ARMENIAN GMS HALF A POINT BEHIND LEADERS AT BIEL CHESS FESTIVAL
armradio.am
26.07.2012 16:20
Armenian GMs Sergei Movsesian and Hrant Melkumyan have 2.5 points
each after 3 rounds at the 45th edition of the Biel Chess Festival
in Switzerland.
They are half a point behind the leaders – GMs Boris Avrukh (Israel),
Ivan Saric (Croatia) and Yang Wen (China), armchess.am informs.
From: A. Papazian
VEGETABLES WITH ARSENIC AND HONEY WITH MERCURY
arminfo
Wednesday, July 25, 21:33
Vegetables with arsenic and honey with mercury – these are the results
of development of ore mining industry in Armenia.
“Almost all the regions with ore mining industry have experienced
penetration of heavy metals into food chains. As a result, the local
population in many regions is almost deprived of the opportunity to eat
uncontaminated products”, Armen Saghatelyan, Director of the Center for
Ecological-Noosphere Studies (CENS) of the National Academy of Sciences
of Armenia, told ArmInfo. He added that the thorough scientific surveys
have shown that the key risk factor is not the main ore elements but
the secondary elements, i.e. the admixtures, which are not taken into
account when preparing the feasibility studies of development of the
deposits. Saghatelyan brought the example of the mercury in Kajaran
deposit, which penetrated not only into the vegetables and fruits,
but also into the milk and honey.
Saghatelyan pointed out that very high cadmium contamination has
been revealed near Akhatala deposit, and in Alaverdi the agricultural
products are mostly contaminated with lead, which is an element of the
first class of hazard. “One more example is the Ararat gold recovery
plant. The tailing dump is not in a good state, and arsenic leakage
has repeatedly registered there. The outskirts are also contaminated
with arsenic”, the expert said.
As regards Yerevan, some part of the concentrates from Kajaran is
processed here, and, this results in pollution of the environment
with molybdenum and mercury. This does not concern only the air:
this year a hyperadmissible concentration has been revealed in the
mulberry that grows in the territory of the town. Moreover, the
samples have been taken in several parts of the town. Saghatelyan
stressed that the heavy metals are very dangerous: they accumulate in
the human organism and influence the heredity and reproduction. In
addition, people can eat food with big content of mercury or lead,
but the effect may be visible only in several years, in decades,
and even among the representatives of the next generations.
The metal pollution also affects the soil fertility. For instance, in
Kapan, where the soil of Syunik community is very much contaminated,
the farmers were complaining of the fact that the soil fertility
declined for several times. This is already a problem of food safety,
Saghatelyan said.
From: A. Papazian
1400 ANNIVERSARY OF ANANIA SHIARAKATSI TO BE CELEBRATED SINCE SEPTEMBER
ARMENPRESS
26 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 26, ARMENPRESS: UNESCO has included 1400 anniversary
of Armenian greatest medieval scholar, founder of the exact sciences
and natural sciences Anania Shirakatsi in its celebration list.
Armenian astronomical company co- chair Areg Mikayelyan stated at
the briefing with the journalists on July 26 , they have applied to
UNESCO in order to add this holiday in its list.
The range of events dedicated to 1400 anniversary Anania Shirakatsi
starts from September. Summer school in Byurakan Observatory due to
launch this fall is also included in the tide of the scheduled events.
Over 80 students, astrologers from 18 countries are going to
participate in the events.
Armenian mathematician, astronomer and geographer Anania Shirakatsi
was born in 612 AD. He is one of the greatest Armenian scientists of
medieval century, whose scientific heritage had a tangible impact for
the further development of Armenian natural sciences. The scientist
died in 685.
Mesrop Mashtots’ 1650 and Sayat-Nova’s 300 anniversaries were also
included in the list of anniversaries of prominent persons.
From: A. Papazian
2012 LONDON OLYMPICS KICKS OFF TODAY: ARMENIA REPRESENTED BY 25 ATHLETES
armradio.am
27.07.2012 12:25
The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is due to take place
later after seven years of preparations.
The three-hour spectacle in the Olympic Stadium is expected to be
viewed by a global TV audience of a billion people.
