March 16, 2005

YEREVAN Summit season is upon us.

Yerevan Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan s recent invitation to Turkish President Abdullah Gul to visit Yerevan to watch a football match together was historic.

Armenian Genocide Centenary march in Yerevan, April 24.

In Yerevan, the chief executive is the mayor, appointed by the president.

In 1967, a memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide was built at the Tsitsernakaberd hill above the Hrazdan gorge in Yerevan.

A Fistful of Euros comments on this weekend's World Cup qualifying match between Armenia and Turkey in Yerevan.

In Yerevan, hundreds of thousands of Armenians and foreigners took part in a massive march from Republic Square to Tsitsernakaberd, the Armenian Genocide Memorial.

Officers from the Police of RA have participated in courses organized in Yerevan, as well as in the United States, Egypt, Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus.

In 1965, the 50th anniversary of the genocide, a 24 hour mass protest was initiated in Yerevan demanding recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Soviet authorities.

Global Voices attended the conference dedicated to the Centenary of the Armenian genocide on April 22, held in Yerevan's Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex.

A few seminars on terrorism and its financing were held in Yerevan in 2003 2004, and were attended by judges, prosecutors, persons in charge from the Police and National Security Service, as well as officials from competent state bodies.

With exception of Yerevan Zvartnots airport, where a two rout system is used and declaration can be done both verbally and in written form, in all other cases physical persons crossing the Republic of Armenia customs boarders shall present physical person's customs declaration in written form.

By the Decision of the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils (CSCS) of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Working Group on the issues of fight against terrorism and other manifestations of extremism was set up during the session held on November 30, 2004 in Yerevan.

In July, the non profit charity Paros Lighthouse opened a new shelter and women's center near Etchmiadzin, where they house expecting mothers and women with children up to 2 years old who have been abused and have no where to go.

The promotion of the dialogue among civilizations was further reinforced through the activities of United Nations information centres, including a poster competition (United Nations Office in Yerevan) and media round tables (United Nations Offices in Minsk and in Almaty).

YEREVAN Summit season is upon us. Following the G 20 meetings in Seoul and the NATO summit in Portugal, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will hold its first summit in 10 years in Astana, Kazakhstan s spanking new capital city.