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Armenian freestyle wrestlers win 4 medals in Warsaw
... Ukraine in the final. Manvel Khndzrtsyan (57 kg) and Hrayr Alikhanian (74 kg) became bronze medalists. The Greco-Roman wrestling team will feature Rudik Mkrtchyan (55 kg), Gevorg Gharibyan (60 kg), Hrachya Poghosyan (63 kg), Slavik Galstyan (67 kg), Shant Khachatryan (72 kg), Karapet Chalyan (82 kg), Gevorg Tadevosyan (87 kg), Artur Alexanyan (97 kg) and David Ovasapyan (130 kg). -0-
07/22/2022FIDE's ranking of top 100 players for July has eight chess players from Armenia
... its ranking of top 100 players for July 2022. YEREVAN, July 1, /ARKA/. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has published its ranking of top 100 players for July 2022. Gabriel Sargsyan (37th, rating 2698), Hayk M. Martirosyan (73rd, 2672) and Shant Sargsyan (87th, 2661) represent Armenia in the men's top 100. The ranking of top 100 women players has Elina Danielyan from Armenia, who is current winner of the European Individual Championship (30th, rating 2441), and Anna M. Sargsyan (71st, 2378)....
07/01/2022Nine Armenian chess players are in FIDE’s latest rating of top 100 players
... and Lilit Mkrtchian (79th). The first three places in the ranking are taken by Yufan Hou (China), Alexandra Goryachkina (Russia) and Koneru Humpy (India). Among the top one hundred young chess players born in 2002 and later, Armenia is represented by Shant Sarkisian (8th), Mamikon Gharibyan (64) and Artur Davtyan (77), and female Mariam Mkrtchyan (26). As for the ranking of the top 157 chess federations, Armenia remains in 10th place. Russia, USA, China, Ukraine, India, Azerbaijan, France, Hungary ...
02/01/2022Ruling Civil Contract party loses local government election in Kapan
The opposition Shant bloc won a landslide victory in the Sunday local government election in the Kapan community, the administrative capital of the southeastern province of Syunik, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said today. YEREVAN, November 15. /ARKA/. The ...
11/15/2021Voter turnout in October 17 elections to local self-government-bodies was 33 percent
... Contract was second with 3,568 votes. In the second largest town of Gyumri the election was won by the Balasanyan bloc – 9,637 vote, the Civil Contract was second with 7,785 votes. In Tatev community the Civil Contract won with 1,280 votes. Second was Shant bloc with 949 votes. In the village Tegh Civil Contract won 1,501 votes, the Country for Life - 806 votes In Dilijan the Civil Contract won 4, 591 votes, the Country for Live - 1,927 votes and the Citizen's Decision Party - 605 votes. In Meghri ...
10/18/2021Armenia may file lawsuit against Azerbaijan to ECHR to claim compensations for damage caused by war (video)
... a lawsuit to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Azerbaijan to claim compensation for the damage caused by its offensive against Artsakh and Armenia, Armenia’s representative to the ECHR Yeghishe Kirakosyan said in an interview with Shant TV channel. YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. Armenia may file a lawsuit to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Azerbaijan to claim compensation for the damage caused by its offensive against Artsakh and Armenia, Armenia’s representative ...
11/18/2020Group of Armenian servicemen to be awarded for successful operation
... the enemy manpower, military equipment, weapons and ammunition, took the position, after which they mined the territory and safely left it. For organizing the operation and its successful implementation, Major Hovik Mirzoyan, Captains Armen Andryan, Shant Hayrapetyan, David Hayrapetyan and Koryun Soghomonyan, Senior Lieutenant Hayk Hakobyan, Privates Samvel Isakhanyan, Alik Shavershyan, Suren Khachatryan, Norik Khachatryan, Junior Sergeants Albert Farmanyan, militias Telman Gabrielyan, Seyran Avagimyan,...
10/19/2020Republic of Artsakh should become full party to peace process, Armenian FM says
The Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) should become a full party to the peace process on all the issues, including risk reduction, humanitarian and others, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in a last week interview with Shant TV . YEREVAN, August 3. /ARKA/. The Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) should become a full party to the peace process on all the issues, including risk reduction, humanitarian and others, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said ...
08/03/2020Pashinyan says his government did not succeed much in recovering funds stolen through corruption schemes
... family of ex-president Serzh Sargsyan, that this family used the Spayka company for smuggling, that they own the Hilton and Opera Suite hotels in Yerevan, that they control the bulk of Armenian information field, that they forcibly seized the Armenia, Shant and other TV companies from their owners. We say that this family ran a system of election fraud, starting from opinion polls and ending with setting up incidents at specific polling stations," Pashinyan said. According to him, all these exposures ...
