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Putin expects SPIEF will be useful for Armenian premier, attending it for the first time

Ani Kharatian
TASS, Russia
June 6 2019
 
 
Putin expects SPIEF will be useful for Armenian premier, attending it for the first time
 
Business & Economy
June 06, 18:31 UTC+3 ST. PETERSBURG
 
Russia is Armenia’s leading trade-economic partner, accounting for 26% of its foreign trade, the president reiterated
 
ST. PETERSBURG, June 6. /TASS/. At talks with the Armenian prime minister, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) would be useful and interesting for Nikol Pashinyan, who is taking part in it for the first time.
 
“I have no doubts that it will be interesting, and I hope useful, for you to take part in discussion within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. This is a good platform for meeting with colleagues, communicate, exchange opinions on current issues of the economic agenda, discuss certain political issues. A useful and major event,” Putin told the Armenian prime minister.
 
Russia is Armenia’s leading trade-economic partner, accounting for 26% of its foreign trade, Putin reiterated. Direct Russian investment in Armenia amounts to almost $2 billion.
 
“There are many other points that show a special allied nature of our relations,” Putin summed up.
 
The 2019 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is being held on June 6-8. The forum’s motto this year is “Creating a Sustainable Development Agenda”. The organizer for SPIEF-2019 is the Roscongress Foundation. TASS is a media partner, the official photo hosting agency and the operator of SPIEF’s presentation zones with support from multinational firm EY, and the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Russia.
 
 

Sports: FARCE CONTINUES: Arsenal fans denied entry visas for Azerbaijan to watch Europa League final

Ani Kharatian
The Sun, UK
May 16 2019

FARCE CONTINUES: Arsenal fans denied entry visas for Azerbaijan to watch Europa League final

Gunners released a strongly worded statement to Uefa following the decision to host the final in Baku

 By Richard Forrester


ARSENAL have been forced to step in after some fans have been denied a visa for their Europa League final in Azerbaijan.

The Gunners have held talks with the Foreign Office after the club’s British-Armenian season ticket holders have been told they won’t be allowed in the country.

According to The Times, Arsenal want the Azerbaijan government to make an exception so loyal fans can watch the clash against Chelsea on May 29.

There are huge political tensions between Azerbaijan and neighbouring Armenia.

And it appears to also prevent Arsenal’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan from taking part in the final for security reasons.

The Armenian international is set to be granted a visa on sporting grounds to take part but is deciding whether to participate with fears over his safety.

According to the Guardian, there is ‘significant anger’ at the club as a player is ‘essentially forced to miss such a major match’ which are out of his – or Arsenal’s – control.

No other Arsenal midfielder has played more minutes in this season’s Europa Leaguethan the former Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United man

Earlier on Thursday Arsenal released a statement slamming Uefa for the “unacceptable” decision to host the Europa League final in Baku.

The Gunners and Chelsea have been given just 6,000 tickets each for the showdowndespite the Baku Olympic Stadium’s capacity of almost 70,000.

A statement said: “Everyone at Arsenal is delighted to have reached the Uefa Europa League final and we are all very much looking forward to the match against Chelsea on Wednesday, May 29.

“However, we are bitterly disappointed by the fact that due to transport limitations Uefa can only make a maximum of 6,000 tickets available to Arsenal for a stadium with a capacity of well over 60,000.

“Time will tell if it is even possible for 6,000 Arsenal fans to attend the match, given how extreme the travel challenges are.

“We have 45,000 season-ticket holders and for so many fans to miss out due to selecting a final venue with such limited transport provision is quite simply not right.

“The reality is that whoever reached the final would not be able to meet demand from their supporters.”

Asbarez: Catholicos Aram I Meets with Syria’s Bashar-al-Assad

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His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Presidential Palace in Damascus on Tuesday and discussed issues of importance to the Syrian-Armenian community and to current situation in the country.

During the meeting, which lasted more than an hour, Aram I expressed gratitude for the state funds allocated by the President’s staff for the renovation of the Forty Martyrs Church in Aleppo and recalled the Syrian people’s generosity in taking in refugee survivors of the Armenian Genocide.

The Catholicos also highlighted the important role the Armenian community has played in the advancement of Syria’s political, cultural and societal life, saying that Syrian-Armenian community is important for both Syria and Armenia.

He also acknowledged the Syrian government’s continued support of the Armenian Cause.

Assad affirmed that Syria was and always will be the home of all its people, regardless of religion or ethnicity, lauding the “patriotic role of Armenian Syrians who embody the values and meanings of citizenship, belonging, and national unity in the face of adversity.”

The Syrian president called on all Syrian-Armenians who have left the country during the tensions there to return to Syria “and rebuild their homes and workplaces,” assuring that the Armenian community of Syria will continue to enjoy the government’s support.

The Catholicos was accompanied to the meeting by Aleppo Prelate Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian; Lebanon’s Tourism Minister Avedis Kitanian; the Armenian members of the Syrian Parliament Nora Arisian and Zhirayr Reyisian; member of Catholicosate Executive Council Hrach Hagopian; member of the Aleppo Prelacy’s Executive Council Garo Youzbashian and his staff bearer Abbot Hovakim Banjarjian.

ARSENAL requests security guarantees from UEFA for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to go to Baku

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ARSENAL requests security guarantees from UEFA for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to go to Baku

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YEREVAN, MAY 10, ARMENPRESS. The leadership of London’s ARSENAL requests security guarantees from UEFA for Armenian footballer Henrikh Mkhitaryan to travel to Baku and participate in UEFA Europa League final match, ARMENPRESS reports news.sky.com informs.

