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YEREVAN, November 30. / ARKA /. The current phase of the Karabakh settlement offers hope to reach its decision within a reasonable time, President of Armenia, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said on Saturday.

Date : Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:54:11 +0400 FAMOUS ARMENIANS PHOTOGRAPHED IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS CAMPAIGN Tert.am 12:01 ~U 30.11.09 A photography exhibit titled "Famous Armenians Against AIDS," which will showcase work by Karen Grigoryan, will open on December 1 in Yervan's Moscow Cinema.

The two Ministers will continue discussion of Madrid principles for Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:41:42 PST YSU to host exhibition dedicated to Berlin Wall fall 20th anniversary 28.11.2009 15:32 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ On November 30, Yerevan State University will host an exhibition dedicated to Berlin Wall fall 20th anniversary.

Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:23:08 +0400 ARMENIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE WHEN PROTOCOLS WILL BE DISCUSSED Tert.am 15:52 ~U 27.11.09 In accordance with Armenia's law on the Constitutional Court, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia has 3 months to make a decision on the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, said Constitutional Court press ...

During the meeting, parties stressed that parliamentary cooperation between two ally states contributed to Armenian-Russian dialogue, RA Parliament Speaker's Spokesman Nairi Petrossian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:30:04 +0400 ARMENIAN, AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS' MEETINGS CAN'T BE VIEWED AS NEGOTIATIONS PanARMENIAN.Net 25.11.2009 15:28 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Meetings between Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents cannot be viewed as negotiations.

Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:47:11 +0400 ARMENIA TO OPEN OFFICE IN SILICON VALLEY news.am Nov 23 2009 Armenia Armenia will open the office in Silicon Valley till March 2010, Enterprise Incubator Foundation Director Bagrat Yengibaryan told NEWS.am, adding that office will be engaged in representation of Armenia's achievements in the High tech sphere.

From : Mike Stephan Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:08:31 PST Art 28.11.2009 Armenia claims a place in the world of contemporary art Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Those who make it to the top of the Cascade have a lot to see The former Soviet republic usually makes headlines in connection to its ongoing feuds with neighboring ...

'Since Armenia's gaining independence, we have been collaborating with US Embassy in Armenia.

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:52:12 +0400 OFFICIAL MEETING OF ARMENIA, POLAND DEFENSE MINISTERS HELD IN YEREVAN PanARMENIAN.Net 27.11.2009 21:25 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Official meeting of Armenian and Polish defense ministers Seyran Ohanyan and Bogdan Klich was held in Yerevan.

Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:26:51 +0400 ROBERT GUEDIGUIAN'S "THE ARMY OF CRIME" - PECULIAR CALL TO CONTEMPORARY YOUTH PanARMENIAN.Net 27.11.2009 15:28 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The activities of Misak Manushyan and his partisan group form part of a very important period of French history.

Congratulating Achal Kumar Malhotra on his appointment, the Premier expressed hope that the ambassador's diplomatic activities will further strengthen friendly relations between Armenia and India.

YEREVAN, November 27, /ARKA/ . Armenia's National Security Council said today the National Civil Defence Doctrine will be worked out in line with Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan .

Azerbaijan said upcoming talks with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would be "decisive" and warned that its troops were ready to use force to take back the rebel region if they fail, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.

During the meeting the sides expressed satisfaction with the high level of relations between Armenia and Vatican, as well as between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Roman Catholic Church, expressing confidence that through joint efforts these relations will be strengthened.

Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:42 +0400 ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DRAWS ATTENTION OF ODIHR OSCE DIRECTOR AT ANTI-ARMENIAN PROPAGANDA BY AZERBAIJAN ArmInfo 2009-11-19 16:12:00 ArmInfo.

Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:33:53 +0400 "RENAISSANCE", FIRST BIG EXHIBITION OF CREATIVE WOMEN'S UNION, OPENS IN YEREVAN PanARMENIAN.Net 25.11.2009 17:50 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Armenian women have always been the pillar of family.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.26 / Trend News, A.Huseynbala /

Azerbaijani MPs want the foreign minister to issue a report on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

YEREVAN, November 20. /ARKA/. "Armenia should not fall behind global processes in education sector", said Arman Kirakosyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:48:18 PST Pro Patria public movement calls for declaring November 22 a state holiday 20.11.2009 22:11 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Pro Patria national movement calls for declaring November 22 - the day of signing Woodrow Wilson's arbitral decision on Armenian-Turkish border - a state holiday, movement representative Marine ...

After that, the Armenian churches in Georgia will be passed under jurisdiction of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Narek Mantashyan , chairman of the Student Council at the Yerevan State Economic University said after a meeting with George Targamadze.

Date : Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:26:07 +0400 FIRST SWINE FLU DEATH SUSPECTED IN ARMENIA Asbarez Nov 24th, 2009 YEREVAN -Medical authorities in Yerevan reported on Tuesday what they suspect was the first fatality caused by swine flu in Armenia.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 25 / Trend News K. Zarbaliyeva /

Azerbaijani delegation deputy head in PACE accuses OSCE Minsk Group of imitating talks to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The Iranian and Armenian Foreign Ministries Consular Affairs administrations are holding their sixth joint meeting in Tehran. The sides are discussing simplifying the visa regime between the two countries, the Iranian television Web site iribnews reported.

YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. "Investments of European Bank of Reconstruction and Development in Armenia will make $150 million in 2009 versus $75 million in 2008", said Olivier Descamps, Director of Business-group of EBRD for the countries of South-East Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.

Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:24 +0400 ARMENIAN FORCES KILL AZERBAIJANI CIVILIAN: REPORTS Agence France Presse Nov 23 2009 France BAKU -- Armenian forces killed an Azerbaijani civilian near the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh, Azerbaijani media reported on Monday.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:49:08 PST Karabkh war hero Leonid Azgaldyan would this year celebrate his 67th birth anniversary 21.11.2009 13:20 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ On November 20, 2009, hero of Karabakh liberation war Leonid Azgaldyan would celebrate his 67th birhday.

Azerbaijan has raised the stakes in talks with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, warning that Azerbaijani troops are ready to use force to take back the disputed region if talks held yesterday between the leaders of the countries "fail." In this file photo Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shakes hand with his Armenian counterpart, Serzh ...

This is the first conference of the kind held in Armenia, an active member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization,' CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha said in his opening remarks.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 24 / Trend News K.Zarbaliyeva /

Monitoring will be held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces near the Yusifjanli village in Azerbaijan's Agdam region on Nov. 125. The monitoring will be held under a mandate of the OSCE chairman special envoy, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin, who is currently in Russian capital of Moscow for the 34th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Cooperation (PABSEC), had a meeting with Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 23 / Trend News, A.Huseynbala /

Armenia delays the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the First Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan said.

Ankara has resolved the Kurdish and Armenian issues, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Stampa, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Chag reported.

Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:47:16 +0400 THE COMPANY DENO GOLD MINING EXPRESSES ITS CONDOLENCES TO THE RELATIVES OF THEIR EMPLOYEE LOST IN THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT ARKA November 18, 2009 Yerevan YEREVAN, November 18.

From : Mihran Keheyian Date : Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:20:30 PST Who murdered Ruben Ayvazyan? http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2009/11/20/death November 20, 2009 An alarm went off at 00.35, November 19 that a citizen died after falling from the 3rd floor of the "Europe" Hotel in Leningradian Street, Yerevan.

From : Katia Peltekian Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:50 +0400 BAKU EXPECTS YEREVAN TO CHANGE ITS POSITION AT KARABAKH SETTLEMENT TALKS Interfax Nov 19 2009 Russia Azerbaijan expects a change in the Armenian position at the upcoming Karabakh settlement summit, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told the media on Thursday.

YEREVAN, November 18, /ARKA/. In interview with Russian RIA Novosti news agency Armenian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan said construction of a hydro power plant near the town of Meghri, on the River of Arax, separating Armenia from Iran, could be started in early 2010.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 / Trend News K.Zarbaliyeva /

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives visited six Armenian soldiers held in Azerbaijan.

Opening of border with Armenia can damage Turkish position in world: Azerbaijani state committee head

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 / Trend News M. Aliyev /

Official Ankara must take into account that weakening of Azerbaijan means the weakening of Turkey.

Azerbaijan, Barda, November 22 /Trend News Sh.Jaliloglu /

Azerbaijani civilian was killed today as a result of violations of the truce by Armenian armed forces.

"A strong willingness have been displayed in finding the ways of solution on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement"-American Co-Chair Robert Bradtke.

A strong willingness have been displayed by the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, in a finding the ways of solution on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke said.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.23 /corr. Trend News E.Mamedov/

The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan during the sixth meeting in this year, held on Sunday a detailed discussion of solutions to the most important issues, said in the OSCE Minsk Group statement.

The negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict made "important progress" - co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier

The negotiations held on Sunday in Munich between Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan to resolve the Nagorny- Karabakh conflict made "important progress", but still "some difficulties" had been identified in the negotiation process. , French co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorny- Karabakh Bernard Fassier said, ITAR-TASS reported.

The presidents of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan met on Sunday at the residence of the Consul General of France in Munich, AzerTAj state news agency reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 21 / Trend News, M.Aliyev /

In the Swiss cities of Basel and Zurich, actions were held in support of the campaign Justice for Khojali. The actions were held on Nov. 19-20 as part of concerts devoted to the Days of Culture of Azerbaijan in Switzerland.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 20 / Trend News, A.Huseynbala /

At the 34th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), which will be held in Moscow, the Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan will raise the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

According to press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, in frames of the program "Economic development of rural areas' Chambarak , as well as the village of Chinari and Verin Karmir Aghbyur were connected to the gas network.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:52:44 PST Yerevan hosting Armenian youth clubs and centers' conference 21.11.2009 15:08 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ On November 20-22, Yerevan will host Armenian youth clubs and centers' conference, organized by FYCA NGO with the assistance of Sports and youth Affairs Ministry.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:37:55 PST Press TV, Iran Nov 21 2009 Azerbaijan threatens Armenia with 'military force' Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:36:48 GMT Azerbaijan says it has "the full right" to resort to military action in order to liberate the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which it lost to Armenia in the 1990s.

