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ARMENIA/TURKEY: Sargsyan asks Gul to football match
President Serzh Sargsyan has invited Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to the September 6 FIFA...
ArmeniaEASTERN EUROPE: Smoking remains socially acceptable
While levels of tobacco addiction have declined in Western Europe in recent years, the problem...
Eastern EuropeARMENIA: CBA again raises rates against inflation
The Central Bank (CBA) board yesterday announced it had raised the refinancing rate by 25 basis...
ArmeniaARMENIA: New government sets ambitious targets
The National Assembly approved the new government's programme on April 30. The government...
ArmeniaARMENIA: Yerevan marks 1915 'genocide' anniversary
President Serge Sarkisian promised today to continue pressing for international recognition of...
ArmeniaAZERBAIJAN: Aliyev announces 53% rise in arms budget
President Ilham Aliyev said today that defence spending for 2008 would rise from 1.3 billion to...
AzerbaijanARMENIA: Controversial inauguration goes ahead
The ceremonial inauguration of President Serge Sarkisian was shown live on national television...
ArmeniaARMENIA: Regime will use force to retain power
A broad power-sharing coalition embracing four political parties was announced on March 21. With...
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