YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian-European Policy and Legal Advice Center (AEPLAC) published the 8th volume of the "European Integration Library Series." The presentation of the "European Union in Details" handbook
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 19, at 04:43 by local time, earthquake measuring 3.7 took place in the territory of Turkey, 10 km to the east of the town
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. "We are concerned that Armenia is on the verge of passing from the "second" to the "third" category of countries in terms of the level of trafficking.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Hayastan All Armenian Fund starts to implement program of development of Yerevan Pushkin park. As Naira Melkumian, Fund's Executive Director, said at the October 18 press
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The draft to the RA 2007 state budget envisages to rise the size of annual monetary assistance giving to the Great Patriotic War veterans for making use
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Likvor Armenian pharmaceutical company plans to produce 5 new denominations of medicines in 2007, including vitamin B complex, anaesthetic means, eye drops, as well as infusion
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians passed the Armenian people's deep gratitude to the French authorities and people, receiving Henry Cuny, the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Earthquake measuring 2.7 took place at 06:57, October 18, in NKR-Azerbaijan border zone, 18 km to the north-east of the town of Martakert. Its strength in the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The 27th conference of the Justice Ministers of European countries will not remain without consequences for Armenia: positive experience of all countries, expressed opinions will certainly be
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received on October 12 at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin 17 participants of the 44th
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. 124 mln people in the world suffer from poor eye sight, in the case when more than 75% of eye sight problems may be avoided by
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The RA Police is conducting an investigation based on the fact of beating Georgian citizens Gurgen Shirinian, Vahagn and Armen Chakhalian on October 10,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian received on October 11 Mr.Alfred Hartenbach, the Secretary of State of the Justice Ministry of the German Federal Republic, and Heike Peitsch,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The UN Development Programme, "Children of Armenia" fund and U.S. Agency for International Development will implement a development program in rural communities of Yervandashat and Shenik of
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The 27th conference of the Justice Ministers of European countries started its works in Yerevan on October 12. The conference is dedicated to the theme "Victims of
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. When 72 hours passed after RA NA deputy Hakob Hakobiam's arrest, he was released on late October 11 from the "Yerevan-Kentron" criminal-executive institution. As Sona Truzian, the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The 27th conference of the Justice Ministers of member states of the Council of Europe will start its works in Yerevan on October 12. It will
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 1332 state secondary schools function in Armenia at present. 12 of them are elementary ones, 151 are main, 1169 are secondary and 16 ones are vocational schools.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. According to characterization of Bagrat Yesayan, the RA Deputy Minister of Education and Science, passing to 12-year education system within the framework of the education reforms being
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The middle term estimation conference on the "Quality of Education and Conformity" credit program taken place on October 11 was dedicated to estimation of the educational reforms
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The Agreement on Cooperation was signed between the ministries of justice of Armenia and Ukraine in Yerevan on October 11. Particularly, the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. RA National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian informed Guy De Vel, Director General for Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe, about changes made in the legislative sphere
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian received on October 10 Guy De Vel, the Director General for Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe. As Noyan Tapan was
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly deputy Hakob Hakobian together with his guards committed an act of hoologanism with the use of firearms in the territory of the gas
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 10, awards of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs were given to 35 librarians of Armenia on the occasion of the Librarian's Day
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. A number of Armenian higher education institutions cooperate with higher education institutions of Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Greece and other countries thanks to the TEMPUS-TACIS project
STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 10, NKR President Arkady Ghoukassian signed a decree, according to which Varam Avagian was relieved of the post of NKR Askeran region's Prosecutor, due
