Headlines related to Armenia for January 27, 2012
ARMENIA: YEREVAN WANTS TO OPEN UP TO IRAN
Copyright show: No As the European Union, the United States and a host of other nations gear up to cut Iran off, Armenia is pursuing joint projects with Tehran that could potentially open new conduits to the outside world. read moreARMENIA HAILS FRANCE AFTER GENOCIDE VOTE
YEREVAN: Armenia hailed France on Tuesday after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny that the mass killings of Armenians during World War I was genocide.LATVIA AND ARMENIA TO DEVELOP ECONOMIC COOPERATION
RIGA - Latvia and Armenia still have much room for potential in strengthening economic cooperation, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said during a joint press conference in Riga on Jan. 25, reports LETA.ARMENIANS NAME BABY 'SARKOZY' AFTER FRANCE VOTE
A couple in Armenia named their newborn baby after French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday in thanks for the French Senate vote to outlaw denial of the genocide of Armenians during World War I.ARMENIA HAILS FRANCE MOVE
Armenia hailed France yesterday after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny that the mass killings of Armenians during World War I was genocide.FRENCH SENATE OUTLAWS DENIAL OF ARMENIA GENOCIDE
French senators Monday passed a bill outlawing the denial of the Armenian genocide, with a seething Turkey slamming the move and warning of consequences while Armenia hailed a day "written in gold."FRANCE GENOCIDE VOTE PREVENTS NEW CRIMES: ARMENIA
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has applauded France for criminalising denial of the Armenian genocide, after a vote that sparked a fierce reaction from Turkey.IRAN-ARMENIA INTERACTIONS: OUTLOOKS AND RELEVANT COMPONENTS
Iran's overzealous efforts to develop relations with Armenia will not only have negative effects on Tehran's relations with Baku and Ankara, but also undermine Iran's role in more consequential political equations of the region. It will also weaken Iran's standing among Muslim states and will cause division among Shias. -Elyas VahediARMENIA U-19 TO PLAY FRIENDLY V. BANANTS
At May 23-28 Italy-hosted elite round, Armenia will face off against Spanish, Belgian and Italian squads in Group 7.ARMENIA, MALAWI ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
According to a communiqué released after the ceremony, the two countries have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation.ARMENIA TO PLAY FRIENDLY MATCH WITH CANADA
"Armenia had a very good run before the team was eliminated," Canada Head Coach Stephen Hart has said.ARMENIA CELEBRATES 'GENOCIDE BILL' AT FRENCH EMBASSY
There was a festive mood outside the French embassy in Yerevan as Armenians celebrated the passing of a French law making it illegal to deny that the…ARMENIA: WILL KARABAKH BECOME ‘FATAL SHORE’ FOR ARMENIAN CONVICTS?
Copyright show: No Armenia may start promoting an “Australian-style” model of development for the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Britain, of course, first colonized Australia in the late 1780s with ships loaded with prison convicts. The use of convict labor was seen by British officials as a cheaper alternative to slavery for creating the distant colony’s infrastructure. read moreFRENCH SENATE BANS DENIAL OF ARMENIA GENOCIDE
PARIS (AFP) - French senators have passed a bill outlawing the denial of the Armenian genocide in 1915, with a seething Turkey slamming the move and warning of consequences while Armenia hailed a day "written in gold."OFFICIAL: ARMENIA TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL ARMY ONCE WAR CLOUDS LIFTED
Hrayr Karapetyan: with no menace of war we shall have a 100% professional army, as envisaged by the national security strategy.ARMENIA ENJOYS HIGHEST PRESS FREEDOM INDICES IN REGION
Reporters without Borders (RWB) international NGO’s annual report on press freedom states that “this year’s index sees many changes in the rankings, changes that reflect a year that was incredibly rich in developments, especially in the Arab world.”ARMENIA’S MAJOR TAX PAYERS IMPORT GROWS 19,2% IN NOV 2011
Growth of the index by AMD 36 billion was reported in 142 companies, drop of AMD 23,3 billion was noted in 165 companies.ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN 2012 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST IN BAKU
A few minutes ago Eurovision official website presented the list of participating countries, Armenia among them.A BABY SARKOZY IS BORN IN ARMENIA
It's a photo shoot on a grey January day, and Sarkozy, wrapped in diapers and swaddled in blankets, is happily snoozing away. We are not talking about the actual French President Nicolas Sarkozy here, but, rather, his newborn namesake in faraway Armenia. An Armenian couple has named their baby boy Sarkozy in gratitude to the French president for backing a bill that criminalizes the assertion ...ARMENIAN COUPLE NAME THEIR BABY 'SARKOZY' IN HONOR OF FRANCE VOTE
A couple in Armenia has named their baby 'Sarkozy' in honor of the genocide law recently passed. Lillian Rizzo Somewhere in Armenia, a couple is burping their little baby Sarkozy right now. An Armenian couple has named their newborn baby boy after the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, in thanks for the French Senate vote that has been passed, which outlaws denial of the genocide of Armenians ...ECONOMY MINISTER: ARMENIA MAY START FREE TRADE TALKS WITH EU
Tigran Davtyan said that Armenia plans to start talks with EU on joining free trade agreement under the Association Agreement.MINISTER: ARMENIA STEPS TOWARDS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
“Armenian companies would rather use our own resources for entering Europe than the platform of any neighboring country,” Davtyan said.FRENCH SENATE BACKS ARMENIA GENOCIDE BILL
PARIS (Reuters) - France's upper house of parliament approved a bill Monday that would make it a criminal offence to deny genocide, legislation that has caused tension between Paris and Ankara.ARMENIAN PARTIES PUT FORWARD PARLIAMENTARY HEARINGS ON ELECTORAL SHIFT
Aram Safaryan noted that Prosperous Armenia program stipulates party’s wish to shift to full proportional electoral system.ARMENIA CHIEF FOOTBALL COACH LEAVES FOR SPAIN
Vardan Minasyan will follow team practice session of FC Kuban, with which Pizzelli signed a three-year contract.CANADA TO PLAY ARMENIA IN FRIENDLY
The Canadian men's national team will play Armenia in an international friendly on Feb. 29 in Cyprus, the CSA announced Tuesday.ARMENIA CLIMBS 45TH IN FIFA RANKINGS
Spain tops the FIFA rankings with 1564 points; followed by the Netherlands and Germany: 65 and 1345 points resp.ARMENIA AND EURO POP: SINGING BEHIND ENEMY LINES
In a decision that has long kept Caucasus watchers on tenterhooks, Armenia has decided to sing in the world’s most anti-Armenian city, Baku, at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest , an unbridled fest of pop and oompah-oompah. Ever since Azerbaijan won the right to host Europe's main music powwow, the big question has been whether or not next-door Armenia would opt to send singers to the event ...
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