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ARMENIAN BUSINESSMEN OF RUSSIA UNDERLINE ARMENIA'S PROGRESS
AND DEVELOPMENT
  • Economy
  • 2006-11-20 21:10:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian President Robert Kocharian on November 20 met with about 20 Armenian businessmen who live in Russia. The Co-chairman of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission,

ARMENIAN DELEGATION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN BSEC
PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY IN BAKU ON NOVEMBER 22-23
  • Economy
  • 2006-11-20 20:50:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian delegation will not participate in the 28th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) in Baku on November 22-23.

ARMENIA JOINS GLOBAL AGREEMENT ON SPREADING OF CORPORATIVE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATED BY UN
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 19:40:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia officially joined the Global Agreement On Spreading of Corporative Social Responsibility initiated by UN. On November 17, 19 companies functioning in the country, including Ashtarak Kat,

GDP GROWS BY 13% IN ARMENIA IN JANUARY-OCTOBER 2006 ON SAME
PERIOD OF LAST YEAR
  • Economy
  • 2006-11-20 18:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-October 2006, Armenia's GDP made 2 trillion 31 billion drams (about 5.42 bln USD), exceeding by 13% the respective index of last year. According to the

COURT OF APPEAL STARTS EXAMINING APPEALS IN ARMAN
BABAJANIAN CASE
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 18:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Court of Appeal on Civil and Military Cases on November 20 started examing the appeals of the claimant and the defence party in the

YERKRAMAS NEWSPAPER GIVEN GOLD MEDAL FOR THE SAKE OF
HUMANITY ON OCCASION OF ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY
  • 2006-11-20 18:20:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The 10th anniversary of the Yerkramas newspaper of Armenians of Russia was marked on 2006 November 15 with a festive concert. The event was opened with speeches

YEREVAN'S MAYOR OFFICE CONTINUES WORK ENVISAGED BY YEREVAN
MASTER PLAN MEASURES PROGRAM
  • Economy
  • 2006-11-20 18:10:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. A number of documents on urban development have been worked out by the Program on Yerevan's Master Plan Measures. The Chief Architect of Yerevan Samvel Danielian said

MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED IN REPUBLIC SQUARE HAS NO
IDEOLOGICAL GROUND YET, YEREVAN PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT SAYS
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-20 17:45:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The models of works presented to the competition for selection of the monument to be erected in Republic Square of Yerevan are being displayed at the Union

2 FOREIGN CITIZENS GET STATUS OF REFUGEES IN ARMENIA IN
JANUARY-OCTOBER, 2006
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 17:12:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The Department on Asking Refuge of the Migration Agency of the staff of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration got in January-October of 2006 529 applications from

NKR'S ACHIEVEMENTS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT DIASPORA'S
ASSISTANCE, ARKADY GHOUKASSIAN EMPHASIZES
  • 2006-11-20 17:07:00

SANTA ANA, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A reception in honor of Nagorno Karabakh President Arkady Ghoukassian was organized last week in the U.S. city of Santa Ana (state of

DELEGATION OF UNION OF WRITERS OF ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN
CULTURAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN ISPAHAN
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-20 17:04:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 20, a group of Armenian writers headed by Chairman of the Union of Writers of Armenia, Levon Ananian will leave for Iran on a

WOMEN FOOTBALL TEAM OF ARMENIA INVOLVED IN 2nd GROUP
  • Sport
  • 2006-11-20 16:50:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2nd group tournament of the qualification stage of the 2009 Europe football championship of women will start in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina on

DEMAND FOR SPECIALISTS OF WORKING AND SERVICE SPHERES
EXISTS IN YEREVAN, AND FOR DOCTORS, PHARMACISTS AND TEACHERS IN
MARZES
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 16:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. 6986 people looking for a job in Armenia got down to work in January-October 2006, instead of 6589 people of the same period of time of

LEVON ARONIAN, BORIS GELFAND AND PETER LEKO SHARE 1st-3rd
PLACES IN CHESS INTERNATIONAL MOSCOW MEMORY TOURNAMENT
  • Sport
  • 2006-11-20 16:30:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The chess international traditional tournament to memory of former world champion Mikhail Tal finished on November 16 in Moscow. Levon Aronian, the last, 9th

AEMAVIA RESUMES OPERATION OF REGULAR YEREVAN-TEHRAN-YEREVAN
FLIGHTS
  • Economy
  • 2006-11-20 16:26:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The airline Armavia on November 19 resumed the operation of regular Yerevan-Tehran-Yerevan flights. NT correspondent was informed from the company's office that henceforth flights in this direction will

ARMAVIA TO CARRY OUT SEVERAL NEW FLIGHTS IN FUTURE
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 16:25:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting November 19, the Armavia airline started to carry out Yerevan-Tehran-Yerevan regular flight, twice a week. As Mikayel Baghdasarov, Armavia's owner, Mika Limited company Chairman, informed journalists,

