• U.S. Ambassador Hosts Tour of U.S. Embassy’s Art Collection
    Yerevan – On May 25, 2011, U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch hosted a tour of the U.S. Embassy’s permanent art collection for Armenian guests from various professional fields, including artists, museum directors, and government officials. The U.S. Embassy’s permanent...
    May 25, 2011 22:05
  • Armenian MP to be charged with financial fraud?
    YEREVAN. – An Armenian MP-entrepreneur from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is likely to be arrested in the next few days. The MP will be charged with financial fraud in the import of vehicles, as well as involvement in several criminal cases, particularly in assassination...
    May 25, 2011 17:15
  • Interview of President Serzh Sargsyan to “Moskovskie Novosti”
    Territorial integrity does not mean inviolability of borders On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the disintegration of the USSR, President Serzh Sargsyan gave an interview to the Russian “Moskovskie Novosti” (Moscow News) paper. Mr. President, Vladimir Putin...
    May 25, 2011 7:47
  • PM visits ELBAT Armenian-German Company
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today ELBAT Armenian-German battery producing company. The prime minister walked round the labs and workshops of the company getting acquainted with the production process. Calling at the modern technology-strong chemical and electromechanical...
    May 24, 2011 19:56
  • Prime Minister Visits Gyumri
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today the newly built Mush 2 district of Gyumri to get a first-hand view of construction activities, as well as to hold a working consultation involving Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan and other responsible officials. Note...
    May 24, 2011 18:32
  • Council of Europe not Deceived By Erdogan’s Double-Talk
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier   Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an embarrassing appearance before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) last month.   Erdogan was invited to the podium after lavish praise...
    May 24, 2011 17:33
  • A Group of Yerevan Residents’ Efforts Yield First Positive Results
    Yerevan—Judge Artur Mkrtchyan of the First Instance General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan’s Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun administrative regions examined the collective action which residents of the buildings at 5, 3, and 7/1 Komitas Boulevard had filed against the Liber...
    May 24, 2011 12:11
  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN THE NKR
    A two-day international scientific conference called “The legal, political, and historical bases for the formation of the NKR” took place at the National Assembly of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The conference was opened by Chairman of the NKR National Assembly Ashot...
    May 24, 2011 10:46
  • José Piñera in Armenia at Tigran Sargsyan’s Invitation
    José Piñera, the founder of Chile’s private pension system was hosted today at the Office of Government. He has arrived in Armenia at the invitation of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. After meeting with José Piñera, the Prime Minister greeted the heads of the agencies...
    May 23, 2011 18:38
  • Sex tapes of Turkish nationalists
    Six top members of Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (NHP) resigned over a scandalous video of intimate content. Sex tapes associated with a number of top members of Nationalist Movement Party remain relevant on Turkish political agenda of the day. Two videos containing...
    May 22, 2011 15:30
  • Unprecedented Youth Career Fair in Yerevan helps Youth find Jobs, Improve Education and Support Economic Growth
    YEREVAN, 11:00AM – More than 4000 young people are expected to attend the “Build Your Future Today: Education, Employment, Economy” youth career fair today in Yerevan. The primary partners of the fair are the State Employment Service Agency (SESA), USAID Pension and...
    May 22, 2011 14:22
  • National Competitiveness Fund Board of Trustees Holds Its 20th Sitting
    National Competitiveness Fund Board of Trustees held its 20th sitting in the Office of Government, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. After looking at and approving of the protocols of the previous sitting, the Board of Trustees proceeded to the discussion of the...
    May 21, 2011 12:34
  • Masterminds of Armenian Genocide were “patriots” – Turkish Chief of Staff
    Speaking on the occasion of the Day of Youth and Sports, Chief of General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces Isik Kosaner criticized the condemnation of masterminds of Armenian Genocide by Turkish Government of the time. General Kosaner stressed that many Turkish “patriots”...
    May 20, 2011 21:52
  • Prime Minister Attends Red Book Presentation
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the presentation of Armenia’s first-ever bilingual Red Book at the National Academy of Sciences. The event was also attended by Minister of Nature Protection Aram Haroutunyan, NAS President Radik Martirosyan, representatives from...
    May 20, 2011 18:08
  • Agriculture Gets Further Backing
    A cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The government approved a bill on amendments to the law on value added tax providing a VAT holiday for the sales of agricultural tractors and machinery, as well as spare parts, fertilizers, seeds...
    May 20, 2011 15:38
  • VAT Excluded from Imported Agricultural Resources
    Today’s cabinet sitting backed a bill on amendments to the law on VAT. Providing his comments at the news conference which followed the cabinet sitting, Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan noted that the bill was approved in line with the government’s agriculture-supportive...
    May 20, 2011 14:06
  • Consultation dedicated to the issues of developing bioenergetics in the republic
    On 19 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan convoked a consultation dedicated to the issues of developing bioenergetics in the republic. The Head of the State noted the importance of developing alternative energy in terms of efficient usage of the existing...
    May 20, 2011 10:59

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