• President Serzh Sargsyan met with the members of the newly created Commission on Ethics
    President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to form a Commission on Ethics of the High-level Officials. Lilit Petrossian, who was nominated by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Armen Khudaverdian, who was nominated by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Areg Shushian, who was...
    January 10, 2012 16:35
  • Orinats Yerkir election headquarters to be headed by Heghine Bisharyan
    At a meeting of the political council, the Orinats Yerkir party decided that Heghine Bisharyan will head the party’s election headquarters to be established ahead of the parliamentary elections, party spokesperson Susanna Abrahamyan told a Panorama.am reporter. So far...
    January 10, 2012 13:00
  • We must apologize to Armenians for 1915, I apologize – Turkish ruling party MP
    ISTANBUL. – In an interview with Istanbul’s Agos Armenian weekly, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP Ismet Ucma said the deportation of innocent people in 1915 was a mistake for which an apology must be given to the Armenians. During the interview,...
    January 10, 2012 12:43
  • American channel calls Karabakh one of offbeat places to visit in 2012
    American ABC News included Nagorno-Karabakh in the list of seven offbeat places to go in 2012. “If you’re looking for an adventure, this landlocked autonomous region between Armenia and Azerbaijan is the place to go. Stay at the recently-built Armenia Hotel in the capital,...
    January 9, 2012 18:57
  • Sarkozy wants to criminalize Armenian Genocide denial in European states – Hurriyet
    President of France Nicolas Sarkozy wants to spread bills criminalizing the Armenian Genocide throughout Europe,Hurriyet newspaper reported. Once Turkish Ambassador Tahsin Burcuoglu returned to Ankara, Sarkozy took new steps, the newspaper writes. The daily recalls that...
    January 9, 2012 18:52
  • 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...
    January 4, 2012 10:26
  • Criminal case initiated on senior tax inspector’s abusing his official authorities
    The Lori region Prosecutor’s Office initiated a criminal case on the abuse of official authorities committed by the senior tax inspector of Vanadzor Territorial Tax Inspectorate of the State Revenue Committee adjunct to the RA Government. According to the materials prepared...
    December 30, 2011 8:29
  • New dismissals and replacements in Armenia’s police
    YEREVAN.- Dismissals and replacements in Armenia’s police continue. Margar Melkonyan is appointed deputy commander of police forces under the order of Chief of Police Vladimir Gasparyan. Gor Aleksanyan is appointed head of regional department of Aragatsotn region to replace...
    December 30, 2011 1:15
  • Murder case involving stripper is solved in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – The case involving the brutal murder of a striptease club owner, in Armenia’s Abovyan city on October, is solved, Police Force toldNEWS.am. The murder suspect, capital Yerevan resident Hrant Aloyan, 24, who was wanted ever since October, is arrested. To note,...
    December 29, 2011 22:13
  • 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...
    December 29, 2011 19:26
  • European Union Seeks Enhanced Relationship With Armenia
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received newly appointed head of EU delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea. The Prime Minister congratulated the Ambassador on appointment: “We are interested in the speedy development of EU-Armenia relations. 2011 was a breakthrough...
    December 28, 2011 22:06
  • 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...
    December 21, 2011 10:39
  • US Embassy Yerevan refuses to issue visa to Armenian oligarch and MP
    YEREVAN. – Armenian oligarch and MP of the governing Republican Party of Armenia Samvel Aleksanyan periodically applies to the US Embassy in Armenia in order to receive an entrance visa, but his is continuously rejected. Samvel Aleksanyan himself informed about it...
    December 15, 2011 1:04
  • Caused damage recovered
    The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated against the head of Vanadzor post office on embezzling pensions and benefits is continued in the Investigation Division of Lori Police. On December 12, 2011 the head of Vanadzor post office 2015 of the “Haypost”...
    December 14, 2011 13:16
  • 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...
    December 14, 2011 8:32
  • Government Discusses Seismic Safety-Related Issues
    Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the government held a regular meeting of the Scientific and Technical Council. Down to the agenda, the Council heard and backed a number of proposals on the use seismic isolation systems for buildings under construction, upgrades...
    December 13, 2011 16:20
  • Prime Minister Meets President of Lebanon
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman who is in the Republic of Armenia on official visit. Following the private talks, a working dinner was hosted in honor of the high-level guest during which Tigran Sargsyan briefed Michel Suleiman...
    December 9, 2011 16:42
  • Tigran Sargsyan Receives Charles Lonsdale
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received outgoing British Ambassador to Armenia Charles Lonsdale. “I do believe you have been a long way toward expanding and furthering the Armenian-British relationship. Great is your personal contribution in this matter,” the head of...
    December 9, 2011 13:35

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