Author: Andres-Papazian

THE DIRECTOR OF “POESY” EXPECTS WAR RECEPTION

Aysor
July 14 2010
Armenia

Korean director Li Chan-Do is in Armenia in the frameworks of the 7th
international festival “Golden Apricot”. This year the director will
be present on the festival as a honored guest and will participate
in the première of his movie “Poesy” in Armenia.

Li Chan-Do was present on the “Golden Apricot” film festival also 3
years ago, when in the frameworks of the festival were organized the
retrospect presentation of his films.

According to the director he has met a friendly audience in Armenia.

They have accepted his films with warmth. This year too Li Chan Do
hopes that his films will receive warm reception by the Armenian
audience.

Li Chan do has started his artistic life as a writer, then he has
become the Minister of culture and he has take up film directing
later. Regardless that fact in a very short time has managed to
attract not only Korea but also the film lovers of the world. Now
the director thinks of shooting a film about the Catholics.

The movie “Poesy” the Yerevan première of which will be held today at
the 21:00 in “Moscow” cinema has participated in Cannes international
film festival and has received the ecumenical jury’s prize of the
best scenario. The film will be presented also on July 16 in “Nairi”
cinema and on July 18 at 21:00 in “Moscow” cinema.

From: A. Papazian

RPA MEMBER: KARABAKH PEOPLE HAS RIGHT TO LIVE FREE

Aysor
July 14 2010
Armenia

“Like all peoples, Nagorno Karabakh people also has the right to
live free. Azerbaijani public, especially authorities should realize
that there is no other way, and a compromise can be made through
recognition of Karabakh people’s right to self-determination only,”
NA RPA Faction member Mkrtich Minasyan told a press conference today
speaking about the Nagorno Karabakh settlement.

According to Minasyan, compromises can be made by 2 principles –
“Karabakh people’s security and tie with the homeland, Armenia,
and Karabakh people’s right to self-determination. However, after
solving the issues, the issue of ceding the liberated territories
as a compromise will become a subject of discussion and subject of
compromise solutions at the negotiating table, and the Karabakh side
should take part in it without fail.”

Speaking about the bellicose statements of Azerbaijani authorities
Minasyan said that they are for domestic use only, classing them as a
“political trick.”

“Petrodollars are an expensive pleasure, the clans have done their
business, and to calm down, to deceive their people they need to say
that they purchase arms and prepare for war,” Minasyan stressed.

Speaking about possibility of operations RPA member assured that Aliyev
and his clan will never make war since if they do it they will suffer
a lot of casualties, as well as territorial losses. However, according
to the speaker, “we should be always ready for any operation.”

From: A. Papazian

‘TURKEY SILENT ON TERMS OF POWER SUPPLIES FROM ARMENIA’

news.az
July 14 2010
Azerbaijan

‘Large volume of preparation works has been held in Turkey.’

Turkish side has not declared the new terms of start of power supply
from Armenia, but the negotiation process continues, said Armenian
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movisyan.

The agreement on the establishment of direct power supplies from
Armenia to Turkey was signed between Armenian Ministry of Energy and
Natural Resources, High-voltage power grids and Belgian UNIT importing
and distribution high voltage power in Turkey on 4 September 2008.

“We had a contract with the Turkish companies under which the power
supplies will start with 1.5bn KW/H a year with the further increase.

Our potential has grown due to availability of new capacities”,
Movsisyan told a news conference on Wednesday.

By a preliminary agreement, Armenia will start supplies from 1.5bn
KW/Hs a year raising it to 3.5bn KW/Hs a year in the coming years. The
cost of power was expected to be $57 per 1,000 KW/Hs of power but the
final price will be corrected due to changes in price of gas and in
connection with the final terms of supplies.

The minister explained that “there is a political problem from the
Turkish side which today hampers the start of the process. “Anyway,
the negotiations are on the hot point and our colleagues hope this
will come true one day”, he said.

The minister added that a large volume of preparation works has been
held in Turkey.

Movsisyan told earlier that only power generated by Armenian thermal
power centrals will be exported to Turkey which is quite competitive
in price and does not have any harm for internal demand.

