Yesterday, the Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese of Kotayk issued a press statement that construction of a restaurant adjacent to the Kecharis Monastery had been halted and that the eatery was in the process of being dismantled.
Today the Armenian Human Rights Defender officially opened its regional office in the Lori province, one of six regional offices inArmenia. Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and Ambassador Traian Hristea, the Head of the European Delegation to Armenia, attended the opening ceremony.
We have targeted 500 high-ranking officials, and if they work in a transparent manner that is publicly monitored and if their incomes are scrutinized, it will drastically reduce corruption risks. In addition, this will decrease the desire of entrepreneurs to seek appointment to these 500 positions.
Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, Army General Hayri Kıvrıkoğluis is reported to have met with Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Safar Abiyev, in Baku.
It would appear that the Municipality is no different from most private establishments in Yerevan when it comes to hiring. Many retail shops and business publicly state that they are looking for pretty females of a certain age, etc. In fact, reply to most help wanted ads and the first question asked is how old one is.
While readers are generally aware that the Executive and Legislative branches of the US government have recognized the Armenian Genocide, it is not as widely known that the US Judiciary has also reaffirmed the facts of the Armenian Genocide on several occasions. Indeed, all three branches of the US government have gone on record confirming that the Armenian Genocide was indeed a genocide.