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    Government Consistently Improves Business Environment
    A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister touched upon the quality of State-administered services, mentioning both the achievements and shortcomings. The Executive discussed and approved the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the...
    January 19, 2012 13:52
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    As France Tightens the Noose, Turkey Reacts with Outrageous Words and Deeds
    Turkish leaders routinely proclaim that they are not afraid of facing their country’s past. Yet, the minute someone reminds them of the darkest chapters of their history, they panic and overreact.   The most recent example of Turkish officials’ irrational behavior is their reaction to French initiatives to adopt a law criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide....
    January 18, 2012 9:04
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    Annual support in a total of 270 million AMD from CRONIMET Charity Foundation
    CRONIMET Mining AG has undertaken serious corporate social responsibility in our country. During the holiday season children in various orphanages and care centers throughout Armenia receive many gifts from charitable organizations, and this is being covered by the mass media. Taking into account that the CRONIMET Charity Foundation carries out numerous support programs...
    January 17, 2012 6:30
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    Azerbaijan and Obama Suffer Setbacks As Amb. Bryza’s Service is Cut Short
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier As a result of successive political blunders by the Obama administration, Matthew Bryza was forced to abandon his ambassadorial post in Azerbaijan last week. Pres. Obama ignored repeated warnings that the candidate he was nominating as Ambassador to Azerbaijan in May 2010 had serious flaws. Members of the Senate...
    January 12, 2012 13:00
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    2012 Government Program of Activities and Priorities Approved
    The government held its first sitting of 2012, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Congratulating the cabinet members on New Year and Christmas, the Prime Minister wished them fruitful work. The government approved the government’s program of activities, its rationale, as well as the priorities and the underlying principles for 2012. The program includes 135...
    January 12, 2012 12:46
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    Turkey Besieged by Armenian Successes Long Before the Genocide Centennial
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Turkish leaders made a serious tactical error in 2011. They were so preoccupied with countering the upcoming tsunami of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide in 2015, that they lost sight of the more immediate political storms facing them.   Armenians quickly capitalized on the Turkish blunder, managing...
    January 4, 2012 10:26
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    All Welfare Payments Increased
    The Cabinet met in their last sitting of 2011, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Pursuant to amended government decree, base pension rate will be up about 24% as of January 1, 2012, from AMD 10,500 to AMD 13 thousand. The average retirement pension will be 31,300 dram instead of 28, 700 (9 percent growth), welfare pensions will average 16, 500 instead of 13, 200...
    December 29, 2011 19:26
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    Congress Urges Turkey to Return Churches: First Successful Attempt at Restitution
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Turkey suffered a major setback last week when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a landmark resolution calling on the Turkish government to return over 2,000 confiscated Christian churches and other properties “to their rightful owners.”   This victory is particularly...
    December 21, 2011 10:39
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    Pres. Sargsyan Makes Major Strategic Shift in Armenia’s Demands from Turkey
        Pres. Serzh Sargsyan delivered a major speech in Marseille, France, last week, during which he introduced a new strategy for the resolution of Armenia’s demands from Turkey. Until now, the Armenian government had merely pursued the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.   For the first time, the President spoke about Armenia’s...
    December 14, 2011 8:32
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    US Court to Rule on Turkish Banks’ Motion to Dismiss Armenian Lawsuits
    Two separate lawsuits were filed last year in US Federal Court in Los Angeles against the Republic of Turkey and two of its major banks demanding compensation for properties confiscated from Armenians after the 1915 Genocide.   The first is a class action lawsuit seeking what could amount to billions of dollars from the Turkish Republic, T.C. Ziraat Bankasi, and...
    December 7, 2011 8:22
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    On the question of recognising the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh: Hopes and Illusions
     Talk on the recognition of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) in general and, specifically, recognition by the Republic of Armenia has become more prevalent of late. The discussions have been of a political nature, although the recognition of a state is first and foremost a legal matter. The debate can be divided into two camps. The first finds that the recognition...
    December 4, 2011 9:46
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    Finalized 2012 Budget Bill To Be Sent To National Assembly
    A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The government approved the amended FY2012 budget bill as submitted to the National Assembly on September 30, 2011, and the finalized list of proposals and conclusions presented to the government by National Assembly standing committees, parliamentary groups, factions and individual MPs during...
    December 1, 2011 13:11
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    November 29, 2011 8:00
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    No one should be Fooled by Erdogan’s Empty Apology for Kurdish Massacres
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Turkish society was thrown into turmoil last week when Prime Minister Erdogan issued an unexpected apology for the hitherto taboo topic of the Kurdish massacres in southeastern Turkey in the 1930’s.   There are many striking similarities between the Kurdish massacres and the Armenian Genocide. Under...
    November 29, 2011 7:13
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    Armenia’s economy is exposed to the global economy
    On a current note, the fact that Moody’s lowered Armenia’s outlook this week and put it on a negative watch, how much do you think that is a reflection of Armenia’s own economy or its exposure to Europe and Russia? I think it’s the latter. Armenia’s economy is exposed to the global economy. Although we are a small country, if the 2009 recession is any indication,...
    November 28, 2011 18:35
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    Turkey Seeks to Monopolize Investments In American Indian Tribal Lands
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   In a few weeks, when high-priced Turkish lobbying firms file their mandatory reports with the Justice Department, important revelations will  emerge about their behind the scenes role in pushing through Congress a bill which would give Turkish companies a monopoly for investments in American Indian tribal...
    November 23, 2011 0:52
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    Investment Projects are Encouraged
    Cabinet sitting chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was held today. First of all the Prime Minister, on behalf of the RA Government, congratulated the Armenian students on the International Students’ Day and wished them success. The Government has decided to delay the payment of VAT, calculated by the tax authorities, of ‘ASKE GROUP’ JSC until October 17, 2014,...
    November 17, 2011 12:45
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    Federal Appeals Court Issues Futile Order on Insurance Lawsuit
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Before the Genocide, thousands of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire bought life insurance from American and European companies, so that after their death, their heirs would receive a lump sum payment.   Regrettably, many of these companies refused to keep their end of the bargain when Armenian...
    November 16, 2011 8:02
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