Author: Andres-Papazian

COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNION OF ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: A cooperation agreement was signed
today at YSU Faculty of Journalism between Yerevan State University
and Union of Armenian Journalists (UAJ).

According to the agreement, Yerevan State University is committed to
conduct periodical lectures, consultations and practical trainings
for the pupils of the UAJ School of Young Journalist through the
professor-lecturer staff of the Faculty of Journalism.

Rector of YSU Aram Simonyan noted that the cooperation between the
Union of Armenian Journalists and Yerevan State University has a
history of many years, which will be expanded by the upcoming programs.

Yerevan State University has defined 9 scholarships for the students
of the Faculty of Journalism – “Grigor Artsruni” and “Garnik Ananyan”
in the amount of 10 thousand AMD, as well as 7 scholarships for
excellence in the amount of 5 thousand AMD.

From: A. Papazian

AMBASSADOR OF NORWAY IN TATEV

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
GORIS

Ambassador of Norway to Armenia Knut Hauge (residence in Moscow)
was in Armenia November 23 to personally see the Wings of Tatev –
world’s longest ropeway set Guinness World Record. Manager of the
ropeway Tigran Ghazaryan made the ambassador acquainted with the work
of the ropeway.

The ambassador and people accompanying him reached Tatev from Halidzor
by the ropeway. Last time the high-ranking guest was in Armenia and
in Tatev 10 years ago. He noted that many things have changed. The
ambassador was astonished at nature, which he considered very
important in development of tourism. “One can see suchlike ropeways
in the Central Europe, but the main difference is in the site, which
is unique and will provide a big flow of tourists,” he siad.

From: A. Papazian

BAKO SAHAKYAN RECEIVES PHILANTHROPIST ARMEN VARDANI

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
STEPANAKERT

On 23 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received in
Los Angeles famous plastic surgeon and philanthropist Armen Vardani.

Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic
President told Armenpress that issues related to the development
of health care system, especially plastic surgery in Artsakh, were
discussed during the meeting. The president considered important
the development of this sphere in Artsakh calling it essential and
necessary.

Bako Sahakyan expressed gratitude to the philanthropist for assisting
Artsakh and sponsoring the Telethon-2010 in Los Angeles.

Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, executive director of the ~SHayastan~T
All-Armenian fund Ara Vardanyan, head of the Central information
department of the Artsakh Republic President~Rs Office Davit Babayan,
NKR permanent representative to the USA Robert Avetisyan, chairman
of the Artsakh Public TV and Radio company~Rs board Norek Gasparyan
and other officials partook at the meeting.

From: A. Papazian

BAKO SAHAKYAN PARTICIPATES IN DINNER PARTY IN HIS HONOR

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
STEPANAKERT

On 23 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan partook
at a dinner party in his honor, which took place at the mansion of
philanthropist Hakob Baghdasaryan in the city of Glendale. Dozens of
representatives of local Armenian community were present at the event.

Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic
President told Armenpress that the President rated high the role of
our compatriots in America in assisting Artsakh considering it among
the stimuli of the republic’s development.

Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, consular general of the Republic of
Armenia in Los Angeles Grigor Hovhannisyan, executive director of
the “Hayastan” All-Armenian fund Ara Vardanyan, head of the Central
information department of the Artsakh Republic President’s Office Davit
Babayan, NKR permanent representative to the USA Robert Avetisyan,
chairman of the Artsakh Public TV and Radio company’s board Norek
Gasparyan and other officials partook at the meetings.

From: A. Papazian

REFORMS TO CONTINUE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SPHERE

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: Secretary of the Armenian National
Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan received today senior consultant
on the police affairs of the OSCE General Secretariat Knut Dreyer.
Head of the OSCE Armenia Office Sergey Kapinos took part in the
meeting.

The press office of the NSC told Armenpress that issues on reforms
in the Armenia’s police sphere were discussed. Arthur Baghdasaryan
informed that according to the Armenia-EU 2009-2011 Action Plan
wide-scale reforms are being carried out in the police system.

The interlocutors agreed that the reforms will be more effective in
case they involve the whole law enforcement system. In this respect
they highlighted the assistance of the international establishments
to Armenia and pointed out the role of the OSCE in it.

Arthur Baghdasaryan informed that in 2011 program of reforms will
be implemented in the prosecutor’s system as well, the creation of
justice academy will have an important role in preparation of staff
of the sphere and in the training process.

The parties highlighted the deepening of cooperation with the OSCE
in the implementation of reforms.

From: A. Papazian

UNDERAGE GIRLS MAINLY COMMIT SUICIDE IN ARMENIA

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: From 2010 January-October 38 cases
of suicide and murder of juniors have been registered in the Republic
of Armenia.

Deputy Head of the Juveniles’ affairs office of the Criminal
Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia,
Colonel Nelly Duryan said today at a meeting with journalists that the
13 of the mentioned 38 cases have ended in death. According to her,
the teenagers committed suicide, are representatives of different
classes of society.

~SThe causes are different- family quarrels, disagreements with
parents, and the reason in case of juveniles of 16-17 years old is
the refusal in love. In Armenia it is mainly the girls that commit
suicide,~T the colonel of the police said.

Four hundred eleven cases of crimes committed by teenagers have been
registered in the 10 months of 2010, which has added by 21 compared
with the same months of the last year. ~STeenagers are mainly accused
of theft, and the number of hooliganism and of causing body injuries
has decreased. The cases of usage of knife have added,~T the colonel
said, calling parents to be attentive to their children.

