Author: Andres-Papazian

ARMENIAN AND BELGIAN BUSINESSMEN EXTEND COOPERATION FRAMES

arminfo
Monday, November 7, 14:08

The two-day Armenian-Belgian business forum, in which the delegations
from the Belgian provinces Flandria and Walloon are taking part,
kicked off in Yerevan today.

As representative of Armenian Development agency Lusine Tumyan
said at the opening ceremony of the forum, the event5 will give
an opportunity to Armenian and Belgian businessmen to exchange the
investment business-proposals, which will promote raising of commodity
circulation between the two countries. She also added that 20 Belgian
businessmen which are participating the forum represent such spheres
of business like export of fish products, water economy and nature
protection. On 8 November the Belgian company Geo Diagnostic and
Armenian “Ekvatom” will sign an agreement on establishment of the joint
regional laboratory for the countries of the South Caucasus and Arab
countries in 2012. As the manager of the Geo Diagnostic Rambaud Xavier
told Arminfo correspondent, later in case of successful functioning
of the laboratory they are going to establish a company on production
of pure metals and Geo Diagnostic will deal with their commercializing.

The Belgian delegation, headed by director for Central and Eastern
Europe of Belgian MFA Gunther Sleeuwagen, includes businessmen from
Walloon and Flandria. At present 23 companies with Belgian capital
have been functioning in Armenia.

According to Armenian National Statistics Service reported, the
commodity circulation between Armenia and Belgium amounted to $102
mln for Jan-Sept 2011, having reduced by 11% versus the same period
of 2010.

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIA, JAPAN INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE COOPERATION

armradio.am
07.11.2011 14:37

The newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Armenia, Tikahito Harada
(seat in Moscow) presented the copies of his credentials to Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

Congratulating Tikahito Harada on appointment, Minister Nalbandian
said Armenia attaches importance to the development of comprehensive
relations with Japan and voiced hope that the Ambassador would
contribute to the reinforcement of cooperation between the two
countries.”

“The opening of Armenian Embassy in Japan indicates to the importance
we attach to the development of comprehensive cooperation with Japan,”
the Foreign Minister said.

Ambassador Harada said he would do his best to contribute to the
reinforcement of ties. On behalf of the government of Japan, he
expressed gratitude for the assistance in elimination of consequences
of the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11 of the current year.

During the meeting reference was made to the organization of high-level
reciprocal visits, promotion of economic relations and implementation
of investment programs.

The interlocutors discussed a wide range of international and regional
issues. At the request of the guest, Minister Nalbandian presented
the latest developments in the process of settlement of the Karabakh
conflict.

From: A. Papazian

LE BILAN DES RELATIONS ENTRE L’ARMENIE ET L’UNESCO
Stephane

armenews.com
lundi 7 novembre 2011

Les agences de presse rapportent l’allocution du chef de la diplomatie
armenienne a la 36ème session de l’UNESCO, dans laquelle il a dresse
le bilan des relations entre l’Armenie et l’UNESCO et les actions
entreprises pour la protection du patrimoine culturel. Edouard
Nalbandian a fermement condamne la politique de destruction des
tresors du patrimoine armenien entreprise par l’Azerbaïdjan, ceci
en contradiction des principes meme de l’UNESCO. Il a rappele
et fermement condamne la destruction des khatchkars armeniens au
Nakhitchevan a Djoulfa. Il a appele l’opinion publique internationale
a entreprendre des actions pour prevenir de tels faits. Par ailleurs,
Edouard Nalbandian a rencontre le directeur general de l’UNESCO,
Irina Bogova pour la remercier du soutien et de la cooperation de
l’UNESCO dans nombre de projets de sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel
en Armenie. Le Ministre armenien a egalement rappele qu’en 2012
l’Armenie fetera le 500e anniversaire de l’imprimerie armenienne
faisant d’Erevan la capitale mondiale du livre. E. Nalbandian a invite
la directrice de l’UNESCO en Armenie pour assister a l’inauguration
de ces manifestations.

Ambassade de France en Armenie

Service de presse

From: A. Papazian

UN LEGENDAIRE ESPION SOVIETIQUE COMMEMORE
Stephane

armenews.com
lundi 7 novembre 2011

Le 100ème anniversaire de la naissance d’Ivan Agayants, agent secret
Sovietique d’origine armenienne a ete fete en Russie.

Ivan Agayants est connu internationalement comme l’homme qui a dejoue
une operation allemande visant a intervenir lors de la reunion des
trois chefs allies lors de la conference de Teheran en 1943.

La conference a reunit Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt et Winston
Churchill a Teheran entre le 28 novembre et le 1er decembre 1943.

