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ARMENIAN BASE IN RUSSIA

In the Russian city of Togliatti, a state of emergency has been declared because of a fire that broke out at one of the federal roads adjoining the city.

10:59:15 - 03/09/2010

PERSONALLY SERGE SARSGYAN

Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress, Levon Zurabyan, dwelling on the decision of the City Hall to forbid the HAK rally scheduled on September 17 at the Freedom Square, told lragir.am that this decision was taken by personally Serge Sargsyan.

18:07:33 - 02/09/2010

LIBERAL KOLKHOZ

Office for Combating Organized Crime of the Armenian Police began checking the Ministry of Agriculture. Checks are held to ascertain the effectiveness of spending amounts for land reclamation.

17:47:07 - 02/09/2010

FREEDOM SQUARE FORBIDDEN

Yerevan City Hall, in its yesterday’s sitting, forbade the opposition to hold a rally at Freedom Square on September 17 proposing instead to hold it in the area near Matenadaran.

11:13:48 - 02/09/2010

GETTING RID OF ASHOT IS CONVENIENT

Relatives of the Criminal Investigation Head of Charentsavan Ashot Harutyunyan, who is accused of brining Vahan Khalafyan to suicide, told us that all of them know who in reality tortured Vahan Khalafyan.

11:09:42 - 02/09/2010

STATEMENT BY DEFENCE MINISTRY

Keeping faithful to its style and violating the armistice on the contact line, the Azerbaijani side once again organized firebrand sabotage.

18:56:03 - 01/09/2010

PREMIER LEAVES FOR ARTSAKH

On the occasion of the NKR Independence Day, an Armenian delegation headed by the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will leave for Stepanakert on Sept. 2 to take part in solemn events.

17:40:24 - 01/09/2010

ORDER TO PLATINI

On September 1, in Avan district of Yerevan, the center for National Football teams of Armenia and the football Academy was opened, which is a modern building where 6 teams can simultaneously be trained as well as it can host 1300 children free of charge.

17:23:02 - 01/09/2010

FROM NORATUS TO THE HILL OF HONOR

On September 7, in Noratus, works on the conservation of the medieval cemetery, which is a cultural-historical value, will be completed. The works were carried out with the assistance of the U.S. Ambassador Fund for Cultural Preservation.

16:32:39 - 01/09/2010

“BROAD-MINDED” POLITICIANS

Statements of politicians of Armenia about the dependence of internal processes on external ones lead to the strange idea that in Armenia there is a demand of such leaders who do not understand anything in geopolitics, do to think wide, do not read daily internet.

16:20:00 - 01/09/2010

ARMENIA FACES MONOPOLY PRODUCTION LOSS

Armenian Democratic Liberal Party /HRAK/ economic commission issued a statement on Nairit plant stating that their predictions in connection with the ignorant management of the plant since 2006 till today have come true.

15:10:29 - 01/09/2010

SRC CONTIUES EXCEEDING

According to the RA SRC, collected taxes and duties during eight months of 2010 by the State Revenue Committee exceeded the planned indices by 45, 9 billion, collecting a total amount of 464 billion.

15:01:28 - 01/09/2010

A NEW TRADITION IN THE EDUCATIONAL SPHERE

On August 31, on the eve of the Knowledge Day, a blessing ceremony of teachers took place in the Holy See of Mother Echmiadzin in the presence of All-Armenian Catholicos Garegin II.

17:55:01 - 31/08/2010

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REFUSED

The Special Investigative Service, in answer to a Radio Liberty question, refused the statement by the main culprit in Vahan Khalafyan’s death case, Ashot Harutyunyan, as if the Investigative body tries to make a deal with him, in particular suggested him to give testimonies against his senior officials.

17:49:12 - 31/08/2010

CUSTOMS OFFICER AND POLICEMAN TOOK LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRIBE

Based on the evidences, both officers have been charged in a number of articles. The case has been sent to the Shengavit court of first instance.

17:40:59 - 31/08/2010

DISMISSED LECTURERS AFFIRM THEY WERE NOT WARNED

Today, in connection with this, a press conference was held, during which a teacher of English language Gayane Hakobyan said that the reason for their dismissal was allegedly the inadequate assessment of British Council training courses completed by them.

16:17:31 - 31/08/2010

LECTURERS PROTEST

Today, the president of the French University of Armenia Joel l'Morzelek presented the annual magistracy program in cultural communication and management.

14:59:58 - 31/08/2010

ARF LEARNT LESSONS

Dashnaktsutyun learnt lessons from the last presidential election, discussed them in inter-party conferences and made conclusions without forcing anything to party members, said on August 31, the member of the ARF Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan.

14:01:06 - 31/08/2010

ARF WANTS A NEW-QUALITY POWER

On September 2, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun is going to hold a rally in connection with the NKR Independence Day the slogan of which will be “Developing without concessions”, stated ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body representative Armen Rustamyan.

13:52:27 - 31/08/2010

HEIs WILL HAVE PROBLEMS

Yerevan State University President Aram Simonyan dwelt on the financial situation of higher education institutions (HEI) saying that the fact that there will be no graduates next year will be a serious problem for them.