The Olympic flame is heading along the Thames on the Queen’s rowbarge
Gloriana on the final day of the torch relay.
A mass bell-ringing took place for three minutes from 08:12 BST to
mark the Cultural Olympiad. Big Ben chimed 40 times during the period.
Europe’s largest bell will ring inside the Olympic stadium at 21:00
BST at the start of the £27m extravaganza.
The crowd of about 80,000 will include the Queen and a host of
dignitaries and celebrities.
The final torchbearer of the 70-day relay will be 22-year-old
basketball player Amber Charles, who played a key role in London’s
winning bid and who will carry the flame in front of City Hall and
Tower Bridge.
The will end late in the evening with the lighting of the cauldron
during the opening ceremony but the identity of the person who will
take on the honour remains a mystery, the BBC reports.
More than 10,000 athletes from 204 nations will take part in the
London Olympics.
Twenty-five athletes representing Armenia will be competing in a
variety of sports, including boxing, weightlifting, wrestling judo,
swimming, gymnastics, shooting, track & field and taekwondo.
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan has also left for London to attend
the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
From: A. Papazian
MINISTRY OF DIASPORA DOES NOT CONSIDER THERE IS MASS FLOW BY SYRIAN ARMENIANS
ARMENPRESS
27 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 27, ARMENPRESS: Armenia is ready to create necessary
conditions in the case mass flow observed by Syrian Armenians . At
the briefing with Armenpress, Ministry of Diaspora, Syrian Armenians
problems Coordinator Working Group head Firdus Zakaryan stated,
mostly Syrian Armenians come to Armenia by a limited time, aimed at
staying aloof from conflict zone.
“The majority have come to stay a couple of weeks: there is no sign
of mass immigration. The actions taking place currently in Aleppo
are followed that of Damascus, a city also habited by Armenians. The
situation in Damascus is peaceful, no danger threatening the life of
anybody” Zakaryan noted.
In the words of the interlocutor the actions of civil war at the moment
hosted in Aleppo would not last long. The launched incidents are not
directed against Armenians: there is no anti Armenian atmosphere by
Arabs. Yet we cannot guarantee that our compatriots may suffer during
the shillings.
“Reportedly the ones who wanted to come Armenia, have already got
tickets. “Armavia” had sold down the tickets for the flight up to
August 27, three not booked tickets have remained. So not everybody
wishes to return Armenia. They have lived their life in Syria, no
matter it is broken currently, they have their fortune, jobs there,
which they do not want just to quit” Zakaryna concluded.
Syrian Armenian problems Coordinator Working Group was created during
two months, which deals with the issues raised by Syrian Armenians
addressed to the Ministry of Diaspora.
According to the Syrian Human Rights Organization data 17 thousand
192 people died because of the Syrian 16 months ongoing clashes. The
Arab media reports that among the dead11 thousand 897 were peaceful
civilians, and 4348 were security officers. Among the victims there
were 7 Armenians, 2 of which were the Syrian Army militaries. The
Syrian riots make the Syrians leave the country appearing in other
countries as refugees. Recently the Armenian community representatives
also leave the country. The refugee status or asylum applications from
Syria are considered in an accelerated procedure, at least ten days.
On July 26, Armenian government introduced amendments to the earlier
decision, enabling Syrian citizens of Armenian descent to receive
passports in diplomatic institutions.With another decision the
Executive Body verified that Armenian nationality foreign citizens
from now and then will be enabled a chance to receive entry visa to
the Republic of “Armavia ” in the border checkpoints of Armenia.
“Armavia” company and Armenian Government are negotiating to make
available a second flight per week Aleppo-Yerevan direction .
From: A. Papazian
BAN KI-MOON INVOQUE SREBRENICA POUR PREVENIR DE NOUVEAUX MASSACRES EN SYRIE
Publie le : 27-07-2012
Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN vous
soumet cette information publiee sur le site de l’ONU (Organisation
des Nations unies) le 26 juillet 2012.
Legende photo: Le Secretaire general souligne le besoin de retenir les
lecons de Srebrenica lors d’une ceremonie en memoire de 8.000 Musulmans
massacres par les forces bosniaques. ONU Photo: Eskinder Debebe.