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Miss Armenia 2006 beauty contest took place on October 9, at A.Spendiarian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. 23 girs from Armenia and Artsakh aged from
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. In connection with the act of hooliganism committed with the use of arms in the village of Hayanist (Ararat marz), the police conducted a search in
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. At 17:46 by local time, October 9, an earthquake measuring 2 took place in the territory of Armenia, 8 km to the south-east of the town
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Hakob Hakobian, NA deputy elected from Echmiadzin, member of the NA People's Deputy group, who recently joined the Republican Party of Armenia, was arrested on October 9.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Gocha Merabishvili, Advisor to the Georgian Ambassador to Armenia for Security Issues, was killed in a car accident. According to information at the RA Police website, on
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Regional Youth Centers were opened on October 7 in Vanadzor and Yeghegnadzor by the Center for Organization of Youth Events of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Samvel Sargsian, correspondent of Noyan Tapan Information-Analytical Center, was recognized as the best journalist covering Armenian information and high technologies sphere at the journalist competition held by the
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. By its decision of October 4, 2006, the RA Constitutional Court (CC) recognized as invalid the provisions of Article 11 Part 2 of the RA Law
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. There is no obstacle in the respect of examination of citizens' personal applications at the Constitutional Court, as the procedure of their examination is set very clearly.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. International conference "Role of the Constitutional Court in Ensuring Democratic Elections" opened on October 6 in Yerevan. As Constitutional Court Chairman Gagik Haroutiunian informed journalists during a press
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. It is already the third year that October 7 is officially marked in Armenia as the Librarian's Day. Events dedicated to that day are organized in all
SHOUSHI, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 4, the presentation of the "Revival of Shoushi" Fund took place in the town of Shoushi. It was stated at the presentation that the "Revival
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The 27th conference of the Ministers of Justice of member countries of the Council of Europe will take place in Yerevan on October 12-13. The theme
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly finished on October 5 discussion of the Anti-Corruption Convention started on the previous day. It will be voted at the plenary sitting to
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Person's Health" 5th national scientific-medical congress will be held on October 11-13 at the National Institute of Health, on the initiative of the RA Health Care
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly finished on October 5 work of the regular four-day sittings, leaving unsettled adoption of more than a dozen of drafts and legislative packages
ETCHMIADZIN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Relations of Armenia and Romania develop in warm and close friendly atmosphere. Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians mentioned about it on October 5,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. In 2007 Armenia will present the first national report on fulfilment of the Anti-smoking Frame Convention of the World Health Organization (WHO) that came into force in
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 35 scientists from Armenia, Russia, France, Germany and Syria take part in the Yenikolopov Readings international conference with the motto "Thank You, Teacher" being held
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Regular Yerevan International Conference dedicated to the subject "The Role of Constitutional Courts in Ensuring Democratic Elections" will be organized on October 5-7 in Yerevan. The conference
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the bill "On Making Amendments and Additions to RA Criminal Code" adopted in the first reading at RA National Assembly October 4 sitting, criminal liability
MOSCOW, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. A number of modern issues relating to the Armenian-Russian mutual relations was discussed at October 2 Moscow meeting of Hovik Abrahamian, the RA Minister of Territorial Administration,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The legislative package of amendments and additions to RA law "On Television and Radio" voted down on October 3 at RA National Assembly in the first reading
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Events envisaged within the "Erebuni-Yerevan" celebration will be held in the capital on October 13-14. As Kamo Movsisian, the Chief of the Yerevan Mayor's Office Department for
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Demand for room and garden decorative plants grows year by year in Armenia. As Stepan Safarian, Commercial Director of the Mama Flora gardening center, said in his
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Adoption in the first reading of the package of legislative amendments on the transmitting sphere failed at the October 3 sitting of RA National Assembly.
