Author: Babajanian Karo

KAMO AREYAN: PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARE RISE IS INEVITABLE

by Nana Martirosyan

ARMINFO
Tuesday, October 29, 17:34

The public transport fare rise in Yerevan is inevitable, Vice Mayor
of Yerevan Kamo Areyan told the media on Tuesday.

He did not specify when and how much the transport fare will rise
but pointed out that the Commission set up to settle the problem will
finish its work in a month. Areyan also promised that the quality of
public transport services will considerably grow after the rise in
the transport fare.

To recall, on July 20 the Municipality of Yerevan announced a 50%
rise in the public transport fare in Yerevan, however, the given
decision was suspended following wide-scale protests.

MONEY ACQUIRES PREDOMINANT ROLE TODAY – ARMENIAN POLITICIAN

16:24 ~U 29.10.13

The post-Soviet period saw a thorough change of values in the former
USSR countries as money came to replace absolutely everything, says
Ashot Manucharyan, a former member of the Karabakh committee.

“That system had things to gain from Armenia in the economic and
political sectors. Politically, it expected the country to serve the
regime and its objectives; economically, it expected raw materials at
low prices, that is, human resources, intelligent and talented people.

The economic systems in the country had to attract and direct the
riches to the main countries governed by the wallet system, producing
a vacuum-cleaner effect. That’s what our oligarchs are doing now,
squeezing the country out of its riches to invest them in foreign
banks, instead of building factories to offer jobs to people. Armenia
is financed by the foreign world; we have made an investment of
$40-$50 million in the West and still have a debt of $5 million,”
the politician told a news conference on Tuesday.

Speaking of the re-established Armenian Pan-national movement (of which
he was a member), Manucharyan noted that its objectives are completely
different from the real taks of a political party. He said the idea has
more to do with people’s memories and their attachment to the party.

According to him, the veterans of the Nagorno-Karabakh war are of
more interest in today, with their active campaign directed to the
protection of their rights differing from all other processes.

“The logic behind the process which they have started runs counter
to this wallet system. They are not submitting a bid for a seat in
front of the manger; they are trying to help this country. And I am
standing by them today, as a political figure,” he added.

Armenian News – Tert.am

AMBASSADOR: THE BILL ON CRIMINALIZING OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL IS IN THE THE CENTER OF THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES’ ATTENTION

by Nana Martirosyan

ARMINFO
Tuesday, October 29, 16:02

The bill on criminalizing of the Armenian genocide denial is in the
center of the French authorities’ attention, French Ambassador to
Armenia Henri Reynaud said at today’s press-conference in Yerevan.

“When in January 2012 the French Parliament circulated a draft bill
criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, the law appeared to be
on the agenda of the France’s Constitutional Council. In the result
of the study the Council did not adopt the bill due to its being
non-harmonized with the French Constitution”, – Henri Reynaud said
and added that no clear dates have been defined for the “return” and
discussion of the bill at the Senate. “Currently the corresponding
authorities are working in that direction to harmonize the bill”, –
Henri Reynaud said.

AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY PM THREATENS TO TAKE REVENGE UPON ARMENIANS

October 29, 2013 | 15:13

Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov, who is also chairman
of country’s State Committee for Refugees and IDPs, threatened to
take revenge upon the Armenians.

And the reason for such a statement was the “20th anniversary of the
occupation of Zangilan region.”

In this connection the Azerbaijani official again threatened with
bloodshed.

“Today, Armenians are settled in the occupied Zangilan region. Those
Armenians will twice live the life of refugees,” Hasanov told
journalists, reports APA news agency of Azerbaijan.

In his words, during the inauguration, Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev declared that not only Karabakh and the other “occupied
territories,” but also Goychay and Zangazur will be liberated, and
the Azerbaijanis will return to their historical lands.

“The historical justice will be restored. Zangilan region was
established in 1930. In 1940-1950, a large part of the region was
given to Armenia. Nuvadi and other villages are also among these
territories. Azerbaijanis will return to these regions, too. I warn
Armenians living in Zangilan, they will not permanently live in those
lands. Azerbaijanis will return to Zangazur and Goychay as well.”

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

92% OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES UNEMPLOYED IN ARMENIA

15:44 ~U 29.10.13

Overall, 189,000 people with disabilities are officially registered in
Armenia, with 92% of them unemployed, according to the USAID-financed
Livelihood Improvement through Fostered Employment (LIFE) program.

