Author: Badalian Vardan

ARMENTEL LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE FOR MAKING CALLS TO KARABAKH

YEREVAN, March 27. / ARKA /. ArmenTel telecom (trading as Beeline)
has announced today the launch of a new service, called “Next” designed
for its prepaid-billing system’s corporate and individual subscribers
to make calls to Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) at competitive prices.

By paying a monthly fee of 190 drams subscribers can make unlimited
calls to mobile and fixed networks in NKR for 30 days at the rate of
13.9 drams per minute.

ArmenTel CEO Andrei Pyatakhin is quoted as saying in a press release
that the company continues to develop and improve the range of its
services, offering them at reasonable prices.

“This new service is another step towards ensuring more available
calls to mobile and fixed networks in NKR,” he said.

To use the service subscribers need to dial *190#; to disable it they
need to dial *191#.

If after 30 days there is still sufficient money on subscriber’s
balance the service is automatically extended for another 30 days.

The monthly fee of 190 drams is written off from the balance. The
service can be cancelled at any time. ($ – 471.63 drams). -0-

ANKARA MAYOR PRAISES MAHCUPYAN AFTER HAVING OFFENDED THE ARMENIANS

17:00, 27 March, 2015

YEREVAN, 27 MARCH, ARMENPRESS. Mayor of Ankara Melih Gökcek, who
recently stood out with his anti-Armenian statements, has expressed
his support to the Senior Advisor to Turkey’s Prime Minister Etyen
Mahcupyan, who has declared that he considers himself an Ottoman. As
“Armenpress” reports, Gökcek posted the following on his Twitter
microblog: “Here we have an Armenian who deserves to be crowned…The
grandson of people who have been living in the Ottoman Empire for
centuries”.

Earlier, Etyen Mahcupyan, Senior Advisor to Turkey’s Prime MInister
Ahmet Davutoglu, had declared that even though he is Armenian, he
feels more like an Ottoman. The Prime Minister’s Senior Advisor had
also said he doesn’t care that Armenians refer to him as a “traitor”.

“After all, all Armenians have different views. It’s very likely
that there are also Armenians who call me a traitor, but that’s not
important,” he added.

ARMENIE-EMIGRATION
Selon l’ONU 5 242 citoyens d’Arménie ont demandé l’asile politique dans 44 pays

Le journal arménien > écrit que selon le rapport de
l’ONU sur les réfugiés, repris sur le site arménien de newsline.am, 5
242 citoyens d’Arménie ont demandé en 2014 l’asile politique auprès de
44 pays. Seuls 220 ont obtenu le statut de réfugié politique. Selon le
même rapport de l’ONU, au cours des deux dernières années 10 000
citoyens arméniens ont demandé l’asile politique dans 44 pays.

Krikor Amirzayan

samedi 28 mars 2015,
Krikor Amirzayan (c)armenews.com

REVUE DE PRESSE
Beyrouth : Bagarre à l’ABC

Une bagarre a éclaté dans un centre commercial de Beyrouth, le
mercredi 18 mars, suite à la diffusion d’un film turc et en présence
de l’ambassadeur turc au Liban. Plusieurs jeunes gens de la communauté
arménienne présente au Liban demandaient le retrait du film intitudé
Son Mektup, diffusé par Grand Cinémas, présent dans la branche
d’Ashrafieh de l’ABC.

Présenté par les organisateurs du Parti Arménien Tashnag comme une
manifestation pacifique, des bagarres ont rapidement eu lieu entre les
manifestants et les spectateurs, amenant à l’intervention rapide des
forces de sécurité et à la fermeture temporaire du centre commercial.

Le Tashnag accusait le film de vouloir changer l’Histoire en
présentant une histoire d’amour entre un officier de l’armée de l’air
turc avec une infirmière durant la campagne de Gallipoli en 2015 dont
Ankara organise la commémoration cette année. La communauté arménienne
accuse ainsi le gouvernement turc d’organiser cette célébration afin,
déclare-t-elle, de tenter de nuire aux cérémonies de commémoration du
génocide arménien dont on célèbre également le 100ème anniversaire.

The Eurasian Economic Union is perhaps the largest economic union in
terms of geography: Deputy PM Vache Gabrielyan

17:11, 28 March, 2015

YEREVAN, 28 MARCH, ARMENPRESS. The third joint session of the Standing
Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of the
Republic of Armenia and the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian
Integration and Compatriots of the State Duma of the Russian
Federation kicked off at the National Assembly on March 28. As the
Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of
the Republic of Armenia reports to “Armenpress”, Chairman of the
Committee Artak Zakaryan gave a welcome speech in which he attached
importance to the joint session and mentioned that it would serve as a
major platform for discussing issues of common interest for both
societies.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Minister of
International Economic Integration and Reforms of the Republic of
Armenia, National Coordinator of the Republic of Armenia for CIS
Affairs, member of the Eurasian Economic Commission Vache Gabrielyan
mentioned that Armenia’s full-fledged accession to the EEU is viewed
as a format for development of predictable and maximum mutually
beneficial relations hinged on free circulation of products, services,
capital and the labor force. According to Gabrielyan, the Eurasian
Economic Union is perhaps the largest economic union in terms of
geography. The Deputy Prime Minister also touched upon Armenia’s
perspectives within the EEU and mentioned: “We realize that
integration will require great efforts and that we need to use the
potential of cooperation in all possible formats.”

Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and
Compatriots of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian
Federation Leonid Slutsky emphasized that the two Committees have
worked very hard during the previous two joint sessions and attached
importance to cooperation at the international level and holding
meetings more regularly.

During exchange of views, the Russian and Armenian deputies talked
about the peculiarities of Armenia’s accession to the Treaty on the
Eurasian Economic Union, the activities carried out for integration,
as well as the problems and challenges.

The session continues.

Armenia’s Defense Minister informs Amb. Kasprzyk about use of 120 mm
mortars by Azerbaijan

11:28, 28 March, 2015

YEREVAN, MARCH 28, ARMENPRESS. The Minister of Defense of the Republic
of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan had a meeting with Ambassador Andrzej
Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the Organization for Security
and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman-in-Office. The meeting was
held on March 27. At the course of the meeting the interlocutors
discussed the trends of instability on the contact area of the
Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces.

The Information and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of
Defense of the Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that the
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan informed
the Personal Representative of the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman-in-Office about the ceasefire
regime violations by the Azerbaijani side and drew his attention on
the fact that 120 mm mortars have been used for the first time after
the establishment of the ceasefire regime.

Among other things, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia
Seyran Ohanyan underscored that the Azerbaijani military-political
leadership bears full responsibility for the consequences of the
escalation of situation in the conditions of such tactics of the
Azerbaijani armed forces.

Zhoghovurd: Armenia can have free natural gas

11:20 * 28.03.15

The Armenian parliament’s interim committee tasked with studying the
natural gas supply system’s work has reportedly found out that the
country can potentially import the fuel free of charge from
Turkmenistan via Iran’s territory.

While the facts and figures in its recent report, set to be discussed
in the legislative’s upcoming session, reflect what the paper calls
the disconsolate situation in the sector, it has been found that
additional investments will secure an annual supply of 70 billion
cubic meters Iranian and Turkmenistani gas to a third country.

Moreover, says the paper, the supplier will have an obligation to pay
in the amount of 5% of the supply. In the case of the above mentioned
quantity, that will make 12,450 billion cubic meters per annum, notes
the paper. It says further that Armenia consumed a total of 12.450
cubic meters of the fuel in 2014. ”

“That means that Armenia can have free natural gas. So who is to blame
for the failure to take any step; what’s even worse, [the authorities]
have done all their best to make us keep purchasing gas from the
Russian Federation at such an expensive price,” writes the paper.

Laz activist to deliver speech on Armenian Genocide in Copenhagen

13:55, 28 March, 2015

YEREVAN, 28 MARCH, ARMENPRESS. Laz poet Serkan Engin living in Turkey
will deliver a speech on the issue of the Armenian Genocide in
Denmark. Engin stated in a conversation with “Armenpress”, that on
April 28 he will be in Copenhagen by the invitation of the Chairman of
the International Free Press Society.

Engin will talk about the Armenian Genocide, as well as the topics of
the freedom of speech in Turkey, during the upcoming event which will
take place at the Writers’ Union building of Denmark. The Laz poet
repeatedly has condemned the Armenian Genocide in his previous
publications and statements, considering that the greatest crime
committed against humanity.

ENHANCED COMPETITION ATMOSPHERE REQUIRES POLITICAL DECISION – MP

15:06 * 26.03.15

Efforts to enhance the competition atmosphere in Armenia require a
political decision, says a lawmaker from the opposition Prosperous
Armenia party.

“What we see on our market is a quota-based approach, which is either
voiced or isn’t,” Mikael Melkumyan told reporters, noting that the
import of specific products is very often assigned in advance to
concrete entrepreneurs or companies.

The opposition MP said he sees that the same principle applies also
to the procurement system. “It is necessary to understand that we will
manage to introduce clarity and manage to ensure tenders,” he noted.

“Unless we change the content of the decision-making, we won’t have
a success,” Melkumyan added.

VANDALISM WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED UNLESS VANDALS ARE CAUGHT AND BROUGHT TO JUSTICE (VIDEO)

12:35 | March 27,2015 | Social

Historic-cultural monuments in Armenia are not protected, say
specialists.

They account the negligence for the authorities’ inactivity and gaps
in the legislation.

Details are available in the video.