In January-October 140 cases of violence committed against teenagers
and 5 cases of kidnapping have been registered. The cases of violence
have been mainly registered in families, and cases of kidnapping ~V
as a result of divorces of parents.

Referring to sexual violence toward teenagers in Armenia, Mrs. Duryan
noted that in the 10 months of this year one case of rape of a teenager
has been registered, 6 cases of sexual encroachment, and 31 cases of
sexual intercourse with teenagers.

From: A. Papazian

KNYAZ HASANOV: GENOCIDE IS BEING COMMITTED AGAINST KURDISH PEOPLE IN TURKEY

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: Genocide is being committed against
Kurdish people in Turkey, Chairman of the Kurdish National Council
of Armenia Knyaz Hasanov told Armenpress, stressing that for that
very reason the Kurdish people have stood up – to fight for defending
their freedom and right to having a respectable life.

“Twenty million Kurds living today in Turkey are deprived of all their
rights, including that of being called a nation; the Kurdish language
and culture are banned, one can be prosecuted just for belonging to
our nation,” Mr. Hasanov stressed, adding that the Turkish authorities
want to take imitative steps for allegedly solving the Kurdish issue
in a peaceful way. “But we again see that Turks attack at the freedom
fighters of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, again unleash war and commit
genocide,” he said.

According to Mr. Hasanov, thousands of Kurdish people are kept in
prison and their only guilt is participation in rallies for their
freedom. “They are sentenced to 10 years of prison,” the Chairman of
the Kurdish National Council of Armenia said, stressing that there
is not such fascism in any other country of the world.

From: A. Papazian

AZERBAIJANI AND GEORGIAN WEBSITES APPROPRIATE CREATIONS OF ARMENIAN AUTHORS

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijani, Georgian and some
Armenian websites, operating abroad, appropriated the ‘Emotions’ CD by
Karen Grigoryan, composer. 14 songs, performed by Armenian singers,
were involved in the CD. In the appropriated version 2-3 Armenian
songs were removed from the CD in order to hide the Armenian origin.

The right order of songs was not preserved as well.

Karen Grigoryan said today at a meeting with journalists that in the
Georgian version the information was valid and that they even placed
some information, which is not included in the CD.

‘The most offensive thing was that the Azerbaijani websites presented
me as an Azerbaijani musician with an Azerbaijani name. I am Armenian
and I am proud of my nationality,’ Karen Grigoryan said. He added that
he wrote a letter and ‘the pirates’ responded that ‘the composer is
neither the first person, nor the last one and they will go on acting
the way they did’.

Karine Petrosyan, representative of ‘Hayheghinak’ NGO, said that the
rights of the composer toward his personal creations are reserved.

‘The first production is made by the composer, but when the creations
become a public property, the composer cannot undertake any step
alone,’ she said. She added that ‘Hayheghinak’ is not able to help the
author abroad. ‘We cannot regulate the situation even in Armenia. How
can we do it in Azerbaijan?’ she added.

Samvel Amirabyan, head of the ‘Armenian Music Centre’, said that
within a year they managed to close over 70 websites, operating in
various states of the world.

Aram Voskanyan, deputy chairman of the UN’s Armenian Association,
spoke on the program of media literacy. ‘The best means of struggling
against copyright violations is to secure the society with media
literacy. There is no any other state in the world, which has solved
such issues fully; however there are mechanisms, which appeared to
be successful. Such mechanisms are applied in European countries,’
he said.

From: A. Papazian

ROUND TABLE ABOUT ECOLOGICAL STATE OF YEREVAN IN “ORHUS” CENTER

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: A round table-discussion on “the
Ecological State of Yerevan Town” was held today in “Orhus” Center,
Yerevan, with participation of representatives of NGOs and institutions
of the sphere of nature protection.

Chief specialist of Nature Protection Department of Yerevan
Municipality Diana Yeritspokhyan said that the issue of nature
protection, preservation and addition of green territories in the
capital is in the center of constant attention of the municipality.

“In the recent period the irrigation system of the capital
has been considerably improved, thanks to which green areas are
better-preserved,” she said adding that the more vulnerable part is
the center of the town, the works in the direction of which are urgent.

Chief specialist of the Urban Development and Architecture Department
of Yerevan municipality Sargis Alaverdyan told Armenpress that
construction, which is considered to be main reason of originating
of nature protection issues, is under control in the capital, and
in all the cases when construction works harm green territories,
they restore. “I think there is a need to apply the existing laws
with greater accuracy, as well as to define new standards,” he said.

From: A. Papazian

ISSUES ON MAKING ACTIVITY OF “ARTSAKH HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION” MORE PUBLIC DISCUSSED

ARMENPRESS
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
STEPANAKERT

The realization of the shares issued by “Artsakh Hydroelectric Power
Station” is organized by “ArmSwissBank”.

Director General of “Artsakh Hydroelectric Power Station” OJSC Vahram
Beglaryan told Armenpress that a number of issues concerning the
productivity of the company’s activity in information field were
discussed with Director of “ArmSwissBank” in Stepanakert Gevorg
Machanyan.

According to Mr. Beglaryan, the director of “ArmSwissBank” expressed
readiness to support in uncovering of the activity of “Artsakh
Hydroelectric Power Station”, in designing and updating of the website.

He also said that one of the discussed core issues concerned the
company’s shares: the physical and legal entities obtained them,
besides getting profit once a year, may also mortgage in the bank or
sell in case of wish or necessity.

“ArmSwissBank” is also considered to be the financial consultant of
“Artsakh Hydroelectric Power Station”.

From: A. Papazian