Author: Babajanian Karo

VAHAN SHIRKHANYAN SURE ALIYEV IS DISLIKED BY AZERBAIJANI ARMY

ARMENPRESS
8 June, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, ARMENPRESS: Armenian-Azerbaijani border has never
been quiet.

” We are dealing with political madman in the name of Aliyev” Vahan
Shirkhanyan , Deputy Minister of the Republic of Armenia in the late
1992-1999 had a briefing with the journalists on June 8.

In the words of the interlocutor Azerbaijani Army is stuck in the
bribery and perversion. The foreigners living there hate the policy
of Aliyev more than the native Azeri. Shirkhanyan stated if Azerbaijan
does not care for the lives of its Army soldiers, reportedly it cannot
have strong army.

National Assembly Member of Parliament Karine Achemyan noted that
unlike the enemy the loss of each and every soldier is a great tragedy
for Armenia. ” Our responses should be tough; for Armenia the key
issue is the safeguard of the achieved peace and not the killing of
enemy soldiers. Azerbaijan just cannot help behaving itself like a
defeat side ” the interlocutor underscored.

AZERBAIJANI BEHAVIOR IS A THREAT FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: ARMENIAN DEPUTY

ARMENPRESS
8 June, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijan obviously is not satisfied
with possible perspective of Nagorno-Karabakh negotiating process.

Speaking about tension in Armenian-Azerbaijani and Karabakh-Azerbaijani
contact line such opinion expressed deputy of Armenian National
Assembly from Republican Party Khosrov Harutyunyan during the press
conference on June 8.

“Azerbaijan does not agree with the developments which come from
Madrid principles. It has put a task to change the negotiating format
squeezing international community” said Harutyunyan as Armenpress
reports. He noticed that Azerbaijani actions did not stop when Hillary
Clinton was in Azerbaijan and Turkey. Thus, it throws down the gauntlet
not to Armenia but to international community.

President of the Republic of Armenia has mentioned that Armenian
side does not need to carry military actions as the way is peaceful
negotiating process. Armenian side should use all the levers to raise
the issue in high levels.

“The situation in which the region will be involved will be considered
irresistible. This must be said openly bringing the international
community to the field of responsible behavior” said the deputy. He
does not see any flow in Armenian diplomats’ work.

WAS IT A BALLISTIC MISSILE OR A UFO IN THE SKY NOTICED FROM YEREVAN?

12:15 . 08/06

Residents in different regions of Armenia noticed a flying object at
9:50pm yesterday. The residents assumed it was a UFO.

The object was also noticed in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Israel,
Lebanon and other countries. This interesting occurrence lasted for
a short time. The small light quickly grew, assumed a form of white
smoke, and then disappeared.

While it was attempted to receive professional clarifications on the
strange occurrence, it became known that during the same time Russia’s
Strategic Missile Troops launched a Topol Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile from Kapustin Yar, a Russian rocket launch and development site
in Astrakhan Oblast. The representative of missile troops Vadim Koval
said the Topol missile successfully hit its target in Sary Shagan,
an anti-ballistic missile testing site located in Kazakhstan.

ARMENIAN-ROMANIAN FASHION EXHIBITION IS OPENED IN BUCHAREST

08.06.12

On June 7 European moving exhibition named “Fashion way: through the
dialogue borders” took place in the Romanian newly-built National
Library hall. The exhibition includes collection of five Armenian
and five European young designers, press and information department
informs about this.

Armenian Ambassador to Romania Hamlet Gasparyan, vice chairperson
of Romanian cultural institute Tania Radu and head of the British
Council Armenian branch Arevik Saribekyan opened the exhibition.

Armenian Ambassador noted that the exhibition started from very
right point as Romania has been the South-Eastern gate of Europe both
historically and geopolitically. H. Gasparyan added that Romania is
the nearest European part for Armenia as well.

“Armenian-Romanian common values open doors and the minds. Visit and
enjoy Armenian churches in Suchava, Armenian museum in Bucharest.