06/25/2020Armenian government to support economy with at least 150 billion drams
In the near future, the Armenian government will support the economy with the amount of at least 150 billion drams, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Shant TV Channel. "We have prepared packages, and today I can already say that within the next few days the first one can be put into practice. We want to take measures, as a result of which we will help not only businesses, but also particular people,...
03/19/2020Pashinyan decided who to appoint as heads of NSS and Police
In a televised interview with Armenian Shant TV, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he had already decided whom he would appoint as heads of the the National Security Service and Police. YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. In a televised interview with Armenian Shant TV, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ...
03/18/2020Some 102 people in Armenia infected with coronavirus
The number of people infected with coronavirus in Armenia has reached 102, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in an interview with Shant TV channel. YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. The number of people infected with coronavirus in Armenia has reached 102, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in an interview with Shant TV channel. Thus, the total number of people who tested ...
03/18/2020Constitutional court's ruling cannot serve as a ground to change preventive measure against ex-president Kocharyan, minister says
... that has been used by law-enforcement authorities for arresting and prosecuting former President Robert Kocharyan cannot serve as a ground to change the preventive measure against ex-president, Justice Minister Rustam Badasyan told in an interview to Shant TV channel today. YEREVAN, September 5. /ARКА/. A ruling of Armenia’s Constitutional Court that declared Wednesday unconstitutional a legal provision that has been used by law-enforcement authorities for arresting and prosecuting former ...
09/05/2019Defense ministry launches investigation into violation of meat transportation requirements
... Armenia's Ministry of Defense has launched an official investigation into the transportation of meat for military personnel with violation of sanitary and hygienic norms, a ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post. Earlier, the Shant TV channel released a video showing clearly that the meat for a military unit was transported on a truck not designed for this purpose with an open body and covered only with a piece of tarpaulin. "The guilty will definitely be punished. Also,...
07/31/2019NSS head promises new corruption revelations
In a last week interview with Shant TV Channel, Director of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS) Arthur Vanetsyan promised new corruption revelations. YEREVAN, June 17. /ARKA/. In a last week interview with Shant TV Channel, Director of the Armenian National Security ...
06/17/2019Pashinyan commenting on confrontation between Armenia and Artsakh authorities
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in an interview with Shant TV, asked about the confrontation between Armenian and Artsakh authorities that emerged after the Artsakh former and present presidents’ interference in the judicial process, said their opinions over some issues can be different. YEREVAN,...
06/14/2019International community fully supports reformation of judicial system in Armenia - Pashinyan
The international community fully supports the agenda of the reformation of judicial system in Armenia, Armenian Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday in an interview with Shant TV. YEREVAN, June 14. /ARKA/. The international community fully supports the agenda of the reformation of judicial system in Armenia, Armenian Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday in an interview with Shant TV. Pashinyan’s televised ...
06/14/2019Pashinyan visits information and command centers of Shant 2018 exercise
... Armenian Armed Forces, Major General Artak Davtyan on the response steps of the Armenian Armed Forces in conditions of the situation created in the country, the actions of the conventional enemy and Armenian forces’ counteraction. The command and staff exercise Shant-2018 started on September 11 across Armenia and will last until September 14th. These days the country will be in a state of a conventional martial law. -0-
09/13/2018Serzh Sargsyan hopes police not to resort to force
... protesters blockaded buildings of government establishments. He warned people against responding to the provocations ordered for hindering the peaceful course of the protests and trigger clashes between protesters and the police. In his interview with Shant TV, SErzh Sargsyan said: “People all over the world express their protests peacefully, but when mothers are afraid of letting their children outdoor and working people are late for work, the question is why they should suffer discomfort.” Sargsyan ...
04/20/2018Armen Sarkissian ready to announce his decision
... candidate of the Republican Party of Armenia for the post of president. The ambassador asked for some time to hold meetings with various political forces both in parliament and outside before making the final decision. In a televised interview to the local Shant TV today Armen Sarkissian said he was ready to meet the president and has a clear idea not only about his duties, which are clearly formulated in the Constitution, but also on current issues and their possible solutions. "Every Armenian in ...
02/12/2018Armen Sargsyan: I had no conflict with Vazgen Sargsyan
... Earlier, Armenian media resources reported that Armen Sargsyan, who in 1997 was prime minister under the first president Levon Ter-Petrosuan’s rule, left his prime-ministerial seat because of a conflict with Vazgen Sargsyan. In an interview with Shant TV, Armen Sargsyan said that he had not spoken about the then events for two decades, but now he understands that he has to reveal some details of his personal life, since he is offered to become president. “In 1997, I had to quit office because ...
