Ziyafat Asgarov: "This Step By The French Parliament Can Effect The

ZIYAFAT ASGAROV: “THIS STEP BY THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT CAN EFFECT THE AZERBAIJAN-FRANCE RELATIONS TOO”

APA
Dec 20 2011
Azerbaijan

“The discussion of law considering criminal responsibility for
rejection of the fictitious “Armenian genocide” claims at the
parliament is a big offence against the French democracy”

Baku. Parvin Abbasov – APA. The inclusion of the law considering
the criminal responsibility for the rejection of the fictitious
“Armenian genocide” claims to parliament’s agenda and its discussion
at the parliament is a big offence against the French democracy,
because every person has own style and freedom of thought. How they
can force the people to accept the “Armenian genocide” claims? How
they can initiate criminal proceeding against the people who reject
these fictitious claims?” First Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijani
Parliament Ziyafat Asgarov told journalists, APA reports.

He assessed the discussion of such an issue by the French parliament
as an absurd case: “I consider that this step doesn’t promise any good
prospect for the Turkey-France relations, because it is a pressure
against Turkey. The misfortune of Armenians is that they are used
in such issues. As Armenians are suitable for one-shot usage, they
are always used in such cases. They can’t find a way out from this
situation, because, in substance, they are such nation. Exerting
pressure against Turkey using such situation is incompatible with any
ethic and international norm. That’s why I strongly condemn this case.

I consider that this step by the French parliament can effect the
Azerbaijan-France relations in a sense”.

La Penalisation Des Negationnismes Par La France Est Une Necessite E

LA PENALISATION DES NEGATIONNISMES PAR LA FRANCE EST UNE NECESSITE EUROPEENNE
Jean Eckian

armenews.am
mercredi 21, decembre 2011

Le 22 decembre prochain, l’Assemblee Nationale reunie en session
plenière examinera une proposition de loi sur visant “a reprimer la
contestation de l’existence des genocides reconnus par la loi”. Ce
texte propose par Mme Valerie Boyer (UMP) a precedemment ete adopte
par la Commission des Lois le 7 decembre dernier.

Or ce projet de loi de la Republique suscite des commentaires
approximatifs, voire malintentionnes, qui voudraient reduire sa portee
a des affaires communautaires armeno-turques ou a des questions de
memoire. Il fait en outre l’objet de pressions inouïes de la part d’un
Etat non communautaire – la Turquie – qui n’hesite pas a s’ingerer
dans les affaires interieures francaises pour etendre a notre pays
ses standards negationnistes.

Les menaces de retorsion commerciale de la part de ce pays ne
constituent pas une nouveaute. Par le passe, elles ont deja ete
brandies dans des circonstances similaires, et ne furent suivies
d’aucun effet [1].

Face a ces derives, il paraît utile a l’Observatoire armenien de
rappeler les points suivants:

Cette proposition de loi vise a etendre la penalisation de la
contestation des genocides et crimes contre l’humanite a l’ensemble
des crimes definis comme tels et reconnus comme tels par la France
et a faire beneficier les victimes de ces crimes ou leurs descendants
d’une protection egale par la loi,

Par cet acte legislatif, la France se met en conformite avec le Droit
europeen: elle ne fait que transposer dans sa legislation nationale les
dispositions juridiques arretees par la Decision-Cadre 2008/913/JAI
“sur la lutte contre certaines formes et manifestations de racisme
et de xenophobie” adoptee par le Conseil de l’Union europeenne le 28
novembre 2008,

Cette Decision-Cadre a fait l’objet de discussions et d’un examen
detailles par le Parlement europeen. Elle resulte d’un large consensus
et a beneficie d’un soutien de tous les partis democratiques de
l’ensemble des pays de l’Union. Pour se limiter aux eurodeputes
francais, elle fut par exemple soutenue autant par Mme Martine Roure
(PS), rapporteur de ce texte legislatif que par M. Jean-Marie Cavada
(NC) alors President de la Commission des libertes civiles, de la
justice et des affaires interieures du Parlement europeen,

Comme tous les Etats-membres de l’Union, la France a toute latitude
pour choisir les modalites de la transposition de ce texte dans sa
legislation nationale. Elle a très logiquement choisi de penaliser la
negation de tous les genocides definis comme tels par une juridiction
internationale ou reconnus comme tels par elle,

En adoptant ce type de legislation, la France s’inscrit dans une
dynamique paneuropeenne visant a penaliser la negation de l’ensemble
des genocides reconnus. Pour prendre l’exemple de la Suisse, dont la
loi antiraciste de 1993 a inspire le texte de la Declaration-Cadre
europeenne, la condamnation de la negation du Genocide des Armeniens
s’y inscrit desormais dans la jurisprudence helvetique. Recemment
c’est la Slovaquie qui a transpose la Decision-Cadre en y integrant
notamment la penalisation de la negation de ce Genocide,

Pour adherer a l’Union europeenne, les Etats candidats ont egalement
a transposer dans leur juridiction nationale les dispositions de
cette Decision-cadre qui relève de l’Acquis communautaire. A cet
egard, la reaction menacante et disproportionnee de la Turquie montre
l’attachement de ce pays a sa politique d’Etat negationniste et son
incapacite a faire siens les engagements europeens contre le racisme
et la xenophobie.

