YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Lilit Asatrian, the former Deputy Minister of the RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues was appointed the Advisor to the Executive Director of the "Hayastan" (Armenia)
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A charitable dental office opens at the "Prkutiun" (Salvation) invalid children's center on the initiative and by financing of George Abelian, a member of the Armenian Dentists'
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. 43 out of 206 Yerevan schools will be heated by their own boiler-houses this winter. 23 of the boiler-houses have been built this year. As
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. A program of increasing of traffic safety was worked out and is being implemented by RA Police. As Major-General Hovhannes Hunanian, Deputy Head of RA Police, noted
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. During the first 9 months of 2005, the number of crimes in public places declined by 34 or 27.2% (125 crimes were committed in public places
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first 9 months of 2005, the percentage of women in the number of those subjected to criminal liability increased to 8.3% against 7.7% in
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Tendency towards reduction of the level of crime is preserved in 2005, during the 9 months of this year the index of crimes per 10 thousand
ETCHMIADZIN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council convened under the high chairing of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians finished its works at the Mother See of
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. From November 5, pensioners of the republic have an opportunity to turn to the "Hot Line" service of the RA Social Insurance State Fund (SISF) by making
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The Coordination Committee on RA Government's Charitable Programs discussed 6 charitable programs at the November 4 regular sitting. Particularly, as Noyan Tapan
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. From January 1 to November 1, 2005, the RA Ombudswoman got more than 2200 applications-complaints 1315 of which are in written form. The number of complaints got
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The document under the title "Strategy of Social Protection of Disabled for 2006-2015" was approved at RA government's November 3 sitting. As Jemma Baghdasarian, Head of the
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On November 6, from 12 pm to 6 pm, the third charity fair will be held at Yerevan hotel "Armenia-Marriott." Nani Oskanian,
ETCHMIADZIN, NOVEMNER 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A meeting of the Supreme Sacred Council chaired by Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians was convened on November 2, at the Mother See
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Festivities were held on November 2 in celebration of the 42nd anniversary of foundation of the city of Abovian. Armenian President Robert Kocharian, other high-ranking officials attended
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first half of 2005, the Armenian law-enforcement bodies investigated 227 corruption crimes against 198 ones in the same period of last year. At the November
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The delegation led by Eugenio Campo, chief official of the Development Cooperation Department of the Italian Foreign Ministry, intends to submit proposals of implementing programs in the
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. During the activity of last 10 years in Armenia, the United Nations Children's Fund office has implemented numerous programs directed protection of the children's rights, prevention of
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Andranik Margarian, the RA Prime Minister, will participate in the November 16-18 Tunis Summit on Information Society where he will make a speech. Besides, the Prime Minister
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. From now on, the RA Ombudswoman's official letters addressed high-ranking officials, heads of state government and local self-govenment bodies of the republic and concerning issues of a
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Regional Director for Central & Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Ms. Maria Calivis will be visiting Armenia on 1-4 November 2005. During the
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Lawyers for Lawyers" international organization calls on RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian to stop the criminal accusation of lawyer Vahe Grigorian and to release him from
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the new General Layout of Yerevan, by 2020 the green zones of the city will increase by 4 446 hectares making 9 397.7 hectares.
KAPAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The Syunik Commission on Employment Assistance affirmed recently other 15 sub-programs within the framework of the "Paid Public Works" implemented by the RA Government. Those will start
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. "Let's Save Our City," "Who are the Real Owners" and other placards were carried by the participants of the action-march dedicated to the preservation of Yerevan green
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 27 the RA Government apporved the 2006 draft annual program of children's rights protection which was worked out as an implementation of the RA law
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the SOS-Yerevan coalition, a forum with the participation of NA deputies, heads of state and nonstate structures, famous workers of culture and science
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. At the October 27 sitting, the Armenian government approved the draft law on copyright and adjacent rights in the RA. Armen Azizian, head of the Intellectual Property
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Artur Gevorgian, Vice Chairman of the international NGO Van (Armenia), stated at the October 27 press conference that the UN Security Council's Antiterrorism Committee approved the NGO
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Appeal Court on Criminal and Military Cases ruled on October 27 that the first instance court's decision on choosing arrest as a measure of restraint
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Security has been tightened up at the Shikahogh Reserve on the eve of the hunting season and activization of poachers. Director of the Shikahogh Reserve Ruben Mkrtchian
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund implemented about 100 programs amounting to more than 18 mln USD in 2004. As Noyan Tapan's correspondent was informed by fund's Executive Director
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 25, the RA NA discussed in the first reading the draft on making amendments and additions to the law "On Social Security of Servicemen
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. At the October 26 morning sitting, the RA NA adopted drafts discussed on the previous day including 4 drafts amd legislative packages concerning the social sphere.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 25, the RA NA discussed in the second reading the draft on making amendments to the acting law "On Great Patriotic War Veterans." According to
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A delegation from Armenia headed by Norayr Davidian, the RA Minister of Health Care, participates in the first world forum of the World Health Organization which takes
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A sociological research on the theme "Attitude of Armenian Youth towards European Values and Integration into Europe" was held among 1039 young people of Armenia with the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The state structures of Armenia are doing everything possible to prevent bird flu in the country. RA Agriculture Minister Davit Lokian told deputies about it at the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The territory of South Caucasus is extremely affected by natural cataclysms: earthquakes, land-slides, floods, etc. Academician Ruben Jrbashian, Director of the Institute of Geology of RA National Academy
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The electron accelerator ARUS (Armyanski Uskoritel) of Yerevan Physics Institute (YPI) has been produced again. Sargis Taroyan, YPI Deputy Director, told NT correspondent that this is the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 24, the RA National Assembly discussed by the first reading the draft authored by the Government by what amendments and additions are envisaged in the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Works of about 46 bln 661 mln drams (about 104 mln US dollars) have been done in the social-economic sphere of Yerevan during first nine months
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The 5th Dentists' International All Armenian Gathering held in Yerevan on October 24-26 is dedicated to the 10th foundation anniversary of the Armenian Dental Association. More than
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia will also participate for the fifth time in the Exhibition-Market of World Tourism to be held on November 14-17 in London. As Noyan Tapan's correspondent
YEREVAN, OCTPOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The programmed index of collection of compulsory social insurance payments was fulfilled by 101.4% in the first half of 2005 (the actual revenues made 31 bln 167
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. A mobile exhibition of photos "WORLD PRESS PHOTO-2005"opened in the "Moscow" cinema on October 21. Works presented by newspapers, magazines, information agencies and individual photo-correspondents of different countries
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. "All that is happening today near the Chamber Music House can be called cultural vandalism. We say that we are a civilized nation, we are speking about
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. An exhibition of stamps collected by Jeanne Gyulbekian, Deputy Director of the Institute of Chemical Technology, opened at the UN Armenian Office on October 20. The exhibition
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. A Hekler & Koch submachine-gun's body together with a barrel and 30 cartridge-boxes, and the component parts of a Beretta pistol were discovered during the examination of
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of the "Health Protection and Pharmaceutics EXPO 2005" 5th international specialized exhibition operating in Yerevan until October 21 is to present the innovations of medical
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues with the assistance of UNICEF will implement a pilot program of introduction of the institute of tutelage in Yerevan, Gavar
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The Government's decision "On Establishing List and Measuring Order of Polluting Substances to be Measured Exhausted from Traffic Means in Measuring Centers on RA Territory" was approved
