Today the commission on the organization of jubilee events held a sitting dedicated to the 70-th birthday of Hrant Matevosyan. Commission chairman, RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan presided over the sitting. {BR} The commission members discussed the fulfillment of orders fixed at the previous sitting and considered the upcoming measures. It was said that the majority of over 20 events have been...

1039 young people from Yerevan and regions took part in the social survey organized by the Armenian social demographic initiative group. They were asked to express opinion on the European values and Armenia’s integration into the European structures. The discussion of the survey results was held today in Congress Hotel. {BR} Research head Nelson Shahnazaryan noted that mutually excluding and contradictory...

The Armenian Parliamentarians in Europe has made an offer to investigate the articles in the Armenian and Azeri press for one year. The aim of the investigation is to factually prove the journalists from which country preach murder and terror. {BR} On October 16-19 in Geneva the 113th summit of the inter parliamentary union took place, in which the Armenian Parliamentary delegation with Hranoush...

For the coming two years EU will donate about 20 million Euros to Armenia in the margins of the EU Food Aid Program, head of the EU office in Southern Caucasus Ambassador Torben Holze informed today. {BR} For the last 8 years Armenia has received about 80 million from the EU in the margins of the above mentioned program. The money has been spent on the social field, agriculture, the cadastre system,...

On November 1-25 the Yerevan press club will realize an investigation of the agitation of the draft Constitution via Mass Media which will give them the possibility to find out the level of public awareness of the Constitutional amendments and the expected results, as well as the efficiency of agitations forms. {BR} The Yerevan Press club expects the support of the Mass Media in this work and is open for cooperation and offers.

It turns out that the Yerevan mayor Yervand Zakharyan had postponed the reconstruction works of the park near the Chamber Music Hall for four months expecting possible complaints of the reconstruction project. {BR} However, to his surprise, neither the heads of the Chamber Music Hall, nor the musicians, not NGOs, nor the residents, and nor even the journalists represented any complaints. Not receiving...

«What mechanisms of returning the bank deposits made in the soviet period do you prefer? », this was the poll question of our internet site last week. 265 people participated in the poll. The votes were distributed as follows: {BR} Compensation with low index immediately - 9.1% Fair compensation later - 34.3% Law should provide for the right of choice between the above two items - 43.8% Undecided...

“The Russian military bases in Armenia fulfill their functions and I do not find it necessary to add their quantity”, said RA Armed Forces Main Headquarters head Yuri Baluevski during the press conference and added that not the quantity but the quality of the bases must be worked upon. {BR} And the head of the RA Armed Forces Main Headquarters Michael Haroutyunyan informed that they have discussed...

The Hovhannisyan family house N17 on Buzand street is the only one which is still not destroyed, and it is surrounded. Today at 07:30 a.m. the house was “attacked”, but its residents did not leave it. {BR} “I am absolutely convinced our house is the next. They will not even take into account our presence. Besides, we have been summoned to Court of Appeal on October 27”, Astghik Hovhannisyan says. By the way, she claims that she will not...

Today a press conference was held opposite the Chamber Music Hall after Komitas titled «Noisy cafes threaten the existence of the Chamber Music Band». According to architect Armen Hakhnazaryan, Yerevan will soon become a barren field where there will be only a couple of trees and a number of fed-up sheep. {BR} The press conference was held by the coalition «SOS-Yerevan». It was devoted to the construction of the new cafe opposite the Chamber...

The Russian company «Autobaninvest-Center» has processed a project «About the Usage of Industrial and Domestic Waste during 2005-2008» by the order of the Yerevan municipality. {BR} According to the analysis, if a citizen pays 190 AMD a month instead of 100, and if there is an investor of $20 USD, the transporting, processing and burying of waste will reach a modern level of organization. The...

“Reporters without borders” organization published the “Freedom of mass-media” list today, according to which Armenia takes 102 position of 167 possible.{BR} This year Armenia fell 19 points behind as compared with the last year, when RA held the 83 position. This year’s list Armenia is followed by such countries as Gabon and Guinea. Due to freedom level Armenian reporters must «kindly envy» their collegues working in Zambia, Cambodia...

