The European Commission adopted the Annual Action Programme 2012 for Armenia in the framework of the Eastern Partnership, accelerating justice reform and preparing the ground for increased bilateral relations, political association and economic integration with the EU.
Gatherings and other events planned to take place on 30 August or on other dates in several places throughout the world (in Lebanon, Nepal and East Timor, for example) will help keep alive the memory of those who are still missing. That in turn will help the families cope with the uncertainty of not knowing whether their loved ones are alive or dead.
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan signed a decree to relieve Armen Hayrapetyan of the post of RA Deputy Minister of Diaspora and to appoint Vahe Jilavyan to the post of Deputy Minister of Diaspora. Tigran Sargsyan also signed a decree to appoint Khachik Hakobyan to the post of RA Deputy Minister of Nature Protection.
15 activists will set out from Gyumri on September 5 on a five day march to raise awareness about gender related violence in Armenia.
According to the order of August 28 of General Prosecutor of the Republic of Armenia the prosecutor of the region Syuniq Araik Tarverdyan was dismissed from the post.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will travel to the Islamic Republic of Iran on August 30-31 to attend the summit of the Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The "Kapan Residents Determine Their Own Future" initiative strongly urges the administration of the Kapan Deno Gold Mining Companyto refrain from any form of financial or other support to any candidate.
There has been too much talk about the tragic crisis in Syria by self-described analysts and experts who have managed to spread misinformation, while inadvertently jeopardizing the safety of the Armenian community. At this late hour, rather than propagating half-baked political ideas, the Diaspora should concentrate on providing urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Syrian- Armenians.
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