The RA President has appointed Dzyunik Aghajanyan as Ambassador to Malaysia

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RA President Armen Sarkissian, based on the Prime Minister’s recommendation, appointed Dzyunik Aghajanyan RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Malaysia.


This is reported by the RA President’s press office.


“Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Indonesia, Dzyunik Aghajanyan, to be jointly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Malaysia (residence: Jakarta),” the decree says.

Medical students claim not giving them title of lieutenant is violation of law (video)

Medical students will apply to the court, if the Ministry of Defense does not make a decision according to the law.

Students have been protesting for two months because they are unable to continue their education in the residency. With the abolition of the deferment in December 2017, they will no longer need to be drafted into the army as ordinary. Students think that the law is violated because they should be drafted as lieutenants.

“It is a duty for us to serve as a lieutenant,” says Vardan Shahinyan and adds that it is also their right because the Defense Ministry has granted that.

The Defense Ministry offers a one-year military internship option where they will be ordinary soldiers, and then a year after, the title of lieutenant will be given to them.

Instead, students advise to finish the residency and go to army as lieutenants.

Sports: Where has it all gone wrong for Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the Premier League?

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Where has it all gone wrong for Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the Premier League?
 
by Alex Hess
 
 
Just two years ago, he was voted the best player in the Bundesliga yet the Arsenal midfielder is in danger of sinking without a trace in England, writes Alex Hess
 
 
Arsenal’s decade-long slide to the periphery of the elite was encapsulated neatly on Sunday as they were swept aside by the reigning champions, and two formerly pivotal playmakers were rendered peripheral figures.
 
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil made their names as string-pulling central No.10s but neither could escape the game’s fringes against Manchester City. As they ambled around in tandem, the two resembled a pair of creative geniuses stricken by writer’s block, endlessly mooching about in the kitchen rather than knuckling down at the typewriter.
 
The importance of endeavour is often overstated in English football but here City’s attackers, all frenzied energy and edgy hunger for the ball, bent the game to their will while Arsenal’s looked on listlessly.
 
But while Ozil and Mkhitaryan put in similar performances, they are two very different cases. After all, Ozil has never been one for heavy exertion, and most fans have long since gotten used to the fact that his Cheech-and-Chong levels of unhurriedness represent the flip-side of a nonchalant and potentially match-winning artistry.
 
An explosive presence
 
Mkhitaryan, however, made his mark at the top level as part of Jurgen Klopp’s ferocious Borussia Dortmund side, whose relentless running and bloodthirsty pressing ushered in a whole new tactical era. He then went on to improve even further as an explosive deep-lying attacker under the more versatile Thomas Tuchel.
 
It’s fair to say that there’s been little explosiveness on show of late. While it may be tempting to explain this away as a function of late Wenger-era Arsenal, casting him as yet another victim of the contagious stasis at the club’s core, the truth is that Mkhitaryan’s alarming regression precedes his arrival in London. In fact, his move to the capital in January 2018 was supposed to provide him with some much-needed rejuvenation after a season-and-a-half of shackled-up stagnation under Jose Mourinho.
 
The Armenian was largely handed a free pass for a desperately underwhelming 18 months at Manchester United. His coach’s conservatism was generally presented as the reason behind the sharp nosedive taken by a player who notched the frankly absurd tally of 55 combined goals and assists during his final season at Dortmund.
 
 
Mourinho vs Mkhitaryan
 
Certainly there is truth to the idea that Mourinho’s management elicited next to no decent football from Mkhitaryan: a two-month exodus early on appeared to splinter the forward’s confidence, and after that his United career was a middling affair. The 29-year-old’s remarkably productive run in the 2016/17 Europa League campaign proved an exception to the forgettable norm.
 
Upon his departure, Mkhitaryan himself cited differences in “footballing philosophy” between himself and Mourinho, and the hope was that Wenger’s less tentative tactics might release the handbrake on an attacking midfielder capable of full-throttle brilliance.
 
