Month: September 2013

BAKO SAHAKYAN HOSTS US HEPATOLOGIST

14:24 04.09.13

President of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic Bako Sahakyan
received on Wednesday the renowned US hepatologist, Robert Gish.

According to a press release by the NKR Presidential Office, potentials
for developing hepatology and preventing liver diseases in the country
were discussed at the meeting. The sides considered plans for ensuring
proper diagnosis and treatment mechanisms.

The president stressed the need for developing the sector, noting
their cooperation with and assistance from leading countries will
be highly important in such efforts. Opportunities for offering
professional trainings to the local doctors were also considered
important in that context.

Armenian News – Tert.am

NEW DENTAL CLINIC OPENS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CAPITAL

17:11 ~U 04.09.13

The president of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic attended
Wednesday the opening of the Dentex Dental Group dental clinic in
capital Stepanakert.

In a speech at the ceremony, Bako Sahakyan stressed the importance
of the initiative, noting that the up-to-date clinic will boost the
development of dental medicine in the country.

According to a press release by the NKR Presidential Office, the
opening event was also attended by Primate of the Artsakh Diocese
of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan,
Speaker of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghoulyan, Prime Minister
Ara Haroutyunyan and other officials.

Armenian News – Tert.am

DECISION TO JOIN CUSTOMS UNION WAS LADEN WITH HUGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARMENIA’S FUTURE – ARF

September 04, 2013 | 17:10

YEREVAN. – What was announced in Moscow about the decision forArmenia’s
joining the Customs Union is crucial and as much a decision laden
with huge responsibility for Armenia’s future.

The opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party’s Armenia Supreme Body released
a statement with such content.

“One could have assumed that Armenia was to join the Customs Union,
which is launched by it strategic partner [i.e., Russia] and be
engaged in the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union.

“But the problem is that, before that, the authorities of the Republic
of Armeniahad not provided necessary information to the public and
the political forces. Furthermore, they held negotiations for years
on end toward joining the free trade area of the European Union and
reached the threshold of initialing the EU Association Agreement.

“We can assume that the primary reason for the Armenian president’s
surprise decision in Moscow was the security issues of Armenia and NKR
[i.e., the Nagorno-KarabakhRepublic].

“The president’s surprise decision has raised numerous questions
among the public. In our case, any economic integration must give
clear guarantees for maintaining and consolidating the security
and developing the economy of the Republics of Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh.

“[But] Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union shall not become
an obstacle before the continuation ofArmenia’s activities in the
European direction.

“We demand from Armenia’s authorities to inform the public when making
such crucial decisions for the country and to make the political
forces become a participant in the decision,” ARF Dashnaktsutyun
Party’s Armenia Supreme Body’s statement reads, in particular.

GYNECOLOGIST SPEAKS ON SEXUAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR CAUSES IN ARMENIA

SEPTEMBER 4, 13:32

“I always assess positively the open discussions on sex, health. And it
seems to me that if we want for people to have a healthy sex life, the
matter on sex education needs to be raised in schools [in Armenia].”

Renowned gynecologist Georgi Poghosyan stated the aforesaid Wednesday,
during a press conference devoted to World Sexual Health Day.

As per the specialist, working abroad is a factor that causes sexual
problems in Armenia.

“The men are away from their family for months. They will have to
satisfy their [sexual] needs. In numerous cases, infections are the
cause for the unhealthy sexual condition of men,” Poghosyan said.

In his words, a healthy approach is needed toward sex.

“Many diseases are caused by lack of sex. A variety of fears develop,
too,” the gynecologist added.

In the specialist’s conviction, there is solely one solution.

“It would be good to pass a law [in Armenia] that each material on
sex and sexual life receive a ‘visa’ from a specialist,” he noted.

In addition, as per the gynecologist, it would be good if the state
adopt a law, pursuant to which people are required to undergo a
medical before getting married.

“In this way, the number of cases of miscarriages and infertility
will reduce [in Armenia],” Georgi Poghosyan concluded.