From: A. Papazian

Un d?Ã?©c?Ã?¨s pass?Ã?© inaper?Ã?§u, Suzan Zengin
Publi?Ã?© le : 07-11-2011

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN vous
invite ?Ã lire cette information publi?Ã?©e sur le blog d’Etienne Copeaux
le 3 novembre 2011. ?Ã?tienne Copeaux est un historien sp?Ã?©cialiste du
monde turc. Chercheur au Groupe de recherches et d’?Ã?©tudes sur la
M?Ã?©diterran?Ã?©e et le Moyen-Orient ?Ã Lyon, il s’int?Ã?©resse
particuli?Ã?¨rement au nationalisme en Turquie.

Le blog d’Etienne Copeaux

Jeudi 3 novembre 2011

Le 12 octobre 2011, Suzan Zengin est d?Ã?©c?Ã?©d?Ã?©e ?Ã l’?Ã?¢ge de 52 ans. L’?Ã?©tat
de son coeur s’?Ã?©tait d?Ã?©t?Ã?©rior?Ã?©, elle ?Ã?©tait en r?Ã?©animation depuis 17
jours. C’est la prison et les conditions de sa d?Ã?©tention qui l’ont
tu?Ã?©e.

Elle avait ?Ã?©t?Ã?© arr?Ã?ªt?Ã?©e en le 29 ao?Ã?»t 2009 et incarc?Ã?©r?Ã?©e ?Ã la prison
des femmes de Bak?Ä?±rk?Ã?¶y pendant plus d’un an et demi, o?Ã?¹ elle a
souffert de maladies sans recevoir de traitement appropri?Ã?©, et o?Ã?¹ elle
avait d?Ã?» attendre un an (26 ao?Ã?»t 2010) pour obtenir sa premi?Ã?¨re
audition…

Suzan Zengin ?Ã?©tait journaliste de Is?Ã?§i-K?Ã?¶yl?Ã?¼ (?« Le travailleur et le
paysan ?»). Elle ?Ã?©tait une militante des droits de l’homme, elle
traduisait ?Ã?©galement des articles et ouvrages concernant la
purification ethnique et les g?Ã?©nocides perp?Ã?©tr?Ã?©s en Turquie depuis le
d?Ã?©but du XXe si?Ã?¨cle.

Suzan Zengin avait ?Ã?©t?Ã?© lib?Ã?©r?Ã?©e en juin dernier.

Rag?Ä?±p Zarakolu, directeur des ?Ã?©ditions Belge, s’?Ã?©tait ?Ã?©lev?Ã?© contre son
arrestation et les conditions de son emprisonnement. On le sait, il
est d?Ã?©sormais lui-m?Ã?ªme en prison.

Retour ?Ã la rubrique

Source/Lien : Le blog d’Etienne Copeaux

From: A. Papazian

SACHIN PILOT: THE TIES EXISTING BETWEEN ARMENIA AND INDIA MUST BE TRANSFERRED TO THE FIELDS OF TRADE
Hasmik Dilanyan

“Radiolur”
07.11.2011 17:11

The Indian delegation headed by State Minister for Communications and
Information Technology Sachin Pilot is visiting Armenia to discuss
the ways of further cooperation, particularly in the fields of
pharmaceutics, light industry, information and high technologies.

“The field of information and communication technologies has been
rapidly developing in India in the recent period. As a result, 12
million new jobs have been created. The experience India has gained
can be useful to Armenia. The ties existing between Armenia and
India must be transferred to the fields of trade, ICT and others,”
Sachin Pilot said at a joint press conference with Armenian Minister
of Economy Tigran Davtyan.

He said to be impressed by the initiative of the Armenian government
to build a techno park in Gyumri.

Development of the IT spheres is a priority for the Armenian
Government. According to Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, “for the
development of the sphere we first of all need a good educational
system to prepare highly skilled specialists.” The Minister also
attached importance to the intensive work with partner countries.

From: A. Papazian

“CHIEF OF MILITARY POLICE IS LYING CLINICALLY”

02:10 pm | Today | Social

After Armenia’s former minister of defense Vladmir Gasparyan was
appointed chief of Armenia’s police, the cooperation between the
Defense Ministry and “We shall not keep silent” youth initiative
aimed at putting an end to the corrupt practices in the Armenian army,
was seriously periled, the initiative group said in a statement.

“After Vladimir Gasparyan was transferred to the police system,
a number of officials at the Ministry began ignoring the group’s
concern, determination and potential. In particular, we learnt that
soldier Hovhannes Yesayan, who called the group’s hotline on Nov. 2to
report on violation in his military unit, was transferred to Yerevan
on Saturday. According to the information obtained, Yesayan was
subjected to torture and forced to withdraw his charges. A number of
news websites responded to the incident later in the day.

At the request of Hovhannes Yesayan, the telephone conversation had
been posted on YouTube ()

On learning about the pressure used against the soldier, the group
representative immediately contacted Chief of the Military Police of
Armenia Aram Ter-Sahakyan and asked him to organize a meeting with
Yesayan. Ter-Sahakyan answered that the solider was at the Ijevan
regional military police department at that moment but in fact
Yesayan had been taken to Yerevan the previous day and was at the
office of Alexan Alexanyan, head of a Ministry of Defense department
at that moment.

