YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The director of Zvartnots Airport's customs point Karen Janoyan and the whole staff were recently dismissed from their jobs. NT correspondent was
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. A-319 plane of the Sibir aitrline was on a Yerevan-Moscow flight 906 over the territory of Georgia when the undercarriage fold
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 20 special sitting, the RA National Assembly adopted in first reading the package of amendments and additions in
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Details of Artash Otar Hambardzumian's and Mher Seryozha Poghosian's murder taken place at the Relax disco-club on February 15 were found
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. 39 doctors and 70 nurses working in Yerevan will be trained to get family doctor's profession during 2007 within the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Citizens' registration at district therapeutists' and pediatricians' will start in Yerevan in autumn in the health care primary circle. As Armen Soghoyan,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The exploitation of the Teghut copper and molybdenum mine will not have a negative impact on the environmental ecosystem. Gagik Arzumanian,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Lent, the period of 48 days up to Easter, starts on February 19. This year Easter will be celebrated on April
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. "If the Armenian government gives consent, in all likelihood Manes and Valex company will cut trees on about 500 ha of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of types of genetic diseases grows year by year in the world. Currently there are 15 thousand types of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Medical assistance of 15 bln 581 mln drams (about 4.3 mln U.S. dollars) will be implemented in 2007 within the framework
ETCHMIADZIN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians will leave for Paris on February 17 where he will
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Statistical Service (NSS) jointly with the RA Ministry of Health conducted the 2005 research on Armenian demography and
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the 2005 research on Armenian demography and health issues, the total coefficient of women's ferility makes 1.7 in Armenia.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. During the last 4 years the level of Lake Sevan rised by 1.9 meters. RA Minister of Nature Protection Vardan Ayvazian
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of Armenian Apostolic church's Ararat Patriarchal Diocese, on February 14, after the festive liturgy in connection with Tearnandarach, holiday
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The Center for National Minorities to function in Yerevan starting from March, what will give possibility to keep and develop their
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Azeris living in Armenia are not formed today as an ethnic group or as national minority. As Hranush Kharatian, the Chief
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Center for Medical Genetics Primary Protection of Health is working in the direction of creating a genetic register in Armenia.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The examination of the civil case of Suren Mamikonian, the former head of the RA National Assembly Legal Service, a member
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The Geodesy and Cartography Center of the Real Estate Land Survey State Committee attached to RA Government will publish the second volume
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government affirmed at the February 15 sitting the order of holding compulsory technical inspection of means of transport in
YEREBAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The drafts on making amendments to the RA law "On Television and Radio" and on making amendments and additions to the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Important changes will take place soon in the sphere of secondary education in Armenia. Their implementation will be first of all
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The examination of the action brought against director Armen Mazmanian finished on February 14 at the Court of First Instance of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 15, at 04:00, a signal was received that sounds of shooting are heard and there are injured people at
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The first public discussion of the draft to the RA new law "On General Education" took place at the Yerevan State
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The monthly average pay wage of pedagogues of comprehensive institutions according to the RA 2007 state budget, taken account in equivalent
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. 653 mln 25.1 thousand drams was allocated by 2007 state budget to 13 libraries within the jurisdiction of RA Ministry of
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Today it is necessary to undertake serious measures for involving youth in the sphere of science. As Chairman of RA National
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The "round table," organized by a number of public organizations joint with the Democratic Party of Armenia was dedicated to discussion
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Process and further steps of strategy of anticorruption reforms and fulfilment of commitments were discussed at the February 14 sitting of Commission
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of permanent population of Armenia increases 3.5 thousand in 2006 and made 3222.7 thousand people late this year. As
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Examination of the case of Suren Mamikonian, the former head of the RA National Assembly Legal Service, a member of the
ETCHMIADZIN, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2nd regional Ecumenic meeting following the Third European Ecumenic Assembly being organized by the Conference of European Churches will take place
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. In order to improve the public transport sphere of Yerevan, first of all microbuses should be replaced by big and medium-capacity
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 12, RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian received Special Representative of Secretary General of Council of Europe to Armenia, Bojana Urumova
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. "I want only to fact that the whole judicial process is distorted. We say from the first day that we do
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. No precipitations are forecast in the coming week in Armenia, light snow is forecast in some regions on February 16-17. As
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 11 mln 237 thousand 450.9 tons of scraps appeared in Armenia in 2005. 2 thousand 387.02 tons are of 2nd class