Pour l’Observatoire armenien, Robert Aydabirian, President

Contact presse : Laurent Leylekian Telephone: 06 68 35 45 17

[1] De 1998 a 2002, en depit des menaces qui suivirent la
reconnaissance par la France du Genocide des Armeniens, le commerce
franco-turc est passe de 4,3 a 5,2 milliards de dollars.

L’Observatoire armenien tient a la disposition de la presse ces
donnees issues des services turcs de la statistique.

Armenia’s Court Of Criminal Appeals Postpones Procedure For Examinin

ARMENIA’S COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS POSTPONES PROCEDURE FOR EXAMINING SARKISSOV’S CASE BEATING WIFE TO DEATH

news.am
Dec 20 2011
Armenia

YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Court of criminal Appeals should have cast a
verdict for Ioannis Sarkissov on Tuesday, who had beaten his wife
Zaruhi Petrosyan to death. The session was postponed till December 27.

Sarkissov was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for beating his
20-year-old wife to death. His lawyer appeals the decision claiming
that Zaruhi committed a suicide by drinking poison.

Armenian News-NEWS.am earlier informed that Sarkissov was sentenced to
ten years of imprisonment for cruelly beating his young wife. During
the trial Sarkissov did not plead guilty.

Sarkissov’s lawyers are claiming that she had drunk poison, while the
forensic examination revealed she was killed as a result of beating.

Roman Amoyan – Best Sportsmen Of The Year

ROMAN AMOYAN – BEST SPORTSMEN OF THE YEAR

ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 20, 2011
YEREVAN

Champion of Europe in Greco-Roman style wrestling Roman Amoyan is
recognized the best sportsman of Armenia for 2011. An official from
Armenia’s Republican Federation of Sport Commentators told Armenpress
that as a result of polls the best ten sportsmen of 2011 have been
decided. Forty-two mass media representatives participated in the
polls.

The second comes bronze-medal winner of world championship Arsen
Julfalakyan, followed by grand master Levon Aronian. Football player
Henrik Mkhitaryan, champion of Universiada Aghasi Aghasyan, Greco-Roman
style wrestler Arthur Alexanyan, football player Yura Movsisyan,
and others follow them. The best team has been recognized the chess
team which became the world champion. It is followed by the national
football and Greco-Roman wrestling teams.

The sport commentators mentioned also the names of other 14 sportsmen.

Armenia’s Opera To Perform Concert Version Of Carmen

ARMENIA’S OPERA TO PERFORM CONCERT VERSION OF CARMEN

Tert.am
20.12.11

Yerevan’s Opera House is preparing a concert version of French opera
comique Carmen to be staged on December 28, Opera’s Art Director Kamo
Hovhannisyan told a press conference on Tuesday.

Speaking about the next year’s plans, Hovhannisyan said that new
premieres and tours are planned for 2012 too.

“We usually have a lot of invitations to tours, but generally are
not able to participate due to financial problems,” said he.

“We hope that next year we will be able to depart for France where we
have been invited long ago, and will present there Spartacus ballet,”
he added.

Further, Hovhannisyan said that the 8 million drams allocated by the
state budget for the renovation of the building of Opera, will be
mainly spent on equipment instead.

AlRub And VTV Energy Not Authorized To Build NPPs On Arpa

ALRUB AND VTV ENERGY NOT AUTHORIZED TO BUILD NPPS ON ARPA

Tert.am
20.12.11

Armenia’s Ministry of Environment Protection has dismissed a media
publication that it authorized two companies to construct hydro power
plants (HPP) on Arpa River in Vayodz Dzor province.

In a statement released late on Tuesday, the minsitry said that
companies that had submitted project applications – AlRub and VTV
Energy – are not authorized to construct a hydro power plant as none
of them has passed an environmental assessement.

The ministry also said it would come up with more details on the
issue later.

It comes after the Ministry of Territorial Administration dismissed
a report by the online investigative news website that one of those
proposals was approved due to Minister Armen Gevorgyan’s personal
preferences.

Both companies intend to build separate hydro power plants at the
same area.

Kajaran To Become Six Communities?

KAJARAN TO BECOME SIX COMMUNITIES?

All villages near Kajaran village have also been recognized as supreme
public interest for the exploitation of mines.

“There are about six villages, including Sevkar, Artsvanik, Syunik
rural community and Kajaran,” environmentalist blogger Tehmine
Yenokyan said.

