Month: September 2009

USAID/ARMENIA SUSPENDED PROGRAM MIGHT BE RECOMMENCED

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 21:25 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On September 29, Vice Speaker of RA Parliament
Arevik Petrosyan met the Director of US International Development
Agency (USAID) Jatinder Cheema. The meeting focused on USAID/ARMENIA
suspended program recommencement, organizational matters and activity
spheres selection.

On behalf of RA NA Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan, Vice Speaker of RA
Parliament Arevik Petrosyan emphasized the importance of program
recommencement.

Within program frameworks, the parties discussed RA NA’s professional
and technical re-equipment. They stressed the importance of memorandum
conclusion to specify concrete collaboration sphere, RA NA press
service reported.

SERZH SARGSYAN: STATE WILL CONTINUE ASSISTING TALENTED IT SPECIALISTS

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 21:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On September 29, President Serzh Sargsyan received
30 students and school-children who won annual presidential laureate
in IT sphere.

In his welcoming speech, President congratulated winners and wished
them success in their future endeavors. Welcoming Synopsys Armenia’s
initiative of handing presidential awards, President said it was
a good opportunity for revealing and developing young specialists’
talent in IT sphere.

"When we speak about our country’s richness, i.e. educated and
up-to-date generation, we first of all mean young people like you,"
President said.

In that connection he added, "If we want our country to become
competitive from that viewpoint, we are obliged to solve the problems
in the sphere."

Addressing the laureates, President assured them that their work was
highly demanded and appreciable, and state would permanently assist
talented young people, RA President’s press service reports.

"TRUTH ALLEGEDLY NOT RECOGNIZED BY TURKS", BOOK BY HOVHANNES CHILINKARYAN, PRESENTED IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 21:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian National Library has today hosted the
presentation of historian, political scientist Hovhannes Chilinkaryan’s
book titled "Truth Allegedly Not Recognized by Turks".

In his book, the author thoroughly describes Turkish Government’s
attitude to Armenian Genocide and makes arguments as to why Turkey
should recognize the fact of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman empire and
return occupied Armenian lands.

Chilinkaryan himself was not present at the ceremony, but gave 150
copies of his book as a present to National Library, as well as
to schools in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. The book has been also
published in English, Turkish and French languages.

Hovhannes Chilinkaryan was born in 1924 in Constantinople (Turkey). In
1955, he had to leave the town and move to Nice. Despite living and
working in France, Chilinkaryan wrote articles about Armenian-Turkish
relations which were always published in Armenian Nayiri daily
(Beirut, Lebanon).

The historian was brave enough to draw parallels between Armenian
Genocide and Jewish Holocaust. He contributed to the opening Ruben
Sevak museum in Nice, which keeps the poet’s works and handwritten
pieces are. Museum also keeps 200 canvases by Armenian marine
painters. Chilinkaryan is the nephew of renowned western Armenian
poet Ruben Sevak.

FIDE GRAND PRIX 2ND ROUND: LILIT MKRTCHYAN MAKES DRAW WITH MARY SEBA

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 21:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the 2nd round of Second Stage FIDE Grand Prix
competitions which kicked off on September 28 in Nanjing, China,
Armenian female chess player Lilit Lazarian made a drew with France’s
Mary Seba. Let’s note that in the 1st round, Lazarian played a drawn
match with Russia’s Baira Kovanova.

After 2 rounds, Lilit Lazarian earned one point, sharing 4th-9th
positions of tournament table with Marta Fiero, Mongontul Batukhiag¸
Yu Venyun, Chen Yan and Baira Kovanova.

After victories in 2 rounds, sole tournament leader Nana Dzangidze
(Georgia) shares 2nd-3rd positions with China’s Zhu Chen and Xu Yuhua,
who have 1.5 points in the reserve.

In the 3rd round, Lilit Lazarian will compete against Xu Yukhua.

2nd round results:

Czhao Sue (China) – Yu Venyun – 0:1 Betul Idiz (Turkey) – Nana
Dzangidze (Georgia) – 0:1 Zhu Chen (Qatar) – Mongontul Betukhiag
(Mongolia) – 1:0 Baira Kovanova (Russia) – Marta Fiero (Equador) –
0.5:0.5 Mary Seba (France) – Lilit Lazarian (Armenia) – 0.5:0.5 Xu
Yukhua (China) – Chen Yan (China) – 1:0

Standing:

Nana Dzangidze – 2 Zhu Chen, Xu Yukhua – 1.5 Lilit Lazarian, Baria
Kovanova, Chen Yan, Mongontul Batukhiag, Yu Venyun – 1 Mary Seba,
Czhao Sue – 0.5 Betul Ildiz – 0

THORBJORN JAGLAND ELECTED SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 21:35 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The President of the Norwegian Storting (Norwegian
parliament) and the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland
was today elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe by the
organization’s Parliamentary Assembly.

Thorbjorn Jagland received an absolute majority of 165 votes,
Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, -80 votes out of 245 possible.

Thorbjorn Jagland will be sworn in as CE Secretary General on October
1, 2009, Council of Europe Press Service reported.

CISPA SPECIALISTS EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 21:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ CIS payment systems initiative’s (CISPA) working
group is holding its two-day session in Yerevan, RA Central Bank’s
press service reports.

Welcoming participants, CBA Vice Chair Vache Gabrielyan said that
count-payment system was important not only for banking financial
sectors but also for economy on the whole. At that he noted that CIS
countries had similar experience which might be helpful for Armenia. In
that context, he attached importance to consumers’ financial literacy
and protection of their interests.

During the session, participants will hear reports by representatives
from World Bank, as well as from the Central Banks of Ukraine, Russia,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Armenia.