01/31/2018Rostelecom in Armenia announces launch of new TV project
... subscribers. YEREVAN, December 28. /ARKA/. On the eve of New Year holidays Rostelecom in Armenia has announced the launch of a new TV project designed specifically for its subscribers. According to a company’s press release, together with Armenian Shant TV Rostelecom in Armenia will unveil a new project at the end of December 2016- the Shant Premium TV, which will be broadcast exclusively in the company's network and in the best HD quality. The company said also that all its subscribers will be ...
12/28/2016Kostanyan finds unconditional surrender of revolted men the only peaceful way out of standoff in Yerevan
.... YEREVAN, July 29. /ARKA/. Gevorg Kostanyan, Armenian prosecutor general, thinks that the only way to avoid bloodshed in the seized police regiment territory in Yerevan is a voluntary surrender of the men who seized it. Speaking Thursday for Shant TV Channel, he said that in his opinion this would be ‘a peaceful settlement’. Sasna Dzrer armed group stormed the police regiment territory and seized it on July 17. The group took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian,...
07/29/2016Members of armed group may avoid conviction on two offenses – Armenian prosecutor general
... members of the armed group that seized a police regiment’s territory in Yerevan may avoid conviction on two offenses – the seizure of buildings and the hostage-taking, Gevorg Kostanyan, Armenian prosecutor general, said Thursday in an interview with Shant TV Channel. YEREVAN, July 29. /ARKA/. The members of the armed group that seized a police regiment’s territory in Yerevan may avoid conviction on two offenses – the seizure of buildings and the hostage-taking, Gevorg Kostanyan, Armenian ...
07/29/2016Official at Yerevan’s military enlistment office caught red-handed while receiving bribe
... YEREVAN, June 2. /ARKA/. The press office of the Armenian defense ministry released today details of detention of an official at one of Yerevan’s military enlistment offices. It has become known from the press release that Lieutenant-Colonel Shant Avetisyan, chief of the second division of the military enlistment office of Yerevan’s Mahstots district, was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe amounting to $5,000. In its press release, the ministry expresses gratitude to the military ...
06/02/2016School holidays may be prolonged for another week because of flu
... science ministry may extend winter school holidays for another week after having extended them until January 18, due to increased cases of acute respiratory diseases and influenza, the chief infectiologist Ara Asoyan told during a televised interview with Shant TV. YEREVAN, January 12. / ARKA / Armenian education and science ministry may extend winter school holidays for another week after having extended them until January 18, due to increased cases of acute respiratory diseases and influenza, the ...
01/12/2016President Serzh Sargsyan convened session of National Security Council
... National Security Council of Armenia held Thursday was presided over by president Serzh Sargsyan, who is president of the National Security Council, Sargsyan's press service said. It said the council thoroughly discussed and summed up the results of the Shant-2015 Strategic Command and Staff Military Exercises held nationwide from 3 to 6 September; that is the works aimed at achieving the main goals envisioned by the exercise scenario, the achievements and drawbacks, as well as the acting coordination and the level of operational effectiveness of ...
11/13/2015Armenia’s deputy defense minister presents situation on border to EU officials
... of political affairs Andrea Khalupova, to tell them about the situation on the border with Azerbaijan and the strategic command and staff exercises Shat-2015. "Tonoyan informed the EU officials about the September 3-6 strategic command and staff exercises Shant-2015 and its objectives. He also presented the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border and Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact and the details of the latest shootout incidents,' the ministry said in a statement. Tonoyan expressed concern ...
09/07/2015President and OSCE chairman-in-office personal representative discussed tension on Armenia Azerbaijan border
... situation and human casualties. He welcomed the initiative of the office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman –in-Office to increase the number of monitoring missions carried out in such situations. The sides were also said to speak about Shant -2015 (Lightening -2015) strategic command and staff exercises held in Armenia from 3 to 6 September and their goals. -0-
09/07/2015Armenian deputy defense minister describes to OSCE chairman-in-office situation on border with Azerbaijan
... night, the press office of the defense ministry reports. Tonoyan and Kasprzyk expressed their concern over ceasefire regime violation that has become frequent and over usage of large-caliber guns. The deputy defense minister also indicated the aims of Shant-2015 strategic military exercises, which will be conducted in Armenia from September 3 to 6. ---0----
09/03/2015ARKA news agency records best progress by generalized index of virtual intellectual capital QI
... with the previous rating as of 10 November 2014, ARKA has risen by 15 points and now occupies the 11th position with QI of 0.30. The top three positions in the ranking that includes 61 Armenian mass media websites are occupied by News.am ( 1.01 QI), Shant TV (1.00 QI) and Novosti-Armenia (0.76 QI). ARKA news agency ( www.arka.am ) has been operating since May 1, 1996. It provides financial, economic and political news. In 2000 it was recognized by the Central Bank of Armenia as the best economic ...