Yet Mkhitaryan succeeded only in replicating his Old Trafford form for a new audience. In both cases, the very occasional glimpse of genius – a scorpion-kick goal here, a three-assist display against Everton there – has punctuated protracted spells of mind-numbing mundanity.
 
image: has lived in six countries, speaks seven languages and comes from a family steeped in football. His father was a striker who played for his country, his mother has worked for the Armenian FA and his sister is a UEFA translator. He is a keen chess player, he studied economics at the St Petersburg Institute and at his best, his game is defined by an instinctive intelligence; the ability to create space under severe pressure. He is clearly no fool and will not need telling that the need for improvement is critical after failing to impress under both Mourinho and Wenger.
 
An argument – and a pretty generous one – could be made that Mkhitaryan has struggled in two dysfunctional teams, under two ailing managers. The rejoinder would be that the common denominator is not the club or the coach, but the player.
 
Now or never
 
The early signs are that Unai Emery will look to implement a more frenetic playing style, one far more akin to what Mkhitaryan flourished under at Dortmund. But any teething problems had better be resolved quickly, because Mkhitaryan is not someone who can afford another season of drift.
 
If his heroics at Dortmund weren’t enough proof that he is a player for the here and now, then his age – he turns 30 in January – certainly is. Time is not on his side, even if at times on Sunday he played with all the urgency of a honeymooner uncorking a beachfront bottle of chardonnay.
 
 
In mitigation, Manchester City are likely to be the toughest opponents Mkhitaryan faces this season, and he was hardly helped by the painful limitations of certain team-mates. But equally, the Armenian is a senior player of elite-level pedigree, voted by his peers just two years ago as the Bundesliga’s best player. It is not unreasonable to expect him to affect the biggest games.
 
Or indeed any game. Since arriving in England in 2016, there have been 16 goals altogether, a meagre seven in the league. And this from a supposed specialist in obvious output. Unlike Ozil, whose influence can be belied by the stats, Mkhitaryan forged his reputation with cold hard numbers: 44 goals in three seasons for Shakhtar, 41 in three years at Dortmund.
 
If the frustration of Ozil is a propensity to decorate rather than dominate, Mkhitaryan’s is that he currently does neither. A man who once wowed the crowd with moments of magic is in danger of becoming renowned only for his disappearing acts.
 
 

3rd President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan also to be questioned over 2008 March 1 case – SIS chief

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3rd President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan will also be questioned over the 2008 March 1 case, Sasun Khachatryan, Head of the Special Investigation Service, told reporters after today’s Cabinet session.

“All those who have any links with this case will be questioned, without exception. Serzh Sargsyan will also be questioned”, the SIS chief said, asked whether Serzh Sargsyan will be questioned over this case.

Asked when Serzh Sargsyan will be questioned, the SIS Head said: “It will be decided by the investigator based on the necessity of the investigation. The investigator decides whom to question, when and on what matters. It’s an investigation tactic, and the investigator should plan his actions so that the questioning will be effective. The questioning is not an end in itself, it aims at acquiring some data”.

"Village of La Francophonie", exhibition, performances: Armenia’s deputy culture minister introduces La Francophonie events

ArmenPress, Armenia
Aug 10 2018
“Village of La Francophonie”, exhibition, performances: Armenia’s deputy culture minister introduces La Francophonie events



YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s ministry of culture is preparing with responsibility for the cultural events which will be held on the sidelines of the upcoming La Francophonie summit in Yerevan in October.

Nazeni Gharibyan – deputy minister of culture, told Armenpress that the preparation works of the events are under the spotlight of the ministry, they regularly receive delegations of different La Francophonie countries.

“The Village of La Francophonie will be created in the Freedom Square from the period of October 7-12. We know that there are 84 Francophonie countries, but the countries which will apply in advance will be presented in separate pavilions. The countries will present their traditional and modern cultures. The Village will operate during that days, at 12:00-20:00. Moreover, there will be a stage in the territory of the Village, different cultural performances, such as song, dance, will be held during a day”, the deputy minister said.

She informed that during that days, the exhibition of works of ethnic Armenian painter Asilva will be organized at the winter garden of the Sundukyan theater, as well as performance will be made in the Al. Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater. Gala-concert will take place on October 10 on the sidelines of the summit, the organization of which is being carried out by the Armenian foreign ministry.