The Save the Children organization and the International Organization
for Migration (IOM) presented a program on Tuesday.

Dr. Karen R. Hilliard USAID/Armenia Mission Director noted that
employers prefer young pretty girls.

It is time for a law that would ban any discrimination against people
with disabilities and allow their employment on equal conditions,
she said.

Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Jemma
Baghdasaryan stressed the need for equal opportunities for people
with special needs to become full members of society.

“The government has approved a relevant bill, which has been submitted
to Armenia’s Parliament. Government-financed organizations must
set an example in employing people with disabilities,” she said. Ms
Baghdasaryan commended Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations,
which has employed 30 people with disabilities.

Save the Children Country Office Director Irina Saghoyan said that
people with disabilities can not only be conscientious workers, but
can also bring economic advantages to employers. About 600 people with
disabilities are not taking retraining courses to be employed later.

Armenian News – Tert.am

ANCA-CV SUPPORTS KELEDJIAN FOR PACCD AND KURDHOGHLIAN FOR LCUSD

Monday, October 28th, 2013

Alex Keledjian

CRESCENTA VALLEY-The Armenian National Committee of America, Crescenta
Valley Chapter has announced its support of Alex Keledjian and Kevork
Kurdoghlian, both young candidates running for PACCD and LCUSD,
respectively. Both candidates are running in their own districts in
anticipation of bringing fresh perspective and change through their
sought positions.

“We are proud to have young, intelligent, devoted and enthusiastic
individuals running for election in dedication of advancing causes,
that pertain to community members, through their unique viewpoints as
students involved and experienced within the community” said Armine
Sherikian, ANCA-CV Chairperson.

Alex Keledjian is running for the Pasadena Area Community College
District Board of Trustees (PACCD) for Area 1, which includes the City
of La Cañada Flintridge, West Pasadena and the West Altadena. His goals
for Pasadena City College are to increase communication, strengthen
fiscal responsibility, and improve outreach to the community and
affiliated school districts.

Kevork Kurdoghlian

Keledjian, throughout his involvement in the community, has served
as the former student board member of LCUSD Board of Education and
as a youth commissioner on the La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council,
committed to benefiting the youth of La Cañada. Currently, he is a
student at PCC, where he previously served as a board member of the
Finance and Lobby Committee. Through his positions he has established
relations with his community members and leaders and is prepared to
serve his community through the current position he seeks.

Kevork Kurdoghlian is running for La Cañada Unified School District
Governing Board. Kurdoghlian has also been a youth commissioner on the
La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council. In addition, he was the Student
Body President at La Cañada High. Currently, as a student at GCC and
as an older brother to two younger siblings who attend local public
schools in La Cañada, Kurdoghlian is dedicated to his community in
pursuit of raising awareness and enhancing the quality of education
for all.

As an active community volunteer, he has establishing good working
relationships with students, teachers and community leaders. His goal
is to increase transparency in the District by televising school
board meetings and introducing dual immersion language programs in
elementary schools and interdisciplinary courses at high schools to
prepare student for the globalized world.

Both Elections are on Tuesday November 5, 2013. For more information
about Alex Keledjian’s Campaign please visit and
for Kevork Kurdoghlian please visit ANCA-CV
encourages community members to cast their ballots on Election Day,
as part of its Hye Votes initiative.

The Armenian National Committee of America-Crescenta Valley is
one of the most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy
organizations. Working in coordination with a network of offices, other
chapters, supporters and affiliated organizations, ANCA-CV advances the
concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.

Vallo Web
18 ott 2013

‘Vallo’ a leggere: ‘Gli Armeni: un cammino verso il genocidio’. Un
libro di Angelo di Lieto – L’Olocausto degli Armeni una ferita ancora
aperta e non riconosciuto dall’Europa

[To Read: ‘The Armenians: Road to genocide’. A book by Angelo Lieto –
The Holocaust of the Armenians still an open wound and not recognized
by Europe]

