Month: August 2008

SOUTH KOREAN BOXER PULLS OUT OF OLYMPICS

The Associated Press
August 19, 2008

BEIJING: Lightweight boxer Baik Jong-sub of South Korea has pulled
out of the Olympics with an injury just a few hours before his
quarterfinal bout.

Baik, who also reached the quarterfinals four years ago in Athens,
failed to attend his medical exam on Tuesday morning. The South Korean
team said Baik was ill, and the Yonhap news agency reported Baik had
a chest injury.

Baik’s absence allowed his scheduled opponent, Armenia’s Hrachik
Javakhyan, to advance to Friday’s semifinals, clinching a medal
without a fight.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

THE INTERNET CONNECTION IS WORKING AS USUAL

armradio.am
19.08.2008 17:25

"ArmenTel" and Fibernet agencies which provide Armenia by internet
connection informed "Mediamax" agency that the military actions and
the bombard of the bridge in Georgia didn’t injured the cables and
there are no problems in providing Armenia by internet connection at
this moment.

The Press Secretary of "ArmenTel" Anush Begloyan said that in the
case the structure is injured in Georgia, Armenia will get internet
by the cables passing the territory of Iran.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

THE 645TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN MOTHER TEMPLE WAS CELEBRATED IN LVOV

armradio.am
19.08.2008 17:51

On the day of St. Mother’s Reformation the Armenian community in Lvov
celebrated also the 645th anniversary of the Armenian Mother temple.

"Regnum" agency informs that Armenians from different parts of Ukraine
came here to take part in the ceremony. Near the temple about 2 000
people gathered. The head of the Ukrainian bishopric of Armenian
Apostolic church Gregorys Archiepiscop, representatives of Ukrainian
Orthodox Church; Ukrainian Romanic-Catholic and Greco-Catholic
churches arrived in Lvov to congratulate the Armenians. The head of
the Armenian bishopric thanked the mayor of Lvov Andrei Sadovy for
saving the temple.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

"APAVEN" COMPANY IS DOING THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE RA GOVERNMENT NOW

armradio.am
19.08.2008 17:53

The huge cargo carriage company "Apaven" is doing the commandments
of RA Government now. The director of the company Gagik Akhajanyan
informed "Azatutyun" radio station that for the first they are
transporting bread-stuff and fuel. "Fuel is the most important. Five
police cars are following 39 transporting cars. There are also cars
for technical serving and two hospital cars. They have already reached
Achaltscha, and then they will move for Batumy. There have not been any
problems near the border. In the oil terminal of Batumy there is 1800
ton of petrol. Our problem is to transport it", the director said. The
RA Ministry of Transport and Communication informed ‘Azatutyun" radio
station that on Sunday a group of specialists left for Gory to take
part in the reconstruction works of bombarded bridge. The Ministry
also informed that now there are 72 wagons with different cargos in
Batumy harbor.

18,461.8 LITERS OF MINERAL WATERS BOTTLED IN ARMENIA IN JANUARY-JUNE 2008

ARKA
Aug 19, 2008

YEREVAN, August 19. /ARKA/. Armenia bottled 18,461.8 liters of mineral
waters as of end-June 2008 against 153,000 liters in the corresponding
period last year, the RA National Statistical Service reports.

Local producers increased the bottling of mineral waters by 20.7%
(3,161.8 liters) year-on-year as of end-June.

ARMENIA RAISES FIRST-HALF BRANDY OUTPUT BY 13.8%

ARKA
Aug 19, 2008

YEREVAN, August 19. /ARKA/. Armenia raised the first-half brandy
output by 13.8% to 7.3mln liters, the RA National Statistical Service
(NSS) reports.

Wine production declined by 22.7% to 1,361.2 liters in January-June.

Vodka and liqueur production decreased by 2.5% as of end-June.

The first-half champagne output slumped to 81,400 liters against
154,200 liters in January-June 2007.

The country produced 4,651.4 liters of beer in the first half of 2008
against 5,123.8 liters during the corresponding period last year. The
first-half output of non-alcohol goods rose 24.1% to 18.9mln liters.

ARMAVIA ARMENIAN AIR COMPANY ADDS FLIGHTS DUE TO INCREASED DEMAND IN SUMMER TIME

ARKA
Aug 19, 2008

YEREVAN, August 19. /ARKA/. Armavia Armenian air company announced
additional flights due to increased demand in summer time, the Press
Secretary of the company Nana Avetisova reported.

Particularly, Yerevan-Krasnodar-Yerevan flight will be operated on
August 22 and September 5 (apart from three regular flights) and
Yerevan-Samara-Yerevan on August 24 (apart from one flight operated
currently), Avetisova said.

