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Bako Sahakyan sent a condolence letter to prime-minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan
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  • 2015-04-20 15:27:48

On 20 April Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan sent a condolence letter to prime-minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan. The letter runs as follows: "I have learnt with sorrow

President Bako Sahakyan received Woodrow Wilson family descendant Donald Wilson Bush, president of the Woodrow Wilson Legacy Foundation
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  • 2015-04-20 15:15:59

On 20 April Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received Woodrow Wilson family descendant Donald Wilson Bush, president of the Woodrow Wilson Legacy Foundation. Issues related to Artsakh history, its domestic

Bako Sahakyan received distinguished Italian writer of Armenian origin Antonia Arslan
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  • 2015-04-18 17:34:56

On 18 April Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received distinguished Italian writer of Armenian origin Antonia Arslan and accompanying her professor of the New York University Siobhan Nash-Marshall. A range

40 houses in 10 regions of Armenia
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  • 2015-04-17 16:39:47

17 April, 2014,  Shgharshik Community, Aragatsotn Region, RA: VivaCell-MTS and Fuller Center for Housing Armenia 2015 partnership started with a momentum; this year VivaCell-MTS invested AMD100 mln. (last year

Bako Sahakyan visited the Martakert region
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  • 2015-04-15 20:10:29

On 15 April Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the Martakert region and inspected the got acquainted with the course of some construction programs being carried out there. Thereafter the

Requiem mass in Montreal, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
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  • 2015-04-13 19:17:37

  On April 11, in the frameworks of the events on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide requiem mass was performed in Montreal, Canada. The requiem by Petros Shoujounian

ETIHAD CARGO SCOOPS ‘CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR’
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  • 2015-04-03 11:54:41

    Etihad Cargo, the cargo division of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been recognised as ‘Cargo Airline of the Year’ by leading industry

“The International Child Development Center” NGO has moved to a new building
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  • 2015-04-02 18:01:16

  On April 2, World Autism Awareness Day, the opening of the new building for “My way” educational and rehabilitation center took place. The center will provide specialized educational treatment

HayPost puts into circulation a new stamp dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Joint Issue Armenia-Cyprus
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  • 2015-04-02 17:52:29

      Within the framework of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, Cyprus Post and HayPost cancelled and put into circulation two stamps on the 2nd of April, 2015,

Good Friday is a non-working day for VivaCell-MTS employees
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  • 2015-04-02 17:49:05

VivaCell-MTS informs that traditionally Good Friday is a non-working day in the Company. The Good Friday is celebrated on April 3 this year.   The Palm Sunday which starts the Holy

VivaCell-MTS supports the National Center for Oncology in getting a state-of-the-art fluoroscopy and radiography device
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  • 2015-03-13 13:01:26

VivaCell-MTS continues cooperating with the National Center for Oncology after V. Fanarjyan. This year the center has acquired a “Plessart VIVO” (“Toshiba”, Japan) universal remote control digital fluoroscopy and

Women in Eastern Europe point the way to senior management
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  • 2015-03-09 12:11:51

As International Women’s Day approaches, new research from Grant Thornton reveals that Eastern European countries dominate the international league table for senior female business leaders, including seven of the

The EU in Armenia and Armenian Young Women’s Association celebrates the International Women’s day.
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  • 2015-03-06 17:28:57

March 11, 2015, Akhtala – The EU Delegation and Armenian Young Women’s Association (AYWA) within the framework of the “Social and economic empowerment of women in Armenia” project will

RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan calls out to Armenian youth
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  • 2015-02-27 16:20:14

RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan calls out to Armenian youth   Dear young Armenians, By fate, you live in different countries and in different cultural and linguistic environments. Most of you

USAID WRAPS UP THE VISIT OF AGENCY LEADER FOR EUROPE AND EURASIA TO ARMENIA YEREVAN, ARMENIA
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  • 2015-02-26 11:38:56

Within the framework of the familiarization trip to the South Caucasus, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Susan Kosinski Fritz paid a five-day working visit to Armenia

OSCE and Unison NGO present report on access to higher education in Armenia for people with disabilities
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  • 2015-02-24 14:58:36

YEREVAN, 24 February 2015 – The findings and recommendations of an OSCE-supported survey exploring the main obstacles encountered by people with disabilities in accessing Armenia’s higher education system, was

THE INTERNATIONAL RAOUL WALLENBERG FOUNDATION WILL RENDER HOMAGE TO THE ARMENIAN RESCUERS
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  • 2015-02-24 14:07:49