The London’s club informs that they are concerned over the issue that the Armenian midfielder might not be able to participate in the match against “Chelsea” due to the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“The security of our footballers is a priority. We demand guarantees from the UEFA that Henrikh Mkhitaryans security will be ensured if he leaves for Baku to participate in Europa League match”, reads the statement issued by the club.

The Armenian midfielder has already once missed a match because of the same reason. Azerbaijan did not give security guarantees then.

Europa League final match will take place on May 29.

Azerbaijan’s football authority gave assurances today to UEFA that Armenian international, Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not have problems to travel to Baku for the May 29 Europa League final where the Gunners face Chelsea, according to a written answer by UEFA to TASS.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan




Rep. Maloney Statement Recognizing 104th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Ani Kharatian
Office of Rep. Maloney, USA
April 24 2019
Apr 24, 2019 
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NEW YORK, NY – Today Representative Carolyn B. Maloney issued the following statement honoring the victims of the Armenian Genocide:

“Today we remember the horrific atrocity that began on this day 104 years ago when the Ottoman Empire started its systemic and reprehensible genocide of 1.5 million Armenians.

“In remembering this dark chapter of history, we stand in solidarity with the Armenian community. The Armenian people have courageously borne the burden of this tragedy and defended its existence against deniers seeking to wipe the crimes committed against the Armenian people from the annals of history.

“The only fitting way to honor those who have lost their lives to genocide is to recognize it, remember it and make sure it never happens again. It is time for the U.S. and Turkey to recognize the mass murder of 1.5 million Armenians for what it truly is and officially call it genocide.”


Armenian community irritated at statement of Australian PM over Armenian Genocide

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YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian community of Australia is planning to show its irritation to Scott Morrison on April 24, who avoids giving clear assessments and formulations over the Armenian Genocide.

ARMENPRESS reports , The Sydney Morning Herald informs that the leaders of the Armenian community have refused to read the statement of the Prime Minister during the commemoration events. Scott Morrison said in his statement that he joins the Armenian Diaspora “for mourning and remembering the horrors that took place with the Armenian people during the last years of the Ottoman Empire”.

Interestingly, Scott Morrison, not being a Prime Minister back in 2011, called the incidents with Armenians “genocide” in parliament, adding that it was “one of the greatest crimes against humanity”, but in his statement on the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide these formulations are absent.

Head of the Armenian National Committee of Australia Haig Kayserian, who has refused to read the statement, said, “His behavior is offensive for about 50 thousand members of the Australian Armenian community who are mainly the heirs of the Armenian Genocide survivors”.

Though Australia has not recognized the Armenian Genocide, but the largest provinces of the country, New South Wales and South Australia have recognized the historical fact.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan




Film: Armenian-language drama “Yeva” to hit silver screens in Tehran

Ani Kharatian
Tehran Times, Iran

TEHRAN – A number of Tehran theaters will begin tomorrow screening Iranian director Anahid Abad’s Armenian-language drama “Yeva” in the original language with Persian subtitles.

The film is about Yeva, a young woman who escapes her influential in-laws with her daughter Nareh after her husband’s tragic death, and takes refuge in one of the villages of Karabakh. Yeva is a complete stranger in this ballgame and is obliged to live her daily life in disguise.

The film has been awarded in several international festivals, including the Arpa International Film Festival and Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.

Photo: A scene from “Yeva”, a co-production between Iran and Armenia by Iranian director Anahid Abad.

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ISIS shifts interest to CIS countries, including Armenia – Russian official

Ani Kharatian
Panorama, Armenia

Following the defeats in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State has shifted its interest to number of CIS countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizstan, and Armenia, Head of department combating extremism at Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Oleg Ilyinikh has stated on Friday.

Ria Novosty agency reports, the Russian official’s remarks came during a presentation at a conference dedicated to international cooperation on combating terrorism and extremism.

Sports: Euro 2020: Armneia national team starting XI announced

Ani Kharatian
News.am, Armenia

The starting XI of the Armenian national team has been announced for Saturday’s first round EURO 2020 qualifying match between Armenian national team and the team of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Grbavica Staium in Sarajevo

Armenia: Aram Hayrapetyan, Varazdat Haroyan, André Calisir, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Gagik Daghbashyan, Artak Grigoryan, Karlen Mkrtchyan, Sargis Adamyan, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Gevorg Ghazaryan, Alexander Karapetyan.

The game will start at 23։45 Yerevan time.

The match will be officiated by Jakob Kelet. Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Greece and Lichtenstein are playing in Group J.

Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina faced each other in World Cup 2010. The Bosnian team defeated Armenia 2-0 in Yerevan and 4-0 in Sarajevo.

Photo gallery marking the World Down Syndrome Day

Ani Kharatian
Panorama, Armenia

“We should break the stereotypes about people with down syndrome and exert every effort to make them feel as full members of our society and reveal all their full potential. Children with down syndrome should be taught to run their own life, assess their potential and face no isolation, ”Armenia’s Human Right Defender Arman Tatoyan stated on Thursday during his visit to Arev Centre for Children Health and Development where he met with beneficiary children and their parents.

To note, March 21 marks the World Down Syndrome Day.

On the occasion of the date, number of NGOs, families and parents of children with down syndrome have organized public events aimed at raising awareness about the down syndrome.

People Care Service Eco Startup has partnered up with Photo Atelier Marashlyan to organize a photo shooting of children with down syndrome in Armenian national dresses. “Let this be our small contribution for a cause of exercising your rights and ensuring inclusiveness,” the Service said in its Facebook post, sharing the photo gallery.