ONU (Organisation des Nations unies)
26 juillet 2012 – Le Secretaire general Ban Ki-moon a, jeudi, rendu
hommage aux victimes du massacre de Srebrenica de 1995, appelant le
monde a retenir les lecons de cet episode atroce et a faire pression
pour mettre fin aux effusions de sang en Syrie.
” Nous devons nous rappeler de Srebrenica “, a declare M. Ban lors
de sa visite sur le site du memorial erige en l’honneur des 8.000
musulmans executes par les forces serbes de Bosnie qui s’etaient
empares de la ville en juillet 1995.
Srebrenica est le massacre le plus meurtrier perpetre sur le sol
europeen depuis la creation des Nations Unies, au lendemain de la
Seconde guerre mondiale.
” La communaute internationale n’a pas su proteger les nombreuses
victimes au moment où elles en avaient le plus besoin “, a regrette
le Secretaire general.
Suite a ce crime atroce, ban Ki-moon a rappele que les chefs
d’Etat et de gouvernement avaient adopte, en 2005, le principe de
” responsabilite de proteger “, qui contraint les Etats a proteger
leurs propres populations des genocides, crimes de guerre, nettoyages
ethniques et crimes contre l’humanite. Ce principe exige aussi de
la communaute internationale qu’elle intervienne au cas où un Etat
manquerait a ses obligations, comme cela a ete le cas en Libye et en
Côte d’Ivoire.
” Mais, ailleurs, nous ne sommes toujours pas en mesure de proteger les
civils “, a souligne M. Ban en faisant reference a la crise en Syrie,
où plus de 10.000 personnes, principalement des civils, ont perdu la
vie et des dizaines de milliers d’autres ont ete deplacees depuis le
debut de l’insurrection contre le regime du President Bachar al-Assad
il y a 16 mois.
” La communaute internationale doit etre soudee pour eviter davantage
d’effusions de sang en Syrie. Je ne souhaite pas que l’un de mes
successeurs se rende en Syrie dans 20 ans pour presenter des excuses
en notre nom pour ne pas avoir pu proteger les civils dans ce pays,
ce que nous sommes incapables de faire pour l’instant “, a prevenu M.
Ban.
Cette visite a Srebrenica marquait la fin de la visite de six jours
du Secretaire general, qui s’est rendu dans tous les pays issus de
l’ex-Yougoslavie : Slovenie, Croatie, Montenegro, Serbie, Kosovo,
Ancienne republique yougoslave de Macedoine et Bosnie-Herzegovine.
” Je quitte cette region avec une meilleure comprehension de ses enjeux
et une plus grande appreciation de ses defis et de son potentiel
“, a declare M. Ban lors d’une conference de presse donnee dans la
capitale de Bosnie-Herzegovine, Sarajevo, qualifiant sa visite de ”
remarquable “.
” La region a fait des progrès considerables depuis la fin de la
guerre il y a 20 ans. Aujourd’hui, elle se projette dans un avenir
base sur des relations et une cooperation de plus en plus etroites
“, a-t-il dit, avant de lui reaffirmer le soutien de l’ONU.
Retour a la rubrique
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From: A. Papazian
UN ARMENIEN TUE UN HOMME POUR HARCÈLEMENT SUR SON AMIE
Jean Eckian
armenews.com
vendredi 27 juillet 2012
Istanbul – Gregory Ishkhanian, 33 ans, citoyen armenien, tue le
proprietaire de son appartement en location pour tentative de viol
sur sa petite amie.
Tard dans la soiree, rapporte Hurriyet, Gregory, las des approches
repetees de Jemal Tezela, 49 ans, et tentative de viol envers son
amie Seda Beginyan, 20 ans, lui demande des explications sur son
comportement deplace. Après une discussion enflammee, terminee en
bagarre, Jemal Tezela sera mortellement atteint d’un coup de couteau
administre par l’ami de Seda.
Ayant tentes de s’enfuir, Gregory et Seda seront rattrapes par la
police avertie par des voisins.
Gregory Ishkhanian a avoue les faits en expliquant la raison de
la rixe.
