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Unarmed self-defense: Armenian fighters win medals at European championships

staff — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:26:56 +0000

Members of Team Armenia at the European Sambo Championships held among both men and women in Moscow, Russia, have won nine medals, including one silver and eight bronzes. (Sambo, a Russian acronym for unarmed self-defense, is a hand-to-hand fighting system popular in former Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries.) According to the Armenian Sambo Federation, Mkhitar Mkhitaryan (combat sambo, w/c 52 kg) won the only silver medal for the team on the last day of the competitions on Sunday. Bronze medals on the same day were won by Vachik Vardanyan (combat sambo, 68 kg) and Ashot Danielyan (sport sambo, 82 kg).

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Biometric passports to become effective in June

staff — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:18:32 +0000

The passports with biometric data will become effective this June, according to Hovhannes Kocharyan, the head of the Passports and Visa Department of the Police. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Kocharyan said that citizens can chose to have the new identity document at their own discretion as the personal identification cards expected to go into use beginning next month will replace the passports. “The biometric passports will be effective in Yerevan, Vanadzor and Gyumri beginning June 1. We cannot apply the system to the whole country for now as it is very expensive,” he said. Kocharyan added that the biometric passports will not be mandatory for all. “We are not obliging our citizens to acquire the passports; it’s a voluntary process. The only thing to say is that obtaining a visa to Europe will be difficult without a biometric passport and an ID card,” he said.Kocharyan added that citizens will not have to submit their old passports to obtain a new one. He noted further that ID cards alone will cost 3,000 Drams (about $ 8), while the price for passports will be 25,000 Drams (about $62).

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HAK candidates dispute election results in CC

staff — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:17:12 +0000

Six candidates running for "majoritarian" seats in the May 6 parliamentary elections are disputing election results.
Samvel Harutyunyan [Constituency No 37], Manuel Gasparyan [Constituency No 3], Nikol Pashinyan [Constituency No 7], Gagik Nersisyan [Constituency No 17], David Matevoysan [Constituency No 38] and Levon Zurabyan [Constituency No 9], all representatives of the Armenian National Congress (HAK), have already applied to the Constitutional Court demanding to annul the results of the vote in their electoral districts.

Hovhannes Papikyan, a spokesman for the Constitutional Court, says the preliminary study of applications lasts eight days.

The CC President has instructed the court members to study the applications in accordance with the law and report about the results.

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OEK Minister not going to yield his portfolio

staff — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:17:08 +0000

The portfolio of the Minister of Transport and Communications is likely to be taken from the Rule of Law Party (OEK).

Minister Manuk Vardanyan says he is unaware of the oncoming appointments in the new government. According to press reports, Gagik Beglaryan, who entered the National Assembly on the party list of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), has ‘an eye' on the position.

According to rumors, the government is discontent with the minister.

Manuk Vardanyan says he will be glad to retain the post. The minister says nothing is decided yet; however he does not rule out that he may leave the party.

"If they were displeased with my work, they would say it openly. I have heard any complaints," Mr. Vardanyan told A1+.

during the May 6 elections, the OEK gained 5,51% of votes to be represented by six MPs in the new parliament.

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Knesset Speaker on Armenian genocide: my duty is to recognize the tragedies of other people

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:40:25 +0000

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said Monday that he wanted to convene an annual parliamentary session of the full Knesset to mark the Armenian Genocide. “It is my duty as a Jew and Israeli to recognize the tragedies of other peoples,” Rivlin said according to news reports

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Armenia celebrates World Sight Day with sporting event

staff — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:53:55 +0000

World Sight Day was celebrated by a sport event for the first time in Armenia on Thursday as a goalball championship was held in Armenia on the occasion of the day. Four teams from Yerevan, Gyumri, Abovyan and Echmiadzin participated in the competition.

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Several Historians and a Single Orphan PART III

staff — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Samuel Armen We arrived an hour before the passport facility opened, so Lilit and I explored, and what we found was incredible. Behind this building was a dirt road that continued for roughly one mile. At the end of this road one would see the entrance into an abandoned building.

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Boxing: Armenian boxers in upsetting performance in Baku amid security concerns

staff — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:13:29 +0000

Armenian boxers have yet failed to register any major successes at the ongoing World Boxing Championships in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku where they reportedly have had to fight in extraordinary conditions. Most of the eight representatives of the team suffered defeats in their very first fights, while one boxer did not engage at all due to an injury.

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EU Expects Action From Yerevan For Visa Facilitation

staff — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:42:46 +0000

Armenia should take concrete steps to address European Union concerns about illegal immigration if it wants to promptly secure less stringent visa requirements for Armenians travelling to the EU, a senior European diplomat said on Thursday. Armenia is entitled to signing a visa facilitation agreement with the EU as part of its involvement in the latter’s Eastern Partnership program for six former Soviet republics. The agreement would also commit it to help EU immigration authorities expedite the repatriation of Armenian illegal immigrants.

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Parliament starts discussions on introducing ePassport in Armenia

staff — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:16:06 +0000

The National Assembly today was set to start first-reading discussions of eight legislative drafts necessary for the introduction of IDs and biometric passports.

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