"Apparently, signed protocols on normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations will not take effect until Armenia makes concessions in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict talks.

The week began with continuation of discussions over the Armenian-Turkish Protocols, flowed mainly into the criticism of the foreign policy authorities, and conditioned by the weakness of its internal state.

YEREVAN, November 20, /ARKA/. Armen Martirosian, a parliament member from the opposition Zharangutyun party, lashed out today at the draft 2010 budget saying it ignores a set of important questions.

Present at the meeting were RA Permanent representative in Council of Europe, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and CoE Secretary General's Special Representative in Armenia Silvia Zage.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:18:50 +0400 REHABILITATION CENTERS FOR PROBLEMATIC ADOLESCENTS OPERATE IN ARMENIA /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 20.11.2009 16:32 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Over 9 months of 2009 there 155 cases of violence against minors have been recorded in Armenia, Colonel Hovhannes Tamamyan , Head of the Criminal Investigation department of ...

Praising the role of the ODIHR in the promotion of human rights protection and democratic principles, Minister Nalbandyan mentioned that Yerevan attaches importance to the cooperation with the office.

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Azerbaijan, Baku, November 20 /Trend News A.Huseynbala /

Adoption of the draft law on alternative service depends on the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. The bill on alternative service is ready and the Council of Europe experts positively commented on it, the head of the Azerbaijani Parliament's administration Safa Mirzayev briefed the media.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /

Armenian-Turkish rapprochement can develop in two different ways, said Heritage Foundation Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Security Senior Research Fellow Ariel Cohen at the international conference "Obstacles to Security in the South Caucasus: Realities and Prospects for Regional Cooperation" in Baku.

Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:24:25 PST Aysor, Armenia Nov 14 2009 A/H1N1: No death cases recorded in Armenia Armenia's chief virologist, Ara Asoyan called for the people to stop the `aggressive races' to the pharmacies.

Jacques Diouf to discuss a bilateral cooperation-related agenda. PM Sargsyan underscored the need to improve grain, corn, potato seed breeding, pisciculture, cattle stock recording and registration, as well as to introduce a system of agricultural insurance in Armenia.

Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:50:07 +0400 ARMENIA: IS TURKISH DEAL RESHUFFLING ARMENIAN POLITICS? EurasiaNet Nov 19 2009 NY Political observers in Yerevan are watching for signs of a political deal between President Serge Sargsyan and his most vocal critic, Levon Ter-Petrosian. In surprise comments made on November 11, Ter-Petrosian said that the ...

Parties discussed issues of cooperation between Armenia and OSCE/ODIHR. Highly assessing organization's role in advancing democratic principles and protecting human rights, Armenian FM reiterated official Yerevan's willingness to cooperate with office.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /

The situation with Nagorno-Karabakh is more positive now than at any time since the start of the conflict, International Institute for Strategic Studies Senior Fellow Oksana Antonenko said today at the "South Caucasus Security: Realities and Perspectives of Regional Cooperation" international conference in Baku. Intensified meetings between the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents testifies to this fact, she added.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News A.Huseynbala /

The Azerbaijani delegation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly accused the organization of postponing the adoption of a report on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /

Azerbaijani Parliamentary First Vice Speaker Ziyafet Asgarov accused the international community of inaction in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The European Union financed an important project aiming at assessing the possibility of rehabilitating the railway line between Tbilisi and Yerevan in the frame of TRACECA Programme .

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:57 +0400 SOVERSHENNO SEKRETNO RUSSIAN TV CHANNEL PROPOSES ARMENIANS TO SHOOT FILM ABOUT PARAJANOV PanARMENIAN.Net 17.11.2009 18:30 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Sovershenno Sekretno Russian TV Channel has proposed Armenians to shoot a film about Sergei Parajanov," Michael Shvydkoy, President of ...

YEREVAN, November 18. / s /. On Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, speaking in National Assembly at the discussion of the 2010 state budget, said that Armenian government is able to fulfill the 2010 state budget.

YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. "Armenian Nuclear Power Station will be closed only after the construction of new nuclear power block", said Armen Movsisyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia.

Within the framework of his visit to Italy, RoA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with Kanayo Nwanze, Director of the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

Turkey-Armenia rapprochement to contribute to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, CE General Secretary

France, Strasbourg, 19 Nov. / Trend News A.Maharramli /

The Council of Europe hopes rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia will contribute to resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, General Secretary Thorbjorn Jagland said at a press conference following the hand-over ceremony of the Committee of Ministers chairmanship to Switzerland today.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution and Turkey-Armenia rapprochement have no formal relation: CE Committee of Ministers new chairman France, Strasburg, Nov. 19 / Trend News A.Maharramli /

There is no formal relation between resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Turkey-Armenia rapprochement, Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Chairman and Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey told Trend News today. Calmy-Rey was commenting on the non-ratification of the Turkish-Armenian protocols.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 18 / Trend News E.Tariverdiyeva /

The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents will meet in the coming days. Azerbaijan expects to discuss major issues and changes in Armenia's position since the last meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said in at press conference today.

