Daily Archives: October 29, 2013

Libyan Gunmen Steal Over $50 Million From Bank Van

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A Libyan security official says gunmen have stolen over $50 million after attacking a van belonging to the country’s Central Bank on a road along the Mediterranean coast.

The official says the van, which had no guards accompanying it, was ambushed near the city of Sirte late Monday. The money was a mix of foreign currency and Libyan dinars. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media.

In the eastern city of Benghazi, attackers opened fire on a five-men sit-in, killing two and wounding three.

The five were protesting the 2011 assassination of former army chief Abdel-Fatah Younis.

Younis was Moammar Gadhafi’s interior minister before defecting to the rebel side to help command the uprising against Libya’s longtime ruler.

 

Putin: Gays, lesbians welcome in Sochi for Olympics

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Russian President Vladmir Putin says everyone will be welcomed to next year’s Winter Olympics in Russia, regardless of sexual orientation — comments that come on the heels of a controversial Russian law on homosexuality.

Putin made his latest assurances on the matter on Monday as he welcomed International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and other sports officials to his summer residence in Sochi — the Black Sea resort town where the Games will happen in February — state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Putin also said in an interview on state television in September that gay people would not be discriminated against at the Sochi Games. But that appeared at odds with statements made by government officials that the anti-gay propaganda law would be enforced.

The IOC in August said it received assurances “from the highest level of government in Russia” that the law would not affect people attending or taking part in the Games. The next month, the IOC said the law did not violate the Olympic Charter

In August, U.S. President Barack Obama rejected calls for his country to boycott the Games, saying such a move would hurt American athletes who trained and sacrificed to qualify.

 

The newly appointed Ambassador of Morocco presented her credentials to the President of Armenia

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Today, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Republic of Armenia Mina Tounsi presented her credentials to Serzh Sargsyan.

The President of Armenia congratulated the Ambassador on her appointment and expressed hope that during her tenure in office, Ambassador Tounsi will make every effort to invigorate bilateral relations between Armenia and Morocco. Serzh Sargsyan noted that Armenia attaches great import to the deepening of her relations with the Arab world and underscored that we actively cooperate with many Arab states in different areas. In that context, the President of Armenia stressed the importance of developing interstate cooperation with Morocco.

Ambassador Mina Tounsi assured the President of Armenia that she will spare no effort to strengthen relations between the two countries.

PM Congratulates Armenian Jewelers On Professional Holiday

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Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan welcomed yesterday the members of the World Congress of Armenian Jewelers at Government’s Conference Hall, who are in Armenia to attend the opening of National Jewelers’ Day-dated “Yerevan Show -2013” international jewelry exhibition.

“On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, I congratulate you on National Jeweler’s Day. Appreciating our jewelers’ contribution to the economic development of Armenia and granting their request, the Government established that the last Sunday of October should be marked as the jewelers’ professional holiday. The Government thereby emphasizes how much it values this sector that we consider to be an economic priority. I would like to congratulate all the participants of this wonderful event, wishing them successful and fruitful work.

Armenian jewelers have centuries-long traditions. It is our comparative advantage, which we are obliged to use. We have talented jewelers, prominent businessmen, and it proves that our talented people can compete and achieve great success in this area. The Government signed an agreement with the World Congress of Armenian Jewelers to lay Thursday foundations of public-private partnership and assume mutual obligations.

The Government has undertaken to consider jewelry as a priority sector and provide the most favorable conditions for its development. In this regard, the establishment of the free economic zone will be a strong impetus for the development of the jewelry industry in our country.

Concluding my speech, I wish to assure you that you have a reliable partner in the face of the Government of Armenia. We are ready to raise jewelry to such a high level through joint effort that our people may be proud of the achievements we have had and we will have ahead.”

 

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The Prime Minister next talked to Armenian jewelers coming from different countries, exchanging views on the ongoing projects, development opportunities and prospects.

“Yerevan Show – 2013” international jewelry exhibition was held on October 28 – the day following the National Jeweler’s Day. Participating in this exhibition are jewelry and watch producing companies, as well as jewelers, jewelry suppliers from more than two dozen countries.