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CoE Congress will not monitor Armenia by 2012
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will assess the level of local democracy in CoE 15 member countries in the coming next two years. Armenian is not included in the list. The Congress drafted a report on local democracy in Armenia in 2003, but according to [...]
Cabmen protest against each other
If earlier cabmen protested against taxi services today they are protesting against each other. Three-four cabmen, representatives of Driver and Policeman NGO, today demanded that the Armenian government levy the same tax on them as is the case with other cabmen. "We have nothing against [...]
The authorities want to destroy everything in Yerevan
"Demolition of the summer hall of Moscow Cinema and erection of a church on the site is mere barbarism," says architect Eduard Hovhannisyan. The architect says the authorities want to destroy everything in the capital and advises them to rebuild the rundown churches. "The cinema has become a [...]
Erdogan became jest for world media
Erdogan’s words that media misinterpreted his statement on deportation of 100.000 illegal Armenians from the country, aroused sarcasm of foreign media. German Der Tagesspiegel refers to CNNTurk’s ironic quotation: “The guilty are found – it’s media representatives,” Erdogan said. The [...]
Armenian and Azeri MPs likely to meet in Astana
Armenian and Azerbaijani MPs might hold a regular meeting on the sidelines of the OSCE May session in Astana, Kazakhstan, said Azerbaijani deputy parliamentary speaker Bahar Muradova, Trend News reports. “OSCE PA Special Envoy on Nagorno-Karabakh and Georgia Goran Lennmarker organized meetings [...]
Turks accuse PM Erdogan of racism
More than 100 protesters took to the streets of Istanbul Friday, accusing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of racism over his threat to deport illegal Armenian workers. Between 100-150 demonstrators marched along the Istiklal Avenue, the main commercial street on the European side of [...]
UN Sec. Gen. to visit Middle East
March 20-21, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will hold talks in Palestine and Israel in the course of his Middle East tour. He will meet with a number of high-ranking officials, including Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Palestinian Premier Salam [...]
Turkey has no moral right to impose any conditions: RA President
RA President Serzh Sargsyan delivered an interview to Euronews TV channel Q.: President Sargsyan, with 23 votes in favour of the resolution and 22 against, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has decided to declare that the 1915 massacre of over one million [...]
European Armenians condemn Erdogan’s statement
Assembly of Armenians of Europe (AAE) condemned recent statement by Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that if needed he will deport 100.000 illegal Armenians from the country. “This fact also comes to prove that in modern Turkey too xenophobia is spread, particularly intolerance towards [...]
Thousands flights cancelled due to British Airways strike
March 20, as many as 12.000 stewards of British Airways went on strike. Thousands flights are cancelled, hence within next few days each third passenger will not travel anywhere. Conflict between the trade union and airline management lasts for already 6 months. British Airways employees are [...]