But once he actually visited this former republic of the Soviet Union, the artist found it hard to reconcile the ideals of the Armenian diaspora with the landscapes and situations he encountered.

但实际上，他曾到过这个前苏联共和国一次，并发现他很难将他看到的景象及状况跟想象中的亚美尼亚侨民联系起来。

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Officially, in the North, Memorial Day emerged in 1868 when the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union veterans' organization, called on communities to conduct grave-decorating ceremonies.

据官方声称，美国北方第一次出现阵亡纪念日是在1868年。当时，由退伍军人联合会组成的共和大军号召各社区群众对阵亡战士的坟墓进行装饰。

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The 10 new Member States of the European Union are: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

十个新加入的成员国是：塞浦路斯、捷克共和国、爱沙尼亚、匈牙利、拉脱维亚、立陶宛、马耳他、波兰、斯洛伐克和斯洛文尼亚。

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Nine years later,in eighteen forty-five, the United States Congress passed a resolution inviting the Republic of Texas to join the Union as a state.

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The American president will meet with European Union leaders in the Czech Republic on Sunday.

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The 58-year-old Ghimpu and his pro-Western coalition, dubbed the 'Alliance for European Integration', seek closer ties with the European Union and want to take the former Soviet republic out of Russia's sphere of influence.

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"The decrease in the unemployment rate is welcome and the latest labour market figures for Northern Ireland continue to demonstrate that our current unemployment rate compares favourably to the equivalent rates for the UK, European Union and Republic of Ireland, " she said.

BBC: Unemployment down but number on benefits up

The NI rate of unemployment at 8.2% is lower than the European Union and the Republic of Ireland where unemployment is running at almost 15%.

BBC: Northern Ireland unemployment figures stand at 8.2%

The Northern Ireland rate remains lower than the European Union average and the Republic of Ireland which is currently almost 15 per cent.

BBC: Northern Ireland unemployment highest in 15 years