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Adoption in the first reading of package of amendments to RA law "On Television and Radio" and to a number of laws proceeding from the latter
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Experts of the World Health Organization will arrive in Armenia in the second half of October to assess the possibilities of creating a high-class laboratory of bird
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. It is planned to raise the pension annual additional payment by 50 drams in Armenia starting 2007, making it 230 drams. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The law on making amendments and additions to the RA Law on Advertising took effect on October 1. According to it, the external advertising of tobacco products,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian addressed a message to Armenian pedagogues on October 2, on the occasion of the Teacher's Day. The text of the Prime Minister's
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. A group of employees of secondary, sports, music and art schools as well as of kindergartens of the capital were awarded with the Yerevan Mayor's diplomas and
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The Medical Genetics Center of Yerevan, jointly with the Danish Cancer Institute, holds in Yerevan on October 2-13 a seminar dedicated to issues of genetics, in which
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. As of July 1, 2006, more than 530264 pensioners were registered in Armenia. As Levon Lalayan, an employee of the Foreign and Public Ties Department of the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Labour and Social issues works out at present a new order, according to which years of disability of people who became invalid because
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. A conference dedicated to problems of modern media and new interstate relations in the Caucasian region will take place on September 29 at the State Russian-Armenian (Slavonic)
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the data of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia, 153 cases of death, mainly murders or suicides, were registered in the Armenian army in 2005. According
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. For Stable Human Development Armenian Association has been given a special consultation status of UN Economic and Social Council. As Valery Tkachuk, representative
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The discussion organized on September 28 at the Caucasian Media Institute with participation of representatives of expert and scientific circles of Russia was dedicated to the problem
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Freedom of Information Center recognized on September 28 the official internet site of the Prosecutor's General Office as the best executor of the law "On
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. It's necessary to address to the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission with a demand not to discuss the claim of ArmenTel concerning raising subscribtion payments. Arshak Sadoyan,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The winners of the First Armenian Microlelectronics Olympiad were announced on September 26. The young contestants competed to find best solutions to complex tasks in microelectronics.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. At the September 27 special sitting, the RA National Assembly completed in the first reading the discussion started on the previous day relating to the package of
KAPAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. There was a new landslide in the area adjacent to the Kapan city hospital on September 24, as a result of which the garden and horticultural
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ombudsman Armen Haroutiunian met on September 26 with Mikko Elo, Georges Colombier, the Rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee, Secretary Despina Chatzivassilio and the delegation accompanying them.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Caucasus PO and Critical Partnership Ecosystem Fund (CEPF) organized and conducted the first regional Caucasus Grantees' Meeting in Juta, Georgia
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Internews" public organization prepared social clips dedicated to media literacy the presentation of which took place on September 27. The clips are dedicated to 6 themes:
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 27, RA NA completed the work of the special sitting that started the previous day. The voting of over 2 dozens of bills and
ETCHMIADZIN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The 6th assembly of the European Christian Environmental Network which is entitled "Living in a new energy era" is being held in the city of Flamslatt, Sweden,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) will cover education expenses of other 10 students from socially needy families this year by the "Matevosian Scholarship" program. As Levon
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Davit Haroutiunian, the RA Justice Minister, presented to the Parliament at the September 26 special sitting a package of drafts concerning the broadcasting sphere. It involves drafts
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A distant teaching auditorium was opened at Yerevan State University (YSU) on September 26. The auditorium has been repaired and fitted with computers and microelctronic device automated
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Synopsys company, a world leader in electronic automated design, will assist with the introduction of the "Information Systems Management" master's program in State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA).
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The newly built building of the Court of First Instance of the Kentron and Nork Marash communities of Yerevan solemny opened on September 26. It is the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 190 NGOs and informal community groups in Armenia's regions will gain access to trainings and resources through a program administered by Eurasia Foundation's (EF)
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Center of Social Assistance to Homeless People of the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues which started functioning in Yerevan from January, 2006, served 148
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The list of those buildings (educational, health care and other) subject to recosntruction, which are of primary importance from the viewpoint of accessibility security for invalids, is
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A seminar on the theme "Introduction of Self-Regulation Mechanisms in Armenian Mass Media" was held in Yerevan on September 23-24. Representatives of mass media, Armenian public
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Publications about Armenia in English language Armenian periodicals of California are more of information than of analytical character. As Osheen Keshishian, the editor-in-chief of the Armenian Observer
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian compatriotic unions of both Armenian and Diaspora have always strived for creating such an ally owing to which it would be possible to work jointly for
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. 77 Bogdan buses of Ukrainian production will be brought to Yerevan in the coming years. They will operate in 7 routes, in particular, will run from
