Author: Babajanian Karo

AROUND 1000 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR ARMENIA-MADE ARMTAB

February 11, 2014 | 20:07

YEREVAN. – ArmTab Technologies has already received applications for
1000 – 1050 Armenian tablets ArmTab, said president of the company and
co-owner of the American company Minno Tablets Vahan Shakaryan (photo).

The main orders came from the Diaspora, therefore the tablets have
only an Armenian keyboard. But, tabletd will appear on the market with
“Vostan” and “Araks” operating systems.

“We cannot name the exact price yet, but it will be quite competitive
. The difference with the well-known brands will be approximately 50%,
and features will be the same,” Shakaryan assured.

According to preliminary estimates, production is scheduled to be
launched in late May.

“This is not a final decision. This depends on how soon we will be
able to settle in a new location, free economic zone in Yerevan,”
he told reporters.

The company is not considering competition with Samsung or Apple,
it is out of the question.

“It would be a suicide. We will work with targeted clients with the
specification on their choice,” he added.

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MEPS CONCERNED WITH ARMENIAN POLICE TREATMENT OF ACTIVISTS: PAPER

02.11.2014 15:38 epress.am

At a meeting with Armenian MPs, Members of the European Parliament
expressed concern regarding the administrative proceedings brought
against protestors in Armenia, said EU-Armenia Parliamentary
Cooperation Committee member, MP Nikol Pashinyan in conversation
with local dailyHaykakan Zhamanak. Note, Pashinyan was a member of
the delegation from Armenia in Strasbourg from Feb. 4-6.

According to Pashinyan, the matter of Armenian police launching
administrative proceedings against protestors were raised by several
members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs,
considering it incompatible with democratic countries.

The newspaper reports that according to common practice in recent
years, participants of various protest demonstrations in Yerevan
are detained by police, substantiated by the claim that protestors
allegedly committed administrative violations.

MKHITARYAN VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK

15:10 11.02.2014

Borussia, Bundesliga, Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Armenian international Henrikh Mkhiatrayn has been voted Player of
the Week in Bundesliga.

Matchday 20â~@²s Player of the Week, as voted for by Bundesliga.com
users, is Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund, according to
Bundesliga’s YouTube channel.

The Armenian was the stand-out player in BVB’s 5-1 win over Werder
Bremen, scoring two sensational goals.

Voting for the best goal of the week still continues on Bundesliga’s
official website.

ZHOGHOVURD: EMPLOYEES OF ARTIK MATERNITY HOSPITAL HAVE NOT RECEIVED SALARIES FOR 2 MONTHS

11:29 11/02/2014 >> DAILY PRESS

Employees of the maternity hospital of the city of Artik applied to
Zhoghovurd daily yesterday, complaining that they have not received
salaries for about two months. Zhoghovurd’s correspondent inquired
about the reason from Artik Mayor Arsen Abrahamyan.

“I don’t have such information. I am well familiar with the financial
situation of the hospital, and I can say that they have no problems
with salary payment. There are perhaps some organizational problems.

The law allows the director to delay payment of the salaries for
January until February 20. If there were problems, I would know about
them,” the Mayor is quoted as saying by the newspaper.

3 EX-FMS TO DISCUSS ARMENIA’S TODAY AND TOMORROW

February 11, 2014 | 16:55

YEREVAN. – The Civilitas Foundation will hold a discussion on Thursday,
with the theme “Armenia’s Today and Tomorrow,” in which three former
FMs–Vahan Papazyan, Alexander Arzumanyan, and I–will participate.

Armenian ex-FM Vartan Oskanian wrote the above-said on his Facebook
account.

“I am glad for the opportunity to reflect, with the three FMs, on the
matters that Armenia faces. I am sure we will speak on various topics.

But given that this is an FMs’ discussion, the emphasis will be put
on foreign policy.