NEWS.am STYLE

DRUG PLANTATION DISCOVERED AT LAND OWNED BY VICE-SPEAKER OF AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT

17:18 04/09/2013 ” LAW

Drugs were found on the land owned by the vice-speaker of Azerbaijani
parliament Valeh Aleskerov and his brother Rasim Aleskerov, however
no charges are brought against them. Azerbaijani portal “Haqqin.az”
reports that the land is located in Karaeri village of Samukh region
in Azerbaijan.

It is reported that drug plantation was discovered on this land, and
as evidence police confiscated nine bushes of narcotic plants. It is
also noted that the police has confiscated drugs, kept in matchboxes.

4 inhabitants of this district were detained in because of this
incident. The court detained them for 2 months. Nazim Hasimov, known
in Gyanjabasarskaia zone as a “drug kingpin” was among those arrested.

According to the publication, there were no formal charges against
the Vice-Speaker’s brother. In the same time drug plantation was
found also in the yard of Vugar Goshgarov, located next door to the
Aleskerov’s house.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan posted
information on its site about the operation carried out against drug
traffickers in Samukh region, and Nazim Hasimov’s name is among the
arrested. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of
Azerbaijan notes that they cannot add anything else besides what’s
written in the statement posted on their official website.

The U.S. State Department report on the control of drug trafficking was
noted that Azerbaijan is a transit country for drugs from Afghanistan,
Iran and Central Asia to Russia and Europe. The report also said that
the number of addicts has increased in Azerbaijan.

Heroin is the most popular drug in Azerbaijan, besides narcotic plants
grow there.

In September 2010, the Deputy Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan
Rustam Usubov stated that about 35% of the drugs illegally produced
in Afghanistan are carried through Azerbaijan.

In September 2010, the Deputy Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Rustam
Usubov said that through the territory of Azerbaijan carried about 35%
of the drugs illegally produced in Afghanistan.

According to a UN report, of “Northern Balkan Route” drug trafficking
from Afghanistan to Europe lies precisely through Azerbaijan.

Drugs freely cross Azerbaijan-Turkey-Iran route. The second, “Old
Balkan Route” lies straight through Iran to Turkey. People engaged
in the smuggling are mainly assisted by the Azerbaijani and Kurdish
population of northern Iran. The third way is through Azerbaijan and
the Caucasus which lies through the Turkmen seaport after Turkmenbashi,
in Baku. Here the drugs are easily smuggled into Russia.

Moreover, the telegram to former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne
Derse, which was published by the WikiLeaks, read that the drug mafia
in Russia is largely controlled by ethnic Azerbaijanis. Armenia,
at the same time, is not specified as a drugs transit country.

Source: Panorama.am

GAGIK MAKARYAN: ARMENIA-EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WILL NEVERTHELESS BE INITIALED IN NOVEMBER

17:17 04/09/2013 ” POLITICS

I believe that Armenia’s possible membership to the Customs Union does
not mean that Armenia cannot initial the Association Agreement with
the European Union, chairman of the Republican Union of Employers of
Armenia Gagik Makaryan told Panorama.am in an interview.

According to him, the Armenia-EU Association Agreement will
nevertheless be initialed in Vilnius in November because Armenia has
done a big work with Europe, and has achieved much success.

“It is not accidental that the Armenian President stated that Armenia
has an improved competitiveness situation, so we should not miss that
chance,” Makaryan said.

As to Armenia’s membership to the Customs Union, according to the
speaker, Armenia took into account the current political situation
and the situation of war in the neighboring countries as well as the
factor of Azerbaijan’s hysteria.

Source: Panorama.am

NAVASARDYAN: ARMENIA CAN COMBINE CUSTOMS UNION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT

16:48 04/09/2013 ” POLITICS

President Serzh Sargsyan’s agreement to the Customs Union membership
is praiseworthy. But we will lose much if we reject the Association
Agreement with the European Union, the former Armenian ambassador to
Lebanon, Arman Navasardyan, told reporters in Yerevan.

