EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF WEEKLY “THE NOYAN TAPAN HIGHLIGHTS” HAROUTIUN
KHACHATRIAN IS FIFTY

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Editor-in-chief of the English weekly
newspaper “The Noyan Tapan Highlights” Haroutiun Khachatrian is today
celebrating his 50th birthday. The newspaper has been published by
the information center Noyan Tapan for over 12 years. H. Khachatrian
was one of the founders of the independent information center Noyan
Tapan in 1991 and held the position of Deputy Director for a long
time. During 14 years in analytical journalism, Candidate of
Biological Sciences Haroutiun Khachatrain has written several hundred
articles on topical problems of Armenia and the region, including
articles on economics, finances, politics and integration problems.
Yet he is most famous for his joint work with Ph.D. Ali Abasov (Baku)
“The Karabakh Conflict. Versions of Solution: Ideas and Reality”. The
book ran into two editions in Russian (in 2002 and 2004) and was
translated into Armenian, Azerbaijani and English. It attracted
attention of the experts aslo due to the fact that it represents the
first attempt at collaborative work by the researchers of the two
conflicting sides. Noyan Tapan’s staff congratulates Haroutiun
Khachatrian on his 50th anniversary and wishes him further creative
success.