Section: A1plus (Armenia)
Chances of Iveta Mukuchyan at Eurovision 2016
Today the first semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2016 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Iveta Mukuchyan representing Armenia will perform at number 7. Yesterday the last rehearsals of the participants were held at Stockholm’s Globe Arena. Judging by those rehearsals, the international bookmakers have already presented their betting...
FAO: Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April
Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking its third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline, this according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO Food Price Index averaged 151.8 points in April, a 0.7 percent increase from March. That is about 10 percent below its level of a...
Komandos: We have no one to rely on, we should rely on ourselves
Retired Major-General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan welcomes the draft bill that would, if adopted by the Armenian parliament, recognize the independence of Artsakh. “Our leadership has such a viewpoint. They are right to put the question up for debate. We should also consider the efforts of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs and try to combine these two. I am...
Eleven football players called up from abroad
Armenian national team will play two friendly matches in Los-Angeles, USA. Our team will face Guatemala on May 28 and El Salvador – on June 1. The Football Federation of Armenia reports that head coach of the Armenian national team, Varuzhan Sukiasyan has called up 11 players from abroad to take part in the upcoming matches: Gael Andonian, Dijon...
Eleven football players called up from abroad
Armenian national team will play two friendly matches in Los-Angeles, USA. Our team will face Guatemala on May 28 and El Salvador – on June 1. The Football Federation of Armenia reports that head coach of the Armenian national team, Varuzhan Sukiasyan has called up 11 players from abroad to take part in the upcoming matches: Gael Andonian, Dijon...
Vladimir Zhirinovsky: War in the Caucasus will not end unless the Russian flag is hoisted there
“The war in the Caucasus will not end unless the Russian flag is hoisted there,” Russian politician said on Sunday during the May Day demonstrations. “Smaller nations will never come to an agreement… Armenians will never forget that 100 years ago Turks killed 1,5 million Armenians in three nights. In the same way, Donbass will not forgive Kiev...
3.6 milliard AMD transferred to the special account number of the AR Government
Since April 4 up to April 27 overall 3,634,874,593 AMD was transferred to the special account number opened by the AR Government including transfers with dollars, euros and rubles; 147,288, 959 million AMD was transferred only on April 27 by 78 persons. We would like to remind that the whole sum will be directed to further strengthening of combat...
About 3,5 billion drams raised for Karabakh army buildup
AMD 33 million was transferred to the special bank account opened by the Artsakh Government on April 26. Transfers between April 4 and 26 totaled AMD է 3,487,585,633. The money will be spent to boost Artsakh army’s fighting capability. On behalf of the Artsakh people, the Government expresses gratitude to everyone ensuring that each penny...
EaP CSF Steering Committee calls on EaP countries to consider recognizing Armenian Genocide
In its April 20 sitting, the the Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum on Armenian Genocide adopted a statement on recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and called on Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia and Azerbaijan to discuss the Armenian Genocide. Donald Tusk, President, European Council Federica...
Ukraine to swap Savchenko for two Russian soldiers
Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to exchange Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko for two Russian soldiers Evgeny Erofeev and Alexander Alexandrov who are considered to be CIA agents. The exchange will take place in mid-May after the completion of the Russian soldiers’ trial which currently underway in Ukraine. In March 2016, a court in Donetsk City...