Author: Babajanian Karo

LE PARLEMENT D’ARMENIE RATIFIE UN PRET DE 5 MILLIONS D’EUROS AUPRES DE LA BANQUE EUROPEENNE D’INVESTISSEMENT POUR LA REHABILITATION DU METRO D’EREVAN

ARMENIE

L’Assemblee nationale d’Armenie a ratifie un accord de pret de 5
millions d’euros avec la Banque europeenne d’investissement (BEI). Le
pret sera utilise pour la deuxième etape d’un programme destine a la
rehabilitation du metro d’Erevan.

Presentant l’accord au Parlement, le vice-ministre des Finances Suren
Karayan a declare que le coût total du programme de rehabilitation en
deux etapes est de 30 millions d’euros. La première etape du programme
de 15 millions d’euros a ete achevee, a-t-il dit.

SA SAINTETE ARAM IER PRESIDE LA REUNION DU CONSEIL DE LA RELIGION

LIBAN

Jeudi 23 Janvier , le catholicos Aram Ier a preside la reunion
d’une journee du Conseil de la Religion . Le Conseil se compose de 13
membres du clerge , y compris les eveques diocesains . Le Conseil s’est
reuni pour la première fois depuis la dernière Assemblee nationale du
Catholicossat et sa mission etait d’etudier les recommandations et le
plan de leur mise en oeuvre . Les priorites suivantes : l’education
chretienne , les ecoles du dimanche , les publications religieuses ,
les jeunes , les activites oecumeniques et interreligieuses , la
reforme de l’Eglise armenienne ( conferences episcopales , Rites
et classification des Saints ) , Seminaire et planification pour
l’Assemblee du clerge en Avril 2014.

Les membres du Conseil ont egalement etudie attentivement les
questions qui leur sont soumises par les diocèses . Le Conseil a
identifie l’education et la jeunesse chretienne en tete des priorites
pour leur prochain mandat .

Le catholicos Aram Ier a conclu la reunion et a rappele aux membres
que le mandat du Conseil pour la religion etait plus large que le
terme de religion . Il devait discuter des programmes qui reflètent la
vocation de l’eglise et son rayonnement dans la communaute. La mise
en oeuvre de ces priorites depend de l’environnement contextuel des
diocèses . Neanmoins , rapprocher l’Eglise des jeunes est la priorite
pour tout le clerge . L’Eglise doit etre capable d’accompagner les
jeunes qui ont ete exposes a de nouveaux types de connaissances et
de nouvelles methodes d’apprentissage . Cette prise de conscience
devrait egalement diriger l’Eglise afin de reevaluer sa propre mission
et sensibilisation.

lundi 3 fevrier 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

LA RUSSIE CONCERNEE PAR LES DERNIERS REGAINS DE TENSIONS AU KARABAGH

Militaire

La Russie a exprime sa preoccupation face a l’escalade des tensions
autour du Haut-Karabagh et l’augmentation des violations de la treve.

Dans un communique publie jeudi, le ministère russe des Affaires
etrangères a averti que

Emirates News Agency
January 30, 2014 Thursday 5:10 PM EST

Ruler of Sharjah receives Armenian delegation, gets Armenian Honour Award

WAM SHARJAH, 30th January, 2014 (WAM)–H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin
Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has
stressed that the Arab and Muslim relations with the Armenian people
are strong and historic, as well as characterised with love and mutual
respect.

He cited the good hospitality exhibited by the Armenian people during
his recent visit to the Republic of Armenia.

The Ruler of Sharjah made the remarks today afternoon, while receiving
the visiting high-profile Armenian delegation, including Hovik
Abrahamyan, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of
Armenia, His Holiness Karekin II, head of the Armenian Orthodox Church
and Gegham Gharib Janian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Armenia to the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Sultan
thanked the President of Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on
bestowing on him the Honour Award. He also thanked the Speaker of
Armenian Parliament who delivered the award to him, as well as the
head of Armenian Church.

“We have observed and felt that the love of Armenian people to Arabs
is not new but deep-rooted in history. During our recent visit, the
people there welcomed us in a way we will never forget. We exchange
love and respect with them. We wish them peace and prosperity,” he
said.

The Ruler of Sharjah said the Armenian community in Sharjah gets
special care and have role in the development projects and
investments.

On outset of the meeting, the Armenian Honour Award was conferred on
the Ruler of Sharjah.

Abrahamyan said he was honoured to confer the award on Sheikh Sultan
on the behalf of Armenian President, adding that he was pleased to be
a guest of Sharjah, the cultural capital of the UAE. He referred to
the historic friendship between the Armenian people and Arab world.

He added that Armenia is grateful to the Ruler of Sharjah for his
pledge to fund the renovation of the Armenian medieval complex,
Hagardzin, which is considered a historic cultural monument in Armenia
that dates back to 13th century.

The Ruler of Sharjah presented to the Armenian delegation a model of
Sharjah Ship, which reflects the authentic heritage of the region.

WAM/Majok

US Fed News
January 31, 2014 Friday 2:15 PM EST

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF SUREN TATIKYAN AND TIGRAN TATIKYAN FOR “WIND
POWER STATION” (ARMENIAN INVENTORS)

GENEVA

GENEVA, Jan. 31 — Publication No. WO/2014/015348 was published on Jan. 30.