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The credit system of education will be used for the first year students in the bachelor education sector of Armenian institutions
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. A cooperation agreement was signed on February 8 between the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and RA Ombudsman's Office. According to the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Nissan Exterra car of Ara Saghatelian, owner of the newspaper "My Right" and panorama.am website, was burned on February 8 at
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2006, 1,574 road accidents were registered in Armenia, as a result of which 332 people died and 2,089 received injuries.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. 79.2% of crimes registered in Armenia were disclosed in 2006 (84.5% in 2005), including 71.6% of grave crimes. Deputy Chief of
YEREVAN, FERUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. It is 5 years since the Civil Service Council (CSC) started functioning in Armenia but the system is still being formed.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of crimes committed by using fire-arms increased by five or 6.2% in 2006 in Armenia as compared with the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2006, 9,757 crimes were registered in Armenia against 8,875 ones in the previous year, with the growth making 882 cases
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly on February 7 discussed the bill on making an addition to the Law on Property Tax. The
ASHTARAK, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. "There is no alternative to the process of educational reforms in Armenia and unless we take this way we will miss
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Members of Women's International Club functioning in Yerevan led by club chairwoman visited Orran charity NGO's office on February 7. The
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. 147 out of 6917 persons called for criminal liability in 2006 in Armenia were foreigners (this number was 110 in 2005),
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA NA discussed in the second reading on February 6 the draft legislative packages on making additions and amendments to
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The Service of Compulsory Execution of Judicial Acts has not implemented any action for more than a month in the direction
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Eye Care Project (AECP) American charity organization will conduct free of charge eye screening in the coomunity of Kanaker-Zeytun, Yerevan,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 6 the RA National Assembly discussed in first reading the government's bill on making amendments and additions to the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On February 5 the UNDP and the Izmirlian Foundation signed an agreement, according to which an economic, social and cultural development
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Mayor's Office will sign cooperation agreements with various cities in 2007. As David Gevorgian, Head of Foreign Relations Department of Yerevan
KAPAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 71.1 mln drams was received against 48.5 mln drams envisaged by the estimate on the line of paid services at Syunik
KAPAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 1658 births were registered in 2006 in Syunik marz, 602 out of them in Kapan, 527 in Goris, 367 in Sisian,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Snow is forecast in Armenia in the daytime of February 6 and on February 7 and no precipitations are forecast on
ETCHMIADZIN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A requiem ceremony dedicated to first U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was held at the end of the Sunday
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The last session of RA National Assembly of current convocation will start from February 5. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The State Armenian Engineering University was the first one to experimentally introduce credit system of education in Armenia since 2002. University Prorector
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 1 sitting, the Armenian government approved the conceptual provisions on reforms in the Armenian science.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. By RA President Robert Kocharian's February 1 decree, Alexan Haroutiunian was appointed a member of Public TV and Radio Company Board
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular Armenian Medical Congress will be held on June 28-30 in Yerevan. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it
ETCHMIADZIN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A requiem ceremony dedicated to former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson will be held at the end of the
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. When working out the migration policy, every country attempts to solve the economic, social, demographic as well as national security problems
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The specially specialized orphanage of Kharberd is envisaged for 6-18 year old children. 235 invalid children are taken care here at
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of people arriving in Armenia surpassed by 800 the number of ones leaving it in 2006: 983 thousand people
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Hayastan" (Armenia) All-Armenian Fund continues implementation of the "Re-Birth of Artsakh" program in the NKR. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent was
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 30, Arabkir Police Department was informed that gas was flowing out at Nairi Zarian 15, apt 18, and it
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Until now 600 refugee families have received apartment purchase certificates by the state program "Provision of Apartments to Persons Displaced from Azerbaijan
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Over 225 units of special mechanisms of 12 sanitary cleaning companies within the jurisdiction of Yerevan communities took part in snow
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerjanik Gevorgian's and Lavrenti Mirzoyan's orthoepy manual "Right and Wrong" has been published. The authors' goal is to help a reader
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2005-2006, RA State Labor Inspection held 4816 program checkings and 299 checkings due to necessity, as a result of which
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2006, 645 foreign citizens submitted applications to RA Territorial Government Ministry Staff's Migration Agency's Department of Refuge Seekers. 623 out of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The most corrupted sphere in Armenia is health care which is followed by the educational, electoral, defence systems, the duty, tax
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. 900 pre-school institutions function in Armenia at present. 225 of them are in Yerevan. 66 thousand children are involved in those institutions.