In questi giorni, per merito sportivo (partita di calcio
Italia-Armenia) si è parla molto dell’Armenia, ma c’è da chiedersi
quanti sanno, almeno geograficamente dov’è si trova la nazione, la sua
storia, il suo passato e soprattutto del Genocidio armeno o meglio
Olocausto degli Armeni o solo Massacro degli Armeni (in lingua armena
ÕÕ¡ÕµÕ¸Ö? Õ`Õ¥Õ²Õ¡Õ½ÕºÕ¡Õ¶Õ¸Ö?Õ©Õ«Ö?Õ¶ “Grande Crimine”) due eccidi distinti ma legati
fra loro: il primo è relativo alla campagna contro gli armeni condotta
dal sultano ottomano Abdul-Hamid II negli anni 1894-1896; il secondo è
collegato alla deportazione ed eliminazione di armeni negli anni
1915-1916, che viene commemorato dagli Armeni il 24 aprile. Eppure,
sebbene fosse un evento sportivo, sugli organi di stampa e mass-media
non ci mai stato un minimo accenno a questi stermini, secondi solo
all’Olocausto degli Ebrei, se ne sono ben guardati, non certo per
vergogna o per paura. Noi, visto che nessuno si esprime, ne parliamo
con Angelo Di Lieto, autore del libro`Gli Armeni, un Cammino verso il
Genocidio’. Lo scrittore e critico d’arte nato ad Amalfi nel 1940, ma
vive dal 1945 a Catanzaro Lido, si è laureato in Giurisprudenza presso
l’Ateneo di Ferrara è stato sino al pensionamento funzionario presso
l’Intendenza di Finanza di Catanzaro, secondo molti storici nazionali,
ha avuto tanto coraggio a scrivere un’opera del genere. Benché il
libro tratta di argomenti tragici e situazioni politiche ingarbugliate
e intricate, l’abilità e la bravura ha resi i temi, molto scorrevoli
nella lettura, utilizzando un linguaggio semplice e mai noioso,120
pagine che si fanno leggere in poche ore. Ad un incontro con l’autore,
Angelo Di Lieto chiarisce che ` ¦il libro propone una questione con
radici ben piantate nella storia, ma ancora attuale e lontano da una
soluzione definitiva e globalmente riconosciuta ( solo 21 paesi al
mondo hanno riconosciuto il crimine di genocidio), il genocidio degli
armeni ad opera dei turchi, che la chiesa solo con Papa Francesco (3
giugno 2013) ha chiesto perdono.

Dal mio punto di vista, (vero e onestamente possibile), è un libro
basato su ricerche storiche e scientificamente attendibile, fondate
anche su delle testimonianze umana. Il testo prende forma delle gesti
di dolore e dalla sofferenza che ciascun uomo non può evitare di
provare nel momento in cui si chiede come sia possibile compiere tali
indicibili atrocità (gli uomini venivano scuoiati vivi e impiccati o
decapitati, le donne sventrate e soffocati con i propri intestini, i
bambini sbattuti con la testa contro il muro fino alla morte) verso i
proprio simili, con un numero di morti mai definito, stando le fonti
dello storico Arnold J. Toynbee, che fu ufficiale dell’intelligence
britannica in Anatolia nella prima guerra mondiale, stima in 1.800.000
il numero complessivo degli Armeni di quel paese. L’Enciclopedia
Britannica indica come probabile il numero di 1.750.000. Il numero
degli armeni morti nel secondo massacro è ancora più controverso.
Fonti turche stimano il numero dei morti in 200.000, mentre quelle
armene arrivano a 2.500.000. Talat Pasha, Gran Visir nel 1917-1918 e
importante Giovane Turco, stima la cifra in 300.000 morti. Il
negazionismo del genocidio armeno indica un atteggiamento
storico-politico che, utilizzando a fini ideologici-politici modalitÃ
di negazione di fenomeni storici accertati, nega contro ogni evidenza
il fatto storico del genocidio del popolo armeno. Il fatto è ritenuto
storicamente accertato. Interessi ideologici-politici-storici tendono
a renderne difficile la constatazione da parte di quanti in qualche
modo si sentano vicini agli autori dell’olocausto degli armeni, o
abbiano difficoltà culturali-storiche ad accettarlo, o per interessi
geo-politici considerano dannoso ammetterlo. E com’è possibile che
ancora oggi si offenda la memoria di un popolo in nome della ragione
economica? In vista dell’ingresso della Turchia nell’Unione Europea il
negazionismo del governo turco ha creato difficoltà al negoziato. La
Francia considera invece reato negarlo. Il Parlamento italiano si
occupò del problema nel 1998 con una mozione presentata da Giancarlo
Pagliarini per il riconoscimento dell’Olocausto armeno, firmata da 165
parlamentari di diversi partiti¦.’. L’autore Di Lieto, infatti, con
coraggio e fermezza, non si esime dal ricordare che la Turchia,
nonostante continui a negare le proprie responsabilità storiche, trova
alcuni appoggi al suo ingresso nella Comunità Europea, solo in nome di
un’economia che, nell’attuale crisi globale, presenta grandi margini
di crescita. Allora è vero: è necessario restituire alla vita quel
valore incalcolabile che merita. Solo così l’uomo potrà smetterla di
provare a sopraffare i suoi simili e sarà in grado di comprendere e
ammirare la bellezza di questo “mondo meraviglioso”come afferma
l’autore nella pagina di presentazione. Il libro`Gli Armeni, un
Cammino verso il Genocidio’, non solo per i suoi contenuti storici, ma
per la memoria di una inumane strage, va letto e anche consigliato di
leggerlo nelle scuole di ogni ordine e grado o a qualsiasi studente.

