Author: Antonian Lara

CASES OF VIOLATION OF SIZE-FIRE RECORDED

Aysor
Sept 16 2009
Armenia

As the press service of the NKR Defense Ministry on September 15-16
night in some positions of Karabakh – Azerbaijan troops cases
of violation of size-fire regime have been recorded. The rivals
have shoot from different rifles and sniper guns to the direction
of Horadiz, Mehdili, Qyurdlar, Nuzger, Korgan, Kzlgaya, Mughanlu,
Jraberd, Sarljanlu and Shurabad settlements where the Karabaghyan
military positions are situated.

Only after the activities undertaken by the subdivisions of the
defense army the rival has kept silence.

GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT RESULTS OF ANTI-CRISIS PROGRAM IN Q4: PM

/ARKA/
September 16, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, September 16, /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
said Wednesday that his government will present the results of the
anti-crisis program in Q4 of this year. Speaking at the presentation
of the Second National Competitiveness Report, the prime minister
said the government will also make its forecasts for 2010 and 2011.

The premier said the government paid much heed to major provisions of
the Competitiveness Report, because it is trying to undertake such
measures that would mitigate the negative impact of the economic
crisis.

Tigran Sargsyan expressed regret that in 2009 the government has had
to focus all its efforts on mitigating the fallout from the crisis.

"The government was aimed at implementation of the anti-crisis program
in three major directions. It had to assume an extensive policy and
envisaged greater spending with expenses channeled to infrastructure
projects,’ the premier said.

‘The government cooperated with international lending organizations,
EBRD, IMF and World Bank, which estimated highly its anti-crisis
program,’ the prime minister said, adding that the government’s
assistance was directed to mining companies, operating in the country’s
south, where many towns are one factory communities, in the form of
guarantees to secure their uninterrupted operation.

The government’s assistance was aimed also at supporting small
and medium sized businesses. As part of it 31,000 companies received
tax privileges.

"I think that the conclusions from the report will help the government
to carry through its reforms,’ the prime minister said.

THE MINSK MAYOR RECEIVED THE ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO BELARUS

Aysor
Sept 11 2009
Armenia

Yesterday the mayor of the Minsk Nicolay Ladutko and RA Ambassador
to Belarus Oleg Yesayan met with each other.

During the meeting were discussed the issues of cooperation and
friendship between the nations and the construction of the memorial
monument for the 33 thousand Armenian people who died for the Great
Victory in Belarus.

The RA ambassador mentioned that the trade economic, scientific and
technological and cultural cooperation signed between Yerevan and
Minsk on June 6, 2002 should be enlarged and deepened. Especially
taking into consideration the fact that the heads of both cities are
tend to pay a special attention on the mentioned questions.

Speaking about the unique architecture of Minsk the ambassador Yesayan
congratulated Nicolay Ladutko on the 942nd anniversary of Minsk which
was on the 12th of September and hoped the monument (Khachqar) for
the memory of the victims who fall for the defense and liberation
of Belarus will find its place in Minsk till the end of the year,
informed the press and public relations department of RA MFA.

RA AMBASSADOR TO UN DISCUSSES ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS WITH ORGANIZATION’S SEC. GEN.

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.09.2009 12:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s permanent representative to the UN
Karen Nazaryan handed credentials to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
on Thursday.

During the meeting, the two men discussed Armenia’s engagement in the
organization’s activities, collaboration between the RA government and
UN Yerevan Office and outlined priorities for further cooperation. They
also referred to resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.

Ambassador Nazaryan assessed highly various programs UN is implementing
in the republic, RA MFA press office reported.

ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS DEFEAT CHINA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.09.2009 17:14 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian women’s chess team defeated China’s second
team and thus scored their fourth victory in the 8th round of world
team championship.

With 10 points, Armenian women’s team share 2-10 places with the
Ukrainian, Russian and Polish teams.

In the 9th round, our chess players will come out vs. Ukrainians.

NKR MINISTRY OF DEFENSE REFUTES

armradio.am
10.09.2009 16:47

Azerbaijani media reported today that five Armenian soldiers were
killed and three were wounded in an exchange of fire with Azeri
armed forces on Thursday. The exchange reportedly took place in the
Agdam district.

Head of the Information and Propaganda Department of the NKR Ministry
of Defense, Lieutenant Colonel Senor Hasratyan refuted the information.

