‘Daily news’

  • Red Cross paid first visit of 2011 to Armenian hostages in Azerbaijan
    The Red Cross international organization’s representatives paid their first visit of 2011 to the hostages under Azerbaijan’s control, Ashot Astabatsyan, the head of Red Cross communication department told Panorama.am. Red Cross representative said he couldn’t tell anything about the hostages’ health because of confidential rules. “That was a general visit that...
    January 26, 2011 16:59
  • Two Armenians to join Lebanese Government
    Under the Constitution of Lebanon, the President and Premier jointly form the Government, Shahan Kandaharian, the Editor-in-Chief of the Beirut-based Azdak newspaper, toldNEWS.am. The Armenian community has the right to two seats in the 24-member Lebanese Government, he said. The formation of Government is a complicated process, as the “ex-majority”, which...
    January 26, 2011 16:26
  • Farming efficiency agenda discussed
    Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, a consultative meeting was held today in the Office of Government to discuss a farming efficiency enhancement-related agenda. In attendance were the minister and the deputy ministers of agriculture, marz governors, Public Council members other stakeholders. To begin with, the Prime Minister stressed that the meeting was dedicated...
    January 26, 2011 15:56
  • The mayor of Yerevan met the representatives of foreign embassies, international donor organizations and NGOs
    On the initiative of the leader of OSCE Yerevan office Sergey Kapinos the mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan met with the representatives of a number of foreign embassies in the RA, of functioning in Armenia offices of  international donor organizations, of non-government organizations. Greeting the guests Sergey Kapinos expressed a hope that the cooperation between the...
    January 26, 2011 14:41
  • The tourist relations between Yerevan and the cities of Poland should be strengthened
    The issues connected with the cooperation between Yerevan and Warsaw were discussed  during the meeting of the mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland in the RA Zdislaw Rachinsi. Having thanked for the reception the ambassador expressed his hope  that  the warm relationship formed between Yerevan and Warsaw will...
    January 26, 2011 14:36
  • The Visit of the First Deputy Minister of Defence of Georgia to Armenia
    On January 24-25, 2011 the delegation headed by First Minister of Defence of Georgia Nodar Kharshiladze was in Armenia on a working trip. On 24 January a tête-à-tête conversation between First Deputy Minister of Defence of Armenia Davit Tonoyan and Mr. Kharshiladze took place. Then a meeting of the two delegations was held. During the meeting, the importance of the...
    January 25, 2011 21:24
  • Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s condolences on Domodedovo airport terror attack
    Republic of Armenia Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan addressed a condolence message to the Head of RF Government Vladimir Putin which reads as follows: “Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I express sincere condolences in connection with the act of terrorism that killed dozens of civilians at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport....
    January 25, 2011 17:36
  • Charity programs will be continued in the capital
    The charity programs implemented in the capital by German Red Cross organization of Baden-Wuerttemberg land will be continued. This was mentioned during the meeting of the mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan with the representative of German Red Cross organization of Baden-Wuerttemberg land Karl-Heinz Schaide. The mayor of Yerevan thanked the representatives of German Red...
    January 25, 2011 17:31
  • Vahan Dilanyan: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister unaware that UN resolutions are non-binding
    Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov’s statement about provision of Nagorno Karabakh with the widest autonomy is nonsense, an Armenian expert said. “The status of Nagorno Karabakh is not discussed because the people of NKR voted for independence back in 1991,” Chairman at Political Developments Research Centre Vahan Dilanyan said. “Mammadyarov complains...
    January 25, 2011 14:28
  • The 2011 Bilateral Cooperation Plan was Signed between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany
    Today ARM Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan received ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia Hans-Jochen Schmidt. They discussed matters related to the Armenian-German cooperation in the defence sector. Mr. Ohanyan highly evaluated the level of defence cooperation with Germany, stating that the cooperation became especially active as a result of the mission...
    January 25, 2011 14:16
  • Planning Congress for the “Combined Endeavour 2011” Military Exercise
    On 25 January, 2011 the planning congress for the “Combined Endeavour 2011” military exercise organized by the US European Command started its work in Yerevan. The objective of the annual “Combined Endeavour 2011” military exercise is to increase the level of interaction between the Armed Forces of the participant countries in the spheres of communication, radio...
    January 25, 2011 11:49
  • STATEMENT of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic concerning the referendum on the self-determination of South Sudan
    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Republic of Artsakh) welcomes the referendum on the self-determination of South Sudan. The referendum in South Sudan testifies that the recognition and realization of peoples’ inalienable right to self-determination is the most optimal and democratic way of the peaceful settlement of similar conflicts....
    January 25, 2011 11:07
  • Legally functioning markets offer more than 3000 trading places
    On the instruction of the mayor of Yerevan the first deputy mayor Taron Margaryan held a working conference with the participation of the directors of about thirty Yerevan markets. Taron Margaryan highlighted that the process of regulation of the illegal open-air trading and its replacement to the established places will go on. “ The task is set to provide the people...
    January 24, 2011 21:58
  • Grigor Muradyan was appointed First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
    By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decision, Gevorg Malkhasyan was relieved of the office of First Deputy Minister of Justice according to his application. Under another decision signed by the Prime Minister, Grigor Muradyan was appointed First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
    January 24, 2011 21:22
  • Cooperation Treaty between the Ministry of Defence and Higher Educational Institutions
    Today cooperation treaties were signed between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan State University, the French University in Armenia and the Russian-Armenian Slavonic University. In his speech ARM Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan stated that the cooperation treaty with the Higher Educational Institutions will allow students to take their educational...
    January 24, 2011 18:00
  • Consistent attention to all the spheres of the city economy
    The problems related to different spheres of the city economy were discussed at the working conference held in the City Hall of Yerevan on December 24. Referring to the new conception of transport management, the mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan emphasized the importance of all those directions which should be included in the new conception. To regulate the work of the...
    January 24, 2011 17:03
  • Armenian parliamentarian elected chairperson of PACE commission
    Republican MP and member of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Hermine Naghdalyan was elected this morning Chairperson of the PACE Commission on Economic Affairs and Development. Two candidates were nominated for the position, Naira Zohrabyan, member of the Armenian Delegation to PACE, told Tert.am. Gaining an advantage...
    January 24, 2011 16:38
  • What is the ambassador of Azerbaijan in Russia engaged in?
    Referring to the personal sources in the theatrical spheres of Moscow, the newspaper of the Armenians of Russia “Erkramas” has informed on January 22 that the ambassador of Azerbaijan in Russia Polad Bjulbjulogly is holding meetings with the actors of the Azerbaijanian nationality in the Moscow theatres, warning them about the responsibility as regards Azerbaijan...
    January 24, 2011 16:35