From: A. Papazian

WHO WILL BUY GAS PIPELINE TO ARMENIA

14/07/2010

Deputy from the Georgian ruling party Lasha Tordia stated that Russia
is possible not to be allowed to buy the gas pipeline coming from
Georgia to Armenia. According to him, the commission will invite
tenders for selling the 10-15 % of pipeline shares and can insist
that the pipe is not sold to Russia proceeding from security reasons.

Pretenders for the pipeline are the Russian Gazprom, the Kazakh
Kazmunaygas and the Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil company GNKAR.

From: A. Papazian

DWELT ON REFUGEES

14/07/2010

On July 13, the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan
met with the newly-appointed UN Armenian Office High commissioner
for Refugees Damtew Dessalejne, who handed his credentials.

Dwelling on perspectives of cooperation, Edward Nalbandyan said the
government of Armenia considers a priority to provide apartments to
families of persons deported from Azerbaijan and living in temporary
houses and expects their support in solving these problems. The MFA
press service reports.

From: A. Papazian

RA AMBASSADOR MET WITH LEBANESE DEFENSE MINISTER

14/07/2010

On July 12, the Armenian ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan met with
the deputy Prime Minister, Defense minister of Lebanon, Elias Murr.

The interlocutors discussed the possibilities and perspectives of
broadening bilateral relations in various spheres stressing especially
the cooperation between Defense ministries of both countries, RA
Ministry of Defense reports.

From: A. Papazian

AGAIN A DEPUTY’S CAR

14/07/2010

On July 12, at about 14 o’clock, on Tumanyan Street a BMW drove over
V. Sahakyan who was taken to the hospital, where he died. According
to the information we have the driver of BMW was Yervand Harutyunyan
born in 1968.

Witnesses told us that before the traffic police arrived, the head of
the Yerevan traffic police Arsen Arshakyan and some people had already
taken away the plate of the car. According to our information the plate
was 07 Õ~UÕ~U 007. A criminal case has been brought. Witnesses told
photo-reporter Gagik Shamshyan that the car belongs to a NA deputy.

From: A. Papazian

BODY FOUND IN UNFINISHED BUILDING

A man’s body was found today in one of the unfinished buildings near
the editorial office of Haykakan Zhamanak daily, on Israellyan Street.

Photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan reports from the scene that the
middle-aged man was most likely a vagabond.

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIA, POLAND INTERESTED IN DEEPENING COOPERATION

On July 14, the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian,
received his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski.

“The warm and friendly relations between Armenia and Poland have
intensified in the recent period, the political dialogue is on a high
level, the economic cooperation and cultural exchange are expanding.”

According to him, the current visit provides a good opportunity to
discuss the agenda of Armenian-Polish cooperation and determine the
future programs,” Minister Nalbandian said.

Expressing gratitude for the warm reception, the Polish Foreign
Minister said his country attaches importance to the development
of multifaceted cooperation with Armenia, and his visit is aimed at
taking practical steps in that direction.

Edward Nalbandian and Radoslaw Sikorski discussed issues related to
the deepening of cooperation in the fields of economy, education and
culture. The Foreign Ministers of the two countries exchanged views
on Armenia-EU relations. Reference was made to issues of the South
Caucasus and the ways of their solution.

At the request of the guest, Edward Nalbandian presented the latest
developments in the process of Karabakh conflict settlement. The
parties agreed that there was no alternative to the peaceful settlement
of the Karabakh issue.

The Polish FM visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial and laid flowers
at the monument of the Armenian Genocide victims.

From: A. Papazian

ARARAT MARZPET RESIGNS OFFICE

The RA government will dismiss Vardges Hovakimyan from the post of
Ararat Marzpet (regional governor) according to his application.

Edik Barseghyan, Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations and Head of
the Armenian Rescue Service, will assume the post.

Vardges Hovakimyan was appointed to the post in June 2008.

According to press reports, Hovakimyan tendered a resignation because
of a clash of interests of top officials.

From: A. Papazian