Overall, according to the environmentalist, the government is
preparing to deprive thousands of people of that 600 hectare land. The
representative of “Sardarapat” Movement sounds the alarm about another
disaster that is causing a threat to the Lake Sevan basin.

“They are concealing the tail dumpings of Zod, their accumulation, and
the heavy metals are approaching the Lake Sevan basin,” “Sardarapat”
Movement representative Tigran Khzmalyan said.

Khzmalyan registers that Serzh Sargsyan’s administration is simply
accumulating wealth and isn’t solving any problem.

The speakers at “Friday” Club register that the regional authorities
are trying to take bribes from the locala, but the locals say money
doesn’t solve all problems.

According to the environmentalists, the authorities have moved on to
the offensive. Kajaran village residents no longer have water.

Khzmalyan says in the case of a total offensive, the villagers won’t
be alone. “We will go there and resist.”

The “Sardarapat” Movement representative says exploiting mines isn’t
a bad thing, but illegitimate authorities shouldn’t be allowed to
exploit them.

http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2011/12/20/qajaran

American-Irish Company Announces Contract Win With "Haypost"

AMERICAN-IRISH COMPANY ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WIN WITH “HAYPOST”

hetq
17:21, December 20, 2011

Escher, a world leading provider of outsourced, point of sale software
to the postal industry, announces that its Riposte Essential product
has been selected as part of the program to modernise the Armenian
Postal Sector.

“Haypost”, the National Postal Operator of the Armenia, will roll out
Riposte Essential across its postal network during 2012. The contract,
providing for the licence, service and maintenance, is worth at least
US $1.5 million across the initial five year life of the contract.

Riposte Essential is a comprehensive retail management solution. The
product is currently used by postal operators across the globe and
underpins some of the most demanding transactional environments
worldwide.

Commenting on this win, Liam Church, Escher’s CEO said: “We
are delighted that ‘Haypost’ has chosen Escher Group to be its
software supplier. Our product will give the Armenian post office
the flexibility it requires to respond to the changing business
environment that many companies are experiencing”.

Tigran Khzmalyan: Prior Public Interest In Kajaran Village Is Nothin

TIGRAN KHZMALYAN: PRIOR PUBLIC INTEREST IN KAJARAN VILLAGE IS NOTHING BUT INTERESTS OF A GROUP OF ROBBERS

arminfo
Tuesday, December 20, 16:36

Prior public interest in Kajaran village is nothing but interests
of a group of robbers, says Tigran Khzmalyan, a member of Sardarapat
Movement, filmmaker.

“The ruling regime is in agony now and the authorities do their
best to bleed our country and us white. The policy of robbing the
own people that was launched yet 20 years ago is continued. Thanks
to barbarian privatization, all the public property is now focused
in the hands of several dozens of families. Now, the owners of the
Zangezour copper and molybdenum plant have organized a four-shift
work to recover and sell the wealth which does not belong to them and
transfer the proceeds to abroad as soon as possible,” Khzmalyan said.

Sardarapat does not make populist statements demanding to stop
exploitation of deposits. The minerals are being robbed, while the
budget receives insignificant funds from their exploitation, he said.

“All of us know how much is a barrel of oil, but no one know how much
is a kilogram of molybdenum, while it has grown in price 10-12fold
over the last year. Therefore, we should do everything for media to
cover all the topics related to Kajaran,” he said.

Under the decision adopted on April 28, 2011, the cabinet changed
the designated purpose of those lands and gave them to the Zangezour
Copper and Molybdenum Plant on lease.

Kajaran residents are against the decision as they are convinced that
it would pose serious environmental hazards, forcing them to leave the
village. The governor of Kajaran, Rafik Kajayan, had earlier resigned
and left the Republican Party, refusing to sign the lease agreement.

But the move hasn’t pushed the government to step away from its
decision.

Volume Of Investments For The Establishment Of Copper Smeltary In Ar

VOLUME OF INVESTMENTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COPPER SMELTARY IN ARMENIA MAY BE ABOUT $100 MILLION

/ARKA/
DECEMBER 19, 2011
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, December 19. /ARKA/. Volume of copper concentrate mined
in Armenia will be 130 thousand in 2011 which is sufficient for the
establishment of copper smeltary, said the Chairman of the Union of
Domestic Manufacturers of Armenia Vazgen Safaryan.

“We consider that this process should start, because even if such
amounts are not profitable in future economic efficiency can be
formed”, he said to the journalists on Monday.

Safaryan said that for the establishment of copper smeltary investments
amounted minimum $100 million are needed.

He said that the efficiency of copper smeltary could be increased
through the development of internal cooperation and development of
other spheres. “If we could manage to get 30 thousand cooper bars,
it will be necessary for the development of electrical engineering,
machine-tool construction, as well as cable production”, said
Safaryan.