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Kuwait News Agency Feb 12 2012 Armenian-Kuwaiti ties will continue to expand - PM 2/12/2012 2:03:00 PM Kuwait News YEREVAN, Feb 12 -- Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met the Kuwaiti Ambassador Bassam Mohammed Al-Qabandi on Friday and discussed the progress of bilateral ties between the two countries.

Truth Is Not Uttered ARMAN GALOYAN Story from Lragir.am News: http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/interview25105.html Published: 16:29:33 - 11/02/2012 Interview with Member of Parliament Artsvik Minasyan, ARF-D Party, economist Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said during a press briefing that they have carried out Serzh Sargsyan's instruction to lower ... (more)

The Election Commission in District 25 says more than a third of Hrazdan's nearly 44,000 eligible voters cast their ballots by 2 pm - a fairly high voter activity for a local election, especially considering the cold weather conditions and icy roads in most parts of the town.

Nikolas Sarkozy decided upon the law criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide during his visit to Armenia in October 2011, the French journal L`Express informs.

World known musician N. Madoyan will stage in Yerevan tonight http://times.am/?l=en&p=4671 Today world-known violinist Nikolay Madoyan will stage at Aram Khachatryan concert hall, Yerevan.

Karin Ensemble to Perform Free Outdoor Concert asbarez Saturday, February 11th, 2012 The dance ensemble in performance GLENDALE - On Sunday, February 12, the AYF and People for People Foundation are teaming up to host a free, one-time-only celebration featuring Armenia's award-winning Karin Folk Song & Dance Ensemble.

Environmentalists are currently holding an action in front of Margaryan Hospital at Mashtots Park, which is located in the middle of the Mashtots, Koghbatsi, Arami and Buzand Streets.

AZERBAIJAN OFFERS ARMENIA ASSISTANCE IN RECREATING YEREVAN'S HISTORICAL CENTER Interfax Feb 10 2012 Russia Baku has offered assistance to Armenia in restoring the historical look of its capital city and pledged to provide maps and drawings of ancient Yerevan, spokesman for the Azeri presidential administration Fuad Akhundov told Interfax.

DEFENCE MINISTER Mediamax News Agency Feb 9 2012 Armenia Yerevan, 8 February: Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan told Mediamax today that Armenia is ready to continue its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

WORLD BANK GROUP AND ARMENIA COOPERATE TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS FOR ENTREPRENEURS TendersInfo February 9, 2012 Thursday The Investment Climate Advisory Services of the World Bank Group and the Ministry of Economy of Armenia today agreed to work together to reduce the administrative burden for businesses and improve the investment climate ... (more)

PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN armradio.am 11.02.2012 14:09 The sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the National Assemblies of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus will be held in Yerevan.

In order to revive historical face of Yerevan city, the Azerbaijani government is ready to give maps and features of this city to Armenia.

PREMIER OF ARMENIA: GOVERNMENT'S INITIATIVE TO RESTRICT CASH OPERATIONS SEEKS TO MAKE THE BANKS EVEN RICHER arminfo Friday, February 10, 19:17 The bill "On restriction of cash operations" initiated by the Government of Armenia seeks to make the local banks even richer, the ex-premier of Armenia, economist Hrant Bagratyan said at today's press ... (more)

At 10:00 this morning, interstate roads, roads of state significance and mountain passes are mainly passable, reports the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations.

RUSSIA COULD DO MORE TO HELP ARMENIAN ECONOMY; RUSSIAN EXPERT /ARKA/ FEBRUARY 10, 2012 YEREVAN YEREVAN, February 10.

AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA TO ATTEND 2012 NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT IN SOUTH KOREA Vestnik Kavkaza Feb 9 2012 Russia Azerbaijan plans to take part in the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on March 26-27, 2012, APA reports.

At a meeting with representatives of the Border Control Service of Russia and the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia on February 8, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said that relations between Russia and Armenia are of allied nature.

NAIRIT FATE IS UNKNOWN Story from Lragir.am News: http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/economy25089.html Published: 16:27:19 - 09/02/2012 The modernization plan of Nairit Chemical Plant of Yerevan is under consideration, said Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan to Lragir.am. Foreign experts are invited to Armenia to give a final ... (more)

As politicians in Armenia vie to prove they prompted France to pass a genocide denial bill, some analysts say the vote probably had more to do with French politics than any pressure coming out of Yerevan.

ARMENIA'S PREMIER news.am February 09, 2012 11:46 YEREVAN. - The proposal on changes in the Law on Trade and Services, whereby norms will be specified on the number of supermarkets in a certain area, was made by the ruling coalition's Rule of Law Party, PM Tigran Sargsyan stated during Thursday's Governmental session, and added: "We designed that ... (more)