Author: Andres-Papazian

ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS CONTAIN PROVISION NULLIFYING TREATY OF SEVRES

PanARMENIAN.Net
August 10, 2010 – 13:51 AMT 08:51 GMT

Armenian-Turkish Protocols contain a provision nullifying the Treaty
of Sevres, said Ashot Melkonyan, director of the Institute of History
at the RA National Academy of Sciences.

“The problem becomes more acute. Presently, the fate of Protocols
depends on Ankara. However, possible ratification of the Protocols
by the Turkish parliament should not suppose the same action by the
Armenian side,” he said.

From: A. Papazian

SEVAN-HRAZDAN CASCADE UNDER REPAIR

PanARMENIAN.Net
August 10, 2010 – 13:17 AMT 08:17 GMT

Minister of Territorial Administration, Vice Prime Minister Armen
Gevorgyan, accompanied by chairman of the committee on Lake Sevan
issues, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Levon
Shahverdyan and director of International Energy Corporation Mels
Hakobyan, attended Gegharkunik region of Armenia to watch the repair
works carried out at Sevan-Hrazdan cascade.

As reported by the press office of the Ministry of Territorial
Administration, the International Energy Corporation attracted
investments to carry out the works.

From: A. Papazian

ROBERT HOVHANNISYAN REACHING LEADERS IN POLAND

Tert.am
14:40 10.08.10

Armenian chess player Robert Harutyunyan won over Anvash (India)
in the 6th round of the World Junior Chess Championship in Poland.

Another Armenian player, Hrayr Movsisyan, also won as he beat Pavel
Dmitrov (Bulgaria).

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan lost to Raja Panjwani (Canada).

With his 4.5 points Robert Hovhannisyan is included in the 3-17 places
of the winners’ list.

Dariusz Swiercz (Poland) and Dmitry Andreikin (Russia) are leading
to winners list.

Among women players Ani Khanamiryan lost to Ukrainian player Irina
Andrenko. She is the 52nd with 2.5 points.

From: A. Papazian

MEDVEDEV TO SIGN AGREEMENT IN ARMENIA TO PUT AN END TO KARABAKH WAR

Tert.am
14:10 10.08.10

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will on August 19 pay a landmark
visit to Armenia – his second since his tenure of office, according
to Russian news agency Regnum.

A series of agreements are expected to be signed during Mr Medvedev’s
visit relating to areas such as readmission and joint fight against
migration, extension of the agreement of the Russian military base
in Armenia’s second-largest city of Gyumri up to 49 years, enlarging
the functions of that military base.

Another agreement will relate to construction a new nuclear power
plant in Armenia by the Russian Rosatom.

Further citing its own sources in Moscow Regnum mentions that the
new contract about the military will rule out full-scale military
conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan aimed at solving the Nagorno
Karabakh issue through military operations.

From: A. Papazian

TURKS THREAT TO ‘BURY’ ARMENIAN CLIMBERS ON MOUNTAIN ARARAT

Tert.am
13:36 10.08.10

President of Trade and Industry Chamber of the Turkish province Agri
has made a harsh statement about a group of Armenians who recently
climbed Mountain Ararat, reports Turkish news agency Ankara.

Mehmet Erat said that the news about the climbing is baseless. “But
if it is true, the inhabitants of Agri express their concerns,”
Mr Erat was reported as saying.

“We would like to believe that those allegations are groundless. But if
the news reflect the reality, we know well how to remove the Armenian
flag and to raise the Turkish one on Mountain Ararat from Armenia’s
side,” said he.

“The Agri inhabitants would have buried those climbers, if they knew
that,” he added.

Earlier 11 eleven Diasporan Armenian from South California, New Jersey,
Fresno and Canada climbed Mountain Ararat and erected Armenia’s and
Karabakh’s flags on the summit.

From: A. Papazian

ARTSAKH SCOUT MOVEMENT IS POSITIVE, SAYS BAKO SAHAKYAN

Tert.am
12:23 10.08.10

On 9 August President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan attended
the closing ceremony of the first general camping of the scout movement
~SSons of Artsakh~T held in Shoushi, according to a release of the
presidential office.

