SASUN MIKAELYAN SANG WHEN LISTENING TO COURT DECISION
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22.06.2009 21:06 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian National Assembly member Sasun Mikaelyan
began singing in the courtroom when judge Hrayr Sargsyan was announcing
the verdict.
Sasun Mikaelyan was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Amnesty does not
apply to him.
7TH ANNUAL SEMINAR FOR FRENCH TEACHERS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
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22.06.2009 21:40 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On June 23 the 7th annual seminar for teachers of
French language will be opened in Yerevan. 200 Teachers of French
language from Armenia’s secondary schools and universities will
participate in the three-day seminar. The event is organized by the
Alliance Francaise and Association of Teachers of French Language
in Armenia with support of the French Embassy and RA ministry of
education and science. Best specialists from European universities
will have presentations at the seminar.
PRESS RELEASE
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
Governmental Buiding 3, Yerevan, RA
Contact: Hasmik Grigoryan
Tel: +(3741) 56 01 06 ext. 105
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22 June, 2009
Syrian first lady meets with Armenian dignitaries and Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund director
On June 18, Asma Al-Assad, first lady of the Syrian Arab Republic, initiated
a meeting with Ara Vardanyan, executive director of the Hayastan
All-Armenian Fund, to familiarize herself with the work of the organization.
The meeting, which took place in Yerevan, was also attended by Rita
Sargsyan, first lady of the Republic of Armenia; Natalia Nalbandyan, spouse
of Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan; and the heads of the
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Public Relations and Projects departments.
During the hour-long gathering, the Syrian first lady was informed of the
fund’s goals and activities, including worldwide fundraising efforts to
finance vital development projects in Armenia and Artsakh. The attendees
were also shown a short film on the mission of the Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund.
As she commended the fund’s achievements, Mrs. Al-Assad mentioned that her
country with a population of 18 million Syrians, has a sizeable diaspora
too, and that many of the 15 million Syrians living abroad wish to
contribute to the prosperity of their homeland. An organization modeled
after the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, she said, would play an instrumental
role in enabling diaspora Syrians to be of help to their country.
Mrs. Al-Assad also had high praise for Syria’s Armenian community. Armenians
have deep roots in Syria and continue to make valuable and diverse
contributions to their adopted homeland, as an integral part of Syrian
society, she said.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Mrs. Al-Assad expressed her wish to host
Vardanyan in Syria, in an ongoing effort to support the fund’s emerging
activities in her country.
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Hayastan All Armenian Fund
Religious Summit at Rome passed a statement addressed to G8
20.06.2009 17:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Recently, 4th Religious Leaders’ Summit due in Rome,
dedicated to the oncoming G8 meeting, completed its work. As the
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia’s Press Service reported
to PanARMENIAN.Net, Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia,
World Council of Churches Chairman participated in the work of the
summit.
Summit participants delivered a joint statement emphasizing the
necessity of giving complex solutions to current problems, as well as
peace and security provision. The statement was passed to official
representative of Italian Government, to be announced to all G8
leaders. Aram I met different religious confessions’ representatives
within summit framework.
RA PRIME MINISTER WILL PARTAKE IN ARTSAKH BUSINESS FORUM
NKR Government Information and Public Relations Department
June 19, 2009
On June 20-21, the RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will arrive in
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic on a working visit, to partake in the
economic conference "BRIDGE ARTSAKH" convened in Stepanakert. Within
the frame of the visit a meeting of the delegation headed by the RA
Prime Minister with the NKR Government members is also foreseen. The
Head of the RA Government Staff Davit Sargsyan, the RA Minister of
Finance Tigran Davtyan, the RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan,
the RA Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan, the RA Urban
Planning Minister Vardan Vardanyan, the RA Minister of Transport and
Communication Gourgen Sargsyan and other officials are members of
the delegation.
POLITICIANS IN BAKU EXAGGERATE THEIR COUNTRY’S ROLE FOR THE REGION
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20.06.2009 13:05 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Azeri politicians’ statements about their
country’s role in the region sometimes sound exotic enough," Caucasus
Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net
correspondent. Iran’s influence upon Azerbaijan is not so strong as
commented by media. The thing is that Baku exaggerates its role for
Israel, claiming that 20% of Israel’s gas supply comes from Azerbaijan.
Azeri political scientist Vafa Guluzade had previously announced that
his country was still under Iran’s strong influence. "This is why
we don’t have an embassy in Israel and Azerbaijani leadership has
not so far visited Tel Aviv. Nonetheless, I have to say that 20%
of oil supplied to Israel is Azerbaijani oil," Guluzede reported
Azerbaijani media.
