December 2011
NEWS FROM ARMENIA
July 15, 2011
STRASBOURG-The European Commission on Wednesday adopted the first part of the Annual Action Program 2011 for Armenia, which will help to strengthen the technical and administrative capacity of key Armenian institutions responsible for the implementation of future Armenia-EU cooperation on…
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EU Allocates 19.1 Million Euros For Armenia
STRASBOURG-The European Commission on Wednesday adopted the first part of the Annual Action Program 2011 for Armenia, which will help to strengthen the technical and administrative capacity of key Armenian institutions responsible for the implementation of future Armenia-EU cooperation on…» more »
July 12, 2011
YEREVAN-Experts at the United National Population Fund (UNFPA) predicted that Armenia's population will dip to 2.5 million by 2050, going counter to population growth expectations in other countries."According to forecasts, the Armenian population will be 2.5 million by 2050," said…
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Armenia’s Population to Dip by 2050, UN Experts Say
YEREVAN-Experts at the United National Population Fund (UNFPA) predicted that Armenia's population will dip to 2.5 million by 2050, going counter to population growth expectations in other countries."According to forecasts, the Armenian population will be 2.5 million by 2050," said…» more »
July 12, 2011
YEREVAN-Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, visited Yerevan and Baku on Friday to deliver his president Dmitry Medvedev's new proposals on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the two sides.Details of the new proposals were not immediately made public, but Lavrov noted that…
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Medvedev’s Karabakh Package Presented to Sarkisian, Aliyev
YEREVAN-Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, visited Yerevan and Baku on Friday to deliver his president Dmitry Medvedev's new proposals on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the two sides.Details of the new proposals were not immediately made public, but Lavrov noted that…» more »
July 12, 2011
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-The Armenian Apostolic Church has welcomed the decision of state authorities in neighboring Georgia to grant its diocese a legal status.Amid opposition from Georgian Orthodox Church leadership and some political factions, pro-establishment lawmakers in Tbilisi on Tuesday voted in…
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Etchmiadzin Welcomes Religious Minorities Law in Georgia
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-The Armenian Apostolic Church has welcomed the decision of state authorities in neighboring Georgia to grant its diocese a legal status.Amid opposition from Georgian Orthodox Church leadership and some political factions, pro-establishment lawmakers in Tbilisi on Tuesday voted in…» more »
June 29, 2011
MARDAKERT, The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic-The President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakian took part in festivities dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the liberation of Mardakert on Tuesday.In his speech the president described the liberation of Martakert as one of the…
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Mardakert Liberation Celebrated in Artsakh
MARDAKERT, The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic-The President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakian took part in festivities dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the liberation of Mardakert on Tuesday.In his speech the president described the liberation of Martakert as one of the…» more »
June 23, 2011
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-The Armenian parliament began debating on Wednesday a government bill aimed at better regulating the mining industry, a key sector of Armenia's economy suspected of large-scale evasion.Presenting the draft Mining Code to lawmakers, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen…
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Parliament Debates Mining Legislation
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-The Armenian parliament began debating on Wednesday a government bill aimed at better regulating the mining industry, a key sector of Armenia's economy suspected of large-scale evasion.Presenting the draft Mining Code to lawmakers, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen…» more »
June 23, 2011
STRASBOURG-In a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, President Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday outlined Armenia's vision for the Karabakh conflict, stability in the region, as well as Armenia's relations with Europe. He warned, however, that an agreement…
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Agreement Difficult in Face of Intolerance, Says Sarkisian
STRASBOURG-In a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, President Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday outlined Armenia's vision for the Karabakh conflict, stability in the region, as well as Armenia's relations with Europe. He warned, however, that an agreement…» more »
June 23, 2011
STEPANAKERT-The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Artsakh Central Committee, issued an announced Wednesday, on the eve of the June 24 meeting in Kazan between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan mediate by Russia to discuss the Karabakh-Azerbaijan conflict.The ARF Artsakh Central Committee:…
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Announcement from ARF Dashnaktsoutiun of Artsakh
STEPANAKERT-The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Artsakh Central Committee, issued an announced Wednesday, on the eve of the June 24 meeting in Kazan between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan mediate by Russia to discuss the Karabakh-Azerbaijan conflict.The ARF Artsakh Central Committee:…» more »
June 22, 2011
YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy thanked Armenia on behalf of the alliance for expanding the number of Armenian troops in the Afghanistan Peacekeeping Mission.As Stefanie Babst said during a Yerevan-Brussels TV bridge, "extending beyond the…
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NATO Thanks Armenia for Expanding Afghan Mission
YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy thanked Armenia on behalf of the alliance for expanding the number of Armenian troops in the Afghanistan Peacekeeping Mission.As Stefanie Babst said during a Yerevan-Brussels TV bridge, "extending beyond the…» more »
June 22, 2011
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-The Armenian Apostolic Church hit out at Georgia's Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II on Tuesday for making what it called "inappropriate" references to its supreme head, Catholicos Karekin II, just days after his visit to Georgia.Speaking in Tbilisi's St. Trinity Cathedral…
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Etchmiadzin Slams Georgia’s Ilia II
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-The Armenian Apostolic Church hit out at Georgia's Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II on Tuesday for making what it called "inappropriate" references to its supreme head, Catholicos Karekin II, just days after his visit to Georgia.Speaking in Tbilisi's St. Trinity Cathedral…» more »