The Board of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF) has decided to create a Memorial Plaque to pay tribute to the brave Armenian women and men who reached-out to

Congratulatory Address of Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on the Motherland Defender's Day
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  • 2015-02-23 12:50:13

Congratulatory Address of Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on the Motherland Defender's Day.   Dear compatriots,   On behalf of the Artsakh Republic authorities and personally myself I cordially congratulate You on the

President Bako Sahakyan received Armenia’s National Assembly delegation headed by chairman of the Standing Committee on Science
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  • 2015-02-20 17:39:27

On 20 February Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received Armenia’s National Assembly delegation headed by chairman of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport affairs Artak

Volunteers from the Diaspora visited VivaCell-MTS
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  • 2015-02-20 16:47:26

  VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian met young volunteers of Birthright Armenia and encouraged their initiative to get closer to their roots Today VivaCell-MTS hosted a group of young Diaspora Armenian

The Address of President Bako Sahakyan in connection with the Artsakh Revival Day
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  • 2015-02-20 11:32:17

The Address of President Bako Sahakyan in connection with the Artsakh Revival Day Dear compatriots, On behalf of the Artsakh Republic authorities and myself personally I cordially congratulate you on

Eurasian Economic Union: Public Attitude and Awareness
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  • 2015-02-16 14:06:06

Armenia started the process of Eurasian integration in 2013. Taking into consideration the absence of reliable studies, that would reveal people’s awareness of EEU and consequences of Armenia’s membership

Neonatal care equipment to Hrazdan medical center
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  • 2015-02-12 16:08:37

  VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and neonatologist Dr Arshak Djerdjerian, representing “BirthLink”, visited the maternity department in the Hrazdan medical center today. More than 1,000 babies are born at

Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address to Hero of Artsakh, holder of the “Golden Eagle” order, writer, publicist Zori Balayan on his 80th birthday anniversary
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  • 2015-02-10 14:55:16

On 10 February President Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address to Hero of Artsakh, holder of the “Golden Eagle” order, writer, publicist Zori Balayan on his 80th birthday anniversary. The

Bako Sahakyan received a group of students and lecturers from the Yerevan State University
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  • 2015-02-05 16:53:51

On 5 February Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received a group of students and lecturers from the Yerevan State University. President Sahakyan underlined that positive dynamics of cooperation between the

‘Stopover in Abu Dhabi’ program is now accessible for Armenia thanks to Etihad Airways
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  • 2015-01-30 12:16:15

Armenia has been selected by Hala Abu Dhabi, the destination management division of Etihad Airways, as one of the 23 countries across the world where preferred sales agreements have

Shosh school refurbished with support of Toronto Armenians
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  • 2015-01-30 11:41:54

Yerevan, January 30, 2015 – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has completed a host of renovations at the school of Shosh, a village in Artsakh’s Askeran Region. The project was

President Bako Sahakyan sent congratulatory addresses to the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and defense minister Seyran Ohanyan in connection with the Day of the Army
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  • 2015-01-28 13:48:58

On 28 January Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan sent congratulatory addresses to the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and defense minister Seyran Ohanyan in connection with

President Bako Sahakyan visited the Erablour
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  • 2015-01-28 11:42:57

On 28 January within the frameworks of events dedicated to the Day of the Army Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan together with President Serzh Sargsyan of the Republic of

BirthLink and VivaCell-MTS continue their partnership to improve neonatal care in Armenia
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  • 2015-01-23 17:04:56

In the frames of the VivaCell-MTS and BirthLink joint project, VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and the Deputy Head of the Institute of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Arshak Djerdjerian

“BirthLink” NGO and VivaCell-MTS continue their partnership to improve neonatal care in the country
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  • 2015-01-16 15:41:11

VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and Director of BirthLink Kathy Mellor visited the neonatal department at The Republican Institute of Reproductive Health, Perinatology, Obstetrics & Gynecology in Yerevan. This

FIRST EVER PAN-ASIAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITY GATHERING TAKES PALCE IN BANGKOK
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  • 2015-01-13 14:46:47

  January 10, 2015 Bangkok, Thailand – In a historic event for the diaspora, Armenian communities across Far East gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday January 10th to celebrate the Armenian Christmas.   His

Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory letter to People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Levon Malkhasyan
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  • 2014-12-30 15:08:00

On 30 December President Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory letter to People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Levon Malkhasyan. The letter runs as follows: “Respected Mr. Malkhasyan, I cordially congratulate You

Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan in the 6th congress of the Artsakh Union of Freedom Fighters launched in Stepanakert on the same day
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  • 2014-12-23 17:17:28

On 23 December Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan in the 6th congress of the Artsakh Union of Freedom Fighters launched in Stepanakert on the same day. In his speech Bako

The Living Tree Environmental Contest took place at the Yerevan Zoo with the attendance of over 500 hundred participants
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  • 2014-12-23 15:26:19

The Living Tree Environmental Contest took place at the Yerevan Zoo with the attendance of over 500 hundred participants. Hundreds of observers also came to the zoo free of

President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address in connection with the Day of the National Security Service Serviceman
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  • 2014-12-19 15:18:44

On 19 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address in connection with the Day of the National Security Service Serviceman. The address runs as follows: “Dear

“BirthLink” NGO and VivaCell-MTS continue their partnership to improve neonatal care in the country
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  • 2014-12-19 13:39:41

VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and Director of “BirthLink” NGO Kathy Mellor visited the maternity department in the central hospital in Masis. This hospital has received equipment for immediate

Press Release
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  • 2014-12-05 13:58:07

  The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) presented the results and marked the completion of two of its projects, implemented together with its General Partner

Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC)
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  • 2014-12-05 12:20:35

On December 3, British Ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Aram Sukiasyan, and Yerevan Zoo Director Ruben Khachatryan came together to mark the opening of an inclusive

Welcoming of Creativity Lab in Hatsik Community of Armavir Marz
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  • 2014-12-02 17:41:38

VivaCell-MTS and the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)’s continuous collaboration resulted in the opening of the fourth Creativity Lab in Armenia, in correspondence with all the requirements of modern

OSCE supports Armenian students to debate trafficking issues
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  • 2014-11-28 17:57:24

YEREVAN, 28 November 2014 – Men are more vulnerable to trafficking than women; children are protected from trafficking in Armenia. These are the topics of the debates that started

President Bako Sahakyan visited Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church's Great House of Cilicia and met prelate of the Western Diocese Archbishop Moushegh Martirosyan
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  • 2014-11-27 13:13:45

On 26 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church's Great House of Cilicia and met prelate of the Western Diocese Archbishop Moushegh Martirosyan,

President Bako Sahakyan visited in Los Angeles Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Regional Executive Board of the Western USA and met representatives of the organization led by its chairwoman Vicky Marashlyan
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  • 2014-11-26 13:01:19

On 25 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited in Los Angeles Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Regional Executive Board of the Western USA and met representatives of the organization

Model OSCE Conference in Yerevan promotes Armenian youth engagement
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  • 2014-11-20 15:49:25

YEREVAN, 20 November 2014 – Mediating tensions between countries, negotiating territorial disputes and protecting ethnic minorities are among the topics of discussion at this year’s Model OSCE Conference, taking

PRESIDENT EXTENDS HIS CONDOLENCES ON TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON GYUMRI-YEREVAN HIGHWAY
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  • 2014-11-11 14:16:51

      11.11.2014   President Serzh Sargsyan extended his condolences on the occasion of a tragic car accident occurred on the Gyumri-Yerevan highway on the evening of November 10.   “It is with deep sorrow

Prime Minister Congratulates Social Workers on Professional Holiday
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  • 2014-11-11 14:15:40

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan attended a gala event dated to the Social Worker’s Day and the 10th anniversary of the founding of Welfare Work and Technology Chair at the

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO RUBEN ADALYAN
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  • 2014-11-10 15:31:21

President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the People’s Painter of the Republic of Armenia, Ruben Adalyan, on the occasion of his 85th anniversary. The message reads as

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan’s Congratulatory Message on Local Self-Government Day
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  • 2014-11-10 15:00:15

    I congratulate all local self-government staff on their professional holiday.   Armenia’s 20 year-old local-self government system has been playing a key role in the statehood-building process. The system has proved

“Dear Teacher” event pays tribute to the professionals who have had a vital impact on our lives
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  • 2014-11-06 17:32:43

Teach For Armenia and its supporters held their “Dear Teacher” event hosted by the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies. The event, part of an ongoing “Teacher Appreciation” campaign that

PRESIDENT VISITS MOTHER SEE OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN
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  • 2014-11-04 15:03:12

President Serzh Sargsyan today took part in a Pontifical Prayer offered in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on the occasion of the 15th enthronement anniversary of His Holiness