Month: April 2007

IT IS ENVISAGED TO REPAIR 110 KW-TENSION ELECTRIC NETWORK OF KAJARAN

Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Electric Networks of Armenia company
intends to repair the 110 kw-tension electric network of Kajaran,
on which 3 billion drams (about 8.2 mln USD) will be spent. The
company director Evgeny Gladunchik said on April 10 that a tender for
company to do repairs has already been announced. According to him,
the necessary sum will be provided at interest (annual interest rate
of up to 5%) by the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Complex, which in
its turn will receive this money from a German bank.

E. Gladunchik said that the implementation of the program on repairs of
33 substations with tension of 110 kw with the 30 million-dollar credit
of the Japanese government will start in two years. However, it will be
possible to repair only 12 substations due to fluctuation of foreign
currency rates. Within the framework of the same program, the work on
installation of 150 thousand multirate meters for vulnerale groups of
the population will be done within 7 years. It was noted that only 10%
of 900 thousand users in the country currently have multirate meters.

PORT KAVKAZ – POTI FERRY LINK TO BE PUT INTO OPERATION ON APRIL 10

Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The Port Kavkaz – Poti ferry link
will be put into operation on April 10. The Armenian delegation went
to Georgia on this occasion. NT correspondent was informed from the
press service of the RA Ministry of Transport and Communication that
on the same day the ferry will make its maiden voyage from "Kavkaz"
port to Poti.

TURKEY-GAS DE FRANCE CONFRONTATION BECAUSE OF GENOCIDE DRAFT CONTINUED

Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007

ANKARA, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the Turkish NTV TV, the
Embassy of France in Ankara demanded from the Turkish authorities
to explain why the program on building the joint gas pipe line with
the Gas de France company was dampened. It is known that with this
step Turkey expresses protest against the French draft criminalizing
denial of the Armenian Genocide.

According to Turkish sources, officials of the European Union also
expressed surprise why such a decision was made in a half a year after
adoption of the French draft. That step is estimated in Brussels as
a warning to the European Union with the help of France.

Turkey stopped the last week the negotiations on the Nabucco gas pipe
line with Gas de France, as a sign of protest against the last French
draft on the Armenian Genocide. That gas pipe line was to provide
natural gas from Near East and Central Asia to Austria through Turkey.

According to the expectations, the Nabucco gas pipe line of in total
4.6 bln evros will reduce dependence of the European Union from the
Russian gas.

This gas pipe line will also pass through the territory of Bulgaria,
Romania and Hungary which reached agreement with Gas de France.

PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE’S PARTY ANTICIPATES FAIR ELECTIONS

ArmRadio.am
10.04.2007 17:21

The People’s Party is participating in the parliamentary elections
under the slogan "People is our partner." "There will be a strong
competition, especially in the majoritarian system. We anticipate
fair elections as far as it is possible," President of the People’s
Party Tigran Karapetyan said at a press conference today.

In his words, the party will do everything to achieve the maximum
result. " The affiliates of our party are decisive today. Our people
will not be sold, since they are stable, many have passed a long way
with us," said the party leader.

The main directions of the party’s platform are: moderate
privatization, creation of workplaces through development of industry
and improvement of rural life. "I think that people will cast their
votes for me not because of my charity, but because they believe me
and connect their future with me," Tigran Karapetyan considers.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ONLY 4-5 PARTIES CAN APPEAR AT PARLIAMENT OF NEW CONVOCATION, SOCIOLOGIST AHARON ADIBEKIAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. At best 4-5 parites can appear at
the National Assembly of new convocation. Aharon Adibekian, Head of
Sociometer Center, expressed such opinion on April 10 at the Urbat
(Friday) club.

Taking as a basis the results of sociological surveys conducted by
now, the sociologist conventionally divided political parties having
opportunity to get over the passage barrier into three groups:
heavyweights (the Republican Party of Armenia and the Bargavach
Hayastan), mediumweights (the ARF Dashnaktsutiun, the National Unity
and the Orinats Yerkir) and lightweights (the United Labor Party, the
People’s Party of Armenia, the People’s Party, the Dashink Party). The
last group, in A. Adibekian’s words, has serious problems connected
with being represented at the parliament, but it can overcome this
problem in case of organizing efficient agitation campaign.