Armenians include Georgian territories in their possession: representative of Georgian ombudsman in Kvemo Kartli region (INTERVIEW)

Georgia, Tbilisi, 18 November /Trend News, J.Babayeva /

Trend News interview with the representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Georgia in Kvemo Kartli, Elbrus Mammadov.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 18 / Trend News, E.Tariverdiyeva /

The date of the meeting of Presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was determined, senior diplomatic source told Trend News.

Opening border between Turkey and Armenia should be harmonized with returning five occupied Azerbaijani regions: Russian political scientist

Russia, Moscow, November 18 / Trend News, K.Konirova /

Opening the border between Turkey and Armenia should be harmonized with returning five occupied Azerbaijani regions, head of the expert group of Information and Analytical Center at Moscow State University named after M.Lomonosov, Alexey Vlasov, told Trend News.

Date : Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:42:42 PST Armenia's latest struggle - the battle for tourists This country is emerging from troubled times.

Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:39:46 +0400 ARMENIA NEEDS $600 MILLION TO PROTECT VINEYARDS FROM PHYLLOXERA /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 16.11.2009 16:20 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia needs $600 million to combat phylloxera and preserve vineyards, Head of wine-makers' Union Avag Harutyunyan told today a news conference in Yerevan.

YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan signed the law "On construction of new nuclear power block ". The law adopted by National Assembly of Armenia on October 27 envisages opportunity of construction of new nuclear power defines the main requirements of the construction space and security, construction and exploitation ...

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 18 / Trend News E.Tariverdiyeva /

The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs do not plan to visit the region soon, Russian mediator Yuri Merzlyakov told Trend News.

Erdogan will discuss Nagorno-Karabakh with U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to the country, the Anatolia news agency quoted Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davudoghlu as saying today.

U.S, Washington, Nov.18 / Trend News N.Bogdanova /

"If the protocols between Turkey and Armenia can both bring Armenia closer to the West and closer to a political solution to resolving Nagorno-Karabakh, I would support that," U.S Congressman Michael E. McMahon told Trend News.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 17 / Trend News, M.Aliyev /

Journalist of the Turkish Akhsham newspaper Nagehan Alchi, who visited Nagorno-Karabakh without the consent of Azerbaijan, was included in the list of "undesirable persons" in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend News.

At that he noted that there is no joint Armenian-Russian film about Parajanov. 'Parties' cooperation in documentation sphere is quite realistic, but big game projects are still questionable,' Shvydkoy noted.

Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:51:06 +0400 WINEMAKING TO REDUCE BY SOME 40 PER CENT ON AN AVERAGE IN ARMENIA /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 16.11.2009 17:17 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ In conditions of global financial and economic crisis, wine production will reduce by 40 per cent on average Avag Harutyunyan, chairman of the union of winemakers told a press ...

Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:08:23 +0400 ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT AWARDED MIKHAIL SHVYDKOI WITH MEDAL OF MOVSES KHORENATSI /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 16.11.2009 20:53 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with representatives of a number of Russian television companies currently in Yerevan within the framework of Days of Russia's ...

Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:24:52 +0400 AZERBAIJANI-ARMENIAN TIES EMOTIONALLY CHARGED, SAYS CAUCASUS RESEARCHER Hurriyet Daily News Nov 15 2009 Turkey A senior researcher at a Caucasus research center says Baku-Yerevan ties are much more flawed than the relationship between Georgia and Russia.

Date : Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:21:51 PST Independent: Armenia emerging from troubled times 15.11.2009 17:21 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Independent has published an article titled "Armenia's latest struggle - the battle for tourists." "This country is emerging from troubled times.

EU special representative hopes for maintaining positive tendency in Nagorno-Karabakh process (INTERVIEW)

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 16 / Trend News, E.Ostapenko /

Trend News European desk's exclusive interview with EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby as a result of his regional visit.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 16 / Trend News, V.Zhavoronkova /

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received the EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby, the Foreign Ministry press service told Trend News.

Date : Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:34:37 +0400 KARLSSON IS FLYING TO YEREVAN ArmInfo 2009-11-16 16:14:00 ArmInfo.

YEREVAN, November 16, /ARKA/. Armenia needs to develop business-networks with its Diaspora in the areas of financial services, technologies, health and tourism, Rob Kitchin, a professor of Dublin National University, said in Yerevan last Saturday during a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Armenian National Competitiveness Fund.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 16 / Trend News V.Zhavoronkova /

"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as energy issues, are the main topics we discussed at our meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov," EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said in Baku.

Date : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:58:58 +0400 ARMENIA IS READY TO CONFRONT THE A/H1N1 FLU ARMENPRESS Nov 10, 2009 YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: Armenia is ready to confront the A/H1N1 flu.