“There truly are numerous developments on that aspect today, which can
be crucial for our people, and they deserve a more in-depth analysis
and discussion,” Oskanian also wrote, in particular.

Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am

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ARMENIA’S SYUNIK MINING INDUSTRY MAY ENDANGER LOCAL FORESTS

February 11, 2014 | 11:05

YEREVAN. – The mining industry in Syunik may endanger the local
forests, says the “Socioeconomic Development Program for Syunik Region
for 2014-2017,” which the Armenian Government approved on February 6,
“EcoLur” NGO reports.

“Syunik, which is relatively rich in forests, is in a contradictory
situation; rich and picturesque forests, on the one hand, and the
metallic mines and rich subsoil subject to mining, on the other hand,
which caused various environmental problems in the region, together
with positive socioeconomic consequences,” the program specifically
says.

But the program also proposes a solution: “…banning mining in forest,
or nearby territories, until the use of new and up-to-date technologies
by the coming generations.”

The total forest area of Syunik makes up 94,825 hectares, including
68,912 hectares of forests and 25,913 hectares of bushes.

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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL’S CRIMINALIZATION IN EUROPE CAN BE CONCRETE STEP BY EU – ANALYST

February 11, 2014 | 14:24

YEREVAN. – The creation of a pan-European legislative base for the
criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial can be a concrete step
by the European Union (EU) toward the recognition of the genocide.

Turkologist Levon Hovsepyan stated the aforesaid at a press conference
on Tuesday.

Hovsepyan commented on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent
statement that Turkey should confront its history.

“The Turkish media covered [Turkey PM Recep Tayyip] Erdogan’s visit
to Germany quite thoroughly. But [it was] only some time later [that],
Hurriyet [daily of Turkey] publicized that conversation between Merkel
and Erdogan.

“The processes both by Turkey and the international community are
getting active on the threshold of the centennial of the Armenian
Genocide,” the turkologist noted, in particular.

In Levon Hovsepyan’s words, precise actions need to be taken after
each statement. Otherwise, they become political declarations.

As reported earlier, Turkey’s Hurriyet daily publicized some details
from Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s meeting with German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, during his visit to Germany. According to the article,
in the lead up the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in
1915, Erdogan cautioned Germany to be careful with respect to the
Armenian issue. In response, the German Chancellor stated: “Germany
is a democratic country; we cannot interfere. Turkey must confront its
history. The Armenians in Armenia are in a difficult situation. Turkey
should open its border with Armenia.”

ISTANBUL-ARMENIAN DAILY PETITIONS TO PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE

February 11, 2014 | 12:56

ISTANBUL. – Hakan Bakircioglu, attorney of Agos Armenian weekly of
Istanbul, has applied to the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office.

The attorney petitioned the office to launch an investigation into
the cyberattack on Agos, and the threat that was made against weekly’s
editor-in-chief Rober Koptas.

The petition, which was submitted to the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s
Office, pointed to the cyberattack that was made on Agos’ website
on January 20 and 25, as a result of which the website was hacked,
Agos reports.

The petition also noted that threats and profanities were made against
Koptas via Twitter.

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“ARMENIAN KESARIA AND CAPPADOCIA” RELEASED

14:59 11.02.2014

Armenian Kesaria/Kayseri and Cappadocia was released by Mazda
Publishers in January 2014. This is the twelfth volume in the UCLA
series titled HistoricArmenianCities and Provinces, edited and
contributed to by Professor Richard G. Hovannisian, Past Holder of
the AEF Chair in Modern History at UCLA and currently Distinguished
Chancellor’s Fellow at Chapman University in Orange County.

Armenian Kesaria/Kayseri and Cappadocia focuses on the history,
religion, economic and social life, and cultural, educational, and
political developments among the Armenians in the city of Kesaria
(Gesaria) and its many outlying villages, such as Talas, Everek,
Fenesse, Tomarza, Chomakhlu, Injesu, Efkere, and Germir. Contributors
to the volume, aside from Hovannisian, include scholars James R.

