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Artsakh Republic President partook at a solemn ceremony of opening a capitally renovated barrack in one of the Defense Army’s military units dislocated in the southern wing of the republic
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  • 2015-05-13 16:03:34

On 13 May Artsakh Republic President partook at a solemn ceremony of opening a capitally renovated barrack in one of the Defense Army’s military units dislocated in the southern

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES DELEGATION OF THE WORLD ORGANIZATION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT
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  • 2015-05-11 16:33:37

President Serzh Sargsyan today received the delegation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) headed by Secretary-General Scott Teare. The delegation included the representatives of the National

Congratulatory Address of President Bako Sahakyan in connection with the 70th anniversary of the Victory, the Day of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Defense Army and the Liberation of Shoushi
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  • 2015-05-09 11:10:56

Congratulatory Address of President Bako Sahakyan  in connection with the 70th anniversary of the Victory, the Day of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Defense Army and the Liberation of Shoushi     Dear compatriots, Dear

On 8 May within the frameworks of celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Victory Day, the Day of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Defense Army and Liberation of Shoushi President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan hold in his residence a solemn cerem
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  • 2015-05-08 18:08:37

On 8 May within the frameworks of celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Victory Day, the Day of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Defense Army and Liberation of Shoushi

President Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Shoushi
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  • 2015-05-08 14:55:37

On 8 May within the frameworks of festive events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory, the Day of the NKR Defense Army and the Liberation of Shoushi

Bako Sahakyan signed a decree
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  • 2015-05-05 16:20:13

On 5 May President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on awarding 92 veterans of the Great Patriotic War with the “Gratitude” medal in connection with the 70th anniversary of

U.S. Ambassador Mills Marks World Intellectual Property Day at the Microsoft Innovation Center
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  • 2015-05-05 16:16:52

The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Richard M. Mills, Jr., visited the Microsoft Innovation Center to highlight World Intellectual Property Day, a day celebrated annually to mark the founding of

President Bako Sahakyan received a group of observers
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  • 2015-05-03 10:36:40

On 2 May Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received a group of observers from Israel, Hungary, Czech Republic, Belgium, Estonia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Zimbabwe, South Ossetia and Armenia

The U.S. Embassy announces with sadness that Harry J. Gilmore, the first U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, passed away last week
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  • 2015-04-29 18:38:45

The U.S. Embassy announces with sadness that Harry J. Gilmore, the first U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, passed away last week at the age of 77.  Ambassador Gilmore served in

President Bako Sahakyan was present in the Tsaghkashat village of the Askeran region at the Zhengyalov hats festival
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  • 2015-04-29 17:24:09

On 29 April Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan was present in the Tsaghkashat village of the Askeran region at the Zhengyalov hats festival. President Sahakyan expressed hope that the festival

President Serzh Sargsyan is reelected as Chairman of YSU Board of Trustees
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  • 2015-04-29 15:15:14

RA President Serzh Sargsyan, Chairman of the Yerevan State University (YSU) Board of Trustees, today visited the YSU. The President attended the opening ceremony of the Alley of Gratitude

Together we can free Gyumri from domiks a day earlier
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  • 2015-04-28 17:35:31

More than quarter century has passed after the devastating disaster of 1988, nevertheless the depressive psychology of disaster still prevails. Nowadays more than 3500 dilapidated domiks are scattered all

NKR Foreign Minister Received Henry Morgenthau`s Great-granddaughter
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  • 2015-04-28 17:10:47

On April 28, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan received professor of the Harvard University Dr. Pamela Steiner, the great-granddaughter of a true friend

Bako Sahakyan received Dr. Pamela Steiner, lecturer of the Harvard University, great granddaughter of Henry Morgenthau, USA ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War
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  • 2015-04-28 15:33:39

On 28 April Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received Dr. Pamela Steiner, lecturer of the Harvard University, great granddaughter of Henry Morgenthau, USA ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during

Armenian Educational FoundationLaunches a New Scholarship Genocide Studies Aimed at Furthering the Debate on Restitution
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  • 2015-04-28 12:25:54

  YEREVAN, April 28, 2015–Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) today announced its new Richard G. Hovhannisian Scholarship for Armenian Genocide Studies.AEF has established this scholarship in honor of Professor Hovannisian in

ARMENIANS IN CHINA COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL, SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH CHINA’S NANJING MASSACRE
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  • 2015-04-27 18:48:49

  The Armenian Community of China organized a landmark series of cultural and artistic events in cities across China, to mark the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. These events, held

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II SUPREME PATRIARCH AND CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS ON THE OCCASION OF THE CANONIZATION OF THE MARTYRS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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  • 2015-04-23 18:31:07

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, April 23, 2015   “If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because… the Spirit of God is resting on you.” 1 Peter 4:14   Dear and

The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), together with General Partner VivaCell-MTS, is hosting the annual “Flower Gathering” event at the Genocide Memorial from April 27 to 28
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  • 2015-04-21 12:03:38

  The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), together with General Partner VivaCell-MTS, is hosting the annual “Flower Gathering” event at the Genocide Memorial from April

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