An additional Yerevan-Moscow (Domodedovo)-Yerevan flight is to be
operated on August 20 (at 00:30) – plus to the current five flights.

Earlier additional flights were operated to Moscow (August 16 and
18 through Vnukovo), MinVodi (August 15) and Stavropol (August 18),
the Press Secretary said.

Armavia will keep its passengers informed about other additional
flights, Avetisova said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

CURRENT HEAD OF EREBUNI DISTRICT GIVES UP FURTHER ELECTORAL STRUGGLE

Noyan Tapan

Au g 19, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The current head of Yerevan’s
Erebuni district, member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
Mher Sedrakian on August 19 officially withdrew his candidacy, thus
refusing to run in the elections of the district head to be held on
September 7, NT correspondent was informed by spokesperson for the RA
Central Electoral Commission Tatev Ohanian. Thus, the current deputy
head of Erebuni district, RPA member Armen Harutyunian remains the
only candidate for the post of the district head.

Three candidates: the current head of the district, RPA member Arayik
Kotanjian, the son of the founding chairman of "Democratic Way"
party Manuk Gasparian, member of the same party Manuel Gasparian and
non-party man Varuzhan Mkrtchian have been registerted to run in the
elections of the head of Yerevan’s Kanaker-Zeytun community on the
same day.

Two candidates: the current head of the district, member of "Prosperous
Armenia" party Mher Hovhannisian and RPA member Ggaik Hovsepian have
been registered to run in the elections of the head of the city’s
Nubarashen district.

Four candidates: the current district head, RPA member Hovhannes
Shahinian, owner of Yeritsian & Sons company, non-pary man Albert
Yeritsian, member of "Heritage" party, former member of the RA
Central Electoral Commission Zoya Tedevosian and representative of the
Progressive Party of Armenia Ashot Mnatsakanian have been registered
to run in elections of the head of Yerevan’s Arabkir community.

ADL HIRES REPLACEMENT FOR FORMER LEADER WHO BROKE RANKS

Boston Globe
Aug 19 2008
MA

The Anti-Defamation League announced today that it hired a New England
regional director to fill the position vacated by Andrew H. Tarsy,
who broke ranks with the organization’s national leadership last year
over the acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide.

Derrek L. Shulman, the former chief of staff for the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Elder Affairs, will begin serving as ADL regional
director in early October, according to a statement. The post had
been filled by an interim person since December, when Tarsy resigned.

"We conducted an exhaustive search and are fortunate to have found a
leader of Derrek’s caliber," said James L. Rudolph, chairman of the
ADL’s New England Regional Board, in a statement. "This is an exciting
time for ADL New England, and Derrek has all the qualifications,
contacts and leadership skills to ensure our organization performs
its crucial mission of fighting anti-semitism and hate."

Tarsy was fired in August 2007 after he spoke out against the national
ADL’s refusal to acknowledge that the Ottoman Turks committed genocide
when they slaughtered as many as 1.5 million Armenians from 1915
to 1923. It became an issue when Watertown, which has a sizeable
Armenian-American community, pulled out of the ADL’s No Place For
Hate Program in protest.

Tarsy spoke publicly against the national ADL’s position and was
fired. Under pressure, the National ADL changed course and said
the massacre was "tantamount to genocide." Tarsy was rehired two
weeks later but resigned in December. In an interview at the time,
Tarsy did not share why he was leaving but said it was "professional
judgment based on knowing when it’s your time."

The hiring of Shulman will strengthen the ADL in New England as it
moves forward, the organization said in the statement.

"We are entering a growth period at ADL, and Derrek is the perfect

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

VISITING ARMENIAN ENERGY MINISTER MEETS DPTY IRANIAN FM

Mathaba.Net
Aug 19 2008
UK

Visiting Armenian Energy and Natural Resources Minister and Armenian
head of Iran-Armenia Cooperation Council Armen Movsisyan here Monday
met and conferred with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister care taker
of Foreign Ministry’s Middle East and CIS Affairs Office Ali Reza
Sheikh Attar.

According to the Information and Media Head Office of the Foreign
Ministry, during the meeting in the presence of the Deputy Armenian
Foreign Minister Qarib Janain, the two sides reviewed bilateral ties,
as well as the Caucasus region’s recent developments.

Sheikh Attar in the meeting referred to the depth and wide span of
the bilateral ties, emphasizing that the two countries’ relations
are still in need of further development.

Movsisyan, too, stressed that Yerevan’s determination for expansion of
its level of cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran in various
fields is quite strong, reiterating, "Iran’s role in the region
is quite significant and your country enjoys a unique geographical
status." –IRNA