Archive for November 2009

Composer Sedrak Yerkanyan’s Work to be Celebrated

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Arts & Culture

YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net)–On November 28, Komitas’ Chamber Music Hall will host the celebration of pianist, composer and conductor Sedrak Yerkanyan’s 50th jubilee, as well as the 40th anniversary of his creative work and the 15th anniversary of his work with the Tagharan Early Music Ensemble. The jubilee concert will feature Sedrak Yerkanyan’s composition, “Ancient Armenian wedding [...]



Construction Credit Funds ‘Mostly Unused’

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Economy

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Armenia’s crisis-hit construction firms have received only a fraction of 20 billion drams ($52 million) in loan guarantees promised by the government in April, Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian said on November 19. The government set aside the assistance in an effort to shore up the construction sector that has born the brunt of the [...]



Armenian IT Conference Held in Yerevan

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Business

YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia)–The USAID-funded Competitive Armenian Private Sector (CAPS) Project is hosting the 3rd Annual Armenian Information Technology (IT) Conference on November 24 in Yerevan. The event is being organized in collaboration with industry representatives, including the Ministry of Economy, Armenian Development Agency, Microsoft Armenia, Enterprise Incubator Foundation, D-Link, Arminco and IT business [...]



Armenian Foreign Minister Visits Rome

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Featured News

YEREVAN (A1+)–On November 24 Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan met with his Italian counterpart Franco Fratini in Rome. The ministers talked about courses for broadening the bilateral cooperation in different spheres, strengthening of cooperation in European and international organizations and exchanged views on the international agenda and regional issues. According to the Foreign Ministry press [...]



Investigation of Detained Schoolteacher Continues

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Social

YEREVAN (Hetq Online)– On November 23, schoolteacher Mariam Sukhudyan, 29, was interrogated at the Erebuni Investigative Unit. The young activist faces slander charges in a case regarding alleged sexual abuse by staff members at the Nubarashen Special School #10. Sukhudyan’s defense team has been bolstered by the addition of a new attorney, Liparit Simonyan. She will [...]



Armenian and Azeri Presidents Meet in Munich

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Politics

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)–Presidents Serzh Sarkisian and Ilham Aliyev met in Munich on November 22 for their sixth face-to-face encounter this year amid lingering international hopes for a near-term solution to the Karabakh conflict. They left the four-hour meeting, partly attended by the American, French and Russian mediators, at the French General Consul’s residence there without talking [...]



Armenian-Indian Relations to Strengthen

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Lead Article

YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia)–Armenian Ambassador to India Ara Hakobyan presented his credentials to the President of India, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Ambassador Hakobyan conveyed the greetings of the Armenian President and noted that Armenia prioritizes the development of comprehensive cooperation with India. Touching upon the current state of bilateral relations and the perspectives, Ambassador [...]