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The 13th sitting of the CIS countries Interstate Coordinating Council on Scientific-Technical Information is held in Yerevan on October 20-21. As Simon Aghajanian, the Director of the Scientific-Technical
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. No one has suffered a result of a car accident that occured on October 20 in one of the cental streets of Yerevan - the road
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Sums allocated from the state budget to the health sphere are increasing year by year, thus, 16 bln drams (nearly 3.5 mln USD) was allocated in
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia pretends to become a regional center on a number of directions of medicine, in particular, heart surgery, urology, oncology. Norayr Davidian, RA Health Minister, reported this
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the press service of the RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, pursuant to the RA Law on Order of Time Calculation in the Territory
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the order of Sergo Yeritsian, RA Minister of Education and Science, the autumn (October 31 - November 6) and spring (March 20-26) holidays of
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The inter-department commission created by RA Ministry of Health is working out measures aimed at preventing bird flu epidemic. RA Minister of Health Norayr Davidian reported this
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. "The issue of compensation of frozen deposits of those getting benefit for being included in the poverty family benefit system isn't a pre-electoral or a political problem,"
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. National and regional commissions on protection of children's rights will be created in the future in Armenia. As Aghvan Vardanian, RA Minister of Labor and Social Issues,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 54.1 bln drams (nearly 120 mln USD) is to be allocated to the social security sphere by 2006 state budget, which is more by 8.2 bln
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. "We don't deepen the Armenian-American relations on the account of the Armenian-Russian relations, we want to be friends with both RF and US. In this case, only
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The issue of financing of the defence sphere by 2006 draft budget was discussed at the October 18 close sitting of RA NA Standing Committees.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. By a decision of Andranik Margarian, the RA Prime Minister, Rudik Ghukasian was discharged the post of the Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the Water
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Representatives of the Ombudsperson's Institutes of Estonia and Lithuania who are in Armenia at present, discuss possibilities of working out and implementation of joint programs with their
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 39.1 bln drams will be allocated to the health sphere by 2006 budget against 32.1 bln drams allocated in 2005. As Norayr Davidian, RA Health Minister, informed
ETCHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The anointment ceremony of the Surb Mariam Astvatsatsin church of the village of Sarchapt, Tashir marz, was held recently with presiding the ceremony by
ETCHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A book "Vazgen I Catholicos of All Armenians" dedicated to the 10th anniversary of death of the Blessed Patriarch was published by the edition
ETCHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Placing of the foundation-stone of the Surb Amenaprkich Church of the city of Ijevan took place under the chairmanship of Archbishop Sepuh Chukjian, the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The court of first instance of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash communities (chairman - Judge Edik Avetisian) satisfied on October 14 the petition of the National Security Service
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Nerses Krikorian, well-known American Armenian specialist of nuclear chemistry, was conferred a title of an honorable doctor of RA National Academy of Sciences (NAS). As Noyan Tapan
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The arrest of the chairman and the deputy director of Royal Armenia Ltd is directly linked to the case that is being examined by the RA Economic
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of annual information exhibitions organized on the initiative of the IREX Educational Advising Center (EAC) is to inform students studying at institutions of higher education
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. About 50 renal transplantation surgeries have been performed at Arabkir Medical Complex since 1991. Spartak Ghazarian, Director of the Complex, told NT correspondent that at present they
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Bringing a criminal action against Vahe Grigorian, the Chairman of the "Right Law Group" company, and arresting him, Armenia has also got a political prisoner and lost
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. A report "Victims of State Needs" formed by the "National Civil Initiative" organization, the discussion of the preliminary variant of which took place on October 13,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Nearly 50 2-18-year-old children have had a course of treatment in the "ArBes" day treatment Yerevan center for children needing special care operating since 2005 April. As
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The results of international conferences held in 2005 were discussed at the October 12 sitting of the Presidium of RA National Academy of Sciences. According to the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. A Center for Giving up Smoking started operating in the 3rd clinical hospital under Yerevan Mayor's Office. It was solemnly opened on October 12. David Petrosian,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The distribution of the last lot of insulin in the amount of 21 thousand ampoules will start in the nearest days and will finish by the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. In August-October RA Ministry of Health carried out checkings in 33 drug-stores in Yerevan. The checking results of 14 drug-stores were summed up on October 11. The
