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113 businessmen in Armenian political parties’ proportional election lists

March 29, 2012 | 09:39
YEREVAN. – The abundance of businessmen in Armenia’s National Assembly (NA) is always a discussion topic, Azg daily writes. “The ruling [coalition’s] Republican Party [of Armenia] leaders [had] announced that businessmen would not be included in their party list in these [NA] elections. But as reality came to show, there is a considerable number of businessmen in the lists of the ruling party and [in those of] the ruling coalition and the opposition parties. Even the Communist ...

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Armenian businessmen brothers will not run in parliamentary elections due to hectic schedule

March 24, 2012 | 10:23
YEREVAN. – The Grand Holding company’s press officer Vahram Brutyan gave clarifications as to why this time Karen and Mikayel Vardanyan—the two sons of the Holding’s owner Hrant Vardanyan—will not run in Armenia’s National Assembly elections to be held on May 6, Azg daily writes.    “As per Mr. Brutyan, the Vardanyan [brothers] this time decided to nominate in the upcoming parliamentary elections [and] in their stead the executive directors of ...

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Blow to Armenia’s freedom of media

February 16, 2012 | 10:01
YEREVAN. – The bill on Internet Public Announcement is put into internal circulation, and it aims to adjust the rules and regulations for making online public announcements, Azg daily writes.     “The proposed draft law deals yet another blow to the freedom of [Armenia’s] media, specifically of print media. Pursuant to the bill, a public announcement must be posted ‘also on the web.’ [And] The www.azdarar.am, Armenia’s official website for public announcements, ...

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Remains of Goddess Anahit’s statue must be given Armenian “passport”

February 10, 2012 | 10:05
YEREVAN. – The hand and head of the statue of Goddess Anahit are kept in a museum in Great Britain. And Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan has proposed to transfer them to Armenia, Azg daily writes.     “[Parliamentary opposition] Heritage Party Board Secretary Karine Hakobyan believes instead of transferring these remains, they must be given an Armenian ‘passport’ and be displayed in Great Britain’s museum, not as a work of the general Hellenistic ...

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Molybdenum mine planned to be operated in Armenia’s region

November 26, 2011 | 10:06
YEREVAN. – The Golden Ore Company is preparing to operate an open-pit mine nearby Armenia’s Hankavan village, in the Kotayk Region, Azg daily writes. “The mine is located a mere 500 meters away from the village and 37 kilometers, from Hrazdan city. According to data, the mine will occupy a 10-km2 area.   Aside from molybdenum and chalcopyrite, the mine also contains several non-industrial metals and [mineral] combinations. In the meantime, there are numerous problems. ...

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Instead of fists, Armenia’s law enforcement should use its mind

November 25, 2011 | 09:57
YEREVAN. – According to publications in the press, the incident, which transpired near the checkpoint of Armenia’s Lusakert military unit, also included residents of Chorrord village. And Republic Party’s Political Board member Smbat Ayvazyan visited one of them, as a fellow villager. As per Ayvazyan, his fellow villager was beaten so much that his face had become unrecognizable and he was not able to speak, Azg daily writes.    “Every time when the police chiefs ...

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Former and current Azerbaijani presidents’ barbarity is broadcast on European television

November 19, 2011 | 10:01
YEREVAN. – “A lot is being sad about the capabilities of Azerbaijan’s last two presidents [Heydar and Ilham Aliyev]. And this time the French ARTE TV television company reflected on this matter, as it prepared a 23-minute program on the properties, regime, barbarities, and corruptness of the Aliyev family,” Azg daily writes.    “The program was also aired by the French television’s German-language department. The program also reflected on the Azerbaijani ...

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Plunderer files lawsuit against his American-Armenian victims

November 09, 2011 | 10:15
YEREVAN. – Grigor Igityan filed a civil lawsuit against American-Armenian benefactors, George and Caroline Najarian, Azg daily writes. Igityan is currently in prison for fraudulently taking possession of large-size property of the Najarian.   Igityan filed charges with an Armenian capital Yerevan court against the Najarian, from prison, and petitioned to receive compensation for the financial losses he suffered for the detection and conviction of the crime he committed over long years. ...

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European values were present in Karabakh, 1,500 years ago

November 02, 2011 | 10:00
YEREVAN. – Preaching European values in Armenia has become new-fashioned in recent years. But experience has shown that those preachers simply are not aware of the political and juridical heritage of their own people, Azg daily writes. By the initiative of King Vachagan Barepasht (“the Pious”) of Karabakh (Artsakh) and Utik, a Constitution was adopted 1,500 years ago, in the early 500s, whose rewritten version, which was prepared in 1288, is still kept at Armenian capital Yerevan’s ...