Ter-Sahakyan promised to arrange a meeting with Yesayan Õ~[as soon as
he arrived in Yerevan.’ At 5:00 pm. however, Ter-Sahakyan went back
on his promise and sent a group representative to Armen Harutyunyan,
Chief of the Investigation Department at the Ministry of Defense. But
a soldier that responded to a call told the group member to call back
the next Monday.

What was the purpose of the farce as a result of which the group was
deprived of an opportunity to meet the soldier?

Unfortunately, experience shows that Defense Ministry officials do
not intend to carry out reforms. Yesayan’s case is a glaring example
of it. Let no one be surprised if the Ministry states one of these
days the soldier has repudiated his statement.

The group sticks to the opinion that chief of staff of RA Armed
forces Yuri Khachaturov and his subordinates are responsible for the
disgraceful situation in the armed forces. The group continues to
demand his resignation.

It is not the millionaire generals, but our soldiers who fall victim
to this disgraceful situation.

Unfortunately, the number of people that can only sober up by YouTube
footages is increasing as well,” reads the statement.

From: A. Papazian

ZVARTNOTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LAUNCHES NEW DEPARTURE TERMINAL (VIDEO)

Tert.am
07.11.11

Zvartnots International Airport celebrated today the opening of its new
departure terminal, honoring the first passenger with a special prize.

Fenya Yeghiazaryan, who was departing to St Petersburg to attend
the wedding of her friend’s son, was awarded the first passenger
certificate and an opportunity to shop from the duty-free salon for
up to $100. She used her gift to purchase Armenian brandy and sweets
for the hosting family.

The new terminal has a total area of 34,000 sq m and 48 registration
desks (instead of the former 24).

Speaking to Tert.am, Andranik Skhyan, the director of Armenia
International Airports, CJSC said the increased number of desks at
the terminal aims to facilitate registration procedures to prevent
passenger jams.

Last year, the airport served 1,600 passengers. With its new terminal,
it now has the opportunity to serve up to 3.5 million people annually.

“When the passenger flow reaches 3 million. we’ll think of extending
[the area],” Shkhyan said.

The new terminal has an office building and a VIP hall, as well as a
new parking lot with a total area of 20,000 sq. m. Its construction,
which began in October 2008, attracted $160 million investment. The
terminal is equipped with an international security system, an X-ray
check system, central heating and an air-conditioning system.

As Eduardo Ernekyan, the president of Armenia International Airports
corporation told reporters, the old building will reopen as a hotel
in future.

“We have a big variety of ideas. Armenia deserves the best so
we will try our utmost. What has been done will raise Armenia’s
rating, bringing more tourist to the country and creating new job
opportunities,” he said.

From: A. Papazian

HRAZDAN RESIDENTS PLAN PROTEST AGAINST IRON MINE EXPLOITATION

epress.am
11.07.2011

A demonstration protesting the exploitation of the Hrazdan iron mine
will take place at 1 pm on Nov. 9 in the Armenian city’s Constitution
Square, Mesrop Mesropyan, one of the organizers of the initiative,
told Epress.am.

Recall, Chinese company Fortune Oil obtained shares in Nagin Company,
which in 2009 submitted the project for the openpit development
of Hrazdan iron mine. Independent experts are of the opinion that
openpit development of Hrazdan and Abovyan mine may lead to Hrazdan
and Yerevan being deprived of drinking water with different water
losses mentioned from 40% to 60%.

Mesropyan stated that there will be speeches during the demonstration
that will explain the damages that mine exploitation might lead to.

“Then a motorcade to the area where drilling has already begun –
to get sample. We will ask those companies carrying out the work
[to provide us with] the appropriate paperwork so that we may know
whether they have a right to carry out that work or not. Also,
we will stage a protest on site and will ask they leave the area,”
said the demonstration organizer.

From: A. Papazian

NOT WITH SARKOZY, SAYS MINISTER

Hurriyet Daily News
Nov 4 2011
Turkey

Turkey will not choose France as the builder of its second nuclear
plant as long as Nicholas Sarkozy, the prime minister of the European
country, stays in power, according to the Turkish energy minister.

“[Cooperation in the nuclear energy field] with Sarkozy would be
troublesome. We are dealing with a large project that cannot be
detached from international relations. I cannot ignore politics. I
cannot not remain deaf to Sarkozy’s allegations on the so-called
Armenian genocide,” Minister Taner Yıldız said in a recent interview.

“Nuclear relations cannot stand such politics.”

Turkey might also experience friction with France regarding Libya, the
minister said. “We may have troubles in any field where we cooperate
with Sarkozy.”

Yıldız also said Turkey had closed its doors regarding the
transportation of gas from Israel to Europe via Turkey. However,
energy could be used as a unifying tool should Israel apologize for
killing nine Turkish citizens in the Mavi Marmara incident last year,
Yıldız added.

From: A. Papazian