Armenia is ranked among the risk group of bird flu virus spreading, in the letter from FAO is stated. To prevent the virus spreading in Armenia technical support will be rendered.{BR} According to RA deputy minister of agriculture Samvel Avetisyan the ministry has already started to take all the appropriate measures for the prevention of epidemic. The Ministry of Agriculture has strengthened the...

“Iran – U.S. conflict won't limit to hostilities”, - participants of discussions on Armenian-Irani relations foretold today in the Armenian Center for National and International Studies.{BR} According to lecturer of Yerevan State University iranology chair Vardan Voskanyan, the reasons of the above-mentioned are the territory of Iran and its secular state system. Iranologist Emma Begijanyan thinks this is not included into U.S. plans, e.g....

Extremely hard sanitary situation in Hadrout, NKR, troubles the local residents. They draw attention to the fact, that piles of rubbish in the even central streets of the town are not taken away not for days and months, but for years. Especially badly organized is the centre of the town, reconstructed by MIKA LTD Concern.{BR} Residents of Hadrout repeatedly raised the alarm over this problem, but...

Today the Union of Armenians in Georgia «New Generation» and the residents of the Marneul region Armenian village Qudro rendered a press conference in order to represent their problems to the journalists. {BR} The residents of the village complain that the lands near the village cultivated by them for long years have been given to the citizen of Georgia David Tsintsadze. According to them, they...

The Armenian natural juices “Sis” and “Noyan”, the dry fruits and the dairy will soon appear in the markets of Samara. In return, mineral water, stationary, and sweets will be sent to the Armenian market from Samara. This information was given today during the opening ceremony of the Samarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Yerevan. {BR} During the two-day visit of the head of the Samarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Boris Ardalin...

«Armenia and Russia are the closest allies of Joint Security Defense Committee», announced RA first deputy Defense Minister, head of the main headquarters Yuri Baluevski today in Zvartnots airport. He informed that they have many issues to discussed and underlined, «Issues, and not problems». {BR} Mr. Baluevski informed that he is to meet the political authorities of the country and give them the regards of his Minister. «We will discuss not...

The Armenian peace-keeping mission protects an Armenian church in Kosovo. This reason is given for the presence of the Armenian soldiers in Kosovo. Of course, there are also other duties fulfilled by them, but the above mentioned one is the most important. {BR} Yesterday the third shift of the Armenian peace-keeping mission returned from Kosovo, but today the forth left for the town. The Armenian...

An Armenian school has been opened in the town of Pskov. It will be a Sunday school and it will operate in the building of the Comprehensive school N 14, but the fact of its opening has aroused the elation of the local Armenian community. {BR} More than 30 pupils have already been registered into the school. The necessary number of textbooks has already been sent to Saint Petersburg with the support of the Armenian Consulate in the city.

On Sunday, October 16 the observers fixed serious violations in Lori, Armavir and Tavush. A woman died during the election in Vanadzor. How does Andranik Margaryan assess the fact?{BR} “I watched the election in to the local self-government and would not say they were held with violations. If a person was ill and died, it is not the fault of a candidate, staff or empowered persons. She could refrain...

135 000 people with special needs live in Armenia at present. Half of them live in Yerevan. $2 million AMD program entitled “Yerevan- city for all” is being implemented for them, chairman of the association of the parents of children with special needs “Astghik” Levon Nersisyan said today. {BR} The program provides for discussions and unification of the interested organizations, implementation of mechanisms and laws of the town-planning and...

In 2006 the budget has allotted 94 billion 590 million AMD to the old-age pension fund which is 10.9% more than last year. The basic pension has become 4 250 AMD instead of 4 000, and 180 AMD for one year of work instead of last year's 160. {BR} Head of the Old-age Pension Fund Vazgen Khachikyan gave interesting information today. It turns out that of the 68 registered parties there are only 5 which...

In 1918 50 million people died of bird flu. Today the doctors have fears that the same will be repeated. {BR} RA Health Minister Norayr Davidyan said that there is no danger of the illness in Armenia, but in any case there are vaccinations. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Tax Committee are also on the alert: the latter has recently forbidden the import of bird meat into the country.