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Jewish foundation publishes book on Armenian Genocide

October 25, 2011 | 10:10
YEREVAN. – The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation published a book where the Armenian Genocide is compared with the Jewish Holocaust and the genocide in Cambodia. According to New York’s turkishny.com website, this book was written by Professor Ervin Staub at the University of Massachusetts, Azg daily writes. The book’s author characterizes the events of 1915 as the “first modern genocide in history,” noting that the Turks absolutely do not accept the reality, ...

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Steve Jobs spoke fluent Armenian

October 13, 2011 | 09:57
YEREVAN. - Apple Inc.’s founder Steve Jobs, who passed away last week at the age of 56 as a result of cancer, had a good command of the Armenian language, Khabararmani.com Arabic website reported, Azg daily writes. The website also refers to the great role Clara Hagopian, the Armenian woman who adopted him, played in Jobs’ life and, in general, in the formation of his genius.    As it is known, Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco and adopted by the family of Paul Jobs ...

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Venturesome Armenian arms dealer dies in US

October 11, 2011 | 10:16
YEREVAN. – As a result of a heart attack, well-known arms dealer Sarkis Soghanalian died in Miami, Florida, on October 6, at the age of 82, Azg daily writes. “His life, which contains rich material for modern-day ‘thrillers,’ was full of adventure. He was known as one of the greatest arms dealers of the [20th] century. He was the main supplier of weapons to Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s. He operated an entire fleet of cargo planes, and he owned ...

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American Armenian singer could represent Armenia in Eurovision 2012

October 05, 2011 | 10:03
YEREVAN. – “Armenian singer Lucia Moon (Babayants), who lives in Los Angeles, is yet unknown in Armenia,” Azg daily writes. “Her roots come from Nagorno-Karabakh (Martakert Region), and she spent her childhood and teenage years in [Azerbaijani capital] Baku. Her father, a physician by profession, very quickly knew that, after the Armenian pogroms in Sumgait [Azerbaijan] in 1988, they would inevitably spread to Baku, and, leaving everything behind in few days, he came to ...

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Turkish school map shows Mt. Ararat inside Armenia

October 04, 2011 | 10:02
YEREVAN. – “The map published in Turkey included Mt. Ararat inside Armenia,” Azg daily writes. “Haberiniz.com website informed this yesterday. In the publication copied by Istanbul’s Hyetert website this is considered treason, and it continues: ‘In the relief publication of the physical map of Turkey, sadly, Mt. Agri (Ararat) is represented inside Armenia. This map, which is used in elementary and intermediate schools and on recommendation by the Ministry of National ...

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Azerbaijani propaganda’s new absurdity

October 01, 2011 | 10:11
YEREVAN. – Azerbaijani 1news.az news agency disseminated a “sensational” news, Azg daily writes. According to the information, the Armenians have floated two mines, along the Khachen River, which were discovered and informed about by residents of Ayaz Garvand village of Aghdam region’s Azerbaijani-controlled area. And the experts concluded these mines were made in Armenia.     “Of course, the Azerbaijani medium writes nothing as to how ‘the Armenians ...

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Number of people in Turkey recognizing Armenian Genocide is growing

September 09, 2011 | 09:55
YEREVAN. – Professors Ronald Suny and Norman Naimark presented, at the University Club of Pasadena, their co-authored book entitled “A Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire,” Azg daily reports. Dr. Suny currently serves as Professor of Social and Political History and is also Director of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies at the University of Michigan, as well as Emeritus Professor of political science and history at the University ...

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Armenia to participate in California International Theater Festival

September 03, 2011 | 09:53
YEREVAN.- The Armenian Mihr theater will stage “Komitas’ 10 Commandments” and “The Colors” plays within the framework of California International Theater Festival, Azg newspaper writes. The performances, given on September 8-11 in Los Angeles Theater Center, will be dedicated to 140th anniversary of Komitas – Armenian composer considered a founder of modern Armenian classical music.      

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German TV makes film on Armenian family

August 26, 2011 | 11:01
YEREVAN. - A German production center together with ZDF TV station and other production centers prepares a series of programs on families of different nationalities, Azg newspaper reports. The centre produced a 130-hour program within the framework of “Around the table” soap opera. The director of soap opera Holgar Proys asked Armenian writer and translator Samvel Hovasapyan to help filming the next film in Armenia. Hovasapyan agreed and contacted one of his friends, living in Orgov ...