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. A round table on the subject "Issues of Development of Model Social Policy and Social Partnership at Communal Level" was held on September 25 on the initiative
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Over the past year, 5 criminal cases against Armenians based on the facts of crimes committed out of ethnic hatred were under control of the Russian Prosecutor
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Union of Journalists summed up the results of the competition dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Armenia's independence. The title of laureate was given to
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. This year the International Charity Bazaar of the Armenian Association of Diplomats' Wives will be held on September 23, at the Armenia Marriott hotel. As Noyan Tapan
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. As compared with 2005, this year the number of disabled registered in Armenia increased by 6386 and made over 141 thousand 380 people, 8000 out of
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia's demographic dynamics are alarming: since the 1990s, there has been a considerable decline in the number of marriages and births, with a simultaneous increase in the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The main factor for reducing accessibility of medical assistance in rural settlements of Armenia is deficit of financial resources. This conclusion is involved in the book entitled
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. A round table-discussion on the theme "Problems of Model Social Policy and Development of Social Partnership at Community Levels" will be held in Yerevan on September 25.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. "Mass migration from Armenia, which took place in 1991-95, in essence, is a depopulation," Gevorg Poghosian, Director of Philosophy, Sociology and Law Institute of RA National Academy
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Role of language, literature, art, religion, history and memory in the affair of formation of culture and national identity: the September 19 forum of
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Two people were drawn as defendants on the case of murder of Shahen Hovasapian, the Chief of the Investigation Department of the RA State Tax Service. Sona
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Discussion of the program on poverty reduction in 50 border villages of the RA took place on September 18 at the Armenia-Diaspora third conference. As RA Foreign
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Initiating working out of the conception on dual citizenship, the RA Government fostered liberating approaches in all issues, except compulsory military service. Davit Haroutiunian, the RA Justice
KAPAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. By the decision of Kapan community council of elders, Alber Karamanukian, doctor at Glendale hospital, was given the title of Honorable Citizen of Kapan for his active
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Solemn unveiling ceremony of a monument symbolizing Armenian-Greek friendship will take place on September 20 in the settlement of Akhtala, Lori region. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. A photo exhibition entitled "Armenia: 15 Years of Independence" opened at the "Moscow" cinema on September 17 within the framework of events dedicated to the 15th anniversary
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Robert Kocharian gave on September 18 state awards and certificates on honorary titles to a group of journalists on the occasion of the 15th anniversary
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The official website of the Armenian Chamber of Advocates was launched on September 18 with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan. According to the report
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. By the September 14 decree of RA President Robert Kocharian, a group of representatives of the sphere of journalism were confered honorary titles and medals on the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The youth program entitled "Generation of Independence" will be implemented on September 16, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of independence of Armenia, on the initiative
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. "If anybody will clearly state that there are documents involving accusations of corruption against him, I will prosecute the latter, but I do not treat approximate statements
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ombudsman Office will conduct studies in the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg) in order to fund out if the sentence passed on Arman Babajanian,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. In the period of February 20 to August 31, the RA Ombudsman Armen Harutyunian received 1,794 application-compalints, including 854 written ones. 62 written applications were collective complaints
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Another 77 Bogdan buses of Ukrainian production will be brought to Yerevan in late September. As NT correspondent was informed by Ashot Sahakian, Head of Transport Department
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues relating to Armenian-Egyptian scientific cooperation were mainly discussed at the September 14 meeting of Chairman of RA National Academy of Sciences, Radik Martirosian, and Secretary General
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The official delegation of Yerevan Mayor's Office led by Mayor Yervand Zakharian was in Moscow on September 9-12 for the purpose of taking part in Days of
KAPAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Vrezh Barseghian, 48, of the city of Kapan, surrendered himself to the police of Syunik marz, confessing that he killed Alexander Hayrapetian, resident of the same city,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the Orran public charity organization and Armenia Marriott hotel, about 20 thousand U.S. dollars were gathered during the "Month of Orran" one month
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. 2 persons were arrested on September 13 on the case of murder of Shahen Hovasapian, the Chief of the Investigation Department of the RA State Tax Service
KAPAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. 7-person delegation of the city of Glendale visited Kapan on September 13, within the framework of the cooperation between U.S. Glendale and RA Kapan sister cities. As
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. At the Book Art (Grkarvest) international competition of publishing production held lately in Moscow the Armenia album published by Gasprint publishing-house received Grand Prix in My Country
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Examination of citizens' first 2 individual applications started on September 12, based on possibilities given by the RA constitutional reforms. Citizens Manushak Kocharian's and Hranush Davtian's united applications
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 122 thousand 528 tourists arrived in Armenia in 2006 January-June against 109 thousand 750 tourists in the same period of 2005. The growth made 11.6%. According to
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The 75th anniversary of the employees' trade-union of state institutions of Armenia is marked on September 12. Chairmen, heads, members and other guests of member organizations of
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The September 11 press-conference was dedicated to summing up of the 100-day activity of Yerevan State University newly elected Rector Aram Simonian's officiating.