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Due to January 30 snow, as of 12:00, Berd-Chambarak, Saravan-Sisian road sectors and Selim mountain pass were closed. The other republican
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Successes are not guaranted in the sphere of tourism if there is no serious cooperation and unity of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. No10 kindergarten of the Yerevan Arabkir community was named after the French city of Plessis-Robinson. "We are proud that the institution
ROME, JANUARY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The joint international commission on theological dialog of the Catholic Church and the Ancient Eastern Orthodox Chuches (the Armenian Apostolic Church is
YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. This year the Armenian National Fund of Science and Education finctioning under the patronage of Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) will
YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. At night of January 29, sport commentator, Football+ weekly's founder Suren Baghdasarian's private Prado car was exploded in his garage. To recap,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The "one wondow" system of accepting and studying citizens' applications working in Yerevan Mayor's Office since 2006, works completely at present," Grigor
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Due to penetration of cold atmosphere front to Armenia from the west, snow is forecast in Armenia until
ETCHMIADZIN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The Surb (Saint) Liturgy was celebrated at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on January 28 on the occasion of the
YEREVAN, JANUARY 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The greatest problem of Armenians of Javakhk is mass emigration caused by absence of working places. It was mentioned at the
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. 122 titles of children's, popular scientific, encyclopedic, jubilee and translation books will be published within the framework of state
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues signed in 2006 2 bilateral agreements: with Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, and 4 programs:
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Due to heavy snow of January 29, as of 12:00, Berd-Chambarak road sector and Selim mountain pass were closed. All other
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. This year 26 bln 429 mln drams (nearly 72.4 mln USD) will be allocated from the state budget for family benefit
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Construction is Yerevan is done with serious violations of urban development and ecological norms and destruction of green areas, which impedes air
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Positive balance of migration was registered in Armenia in 2006, too. As Irina Davtian, Head of Migration Programs Department of RA
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2006 allocations of the youth sphere of the RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues made 310 mln 223.4 thousand
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The 2006 activity of the Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues was aimed to taking steps assisting implementation of the RA
YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA laws "On Specially Preserved Territories of Nature" and "On State Non-Governmental Organizations," the RA Government made a decision
YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. By the new order affirmed by the RA Government, the process of medical-social expert examination was clarified and simplified, creating favourable conditions
VANADZOR, JANUARY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The chief notary of the city of Vanadzor Sonia Veranian was killed in her office on January 24. On arriving at
YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2006, Armenia started a shift to the 12-year comprehensive educational system, which will enable the country to bring this sphere
YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2006, primary medical aid (at out-patient establishments and polyclinics) for the country's population and dental services to those above the
YEREVAN, JANUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Although in the last few years Yerevan Mayor's Office has taken all measures to regulate street trade, this work is still
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. 42 million drams (about 113.5 thousand USD) was allocated from the 2007 state bufget for improvement of Yerevan's cemetries. The Head
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Senior lecturer of Yerevan State University, specialist of Old Armenian language, connoisseur of Armenian spiritual songs, Khoren Palian died at the age
ETCHMIADZIN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. On Sunday, January 21, a solemn Repose of Souls service was offered in memory of slain journalist and human rights advocate
ETCHMIADZIN, JANUARY 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, sent a letter today to His Beatitude
YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. By the decision made at the RA Government's January 18 sitting, the size of the financial aid paid to the Great
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Georgia's Prime Lady Sandra Rulovs, who is on a two-day visit to Armenia, visited on January 18 Yerevan's Republican AIDS Prevention
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. At the January 18 sitting, the Armenian government approved the 2007-2011 management plans of Sevan and Dilijan National Parks. The RA Deputy
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. With the financing of the Danish Council of Refugees, the Program "Development of National NGOs Capacities in Refugee Issues" is implemented
KAPAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. 369 cases of crime were fixed in the marz of Syunik in 2006 instead of 414 ones of the previous year.