"The divisions of the Defense Army of Nagorno Karabakh control the
situation both in Aghdam and all along the line of contact, and make
Azerbaijan maintain the cease-fire established between the parties 15
years ago. As for the reports on the five killed and three wounded,
it is nothing more that the recurrent manifestation of the "bright"
imagination of Baku’s official propaganda machine," Senor Hasratyan
told "Radiolur"

IMF: OPEN BORDERS CAN WHIP UP ARMENIAN ECONOMY

PanARMENIAN.NET
09.09.2009 12:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The International Monetary Fund hopes that open
borders will be a perfect stimulus for Armenia’s economy.

"Armenia is still a transition economy with ongoing market processes,"
Ms. Nienke Oomes, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, told
reporters in Yerevan today.

"There is a large number of market mechanisms but the country is not
competitive enough," she said.

Armenia’s competitiveness index has not changed. The country is 97th
in the list of 133 countries of the world.

CLAIM AGAINST FRENCH UNIVERSITY TO BE REVIEWED TOMORROW BY FIRST INSTANCE COURT

PanARMENIAN.NET
09.09.2009 15:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Speaking in today’s press conference, claimant
Anahit Manasyan informed journalists that in 2000, when she was
entering French University, Faculty of Marketing and Commerce, she
was told that graduates would be granted diplomas complying with the
state standards of Armenia and France within the frames of Bologna
Process. As a result, Manasyan received, two diplomas. Apart from
Armenian state diploma she was also granted DESFA standard diploma
which proved to have no legal force in France.

In that connection, Anahit Manasyan lodged a claim against French
University, demanding a higher education diploma with full legal
effect.

Since French university is a branch of Lyons 3 French university,
the latter demanded explanation from several Armenian state agencies,
including Education Ministry and Ombudsman’s Office, but didn’t
receive any response.

Answering a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent’s question, the claimant that
said none of those aggrieved had filed suit against the university
and called on all of them to defend their rights in court. Manasyan
also promised to cover all their court expenses.

Hearing is scheduled tomorrow in the general jurisdiction court of
Kanaker-Zeytun community, Yereven.

ARMENIA AND NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC ARE READY TO WORK WITH THE NEWLY APPOINTED AMERICAN CO-CHAIR OF OSCE MINSK GROUP R. BRADTKE

ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Foreign Affairs Ministry
is ready to work with the newly appointed American co-chairman of
OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke, spokesman for the Armenian Foreign
Ministry Tigran Balayan said commenting with the request of Armenpress
on the appointment of R. Bradtke.

Spokesman to the NKR President Davit Babayan noted that the time will
show how the new co-chairman works. His appointment is a natural
procedure as the USA Department of State has already stated about
the replacement of Matthew Bryza.

"We are not personally acquainted with Robert Bradtke, but taking into
consideration his diplomatic experience, we can expect that he is a
well informed personality. In any case he needs time to get deeper
acquainted with the situation established round Nagorno Karabakh
conflict," D. Babayan said.

In Nagorno Karabakh the authorities expect the new co-chairman to
visit Artsakh to get acquainted with the situation at the place.

According to the statement spread by the USA Department of State
Bradtke has more than thirty-six years of Foreign Service experience
and extensive expertise in European security policy.

By July 2009 he was the Ambassador of USA to Croatia, prior to that
he served from 2001 to 2004 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for European and Eurasian Affairs.

TURKS CONTINUE TO STIR TENSION

Kathimerini
Sept 9 2009
Greece

A helicopter participating in an initiative by the European Union’s
border-monitoring agency Frontex to curb illegal immigration in the
Aegean yesterday received a series of emergency signals via Turkish
radar, warning that the aircraft had entered Turkish air space,
Greek defense officials said.

The signals were sent just before 7 a.m. as the aircraft had been
flying over the islet of Farmakonisi. The Lithuanian pilots ignored the
signals and continued with their patrol duties, the defense officials
said. The Foreign Ministry in Athens responded by lodging a complaint
with Ankara.

It is the sixth time this year that Turkey has sent emergency
signals by radar to Greek or foreign aircraft flying in the Aegean. A
significant spike in violations of Greek air space and harassment of
Greek fighter jets by Turkish aircraft in recent months has strained
ties between Athens and Ankara.