Armenian temples in Gerla and Dumbraven and you will see how Armenian
and Romanian cultures are assimilated and which new value is got.

I think that young generation must be informed about this. Let’s invite
them to get acquainted with these values and to know our joint past
and heritage in order to go forward and to create our common European
house together”.

Then Romanian modeler Andra Kltzan and Armenian modeler Aram Nikolyan
told about the joint works and models.

The exhibition will last till June 24.

WOUNDED SOLDIER IN THE PIC NOT AZERI SABOTEUR, DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS

PanARMENIAN.Net
June 8, 2012 – 12:57 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – A photo showing a soldier with a cut-off leg has
been posted on social websites, with a user claiming it to be the
photo of an Azeri saboteur.

However, according to Defense Ministry press service representative
Mushegh Aghekyan, the photo dates back several years and is in no
way linked to recent border infiltration by Azeri saboteurs.

Also, there’s no way to determine if the person in the picture is
actually an Azeri soldier, he noted.

AZERBAIJAN CONTINUES TO SHOOT AT NAGORNO-KARABAKH POSITIONS

ARMENPRESS
8 June, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, ARMENPRESS: The vanguard subdivisions of the opponent
continue to violate regularly and rather intensively the cease-fire
regime along the entire length of Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line.

Armenpress was informed from Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army’s
press department that only during June 6 and June 7 thousands of
shots were released by Azerbaijani military forces from weapons of
different calibers in direction of Defense Army’s positions. NKR
military forces in case of necessity implemented response actions
and suppressed opponent’s activity. During the skirmish Karabakh side
did not have any losses.

Despite the activity of Azerbaijani Army the subdivisions of Defense
Army in all parts of the front line keep the situation under control
and carry out their military duties properly.

AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTRY: FRONTLINE SITUATION REMAINS TENSE, THE SKIRMISH HAVE AN INTENSIVE CHARACTER

APA
June 7 2012
Azerbaijan

Baku – APA. The situation is still tensed in the frontline. The Defense
Ministry of Azerbaijan told APA that the units of the Armenian army
violated ceasefire from all directions of the contact line of troops
from 08.00 June 6 till today morning.

The skirmishes had an intensive character and ceasefire violation was
recorded mostly in Gazakh, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Tovuz, Terter, Aghdam,
Goranboy, Khojavend, Jabrayil and Aghstafa regions of Azerbaijan.

There were no loss and wounded in Azerbaijani side.

The enemy was silenced by retaliation fire.

PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN TO MEET WITH PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN

Panorama.am
06/06/2012

President Serzh Sargsyan, who is conducting an official visit to
Japan, met with the Speaker of the House of Representative of Japan
Takahiro Yokomichi.

According to presidential press office, the interlocutors conveyed
mutual congratulations on the 20th anniversary of the establishment
of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Japan and noted with
satisfaction that in the last twenty years the Armenian-Japanese
relations have been developing dynamically. The Speaker of the House
of Representative of Japan expressed hope that the official visit of
President Sargsyan will give a new impetus to the further development
of the political and economic relations of the two countries, deepening
cooperation and strengthening of the interparliamentary ties.

Takahiro Yokomichi expressed gratitude to the President of Armenia
for his visit to the disaster affected zone, for meeting with the
residents as well as for the words of sympathy and support. He said
that Japan didn’t forget assistance provided by Armenia right after
the 2011 disaster and expressed gratitude to the Armenian people who
also went through a similar calamity.

President Serzh Sargsyan underscored that Armenia is interested in
deepening its relations with Japan and thanked for the considerable
technical and other kind of assistance provided to Armenia by Japan
from day one of our independence and aimed at the social and technical
development of our country.

The President of Armenia and Mr. Takahiro Yokomichi stressed also
the importance of Armenian-Japanese cooperation in the framework of
international organizations.

