Marzes

Destroying the “Pioneer Palace”

19.03.2006

The state is going to provide 42 million with the purposes of collapsing the buildings in Gyumri city that are in danger since the earthquake. 30 million is foreseen to destruct the remains of the former Pioneer Palace and cleaning the territory. This will be implemented by Gyumri municipality. It is not decided yet what …

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The international community must evaluate

19.03.2006

“There are no controlled or occupied territories in Karabagh. Karabagh has its borders and overall, it is integrity. We just have to realize that once and for all. As for Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, I would like the Azerbaijani government to point out which territory they mean. There are three periods of the Azerbaijani-Karabagh relations-pre-revolutionary, Soviet …

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Women’s rights are respected in Karabagh

15.03.2006

The number of women rose during the post-war period in Karabagh. In the beginning, when there still weren’t enough places to work, some men left for abroad in search of jobs. The number of women exceeds that of men in some fields in Karabagh. Women are even representatives of the legislative and executive branches of …

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Militarization of politics is not good

10.03.2006

MPs from the National Assembly of Karabagh, political and social figures, journalists and representatives of NGOs were present. Others present at the event include representatives of the “Peace Resources” international organization Jonathan Kowen (co-chairman of the PR Caucasus branch) and Laurence Broers (editor of “Accord” 17th edition), as well as NGO representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, …

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What to do in Karabagh

08.03.2006

After the Karabagh war, many factories and businesses went bankrupt and everything got ruined. Thus, the citizens of Karabagh thought about one thing: what to do with their lives. Some preferred leaving for abroad, others decided to stay in Karabagh, while others simply waited for a “brighter future”. Today, citizens of Karabagh do different things …

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Sowing wheat is not profitable

05.03.2006

Villagers living in this faraway village are mainly occupied with agriculture and cattle-raising. They are even thinking about vine-growing. According to the villagers, due to the lack of nourishment of the privatized lands, there is not much crop. “We get a maximum of 10-15 centners of grain, which is not a lot and doesn’t help …

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Martuni: jobs and projects

05.03.2006

R. Azaryan says that there was not much crop due to the lack of necessary technological equipment and dysfunction of the agro-technological devices. This year, the region had 84% of winter crops. The state had provided a loan with which the farmers bought 342 tons of seeds and 170 tons of diesel. Viticulture is also …

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Families of deceased soldiers waiting for homes

24.02.2006

Marine has been living with her two children in a rented home for 8 years, ever since her husband died in the war. She says that after her husband’s death, she lived with her husband’s parents for a while after which she was forced to leave due to family issues. She couldn’t go to her …

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Azeri journalist in Karabakh

20.02.2006

Recently, representative of “Peace, Democracy, Culture” NGO, head of the political department of the Azerbaijani “Obozrevatel” newspaper, Roman Temnikov, visited Stepanakert. He visited Karabagh with the invitation by the “Hayk Generation” youth NGO. He was invited within the framework of the program “Caucusas is Our Home”. The Azeri journalist said that it was his first …

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Health care will be better in village communities

11.02.2006

During the past year, about 13.072 citizens got medical treatment, 11.500 out of which got treatment by the free programs supported by the government. The number of patients that got treatments out of the hospital was 323000. The number of registered births in 2005 is 1952. The sanitary conditions were good in Armenia and the …

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