Armenia’s president attending may 9 celebrations in Karabakh
STEPANAKERT, May 8. /ARKA/. Armenia’s President Serge Sargssyan left
for Stepanakert, capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, accompanied
by a group of Armenian ministers.
The delegation will attend May 9 celebrations in NKR.
People in Karabakh celebrate 3 holidays on the day ` Victory in the
Great Patriotic War, the 16th anniversary of the forming the NKR
Defence Army, and the liberation of the town of Shushi. `0–
Armenia joins three UN commissions
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. At the sitting of UN Economic and Social
Council of April 29 Armenia was elected a member of the UN Statistical
Commissions, UN Program and Coordination Committee (for the third time)
and to the UN Governing Council of Human Settlements, the Press Service
of Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. `0–
`Constriction and interior’ exhibition opened in Yerevan on may 8
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. The specialized exhibition `Constriction and
interior’ opened in Yerevan on May 8. The exhibition will last till May
10.
Forty local and foreign companies will present about 200 kinds of
products and services in construction, renovation, interior and
exterior design, said the Commercial Director of `Prom Expo’ company
Vahagn Mirijanian.
The visitors to the exhibition will get acquainted with the products
and services offered by the participating companies. The participants,
in turn, will be able to establish business contacts.
`People start understanding the importance of exhibitions and steps are
required to improve conditions for such events,’ Armenian Minister of
Economy Nerses Yeritsian said. `0–
212 newspapers, 137 magazines published in Armenia in 2007
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. 212 newspapers and 137 magazines were published
in Armenia in 2007 against 207 and 130 respectively the previous year.
The RA Statistical Service reports that 195 Armenian-language and 14
Russian-language newspapers, as well as an English newspaper, a
Ukrainian and a Kurdish newspapers, were published in Armenia.
Nine newspapers were daily editions, 11 newspapers were published 2-3
times a week and 38 newspapers were weekly editions. Besides, 91
newspapers were published 1-3 times per month and 46 newspapers were
published not regularly.
Total annual circulation was 32,149,400 copies in 2007 (against
29,490,000 in 2006), with 88.9% of them being published in Armenian.
137 magazines and 32 other periodicals were published in Armenia in
2007 (against 130 in 2006)
89 Armenian-language, 17 Russian-language and 4 English-language
magazines were published. 27 magazines came out in several languages at
once.
Six magazines were published 2-4 times a month, 19 magazines ` 8-12
times a year, 11 magazines ` 5-7 times a year, 37 magazines ` 2-4 times
a 3 magazines were published once per year. 26 magazines were published
with not certain periodicity. `0–
Armenian market quickly recovers after post-election tension
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. It took quite a short time for Armenian market
to come round after the post-election tension. Arsen Ghazaryan,
Chairman of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia, said
in an interview to ARKA.
From February 20 to March 1, Armenia’s opposition political forces led
by ex-president Levon Ter-Petrosyan were holding rallies in Liberty
Square in Yerevan protesting against the results of February 19
presidential elections in which Prime Minister Serge Sargssyan won.
The rallies turned into clashes between the rally participants and the
police in which 265 people suffered, ten were killed and 100 were
arrested. On March 1, RA President Robert Kocharyan issued a decree on
imposing a twenty-day state of emergency in the capital.
The first quarter economic results corresponded to the planned
showings, Kazaryan said. The temporary destabilization in financial
assistance programs was successfully overcome. `Our European partners
have all revived the projects they had temporarily suspended,’ Kazaryan
said. The year cannot be considered as a lost one from economic
viewpoint, he noted.
RA National Statistical Service says Armenia recorded 9% economic
growth in the 1st quarter of 2008 as compared to the corresponding
period last year. March’s GDP exceeded February’s result by 20.8%.
Armenian State Budget anticipates 10% GDP growth in 2008. `0–
Premier: Armenian ministries should establish efficient dialogue with
mass media
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsian stressed the
importance of establishing efficient dialogue between the ministries
and mass media.
For this purpose special seminars will be held for journalists and
press services with involvement of best specialists, the Premier said
at the government sitting.
The Premier also said the press services of ministries should analyze
mass media articles and report to the minister on most important
events. The analysis will help reveal possible violations and conduct
official investigation, the Premier said.
Earlier Tigran Sargsian said he plans to ensure publicity of the work
of the executive power and give reporters an opportunity to follow the
government sittings in live broadcast from the government press center.
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New 10,000-worth banknote put in circulation in Armenia
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. As of May 8 a new 10,000-worth banknote (150 x
72mm) has been put in circulation in Armenia.
Armenian poet Avetik Isahakian is portrayed on the observe of the
banknote against the background of Aragats Mount by Martiros Sarian.
The upper part of the banknote contains words `Central Bank of the
Republic of Armenia’ in Armenian. Signatures of the President of the
Central Bank and the Finance Minister of Armenia are to the right from
the portrait.
A fragment of the city of Giumry is shown at the center of the reverse.
The 10,000-worth banknotes of 2003 and 2006 remain in free circulation
with no limitation. `0–
Armenian card warns of possible cash maschine cutoffs
YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. Armenian Card Processing Centre reports on
possible short-term cutoffs of the network’s cash-machines, Executive
Director of the Armenian Card Company Shahen Hovhannissyan told ARKA.
Cutoffs caused by management software modernization work will last
until May 13. Card-holders may turn to the banks which are members of
the local system.
Armenian Card, founded March 16 2000, comprises twenty commercial banks
issuing ArCa Debit, ArCa Classic, ArCa Gold, ArCa Business, ArCa
Affinity, ArCa Co-branded and ArCa Platinum plastic cards. The company
is full member of MasterCard Europe international payment system and is
a third party processor of VISA cards. –0–
ALL NECESSARY STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. During the May 8 meeting, the RA deputy
foreign minister Arman Kirakosian and the EU Special Representative for
South Caucasus Peter Semneby discussed the postelection developments in
Armenia. The sides underlined the necessity of taking steps in order to
ensure social solidarity and pointed out that maintaining the stability
in Armenia is a guarantee of the country’s development.
According to the RA MFA Press and Information Department, the sides
also discussed the Armenian-Turkish relations and the prospects of
solution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem.
LEVON TER-PETROSIAN WILL GIVE UP POLITICS AND LEAVE ARMENIA, GALUST
SAHAKIAN SAYS
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Levon Ter-Petrosian is going to give up
politics and leave the country, the deputy chairman of the Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA), National Assembly deputy Galust Sahakian
expressed an opinion at the May 8 press conference. In his words, the
processes related to the first president are artificial and cannot last
long. "The man had a task, he failed to carry out it completely and he
will gradually leave the political field," the RPA member said. He
reminded that as early as prior to the nomination of presidential
candidates, he had said that L. Ter-Petrosian would not succeed and he
would quit Armenia, which the first president now intends to do.
According to G. Sahakian, L. Ter-Petrosian’s speech at the 2nd congress
of the National Movement was a "retreat" as compared with his previous
statements. In his opinion, the fact that for the first time L.
Ter-Petrosian publicly stated the possibility of a dialog with the
authorities shows that he repents. G. Sahakian said L. Ter-Petrosian is
the main and only person responsible for the March 1 events, and "the
ruse" is that he was not present at the scene and so cannot be
subjected to criminal responsibility.
G. Sahakian stated that he is not in favor of dialog with L.
Ter-Petrosian. According to him, the first Armenian president said that
the current authorities should leave power and that the relations with
Azerbaijan should be improved by returning Karabakh to it. "I do not
think that there can be a dialog on these two subjects," G. Sahakian
said.