Armenia and world:

Saakashvili willing to repeat the history of the 20s

On the whole, Azerbaijan and Georgia had better form a confederation with Turkey, both of them disappearing in this pot and their presidents becoming governors of provinces.

July 20, 2010
Relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan step out of the line of simple cooperation, that is why the countries must join into a confederation, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili declared at a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Batumi. Let’s try to find out what exactly Saakashvili meant, meanwhile keeping in mind that in every joke there is a grain of… joke. And what remains is the truth.
Politics:

Karabakh actual issue in political discussions

Review of July 10-16 political events.

July 17, 2010
The political week in Armenia started with the 6th congress of Heritage party, which brought together over 400 delegates, including Arthur Ghazaryan from the ARF Dashnaktsutyun and representative of Sardarapat movement Zhirayr Sefilyan. Chairman of the party’s board Armen Martirosyan delivered a report, saying that Heritage has always supported strengthening of democracy, as well as protection of human rights and state interests.
Economy:

Poland can provide Armenia with an outlet to European markets

Nairit Plant is of keen interest for Polish companies.

July 17, 2010
The spring visit of Polish Prime Minister Donald Dusk to Armenia gave renewed impetus to development of bilateral relations. In compliance with the agreement concluded on March 12, 2010, the first sitting of the Armenian-Polish intergovernmental committee resulted in signature of a protocol and memorandum on food safety. Besides, a business forum was held.
Sport:

Armenia up 4 lines in FIFA Rankings

Review of July 8-15 sports events.

July 16, 2010
Football: FIFA published the national rankings, where Armenia is the 96th, going up 4 lines with 318 points. New world champions, Spain, top the rankings with 1883 points, followed by the Netherlands (1659 points) and Brazil (1536 points).
Culture:

Armenia, cradle of Indo-European civilization

Recent discoveries of Armenian archeologists could lead to rewriting history of the Ancient World in the near future.

July 13, 2010
Armenia, cradle of Indo-European civilization
In the study of ancient civilizations Armenia often remained on the sidelines, as if she had not been involved in major historical turnovers. The researchers’ interest was almost always confined to the territory of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. But, naturally the “factor” of Armenia could not be excluded in the formation of ancient civilizations. There is much evidence to prove it. Nevertheless, for one reason or another Armenia, yet, was left out from the list of possible leaders.
IT & Telecom:

Facebook users restored Armenian interface of the social network

Review of July 5-11 telecommunication and information technology events.

July 12, 2010
Information security was in the focus of discussions over the past week. Armenian bloggers have created wiki.hayqpress.com internet resource as an alternative to largest internet encyclopedia – Wikipedia. The created resource provides unbiased and neutral information on Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
Society:

Karabakh war. The story of a patriot

There is nothing higher than let your enemy know that you can remain a human being even in the battle field.

July 7, 2010
Karabakh war. The story of a patriot
The 1988 events in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, shocked the entire Armenianhood. Dozens of people were slaughtered, majority of them after tortures and severe beatings. Over 200 apartments were robbed and burnt. Thousands of refugees remained homeless. This year changed the lives of many people. 27-year-old Manvel Yeghiazaryan was not an exception…
 
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