From: A. Papazian
EXPORTATION EXCEPTIONNELLE D’ABRICOTS
Jean Eckian
armenews.com
vendredi 27 juillet 2012
L’abricot d’Armenie est un fruit de plus en plus apprecie a l’etranger.
Selon le rapport du ministre de l’Agriculture Sergo Karapetian,
l’Armenie a exporte 12 130 tonnes d’abricots, contre 7 300 tonnes
en 2011.
6150 tonnes ont ete stockees cette annee, contre 2830 tonnes l’annee
precedente.
La recolte se poursuivra encore pendant 15 jours.
Sergo Karapetian a informe que cette annee connaît egalement un haut
rendement de peches et de pommes.
From: A. Papazian
AZERBAIJAN HAS NO SERIOUS COUNTER-ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE NKR DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS: AZERI POLITICIAN
ARMENPRESS
25 July, 2012
YEREVAN
Yerevan, July 25, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijan has no serious
counter-arguments against the NKR democratic elections. As “Armenpress”
reports the political interpreter Rauf Mirkadirov has written about
this in the Azerbaijani “Zerkalo” newspaper.
To his word, the Parliamentary elections of Armenia and the
democratic presidential elections of NKR are going to be used against
Azerbaijan for exerting pressure, which does not have any serious
counter-arguments in this dispute.
The author notes that in the recent Armenian Parliamentary elections
the ruling Republican party and its ally “Legal State” party received
less than 50% of the voters in the proportional system. If not the
deputies elected by the plurality system the Armenia’s ruling party
could not make a majority in the Parliament. At the moment 40% of the
Armenian Parliament deputies are the opposition representatives. In
the NKR presidential elections the opposition candidate received the
1/3rd part of the voters.
“What do we see in Azerbaijan? In the Azerbaijani Milli Mejlis only
10 MPs represent not an opposition but the so called parliamentary
minority. It is even less than the 10% of the Parliament. But it is
not all. The majority of the deputies representing the parliamentary
minority jointly vote with the ruling majority. Thus, the deputies of
the Parliament, which can be at least characterized as an opposition,
are not more than 3%.
As for the upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan, the
“Independent-pro-government” sociological surveys services have
already announced that the ruling party’s candidate, the current
president of the state Ilham Aliyev will get “a bit less than 100%”
of the voters. Such things never happen in democratic states”,
outlined the Azeri political interpreter.
From: A. Papazian
WHAT RUSSIAN SPEAKER’S VISIT INDICATED
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
Published: 13:57:54 – 25/07/2012
Apparently, Armenia has diversified its foreign relations and is
likely to cooperate with Russia on security and with Europe on
political and economic issues.
Meeting with the Russian Duma Speaker Sergey Narishkin who called to
join the Eurasian Union and sign the CIS Free Trade Area agreement
in autumn but Serzh Sargsyan did not reply “yes”. It is notable that
Serzh Sargsyan focused on two aspects. He said strong relations with
Russia are the cornerstone of security of Armenia. It means Russia
prefers bilateral relations with Russia without joining the proposed
unions. Besides, Serzh Sargsyan shows that such cooperation is possible
only on security.
In official information on Narishkin’s meetings there is no word on
CSTO, CIS, FTA and Eurasian Union. And it is not a surprise because
on the same day in Brussels Edward Nalbandyan negotiated accelerated
integration with the EU and the Armenian reforms donor conference.
In Yerevan Sergey Narishkin made interesting statements. He said the
European Union would like to unite its hi-tech and financial potential
with the natural wealth and scientific potential of the the Eurasian
space. He thinks a unified space stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok
will result.
It means Armenia faces a choice between the EU’s technological
and financial potential and the reserves of raw materials of the
Eurasian Union.
It is also notable that Narishkin confessed the CSTO is a military
alliance created to ensure Eurasian integration. “Eurasian integration
takes place under changeable international circumstances, the principle
of indivisible and equal security is not observed. Our countries
undergo the use of double standard, export of color revolutions,
discriminatory lists, the danger of terrorism and drug trafficking
persists. In response to present-day challenges and threats military
and political cooperation in the framework of the CSTO must be
strengthened on both bilateral and multi-lateral basis,” he stated.
From: A. Papazian