FIRST DAY RESULT OF EUROPEAN PHONETHON 450 THOUSAND EUROS
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 16:25:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - AEMENIANS TODAY. On the first day of Hayastan All Armenian Fund's European phonethon, on November 16, the total result of donations' promises has already reached

ARA ABRAHAMIAN: ARMENIA SHOULD COOPERATE WITH DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES, BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF RUSSIA
  • Politics
  • 2006-11-20 16:21:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. There is no problem of political or economic character in relations between Armenia and Russia. Ara Abrahamian, Chairman of the Union of Armenians in Russia, Chairman of

ARMAVIA CARRIES OUT YEREVAN-MINSK-YEREVAN NEW REGULAR
FLIGHT
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 16:20:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 16, the Armavia airline carried out Yerevan-Minsk new regular flight with A-319 plane. Henceforth the flight will be carried out once a week, on Thursdays.

TOTAL SUM OF 1 MLN 94 THOUSAND EVRO DONATION PROMISED
DURING PHONETHON HELD IN FRANCE BY "HAYASTAN" FUND
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 15:37:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Total sum of 1 mln 94 thousand evro donation was promised during the phonethon held in France by the "Hayastan" (Armenia) all-Armenian fund on

STARTING NOVEMBER 29 LUFTHANSA INCREASES NUMBER OF
MUNICH-YEREVAN-MUNICH FLIGHTS
  • Economy
  • 2006-11-20 15:32:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting November 29, the German company Lufthansa will increase the number of Munich-Yerevan-Munich flights to four a week. The company currently operates two flights to Yerevan a

KAREKIN II CATHOLICOS MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR OF CANADA TO RA
  • Politics
  • 2006-11-20 15:25:00

ETCHMIADZIN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received on November 18 at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Ralph Lysyshin, the newly appointed

WITHIN FRAMEWORK OF U.S. EXBS PROGRAM, 13 NIVA VEHICLES
GIVEN TO RA NSS BORDER GUARDS
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 15:20:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance Program (EXBS) of the United States of America, 13 Chevrolet Nivas and Lada Nivas were

COOPERATION WITH AIR ARABIA COMPANY HAS TENDENCY TO BE
WIDENED
  • Social
  • 2006-11-20 15:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. At was emphasized at the November 17 meeting between Hovik Abrahamian, the RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani, the Chairman of

PROGRAM OF TEACHING GEORGIAN IN KINDERGARTENS ARISES
DISSATISFACTION AMONG ARMENIANS OF JAVAKHK
  • 2006-11-20 14:45:00

AKHALKALAK, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The European Center for Minorities Issues in Georgia started implementation of the program on teaching the Georgian language to Armenian children in Akhalkalak kindergartens

MARCH FOR HUMANITY AMERICAN ARMENIAN ORGANIZATION MEMBERS
VISIT RA EMBASSY TO U.S.
  • 2006-11-20 14:30:00

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Members of the March for Humanity American Armenian organization visited on November 15 the Embassy of Armenia to the U.S. and met with Ambassador

COURT OF 1st INSTANCE OF YEREVAN'S KENTRON AND NORK-MARASH
COMMUNITIES GRANTS PETITION TO LIFT ARREST ON PROPERTY OF ROYAL
ARMENIA LLC
  • Economy
  • 2006-11-20 14:07:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The court of 1st instance of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash communituies (chaired by Judge Pargev Ohianian) on November 17 granted the petition of the Royal Armenia LLC's

"ARMENIA FROM SKY" EXHIBITION OPENS IN HALL OF MINISTERS'
COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
  • Culture
  • 2006-11-20 14:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The solemn opening ceremony of the exhibition entitled "Armenia from Sky" took place in the hall of the Council of Europe Ministers' Committee, on

DEPUTIES OF ARMENIA ABOUT HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS' WAGE
INCREASE
  • Politics
  • 2006-11-20 13:51:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Adoption of the legislative package authored by the government on the high-ranking officials' wage increase discussed in the first reading at the November 16 sitting of the

EUROINTEGRATION PROCESS IS 15 YEARS LATE IN ARMENIA,
SHAVARSH KOCHARIAN IS SURE
  • Politics
  • 2006-11-20 13:47:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYA TAPAN. The circumstance that Armenia was involved in the program of the European Neighbourhood activities is very importance for future of the country. Shavarsh Kocharian, a RA National

GEGHAMIAN EXPECTS SERGE SARGSIAN'S ARGUMENTS TO ORIENT
HIMSELF IN ISSUE OF FUTURE ACTIVITY OF ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN
IRAQ
  • Politics
  • 2006-11-20 12:20:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Main parliamentary forces are for the issue that Armenia as much as possible participate in the security processes concerning the world. Galust Sahakian, the RPA faction head

ARKADI GHUKASIAN: SUCH A SETTLEMENT WHICH MAY CAST DOUBT ON
NKR SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE FROM AZERBAIJAN IS QUITE
INADMISSIBLE FOR KARABAKH SIDE
  • Politics
  • 2006-11-20 12:00:00

LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The foreign political activity of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh is, first of all, aimed to the peaceful settlement of the conflict with