MICHELE D’ALESSIO

Goal.com
Oct 26 2013

Armenia U17 0-2 Republic of Ireland U17 – Boys in Green seal progress
to Elite Stage

Tom Mohan’s side followed up their 4-1 win over Gibraltar with another
convincing display to advance to the next round of Euro 2014
qualifying

Tom Mohan’s Republic of Ireland Under-17s guaranteed a top two finish
in Euro 2014 Qualifying First Round Group Seven with a 2-0 win over
group hosts Armenia. Georgie Poynton and Jesse Devers were on target
for the Boys in Green to earn all three points.

Armenia missed the chance to go ahead after just two minutes as James
Talbot fouled Robert Minasyan in the area. However, the goalkeeper
redeemed himself with a great save to keep out Hayk Galstyan before
Minasyan knocked the rebound onto the post.

The Boys in Green made no mistake from the spot when they won their
own penalty on 30 minutes, with Dundalk midfielder Georgie Poynton
capitalising after a handball in the box. Ireland’s second came midway
through the second-half as Devers fired home following Corey Whelan’s
initial effort.

After the match, manager Tom Mohan praised his young side. “It’s
really a sense of great relief to progress. We were up against the
home nation in a game that had a cup final feel because it was winner
takes all,” he said.
“The players were fantastic. Armenia pushed a lot of bodies forward
and were a completely different side than they were against England in
their opening game. Our lads showed a lot of character to withstand
the pressure at times. We had our chances as well but overall we
showed great character throughout. it’s a great feeling to be
through.”

Ireland play England on Tuesday, October 29 to determine the winner of
Group Seven.

The Voice of Russia
Oct 26 2013

Russian boxer Misha Aloyan becomes 2-time world champion

The Armenian-origin boxer Misha Aloyan of Russia was crowned world
champion for the second time.

Aloyan defeated Jasurbek Latipov of Uzbekistan – by scores of 29-28,
29-28, and 28-29 – at the final of the 52-kilogram category in the
AIBA World Boxing Championships being held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

To note, Misha Aloyan was declared world champion for the first time
in 2011, in Azerbaijani capital city Baku.

Aram Sargsyan: Unlike Customs Union, EU is established structure

Saturday, October 26, 2013

`Unlike the Customs Union, the European Union is an established
structure. Today we have to make a choice between two organizations:
we want to become part of one of them, and we are forced to join the
other,’ the chairman of Republic Party Aram Sargsyan told journalists
at the founding congress of HHSh Party today, when commenting on
Armenia’s foreign policy.
`I am against any coercion, especially coercion towards something that
has no future,’ he noted.

Asked whether the decision on entry into the Customs Union can be
revoked, Aram Sargsyan said their party conducted negotiations with
several political forces and outlined maximum and minimum programs.

`The minimum program envisages doing everything so that Armenia will
not become a member of the senseless, unpromising Customs Union. By
the maximum program, we should take measures so that – if not through
the Vilnius summit, then later – Armenia and its younger generation
could be part of the EU and live according to European and fundamental
values,’ Aram Sargsyan said.

When asked what position his brother Vazgen Sargsyan would take on
this issue, Aram Sargsyan replied that his brother always acted for
the benefit of Armenian statehood. `If you think he would accept
Armenia’s decision on entry into the Customs Union, you are sadly
mistaken,’ he said.

TODAY, 15:47
Aysor.am