Title of the invention: “WIND POWER STATION.” Applicants: Suren
Tatikyan (AM) and Tigran Tatikyan (AM). Inventors: Suren Tatikyan (AM)
and Tigran Tatikyan (AM). According to the abstract* posted by the
World Intellectual Property Organization: “Wind power station, which
has a turnable body, rotor which has vertically installed shaft
mounted with working wheels, wind concentrator. The body is designed
with an ability of positioning the self-mounted wind concentrator to
the wind direction. The wind concentrator is multistage and is
composed of at least two air flow consequentially located
concentrators. The entrance cross-section of the concentrators is
smaller than their exit cross-section, and there are air flow gaps
between the consequentially located concentrators.” The patent was
filed on Dec. 24, 2012 under Application No. PCT/AM2012/000007. *For
further information, including images, charts and tables, please
visit:

Armenia’s Armed Forces Can be Used in State of Emergency: Amendment
Bill Struck Down

01.30.2014 18:22 epress.am

Note, the 7 MPs of the Armenian National Congress faction had raised
the issue of involved the armed forces in a state of emergency, asking
that this provision of the law be annulled.

At the government meeting, RA Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasyan said
the issues raised by the initiative were discussed during adoption of
the law.

“These deputies are addressing the matter of using armed forces during
a state of emergency and are offering other options. This question has
been discussed repeatedly; it is derived from the Constitution,
according to which armed forces, in addition to territorial security,
also ensure domestic security,” said the minister.

According to the government’s rationale, the Armed Forces of the
Republic of Armenia can be used in case of an armed attack on Armenia,
when there is imminent danger of attack or during a declared state of
war or martial law, as well as in case of a declared state of
emergency. When a state of emergency is declared, “the state
authorized Republic of Armenia defense body’s human resources,
technical and transport means can be used also with weapons and
ammunition.”

ARMENIE
Le Gouvernement arménien va subventionner le prix du gaz pour les
groupes vulnérables

Le gouvernement de l’Arménie continuera de subventionner le prix du
gaz pour les familles socialement précaires a annoncé le premier
ministre Tigran Sarkissian lors d’une réunion du gouvernement.

Depuis le 1er Avril 2011 environ 60000 familles socialement précaires
consommant moins de 300 mètres cubes de gaz par mois, ont eu
l’avantage d’un tarif du gaz réduit à 100 drams par mètre cube (132
drams par mètre cube pour les autres consommateurs).

Le prix du gaz restera inchangé – 100 drams par mètres cubes – pour
les familles socialement vulnérables a dit le premier ministre.

Tigran Sarkissian a déclaré qu’après que le prix du gaz ait augmenté
de 132 à 156 drams par mètre cube, le gouvernement paiera désormais 56
drams par mètre cube.

Le premier ministre a chargé le ministre de l’énergie et des
ressources naturelles et le ministre du travail et des affaires
sociales de préparer le projet de décret du gouvernement afin de
continuer à subventionner les coûts du gaz.

dimanche 2 février 2014,
Stéphane (c)armenews.com

Yerevan and Moscow to set up joint emergency fund in Armenia

YEREVAN, February 1. / ARKA /. Armenia and Russia will set up a joint
emergency fund in Armenia that will store a wide variety of goods from
Russian emergency fund -from food products to machinery and equipment,
secretary of Armenia’s National Security Council, Arthur Baghdasaryan,
told a news conference today.

The new structure, called “ArmRosGosRezerv>> (Armenia-Russian emergency
fund) will be set up this year in Gagarin village in Gegharkunik
province. According to Baghdasaryan, it will solve also some social
problems like lack of jobs in the community.

“When products’ shelf life will be close to expiration, they will be
sold at the Armenian market at prices significantly below normal, as
it happens in Russia, ” Bagdasaryan said. He added that this issue
will be handled by a Russian-Armenian working group.

Baghdasaryan said also that the two sides will set up a humanitarian
emergency center near the village Balahovit (10 km north of Yerevan).
The cost of this center estimated at $60 million, will be financed by
both sides. The center will house a base of the Russian emergencies
ministry, which will become a venue for conducting joint exercise of
rescuers.

According to Baghdasaryan, Russian will deploy a special rescue unit
of its emergencies ministry there, which, if necessary, will interact
with Armenian rescuers. -0-

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Zhoghovurd: Income of Armenian Ambassador to U.S. grows at interesting rate

12:42 01/02/2014 >> DAILY PRESS

The income of Armenian Ambassador to U.S. Tatul Margaryan grows at an
interesting rate – by USD 10,000 a year. With the Ambassador’s salary
amounting to USD 3,617, however, USD 25,000 in his bank account at the
beginning of 2011 increased to USD 35,000 at the end of the year,
Zhoghovurd writes.

“At the end of 2012, the money in his bank account increased to USD
45,000. Interestingly, the Ambassador’s wife, Anahit Adumyan, is
considerably richer than her husband. By the end of 2012, USD 100,000
in her bank account increased to USD 150,000,” the newspaper says.

The newspaper notes that Tatul Margaryan is the brother of Armenian
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan, they just
have different surnames.

Artsakh army keeps situation at contact line under control

February 1, 2014 – 19:33 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Tensions were high at the line of contact between
the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces over the past week,
as a result of penetration attempts by the Azeri servicemen on the
night of Jan 20.

Besides firing at the NKR positions, Azerbaijan also drew up armored
vehicles and scrambled jets near the contact line.

In all, 1700 ceasefire violations were registered, with 10 000 shots
fired from the Azeri side.

However, despite subversive operations undertaken by the rival, the
NKR army keeps the situation under control, rebuffing any attack.