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The blameworthy act of violance taken place towards "Iravunk" newspaper editor Hovhannes Galajian is continuation of not enough steps taken by corresponding state bodies in the direction
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The first instance court of Kentron and Nork-Marash Yerevan communities presided over by judge Mnatsakan Martirosian, by the September 8 verdict sentenced "Zhamanak Yerevan" newspaper's editor-in-chief Arman
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Dashink" (Alliance) party political council made a statement in which it condemned the act of violence committed on September 6 against "Iravunk" newspaper editor Hovhannes Galajian,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Health Care Minister Norayr Davidian will participate in the 56th session of the European regional committee of the World Health Oragnization (WHO) to take place in
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The scope of the case of premeditated aggravated murder of Shahen Hovasapian, head of the State Tex Service's Operative Investigation Department, has widened. The criminal case will
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. "The present-day press of Armenia is a direct result of the independence, but it is more difficult to work now," the chairwoman of the National Press Club
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government made a decision at the September 7 sitting to create a National Council on the RA cooperation with the European Union as well
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Hovhannes Galajian, the editor-in-chief of the "Iravunk" (right) newspaper expressed a confidence in the interview to the Noyan Tapan correspondent that the attack waged upon him on
STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. NKR President Arkadi Ghukasian congratulated "Cilicia" Armenian sailing vessel crew which finished its sailing. The telegram, submitted to Noyan Tapan by the NKR President's
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Hovhannes Galajian, the editor of the weekly "Iravunk" ("Law") was attacked when leaving his house at about 10 am on September 6. Piruza Meliksetian, "Iravunk"'s correspondent, told
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Broadcast of two video clips presenting Armenia will start on CNN TV few days before the Independence Day of Armenia, September 21. Tigran Tavtian, the Deputy Minister
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The newly created web site (www.pag.am) of the State Health Agency (SHA) of the RA Ministry of Health Care will support increase of the population's awareness level
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Days of Yerevan will be held in Moscow on September 9-11, within the franework of the Year of Armenia in Russia. The event was organized on
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Noyan Tapan data, Shahen Hovasapian, the Chief of the Investigation Department of the RA State Tax Service attached to Government, who died in the consequence
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Improvement works of the Yerevan Park after Pushkin will be implemented with financial resources allocated to the "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund by Diasporan Armenian benefactors Jean and Albert
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Before undertaking the post (2002) of the Chief of the Investigation Department of the RA State Tax Service attached to Government, Shahen Hovasapian was a member of
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 3845.3 tons of goods of total value of 31.5 mln U.S. dollars were brought to Armenia as humanitarian aid in January-July of this year. According to
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Prosecutor's General Office starts examination on the explosion of the office car of Shahen Hovasapian, the Chief of the Operative Secret Service Department of the
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Betrayal of the way of writing granted by the God is unworthy for our nation, and we discredit ourselves, not re-establishing it. Our nation,
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Canadian Armenian photographer Hrayr Hawk's (Khatcherian) exhibition entitled "Free World of Armenia: with Hawk's Eyes," dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the independence of Armenia, opened on
ETCHMIADZIN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The delegation headed by Sheikh Ahmed Badr-Eddine Hassoun, the Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Syria, was present at the Saint Liturgy celebrated in the Mother