In four cases the death was due illness, in two cases pregnant women suffer from hypertension, one woman suffered from tuberculosis, two died due to heart attack, " Karine Saribekyan, representative of Health Ministry of Armenia, told at the debate timed to 20th anniversary of ratification of UN Convention on the Child's Rights.

However, Armenia's policy in that regard remains on the level of comity. Such approach may cause Armenians to quit their historical homeland, Head of National Neo-conservative movement Edward Abrahamyan reported to PanARMENIAN.Net . 'Given that nature abhors a vacuum, Armenia may soon have a Turkish-speaking frontier region in the south, with all ...

Pension reform is an important element for the development of Armenian economy - " head of "Troika dialog" YEREVAN, November 13.

President Saakashvili, government members and representatives from some opposition parties discussed possible reopening of Zemo Larsi-Kazbegi border crossing point with Russia at an extended session of National Security Council on November 13.

Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:40:32 +0400 TURKISH-ARMENIAN WRITER REPORTS DEATH THREATS Astghik Bedevian Armenialiberty.org Nov 13 2009 Turkey -- Sevan Nisanyan, a Turnish-Armenian newspaper columnist.

YEREVAN, November 12, /ARKA/. IMF Resident Representative to Armenia, Nienke Oomes, said today Armenia will get the remaining part of IMF loans in 2010 and in the first half of 2011, given that it fulfils all the assumed obligations.

Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:01:19 +0400 ARMENIAN BUSINESSMEN ARE BEING PREPARED FOR FREE TRADE WITH EC ARKA Nov 13, 2009 YEREVAN, November 13.

The Third Moncton Armenian Festival is set to get under way in the city November 26 to 29, and this year the focus will be on Komitas, Armenia's legendary composer, ethnographer, poet and specialist in folk dance and the study of music.

Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:24:10 +0400 "5 YEARS TOGETHER: IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH" PROJECT SUMMED UP IN YEREVAN /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 12.11.2009 19:41 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Outcomes of the "NOVA" project of the Agency for International Development summed up in Yerevan today.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution not depends only on conflict sides: Former Special Assistant to US president

U.S, Washington, Nov. 14 / Trend News N.Bogdanova /

Former Special Assistant to US president Mark Medish believes the adjustment of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict doesn't depend only on the conflict sides.

Washington doubts about ratification of protocols at Turkish parliament without progress in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solution

Washington doubts that without progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solution, the Turkish-Armenian protocols will be ratified by the Turkish Parliament, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon said to press conference in Ankara, Turkish daily Milliyet newspaper reported.

Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:27 +0400 INITIATION OF XENOPHOBIA PREVENTION DIGITIZING ARCHIVES OF "SUMGAIT CASE" /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 12.11.2009 20:31 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The "Initiation of prevention of xenophobia" in Yerevan carries out activities for spreading objective information concerning the existing interethnic conflicts in the ...

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:50 +0400 SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS NOVEMBER 13 IN ARMENIA PanARMENIAN.Net 12.11.2009 16:01 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Open shooting championship starts on November 13 in Armenia.

Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:08:37 +0400 ARMENIA TO SPEND ONE BILLION DRAMS ON ANTI-HAIL SYSTEMS ARKA Nov 12, 2009 YEREVAN, November 12, /ARKA/. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said today one billion Drams will be spent on installment of anti-hail systems in the country.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 13 / Trend News H.Nasibova /

The signing of the Turkish-Armenian protocols allows Yerevan to take a tougher stance on Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva said at the 21st-Century University in Ankara at an event dedicated to Azerbaijani-Turkish relations.

I was originally only planning to write an entertaining story, but then I came across a piece of news in Today's Zaman.

U.S, Washington, Nov. 13 / Trend News N.Bogdanova /

The OSCE must remain in its key role in South Caucasus, especially when it comes to the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes believes.

Date : Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:34:53 +0400 GEORGE POCHEPTSOV: THERE IS NO INFORMATION WAR, THERE IS INFORMATION DOMINANCE PanARMENIAN.Net 11.11.2009 16:34 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Rules of the game are changing in the world.

Date : Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:37:16 +0400 LULL IN ARMENIA-TURKEY DIALOGUE: PREPARATION FOR INTENSE EVENTS PanARMENIAN.Net 11.11.2009 17:15 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The process of normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations quietened down, but this calm is a preparation for intensive events, Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus Institute, ...

Date : Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:29:00 +0400 THIRD PLAYER IN THE ARMENIAN COMMUNICATION MARKET TO CREATE HEALTHY COMPETITION PanARMENIAN.Net 11.11.2009 14:24 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The appearance of the third player in the mobile and fiber-optic networks market will create healthy competition f Armenia, the minister of transport and communications ...

A former government minister who fled Armenia in 2004 has become the second opposition candidate disqualified from a parliament by-election in Yerevan, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News U.Sadikhova /

Ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols will be delayed for a long time, Azerbaijani political scientists believe. They note that it is a long and complicated process and Azerbaijan's position is important.