Mr Sahakyan rated positive the initiative of the ~SHayk~Rs
Generation~T organization to found a scout movement in Artsakh with
the participation of youth from Armenia and Diaspora. He said it would
favor patriotic upbringing of younger generation, further strengthening
the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora trinity and deepening their ties.

Attending the ceremony were also Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of
the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, Artsakh
Republic ministers of education and science, culture and youth affairs,
as well as other officials.

From: A. Papazian

TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN TO ATTEND MASS IN SURB KHACH

Tert.am
12:11 10.08.10

Two high-level representatives of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
will attend the September 19 mass to be served in Surb Khach Church
(Saint Cross), head of information department of the Holy See Vahram
Pastor Melikyan told Tert.am.

Surb Khach stands on Akhtamar Island located in Lake Van, Eastern
Turkey, and has been closed for almost a century. It has recently
been renovated and will be open on September 19 for that mass.

Vahram Pastor Melikyan said that the two representatives to attend
the mass are Markos Bishop Hovhannisyan and Komitas Master Hovnanyan.

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has received an invitation from
the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople.

It is still unknown when the representatives of The Mother See of
Holy Etchmiadzin will depart for Van.

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIA’S OLIGARCHS CAN BUY ARMENIA-RUSSIAN GAS PIPELINE: STEPAN SAFARYAN

Tert.am
11:31 10.08.10

Selling the Armenia-Russia pipeline to Azerbaijan would mean putting
Armenia’s political and energy security at risk, Heritage MP Stepan
Safaryan told Tert.am asked to comment about the possible deal between
Georgia and Azerbaijan that might see Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company
(SOCAR) buy it.

Mr Safaryan mentioned that it is already three weeks since that news
was circulated. But at the same time he wondered what the Armenian
authorities have done to demand clarifications from the Georgian
authorities over the issue and to take pre-emptive steps to make that
deal fail.

Asked whether it was possible that Armenia might buy the pipeline, Mr
Safaryan said: “I think it is not a problem for Armenia’s oligarchic
sector to buy it.”

Further he said Armenia’s authorities had better try and fail that
deal and secure Armenia’s security.

Turkish Hurriyet daily reported on Monday that the pipeline might by
99 per cent be bought by Azerbaijan’ State Oil Company SOCAR.

From: A. Papazian

DON’T ATTEND SURB KHACH MASS, URGES PUBLIC COUNCIL

Tert.am
09:46 10.08.10

After long deliberations Armenia’s Public Council reached a decision
on Monday and called on all Armenians not to attend a mass to be
served this autumn in Surb Khach (Saint Cross) church on Akhtamar
Island located in Lake Van, Eastern Turkey.

“We think that participating in this event organized by the Turkish
authorities in Surb Khach church is about our national dignity,
therefore we are calling on Armenians not to take part in it,” Jasmen
Asryan, member of the Public Council, told Tert.am.

The move comes after Romik Hovnanyan, President of Van-Vaspurakan
patriotic union, sent a letter to the Council, calling on Armenians
not to attend the mass to be served on September 19.

Surb Khach has been closed for almost a century, and many Armenians
say that by opening it for one-off mass ceremony Turkey attempts to
use Armenians for pursuing its objectives: to show the world that it
is in good terms with Armenians and that it pays due attention to
minorities in Turkey, also to improve its image in the eyes of the
international community on its way towards EU membership.

From: A. Papazian

LE PRESIDENT DU PARLEMENT PREOCCUPE PAR UN RAPPORT DE L’OTAN
par Ara

armenews
mardi10 août 2010
HAUT-KARABAGH

Dans sa lettre adressee au President de l’assemblee parlementaire
de l’OTAN John S. Tanner et restee toujours sans reponse, Hovik
Abrahamian, President de l’AN armenienne a exprime sa preoccupation
a propos de l’eventuel rapport sur le conflit du HK a la session de
l’AP de l’OTAN. Il a ete decide, sans en avertir la partie armenienne,
de mettre a l’ordre du jour de la session de l’OTAN la question du
conflit du HK. Dans une interview, Karen Avaguian, depute de l’AN et
representant de la delegation armenienne au sein de l’OTAN, a declare
que toute question concernant le conflit du HK est du ressort du
Groupe de Minsk de l’OSCE.

From: A. Papazian