IN THIS ISSUE

  1. Turkey must accept its mistakes: Editor of CNN Türk calls on authorities
  2. Denial of Armenian Genocide in Slovakia to be punished with up to 5 years’ imprisonment
  3. Prosecutor’s General Office gives process to the PM’s mediation
  4. Czechia underlines the necessity of peaceful settlement of NK conflict
  5. Armenian embassy opens in Prague
  6. Armenia opens two new embassies in European countries
  7. Israeli Knesset to discuss recognition of Armenian Genocide in early December
  8. Eastern Partnership will not suffer from crisis of Europe – Karen Bekaryan about latest developments
  9. Artsakh’s IT sphere to develop in parallel with Armenian
  10. Turkish businessmen participate in “Shirak EXPO 2011” exhibition
  11. By the end of the year Armenia is expected to receive 800 thousand tourists
  12. Bako Sahakyan received American Armenian entrepreneurs
  13. Bako Sahakyan received American Armenian philanthropists
  14. In honor of the Artsakh Republic President was organized at the General Consulate of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles
  15. Bako Sahakyan received the delegation of the Armenian Assembly of America’s Southern California Regional Council
  16. Bako Sahakyan highlights role of traditional Armenian parties in the Diaspora’s life
  17. Arsho’s canvases aimed at strengthening tolerance
  18. Religious leaders urge withdrawal of snipers from the line of contact
  19. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill awarded with St. Mesrop Mashtots Medal
  20. Hayastan All-Armenian Fund telethon raises 12,286,478 USD
  21. The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs had a meeting with the students of the American University of Armenia
  22. Armenia ranked 46th in FIFA rating list

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IN THIS ISSUE

  1. Bako Sahakyan has working meetings in New York
  2. Ashton satisfied with progress in Armenia-EU relations
  3. ANCA seeks to block special tribal trade deals with Turkey
  4. Serzh Sargsyan: We see Armenia’s future as a prosperous country built according to European standards
  5. Bako Sahakyan discusses issues related to implementation of different projects in the NKR
  6. NKR President meets in the USA representatives of the Armenian community
  7. Bako Sahakyan meets Primate of Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
  8. The USA condemns incident on the line of contact
  9. Tigran Sargsyan applied to Prosecutor General’s Office by mediation
  10. The most important guarantor of all the victories and achievements of the independent Armenian statehood and our nation is unity: Bako Sahakyan
  11. “ArmNet 2011” Project has started
  12. Armenian and Turkish businessmen want to boost bilateral economic ties: Arsen Ghazaryan
  13. Works of Moko and Hayk Melikyan – at “Epicenter”
  14. The 500th anniversary of Armenian Typography to be marked in the largest library in the world
  15. Students manage Yerevan State University
  16. Taron Margaryan promises to serve for capital’s prosperity
  17. Tsvetana Paskaleva to stay in Armenia until final victory of Karabakh
  18. Even 25-storeyed building cannot be build near Moscow cinema: architects

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From the AGBU Europe blog we receive this news:

On October 23, 2011 in the city of Diyarbakir, Turkey a Holy Litury was held in the restored Armenian church “Surp Giragos”.

AGBU Plovdiv dispatched representatives directly on the spot. The managing editor of AGBU Voice met with the architect of the restored church. The mayor, Osman Baydemir, held a speech in front of nearly 3,000 Armenians from Turkey, Canada, USA, Lebanon, Syria, Holland, Germany and others.

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On Sunday, October 23, a group of Armenians raised as Sunni Muslims, were baptized. During the Ottoman era their ancestors had accepted Islam after involuntary homicide in 1915.

Guest speaker Arno Kuiumdjian speaking to Armenian young professionals.

On Friday, October 28, 2011, over 20 young Armenian professionals attended a career networking event hosted by the AGBU Young Professionals (YP) of Sofia. The first part of the evening was a presentation by Arno Kuiumdjian, former head of Supply Chain Management for Russia and Central Asia at Siemens. Kuiumdjian talked about Siemens’ worldwide profile and the company’s operations, as well as the principles of the supply chain management function. The second part of the evening included a cocktail reception, where young professionals exchanged interesting ideas related to global companies and discussed current challenges of the economy in the region.

Tune in on Thanksgiving Day to watch Armenian entertainment and news live from Hollywood. This year’s “A Gift of Water, A Gift of Life” Telethon will be broadcasted on November 24th, 11am-11pm EST. Watch the live broadcast via satellite, cable and the internet. Help bring clean water to the 34,000 residents of Artsakh!

You can watch the telethon on the following channels and times:

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