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. A local structure (the 18th one in number) of the "Armenia" Pan-Armenian Fund opened in Russia receintly. As Naira Melkumian, the Executive Director of the fund informed
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ombudswoman Larisa Alaverdian presented the legislative bases of activity of the Ombudswoman's Office, the structure and the functions of the institution at the October 11 meeting
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn cetemony of re-opening the Law Institute of the RA Ministry of Justice took place in Yerevan on October 11. Attaching importance to the problem of
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ministry of Health worked out the bill "On Making Amendments and Additions to RA Law "On Advertisement" and submitted it to the government. According to it,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2-day celebration "Erebuni-Yerevan", during which a number of events were held in the 12 communities of the capital city, came to a close with the festivities
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. An agreement on cooperation was signed between the RA Court of Cassations and the NKR Supreme Court. Anna Mkrtchian, the Press Secretary of the RA Court of
ECHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 9, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received the participants of the international conference dedicated to the translation of the Bible into Armenian held on
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The diagnostics of diseases and giving of medicines of first necessity will be carried out within the framework of state order in polyclinics subordinate to Yerevan Mayor's
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. A monument dedicated to the memory of Cossacks participating in the Russian-Turkish and Russian-Persian wars of the 19th century opened in the Kanaker-Zeytun community of Yerevan. As
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Social Insurance State Fund has announced a competition of the best TV essay, best article dedicated to the coverage of pension and social insurance sphere and
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. NT was informed from the RA National Assembly PR Department that the sittings of the Standing Commission on Science and Education and the Standing Commission on Economic
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of the October 5 Yerevan meeting of Larisa Alaverdian, the RA Ombudswoman and Sergey Smirnov, the UNESCO Moscow Office Program Coordinator on Human Rights and
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The 5th specialized exhibition "Medicine and Health Care 2005" is held in Yerevan on October 5-7. 19 local and 6 foreign enterprises: pharmaceutical, producing medical technics, proposing
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. It's envisaged to increase the amount of monthly honor payment of Great Patriotic War veterans up to 10 thousand drams against the current 4.5 thousand drams from
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. This January-August, the average number of the economically active inhabitants of Armenia made 1213.5 thousand people 91.6% or 1111.9 thousand of who were busy in economy, And
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Observations of air basin were carried out in August in the towns of Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Hrazdan, Alaverdi and Ararat. According to the data of RA National
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of the October 4 meeting of RA Ombudswoman Larisa Alaverdian and heads of mass media was further development of the cooperation among mass media and
ETCHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The delegation of the Armenian Apostolic Church will participate in the third meeting of the international conference "Dialogue among Civilizations" on the theme "Modern World Challenges and
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Appreciating almost ten years cooperation of the Congress of the Council of Europe with Armenia in the direction of the process of formation of local self-government bodies
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues concerning the holding of the sittings of CIS Inter-parliamentary Assembly's Commissions on Issues of Economy and Finance and Education and Science on October 5 in
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The RPA faction is for discussions of the draft on "Restoring RA Citizens' Saving Deposits and Defence Guarantees" at the NA and finds that the latters' involvement
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the initiative of the RA Ministry of Education and Science, an internet site of few Armenological subjects will be created soon for distance
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Lake Sevan's level decreased by 5 cm in August and as of August 31 made 1898.20 m, which is more than the same index of 2004
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. 4648.5 tons of goods with total value of 24.8 mln US dollars were brought to Armenia as humanitarian aid this January-August. 5564.1 tons of products with total
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the RA Ministry of Health Care and a number of organizations busy with problems of health care, the 4th national scientific-medical congress "Man's
ETCHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On October 2, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians received Leonid Gulyako, the Minister of Culture of
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Official delegations of 11 cities of a number of countries, including ones from Moscow, Rostov na Donu, Stavropol, Tbilisi, Florence, will arrive in Yerevan to participate in
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the Teachers' Day, Sergo Yeritsian, the RA Minister of Education and Science handed certificates of thanks and monetary prizes of 10 thousand drams
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular four-day sittings of the RA National Assembly started on October 3. 50 issues and 27 international agreements are on the agenda. 10 issues and 11 agreements
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The awarding ceremony of teachers of secondary schools took place at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin headed by Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians on October
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. An all-Armenian youth conference titled "Armenian Youth and RA Development Prospects" takes place in Yerevan on October 3. Representative of ARF youth and students' organizations from
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Protocols about 2006-2007 cooperation between Armenian Police and Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as Armenian Police and RF Ministry of Internal Affairs were signed as
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. In connection with October 2, the Day of Teachers, Yerevan Mayor's certificates of honor were handed to 64 headmasters and teachers of Yerevan comprehensive, musics and sports
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The Urological Clinic of "Armenia" medical center was renamed after his founder professor Avet Midoyan in connection with the 35th anniversary of clinic's foundation, professor Avet Midoyan's
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. 44.7% of 1500 residents interrogated in Armenia wants to move from his permanent settlement, at that 6.3% prefers to live in Russia, 5.1% in the US. These
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. October 1 is the International Day of Old People, which is also marked in Armenia. As Noyan Tapan's correspondent was informed by Jemma Baghdasarian, Head of the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Main problems of formation of the Ombudswoman's Institute in Armenia and possibilities of assisting that process by the European Union were discussed at the September 29 meeting
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. All the agreements achieved and adopted by the Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs of CIS countries have been fulfilled during the period after Council's last sitting.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Delegations of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine arrived in Yerevan, on September 28. They
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. At the September 28 sitting, the RA Government approved the draft on making amendments and additions to the RA law "On State Pensions." According to the information
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. A number of representatives of Armenia's mass media and NGOs paid a visit to Syunik marz on September 24-26 to conduct a monitoring of the situation at
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The scientific community of Armenia celebrated on September 27 the 100th anniversary of Andranik Iosifian, Academician of the RA National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and a prominent
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The KWF Bank (Germany) and the German Office of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) intend to set up a fund to support the specially protected areas
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. An earthquake measuring 7 in the epicenter and with a 5.2 seismic magnitude took place 55 km south-west of the Iranian city of Minaye on September
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A number of Armenian NGOs and organizations on human rights defence announced that a social council has been set up to protect the rights of the servicemen
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. RA National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian and UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Consuelo Vidal met on September 26 to discuss the issues of developing cooperation between the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Today many of over 4000 leavers of physics and mathematics special school after Artashes Shahinian attached to Yerevan State University are leading specialists engaged in science and
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The verdict of the Supreme Court on Civil Cases on recognizing invalid the March 20 elections of the Chairman of the RA Chamber of Advocates remained unchanged
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. In total, 400 scientific works dedicated to modern problems of medicine were presented at the 3rd International Conference of Young Doctors held in Yerevan on September 19-21.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the informations of Noyan Tapan, Armen Keshishian, the Mayor of the city of Nor Hachen, killed by a pistol shot the Director of the Electricity
ETCHMIADZIN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians considered praiseworthy joint initiatives of Armenia and Russia in the sphere of social insurance. His Holiness mentioned about this receiving the delegation
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues concerning reforms in the pension system were discussed at the September 23 meeting of RA President Robert Kocharian and Genadi Batanov, the Chairman of the RF
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. "Peace Coalition" which unites 26 public organizations occupied with women's issues, carries out propaganda to provide women's active participation at elections of local self-government bodies being held
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. During the September 22 sitting RA government approved RA bill "On Lobbying Activity." According to the report submitted to Noyan Tapan by RA government's Information and Public
YEREVAN, 22 SEPTEMBER, NOYAN TAPAN. Augmentation of telephone tariffs will result in considerable limitations of using telephone communication and will violate the human right of free communication, it will also make difficulties
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with RA law "On Limitations of Realization, Sale and Consumption of Tobacco," at the September 22 sitting RA government approved "State Program on
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Genadi Batanov, the Chairman of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation arrived in Armenia on a three day official visit, on September 22. As the Noyan
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the main directions of reducing risks of corruption in the sphere of health care is introduction of the insurance system. Gagik Stamboltsian, the Executive Director
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Other 11 students of socially needy families will be assisted in paying their education payment by the "Matevosian Scholarship" of the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) this