The first volume is a reference book comprising information on the social economic development of Armenia and NKR, as well as RA state government bodies, international organizations, Yerevan Municipality, public organizations, Armenian organizations situated abroad/ as well as other organizations operating in Armenia and Karabakh.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News U.Sadikhova /

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) believes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved peacefully, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told Trend News.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:22:00 +0400 'THE LAND OF NOAH' DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ARMENIA TO BE SHOWN ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL ArmInfo 2009-11-09 10:45:00 ArmInfo.

Date : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:00 +0400 ARMENIA'S DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE TO COMPRISE $123 MILLION IN 2010 PanARMENIAN.Net 10.11.2009 14:07 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia's 2010 state debt service coverage will comprise $123 million, Gagik Minasyan, Chair of NA Committee on Financial-Budgetary Affairs, told today a news conference in Yerevan.

In a recent interview with the Georgian service of Voice of America , Senator John McCain said he believed there is ample evidence proving that "genocide had been committed against the Armenian people." A transcript of the audio recording of the interview was obtained by the Armenian Weekly on Nov.

The artist assess his work as a modernist platform for fantasy: " I always leave room for imagination of spectators, who's perceptions create a complete picture of a painting." "I did not restrict myself to any color scheme, and I know exactly that I am right, when adhere to the policy of "let critics think how to name my creative work, " Vilik ...

Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents to meet in Europe by late November: Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News M. Aliyev /

Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents will meet in Europe by late November, Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov told media.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 10 / Trend News E. Tariverdiyeva /

The Turkish parliament will not ratify the Armenia-Turkey protocols until significant progress is made to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, experts said.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:48 +0400 ARMENIAN GUITAR-2009 FESTIVAL STARTS IN YEREVAN PanARMENIAN.Net 09.11.2009 19:25 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The festival "Armenian Guitar-2009" started in the Yerevan Academic Theater after Gabriel Sundukyan.

YEREVAN, November 9, /ARKA/. HSBC Bank Armenia cjsc said in a statement that it has pledged to sponsor planting up to 1000 trees in Yerevan to encourage its customers to opt to receive their statements electronically and for signing up to Personal Internet Banking services, thus helping to preserve the environment.

A According to Tigran Karapetyan, the People's Party will not support anyone in the upcoming National Assembly elections since the party does not see anybody able to introduce new ideas in Armenia's political field.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:23:09 +0400 ARMENIAN AMERIA JOINS CIS LEADING COUNSEL NETWORK ARKA Nov 9, 2009 YEREVAN, November 9, /ARKA/. Ameria cjsc told ARKA news agency last week that it was placed on the list of nine leading legal firms in the former Soviet republics, which will join the new professional CIS Leading Counsel Network .

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 10 / Trend News E.Tariverdiyeva /

The South Caucasus has a historic opportunity today and all interested parties should take steps to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, European Expert on the South Caucasus Amanda Akcakoca said. She added that the EU, which usually acts as an observer, must play a larger role in settling such conflicts.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 10 / Trend News K.Zarbaliyeva /

Monitoring was held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces on Nov.10, after a mandate by the special envoy of the OSCE chairman. The monitoring near the Fuzuli-Horadiz road in Azerbaijan's Fuzuli region proceeded without incident on Nov.10, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

U.S, Washington, Nov. 10 / Trend News N.Bogdanova /

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will once again visit the region.

Armenia is not interested in maintaining the status quo in Karabakh. The country cannot stay forever in limbo, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper.

Trend News European Desk Commentator Elmira Tariverdiyeva

Recent changes in the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus have led to a dangerous trend for the region - and sharply exacerbated Armenians' feelings of a homeland around the world.

Slovenia supports the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of international principles - Danilo Turk

Slovenia supports the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of international principles, said on Monday in Baku, President of Slovenia Danilo Turk at the joint press conference with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. This information was reported by the state news agency AzerTAc.

One can live with hopes for a much better life for a certain timeframe. But no one can live only with expectations for whole life especially, when those hopes are less likely to come true.

From : Mihran Keheyian Date : Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:20:52 +0400 CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS AWARDED SAINT MESROP MASHTOTS ORDER NOYAN TAPAN NOVEMBER 2, 2009 YEREVAN YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN.

In his letter, Kamsarakan informs Armenian FM that he has already requested Prosecutor General to institute a criminal case against him for violating constitutional order and abusing authority to the detriment of the ArmeniaA's national security and defense.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 9 / Trend News R.Hafizoglu /

If Armenia wants to open its borders with Turkey, first it must resolve its issues with Azerbaijan, former Turkish National Intelligence Committee analyst Mahir Kaynak said.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 9 /Trend News, K.Zarbaliyeva/

Monitoring will be held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces near the Fuzuli-Horadiz road in Azerbaijan's Fuzuli region on Nov. 10. The monitoring will be held under a mandate of the OSCE chairman special envoy, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry denied the Armenian media's information on the discussions held at the UN

Azerbaijan, Baku, 7 November / Trend News /

Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry denied the Armenian media's information on the discussions held at the UN on November 2 on "The right of peoples to self-determination".