Russell, Robert W. Thomson, Gerard Dedeyan, Dickran Kouymjian, Sylvie
L. Merian, Bedross Der Matossian, Herve Georgelin, Jack Der-Sarkissian,
Simon Payaslian, Tina Demirjian, and Vartan Matiossian.

This volume derives from one of the eighteen international conferences
organized by Professor Hovannisian between 1997 and 2010 relating
to important historic Armenian regions, nearly all of which are now
devoid of their native Armenian inhabitants.

LES AUTORITES ALLEMANDES SOUPCONNENT LES SERVICES TURCS

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2014-02-10 11:56:32

Les autorites allemandes auraient des preuves sur l’implication des
services secrets turcs (MIT) dans l’assassinat de trois militantes
kurdes a Paris, il y a plus d’un an, selon le magazine Der Spiegel.

Le magazine allemand rappelle la revelation d’un document secret et
d’un enregistrement sonore, publies sur Internet au cours du mois du
janvier, soit un an après l’assassinat de trois femmes kurdes.

“Les services secrets turcs etaient-ils impliques dans l’assassinat
de trois militantes du PKK?” s’interroge le magazine, avant d’ajoute
que les autorites allemandes ont des preuves sur l’implication de
ces services.

“S’il n’est pas faux, c’est trompeusement reel” explique un haut
responsable allemande, en reference au document portant la signature
des responsables du MIT.

Si ces nouvelles informations sont confirmees, “cela aurait un enorme
impact politique” souligne le magazine. Les relations de l’UE avec
la Turquie seraient considerablement alourdies, ajoute Der Spiegel,
tout en parlant du risque d’escalade au sein da la communaute kurde
en Europe.

Les nouvelles revelations sur l’implication des services turcs
dans l’assassinat des militantes kurdes ont egalement alerte
l’Office federal de protection de la constitution (Bundesamt fur
Verfassungsschutz). Ce dernier aurait restreint sa cooperation avec
le MIT sur le partage de renseignements.

Le 9 janvier 2013, dans le centre de Paris, trois militantes kurdes
ont ete assassinees: Il s’agissait de Sakine Cansiz, co-fondatrice du
parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan (PKK), Fidan Dogan, representante
du Congres National du Kurdistan, base a Bruxelles, Leyla Saylemez,
membre du mouvement de la jeunesse kurde.

Le 12 Janvier dernier, un enregistrement sonore d’Omer Guney a ete
publie sur YouTube. La voix de l’assassin presumee a ete confirmee
par plusieurs personnes, ainsi que par la Federation des associations
kurdes en France (FEYKA). On entend trois voix dans l’enregistrement
sonore. L’une d’elles est attribuee a Omer Guney, tandis que les deux
autres a des agents du MIT, les services de renseignements turcs.

Guney detaille son plan d’elimination des militants kurdes, lors de
cette entrevue.

Deux jours plus tard, le 14 Janvier, un document secret portant
le signature de Ugur Kaan Ayik, chef du departement des services
de renseignement turcs (MIT), ainsi que deux autres responsables
de ces services a ete revele. Date 18 novembre 2012, soit un mois
avant la dernière visite d’Omer Guney en Turquie, le document fait
mention d’un individu, designe par nom de code , qui
aurait recu 6 000 EURO afin qu’il pare aux depenses necessaires a la
suppression de Sakine Cansiz.

Les services de renseignement turcs ont dementi toute implication
dans le meurtre de trois femmes kurdes, mais pas la veracite du
document et de l’enregistrement d’Omer Guney. “Notre organisation
n’a absolument aucun lien avec les meurtres de Sakine Cansiz, Leyla
Saylemez et Fidan Dogan. Toutefois, une enquete interne a ete ouverte
concernant les allegations” de la presse, a indique l’Organisation
nationale de renseignement (MIT) dans un communique.

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