Author: Antonian Lara

EXPO RUSSIA-ARMENIA-2009 IN YEREVAN

news.am
Oct 29 2009
Armenia

The Expo Russia-Armenia-2009 exhibition has been opened in Yerevan. RA
President Serzh Sargsyan as well as Armenian and Russian businessmen
took part in the opening ceremony.

RF Ambassador Vyacheslav Kovalenko read out RF Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov’s welcoming message, where the FM pointed out that
exhibitions like this contribute to the development of Armenian-Russian
cooperation, which has traditionally been at a very high level. The
Russia FM also stressed the key role of Russian investments in
Armenia’s economy recovery.

Igor Morozov, Vice-Chairman of the RF Federal Agency for the CIS
Affairs, voiced a message by Igor Levitin, Russian Co-Chairman of the
Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Commission,
who underlined the importance of exhibitions for bilateral cooperation.

The exhibition will be followed by a round table on bilateral energy
cooperation.

PARTICIPATION IN ARMTECH 2009 IN SAN JOSE DISCUSSED BY ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.10.2009 17:08 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s Information Tehcnology support council,
chaired by the prime minister Tigran Sargsyan held an extended meeting
on October 29, press service of the government reports.

Participation of Armenian companies in "ArmTeck 2009" , to be held
November 5-8, 2009 in San Jose was discussed. IT companies invited
to participate effectively in the works to ensure the presence of
the Armenian office in Silicon Valley.

DAVID MILIBAND: EASTERN PARTNERSHIP CAN BE A STEP TOWARD POSSIBLE EU MEMBERSHIP

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.10.2009 11:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband sees the Eastern
Partnership, the recently launched new framework for cooperation
between the European Union and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Moldova and Ukraine as a "step toward possible membership" of the
Union.

"To Europe’s East, poor governance, the financial crisis, and frozen
conflicts are critical causes of instability," he said speaking at
the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

"The Eastern Partnership should be not only a stepping stone towards
possible membership, but a crucial vehicle for stability, because
through integration into the single market we can promote economic
reform and drive economic growth; and if the countries on our east
join the common energy community it will enhance not only their energy
security but also our own," Mr. Miliband said.

MURAT MERCAN: "TURKISH PARLIAMENT WILL NOT TAKE A STEP THAT WILL TROUBLE AZERBAIJANI PEOPLE"

APA
Oct 28 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev – APA. The delegation led by Chairman of
the Turkish Parliament’s Commission of Foreign Affairs Murat Mercan
visited Heydar Aliyev’s grave in the Alley of Honors, APA reports.

Murat Mercan told journalists that they met with Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev. Expressing their pleasure to visit Azerbaijan, Murat
Mercan said they witnessed once more that Azerbaijan and Turkey are
"one nation, two states".

"The aim of the visit is to strengthen the interparliamentary
relations, meet with Azerbaijani President and express the position
of Turkish parliament," he said.

Murat Mercan said they are pleased that Turkish flag fly at Turkish
Martyrs’ Lane.

Asked when the commission of foreign affairs will discuss the protocols
signed between Turkey and Armenia, Murat Mercan said: "We determine
the date of the discussion of the protocols. Now our commission has
agreements awaiting discussion since 2000. There is no time limit
to sign these protocols. We have always said that Turkish parliament
will not take a step that will trouble Azerbaijani people.

You should be sure," he said.

Following this, the delegation visited Martyrs’ Alley and Turkish
Martyrs’ Lane.

Murat Mercan said it is proud to see Turkish and Azerbaijani flags
flying at Turkish Martyrs’ Lane again.

Member of the delegation, MP from the National Movement Party (MHP)
Senol Bal told journalists that no force can stir up discord between
Azerbaijan and Turkey.

"No one can do it. We will not allow it," he said.

Senol Bal noted that MHP protests against signing of the protocols
between Turkey and Armenia.

The delegation includes chairman of Turkish parliament’s foreign
affairs commission Murat Mercan (AKP, Eskisehir), Saban Dishli (AKP,
Sakarya), Zeynep Dagi (AKP, Ankara), Fevzi Sanverdi (AKP, Hatay),
Abdullah Caliskan (AKP, Kirsehir), Mehmet Cerci (AKP, Manisa), Ahmet
Deniz Bolukbasi (MHP, Ankara) and Senol Bal (MHP, Izmir).

>From the Turkish Foreign Ministry the delegation includes ambassador
Akin Algan, the deputy director of the ministry’s department for
Caucasus and Central Asia Ahmet Rza Demirer, representatives of
the parliament’s foreign affairs and protocol department Kurshat
Sariarslan, Bulent Erten and Hatice Er Ars.

The delegation will today hold a meeting in the Azerbaijani
parliament’s international and interparliamentary relations committee.

Moreover, the delegation will visit Ataturk Center. On October 29,
the parliamentarians will hold meetings in the Foreign Ministry and
participate in the reception given by the Turkish embassy in Gulustan
Palace on the occasion of the Republic Day. The delegation will return
to Ankara on October 30.

EMIL SANAMIAN: TURKEY CAN RATIFY ONE OF PROTOCOLS

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.10.2009 15:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It was not for the first time this year, when the
U.S. President refrained from using the term genocide, said Emil
Sanamian, the editor of The Armenian Reporter.

"The U.S. uses normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations as a reason
not to recognize the Genocide," he emphasized.

Commenting on ratification of protocols, Sanamian said, "Turkey
may drag out ratification. At that, it can ratify only one of the
protocols, the one which refers to establishment of diplomatic
relations."

AZERBAIJANI NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT POSES THREAT FOR EUROPE

Today
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Oct 28 2009
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s National Security Minister, Lieutenant-General Eldar
Mahmudov paid an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of
Director of Bulgaria’s National Intelligence Service, Major-General
Kircho Kirov, National Security Ministry’s public affairs center said.

