Archive for July 4th, 2010
Clinton to mark 2 state holidays in Armenia within her visit
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 10:53 pm
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress declared the Independence. They announced that the 13 colonies no longer belonged to Great Britain. After that declaration, Independence day was first celebrated in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776. Those 13 colonies were Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, [...]
Read More >>Clinton raised the issue with Aliyev of two jailed bloggers
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 9:43 pm
During her visit to Azerbaijan the US Secretary of state Hillary Clinton also raised the issue with Mr. Aliyev of two jailed opposition Internet activists whose case has heightened international concerns about media freedoms in the former Soviet republic, Voice of America reported.
The two bloggers, Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, were jailed for 24 and [...]
Negotiations Between Armenia and Azerbaijan are About Chronology
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 9:04 pm
By Armen Hareyan
The Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Clinton has arrived the capital of Azerbaijan Baku, before her trip to Yerevan to make fresh push for Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution. Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on the basic principles, but the devil is in the details.
The basic principles, set forth by the [...]
RA Prime Minister lays flowers to Mher Mkrtchyan’s tomb
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 9:00 pm
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Komitas Pantheon on July 4 to pay tribute to the memory of great Armenian actor Mher Mkrtchyan.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, the Armenian Government’s press service reported.
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RA Defense Ministry: withdrawal of snipers is suggestion of OSCE Minsk Group
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 8:54 pm
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu stated that the initiative of Armenia on withdrawal of snipers from the contact line will not solve the problem.
In response to this statement, the press service of the RA Defense Ministry reiterated that the withdrawal of snipers is a suggestion of the OSCE Minsk Group, to which Armenia has [...]
Serzh Sargsyan congratulates Barack Obama on U.S. Independence Day
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 8:50 pm
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of congratulation to U.S. President Barack Obama on the occasion of the 234th anniversary of United States Independence, President’s press office reported.
“Dear Mister President,
I warmly congratulate you and the friendly United States people on the occasion of the 234th anniversary of independence.
We are grateful to the United [...]
OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs in Azerbaijan
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 7:51 pm
OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Robert Bradtke (US), Bernar Fassier (France), and Igor Popov(Russia) arrived in Baku. Though their visit was scheduled on July 5, they arrived in the country one day before because of the meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, APA reported.
The diplomats met with [...]
Hilary Clinton: “Time to solve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has already come”
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 7:42 pm
“US is committed to peaceful solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict. We think that the problem must be settled on the basis of territorial integrity and predetermination of nations”, US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said at the press conference held after the meeting with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov, APA reports.
Expressing her confidence about the soonest [...]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Yerevan
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 7:32 pm
On July 4, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Yerevan. At the airport she was met by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch, Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Tatul Margaryan.
During the visit, meetings of Clinton with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign [...]
Aliyev asked for Washington’s help to solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflit
By Times.am at 4 July, 2010, 3:48 pm
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday asked for Washington’s help in finding a solution “based on international law” to its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno Karabakh region.
Azerbaijan expects the United States “to work closely with us and with others on the resolution” of the conflict, Aliyev told visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in [...]
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