ARMENIAN SWIMMER COMES 21ST IN WORLD CUP
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 12:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian swimmer Mikael Koloyan came 21st in World
Cup. He set up Armenia’s record by covering 50 m freestyle in 23,25
seconds, RA Swimming Federation Igor Safaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter.
In all, sportsmen from 27 countries were participating.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
AVET ADONTS APPOINTED RA AMBASSADOR TO NETHERLANDS
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 12:37 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a
decree to relieve Vigen Chitechyan from the post of RA Ambassador to
Netherlands. Be another decree, Avet Adonts was appointed to the post,
RA leader’s press office reported.
MILLIYET: TURKEY’S FOREIGN POLICY CHANGING
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 13:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Changes in Turkey’s foreign policy are evident,
Milliyet daily columnist Sami Kohen writes.
"The West is concerned over Turkey’s tending to the Middle East.
During the cold war, Turkey was west-oriented, without any chance to
pursue a more independent policy. Then, with alternating international
conditions and balances, Turkey started observing its own national
interests.
The situation is different now. Turkey has changed, with its developing
political infrastructure and economy. It’s transforming into a regional
actor and building close relations with the neighbors, specifically
Russia, Syria, Iraq and Iran. Relations with Iran appear as most
dangerous for the West…
At that, Turkey doesn’t intend to renounce U.S., NATO and EU values.
Changes imply establishment of new ties and multilateral strategy,
which, however, doesn’t demand changes in the main foreign policy
trends," the article says.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
ANCA LAUNCHES "COUNTDOWN TO ERDOGAN" CALLING ON OBAMA TO HONOR HIS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE PLEDGE
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 13:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
today unveiled "Countdown to Erdogan" – a month-long campaign of
grassroots activism aimed at encouraging the U.S. Congress, the media,
and – ultimately – the White House to put America on the right side
of the Armenian Genocide.
Starting on Monday, November 9th, the ANCA website
will launch a new action item every day,
ranging from on-line activism and call-in days to social networking,
coalition-building, community outreach, and hands-on activities – all
aimed at educating and inspiring President Obama, on December 7th,
to tell Prime Minister Erdogan, to his face, that American stands
for a truthful and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide. Each
week will also include at least one action item geared to end the
ongoing genocide in Darfur, as part of the ANCA’s broader commitment
to fostering U.S leadership in ending the cycle of genocide.
The first week of the campaign will address the U.S Senate, the second
the U.S. House, followed by the media on the third week, and then a
final push in the final seven days directly to the White House.
President Obama is set to meet with President Erdogan on December 7th.
On the first day of the campaign, November 9th, activists are urged
to send a free ANCA WebFax to their Senators and encourage them to
cosponsor the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.316, spearheaded
by Senators Robert Menendez and John Ensign. A special Call-in Day
for Senators is set for Thursday, November 12th. "As we all know far
too well, when President Obama met this April in Ankara with Prime
Minister Erdogan, he got it wrong, breaking his clearly and repeatedly
stated promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide," said ANCA Executive
Director Aram Hamparian, in a letter to campaign participants. "Even
worse, in the weeks that followed, he compounded his broken pledge by
joining with Turkey in pressuring Armenia, a landlocked and blockaded
country, into accepting a historical "commission" that calls into
question this very crime against humanity. This time, on American
soil, President Obama has a chance to make it right – to honor his
pledge and be, as he stated during the campaign, the President the
American people deserve."
The "Countdown to Erdogan" campaign launch coincides with recent
statements by Prime Minister Erdogan denying both the Armenian
and Darfur genocides. In recent remarks, he asserted that "It’s
not possible for a Muslim to commit genocide." His statements came
in response to international pressure on Turkey to arrest Sudanese
dictator Omar al-Bashir during a scheduled visit, later postponed,
to Ankara. "We are comfortable with the visit of al-Bashir," explained
Erdogan.
ARMENIAN WINTER RESORTS AWAITING TOURISTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 14:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian winter resorts are ready to welcome
tourists, according to Mekhak Apresyan, head of tourism department
at RA Ministry of Economy.
"Two ski routes were accomplished in Jermuk this year. Besides we
develop infrastructure and encourage downhill skiing in other northern
town of the republics," he said.
He assured that interest in Armenia’s winter resorts grows.
TURKEY’S PRIME MINISTER MET WITH IRAN’S PRESIDENT IN ISTANBUL
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 14:16 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in
Turkey on Sunday to attend a conference of the Permanent Committee of
Social and Economic Cooperation Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan met with Ahmadinejad in Istanbul.