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 20, the delegation headed by Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, member of United Arab Emirates Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, which is in Armenia
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 20, the repaired and newly-furnished Rehabilitation and Babies Departments of "Arabkir" medical complex were put into operation. The family of Argentinian Armenian Grigor and Ofelia Derdzakeans
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of the third international conference of young doctors is to discuss the current problems of medical science, as well as to create a ground for
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Nearly 1 mln 400 thousand dollars of WB's "Improvement of Management of Social Protection Sphere" credit program will be given to Armenia's labor and employment sphere.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Nearly 30 members of the Armenian Union of the Deaf organized an action of protest on September 16 near the Union's chamber of culture demanding the resignation
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. 39 out of 139 beneficiaries were provided with flats from early 2005 within the framework of the "State Program of Assistance to Orphanage Leavers" implemented by RA
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 14, the RA National Assembly discussed in the first reading the draft "On Social Security of Population in Cases of Employment and Unemployment" presented by
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 14, the RA National Assembly continued discussion of drafts regulating the social sphere. In addition to the two drafts discussed the on previous day, other
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 14, the RA National Assmebly adopted in the first reading drafts "On State benefits" and "On Social Assistance" presented by the RA Government. The goal
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the new order of fostering children, foreign foster parents must present a report on the care, health and education of a foster child to the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The issue of returning inhabitants' deposits will be discussed at the current session of the Parliament. Artur Baghdasarian, the NA Chairman made such a statement at the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. A program addressed to experimental discharging of children's homes and special eductional institutions is envisaged to implement in the Lori marz in 2006. As Lala Ghazarian, the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Participants of the conference dedicated to the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian letters started on September 13 at the RA National Academy of Science,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Appeal Court of Civil Cases dismissed on September 12 the lawsuit filed by 10 families of Byuzand Street, Yerevan, against the Armenian government, Yerevan Mayor's
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is the first South Caucasian country where, according to the declaration adopted at 1993 Vienna conference, the possibility of working out a national action plan in
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. A 5-day international conference opened on September 13 at RA National Academy of Sciences within the framework of the jubilee events dedicated to the 1600th anniversary of
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Buzand street residents liable to expelling in consequence of construction refute the information provided by Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian at the September 9 press conference, in particular,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. This year compared with 2004 the number of disabled registered in Armenia increased by 17000 and made over 135 thousand, 8000 out of which are children aged
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. A special report concerning mass violations of the right of property connected with compulsory sale of citizens' property for state needs was placed on the RA Ombudswoman's
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. All candidates (4 for the community head and 49 for councillors) nominated at the elections of local self-governance bodies to be held in the Nor Nork community
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Rains are expected in some regions of Armenia on September 12-13, while a dry weather is forecast on September 14-18. According to Zaruhi Petrosian, Head of the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. It's the first time that nearly 11.5 mln drams (nearly 25.3 thousand USD) will be allocated from the state budget by 2006 annual program of social protection
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Nearly 87 mln drams (nearly 193 thousand USD) will be allocated for the first time in 2006 for the purpose of founding a center for social
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The honor payments of Great Patriotic War veterans will increase by 5500 drams and will make 10000 drams (nearly 22 USD) starting from 2006 January 1. Noyan
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan Mayor's Office will pay the 2005-2006 scholl year payment of children from needy families, particularly ones parentless, of invalid parents and died freedom fighters, studying
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 300 physicists participate in the first World Congress of Armenian physicists that opened on September 12 in Yerevan. Besides scientists of Armenia, representatives of
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A road connecting Heratsi street and Komitas Avenue will be built in Yerevan during the coming 2-3 years for the purpose of reducing traffic business
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Discussions concerning working out of a national plan of activities in the sphere of human rights will start in Armenia soon, with the assistance of international structures.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian people celebrating the 1600th anniversary of creation of the Armenian alphabet has regressed during the last years. Larisa Alaverdian, the RA Ombudswoman made such a
