Author: Babajanian Karo

TAEKWONDO
L’Arménie termine 3e lors d’un concours international de taekwondo à
Téhéran (Iran)

L’équipe d’Arménie de taekwondo a disputé avec succès le tournoi
international « Aurore 10 jours » à Téhéran (Iran) auquel
participaient 19 équipes issues de 13 pays. L’Arménie était
représentée par 8 sportifs. Haygaz Samvelian (63 kg) et Sergueï
Vartanian (68 kg) gagnèrent chacun une médaille de bronze permettant à
l’Arménie de terminer à la 3e place au tableau des médailles. En
accord avec la Fédération arménienne et iranienne de taekwondo, 4
sportifs Arméniens s’entraineront dans les meilleurs clubs d’Iran afin
de se préparer aux compétitions internationales.

Krikor Amirzayan

samedi 29 décembre 2012,
Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

2012 is not considered as a year of achievements for Turkey.
anti-Armenian hysterias and threat of `Big Kurdistan’

11:20, 29 December, 2012

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS: With its external and internal
policies of 2012 Turkey once again failed to be included in the numder
of world leading countries. Armenrpess concludes the most important
events in Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy platforms.

As French Senate accepted the bill on criminalization of Armenian
Genocide denial on January 2012, Turkish politicians and journalists
reacted hysterically to this event. They continue speaking about
sanctions by Turkey, which experts do not consider serious. The law
was surrounded by Turkish threats and aggressive declarations.
Therefore, after the law was considered to be unconstitutional by
French Constitutional Council Turkey started to speak about `the new
page for French-Turkish relations’.

In March 2012 Turkey appeared in another hilarious situation this time
related to the symbol of Turkish lira. Central Bank of Turkey
publicized the new symbol of that country’s currency – lira, the
symbol of resembles that of the Armenian dram and appears to be its
inversed version. Of course the negative response of political
figures, economists, artists assured that the symbol was the initials
of Erdogan.

Continuous vandalism against Armenian historical and cultural
monuments was also not the best characteristic of Turkey. Despite a
progress in the return of property to minorities Turkey keeps to
destroy and disrespect Armenian churches and monument.

Turkey has numerously been condemned by international community for
the violation of freedom of speech and human rights abuses. The
absence of basic freedom caused a number of arrested journalists
leaving China and Iran behind. Different international organizations
and dailies have refereed to above-mentioned problem calling Turkey
`world’s biggest prison for journalists.

`Big Kurdistan’ remains to be a global issue for Turkey.
Turkish-Kurdish clashes have especially strained during 2012. During
last 12 months Kurdistan Workers’ Party has initiated more than 1000
military actions in Kurdish populated regions casing the death of
thousands of people.

Turkish war against Syria

Turkey’s Parliament authorized military operations against Syria and
its military fired on targets there for a second day after deadly
shelling from Syria killed five civilians in a Turkish border town.
For its part, Syria admitted it was responsible for the shelling that
killed five people in Turkey and formally apologized for the deaths, a
top Turkish official said. For its security Turkey requested from NATO
`Patriot’ missiles for their `security’.

Santour concert

Blackerby Recital Hall
1111 W. Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas, 78757
Event Info
Phone
512-257-0107
Date & Time
Jan 6, 2013 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sarkis Petrosyan, born and raised in Yerevan Armenia, is considered
one of the pre-eminent Armenian Santour musicians, having studied at
the Komitas Conservatory and the Romanos Melikian Conservatory in
Armenia.
Sarkis joined the Armenian Philharmonic and founded the Armenian Folk
Music Orchestra and the Tkzar Folk Orchestra. He has toured
extensively throughout the Soviet Union with the Armenia Philharmonic.
The Santour is in the same family of instruments as the hammered
dulcimer. The Santour has approximately 100 strings played with a pair
of curved wooden sticks. Its many strings create an immense variety of
resonating sounds which fill the air like waves with a variety of
tonal effects.
Sarkis will share his spiritual musical journey with a blend of
traditional, classical and Armenian folk music. The concert includes a
wide variety of music ranging from the 12th to 20th century.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Please note that this
will be an intimate concert. Since the recital hall can only
accommodate 60 people reservations are encouraged.
For more information or to make a reservation please contact Tigran
Parsamian at [email protected] or 512-257-0107, or Mihran Aroian
at [email protected] or 512-302-0393.

Armenia enters 2013 with active economy and low and stable inflation.
CB President

18:52, 28 December, 2012

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS: The most importance achievement of
2012 is ensuring macroeconomic stability which is going to create a
favorable environment for economic growth in several years.
Armenpress reports this was noted by Central Bank president Artur
Javadyan during December 28meeting with journalists. According to him
Armenia enters 2013 with active economy and low and stable inflation
and next year efforts will be aimed to ensure their continuity.

CB President noted that with current transparency and recorded results
Central Bank had gained the public trust.

`I am glade to note that the experience of the Central Bank of Armenia
among those developing countries which adopted inflation targeting
strategy is one of the best. Moreover, The International Monetary Fund
plans to use our experience as an example for developing countries,’
he said.

Artur Javadyan reminded that pension reforms and affordable mortgage
programs were at the center of attention of Central Bank in 2012.

