Selon l’ONU 5 242 citoyens d’Arménie ont demandé l’asile politique d

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

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

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.

Laz activist to deliver speech on Armenian Genocide in Copenhagen

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.

http://armenpress.am/eng/news/799569/laz-activist-to-deliver-speech-on-armenian-genocide-in-copenhagen.html

The Eurasian Economic Union is perhaps the largest economic union in

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.

http://armenpress.am/eng/news/799590/the-eurasian-economic-union-is-perhaps-the-largest-economic-union-in-terms-of-geography-deputy-pm.html

Armenia Uses Eurobond Proceeds To Cover Deficit And Buy Back Debt

ARMENIA USES EUROBOND PROCEEDS TO COVER DEFICIT AND BUY BACK DEBT

Reuters
March 26 2015

YEREVAN, March 26 Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:29pm IST

YEREVAN, March 26 (Reuters) – Armenia has used proceeds of a recent
$500 million Eurobond to buy back part of an older issue and will
use another $85 million to cover its 2015 budget deficit instead of
selling domestic debt, the deputy finance minister said.

Pavel Safaryan told a government meeting on Thursday that Armenia
had received $487.4 million from the March 19 sale of a $500 million
10-year Eurobond.

Some of that money was used to buy back $205 million of its only
previous Eurobond, a $700 million seven-year transaction sold in
September 2013. The new Eurobond paid a yield of 7.5 percent, much
less than the 2020 bond’s 10 percent coupon.

“We will use 40 billion drams ($85 million) from the Eurobond issue
to cover the budget deficit in 2015 instead of an initial decision to
issue local treasury bills,” Safaryan said, adding this would avoid
overloading the domestic debt market.

The 2015 budget sees total government revenues of 1.191 trillion drams,
spending of 1.305 trillion drams and a deficit of 114 billion drams.

The dram has fallen sharply in value over the last year along with
Russia’s rouble, which has been hit by weak oil prices and Western
sanctions over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis. Armenia, a former
Soviet state of 3.2 million people, is closely tied to Russia through
trade and remittances.

The local currency was trading at around 473 to the dollar on Thursday,
compared to just 407 drams a year earlier.

Armenia is rated Ba3 with a negative outlook by Moody’s and B+ with
a stable outlook by Fitch.

Downgrading Armenia in January, Moody’s cited declining remittances,
uncertain foreign investment, exchange rate volatility and pressure
on foreign exchange reserves.

($1= 472.5 drams) (Reporting by Hasmik Lazarian; Writing by Margarita
Antidze; Editing by Jason Bush and Catherine Evans)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/armenia-bonds-idINL6N0WS3HB20150326

Finborough Play Marks Centenary Of Armenian Genocide

FINBOROUGH PLAY MARKS CENTENARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

WhatsOnStage.com
March 26 2015

I Wish To Die Singing is written by Neil McPherson

A new play at the Finborough Theatre next month will mark the centenary
of the Armenian Genocide.

Written by artistic director Neil McPherson, I Wish To Die Singing
– Voices From The Armenian Genocide is billed as “a controversial
documentary drama uncovering the forgotten secrets and atrocities of
a denied genocide.”

Directed by Tommo Fowler, it runs from 21 April to 16 May 2015.

Following several characters through these traumatic events, the play
includes “eye-witness reportage, images, music, poetry from Armenia’s
greatest poets, and verbatim survivors testimonies”.

The cast comprises Kate Binchy, Jilly Bond, Bevan Celestine, Siu-See
Hung, Tamar Karabetyan, Tom Marshall and Simon Yadoo.