Director of Bulgaria’s National Intelligence Service, Major-General
Kircho Kirov said Azerbaijani National Security Minister,
Lieutenant-General Eldar Mahmudov’s visit is of great importance in
improving the relations between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan in the sphere
of security.

Kirov, who visited Baku in April at the invitation of Eldar Mahmudov
on the occasion of the 90th jubilee of security agencies of Azerbaijan
Republic, shared his Baku impressions, especially the impressions
from the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev.

Eldar Mahmudov expressed his gratitude for sincere welcoming and
hospitality and spoke about the work done in the country to ensure
security, protect energy and transport infrastructures, combat
international terrorism, illicit drug turnover, illegal migration
and transnational organized crimes.

Mahmudov once more gave information about the Armenia-Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict noting the problem poses serious threat not
only to the South Caucasus, but also to the whole Europe and underlined
the importance of solving the conflict within the framework of the
international legal norms.

Expansion of the cooperation in security was discussed and agreement
was reached to deepen exchange of information and experts.

ARMENIAN NA ADOPTS NUCLEAR BILL

news.am
Oct 27 2009
Armenia

The RA Parliament has adopted in the third reading the bill "On
construction of a new power unit in Armenia." RA Minister of Energy
and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan, who presented the bill,
pointed out that the document provides for the construction of a new
power unit/units with a total capacity of 1.2MW and operating life
of 60 years.

The Minister said that the construction project is estimated at U.S.

$4.5-5bn. Movsisyan pointed out high importance of the new power units
for Armenia, as the neighboring states have energy deficit. Armenia
is the only country in the region that is capable of generating energy
not only for domestic needs, but also export.

During his recent visit to Yerevan President of the Rostom Corporation
Sergey Kiriyenko stated that Rosatom is ready to render its services
to Armenia, using the most reliable technologies.

BELARUS RATIFIES THE TREATY ESTABLISHING EURASEC ANTI-CRISIS FUND

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.10.2009 15:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Belarusian parliament on October 27 ratified the
Treaty on the establishment of the Anti-Crisis Fund EurAsEC . The
first deputy finance minister of Belarus Vladimir Amarin recalled
that the document was signed at a meeting of the EurAsEC Interstate
Council in Moscow in June. The fund will reach USD 10 billion. Russia
will contribute about USD 7,5 billion, Kazakhstan – USD $ 1 billion,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia – USD 1 million each, Belarus will
make a USD 10 million coontribution, ITAR-TASS reports.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Oct 25 2009

MAG exhibit offers disturbing views of human body

‘Paint Made Flesh’ is a brave, disturbing exhibit
Stuart Low ¢ Staff writer ¢ October 25, 2009

"Paint Made Flesh," an exhibit opening today at the Memorial Art
Gallery, is for adults even though few of its paintings are erotic.

It offers unflinching, often disturbing views of the human body by
leading modern artists such as Pablo Picasso, Lucian Freud, Julian
Schnabel and Willem de Kooning.

They work with skin and bone like master surgeons, wielding brushes
instead of scalpels. Yet the flesh they lay bare reveals more than
their own virtuoso touches. They use the body as a mirror for the
political and social upheavals of the 20th century.

"These artists are in a certain amount of pain," says Marie Via,
director of exhibitions. "After World War II, their paintings
reflected existential angst in all areas of daily life."

Many artists in the show survived the Holocaust, firebombings in World
War II and Vietnam, or devastating personal crises.

Sometimes these experiences are physically branded on the subjects.

Chicago artist Leon Golub paints two men fleeing a napalm attack,
their naked bodies deeply charred. A more shadowy despair inhabits
Francis Bacon’s Head in Grey. He scrapes and smears his paint until it
fades to a ghostlike pallor, creating a face with no identity.

Several paintings stop you in your tracks by their enormous size ‘ up
to 12 feet long, filling an entire wall. Schnabel constructs a
larger-than-life nude with paint and broken dinner plates. Her
shattered body, flanked by a crucifix-like telephone pole, may
symbolize the Armenian massacres of World War I.

Just as disturbing and brilliantly executed is Hyman Bloom’s close-up
view of an autopsy. Like many surrounding masterpieces, The Hull
(1952) is uncomfortably memorable.

It’s also typical of this exhibit in its fusion of fascination and horror.

The artists’ intricate, flamboyant styles demand close attention.
Their lurid subjects prompt you to look away.
Still, "Paint Made Flesh" is beautifully and spaciously presented.

You can view giant works from a considerable distance, making their
frantic brush strokes blend into a coherent design.
Or you can take an audio tour featuring voices of 12 local artists and
doctors who discuss the themes and medical conditions pictured.

The wall texts are informative and concise. But surprisingly for an
exhibit with this title, they omit details about painting techniques.
Art students will have to guess these magicians’ secrets.

It took a certain amount of courage to host this unsettling show, on
tour from Nashville’s Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Visitors who
can handle its visceral emotional impact will find its artistic power
undeniable.

http://www.democratandchronicle .com/article/20091025/ENT01/910250317/1053/MAG+exh ibit+offers+disturbing+views+of+human+body

VTB BANK ARMENIA DECREASED MORTGAGE AND AUTOMOBILE CREDIT RATES

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
22.10.2009 11:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ VTB Bank Armenia announced mortgage and automobile
credit rates decrease, as well as crediting process expedition,
bank’s press service reported.

Annual real estate credit rates decreased from 19,5% to 14%, automobile
credit rates -from 18% to 12%.

Due to updated retail credit management system, automobile credit
applications processing is completed within 3 working days and
automobile credit applications -within 5 days.