They expressed confidence that after the creation in the newly elected
Parliament of Armenia of the Armenian-Japanese Friendship Group, the
interparliamentary ties of the two countries will become even stronger.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the President of Armenia toured
the Parliament and visited the Assembly Hall.

In Tokyo, Serzh Sargsyan visited today also the Toshiba Museum of
Science, where he was introduced to over 130 year-long history of
the renowned Toshiba Company, its activities, the entire collection
of its products, perspective and modern technologies of the Company.

Today, in the framework of his official visit, President Serzh Sargsyan
will meet with the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Yoshihiko Noda.

ARAM KHACHATURIAN’S BIRTHDAY MARKED TODAY

Panorama.am
06/06/2012

“He is a big child – naïve, touchy but gifted with typical oriental
sociability who loves noisy fetes, happy and generous people,” ballet
master Yuri Grigorovich describes Aram Khachaturian.

The renowned and outstanding Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian
would mark his birthday today.

Aram Khachaturian is a talented composer, whose compositions became
part of the music classics of the 20-th century. His name is recognized
throughout the world, and the compositions are performed worldwide,
on the best theater stages, concert platforms, as well as the most
distant places. Today, the music of Khachaturian is played on the
radio, TV and cinema. The UNESCO places the name of Khachaturian
among the most renowned composers of the 20-th century, and his
“Sabre Dance” of the well-known ballet “Gayaneh” takes one of the
first places in the list of the most popular compositions of our age.

Aram Khachaturian was born in Kodzhori (now Tbilisi), suburb of Tiflis,
on June 6, 1903, in the Armenian family of a bookbinder. He wrote
later: “Old Tiflis is a city of sounds, a city of music. It took a
stroll along the streets and lanes away from the center, to plunge into
the musical atmosphere which was created by all the various sources…”

It is also important, that at the time, there was a division of RMC
(Russian Musical Society) in Tbilisi, as well as a musical school
and an Italian Opera Theatre. This place was visited by famous
cultural representatives, among which were: Fyodor Shalyapin, Sergei
Rakhmaninov, Konstantin Igumnov. Ultimately, there lived famous
musicians, who played an important role in the formation of Georgian
and Armenian composer schools.

All of this constituted the basis for the early musical impressions
of Aram Khachaturian. The original multi-national “alloy” of the
intonation was an integral part of his acoustical experience. Years
later, this very “alloy” became the pledge of Khachaturian’s music,
so that it was never limited by the frames of nationality, and was
always appealing to a wide-range of audiences. It is worth mentioning
that Khachaturian was always devoid of any demonstration of national
hidebound. He had a profound respect and a live interest in the music
of various nations. Internationalism is one of the characteristic
features and peculiarities of the world perception, and is part of
the creative work of Khachaturian.

The musical development of Khachaturian proceeded at a fast pace.

Within a short period, not only did he catch up on his classwork,
but he also became one of the best students, obtaining the right to
perform at students’ concerts in the Small and Grand Halls of Moscow
Conservatory.

ELECTIONS ARE CAUSE BEHIND ARMENIAN NATIONAL CURRENCY’S DEPRECIATION – EXPERT

news.am
June 06, 2012 | 12:44

YEREVAN. – Armenia’s political processes affected the currency
exchange rate in the country, former Central Bank Chairman Bagrat
Asatryan said during a press conference on Wednesday.

In his words, cash currency circulation grows in the election years,
and this destabilizes the financial situation.

“Our society pays with a macroeconomic instability for the formation
of an empty [state] body,” stated Asatryan.

In his turn, Alternative Research Center Director, economist Tatul
Manaseryan expressed a view that the main cause for the Armenian
national currency, the dram’s devaluation is the current processes in
the international market, albeit he did not rule out the elections’
impact on the exchange rate.

“Virtually the same depreciation process is noticed in other countries,
specifically in the post-Soviet states,” noted Manaseryan, and
added that the dram’s devaluation is not a sufficient condition for
stimulating export.