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. It is planned to introduce inclusive education system in another eight Armenian schools in 2007, four in Yerevan and four in
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Kenneth Munro, the Deputy Chairman of the John Smith Foundation of Great Britain is on a visit in Yerevan to choose
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Court of First Instance of the Yerevan Kentron and Nork Marash communities (judge Gayane Karakhanian) postponed on January 17 the examination
YEREVAN, JANUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The candidature of Sevada Hovhannisian, the acting Director of the Geophysics and Engineering Seismology Institute, a corresponding member of the RA National
YEREVAN, JANUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The sub-program entitled "School Staff's Optimalization and Social Assistance" of the "Education Quality and Correspondence" program being financed by the World Bank
YEREVAN, JANUARY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Vacancies in Armenia are filled in either with difficulty or not filled in at all. Sona Haroutiunian, the Chief of the
YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. As of 2007 January 1, 102 172 job-seekers were registered at territorial centers of RA Employment State Service agency. 84 571
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. 19 cases of contagious diseases were registered in Armenia in November 2006. According to the RA Ministry of Health, 10,250 acute
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Snow is forecast on January 16 in Armenia, especially in country's northern regions, and no precipitations are forecast on January 17-20.
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 13, at 14:00 by local time, earthquake with 2.5 magnitude took place in the territory of Armenia, 18 km
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Formation of the state's ecological policy must be implemented with the wide community's participation. This principle is fixed in the Aarhus
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. By the January 12 verdict of the RA Appeal Court, Arman Babajanian, the editor-in-chief of the "Zhamanak Yerevan" (Time Yerevan) newspaper
KAPAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Kapan territorial development office of the World Vision organization will also continue works on founding health care funds in far
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. It is fixed in the report of the Human Rights Watch international right protection organization made public on January 11 that
YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The new mixed pension system wil start functioning in Armenia from January 1, 2008. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
GAVAR, JANUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. A 3.6 magnitude earthquake measuring 5-6 on the Richter scale in the epicenter occured in Armenia - 18 km north-west of
APARAN, JANUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 106 residents of the city of Aparan (Aragatsotn marz) were poisoned on January 11 because of drinking water. NT was informed
YEREVAN, JANUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, has issued a Pontifical Order dated January 12, 2007,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Diasporan press is an important factor in preservation of the Armenian nation. Azg daily's editor-in-chief Hakob Avetikian and ARFD Hay
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. In November last year, Lake Sevan level decreased by 7 cm and as of November 30, made 1898.27 m, which is
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. A hot struggle is expected in future for the vacant post of the staff head of the RA Ministry of Culture
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of the economically active population in Armenia made 1 mln 204.2 thousand people in January-November of 2006, 92.6% or
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. 5297.4 tons of goods of 43.9 mln U.S. dollars were brought to Armenia as humanitarian aid in January-November of the current
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Although the final discussion of the draft concept provisions on reforms in the sphere of science did not take place, according
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "The heavy artillery" of forces failing adoption of draft Conceptional Provisions of Reforms in the Sphere of Science elaborated by the interdepartmental
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Volumes of medicine brought to Armenia as humanitarian aid recuded during the recent years. So, if more than 111 mln drams
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. 44 secondary schools under subjection of the Yerevan Mayor's Office will be reconstructed with the 2007 state budget financing. As Onik Vatian,
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The presentation of 6 books published by the International Center for Human Development took place on January 10. Analyses, results of researches
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Since 2002, January 8 is marked as Donor's Day in Armenia. Armine Hyusian, who is in charge of the laboratory of
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. In the period of January 1-7, 23 traffic accidents were registered in Armenia, as a result of which 3
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Though the present bad weather conditions allow to implement flights from the Zvartnots airport, but some flights scheduled for January 8
YEREVAN, JANUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. As of January 8 morning, all republican and inter-state roads of Armenia, including Yerevan-Tbilisi road, are open. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
YEREVAN, JANUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Currently 12 enterprises are engaged in rubbish disposal with 156 cars in Yerevan. As Deputy Yerevan Mayor Vano Vardanian said at
