Author: Andres-Papazian

KGB “HERITAGE”

08/07/2010

Hraparak daily found quite an interesting document at
lubyanskayapravda.com Russian web-site under the rubric “Armenian
Spy”. It stems from the revealed document that the deputy head of the
Armenian National Security Service is a Russian Intelligence agent and
the issue of granting Russian citizenship to him was once discussed
“considering his personal service to the Russian Federation”, as it
is written in the document.

This information is worrying but as well as “objective”. Armenia not
only failed to overcome the KGB “traces”, but just the contrary,
and from time to time the press used to publish information that
different Armenian figures are agents who “pay big services to Russia”.

During today’s governmental session the issue on buying 26 new
ciphering equipments for the National Security Service was discussed.

According to the draft of the governmental decision, the equipment
is provided for digital stations, in this case for ciphering the
governmental communication, in other words, to ensure telephone
conversations confidentiality.

Apparently, in reality there is an issue on the security of the
governmental connections. The point is that in the Armenian state
system, leakage of information of critical importance is big with
its consequences. This is the reason why information on Armenia
from non-Armenian sources appears very often. Hence, this is maybe
the reason of the closed home and foreign policy of Armenia, “night
diplomacy” when only 3-4 people know about some decisions, but as we
can see this does not save from informational leakage.

From: A. Papazian

WILL TER-PETROSYAN ATTEND?

08/07/2010

Who are going to be the guests of Heritage Congress on July 10? Armen
Martirosyan noted that they have not sent official invitations to
anyone, there will be only personal invitations by Heritage members.

During the previous Congress both Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Tigran
Sargsyan were present. Armen Martirosyan does not know whether they
will participate this time too. He says it is not known whether anyone
invited them. It is not known either who in general has been invited.

Armen Martirosyan did not say whom he invited but noted there is
going to be an ARF member among those whom he invited. He says their
relations with the ARF Dashnaktsutyun are correct and warm.

In answer to the question what they are going to do if there no
room enough for everyone in the hall considering the fact that each
person will invite people, Armen Martirosyan says Heritage youths
are numerous and will cede their posts to elders. In response to the
question whether the party members have a limited number of guests
to invite, Armen Martirosyan answers “within the logic”. In other
words, guests will be people known in politics, public life and
scientific-education field.

From: A. Papazian

SERGEY BAGRATYAN WILL BE APPOINTED VAYOTS DZOR MARZPET

08/07/2010

During today’s governmental session, Sergey Bagratyan from Bargavach
Hayastan party was decided to be appointed regional head of Vayots
Dzor. This office, by the coalition memorandum, belongs to the BHK.

Bagratyan, during the 2007 parliamentary elections promoted his
candidacy but was defeated by a Republican member.

Recall the office of the head of Vayots Dzor region was vacant after
Vardges Matevosyan’s untimely death.

From: A. Papazian

ARMEN MARTIROSYAN WILL LEAVE HIS POST

08/07/2010

Today, the head of the Heritage party board Armen Martirosyan stated
that after the Congress of the party on July 10, he will leave this
post. He said he would like Raffi Hovhannisyan to hold this office
because there is a public demand of it.

From: A. Papazian

RAUL CASTRO AND SERGE SARGSYAN

08/07/2010

The power of Cuba announced about its intention to free 52 political
prisoners. The decision was taken after negotiations between the
authorities of Cuba and the Catholic Church of Rome. In the last
phase of the negotiations, the Spanish foreign minister Moratinos
also joined them. First 5 prisoners will be freed on these days,
the other 47 during the upcoming months, stated that representative
of the Rome Catholic Church.

These 52 political prisoners were arrested in 2006 and sentenced to
6-28 years in prison. Then, 75 dissidents were arrested.

Let us hope that the Armenian government will follow the example of
its Cuban counterparts.

From: A. Papazian

BREAST CANCER IS IN FIRST PLACE

06:18 pm | Today | Social

Breast cancer is on the rise among women’s illnesses, said today Head
of Armenian-American Health Center Khachanush Hakobyan.

Hakobyan reminded that the best way of avoiding breast cancer
is prevention. “Women can prevent breast cancer by visiting their
doctors once a year. Like other cancers, breast cancer can be treated
to extend a woman’s lifetime, if the disease is in the first stage,”
says Khachanush Hakobyan.

The late stage is when the woman feels a lump on her breast.

In the course of 13 years, the center has conducted 196,000 studies
showing 6,000 people with late cancer and 2,000 with cancer in the
early developmental stage.

“This goes to show that breast cancer is rather widespread, but it
is unacceptable to say it is the top illness in Armenia because we
haven’t noticed such changes among people with cancer this year,”
says the Head of the Armenian-American Health Center.

The center has diagnosed 11 men with breast cancer and 4 of them
have died.

According to Khachanush Hakobyan, the center conducts studies through
state-of-the-art equipment and there is a lower risk of radiation
during mammography. Mammographic and ultra-sound studies cost 11,000
drams altogether and Khachanush Hakobyan doesn’t think that women
can’t save up 11,000 drams a year for their health.

According to Hakobyan, the first reason for the emergence of cancer
is inheritance, then come stress and an unhealthy lifestyle.

“We can’t talk about a healthy lifestyle, clean air or staying far
from telephones, the Internet and the television set, but they do
have small rays,” said Hakobyan.

According to the center’s statistics, breast cancer is most widespread
in Gegharkunik province.

From: A. Papazian

KARABAKH FOUNDATION LEADERS DIANA KOHEN ALTMAN AND ANDREA DE SOUZA VISIT RELIGIOUS AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN AZERBAIJAN

APA
July 7 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku – APA. Karabakh Foundation Executive Director Diana Kohen
Altman and Administrative Manager Andrea de Souza are on a visit
to Azerbaijan.

According to APA, they visited Alley of Honor and Alley of Martyrs on
Tuesday. Then the guests met with the leader of the Mountainous Jewish
community Semyon Ikhilov and visited Tezepir Mosque, catholic and
Armenian churches, as well as Ateshgah in Surakhani district of Baku.

They will finish their visit on July 14.

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIA-EU COMMISSION HOLDS WORKING MEETING

Aysor
July 7 2010
Armenia

EU-Armenia committee on inter-parliamentary cooperation held its
working session Wednesday in Yerevan, a spokesperson to Armenia’s
government told media.

Last developments within the cooperation between parties were delivered
in a report by commission’s co-chair Naira Zohrabian. During the
working session, the commission decided to design an agenda with
putting the upcoming issues on it in a bid to coordinate the actions.

During the session it was decided to design within a week an agenda
for delivering it to the European Parliament’s commission for joint
debates.

Among other highlights is a decision to involve experts and
representatives from the Foreign Ministry of Armenia and the NKR
structures for participation in the sessions which are to be held
once in two weeks.

Next session will be attended by Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian with an aim to cooperate activities between the commission
and Foreign Ministry.

From: A. Papazian

RA NA SPEAKER HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN RECEIVES THE MAYOR OF GLENDALE

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National Assembly of Armenia
July 7 2010

On July 6 RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan received the Mayor of
Glendale, State of California of USA Ara Najarian. RA Minister of
Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan attended the meeting.

Greeting the guest RA National Assembly Speaker considered important
that our compatriots serve different posts, including in municipal
authorities. Hovik Abrahamyan noted that he was intended to initiate
a forum of Diaspora MPs and Officials in Armenia, which will give
opportunity them to get acquainted with their historical motherland,
create relation with each other, and know each other.

Expressing gratitude for reception the Mayor of Glendale welcomed the
NA Speaker’s intention and expressed his willingness to take part in
such forum.

Hovik Abrahamyan noted that during his foreign visits he was convinced
that our compatriots enjoy great respect in those countries, at the
same time not forgetting their roots. The NA Speaker also considered
important the visits of our Diaspora compatriots to Armenia, which
promote to know the Motherland better, to form more unbiased impression
about it, strengthening of preservation of Armenian identity and
Motherland-Diaspora relations.

The interlocutors considered desirable the establishment of relations
and further cooperation between the cities and communities of Armenia
and California. The Speaker of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan
was interested in the life of Armenians of Glendale, activities of the
municipality and expressed willingness to support the implementation
of the programs.

From: A. Papazian

ISKANDARYAN: OPENING OF THE BOARDER IS REAL

Aysor
July 7 2010
Armenia

Today during the press conference the director of the Caucasus
Institute Alexander Iskandaryan touched upon the information in the
Turkish media that in the Armenian boarder close areas of Turkey
preparation works have been launched for opening the border. The
speaker thinks that it can mean that in Turkey they consider the
opening of the border real.

“The Turkish accept those prospective as a real one and not fantastic
reality,” he mentioned and added that the border will sooner or later
be open, but it’s not yet clear in what mechanisms and in what status.

Alexander Iskandaryan didn’t exclude that as a first try for the
opening of the border can serve the 19th of September for the pilgrims
travelling to St. Khach church.

“The Turkish authorities should demonstrate before parliamentary
elections that they are undertaking steps for normalizing the
relations, and that the process is not frozen completely,” A.
Iskandaryan summed up.

From: A. Papazian