THE BUILDING OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO BE SOLD IN A CLASSIC AUCTION

13:01, 27 December, 2012

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS: Armenia~Rs executive body, taking
into account the public interest, adopted a decision to sell Armenian
Government number 2 building with 14.2 thousand square meters of total
area in a classic auction way, simultaneously signing a preliminary
contract with “Tango” company.

As Armenpress reports, the head of Property Management Department,
Armenian Government Arman Sahakyan stated in the briefing with
Armenpress, auction will be launched aimed at making the selling of the
building more transparent. By Government October 4 decision Government
number 2 building was directly sold to Eduardo Ernekyan’s “Tango”
CJSC . The overall sold area makes 14.2 thousand square meters. By
Government decision the deal price amounts 51 million 271 thousand
US dollars equivalent AMD. Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Territorial
Administration and Energy and Natural Resources are located there.

ABOUT 366,000 TROUT FRY RELEASED INTO SEVAN IN 2012

YEREVAN, December 27. /ARKA/. About 366 thousands of trout fry
were released into Sevan Lake during 2012, Armenian minister of
nature protection Aram Harutiunyan told journalists Wednesday. This
included 200,000 summer trout fry and about 166,000 gegharkuni (sort
of Sevan trout).

The interference was required because natural reproduction was not
sufficient to maintain fish population, the minister said.

Harutiunyan also pointed out that 59.9 million drams were spent from
the budget to increase endemic fish population of the lake.

The Minister expressed hopes that natural reproduction process will
become more active eventually.

Fish stocks have reduced in Lake Sevan by 3.5 times over the last
twenty years. In the beginning of 1990ies fish stocks totaled 28-30
tons, as compared to 8.5 tons at the end of 2011.

Due to unrestricted private fishing, especially during the spawn, fish
stocks, sig, trout and beglu in particular, keep dropping in Sevan.

Lake Sevan is one of the largest mountainous lakes of Europe and Asia.

It is situated in the center of Armenian plateau, 1,914 meters above
the sea level. The lake is the main source of drinking water in the
region. ($1=403.90drams).-0-

NETANYAHU HOLDS SECRET MEETING WITH JORDAN’S KING ON SYRIA

26-12-2012 – 19:36

Zionist Entity’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a secret
meeting in Jordan with King Abdullah II, the London-based Al-Quds
Al-Arabi daily reported on Wednesday.

The paper, without specifying when the meeting took place, only said
it was “kept a secret.”

According to the report, which has yet to be confirmed by Zionist
officials, the meeting focused on the possibility that Syrian President
Bashar Assad would use chemical weapons in the ongoing conflict raging
in Syria.

The newspaper quoted a Jordanian official as saying that the reason
for the secrecy is that “Israel’s presence in any official, regional
or international meeting meant to change the balance of power in Syria,
actually hinders such brainstorming.”

The report further said that the Zionist entity is trying to promote
“an unpopular scenario” of a surprise offensive on Assad’s arsenal
of chemical weapons, in order to destroy it.

According to the Zionist daily Haaretz, Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg
reported in The Atlantic earlier this month that the entity of
occupation has asked Jordan twice in the last two months for a
green light to attack chemical weapons facilities in Syria, but the
Jordanians responded negatively to the request and refused to grant
their approval.

When contacted, the Netanyahu’s office refused to comment on the
report.

Goldberg added, however, that Netanyahu has already sent
representatives of the Mossad intelligence agency to Amman twice,
to coordinate the matter with the Jordanians and receive their
“permission” for the operation.

Source: Newspapers

GEORGIAN PM CHANGES HIS STANCE ON RAILWAY PROJECT AFTER BAKU VISIT

26 December 2012 – 8:28pm

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has changed his position
on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project after meeting with Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.

Ivanishvili previously announced that he opposed the initiative as
being not profitable for Georgia.

“The former statement wasn’t well-based,” the Georgian Prime Minister
said. Now it’s clear that there no problems with the project, he added.

16-YEAR-OLD GIRL ROBBED IRANIAN CITIZEN IN YEREVAN MOTEL

December 27, 2012 | 00:50

As Armenian News – NEWS.am was informed by the Yerevan court of general
jurisdiction of administrative districts Kentron and Nork-Marash,
there has been another crime story in Yerevan “Senior~T motel. The
16-year-old I.E. robbed a citizen of Iran.

The young offender has been charged for stealing the purse from A.R.H.,
with whom she had spent the night in the mentioned motel.

There was AMD 40,000 (about $90), $ 150, 3 million Iranian rials,
bank cards. In general, the foreigner was robbed in the amount of
more than $1,100.

On the fact of the incident a criminal case under article 177, part 2,
paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code (grand theft) has been initiated. As
a preventive measure, oversight has been selected. The trial date
has not been set yet.

ARMENIAN MINISTER: 15000 PEOPLE RECEIVED DUAL CITIZENSHIP IN 2012

December 26, 2012 – 21:45 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan met
Dec 26 with teaching staff of State Pedagogical University.

“The number of people to have received dual citizenship totaled 15
000 in 2012. Certainly, we attach special importance to cooperation
with Armenian institutions worldwide. About 3000 young participants
were enrolled in “Come Home” program in the past 4 years,” Minister
Hakobyan said.

She further congratulated all those present on the 90th anniversary
of the university, stressing the importance of boosting the quality
of mother-tongue education in Diaspora communities.

Dwelling on peculations of Armenian Diaspora, Minister Hakobyan noted
the programs designed for communities in Latin America, CIS and Iraq.