On October 17-19, Yerevan hosted the first ever All-Armenian conference of bankers and financiers, which brought together 100 participants from 10 countries.

The Council of Europe’s Forum for the Future of Democracy has hardly answered the main question – what will democracy look like in future.

The closer the parliamentary elections in the neighboring republic, the louder and more hysterical become accusations against the Armenians, coupled with threats to “come and win back”. So, the day before, speaking at the Cabinet meeting, President Aliyev decided to once again flex his muscles, meanwhile “threatening” Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. No one knows by what the head of the sultanate threatens, and how he is going to put it into practice. Neither is it important; what matters is that his people receive just another battery of emotional charge.

Armenian Ministry of Education and Science signed a memorandum of understanding with Word ORT non-governmental education and training organization. The memorandum stipulates for cooperation in implementation of high technologies into education sector, development of information technologies, use of Interned in education process, creation of programs promoting development of hi-tech centers in Armenian universities.

The next qualifier will be played against Russia in March 2011.

The second barbecue festival was held in Akhtala, Lori region of Armenia, on Sunday, September 12. It was dated to two other events: re-consecration of Surb Mariam Astvatsatsin Church and inauguration of a monument to wedding rings.

For dozens of centuries Armenians had been celebrating the New Year, Navasard, on August 11. Once a favorite popular holiday, it now became a topic of historians’ remarks or Armenian folklore only. “August 11 is the first day of the new year according to the ancient Armenian calendar. It was celebrated by all – the rich and the poor,” said ethnographer Gohar Vardumyan, senior fellow at the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.