Date : Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:30:28 PST Protocols to be ratified by Turkey either in February-March, or in a few years 07.11.2009 17:18 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ All decisions in respect to South Caucasus are made by superpowers, not the region, the Armenian turkologist Artak Shakaryan told a press conference in Yerevan today.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's envoy to the South Caucasus, Robert Simmons, asserted on November 6 that NATO is not jockeying over Armenia with its Moscow-led counterweight, the Collective Security Treaty Organization .

Date : Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:35:41 PST Grand opening of Cafesjian Center for the Arts takes place in Yerevan 07.11.2009 20:52 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Cafesjian Cultural Center for the Arts was inaugurated November 7 in Yerevan.

YEREVAN, November 6, /ARKA/. VTB Bank Armenia and the international money transfer system MoneyGram signed last month a cooperation agreement, VTB Bank Armenia said in a statement today.

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:07:03 +0400 IN CASE OF ELECTION FAILURE, ARMENIA'S FIRST MARXIST INTENDS TO LEAVE COUNTRY PanARMENIAN.Net 06.11.2009 17:19 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "At the next elections into RA NA, I'm without a rival among N10 Yerevan's electoral station candidates," Armenia's Marxist Party Leader David ...

Date : Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:40:55 +0400 KILLING A HOPE: WISTFUL VIEW AT ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER FROM YEREVAN By Akbar Hasanov Today http://www.today.az/news/politics/57279.html Nov 6 2009 Azerbaijan A cart ahead of a horse: What implications are awaiting Armenia unless its borders with Turkey are opened? One can live with hopes for a much better life ...

Date : Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:53:26 +0400 ARMEN POGHOSYAN: YEREVAN RESIDENTS' LIABILITIES FOR WATER AMOUNT TO 3 BILLION AMD PanARMENIAN.Net 05.11.2009 17:21 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Yerevan residents' liabilities for water amount to 3 billion AMD, but it is so-called old debts incurred by residents before the water meter had been introduced.

Date : Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:57:20 +0400 JUNIOR COMMAND STAFF OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES REMANNED WITH OFFICERS SERVING ON CONTRACT BASIS Noyan Tapan Nov 4, 2009 YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN.

November 5, 2009 - Orange launched mobile telecommunications services in the Republic of Armenia today providing mobile phone users across the country with the quality of service and innovative offers that have become the hallmark of Orange's reputation worldwide.

Date : Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:18:56 +0400 IMF OKAYS THIRD TRANCHE OF $60 MLN STAND-BY LOAN FOR ARMENIA Interfax Nov 3 2009 Russia The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund has approved a third tranche of a stand-by arrangement for Armenia worth 37.72 million SDRs , the IMF's Yerevan bureau said in a press release.

The amendments envisage concessionary terms for local manufacturers in case the price for their products doesn't exceed the price for foreign goods by 15%. The amendments will violate the principle of competition, according to the Minister.

YEREVAN, November 4, /ARKA/. The Armenian government plans to allocate 8.3 billion Drams to fund scientific research next year, first deputy minister of finance Pavel Safarian said Tuesday during a parliamentary hearing on the 2010 draft budget.

Date : Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:40:48 +0400 ARMENIAN DIASPORA DOES NOT SUPPORT YEREVAN'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH TURKEY - EU SPECIAL ENVOY Interfax Nov 2 2009 Russia Opposition of the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols is being actively supported by an external force, the Armenian diaspora, said European Union Special Envoy for the ...

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 6 / Trend News M.Aliyev /

The role of the United States and Russia in the Eurasian space, future of regional energy projects, Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations were discussed at the University of Southern California in the United States, the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles told Trend News on Nov.6.

'We cannot transfer such heavy burden to the next generation. So if we do not settle the problem now, when are we expected to do it? ' Manukyan noted.

Date : Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:09:41 +0400 HACKER ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT WEB SITES OF ARMENIA MAY OCCUR THIS DECEMBER PanARMENIAN.Net 04.11.2009 15:35 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ "After several Armenian governmental web sites had been attacked by Turkish and Azeri hackers in August 2009, the Information and Public Relations Center of the Armenia's ...

On 25 September, 2009, the President of the RA signed a decree on conducting the autumn conscription for mandatory and alternative military service and demobilization during October-December 2009.

Date : Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:14:07 +0400 IMF ALLOCATES $ 60 MILLION TO ARMENIA IN THE FRAMES OF ANTI-CRISIS CREDIT PROGRAM PanARMENIAN.Net 03.11.2009 14:35 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ International Monetary Fund has finished second monitoring of anti-crisis support program implemented by Armenia due to its credit support.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solution is one of most important questions, even most important for Armenia: FM

Armenia's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains unchanged - the conflict must be resolved peacefully," said the Foreign Minister of Armenia Eduard Nalbandian, News-Armenia reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 5 /Trend News, M.Aliyev/

The situation in Azerbaijan's occupied territories was discussed at a round-table in New York at the UN headquarters.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 5 / Trend News M.Aliyev /

The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are on a visit to Azerbaijan.

