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Russian expert compares Armenian Diaspora with Jewish communities abroad

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:17:25 +0000

Sergey Markov, a Russian lawmaker and political analyst, finds the Armenian Diaspora a very powerful tool promoting the country's development. In an interview with Azerbaijani newspaper Zerkalo, he said Armenia's big international Diaspora is influential enough to be compared with the Jewish communities abroad. The expert particularly spoke of the country's economic situation, considering it very serious.

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Increase in road accidents in Armenia due to growing number of vehicles, better recording

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:27:25 +0000

Armenia has seen an increasing number of road accidents and resultant bodily harm and material damage so far this year, according to a senior road police official. Norik Sargsyan, who heads the Road Patrol Service of the Armenian Police, talked to media on Tuesday to present statistics for the first ten months of 2011. Enlarge Photo Norik Sargsyan During the period in question the road police registered 1,866 road accidents in which 249 people were killed and 2,734 injured.

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Armenia Delegation Disappointed with Istanbul Symposium to Revitalize Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement: Giragosian

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:42:36 +0000

A two-day symposium entitled “The Normalization Process between Turkey and Armenia: Prospects for Revitalization” took place in Istanbul last week with the participation of about 30 well-known academics and experts from Turkey and Armenia, as well as from other countries.

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Armenia Parliament Chair Hovik Abrahamyan Says it was His Decision to Resign

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:42:29 +0000

RA National Assembly Chair Hovik Abrahamyan’s resignation was confirmed after the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) board meeting Tuesday evening. The parliamentary speaker is to be appointed head of the HHK election campaign headquarters in the 2012 parliamentary elections. Local daily Haykakan Jamanak (“Armenian Times”) spoke with Abrahamyan regarding this latest news.

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Armenian Election 2012:President starts campaign by strengthening his team

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:40:31 +0000

A kind of regrouping of forces is taking place in Armenia in the run-up to next spring’s parliamentary elections. A series of high-profile resignations/firings have begun, with an apparent aim at strengthening the team of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).

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Russian capital ‘feels comfortable’ in Armenia

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:45:46 +0000

le="text-align: justify;"> Russian investments in Armenia are reaching US $3bn, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev stated at a news conference held jointly with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan. It is not the limit, he added.

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Doctors in Van Call for Aid as Minister Says All is Good

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:00:24 +0000

Ministers of the Turkish Cabinet arrived in Van yesterday night to survey the aftermath of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake.

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Nuke Walkout: Ministry offers plan for disgruntled workers to remain in their nuclear station jobs

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:59:34 +0000

A five-member delegation of workers who quit jobs at Armenia’s nuclear power plant (NPP) over their wage hike demand have been negotiating with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan since early Monday morning, with the talks resulting in a promise that each employees complaint would be heard. Production shift chief at Metsamor’s NPP Karen Karapetyan, one of those who participated in the talks on the worker delegation, told ArmeniaNow later in the day that the minister had made an offer of a certain amount of money, which implies a raise in salaries for each worker according to his or her position and responsibilities. “As to me, it is not a particularly good option, but I’m not the only one who will decide it, rather it will be a [collective] decision by about 150 employees who are now out of their jobs.

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Open Letter to Orange Armenia Protests Jury Selection of Homophobic Entry in Book Contest

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:16:33 +0000

A group of concerned individuals and organizations in Armenia have sent an open letter to Orange Armenia, expressing their discontent that a short story containing homophobic content selected by the 2011 Orange Book Prize jury. Signatories are asking the company to issue a statement in support of its LGBT customers and employees, as well as removing the entry from the competition.

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Largest Armenian Church in Middle East Re-Opened in Turkey

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:16:25 +0000

Once one of the largest churches in the Middle East, Surp Giragos Church in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır was reopened for public worship on Oct. 23.

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