12:52:09 - 31/08/2010

YSU PRESIDENT TO CHAIR

On these days, there have been publications in the press that the YSU President Aram Simonyan is going to resign and be replaced by Serge Sargsyan’s brother Levon Sargsyan.

12:26:00 - 31/08/2010

ANM APPEALED TO CITY HALL

Today, on August 30, at 9:00, the Armenian pan-national movement handed a notification to the Yerevan City Hall in connection with the rally to be held on September 17 in the Liberty Square by the Armenian National Congress.

17:26:16 - 30/08/2010

THE WEAKEST PRESIDENT

Today, board member of the Armenian pan-national Movement, Hovhannes Igityan dwelt on the prolongation of service of the Russian bases in Armenia.

16:13:54 - 30/08/2010

EXCAVATIONS WILL CONTINUE EVEN IN CASE OF SURRENDER OF LIBERATED TERRITORIES

Today, when asked whether the surrender of the liberated territories will hinder the excavations in Tigranakert, Artsakh, the head of the Artsakh expedition Hamlet Petrosyan said that the excavations will continue in any case.

16:01:44 - 30/08/2010

REVELATIONS IN TIGRANAKERT

Hamlet Petrosyan, Head of Artsakh expedition of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of historical sciences, assesses the excavations of this year very productive.

15:23:34 - 30/08/2010

WILL GRAIN PRICE NOT INCREASE?

After the grain export ban by the Russian and Ukrainian powers, importing companies imported grain from Bulgaria, the U.S. and Kazakhstan.

15:08:11 - 30/08/2010

PROTEST ACTION BY TEGHUT DEFENSE GROUP

A protest action will be organized by Teghut Defense Group on the 31st of August, at 12:45 in front of EBRD office in Yerevan (Citadel Business Center, 105/1 Teryan Street).

14:02:26 - 30/08/2010

THE MAIN THREAT COMES FROM TONOYAN

On Friday, the head of the Vanadzor office of Helsinki Civil Assembly, Artur Sakunts attended the hearing of the case of Vahan Khalafyan’s death in Charentsavan police station and responded to our questions.

13:38:33 - 30/08/2010

THAT WAS NOT SUICIDE

“Who commits suicide does not knife himself twice. He was unable to knife cause those injuries to himself. No one wants to pay attention to this circumstance”, says Harutyunyan.

12:24:28 - 30/08/2010

EUROPEAN LIBERALS APPEAL TO FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS

European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party called on the Armenian authorities to immediately set all the political prisoners free.

16:56:29 - 27/08/2010

COURT OF CASSATION SATISFIED THE CLAIM OF LEVON GULYAN’S SUCCESSORS

Today, the Court of Cassation heard the claim of the successors of Levon Gulyan, died on May 12, 2007 in a police department.

16:34:13 - 27/08/2010

HOW TO CHANGE THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM

Within the frameworks of the Alternative Parliament to be set up by Sardarapat movement, today, the regular session of its commission for state-legal issues was held during which, NA member Zaruhi Postanjyan dwelt on reforms in judiciary system.

15:08:50 - 27/08/2010

PLATINI AND SERGE SARGSYAN WILL OPEN

UEFA President Michel Platini will again arrive in Armenia on these days. On September 1, with his participation in Yerevan the national football teams’ centre opens.

14:37:36 - 27/08/2010

THE FISH ROTS FROM THE HEAD

Once, a villager turned to the Karabakh army commissar of that period Murad Petrosyan complaining of village chiefs who did not give him a tractor to use. “Let them die and Lenin too”, answered Murad Petrosyan.

14:17:01 - 27/08/2010

SOLDIERS WILL BE REARED

It is necessary to adjust the soldiers not to death, humiliation and test, but survival in normal human relationships, you need to convince the soldier that he is a member of a large family that the officer that offends him will be punished.

11:55:55 - 27/08/2010

WE BECAME A COUNTRY-PARASITE

With a request to comment on the Armenian-Russian recent agreements from an economic perspective, lragir.am turned to the former prime minister of Armenia, member of the ANC Hrant Bagratyan.

11:23:01 - 27/08/2010

A WOMAN AND A CHILD BURNT

Yesterday at about 15.30, a bus burnt in the tunnel leading from Lake Sevan to Dilijan.

10:58:03 - 27/08/2010

CONGRESS SESSION TOOK PLACE

On August 25, the session of the political board of the Armenian National Congress led by the first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan took place.

11:01:44 - 26/08/2010

AGENDA OF HEATED AUTUMN

After long summer holidays a little bit interrupted by the Russian president’s visit, politicians started returning to the autumn political agenda. Galust Sahakyan issued the issues of the agenda.

15:59:35 - 25/08/2010

ARE BASES A BUSINESS GUARANTEE?

It is important from the economic point of view as well, since economic projects will come true, in particular the construction of the nuclear power plant.