Another event will be held by the proposal of Nazeni Gharibyan which will show the history of La Francophonie in Armenia: why Armenia was honored to host that summit and assume the chairmanship of the International Organization of La Francophonie. The event will be in the form of an exhibition titled “Book and Wine”.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

Russian military base in Armenia positive example of military cooperation, Yerevan says

Interfax - Russia & CIS Military Newswire
August 3, 2018 Friday 10:01 AM MSK
Russian military base in Armenia positive example of military
cooperation, Yerevan says
YEREVAN. Aug 3
Armenia will continue active efforts to develop the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the country's Foreign Minister
Zohrab Mnatsakyan said.
At a meeting with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander
Fomin, Mnatsakyan "particularly stressed that Armenia attaches great
importance to further strengthening the CSTO and is committed to
continue its active involvement to that end," the Foreign Ministry
said in a statement.
Armenia highly rates its military and military-technical cooperation
with Russia, both bilaterally and in multilateral formats, the
minister said. The parties discussed prospects of a deeper military
cooperation.
"Mnatsakyan and Fomin spoke of the effective experience of
Armenian-Russian military and military-technical cooperation and the
high level of compatibility between their armed forces. The Armenian
foreign minister noted that the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri
is a positive and important example of such cooperation," the ministry
said.
The pair also discussed regional and international security and the
situation in Syria.
Armenia is sensitive to events in that region, which directly concern
Syria's ethnic Armenians and have bearing on the issue of preserving
the Armenian historical and cultural legal in that country, Mnatsakyan
said.
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SYRIE. Nora Arissian, une femme au parlement syrien

Aleteia
24 juillet 2018


SYRIE. Nora Arissian, une femme au parlement syrien


                   

Verelq: The defender of human rights visited the second president of RA, Robert Kocharyan

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Human rights defender Arman Tatoyan recently visited the second President of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharian, in the “Yerevan-Kentron” penitentiary of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.


As reported by the public relations department of the HRD staff, the Defender had a private conversation with Robert Kocharyan, the conditions of detention were studied. A number of issues raised were discussed with the administration of the penitentiary immediately after the private interview and were resolved.


Robert Kocharyan did not present any complaints about the behavior of the penitentiary institution’s employees.


A discussion procedure has been initiated in the Defender’s staff in order to take the necessary steps within the framework of the powers provided by law. The defender’s staff is ready to fully cooperate with Robert Kocharyan’s lawyers.


It should be reminded that Robert Kocharyan, the second president of RA, who is accused in the “March 1 case”, was arrested on the night of July 27 by the court’s decision. Kocharyan was charged under Article 301.1, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code, for having overthrown the constitutional order of the Republic of Armenia on March 1, 2008, with prior agreement with other persons.

verelq: Armenia proposed to the CSTO countries to start the process of replacing the Secretary General

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Armenia proposed to partner states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization to start the process of replacing the Secretary General. RA MFA press secretary Tigran Balayan informed about it.


“This is a strictly internal legal process, and an RA citizen is involved in the framework of the criminal case being investigated in Armenia. “Taking into account that it concerns the case of the person currently holding the position of CSTO Secretary General, and giving great importance to ensuring the organization’s authority and uninterrupted normal work, Armenia suggested to the CSTO partner states to start the process of replacing the Secretary General,” he told “Armenpress”.


According to Balayan, Armenia is strongly committed to strengthening and strengthening the CSTO and will continue to be actively involved in joint work in that direction.


Let’s remind that CSTO General Secretary Yuri Khachaturov, who is accused in the “March 1 case” under part 1 of Article 301.1 of the RA Criminal Code for subverting the constitutional order in 2008 with prior agreement with other persons, was released after paying a bail of 5 million drams.


Earlier, we informed that charges were officially brought against the second president Robert Kocharyan, during the bloody events of 2008, Mikael Harutyunyan, the Minister of Defense during the bloody events of 2008, and Yuri Khachaturov, the head of the Yerevan garrison of the Ministry of Defense at that time, who is now the general secretary of the CSTO. Kocharyan was arrested on the night of July 27 by the court’s decision, and Harutyunyan is not in Armenia at the moment, he is wanted.