YEREVAN, JANUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. No precipitations are forecast in Armenia in the coming week. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed from Meteorological Forecasts Unit of Haypethydromet
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 28 sitting, the Armenian government approved the draft law on making an amendment and additions to the RA Law on Social Security Cards. The
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 28 sitting, the Armenian government approved the 2007-2015 National Program on Fight against Tuberculosis and its implementation schedule. According to the RA Government Information
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Estimations on the process of implementation of the guarantees given by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEDC), issues relating to changes in the regulations of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Pyunik" public organization being involved in the invalids' problems will implement starting from late January, 2007, the program of "Creation of Trade and Art Centers for
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. All the territories of the nature of Armenia being specially preserved will be used from 2007 for ecotourism as well. Vardan Aivazian, the RA Minister of Nature
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. In the period of late December 26 to the night of December 28, the weather in Armenia will be under the influence of a cyclone from
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Altough 2006 was a droughty year, the level of Lake Sevan has risen by 17 centimeters compared with last year. The RA Minister of Nature Protection Vardan
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Results of the "Immaculate Broadcast" and "Immaculate Press" awarding of the RA State Language Department were summed up on December 26. As Lavrenti Mirzoyan, the State Language
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. As a result of checkings conducted by RA State Language Inspection in 2006, 59 economic entities were called for administrative liability due to having signboards in foreign
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of Vox Populi public opinion study center's December 17-22 survey, Yerevan residents were proposed mentioning the most important events and persons of the year
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. It is already the 7th year that the "Orran" charity public organization gave food packages to 250 needy families to care New Year needs. Organization Chairwoman Armine
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Social Insurance State Fund had both achievements and difficulties during the last year, Vazgen Khachikian, the fund Chairman mentioned at the December 26 event dedicated
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of house thefts in Yerevan doubled in the eleven months of 2006 on the same period of last year. Samvel Hunanian, Deputy Head of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) implemented the "Anti-Trafficking Struggle in Armenia" program the results of which were summed up on December 26. As Jemma Muradian, the acting
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. "The year of 2006 did not become a year of progress for the Armenian mass media. It's a pity, tendencies of split of our journalist's brotherhood deepened,
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. By the instruction of Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan, the eparchic vicar of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese, the central churches of Yerevan will be open till 2 o'clock of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The most significant of numerous events organized by Nikol Aghbalian Student Union in 2006 was held in Javakhk. Vahe Sargsian, member of Union's Board, declared at the
STRASBOURG, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Christian Ter Stepanian, the Permanent Representative-Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Council of Europe signed an additional report on the Concil of Europe Convention "On
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The awarding ceremony of the 2006 winners of the Gold Pen competition being held once in three years on the initiative of the Journalists' Union of Armenia
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Former servicemen Razmik Sargsian, Musa Serobian and Arayik Zalian accused of murder of 2 co-servicemen were immediately set free of the arrest by the December 22 sentence
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The gradual introduction of the European Credit system to the higher educational institutions' sphere is the logical continuation of the educational reforms implemented in Armenia. RA Minister
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The court of first instance of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash communities on December 21 finished the questioning of the defendants in the case of robberies of two
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. It is envisaged to raise the main pensions of the disabled persons by 250 drams from January 1, 2007. Karmen Petrosian, Head of the Unit of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 20 at about 4 am the RA Police Armavir Department received information that the head of the Nalbandian village Roland Mkrtchian was shot. On arriving
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The greatest omission and fault of RA Ministry of Education and Science is lack of spreading of information and agitation. RA Minister of Education and Science Levon
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The student council and all students of Yerevan State Art Academy consider as unreasonable and discrediting that their academy was mentioned in press punlications about corruption in
