Month: August 2008

ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSING AMENDMENTS TO CUSTOMS CODE

ARKA
Aug 20, 2008

YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. The Armenian Parliament has started
discussing amendments to the RA Customs Code.

Presenting the draft amendments, Chief of the RA Customs Committee
Gagik Khachatryan said that the amendments regulate relations in
the customs system. Specifically, the amendments provide for customs
clearance of the waste resulting from the processing of goods imported
to Armenia under the "temporary import for processing" regime.

Khachatryan also pointed out that the amendments provide for
new licensed activities – organization of customs supervision
zones. According to him, the zones will operate independently of
customs warehouses. "The Government will set necessary requirements for
the organization of such zones, which will allow Armenia to institute
customs terminals, which has been practiced in developed countries
for a long time," Khachatryan said.

He pointed out that the amendments regulate customs brokers’
responsibility and the order of terminating their activities.

Khachatryan said that the amendments clarify the process of producing
customs declarations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

AVERAGE MONTHLY WAGES RISE 20.4% IN ARMENIA IN JANUARY-JULY 2008

ARKA
Aug 20, 2008

YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. Armenia’s average monthly wages rose
20.4% to 87,908 drams year-on-year as of end-June, the RA National
Statistical Service (NSS) reports.

Wages in government-financed organizations totaled 62,253 drams – 16.7%
year-on-year increase. Average monthly salary of government-financed
employees rose 1.3% between June and July.

Average monthly wages in private organizations totaled 108,679 drams –
19.6% year-on-year increase (0.7% rise between June and July).

According to NSS, average monthly nominal wages rose 0.9% in Armenia
between June and July.

5% INFLATION RECORDED IN ARMENIA IN JULY 2008

ARKA
Aug 20, 2008

YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. National Statistical service of Armenia
says 4.5% inflation was recorded in Armenia in July 2008, compared
with December 2007.

Consumer prices grew 9.2% in the first half of 2008, compared with
the same period a year earlier.

Four-percent (±1.5%) inflation is planned in the 2008 state
budget.

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ARMENIA’S FISCAL AGENCIES TRASFORMED INTO COMMITTEE

ARKA
Aug 20, 2008

YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Tax Service and Customs
Committee have been transformed into the Committee of State Revenues,
the RA President’s press service reports.

Armenia’s President Serge Sargsian signed Wednesday a decree appointing
ex-Chairman of the RA State Customs Committee Gagik Khachatryan Head
of the newly established Committee.

According to the RA laws on the Customs Service and on the Tax
Service, Head of the State Revenue Committee is in charge of both
fiscal agencies.

The President has charged the RA Government to adopt relevant statutory
acts by January 1, 2009.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

718 BARRISTERS WORKING IN ARMENIA

ARKA
Aug 20, 2008

YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. President of the Chamber of Lawyers of
Armenia Ruben Sahakyan says 718 barristers currently work in Armenia
and are all members to the Chamber of Lawyers.

According to Sahakyan, the number of qualified barristers in Armenia is
increasing every day. Last year, 100 people successfully qualification
exams with 70 specialists gaining 90 points out of 100.

However, some barristers are not members to the Chamber of
Lawyers. Sahakyan believes such "specialists" show their "skills"
during civil procedures, when litigants are either low-qualified
lawyers or family friends who cannot protect the rights of their
defendants.

At present, 328 barristers enroll in the Chamber of the Lawyers
of Armenia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMTECH CONGRESS-08 TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN ON OCT 4-5

ARKA
Aug 20, 2008

YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. The second IT workshop ArmTech 2008 will
take place in Yerevan on October 4-5, the RA Ministry of Economy
reports.

The purpose of the event is to make IT specialists come together,
promoting IT development in Armenia.

Recent achievements and global challenges, as well as the RA
Government’s IT policy will be on the agenda of the conference.

The main objective of the event is to discuss new ideas and further IT
projects, as well as business information and strengthen cooperation
between Armenian and overseas IT specialists.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the Armenian Technology Congress was
founded by technology and business professionals to foster professional
growth in the worldwide Armenian technology community.

The Armenian Technology Congress (ArmTech) first organized the global
high-tech congress in San Francisco on July 4-7, 2007. Designed to
promote both professional networking and valuable connections for
operating companies and entrepreneurs, the event featured presentations
Armenia’s high-tech achievements and challenges.

MAX AND TAX BODIES UNITED AGAIN

armradio.am
21.08.2008 16:00

According to the commandment of RA President Serzh Sargsyan the state
max committee and state tax committees united and were renamed state
incomes committee.

According to the max legislation book the ruler of the max and tax
bodies is the President of incomes committee.

The RA Government must accept legal acts of this agreement till
January 1 2009.

The RA President discharged Vahram Barsekhyan, who was the head of
tax committee. With the same edict the RA President Serzh Sargsyan
pointed Gagik Xachatryan in the position of the President of the
state incomes committee.

NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT "CAUCASIAN UNION"

armradio.am
21.08.2008 16:39

The Prime Minister of Turkey Rejep Tayp Erdokhan announced that the
authorities of Turkey intended to negotiate with the representatives
of Armenia about "Caucasian union".

"The form of the negotiations for the platform of stability and
cooperation in Caucasus will only be clear after the negotiations
with Russia.

The negotiations connected with this platform with five sides
Turkey, Georgia, Azeri, Armenia and Russia) will be held with Armenia
too. "The form of the negotiations will be clear after the meeting
of our Foreign Affairs Minister with his Russian counterpart", the
Prime Minister of Turkey noted.

Erdokhan informed that he had discussed the idea of platform during
his visits to Moscow and Tbilisi, and now he was going to do it with
the President of Azeri Ilham Aliev.

RA Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbandyan answered the question of
Turkish "Zaman" newspaper’s reporter that Armenia is always ready for
dialogues and negotiations especially when it refers to the security
and stability in the region.

ARMENIA IS IN THE 66TH PLACE

armradio.am
21.08.2008 16:42

In the 29th summer Olympic Games in Beijing wrestler of free style
Suren Markosyan (66 kg) lost the game in August 20. So he doesn’t
have a right to take part in the further competition.

In August 21 spearman Meliq Janoyan and wrestler of free style Harutun
Enoqyan (84 kg) will participate in the Olympic Games.

Now the Armenian collective has 5 bronze medals and takes the 66th
place.

Boxer Hrachik Javachyan also has a bronze medal. To remind he is
still continuing to compete.

In the 29th summer Olympic Games China takes the first place – 76
medals (43 gold, 14 silver and 19 bronze medals), the USA is the
second – 79 medals (26+26+27), the third place takes Great Britain
with 33 medals (16+9+8):

Generally only 74 from 205 participant countries have got medals yet.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIANS WON THE FOOTBALL MATCH

armradio.am
21.08.2008 16:44

Yesterday the Europe youth championship between the collectives
of Turkey and Armenia took place in the "Hrazdan" drill-hall in
Yerevan. The match was very interesting. In the beginning of the
game Turkish footballer Abdullah Dorak made a goal. But in the last
moments of the game the Armenian footballers Karen Lazarian and
Henrik Mchitaryan made goals. So the game finished 2-1 for benefit
of Armenia. To note, the RA Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalandyan
and the reprisentatives of Turkish FAM attended the match yesterday.