06/29/2015Gagik Gevorgyan re-elected as head of Armenian jewelers association
... press release said today. YEREVAN, March 25. / ARKA /. Gagik Gevorgyan was re-elected as head of the Armenian Jewelers Association (AJA), an AJA press release said today. The election was held on March 21 in the Swiss city of Basel. Sarkis Nurian, Shant Haytayan and Raffi Marukyan are the newly elected members of the executive board of the organization, it said. Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan sent her congratulations to Gevorgyan on his reelection, the press release says. "The ...
03/25/2015Four-month baby survives attack on family in Armenia’s Gyumri - TV
A four-month baby survived an armed attack on a family in Gyumri, Armenia, Shant TV channel reports. YEREVAN, January 12. /ARKA/. A four-month baby survived an armed attack on a family in Gyumri, Armenia, Shant TV channel reports. All the members of the family but this baby were shot dead Monday morning. The baby is in ...
01/12/2015About $12.4 million raised in pledges at Hayastan Fund telethon overnight
... Donations and pledges at All-Armenian Hayastan Fund telethon that has just ended in Los-Angelec totaled 12,399,550 dollars. The telethon was broadcast from 20:00 on Thursday to 08:00 on Friday by four Armenian TV channels, including Public TV, Armenia, Shant and Yerkir Media. The phoneathon held from November 19 to November 23 in the European countries ahead of the telethon collected 1.37 million euros worth of contributions and promised donations. The phoneathon was held under “Talent, Charm ...
11/28/2014All-Armenian Hayastan Fund’s annual telethon to kick off in Los Angeles today
... YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. The annual fundraising telethon of the All Armenian Hayastan Fund will kick off in Los Angeles on Thursday, at 20:00. The 12-hour telethon will be broadcast by four Armenian TV channels – the Public TV, Armenia TV, Shant and Yerkir Media. The coverage will be re-broadcast in Europe, Northern and Southern America, Near East and Asia. The phoneathon held from November 19 to November 23 in the European countries ahead of the telethon collected 1.37 million euros ...
11/27/2014Diaspora export to discuss healthcare problems in Yerevan
... will be held in Yerevan today, the press office of Armenia’s National Competitiveness Fund. The seminar is held by the National Competitiveness Fund, together with the American University of Armenia. Perinatal surgeon and pediatric oncosurgeon Shant Sheherdimyan from Los Angeles is expected to make a report at the seminar. Sheherdimyan contributes to a number of programs aimed at improving child care in Armenia. The National Competitiveness Fund attaches importance to involvement of specialists ...
07/07/2014Man opens fire at policemen during trial over radical leader in Yerevan
A man fired at policemen during the court hearing on the leader of Tseghakron radical movement Shant Harutiunyan and his supporters on Thursday, the Armenian service of Radio Liberty reported. YEREVAN, June 12. /ARKA/. A man fired at policemen during the court hearing on the leader of Tseghakron radical movement Shant Harutiunyan and his supporters ...
06/12/2014Tigran Sargsyan remains deputy head of the ruling party - Sharmazanov
... April 3, but continues being the deputy head of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), vice-speaker and member of RPA executive council Eduard Sharmazanov said. Resignation is not an end of a politician’s life, Sharmazanov said in his interview to Shant TV. Speaking about the next premier, Sharmazanov said he must enjoy the confidence of the president and the political majority. A new premier is appointed within ten days after cabinet’s resignation. The government is formed within twenty ...
04/04/2014Arrested Armenian radical’s defense files an appeal
Defense of the leader of Armenian radical Tseghakron party Shant Harutiunyan who was arrested for clashes with the police in downtown Yerevan has filed an appeal challenging the first instance court’s decision about the arrest and detention, Inessa Petrosyan, defense attorney of Haruniunayn, said Thursday. ...
01/09/2014Criminal proceeding instituted against 20 radical oppositionists after clash with police
... proceeding has been instituted against the leader of Armenian Tseghakron party and his nineteen supporters who took part in the clashes with the Police in downtown Yerevan Tuesday, the press office of Armenia’s Police reports. Twenty supporters of Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of Tseghakron small party, who tried to hold an unauthorized march on Mashtots Avenue in downtown Yerevan, were taken to the police station after clashes with law enforcement officers, the police said in a statement. The ...
