Rock climbing was listed for 2020 Olympics Games along with wushu, karate, roller sports, softball, baseball, squash and wakeboarding.

The project aims to provide socially vulnerable students with a supported access to university education.

According to Harut Sassounian, Turkey’s stand over last years proved that the country does not deserve EU membership.

Movses Hakobyan described activities carried out in the armed forces during the year, highlighting achievements and omissions.

Edward Nalbandian issued a statement on adoption of a bill penalizing Genocide denial at French National Assembly.

Hrach Varzhapetian: Armenian community in France will look forward to final ratification of the draft law in January 2012.

According to Armenian National Committee of America chairman, adoption of the bill at Senate will take several weeks.

Deals amounting to $ 1,52 mln at an average rate of AMD 383,75 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Dec 22.

The draft law envisages a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros for those who publicly deny the Armenian Genocide in France.

France’s parliamentarians are holding heated debates for a bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.

The Georgian side will additionally inform on the resumption of delivery. Armenian consumers will suffer no restrictions of gas supply.

The French parliament is debating the bill, which envisages a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros Genocide deniers.

Francois Bayrou: we officially recognized the Armenian Genocide, but this bill will entail punishment of people having different opinion.

On Dec. 7, the Judiciary Committee of the French National Assembly passed the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.

“We do not condemn Turkey but the policy of denial is unacceptable for us,” Jean-Christophe Lagarde has said.

“The bill refers not only to Armenian reality but targets the policy of denial and racism,” Patrice Calmejane said.

“The truth behind Genocide must not be questioned, but rather, supported by a political step,” the French politician said.

“There are several reasons for adoption of the bill on penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial,” Francois Pupponi said.

“France does not condemn anyone but urges respect for the pain of the Genocide survivors and their heirs,” Eric Raoult said.

Alexander Manasyan: the foreign policy of the United States, Russia and Europe does not depend on the elections.

The French MP described the debate on the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial as their duty and not a legislative case.

“The bill is a demonstration of France’s struggle against racism and distortion of historical truth,” Pascale Crozon said.

Classical Poets on a Moonlit Shore in Ancient Greece became the most expensive canvas sold at MacDougall’s in December.

“I propose a comprehensive reform of our political system,” Medvedev said in his final state-of-the-nation address.

“Denial of historic truth behind the Genocide is an outrage against human memory and European values,” the French MP said.

“Threats uttered by Turkish authorities prove this country did not step out of denial route,” Dominique Souchet said.

“The law fosters spreading of the phenomenon unless it envisages punishment,” mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi said.

MP Renaud Muselier stressed the importance for Turkey to follow the suit of Germany and admit its past.

German singer Frank Zander invited more than 2,500 homeless people to his 17th annual Christmas dinner in Berlin.

Jobs, who died October 5 of pancreatic cancer, will be honored February 11 in the Trustees Award category.