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the results of the sociological survey initiated by the Social-Democrat Hnchakian Party in 2006 December at state universities of Armenia, in the opinion of 1821
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Air basin was observed in cities of Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Hrazdan, Alaverdi and Ararat in October. According to the data of RA National Statistical Service, the density
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. 17 cases of infectious diseases were registered in Armenia in October 2006. According to the RA Ministry of Health, 95 cases of lung tuberculosis, 4 cases of
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-October 2006, the average number of economically active population in Armenia amounted to 1206.4 thousand people, 92.6% or 1116.8 thousand out of which were engaged in
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Lake Sevan level remained unchanged in October and as of October 31, made 1898.34 m, which exceeds the index of the same day of 2005 by
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. 4770.4 tons of goods amounting to 40.1 mln USD were imported to Armenia as humanitarian aid in January-October of 2006. 5141.5 tons of goods amounting to 29.6
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Reforms implemented in the sphere of education of Armenia will be summed up in a United Program of education by the end of 2007. RA Minister
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 2O, NOYAN TAPAN. Defenders of Zhirayr Sefilian, the coordinator of the "In Defence of Liberated Territories" public initiative presented an appeal to the RA Appeal Court on Criminal and Military
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 19 sitting of the chairmanship of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the Yerevan State University, which was dedicated to prominent mathematician
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchian as well as Ministers of other countries - Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - joined the Bergen declaration in
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Winter holidays have been announced at Armenian comprehensive schools from December 25, 2006 to January 22, 2007. NT correspondent was informed from Lilit Galstian, spokeswoman for the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-November 2006, the number of visits to Yerevan polyclinics made 1 million 664 thousand, exceeding by 29.1% the index of the same period of last year.
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The court of first instance of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash communities on December 18 started examining the case of false information revealed during the investigation of the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Information about the completion of the Armenian Social Investment Fund's (ASIF) second program and the fund's third program was discussed at the December 18 sitting of the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The water supply will be stopped from 10:00 to 18:00 on December 20 in the streets of Mamikoniants, Malkhasiants, Griboyedov, Arghutian, Kovkasian, Sevkaretsi Sako, Manushian, H.Emin, Tavrizian,
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Today it is rather difficult to write objective scientific works about Armenian-Georgian relations, particularly on the theme of Javakhk, because Javakhk is in the center of the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Cringo network of NGOs of Caucasian refugees and internally displaced persons is holding on December 18-22 a week of negotiations, during which problems of refugees will
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. "I help children irrespective of their religion and nationality." Well-known pediatrician Leonid Roshal, Chairman of RF Public Chamber's Commission on Healthcare Issues, who arrived in Armenia at
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Currently children's disability makes 0.9% in Armenia. Disability of 70% out of 8000 registered disabled children is conditioned by moving, neuropsychological and hearing disorders. 66% of disabled children
CAIRO, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Possibilities of development of the Armenian-Egyptian scientific ties as well as the process of works done in 2007 in the direction of foundation of the Armenology Chair
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Results of the 4th competition of the best publication on the disability theme entitled "Equal Possibilities" stated by the "Bridge of Hope" and "Mission East" organizations were
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Over 450 Armenian phone communication subscribers using the Internrt have received bills for phone calls to various countries, which did not take place in reality. According to
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Despite the positive conclusion of the State Ecological Expert Group on the development of the Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit, this issue remains open and requires further discussion. This
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government made a decision at the December 14 sitting to found the "Center on Young People's Professional Orientation" state non-profitable organization. It was mentioned that
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. There is no epidemic of flu and acute respiratory infections in Armenia now. Liana Torosian, chief expert of the Infectious and Non-Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit of the
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is the first regional country to cooperate with the OSCE in the fight against cyber crimes through the creation of certain institutions. Director of the OSCE
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 14 sitting, RA government approved the non-formal education conception in the Republic of Armenia. When presenting the issue it was mentioned that as a