Shortly after Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis I, Armenian and Turkish media outlets rushed to inform their audiences that the Argentinean Archbishop had acknowledged the Armenian Genocide on a number of occasions.
An estimated 3,600 organized crime groups operate within the European Union, and they are increasingly diversifying the scope of their illicit activities, according to the EU’s Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA), released on Tuesday.
“It is sad that Mr. Sargsyan persists in deceiving himself,” Hovannisian said. “He has not yet understood that the Armenian people no longer recognize de facto rulers. The time for a new Armenia is fast approaching.”
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, is under investigation for alleged corrupt practices leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the New York Times reported Wednesday. BHP is accused of providing inducements and gifts to Chinese government officials and executives in the steel industry in an attempt to gain an unfair, and illegal, business advantage.
It’s not only their accents that distinguish Syrian Armenians from local Artsakh residents. It’s also their viewpoints. If locals resent the wealthy lifestyles of state officials, Garo Magaryan, who moved to Armenia seven years ago from the Syrian town of Qamishli, doesn’t seem to mind.
The pursuit of happiness lies at the core of human endeavours. People around the world aspire to lead happy and fulfilling lives free from fear and want, and in harmony with nature.
In 2012, CJSC South Caucasus Railway purchased more than 3 billion 65 million AMD in goods and services from 35 Armenian companies. In 2011 SCR spent 2 billion AMD on purchases.
The Armenian Office of UNDP reports that Armenia's Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2012 is 0.729 - in the high human development category - positioning the country at 87 out of 187 countries and territories.
Booksellers recently removed from the underground passage way at the intersection of Abovyan and Moskovyan Streets have been given two options as to where they can temporarily set up shop.
A group of activist students today told reporters that if their demand for the dismissal of Yerevan State University Rector’s Assistant Gevorg Melkonyan isn’t met by March 22, they will demand the resignation of Rector Aram Simonyan.
The Armenian National Assembly today debated a package of legislative changes proposed by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) designed to rectify violations registered in last May’s parliamentary elections.
Today at 2:30, student activists will present their demands to Yerevan State University Rector Aram Simonyan that his assistant, Gevorg Melkonyan, be removed from office for his unprofessional and provocative behavior during a student boycott last month.
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