  GOLDEN COIN PORTRAYING TIGRAN GREAT ISSUED IN ARMENIANovember 26, 2003 - 21:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - November 24 the Central Bank of Armenia introduced a golden jubilee coin portraying Armenian king Tigran the Great. The nominal value of the coin is 1000 Armenian drams (about $1.8). It should be noted that Tigran the Great is a prominent state figure, during the reign of which (95-56 B.C.) Armenia achieved the highest prosperity, having a territory "from sea to sea," i.e. from the Black Sea to the Caspian.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating  Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1.U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia.PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission.Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. |
