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Armenian oppositionist Levon Ter-Petrosyan meets with European MPs

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:16:47 +0000

Leader of the opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (HAK) Levon Ter-Petrosyan has met with a delegation of European MPs.

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Azerbaijan wins Security Council Seat, while Armenians remain idle

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:41:05 +0000

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Pres Aliyev was celebrating last week his country’s historic victory at the United Nations. With an overwhelming number of votes, Azerbaijan was elected for the first time to the prestigious UN Security Council for a two-year term. This column shall address three questions: 1) how did Azerbaijan manage to get elected to such an elite body

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Weightlifting: Two Armenian athletes banned after drug tests

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:14:31 +0000

Two leading Armenian weightlifters have been banned from the sport until 2015 for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs during competitions in 2011. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) published the list of ten weightlifters that have been banned over the results of anti-doping tests and European silver medalist Elen Grigoryan and European bronze medalist Gevorik Poghosyan are among them. Armenian Weightlifting Federation head Samvel Khachatryan described the case as “possible misunderstanding”.

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OSCE looking for new mechanisms to settle Karabakh conflict

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:14:11 +0000

The visit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group cochairmen to the Karabakh conflict region late last week was entirely devoted to the strengthening of the ceasefire along the border. No new proposals on settling the conflict were made by the co-chairs, but for the first time as part of the international mediators’ visit, a meeting was held with Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II

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Armenia’s Police Chief Alik Sargsyan’s actions are criminally punitive, say activists

staff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:58:01 +0000

Activists have accused Armenia’s Police Chief Alik Sargsyan and a group of police officers of committing actions outside the government building on Thursday that are criminally punitive. The incident took place earlier in the day when a group of Armenian citizens were protesting outside the government building against non-combat killings in the army

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Economist says possible second wave of world recession may hit Armenia harder

staff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:12:35 +0000

Economist Grigor Hayrapetyan believes that the second wave of the global financial crisis may have a much worse effect on the economy of Armenia than the first one several years ago when the country’s robust GDP growth abruptly ended and a steep decline was registered. Economists say the second wave of recession will be deeper for the entire world as at present the world economy is much weaker than during the latest downturn in 2008

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Corruption: Armenia should step up implementation of anti-corruption policies and laws

staff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Armenia should step up its fight against corruption by ensuring an effective enforcement of laws and giving institutions the resources they need to tackle it, according to a new report by the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP). Armenia’s leaders have recently taken steps to improve their country’s anti-corruption policies, legislation and institutions

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CE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities willing to assist Armenia

staff — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:54:05 +0000

le="text-align: justify;"> At their meeting in Strasbourg, Oct. 19, Armen Gevorgyan, Armenian Vice-Premier and Minister of Territorial Administration, Keith Whitmore, President of the CE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and Andreas Kiefer, Secretary General of the Congress discussed cooperation between Armenia and the Congress

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Armenia-based Heritage party may join European People’s Party

staff — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:18:56 +0000

le="text-align: justify;"> On Oct. 13 evening, at the Brussels Headquarters of the European People's Party (EPP), Stepan Safaryan, Chairman of the Heritage group, Parliament of Armenia, held a meeting with EPP President Wilfried Martens. Attending the meeting was Mr

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Soccer fans v Gonzalez: Armenian Facebook campaign targets Spanish ref over Euro failure

staff — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:29:56 +0000

Armenian soccer fans and Facebook users have been inundating the social networking website with messages demanding that a Spanish referee who officiated the Ireland v Armenia Euro-2012 qualifier be banned from the profession for life for his “bad decisions” on the pitch. The outcry reflects the deep frustration in Armenia over the outcome of the October 11 game in Dublin in which many here believe the referee deprived their side of making it to the playoff stage.

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