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. An open programming contest will be held in Yerevan and in the marzes of Shirak, Lori and Syunik, from September 15 to October 5. The Enterprise Incubator
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn opening ceremony of the "Catholicos Karekin II Work Project - Armenian Build on Faith" construction project was held in the Yerevan "Armenia Marriott" hotel on
ETCHMIADZIN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 3, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians decorated American Armenian benefactors, Mr. and Mrs. Pedros
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition that opened on September 4 at RA National Library is dedicated to the 15th anniversary of NKR independence. Literature, magazines, publications dedicated to Artsakh history
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. At present about 5 mln USD has been collected out of donations amounting to 7.7 mln USD promised during Telethon-2005. As NT correspondent was informed by Naira
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. 16 families, living at present in the hostel in the address of Moldovakan 70, Yerevan, were given on September 1 certificates for buying flats, at the cost
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The U.S. Ambassy to the RA spread an information on September 1, which reads the following: "Rumours, as if U.S. Ambassador gave
ETCHMIADZIN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians sent a congratulating message on August 31 from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to pupils, students, pedagogues
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the Day of Knowledge, RA National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian sent a congratulating message to pedagogues, students and schoolchildren of the republic. "The
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government approved at the August 31 sitting the 2007 program of events on restoring, keeping, reproducing and using Sevan Lake ecosystems. As Noyan Tapan was
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. "Our people has always kept in itself love towards knowledge and education, and the new generation is today to continue and develop those traditions in keeping with
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, NOYAN TAPAN. "Qualified education has always been a supreme goal in our people's life. A generation with modern knowledge, rich, comprehensively developed one is the future of Armenia." It
YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Shoushi" electronic scientific-popular journal opened in the interner site (www.shoushi.am) of the "Shoushi" charity fund. It functions by the on-line regime. The goal of the magazine
YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the "Catholicos Karekin II Work Project - Armenian Build on Faith" construction program, the Habitat Armenia organization will finish this construction of 37
YEREVAN, AUGUST 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The school building programs being implemented on the account of the state budget finish in the marzes of Lori, Tavush and Gegharkunik. As Noyan Tapan was informed
GORIS, AUGUST 29, NOYAN TAPAN. 133 girls and women whose name is Tatev were christened in the Tatev monastery on August 25 on the occasion of its foundation. Initiators of the
KYOTO, AUGUST 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Apostolic Church participates for the first time in the "Religions for Peace" three-day 8th World Assembly which started on August 26 in the Japanese city
YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Obliged gathering of money being fulfilled in secondary schools is a crime, and every step must be taken to exclude such cases. Kamo Areyan, the First Deputy
YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN. 9081 first grade pupils, instead of 10873 of the previous year, will attent secondary schools of the capital in the new school year. As Kamo Areyan, the
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN. By donation of the "Children of Armenia" charity fund, a charity dental surgery was founded at the office of the Orran charity public organization. The solemn opening
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Five marzes of Armenia will get assistance by the 5th stage of the Community Self-Help Fund program being financed by the U.S. Embassy to Armenia and the
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Government made a decision at the August 24 sitting on implementing financing of RA state institutions of secondary education according to pupils' number.