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Larisa Alaverdian, the RA Ombudswoman, will present to the society her first special report consisting of 21 pages which relates to mass violations of the right on
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ombudswoman addressed letters to the RA President and the Chairman of the Courts' Council where she touched upon a number of those judicial verdicts concerning compulsory
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues of monitary compensation, etc. of inhabitants of territories on sale of the main and Northern avenues, particularly of inhabitants of the Buzand street will be solved
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The highest possible of money allocated to financing expenses of city significance of Yerevan are reached 1 bln 50 mln drams from former 650 mln drams (about
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Ministry will allocate a sum in drams equivalent to 200 thousand USD for the purpose of rendering humanitarian aid to the US population
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Only 2226 out of 6925 teachers dismissed within the framework of the "Otimalization of School Staff and Social Assistance" subprogram of the "Quality and Correspondence of Educaiton"
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Amendments are made in the lists of documents defined by the agreement "On RA Citizens' and RF Citizens' Visits without Visas" signed on September 25, 2000, between
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Programs of further cooperation in the sphere of education were discussed at the September 6 meeting of Sergo Yeritsian, the RA Ministter of Education and Science, and
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ombudsman got more than 1840 applications-complaints, 1126 of which were in written form, from January 1 to September 1. The number of complaints got from
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 2000 Diasporan Armenian students study at the institutions of higher education of Armenia at present. As Amalia Kocharian, the leading specialist of the Department of Ties with
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 5, Minister Oskanian received Yves Arnoldy, the newly appointed head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation to Armenia.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. 10 Armenian educational institutions will participate in the "CIS Countries' Science and Education" international exhibition to be held from September 28 up to October 1 in Moscow.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 2, the residents of Byuzand Street adjacent to Yerevan's Main Avenue, which is subject to development, started a picket, protesting against the actions of the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 20, the employees of the 6th Department on Struggle with Organized Crime of RA Police confiscated the equipment, as well as a batch of licensed
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. A conference of the Social Investment Funds (SIF) will take place in Yerevan, on September 13-15. This will be dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the SIF
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the credit programs of the World Bank, repaired secondary school No7 of the city of Hrazdan, the Kotayk marz, was put into operation
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Passing to the 12-year general education system in Armenia is the wish of the World Bank as well. Roger Robinson, the Director of the WB Armenian Office
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The new academic year is notable for new and important stage of educational reforms. Sergo Yeritsian, the RA Minister of Education and Science mentioned about this at
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Modular education system is envisaged to be introduced into the sphere of middle specialized education of Armenia, which will give the students opportunity to get practical abilities
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The building of the Court of First Instance of the city of Artashat restored within the framework of the World Bank credit program on judicial-legal reforms was
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the Day of Knowledge, Andranik Margarian, the RA Prime Minister addressed a message of congratulation to pupils, students, pedagogues and parents. The message
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. About 500 thousand pupils, according to preliminary data, including about 42 thousand of first-grade pupils will study at all institutions of general education of Armenia during new
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Entrance examinations at 81 state institutions of middle specialized education of Armenia will be prolonged till September 20. Sergo Yeritsian, the RA Minister of Education and Science
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 11 thousand of students will be in the first year of institutions of higher education of Armenia in the new academic year. 3309 of
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA draft law on lobbyist activities is aimed at developing democracy and involving more citizens in state governance. RA Deputy Minister of Justice Ashot Abovian noted
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Artur Baghdasarian, the Chairman of the RA National Assembly sent a congratulation message to teachers, students and pupils of the republic on the occasion of the Day
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. 1537 pupils have entered the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA) this year, the traditional greeting-meeting with who will take place on September 1. As it was
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The book "Environmental Law of the Republic of Armenia" has been published with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. OSCE Ambassador to Armenia Vladimir Pryachin
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. "Creation of the new generation armed with modern knowledge, developed comprehensively is the demand of our time and guarantee of development." This is mentioned in the congratulation
YEREVAN, AUGUST 29, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the benevolent NGO Orran, starting September 1, a one-month event will take place at the Armenia Mariott Hotel in Yerevan aimed at raising
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