| 2013: | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
|
| 2011: | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
|
|
24 Nov 2008
www.arka.am, Nov. 24
A monument to the Armenian dram was erected on Saturday on the opposite of the head office of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) in Yerevan.
According to the premier minister it stands for Armenia’s independence.
The CBA Chairman Arthur Javadyan said the Armenian dram was put into circulation in a hard period for the newly independent Armenia, The bronze monument on a stone pedestal symbolizes the strength of the Armenian dram.
The Armenian dram was officially recognized as the national currency of Armenia on November 22, 1993.
18 Nov 2008
CAPS continues to undertake activities under its Policy and Advocacy component to improve the legal, regulatory and business environment for the Armenian Tourism Cluster. In furtherance of its commitment to assist the Armenian tourism industry, as well as to support the Government of Armenia with its current action plan, CAPS organized a workshop dedicated to the new Tourism Law on November 13-14 at the Golden Tulip Hotel.
The aim of the workshop was to contribute to the creation of an effective institutional and legal framework for tourism development. For this purpose, members of the cluster were brought together to discuss: the problems in the tourism sector that need to be addressed in the new law and institutional reform; licensing, certification and registration issues of tourism businesses or professions; the roles of professional associations, the Ministry, municipalities, Marzes and other public bodies and the private sector; and the drawbacks of the existing legal and institutional framework etc.
The workshop was intended to ensure that the law effectively meets the current needs of Armenia’s developing tourism industry and that it is developed to anticipate the industry’s future needs. It was delivered by John Downes, CAPS International Travel Law Consultant who is assisting the Ministry in drafting the new Tourism Law, and was facilitated by CAPS staff members. During his two-day presentations the international expert referred not only to issues related to the regulation of tourism development, the Government’s role in it and the regulation of Armenia’s private sector but also presented international best practices. This will ensure that the law is developed with insight from Armenia’s tourism stakeholders while learning from mistakes of other countries.
The workshop was very interactive with a number of group discussions and question and answer sessions, thus providing the participants with an opportunity to voice issues of concern, share ideas and feel themselves as important players in the process of tourism development in Armenia.
They were also asked to participate in an on-line survey before the workshop since the Ministry wants to consult as widely as possible as to what should be in the new Tourism Law and what should be the balance between national and local decision making when it comes to tourism development, the provision of facilities and services, monitoring and enforcement.
The issues raised and suggestions made by participants will be taken into consideration in the drafting process of the new Tourism Law.
John Downes will be also available for industry representatives to discuss any issues that need clarification or further explanation. 14 Nov 2008
www.hinadram.org, November 14
On Thursday, November 27, 2008, Thanksgiving Day, Hayastan All Armenian Fund will launch its 11th live international telethon to audience across the globe through cable, satellite and internet networks. Telethon 2008 will beam from continent to continent with the mission of uniting Armenians in the world.
You can be part of the common dream of Armenian nation-building by watching Telethon 2008 live on www.armeniafund.org.
Proceeds from Telethon 2008 will benefit core infrastructure projects in remote rural areas of Armenia and Artsakh, bringing profound change where it is needed most.
On November 27, 2008, you have the real chance to have your input and make that dream of a better life for the people of Armenia and Artsakh one step closer to reality.
For the past 11 years, Hayastan All Armenian Fund has successfully rallied the Armenian people around its nation building endeavor, helping restore Armenia to its heyday and delivering hope to thousands living in remote rural regions of Armenia. 12 Nov 2008
Armenpress, November 12
Within the frameworks of Armenia-Syria cultural cooperation, Days of Armenian Culture will be held in Syria from November 26-December 2.
The Armenian honored collective, state dance ensemble will give concerts in Damascus, Aleppo, and Ghamishli.
The puppet theatre after Hovhannes Tumanian will present shows in Armenian and Arabic languages in Damascus, Aleppo and Latakia. Copy-models of Armenian and Arabic manuscripts from the collection of ancient manuscripts of Matenadaran will also be presented.
From the collection of Yerevan history museum banknotes will be presented for “Banknotes – Evidence of the Time” exhibition as well as exhibition of paintings will be organized entitled “Armenian Landscapes”. Vigen Chaldranian’s “Symphony of Silence” and Harutyun Khachatrian’s “Return of the Poet” films will be shown in Damascus and Aleppo. 07 Nov 2008
Armenpress, November 7
“Country of Talking Stones” CTS’ 2008 eighth international tourism exhibition opened today in “Moscow” cinema with the participation of 64 organizations including travel agencies and operators, hotels and rest houses, insurance companies, state and non-governmental organizations, restaurants, etc.
Besides local companies, representatives of a number of organizations of tour industry of Karabakh, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkey are participating in the exhibition. From the Armenian provinces Kotayk, Shirak and Vayots Dzor are represented in separate pavilions.
Accoding to the organizers of the exhibition, this time the number of participants increased and the majority of them are associations functioning in the tour industry.
This year the organizers initiated traveling of the representatives of the foreign tour operators through Armenia’s historic-cultural, natural monuments which will give them an opportunity to get acquainted with Armenia’s sightseeing.
The Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsian said that all the represented organizations help the government to carry out programs directed towards the development of the sphere, select the prior directions and be guided by them. He pointed out that each year not only the geography of the participants expands, but also the number and quality of products increases.
“Our goal is to present Armenia to the world through tourism packages, increase the quality of life, at the same time increasing the quality of services, as well as promote the realization of that quality in provinces,” he said.
According to him, Armenian government has developed a five-year program of events which is being headed by the Armenian government. The priority of the program is to make historic-cultural monuments available.
This annual exhibition has been conducted under the sponsorship of the Armenian Economy Ministry by the Armenian office of American Union of Traveling Agents with the support of USAID’s CAPS program. 04 Nov 2008
www.panorama.am, Nov. 4
Today "Armenian Qnar" third festival started in Baranovka village in Krasnodar region, Russia. The mission of the festival is to contribute to the protection and campaign of Armenian art. According to the source, the organizers of the festival are the administration of Khostinski region and "Centralized Club System" of the same region.
In the frameworks of the festival tradition Armenian daily things will be exhibited there. The objective of the event is to discover new talents and to introduce national, hand made art, to strengthen the cooperation between the nationalities of Caucasus. 03 Nov 2008
Taipei Times, www.groong.org, Nov. 3
Australia-based Armenian Vic Darchinyan became the undisputed world super flyweight champion on Saturday with a knockout win over Mexican Cristian Mijares in their title unification bout. Darchinyan came into the bout with his IBF belt on the line while Mijares risked his WBC and WBA titles. Darchinyan left with all three, knocking Mijares down with a left uppercut in the first round and then finishing him off with a jolting straight left in the ninth.
IBF champ Darchinyan dominated the match of two southpaws from start to finish.
"I promised to show my skills and knock him out and I kept my promise,' Darchinyan said. `I was always confident I was the best fighter. I had beaten guys that had beaten him" Mijares, known for boxing skills and not power, said earlier that intelligence would beat strength. But he did not fight a smart fight, instead trying to mix it up with his hard-hitting foe.
A native of Armenia who has been based in Sydney for all his professional career, Darchinyan had won all but one round on each judges' card before he stopped the Mexican fighter as the ninth round ended. |
