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Italy’s newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia Massimo Lavezzo Cassinelli presented his credentials to Armenian President Robert Kocharian. “Armenian-Italian cultural and economic relations significantly activated in the time of Italy’s former ambassador to Armenia and it would be good if the new ambassador continues to work in that direction,” Robert Kocharian said. Read the rest of this entry »

Congressman Peter Roskam, (R-IL) has joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. The Armenian National Committee of America reports that ANCA members of Illinois met with Congressman Roskam in the district to discuss issues of importance to the Armenian community, including current legislation H. Res 106, in recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Read the rest of this entry »

Three parties have not presented necessary documents for registration in the parliamentarian elections scheduled for May 12 thus dislodging from the straggle. According to the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) Liberal Progressive Party of Armenia (LPPA) at the head of Hovhanes Hovhannissian, United Progressive Communist Party of Armenia (leader Vazgen Safaryan) and Arshak Baklachyan’s “Armenians’ homeland” party will not participate in the further campaign. Read the rest of this entry »

On March 28, Foreign Minister Oskanian received Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Minister came to Armenia to take part in the funeral ceremony of Andranik Margaryan, the Prime Minister of Armenia.

On behalf of Ukraine’s President and Government, Mr. Yatsenyuk presented his condolences to the Armenian people. Minister Oskanian thanked him for visit and the sympathy expressed. He noted the importance of the continuing historical relationship between Armenia and Ukraine, stressing the progressive cooperation in trade and economy. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. President George Bush sent a condolence message to Armenian President Robert Kocharian on the untimely death of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, the RA MFA press office reports. Read the rest of this entry »

Condolence messages are still coming to Armenia following death of Armenia’s Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan.

As REGNUM was told at the Armenian foreign ministry press office, they received condolence messages from President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen, Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, official representative of the Armenian community of Cyprus House of Representatives Vardges Mahtesyan, Chairman of the Palestinian Autonomy Mahmoud Abbas, CSTO head Nikolai Bordyuzha. Read the rest of this entry »

Renowned singer Charles Aznavour extended his condolences to the family of Armenia’s deceased Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. Read the rest of this entry »

The central office of the Republican Party of Armenia is still overcrowded; the adherents of the party and ordinary people join in mourning.

The photo of the Prime Minster is hanged in wreaths in the central part. Eduard Sharmazanov, representative of the RPA, informed us that the party’s board convened a sitting yesterday evening with the participation of Serge Sargsyan, head of the board. Read the rest of this entry »

Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan died from infarction on March 25 afternoon.

Andranik Margaryan was born in Yerevan on June 12, 1951.

In 1972 he graduated from the Technical Cybernetics Department of the Yerevan State Polytechnic Institute, qualified as a Computer Engineer. Read the rest of this entry »

The recurrent rally of the “Alternative” Public-Political Initiative was held with heated emotional exclamations and without any serious incident. It is noteworthy that the participants of “Spring” Juvenile Festival occupied one side of Freedom Square and the leaders of Alternative - the other. Read the rest of this entry »