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09 June 2012 • 06:36 AMT
Clinton didn’t meet Prosperous Armenia leader, paper says

Before Clinton’s visit Prosperous Armenia members voiced confidence for the U.S. Secretary of State to meet their leader.

08 June 2012 • 18:27 AMT
Turkey backs Baku’s subversive acts?

The Turkish leader’s statement may be assessed as a tacit support to Azerbaijan’s aggressive and predatory rhetoric.

08 June 2012 • 18:07 AMT
Baku says no need for full mobilization

Azerbaijan still possesses large number of kamikazes, with its commanders continuing to orchestrate subversive acts.

08 June 2012 • 18:01 AMT
Van Rompuy likely to reiterate EU’s wish to activate role in Karabakh issue

President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy will visit the South Caucasus countries in early July.

08 June 2012 • 17:13 AMT
UEFA’s technical team to observe EURO 2012 trends

At least two of the team will attend every fixture to make sure each side is watched by a pair of expert eyes.

08 June 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Dutch players subjected to racist chants on eve of Euro 2012

Fears over Euro 2012 being overshadowed by racism returned on Friday, June 8 after UEFA confirmed that there was racist chanting at the Netherlands’ public training session this week in the Polish city of Krakow, according to AFP.

08 June 2012 • 16:51 AMT
Nadal makes it to French Open final

Nadal will either play men’s record Grand Slam title holder Roger Federer or top-ranked Novak Djokovic for championship.

08 June 2012 • 16:42 AMT
UN says euro zone crisis biggest threat to world economy

World gross product is projected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2012 and 3.1 percent in 2013, after growth of 2.7 percent in 2011.

08 June 2012 • 16:33 AMT
Euro 2012 launched in Poland, Ukraine

The month-long festival of football started with a 20-minute opening ceremony in front of a capacity 50,000 crowd in Warsaw.

08 June 2012 • 16:11 AMT
EU concerned over Azeri sabotage, dubbing it contact line “tensions”

Head of EU delegation to Azerbaijan voiced concerns over tensions on contact line and increased number of causalities.

08 June 2012 • 15:55 AMT
Free Democrats to endorse Heritage leader at 2013 presidential race

Alexander Arzumanyan said Free Democrats will back Heritage leader Raffi Hovannissian, if he resolves to run for president.

08 June 2012 • 15:38 AMT
1746 tons of fruits and vegetables exported from Armenia

Acting Agriculture Minister of Armenia met with legal and physical persons, with export of apricots being discussed.

08 June 2012 • 15:14 AMT
Armenian PM, Poland’s National Bank chief discuss economic issues

Tigran Sargsyan noted EU as one of Armenia’s main partners, with its economic growth and problems affecting the country.

08 June 2012 • 14:57 AMT
Armenian NSC secretary meets with his Russian counterpart

Bilateral cooperation and issues related to Mr. Baghdasaryan’s visit to Russia by the end of September were discussed.

08 June 2012 • 14:34 AMT
Expert says Karabakh may become full member of peace talks

Richard Giragosian slammed Robert Kocharian’s decision to continue talks with Azerbaijan without NKR’s involvement

08 June 2012 • 14:33 AMT
George Clooney may helm Cuban Revolution drama for Focus

The film tells the story of an American who helped the communist leader oust Fulgencio Batista and take over the Caribbean country.

08 June 2012 • 14:03 AMT
Armenian parties get territorial election commission seats

The posts were distributed between parties represented at parliament and Armenian National Assembly Congress.

08 June 2012 • 13:59 AMT
More U.S. soldiers commit suicide than die in action – Pentagon

In the first 155 days of 2012 there was 154 suicides among active troops, around 50% more than the number killed in action in Afghanistan.

08 June 2012 • 13:43 AMT
Angelina Jolie approached to direct “Fifty Shades of Grey” bestseller -report

Jolie made her directorial debut in 2011 with the well-reviewed war drama “In the Land of Blood and Honey.”

08 June 2012 • 13:38 AMT
Expert links Azeri sabotage with Prosperous Armenia’s refusal to join coalition

Richard Giragosian: though weakness inside Armenia is absurdity in fact, Baku deems it a serious factor.

08 June 2012 • 13:29 AMT
Japans PM urges to restart nuke reactors for “survival of society”

All of the country’s 50 reactors have gone offline since, risking power shortages especially in the western metropolis of Osaka.

08 June 2012 • 13:23 AMT
National Mortgage Company bonds placed at NASDAQ OMX Armenia

All value issued was placed, while bonds demand was even higher, amounting to AMD1,353,011,951.21.

08 June 2012 • 13:18 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

From May 28-June 3, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 29,6 bln, while USD loans amounted to 57,6 million.

08 June 2012 • 13:10 AMT
Russian gas supply to Armenia suspended

Georgian company plans to carry out reconstruction works on Kazakh-Saguramo gas pipeline with 1000 mm diameter.

08 June 2012 • 13:06 AMT
Russia may join Mars research project in November – ESA

ESA official added that Russia could contribute its experience in preparation for the launch of Mars probe Phobos-Grunt to the project.

08 June 2012 • 12:56 AMT
Slavonic University students, U.S. envoy discuss regional issues

Envoy stressed assisting Armenia in building of independent, prosperous and democratic statehood as U.S. embassy’s role.

08 June 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Ridley Scott shares his vision of “Prometheus”

The “Gladiator” helmer explained the connection between the upcoming space thriller and 1979’s “Alien.”

08 June 2012 • 12:36 AMT
Scandal-hit Olympus cuts 2,700 jobs “to make a fresh start”

The cuts come as Olympus seeks to return to profit after sinking into the red last year with a loss of £399.4m.

08 June 2012 • 12:34 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 412,75 June 8

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 412,75 on June 8, decreasing by 0.49 point compared to June 7.

08 June 2012 • 12:31 AMT
Balance of power remains on Armenia, NKR side of scale – MP

Alexander Arzumanyan commented on Azerbaijan’s recent subversive acts on Azeri-Armenian contact line.