Many of the miners I met were ready to enter the mines wearing clothes from home. They hadn't received new work uniforms since early 2010.
It also directly addresses Turkey's obstruction of religious education, appointments, and succession within the Greek and Armenian churches. More broadly, the resolution calls upon the government of Turkey to honor its international obligations to end all forms of religious persecution and to protect the rights and religious freedoms of Christians.
This initiative aims to assist Armenia in reducing the energy intensity of its economy. It also promotes energy efficiency investments in a wide range of national economy sectors, including power and energy, industry, agriculture, municipal and environmental infrastructure, property as well as the residential sector.
A conference will take place in Jermuk on March 13 that will review the impact of the Amulsar gold mine on the town, noted for its natural mineral springs.
The 10th British Film Festival will be held in Yerevan, Vanadzor, Gyumri and Berd from 27 February to 19 March. This year 14 films will be screened, out of which four are dedicated to Charles Dickens's Bicentenary and 10 make the main programme of the festival.
One frigid day nearly 19 years ago, I found myself standing along a muddy, rutted road in the foothills of Azerbaijan’s 3,000 meter-high Murov mountain range. Hundreds of Azerbaijani internally displaced persons — from the strategic Kelbajar region — were arriving on foot, some nearly frozen to death after a multiday trek through the icy mountain passes.
She said that she would welcome the opportunity to run on the ticket of the ruling Republican Party and that she’s planning to campaign for them.
On the way up through the village, Harun stopped the car and picked up Mehmed who was returning from namaz prayer. “Yeah, he’s a good man but goes to the mosque to pray,” says Harun. Mehmed didn’t respond.
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