11/06/2013Twenty people detained after clashes with police in Yerevan
Twenty supporters of Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of Tseghakron small party, who tried to hold an unauthorized march on Mashtots Avenue in downtown Yerevan, were taken to the police station after clashes with law enforcement officers, the police said in a statement. ...
11/05/2013Media international service to sell ad time by ratings
... they, in the absence of this technology, refer to as “dark market", Safarian said. He said two companies will be dealing with compiling rankings - AGB Nielsen Media Research and GFK - Telemediacontrol. First contracts will be with Armenia, Shant, Armnews and ATV local channels. A representation of AGB Nielsen media research opened in Armenia in 2005. It deals with ad campaigns, monitoring and rating forecasts of TV programs and channels as well as with media surveys. Ttelemediacontrol was ...
03/22/2013OSCE/ODIHR observers say Armenian broadcast media showed selective approach in covering post-election events
... February 20, Hovannisian’s supporters have been organizing rallies and protests in Yerevan and provinces of the country. “All media monitored by the OSCE/ODIHR EOM regularly covered gatherings and rallies organized by Mr. Hovannisian; however, H1, Shant and Armenia TV often presented only general and at times superficial coverage of the protests, while repeatedly stating that the rallies were not authorized, and airing a statement by the police to this extent.” On the other hand, a number of ...
03/04/2013In late 2012 Armenian media’s attention focused on political figures out of presidential race
... that ArmNews was most active among TV channel and radio stations in covering possible presidential candidates’ activities. Armenian Public Radio and Armradio radio stations as well as Yerkir-Media and Kentron TV channels were active as well. Shant TV channel was singled out for the most sluggish coverage. Allusions to Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president in office, Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of Prosperous Armenia party, Raffi Hovhannisian, Zharangutyun (Heritage) party and Levon Ter-Petrosyan,...
01/16/2013Hayastan Fund’s Telethon 2012 kicks off in Los Angeles
... Thanksgiving Day, November 22, from 8 AM to 8 PM PST. The event will be simulcast across the globe through cable, satellite, and the Internet (armeniafund.org). The Telethon will also be carried live in Armenia, on the local networks H1, Armenia, Shant, and Yerkir Media. Held under the slogan “Our Village,” Telethon 2012 aims to raise support for constructing community centers in villages throughout Artsakh as well as providing urgent relief to the Syrian-Armenian community. In addition ...
11/22/2012French model agency to hold Elite Model Look casting in Armenia
... fr om 14 to 22,” Kitsmarishvili said Friday at International Press Center Novosti. She also clarified that the casting participants are not required to have some work experience in model business. She said the casting will be held from 12 pm at Shant TV studio, 21,Sevan street. Those wishing to participate in the casting should wear shoes with heels. Kitsmarishvili noted that the casting is a licensed project of Elite agency, and will be held in a format of the closed working event. Show and ...
10/22/2012Limiting any company’s market share doesn’t ensure oligopoly’s elimination: Armenia’s PM
... with several other ones, and still dictate their prices to consumers. “Oligopoly doesn’t not imply that one subject controls the market, there can be even ten subjects, and they can agree on prices,” Sargsyan said in the interview with Shant TV channel. It is a very difficult issue, and in some developed countries antimonopoly commissions are even authorized by investigation functions to unveil conspiracies, he added. The Prime Minister also said Armenian legislature related to economic ...
05/03/2012Armenia’s government strongly prioritizes struggling against poverty, PM says
Armenia’s government prioritizes struggling against the poverty rate that is high in the country, the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said in the interview with Shant TV Channel. YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. Armenia’s government prioritizes struggling against the poverty rate that is high in the country, the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said in the interview with Shant TV Channel. “Poverty elimination ...
05/03/2012Armenia’s PM : introducing social package for civil servants in Armenia is effective
... very effective step and our meetings with civilians just prove this fact. All people are interested in benefiting from the social packages, and it will really contribute to the improvement of life conditions,” Sargsyan said in the interview with Shant TV channel. Sargsyan noted that each of 120,000 beneficiaries may receive heart surgery estimated to total of 3.8 million drams in the case of necessity. “Today we already have six cases, when our civil employees used this opportunity and ...
05/03/2012Armenian PM assesses political speculations around migration as risky
... Minister Tigran Sargsyan said political speculations around migration processes in Armenia are risky. “Migration is one of the most important issues. But political speculations abut this issue are risky,” Sargsyan said in the interview with Shant TV channel. He noted that as a tradition that comes since the Soviet Union, 50-80 thousand Armenians annually go to Russia for work. “But these people return to Armenia, thus while coming up with the numbers on migration each quarter or annually ...
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