NATIONAL PROGRAM OF FIGHTING DRUGS TO BE WORKED OUT IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
June 19, 2009
YEREVAN, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The working group on elaboration of
the national program of fighting drugs has today convened its first
sitting chaired by Artur Baghdasarian, Secretary of National Security
Council and Head of the inter-departmental commission of coordination
of the Armenia’s cooperation with the European structures.
Stressing that the elaboration of national program is envisaged by
the 2009-2011 Armenia-EU program, Artur Baghdasarian pointed out the
importance of working out and implementimg a national program against
drugs in a possible short period of time.
According to the Press Service of National Security Council, during the
sitting it was decided through cooperation with the representatives
of program of fighting drugs in the South Caucasus to work out the
general principles of the national program, discuss the program with
the interested institutions and European experts and to submit it to
the endorsement according to the set order.
PRESIDENT OF SYRIA: REGIONAL CONFLICTS SHOULD BE RESOLVED ONLY PEACEFULLY
ArmInfo
2009-06-18 18:22:00
ArmInfo. Regional conflicts in the Caucasus and Middle East should
be resolved only peacefully. This will make it possible to activate
inflow of investments, President of Syria Bashar al-Assad said at
the opening ceremony of the Armenian-Syrian business-forum.
He also added Armenia and Syria are small countries but they occupy
comfortable geographical position for oil and gas transit.
At the same time, President of Syria said that Armenians living in
Syria are its fully-fledged citizens. "We should use the existing
potential of the bilateral relations for development of the economical
relations", – he said and added that for development of the economical
relations and fulfillment of programmes the governments of Armenia
and Syria have to ensure the relevant legal field as well as to start
drawing out and implementation of the long-term investment programmes.
ERGENEKON TRIAL TO GET MORE SPACE
Hurriyet
June 18 2009
Turkey
ISTANBUL -The location where hearings are being held in the
Ergenekon case will be changed in order to accomodate more people
during sessions. The decision was taken by the Justice Ministry to
relocate the trial room within the Silivri prison complex due to
massive interest in the case.
The Justice Ministry has announced that the ongoing Ergenekon trial
will be relocated in order to accommodate more people. The hearings
in the controversial Ergenekon case, currently being held at the
Silivri prison complex, will be moved to a new location within the
same complex.
Ergenekon is an alleged gang that is accused of seeking to topple the
government by creating unrest in the country. The case began with the
discovery of 27 hand grenades in a shanty house in an Istanbul suburb
in 2007. Other events such as the bombing of secular-leaning daily
Cumhuriyet and the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant
Dink have been associated with Ergenekon. At the moment, hearings
have been suspended until Aug. 3. Parallel hearings with regard to
suspected retired generals will be held July 20.
Nizamettin Kalaman, the general director of prisons at the Justice
Ministry, said Silivri Prison was suffering from overcrowding, just
like all other prisons. "We cannot find room for suspects and convicts
in Istanbul," he said. "A 20,000-capacity prison is not enough for a
population of 14 million." Kalaman said the construction of two more
buildings at Silivri was still incomplete because of a problem caused
by the contractors.
753-person capacity
According to Kalaman, the sports hall in the Silivri prison complex
is being prepared for use as the new location for the hearings in the
Ergenekon case. The new courtroom can hold 753 people, including the
suspects, lawyers, the audience and members of the press. There is
a section with a 180-person capacity in the middle of the courtroom
for the suspects. For the press, a special section was arranged,
including a cafeteria and a restaurant. Members of the press will be
able to enter the courtroom directly after passing through a single
checkpoint, and there will be parking spaces for vehicles of the press
inside the prison. The former courtroom, with an original capacity
to accommodate 203 people, was enlarged to hold 405 people. Kalaman
said after the end of the Ergenekon trial, the courtroom would be
used as a sports hall again.
YEREVAN TO HOST MASS EVENTS DEDICATED TO INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC DAY
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18.06.2009 17:51 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ International Olympic Committee President Jaque Rogue
has congratulated all national Olympic committees on International
Olympic Day. In his congratulatory message to Armenia, he expressed
hope that such addresses would become traditional.
Events to be organized for all people above age 13 will bear the slogan
"Move, Study, Discover".
Competitions will be held under the aegis of IOC and RA NOC (Chairman:
Gagik Tsaroukyan). They will take place in all regions of Armenia and
NKR and involve the following sports forms: kayak-paddling, fencing,
judo, box, wrestling, skiing and cycle racing.
On June 20, Yerevan will host an Olympic marathon with the
participation of people belonging to 6 age classes. Winners will be
awarded diplomas and memory prizes. Participants will receive T-shirts.