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The history of the Ukrainian community of Armenia started at least from the middle of the 19th century when a group of settlers who came from
YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. At the August 24 sitting, the Armenian government made a decision to donate the building of the Arpa Cinema of the city of Sevan in Gegharkunik
KAPAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. A forest with surface of 10 hectares was burnt in the forest territory from Ghubatlu to the village of Nor Arajadzor of the marz of Syunik
YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues of creating cooperation mechanisms and increase of effeciency were discussed at the August 24 meeting of RA National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian and Consuelo Vidal, the
YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. 22 cases of sickness with infectious diseases were fixed in Armenia in June. According to the information of the RA Health Care Ministry, in June, 25 cases
YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. As of July 1, 2006, the number of permament inhabitation of Armenia made 3 mln 219.4 thousand people, instead of 3 mln 215.8 thousand fixed as
YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Observations of the air basin were implemented in Armenia, in June, in the cities of Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Hrazdan, Alaverdi and Ararat. According to data of the
YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The average number of the economically active population in Armenia made 1186.9 thousand people in January-June of this year, 92.4% or 1096.9 thousand of who were engaged
YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, NOYAN TAPAN. 3517.6 tons of goods with the total cost of 29.1 mln U.S. dollars were brought to Armenia as humanitarian aid in this January-June. 4384.2 tons of
YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Pass marks for almost all professions, except "International Relations" and "Law," for studying at the free education system of institutions of higher education were kept the same
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. It is envisaged to introduce in Armenia in coming years a joint system of graduation exams of secondary education and entrance exams of higher educational institutions: the
YEREVANM AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Children of died freedom-fighters, ones lost both parents and invalid children whose education payment is covered on the account of the state budget, may enter this year
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Final results of entrance exams of institutions of higher educations of Armenia will be made public till August 25. As Ruben Topchian, the Director of the Counting
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Statistical Service (RA NSS) implemented the whole volume of works (events) fixed by the annual program of the State Statistical Works envisaged for the
IJEVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The Tavush marz branch of the Armenian Red Cross Society, with the UN assistance, holds courses in 18 border settlements of the marz. It is explained during
ETCHMIADZIN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. On August 21, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Georgi Trapeznikov, the Chairman of the International Academy of World Peoples' Spiritual Unity, decorated Karekin II Supreme
ETCHMIADZIN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Receiving participants of the Second All Armenian Conference on August 21, Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians attached importance to the role of the
KAPAN, AUGUST 21, NOYAN TAPAN. 15 cases of fire were fixed in the marz of Syunik from August1 to 15. 5 of them were in the region of Sisyan, 7 in
KAPAN, AUGSUT 21, NOYAN TAPAN. About 387 mln drams (about 920 thousand U.S. dollars) were allocated from the state budget this year for fundamental repair of 5 schools of the marz
YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has assisted and will continue assisting the Government of Armenia in providing refugees with flats. Antonio Guterres, the
STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The All-Armenian Youth Conference entitled "Nation and Heritage" which is dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the NKR proclamation will be held in the NKR on September
YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The draft to the 2007 annual program on protection of the children's rights was approved at the August 18 sitting of the RA Government. As Noyan Tapan
SEVAN, AUGUST 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Two regular meetings of the fourth monastic congress, which opened in the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin the day before, were held at the Vazgenian Seminary of
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. At about 1 am on August 11, a road accident occured at 1 Koryun Street near the Trio Restaurant in Yerevan. The bus belonging to G.
ETCHMIADZIN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The closing ceremony of the one-month courses for Diasporan Armenian teachers' training held at the Mother See took place on August 14, in the hall of the
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Education and Science envisages holding of a number of events dedicated to the 15th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Armenia. As
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The event dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the U.S. Peace Corps (PC) and the oath ceremony of the PC 46-member group arrived in Armenia, took place
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The draft to the "Guidebook for Social Servicemen's House Visits" was worked out for specialists engaged in social work in Armenia. Social servicemen's rights and obligations,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Oath ceremony of Armen Khachatrian and Rafik Melkonian, the newly appointed judges of the Court of First Instance of the marz of Tavush took
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The sitting of the commission on providing with flats, in the rural settlements of the marzes of Lori and Shirak, the families remained without refuge in the
YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first half year, compared with the same period of time of 2005, the number of inhabitants' visits to Yerevan polyclinics at district therapeutists' incresed 29.9%,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Robert Kocharian signed a decree on August 14 on appointing Armen Khachatrian the judge of the Court of First Instance of the Tavush marz. Noyan
YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, NOYAN TAPAN. It is already the 5th year that the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues implements the program entitled "When September Comes." As Martin Mkhitarian, the Chief
YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, NOYAN TAPAN. By the RA Government's decision, 70 places for free education were allocated this year at institutions of higher education of Armenia for Diasporan Armenian entrants. Amalya Kocharian,
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