MIATSUM NATIONAL INITIATIVE CONTINUES RALLIES

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 21:44 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On September 30, 5:00 p.m., Miatsum national
initiative is organizing a rally near National Academy of Sciences
to protest against Armenian scholars’ inadequate attitude towards
Armenian-Turkish Protocols.

On October 2, 4:00 p.m.. protest action will take place near NKR
Representative Office in Armenia. Thereafter, protesters will hand NKR
permanent representative a letter addressed to Artsakh authorities,
organization says in a release.

KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA: YEREVAN ATTACHES GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO THE WORD DIASPORA

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.09.2009 10:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During his visit to southern capital, President
Serzh Sargsyan will explain to CIS Armenian community representatives
reasons for establishing closer ties with Turkey. Beginning early
October, Armenian leader is startinG an unprecedented world tour,
"Komosomolskaya Pravda Rostov" reports. President plans to visit United
States, France, Lebanon and Russia to meet with national Diaspora
representatives living beyond the borders of their historical homeland.

"The thing’s that there are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and
Turkey. Upon Ankara’s in initiative, the border between two states has
been close since 1993 because of Turkey’s support to Azerbaijan during
Karabakh conflict. Why should President have decided to make a world
tour? Simply because Diaspora community is almost twice as big as the
present-day population of Armenia. And as specialists assume, different
spheres of our economy regularly receive investments which mostly come
from Russia and the States, Hence, Armenia attaches great significance
to the word Diaspora. Naturally, Mr. Sargsyan’s compatriots are eager
to know why he decided to pursue such foreign policy course.

According to experts, it’s no mere chance that Rostov was selected
as a meeting site. As we know, southern capital is populated by one
of Russia’s biggest Diaspora communities, including descendants of
Crimean re-settlers who were sent to Don by the demand of prince
Potemkin Tavrichesky. In 1781, Nor- Nakhichevan town was founded at
a short distance from Dmitry Rostovsky’s castle. In 1828, the town
was officially annexed to Rostov.

PARK OF "ARMAVIA" COMPANY FILLED UP WITH CRJ-200 "BOMBARDIER" AIRPLANE

ARMENPRESS
Sep 29, 2009

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS: The airplane park of "Armavia"
Armenian airlines has been filled up with a new airplane. Yesterday
CRJ-200 "Bombardier" plane has been brought to Armenia. Owner of the
airlines Mikhail Baghdasarov told journalists that the airplane will
implement flights to Minvodi, Stavropol, Voronezh, Zurich, Athens
and Rome. It can transport 50 passengers.

According to him the new airplane will contribute to the increase
of the profitability of the airlines and the decrease of the ticket
prices. M. Baghdasarov noted that such an airplane will be exploited
in Armenia for the first time. He said that the necessity for such a
plane is that in winter the flow of passengers reduces and the planes
become unprofitable.

"For a long time we were seeking for a plane which would be profitable
in winter, small in sizes, comfortable, fast and at the same time
ensuring low ticket prices," M. Baghdasarov noted.

According to him one of the most important issues the state faces is
the issue of decrease of prices for air tickets, and it will be able
to be settled as the CRJ-200 plane is economizing and compared with
other planes demands less fuel. Such planes are also profitable from
the viewpoint of opening of new flights when the flow of passengers
is small at the beginning.

The owner of the company noted that the plane has been purchased
from a German air company. But he did not wish to issue the title of
the company and the price of the deal. M. Baghdasarov said that the
Company will continue to fill up its airplane park but everything
will be done cautiously and in accordance with the business plans.

"The activity of the company presents three phases. At the beginning
it used old foreign airplanes, then rented new ones, but now the
third round started when the company buys airplanes making them its
property," M. Baghdasarov said.

"Armavia" Air Company is a member of International Air Transport
Association (IATA).

lights in 30 directions – CIS states, Europe, Middle East. The airplane
park of the Company consists of A-319, A-320, IL-86, TU-134 planes.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AWARDS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF "SYNOPSIS ARMENIA" COMPANY WITH A SPECIAL AWARD

ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
YEREVAN

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received today 30 students and
pupils who deserved the annual award of the Armenian President in
the IT sphere.

Presidential Press office told Armenpress that President Sargsyan
congratulated the prizewinners and wished them new successes. The
head of the state stressed the importance of this award, which was
initiated by the "Synopsis Armenia" company and which has already
become traditional noting that it is one more opportunity to discover
and develop the abilities of talented children.

"When we say that the welfare of the state is its educated and modern
generation, we first of all mean those young people, like you. Today
the level of development of societies in the world is measured
according to the level of spread of high technologies in them. Such
societies suppose high education level and changes in all the spheres
of the life. Thereafter if we wish our state to be competitive we
are obliged to settle these issues. I want to assure you that your
activity is demanded, assessed and the state will permanently assist
young people like you," Serzh Sargsyan said.

The prizewinners expressed gratitude to President Sargsyan and the
leadership of "Synopsis Armenia" company for the attention they show
and opportunities for improvement of the knowledge.

Head of the "Synopsis" company, chief operation director Chi-fun
Chan, who was present at the meeting, said that the company has
long-ranging projects in Armenia and will continue the investments
in the scientific-educational sphere of information technologies.

Serzh Sargsyan noted that this is one of those cases when the interest
of the state and the private company coincide, therefore the state
is ready to support the initiatives of the company serving to these
interests. Serzh Sargsyan awarded the chief director of "Synopsis
Armenia" CJSC Rich Goldman with a special prize e consolidation of
the annual education prize awards in the IT sphere in Armenia.