendship group of the RF State Duma and representatives of the Young Guards movement of the United Russia political party. They have arrived to Armenia to attend the Armenia-Russia football match. In strengthening relations between the two countries, the President stressed the importance of interparliamentary...
    March 26, 2011 16:02
  • Rich Goldman and Ralph Yirikian Became Members of the Armenian Engineering Academy
    On March 25, 2011, the Committee Meeting of the Annual Award of the President of Republic of Armenia for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity through IT’2010 (Global IT Award’2010) was held at Synopsys Armenia. During the meeting the candidacies of the Global IT Award’2010 were discussed. At the beginning of the meeting Sergey Minasyan, the President of the Armenian...
    March 25, 2011 18:49
  • President Serzh Sargsyan will conduct a working visit to Tehran
    At the invitation of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Serzh Sargsyan on March 27 will conduct a working visit to Tehran. In the framework of the visit, the President of Armenia will meet with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and together with the leaders of other states will participate...
    March 25, 2011 18:47
  • Business registration: henceforth online and through one-stop-shop
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at the newly opened center of State Register’s Legal Persons Agency of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. Cutting off the symbolic ribbon, the Prime Minister took a walk round the premises getting acquainted with the center’s possibilities. Following the reforms carried out by the government, the one-stop-shop...
    March 25, 2011 16:01
  • President Sargsyan received the legendary football player Nikita Simonian
    Today, President Sargsyan received the legendary football player, multiple winner of the USSR tournaments and Olympic Games, FIFA, UEFA and International Olympic Committee Gold Medal recipient, Designated Coach Nikita Simonian. Under his leadership in 1973 “Ararat” football team won the Cup and the USSR Championship. The President of Armenia welcomed our renowned...
    March 25, 2011 14:51
  • President Serzh Sargsyan paid tribute to the memory of Andranik Margarian
    President Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by the leadership of the country, visited today the Komitas Pantheon on the occasion of the death anniversary of the former Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margarian and paid tribute to the memory of the renowned statesman and political figure.
    March 25, 2011 11:53
  • Working consultation on activities carried out in the sphere of agriculture
    On 24 March President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan held a working consultation on activities carried out in the sphere of agriculture. Minister of agriculture Armo Tsatouryan and director of the fund for assisting the country side and agriculture Vahram Baghdasaryan delivered reports. Special attention was paid to the organization of spring sowing activities and...
    March 25, 2011 10:58
  • UN Office in Armenia together with Armenian people marks Earth Hour
    The UN Office in Armenia urges the Armenians to join people of the planet and to turn off non-essential lights on Saturday night, 26 March from 20:30-21:30 to observe Earth Hour. Turning off the lights for an hour will make a difference and will bring a positive change towards  environmental protection. Hundreds of millions of people in 128 countries participated in...
    March 25, 2011 10:44
  • Criminal cases initiated on the violation committed during the elections
    The Armavir region prosecutor tasked to initiate criminal cases on the violations committed during the election of the mayor of Armavir region held on March 20, 2011. Thus 1. On March 20, 2011 at about 11:15 a.m. the head of the Armavir Nursery School № 8 A. Margaryan stated in the Armavir division of the RA Police that together with her friends T. Abgaryan and S. Movsisyan...
    March 25, 2011 9:05