• Telecommunications-Related Agenda Discussed
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the heads of communication administrations of the RCC (Regional Commonwealth of Communications). Welcoming the guests to the Office of Government, the Prime Minister stated in part: “It is my pleasure that Yerevan has been chosen...
    June 1, 2011 13:49
  • Erdogan bodyguard run over
    Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan held pre-election campaign meeting in a Turkish Hoppa city. After the meeting an incident occurred. While Erdogan hurried away, on the way his bodyguard lost balance, fell from the car and was run over the car behind. The bodyguard was hospitalized.
    June 1, 2011 8:55
  • Armenians prefer to rest abroad
    YEREVAN. – Over 116.000 Armenians left abroad for tourism during January-March, 2011. The number grew by 27.6% compared with the same period of 2010, national statistic agency informs news.am. Number of tourists who spend their vacation in Armenia was 37.500 in 2011, compared...
    June 1, 2011 1:13
  • California to Extend until 2016 Deadline to Sue Insurance Companies
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Eleven years ago, the California Legislature extended until the end of 2010, the deadline for filing lawsuits against insurance companies that had failed to pay benefits to heirs of Armenian Genocide victims.   Until...
    May 31, 2011 15:52
  • Employee of Yerevan City Hall detained for taking bribe
    YEREVAN. – An employee of Yerevan City Hall was arrested on Friday for taking bribe. Policemen detained Karen Mikaelyan, expert from trade and service department, at the moment he got a $2500 bribe. He intended to legalize illegal building in one of Yerevan streets. Spokesperson...
    May 30, 2011 19:41
  • 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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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....
    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...
    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,...
    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...
    May 26, 2011 17:36
  • Tariffs Established for Notary Services
    A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Invalidating a previous decree on approval of services, the Government approved tariffs for paid notary services in Armenia. The new decision gives a detailed description of eligible services and...
    May 26, 2011 14:20
  • 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...
    May 26, 2011 14:00

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