Armenian-Turkish protocols are only a stage of resolving situation in South Caucasus: Russian politician

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 5 / Trend News, E.Tariverdiyeva /

Armenian-Turkish protocols are only one of the stages of resolving the situation in the South Caucasus, the General Director of the Information Analytical Center of Moscow State University, Professor of post-Soviet foreign countries department Alexey Vlasov said.

Date : Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:46:25 +0400 TURKISH-ARMENIAN SOCCER DIPLOMACY: A DIRECT HIT AT AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN POLICY ARCHITECTURE Elnur Soltanov Today http://www.today.az/news/politics/57107.html Nov 2 2009 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is not happy with the two protocols signed between Armenia and Turkey on the 10th of October in Zurich, Switzerland.

Date : Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:25:02 +0400 VICE-SPEAKER OF THE ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT AND HEAD OF THE NA'S SCIENCE, EDUCATION, CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORT AFFAIRS PERMANENT COMMISSION MET WITH THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE DIRECTOR OF YOUTH AND SPORT AFFAIRS ARMENPRESS Nov 3, 2009 YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS: Vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament Samvel Nikoyan ...

Date : Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:48:26 +0400 THREE DEFENSE- RELATED DRAFT LAWS SUBMITTED TO PARLIAMENT LOGICALLY CONNECTED /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 02.11.2009 15:30 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ At today's news conference in Yerevan, Head of RA parliamentary committee for defense, national security and internal affairs, Hrayr Karapetyan briefed the journalists on ...

Commentator of Trend News European Desk, Elmira Tariverdiyeva

The recent establishment of diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey will not only affect the interests of these two countries. This process stretches far beyond the region, as restoring these relations are important for Ankara and Yerevan, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and also the West.

Azerbaijani, Baku, Nov. 3 / Trend News M. Aliyev /

Azerbaijan Embassy in Germany denied Armenian media outlets' information about participation of representative of so-called Nagorno-Karabakh Republic at the international exhibition in Dusseldorf.

Georgian Foreign Ministry denied that it was negotiating with Russia on reopening of Zemo Larsi border crossing point between the two countries, which was closed down by Moscow in 2006.

During the meeting, parties stressed that Armenia and Greece continued political-military cooperation in the sphere of spiritual service.

Date : Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:07:37 +0400 ARMTECH 2009 - OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE WORLD ARMENIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN HI TECH SPHERE PanARMENIAN.Net 03.11.2009 14:28 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ ArmTech 2009 conference scheduled in San Jose, California, for November 5-8 is a good platform for showing the world Armenia's achievements in Hi tech sphere, Armen ...

Date : Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:07:50 +0400 POSSIBLE RESULTS OF TURKEY-ARMENIA BORDER OPENING, OR MIATSUM IN EVERY HOUSE By Nurani Today http://www.today.az/news/politics/57128.html Nov 2 2009 Azerbaijan Possible opening of the Armenia-Turkey borders remains topic number one for Yerevan's political and quasi-political "gatherings". However, the tone of ...

YEREVAN, November 2, /ARKA/. Last Friday VTB Bank Armenia opened a renovated branch in the town of Masis.

Date : Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:21:24 +0400 PARLIAMENT APPROVES ARMENIA'S PLANS FOR NEW NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR AT METSAMOR Andrew Neff World Markets Research Centre Global Insight October 28, 2009 Armenia's parliament yesterday approved government plans to build a new nuclear power reactor on the site of the controversial Metsamor nuclear power plant .

As Mitk Analytical Center reported to PanARMENIAN.Net , the documentary was filmed by Arusyak Simonyan and Astghik Melkonyan who spent a whole year on material collection.

Date : Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:30:43 +0400 ARMENIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER RECEIVES THE NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF NETHERLANDS TO ARMENIA ARMENPRESS Oct 30, 2009 YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS: National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan received today the newly appointed Ambassador of Netherlands to Armenia Peter Yan Langeberg.

Negotiations between Turkey and Armenia were over and both sides were obliged to move quickly to establish diplomatic relations and open their border under accords signed in Zurich in October, the Armenian Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandian said in his interview with Reuters.

Opposition say they are subjected to police persecution and their business supporters are intimidated.

Date : Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:24:05 +0400 IGOR MOROZOV INTRODUCED TIGRAN SARGSYAN TO CIS FEDERAL AGENCY AFFAIRS PanARMENIAN.Net 30.10.2009 18:37 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has received Igor Morozov, Vice Chairman of RF Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, Government's press service reports.

The objective is to introduce English language specialists with innovative methods and approaches, promote experience exchange, development and professional improvement.

Date : Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:38:59 PDT Kshishtof Penderetsky's `Eklogs' first performed in Armenia 31.10.2009 14:46 GMT+04:00 Print version Send to mail /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Polish composer Kshishtof Penderetsky's `Eklogs' which has a history of 40 years was first performed in Yerevan in the frameworks of Penderetsky Days held on October 26-29. ` ...