According to Navasardyan, integration processes are continuous and
if Armenia manages to carry out such policy that both the European
Union and the Customs Union want to see Armenia as their member,
then it will be possible to combine both vectors.

Source: Panorama.am

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIA’S DECISION TO JOIN THE CUSTOMS UNION WAS NOT UNEXPECTED TO BRUSSELS, POLITICAL SCIENTIST SAYS

18:54 04.09.2013

Karen Ghazaryan
“Radiolur”

Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union was not unexpected to
Brussels, political scientist Sergey Minasyan told reporters today.

“Brussels’ negative reaction to Armenia’s decision to join the Customs
Union is understandable, but it was not a surprise to the EU, taking
into consideration its earlier assessment of Russia’s harsh position
towards Ukraine. This shows that is well aware of the situation
Armenia found itself in,” the political scientists declared.

“At the same time it should be clear that the results of yesterday’s
meeting in Moscow do not mean a u-turn in Armenia’s cooperation with
the European Union,” Minasyan said, reminding that Serzh Sargsyan
also made this clear in his speech. He said, in this regard Armenia’s
presence at the Vilnius Summit will be interesting.

According to the Head of the Institute of CIS States Alexander
Markarov, yesterday’s decision of Armenia was to a certain extent an
indication of consistency, as Armenia had never declared that it was
not going to deepen integration over the CIS territory.

Markarov said the relations with the European Union and separate
countries will continue. “The question is about the format of this
cooperation,” he added.

NAVASARDIAN: ARMENIA DIDN’T ACT ADEQUATELY TO HELP SYRIAN ARMENIANS

[ Part 2.2: “Attached Text” ]

Wednesday, September 04

A St. Bartholomew Massacre awaits the Armenian community of Syria
if the U.S. takes military actions against that country, the former
Deputy Armenian Foreign Minister Arman Navasardian said at a meeting
with reporters today.

In his words, Armenia didn’t take adequate actions to assist Syrian
Armenians.

“The decision on a military strike against Syria is conditioned by two
circumstances – first, the results of the UN experts’ investigation
into the alleged chemical weapons attack, and secondly, the decision
of the Unites States Congress. I think the Congress will give its
consent on September 9,” Navasardian noted.

The former deputy foreign minister said that unless Obama starts
military action in Syria after making so many statements, he will
lose his authority worldwide.

“Nevertheless I believe that air strikes will be launched.

Otherwise, in case of a land-based invasion, a ‘large fire’may break
out in the Middle East,” Arman Navasardian said.

DENNIS SAMMUT: THE DECISION, WHICH HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH VERY LITTLE PUBLIC CONSULTATION, WILL NO DOUBT STIR A DEBATE
by Emmanuil Lazarian

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Wednesday, September 4, 18:42

There is nothing astonishing about the decision of the Armenian
President to opt to join the Russian led Customs Union and the Eurasian
Economic Union, Commonspace.eu political editor, Director of LINKS
Dennis Sammut said on Commonspace.eu.

“In fact this is what many had been expecting all along. This
is a decision for the Armenian government to make and it is up
to the Armenian people, not others, to question it. What is quite
astonishing however is that Armenia had for several years been pursuing
a completely different course by engaging in negotiations to sign an
Association Agreement with EU and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade
Agreement, and had indicated until a few days ago that this what it
was going to do. How this all of a sudden stopped being rational is
perplexing,” Sammut said.

He believes that nobody in Brussels or anywhere else in the European
Union lost any sleep last night because of Sargsyan’s decision. “In
fact a more closely associated Armenia would have necessitated
considerable economic and financial commitment on the part of the EU
which will now not be necessary. One would assume that next time Mr.

Putin goes to Yerevan he will bring his chequebook with him. But
internationally there will be questions about how Armenia goes about
doing international relations, and domestically the decision, which
has been taken with very little public consultation, will no doubt
stir a debate,” Sammut said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress