Author: Andres-Papazian

ISRAELI PROTESTERS HOLDING RALLY AT TURKISH EMBASSY: “DON’T FORGET THE BLOOD OF ARMENIANS”

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

Anti-Turkish protest rallies continue in Israel. Another action is
being held near the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv, this time by Jews
arrived from France, Milliyet writes.

The protesters voiced slogans hinting on Turkish PM Erdogan, Hezbollah
leader Nasrallah and Iran’s Ahmadinejad being allies. According to
the source, Israeli protesters also raised the Armenian genocide,
shouting: “Don’t forget the blood of Armenians.”

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIAN-IRANIAN BUSINESS FORUM KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

Armenian-Iranian business forum kicked off in Yerevan today. 83
companies of different spheres and 108 entrepreneurs from Iran are
participating in the forum.

As the general manager of “Haykaz” development agency Robert
Harutyunyan said at the opening ceremony, the Iranian delegation will
be in Armenian June 17-24.

“This is the biggest forum ever in the history of the Armenian-Iranian
economic relations,” he said, highlighting that Armenian businessmen
attended a forum in Tehran in February this year. He said, relations
with the neighbor country are on high level and the entrepreneurs
are facing a task to maintain economic ties on the same level. Goods
turnover is increasing every year between the countries and the two
states still have a non-used potential.

He voiced hope that the forum will bear positive results and new
agreements will be signed.

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIAN GENERALS TIRED OF AZERBAIJANI MILITARY STATEMENTS

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

The director of “Noravanq” scientific research center Gagik Harutyunan
says he’s guided by one indicator when assessing the trilateral
meeting of the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan to be
constructive or not. “If another meeting follows this one, that would
mean the sides have agreed upon continuing the negotiations exactly
its stream,” Gagik Harutyunyan told Panorama.am.

Talking about St Petersburg trilateral meeting, expert assessed it
as advancement after six months break. It’s worth reminding that
Sargsyan-Aliev-Medvedev meeting took place on June 25 in Sochi.

“If there is again a break after this meeting, that would imply
Russia’s President just used the moment organizing the meeting,”
Harutyunyan said.

Why has Azerbaijan’s President agreed upon the meeting if Azeri
high ranking officials used to declare about the meaningless of the
negotiations?

Gagik Harutyunyan said Azerbaijan’s President was to accept the
international norms of that game. He has to, since, according to G.

Harutyunyan, the military oriented statements made by Azeri officials
bored the international community: “I think, the visit of U.S. Defense
Secretary had one mission to urge Azerbaijan behave properly, since
that country has a huge potential of being aggressive.”

According to the expert Armenian generals have also got tired of their
statements. “It’s much talked about that if the war starts Azerbaijan
will have great losses not only till Gandzak but up to Nakhijevan,”
expert said.

From: A. Papazian

ALIEV LEFT ST PETERSBURG WITHOUT ATTENDING THE FORUM

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev had a meeting with the OSCE MG
co-chairs Robert Bradtke (USA), Bernard Fassier (France), Igor Popov
(Russia) and personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office
after the trilateral meeting with Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Serzh
Sargsyan of Armenia. After the meetings Azerbaijan’s President traveled
back to Azerbaijan.

The fact is remarkable since Azerbaijan’s President’s press service
reported earlier Mr. Aliev had traveled to St Petersburg to attend
International Economic Forum, in the frames of which he was going
to have meetings with his Russian and Armenian counterparts. But in
fact Aliev left St Petersburg after the trilateral and MG meetings
not attending the forum.

A week ago during his Istanbul visit Ilham Aliev declared he finds
no necessity in having a meeting with the Armenian side. He excluded
any possibility of such a meeting.

From: A. Papazian

ARP DEPUTY: TRILATERAL MEETING OF PRESIDENTS ANOTHER STEP IN THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

The trilateral meeting of Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents
in Saint Petersburg was another step in the negotiating process
of Karabakh conflict: the sides agreed to continue the negotiating
process basing on Madrid principles, Armenian Republican Party deputy
Artak Zakaryan told reporters today.

Another ARP deputy Karen Avagyan said the meetings within the
framework of the negotiating process over Nagorno-Karabakh process
is progress already. “When an issue is much spoken about, it becomes
more comprehensible,” he expleined.

Speaking about Armenian-Turkish ties, A. Zakaryan said no changes
should be expected here taking into consideration the Turkish-Israeli
tension. K. Avagyan, in turn, said Turkey has understood already that
it can in no way play a role in Nagorno-Karabakh settlement as either
Armenia or the world powers engaged in Armenia-Turkey process will
not allow it.

From: A. Papazian

CHESS: GABRIEL SARGSYAN SHARES 3-5 PLACES WITH CARAUNA AND MALAKHOV

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

In Round 6 of Ruy Lopez Festival Armenian GM Gabriel Sargsyan scored
0,5, ending in draw with Caruana. Salgado – Malakhov, Cramling –
Candelario pairings also ended in draw. Cheparinov won against Cori
and keeps leading the tournament with 5 points.

Salgado is running second, Gabriel Sargsyan shares 3-5 places with
Carauna and Malakhov woth 3,5. Cramling has scored 2, Candelario –
1,5, Cori – 1.

From: A. Papazian

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL YOUTH CENTER OPENS IN ARTSAKH

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

On 17 June President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan partook
at a solemn ceremony of opening “Parmani” educational and cultural
youth center in capital Stepanakert.

According to the central information department of Artsakh President’s
office, the Head of the State rated high the patriotic undertaking of
constructing such an important for our republic center carried out by
Russian philanthropist of Armenian origin Narine Davtyan and expressed
hope that it would substantially contribute to the upbringing of the
younger generation.

Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, philanthropist Levon Hayrapetyan,
other officials, as well as guests from Russia partook at the ceremony.

From: A. Papazian

MINASYAN: AZERBAIJAN FACES SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE ALIEV MADE A DEMARCHE

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

“The negotiations have already committed and Azerbaijan’s President
made a demarche which means Azerbaijan faces serious problem,”
political expert Sergey Minasyan stated at the news conference
commenting on Aliev’s soonest departure from St Petersburg.

According to the expert the meetings results are indigestible for
the Azerbaijan’s President.

“I doubt Aliev though this trilateral meeting would have different
results,” he said.

Expert said after the meeting Azerbaijani authorities would try to
make changes in the negotiations, “but I doubt serious changes would
be recorded.”

From: A. Papazian

PRESIDENT SARGSYAN SIGNS LAW ON DIGITAL TV CHANNELS

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

President Serzh Sargsyan signed the law on making amendments to the
RA law “About TV and Radio” June 17, President’s press office reported.

Note that the Armenian National Assembly passed the bill on making
amendments and supplements to the RA law “About TV and Radio” in a
second reading at the extraordinary sitting last Thursday. The bill
arose protests among the media field and experts.

According to the bill, Yerevan should have 18 TV companies instead of
the current 22. The Competitive Licensing Process will get underway
July 1 and will be due by January 31, 2011. The government has
allocated 10-12 mln. AMD for digitalization of the TV channels. For
transmission of the digital frequencies special equipment worth $50-60
will be required.

From: A. Papazian

ALIYEV WENT TO ST. PETERSBURG UNDER PRESSURE, EXPERT SAYS

Panorama.am
18/06/2010

“After these tough statements Aliyev’s presence in St. Petersburg could
be commented in different ways, one of them, to me, being external
pressure,” political expert, Yerevan State University professor
Alexander Manasyan told reporters today. He recalled that prior to
the meeting Aliyev announced that he has nothing to say, it’s Armenia
that should speak and announce on withdrawal of its troops.

“Aliyev had to go to Saint Petersburg and going there under pressure
means something,” Manasyan said, explaining that the international
community cannot tolerate collapse of the settlement process of
conflicts, as well as taking these to the field of bellicose rhetoric.

From: A. Papazian