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Congressman Schiff asks to recapture suspect in Armenian murder case

July 15, 2011 | 10:19
U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling to recapture Zareh Manjikian, primary suspect in murder of 19-year-old Mike Yepremyan, writes Armenian Azg newspaper. Mike Yepremyan was murdered in November 2009 after a scuffle in a North Hollywood parking lot. The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating the case. After an 18 month investigation, a primary suspect was identified and located in Puerto Rico. Zareh Manjikian, was captured by U.S. Marshals in ...

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Armenian appointed head of Montreal City Council-newspaper

July 02, 2011 | 11:00
Mayor of Montreal Gerald Tremblay appointed Armenian Harutyun Shitilyan head of the city council. According to the mayor, Shitilyan is the candidate, who can lead the city council. He stressed Shitilyan is the youngest head of the city council in its history, Azg newspaper reports. The City Council ratified the Montreal mayor’s request and Shitilyan took up the post officially. 

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Two experts on Armenian issue enter Turkish

June 21, 2011 | 10:10
YEREVAN. - Two experts on the Armenian issue have entered the newly elected Turkish Parliament, Azg newspaper reports. Professor Yusuf Halacoglu, former head of Turkish Historical Society, a member of the “Nationalist Movement” and “Grey Wolves” political organization and Professor Seyit Sertcelik from “Justice and Development” gained seats in the Turkish Parliament. Seyit Sertcelik is the only historian who masters Armenian.  

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No diaspora community formed in Poland with 40,000 Armenians

June 18, 2011 | 10:05
YEREVAN. - The number of Armenians in Poland does not exceed 40,000 of which 30,000 live in Warsaw, Azg newspaper reports. Armenians settled in Poland over 600 years ago. However, it is surprising over the past 200 years the Armenians have not formed a community, Armenian schools and churches do not operate. In general, the Armenians in Poland can be divided into three groups. First group includes Armenians living in ...

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Armenian Genocide resolution on the agenda of U.S. House of Representatives again

June 14, 2011 | 10:12
The draft resolution on the Armenian Genocide will again be included on the agenda of the U.S. House of Representatives, ANF Kurdish agency reports. It is reported that U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs sent a letter to congressmen for the resolution to be included in the congress agenda on June 14, Azg newspaper writes. The Armenian Genocide is defined in the letter as an event, confirmed by historical ...

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Nobody hinders chopping trees in Armenia

May 28, 2011 | 10:28
YEREVAN. About 600 students of Sayat Nova music school in Yerevan have been preparing for a concert dedicated to Republic’s Day on May 28. “The students were shocked when they arrived for a concert on May 27 and all fruitful trees, planted by their own hands were cut down in the school yard. Alarms to the school leadership and Yerevan City Hall received no response,” Azg newspaper writes.

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Armenia presented in Germany’s economic center

May 21, 2011 | 10:20
Armenia was presented in Germany’s economic center, Armenian Azg newspaper reports. High ranking officials, representatives of different IT and construction companies from both countries attended the German-Armenian IT and Engineering forum (Deusch-Armenische IT& Engineering Konferenz). The event was organized by Armenia’s Economy Ministry, trade and industrial chamber of Karlsruhe, CRONIMET Mining. During a three-hour forum Armenia was presented as an attractive country for investments, ...

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Assistant to pro-Turkish US Congressman nominated for Armenia Ambassadorship

May 20, 2011 | 10:12
The newspaper commented on U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to nominate John A. Heffern, Deputy Permanent Representative at the U.S. Mission to NATO, for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia. “A diplomat specialized in Asia’s affairs will be appointed to the post. However, it is noteworthy that Heffern served as an assistant to a pro-Turkish congressman in the House of Representatives, who voted against various bills on Armenian Genocide recognition ...

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Massachusetts Governor friend of Armenians

May 07, 2011 | 10:48
YEREVAN. – Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of U.S. declared Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick “Friend of Armenians”. The governor delivered numerous speeches on the Armenian Genocide condemning this crime against humanity, Armenian Azg newspaper writes. He also contributed to planting of Armenian Heritage alley despite antagonism of his political opponents.

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German Armenians expect Armenian Genocide recognition by Bundestag

April 23, 2011 | 10:01
Central Council of Armenians in Germany sent a letter to MPs of German Bundestag calling to brand 1915 events as genocide, Azg newspaper reports. In 2005, the word “massacre” was repeatedly used in the text of the resolution “Armenian” in Germany’s legislative body, but the word Massaker (massacres, pogroms) was used in the headline instead of legal term “genocide”. The Council sent another letter to the Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann to support ...

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