Ahmadinejad is to hold talks with some leaders of Islamic countries
during the conference which will be inaugurated by Turkish President
Abdullah Gul on Monday.
The conference will be held to mark the 25th anniversary of the
establishment of the permanent committee.
PRODUCTION PROCESSES GOING ON IN THE "NAIRIT" FACTORY
ARMENPRESS
Nov 9, 2009
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS: Certain production processes are
going on in the "Nairit" factory, which deals with the production
of rubber. Press secretary of the factory Anush Harutyunyan told
Armenpress that the first rubber will soon be received and after it,
steps toward using whole productive powers will be undertaken.
A. Harutyunyan said that about 50 people are in obligatory stoppage,
the majority is already working.
According to her, the factory continues supplying its partners the
stored product until the chief production starts.
The work of the "Nairit" factory has been suspended after the May 14
explosion in one of the workshops of the factory. Now the factory is
being re-operated.
PRESIDENT SARGSYAN VISITS HUNGARY
armradio.am
09.11.2009 10:41
President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, has left for
the Republic of Hungary on a three-day state visit.
The delegation headed by President Sargsyan comprises Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian, Justice Minister Gevorg Davtyan, Diaspora Minister
Hranush Hakobyan, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, Minister
of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan, Head of the Armenian-Hungarian
Friendship Group of the National Assembly, MP Gagik Melikyan, other
officials.
After the official welcome ceremony the Presidents of Armenia and
Hungary Serzh Sargsyan and Laszlo Solyom will have a face-to-face
meeting followed by negotiations in an extended format. A number
of cooperation agreements will be signed between the governments of
the two countries. The Presidents of Armenia and Hungary will give
a joint press conference.
The same day President Sargsyan will meet the Speaker of the Hungarian
Parliament, Bela Katona. Within the framework of the visit Serzh
Sargsyan will visit the Heroes’ Square, where he will lay a wreath at
the memorial. President Sargsyan will lay a wreath at the memorial
to the Armenian Genocide victims, as well. In the evening President
Laszlo Solyom of Hungary will give an official dinner in memory of
his Armenian counterpart.
On November 10 President Sargsyan will meet Cardinal Peter Erdo,
the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gordon Bajnai, and participants of
the Armenian-Hungarian business forum.
In the second half of the day President Sargsyan will leave Budapest
for Kaliningrad at the invitation of the Governor of Kaliningrad region
Georgy Boss. The President will meet the Governor and representatives
of the local Armenian community. In Kaliningrad Serzh Sargsyan will
attend the opening ceremony of the Armenian Cultural Center and the
will lay a wreath at the Armenian khachkar-memorial.
The delegation headed by President Sargsyan will return to Yerevan
on November 11.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
DOCUMENTARY THAT REFLECTS BORDER WISHES OF TURKS, ARMENIANS
armradio.am
09.11.2009 10:47
A documentary titled "Aras Kıyılarında" (Aras Banks) reflects
the common desire of Turks and Armenians for the border between the
two countries to be opened through the story of a Turkish boy and an
Armenian girl who meet online, attempt to run a business and share
an emotional bond.
The documentary, the title of which refers to the Aras River that flows
along Turkey’s Armenian border, was shot in Kars’ Arpacay district,
which is on the border, Yerevan and Ankara in cooperation with the
Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC) and the Armenia
Marketing Association and sponsored by the American embassies in
Turkey and Armenia, Today’s Zaman reports.
Undertaking the production of the movie with Armenian Aram
Navarsardyan, TABDC board member Serdar Dinler told the Anatolia news
agency in late October that shooting of the movie was completed in 12
months. Explaining that the names of the main characters, Tamar and
Aras, are common and known in both countries, Dinler noted that it
is sad that a river acts as a border, adding, "Think of a river that
flows for years, but no one can fish or swim in it or picnic near it."
While stating that people living near the river wish that the border
were opened, Dinler said he believes that the current ties between
Turkish and Armenian people would be further strengthened by the
opening of the border and that both peoples would also benefit
financially from the opening. Dinler added that they are currently
in talks with media institutions about screening the film.
AVET ADONTS APPOINTED ARMENIA’S AMBASSADOR TO THE NETHERLANDS
armradio.am
09.11.2009 12:29
According to President Serzh Sargsyan’s decree, Vigen Chitechyan was
relieved from the duties of Armenia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Netherlands.
According to another presidential decree, Armenian Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Belgium Avet Adonts was appointed Armenia’s Ambassador to
the Kingdom of Netherlands (seat in Brussels).