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Russian citizen was denied boarding Azeri airliner because of his Armenian surname

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:27:13 +0000

Popular Russian radio and TV anchor, journalist Vladimir Solovyov declared a few days ago that the Azeri authorities’ attitude towards Armenians has nothing to de with their citizenship, but is pure manifestation of racism, just as Nazis treated the Jews at the time. “Even one drop of Armenian blood to them is a subject of wild, inhuman, I would even say, beastly, hatred.

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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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Russian Base in Armenia to Transfer its Military Housing Settlements to Armenia

staff — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:42:09 +0000

The leadership of Russia’s Armed Forces, in Armenia for a working visit, are preparing to transfer to Armenia military housing settlements belonging to the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. The group of senior Russian officers visiting the country will be monitoring the transfer process

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Russia undisputedly Armenia’s major partner – Serzh Sargsyan

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:46:25 +0000

le="text-align: justify;"> Two state visits during a little more than a year are evidence of the positive content typical of only nations that are very close to each other and build up their ties in the spirit of a true alliance, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stated at a news conference held jointly with his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev, in Moscow. The Armenian leader noted that the sides managed to ensure steady progress in political dialogue, implementation of new economic projects, humanitarian contacts and interregional ties. At their meeting, the Armenian and Russian leaders discussed all the issues of mutual interest

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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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Turkey Thanked Armenia and Israel, But Accepted Earthquake Relief Only from Azerbaijan

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:16:29 +0000

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked other countries for offers of help, including Israel and Armenia, but said Turkey was able to cope with the effects of the earthquake that struck Van and Ercis on Sunday by itself, Reuters reports . A Reuters source in Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reportedly declared that Turkey received several offers of assistance, however, has not accepted any of them save for Azerbaijan, its rescuers of which are currently working in the disaster zone

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Armenians concerned for fate of “Western Armenia” following Sunday quake near Van

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:14:41 +0000

As casualty figures are expect to rise near Van, in eastern Turkey, following Sunday’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake, Armenians worldwide await information on whether damage done to the city – some 130 miles from Yerevan – included sites of historic value from the time when Van was home to about 185,000 Armenians (as estimated by the Armenian Patriarchate). No news has yet emerged on whether St

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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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An Open Letter to Facing History and Ourselves

staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:35:00 +0000

To: Executive Director Margot Strom Associate Executive Director Martin Sleeper Board Chairwoman Tracy Palandjian I am deeply offended and disappointed to learn that one of our nation’s foremost genocide education organizations – Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO) - has elected to “partner” with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to sponsor a panel discussion on “The New Anti-Semitism: A Contemporary Discussion in Historic Faneuil Hall” in Boston on November 7, 2011. Abraham H.

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