12:25:27 - 25/08/2010

OPPOSITION’S TRAGEDY

“The tangible part of the assessments issued by the HAK coordinator was already issued by the Heritage weeks ago.

13:46:58 - 24/08/2010

VLADIMIR MSRYAN PASSED AWAY

Today, at 7.30 in the morning, National Artist of Armenia, 72 year-old Vladimir Msryan passed away.

10:42:23 - 24/08/2010

IT IS MARVELOUS

According to the Armenian National Statistics Service, the economic growth of Armenia in January-July amounted to 4 percent.

16:07:02 - 23/08/2010

MARCH TOOK PLACE, TURKISH FLAG WAS BURNED

On August 22, in Yerevan, a march by the youths of the Hayazn Youth Union and SDHP Sargis Tkhruni student union against the Turkish show to be held in St. Cross church on Akhtamar Island took place, Hayazn Youth Union reported.

15:25:14 - 23/08/2010

“MESALLIANCE MARRIAGE”

When the Independence Declaration was adopted, we thought “Oh God, will we be able to overcome the two-year term of the first republic?”

13:43:05 - 23/08/2010

“UNDENIABLE ALIBI”

A note proving the suicide version in connection with the death of the contract soldier Artak Nazaryan, who died in a Tavush Marz military unit, in which “he confesses” that he undertakes that step willingly has been found.

13:05:18 - 23/08/2010

AUGUST 23: GOAL AND ISSUE

August 23 is the day of the Declaration of Independence of Armenia. On this day, many congratulate each other.

12:15:58 - 23/08/2010

SERGE SARGSYAN’S MESSAGE

In connection with the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Armenia, Serge Sargsyan delivered a congratulatory message.

11:57:42 - 23/08/2010

SERGE SARGSYAN IS GRATEFUL

The agreement on the renewal of the term of service and authority of the Russian bases in Armenia was signed on August 20 in Yerevan.

14:25:43 - 20/08/2010

HOW I WILL SPEND THIS WINTER

The “aerobatics” of the Armenian diplomacy, the crown of which became the final colonization of Armenia, overshadowed internal processes in the country. And these processes are no less important.

12:47:26 - 20/08/2010

THREE PRESIDENTS AND NO “NO”

Political scientist Igor Muradyan dwelt on the renewal of the agreement on the Russian bases and the S-300 zenith-missile complexes provided to Azerbaijan during his meeting with members and guests of Sardarapat movement.

14:58:49 - 19/08/2010

GLENDALE HILLS CLARIFIES

In connection with the identified shortcomings in the construction of the recently delivered into service residential quarter Mush-2 in Gyumri, Construction Company Glendale Hills issued a clarification.

12:07:30 - 19/08/2010

IGNORED SERGE SARGSYAN’S ORDER?

In newly-built apartments of Gyumri, which were inaugurated a couple of months ago with Serge Sargsyan’s participation, serious construction omissions appear.

17:23:23 - 18/08/2010

CUSTOMS OFFICER ARRESTED AND CHARGED

According to the Special Investigation Service, an official of the anti-smuggling and re-customs supervision department of the State Revenues Committee A. Shahbazyan has been arrested.

15:35:04 - 18/08/2010

GO TO AKHTAMAR AND CREATE A PRECEDENT

Discussions in connection with the mass to be celebrated in St. Cross church on Akhtamar island of Lake Van are underway. The greater part is against participating in it.

15:30:51 - 18/08/2010

ISN’T IT THE OPPOSITE USUALLY?

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan gave an interview to the Russian “Rossia 24” TV channel. The interview is broadcasted on August 18 - on the eve of the visit of the Russian president to Armenia.

11:38:25 - 18/08/2010

REPRODUCTION OF ILLUSIONS

By the time the Armenian people are discussing whether to go or not to go to the ceremony to be held in St. Cross Church in Akhtamar, the member of the political board of the “Hanrapetutyun” party Suren Surenyants decided to go.

16:35:38 - 17/08/2010

THE INNOCENT OF THE REGION

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan believes that Armenia is the most innocent country in the region, which for years has not conducted an independent foreign policy.

15:35:32 - 17/08/2010

UNTIL

The agreement to be signed during the visit of the Russian president Dmitri Medvedev to Armenia on the renewal of the term of Russian troops’ service in Armenia keeps remaining in the center of the attention of the Armenian political field.

15:26:59 - 17/08/2010

WHO IF NOT SHARMAZANOV

Republican Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov on August 17 dwelt on the Armenian and Russian partnership and assessed the existing situation saying that a positive proof of it is the upcoming visit of the Russian president Dmitri Medvedev to Armenia.

14:09:42 - 17/08/2010

SURENYANTS LEFT

Member of the political board of the “Hanrapetutyun” party Suren Surenyants wrote about his decision to leave politics in his personal blog.

13:55:12 - 17/08/2010

COOPERATION IS UNBROKEN

On August 16, signed by the Central Board of the Social-Democratic Hnchakyan Party of Armenia, a statement was issued, stating that a meeting of the Board with the participation of delegates from the Diaspora took place.

12:10:47 - 17/08/2010

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