In his words, for lightweights the most dangerous is dispersion of
votes, as each of those parties receiving even 4.5% votes and not
getting over 5% barrier will not only lose the opportunity to appear
at the parliament, but also involuntarily will increase the number
of mandates of winning parties. As the sociologist affirmed, from
point of view of all political directions’ being fully represented
at the parliament it is expedient that parties having no chances to
pass refuse to take part in the future struggle announcing what force
they support.

A. Adibekian explained absence of the Nor Zhamanakner Party in the
above mentioned categories by the circumstance that "their times are
very new, their times have not come yet."

FAMOUS SOCIOLOGIST REFUSES TO DISCLOSE HIS CUSTOMER

Panorama.am
17:04 10/04/2007

A survey conducted by Sociometer sociological organization, headed
by famous sociologist Aharon Adibekyan, says that Artashes Geghamyan
is among 11 candidates for the presidency of Armenia but by no means
among the first three or even among the first five. "He is a little
above the middle," Adibekyan told reporters today. Concurrently,
Geghamyan himself claimed yesterday that 55 percent of population
will vote for him.

Adibekyan said the acting president is among the first three. However,
the sociologist refused to say who is in the first place. Asked who
is the customer, Adibekyan said, "I cannot tell names."

6 MORE TV CHANNELS TO BE MONITORED BEFORE ELECTIONS

Panorama.am
17:06 10/04/2007

A monitoring conducted among seven TV channels indicates that Armenia
TV hosted no political or public figures in its "guest studio." In
some sense it is clear because most political programs are aired on
TV5. So, the question is why TV5 is not included in the sample.

Boris Navasardyan, chairman of Yerevan Press Club said "6 more TV
channels will be included in the sample starting April 8, the launch
of pre-election campaign."

The monitoring will pay special attention to the volumes of paid and
free air used by the political parties. Navasardyan said methodological
innovations will be applied during the study. In case a political
figures is broadcast without a mention to the political party he/she
belongs to, no identification with a political party is made.

FIRST VICTORY OF ARMENIAN RUGBY PLAYERS IN TOURNAMENT OF EUROPEAN CUP OF NATIONS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007

ODENSE, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Match of European Cup of Nations on
rugby in division 3A took place between national teams of Denmark
and Armenia on April 7 in the stadium of Danish city of Odense. The
match proceeded in a hard struggle and finished with the victory of
Armenian rugby players with the score of 11 to 3.

This was the first victory of Armenian national team in 2006-2007
season, which Armenia started with defeats by national teams of
Switzerland and Sweden.

At present the national team of Armenia with five points takes
fourth place in the division after the teams of Switzerland, Sweden
and Denmark.

To recap, the national team of Denmark has already finished its
performances. And the national team of Armenia will hold one more
game on April 28 in its field with the national team of Serbia.

HOVHANNES DAVTIAN AWARDED SILVER MEDAL AT EUROPE JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007

BELGRADE, APRIL 1O, NOYAN TAPAN. The Europe Judo Championship
finished on April 8, in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade. Armenia sent
4 sportsmen on mission to the competition place. Among them Hovhannes
Davtian (60 kg, Gyumri) won the 2nd place and was awarded silver medal.

H. Davtian for the first time participated in the Europe
championship. He is 24, trained headed by RA Honourary Trainer Karen
Simonian.

VOTES COST 5000 DRAMS

A1+
[04:58 pm] 10 April, 2007

United Labor Party representatives were visiting residents living in
Zangvats 9, bld.17, Nor Nork. They suggested them to vote for ULP.

‘ This time we’ll pay double-5000 drams and you will vote for our
candidate,’ the party representative said.

One of the residents Susanna Hakobyan refused to accept the election
bribe.

‘ We have 5 people to vote. I will never take any bribe from any of
the candidates. It’s no use of voting; things are decided in advance,’
she told ‘A1+’

She recollects that people were promised money during the previous
NA elections but none of the residents got it.

In fact, Republican Party was not an exception either.

This time they promised to inform about the sum of money in one of
these days.