I Wish To Die Singing is part of the Finborough’s occasional The
Great War 100 series of plays written about, or during, the conflict.

http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/finborough-armenian-genocide-play_37476.html

Vandalism Will Not Be Eliminated Unless Vandals Are Caught And Broug

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPbsACdRE7E
http://en.a1plus.am/1208557.html

Enhanced Competition Atmosphere Requires Political Decision – MP

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.

http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/27/anti-armenian-propaganda-on-the-eve-of-genocide-centennial-revealed/

Discours Complet De Najat Vallaud-Belkacem A L’inauguration Du Collo

DISCOURS COMPLET DE NAJAT VALLAUD-BELKACEM A L’INAUGURATION DU COLLOQUE

Sorbonne le 25 mars 2015

Mesdames et Messieurs les parlementaires,

Monsieur le recteur de Paris, chancelier des universites,

Mesdames et messieurs les ambassadeurs,

Mesdames et messieurs les professeurs,

Mesdames et Messieurs,

Cent ans. Il y a cent ans se preparait l’un des episodes les plus
effroyables de l’histoire de l’Europe et du monde. Le projet politique
du Comite >, visant l’extermination totale du
peuple armenien, allait etre mis a execution declenchant un crime de
masse, inouï par son ampleur et par sa nature.

Un genocide, le premier genocide contemporain, – si l’on excepte le
genocide du peuple herero en 1904, parfois qualifie de > – allait etre perpetre.

Aujourd’hui, cent ans après le genocide, quel plus beau symbole que
cette assemblee de chercheurs, d’historiens specialistes du monde
entier, mis collectivement au service de la comprehension, de la
connaissance et de la reconnaissance de ce qui s’est passe ?

Quelle plus belle reponse a la barbarie, que ces intelligences
rassemblees ici pour, sans relâche, aller plus loin dans la quete de la
verite scientifique et faire progresser la connaissance universelle ?

Quel plus beau symbole enfin, de la volonte de transmettre la memoire
aux generations futures, que ce lieu prestigieux et solennel, le Grand
amphitheâtre de la plus ancienne de nos universites ? Celui-la-meme qui
accueillait, le 9 avril 1916, le meeting en

Aujourd’hui, l’echo de ces voix-la resonne encore a nos oreilles.

Je souhaite remercier le .

Cette reconnaissance est essentielle car c’est aussi la reconnaissance
due aux 500 000 francais d’origine armenienne, descendants de
survivants ; a tous ceux d’entre eux qui, refugies en France, comme
Missak Manouchian, se sont battus pour la France et sont morts pour
elle en heros.

Cette reconnaissance est, de facon universelle, la reconnaissance
due aux individus persecutes, aux minorites opprimees et aux peuples
menaces dans leur existence.

C’est aussi ce qui conduit la France a affirmer que le negationnisme
est intolerable, car le droit est ce qui protège contre toutes les
formes de manipulation. Et c’est la position de la France auprès de
la Cour europeenne des droits de l’homme.

Les diasporas armeniennes vivant dans des pays libres ont
magnifiquement illustre a quel point la connaissance scientifique
est une arme essentielle pour la reconnaissance et contre le
negationnisme. A l’image d’Archag Tchobanian, arrive a Paris en 1895
pour prendre la defense de son peuple precipite dans les massacres
hamidiens, les intellectuels armeniens ont fait du livre et de l’ecrit
un combat pour la verite.

Dans le domaine de la recherche, nous devons beaucoup aux historiens
d’origine armenienne, que ce soient les grands historiens francais
Anahide Ter Minassian, Raymond Kervokian et tant d’autres, ou les
historiens americains comme par exemple Vahakn Dadrian et Richard
Hovannisian.

En Turquie, les Armeniens travaillent main dans la main avec des
intellectuels et historiens turcs, dont certains ont paye de leur
vie ce combat pour la verite : je pense en particulier a Hrant Dink,
assassine le 19 janvier 2007. Je veux aussi saluer la politiste
Bursa Ersanli et l’editeur Ragip Zarakolu, et les remercier d’etre
presents aujourd’hui.

Mais les chercheurs d’identite armenienne n’oeuvrent pas seuls. Et
ce centenaire de l’evenement installe les historiens armeniens au
coeur de l’histoire globale des sciences sociales des genocides ;
il est l’occasion, et ce colloque en est la manifestation, du passage
du genocide armenien a un statut d’objet historique global. En France,
le desenclavement de cet objet d’etudes, dont Yves Ternon, puis Pierre
Vidal-Naquet, ont ete les precurseurs, s’est poursuivi avec l’apport
des specialistes de la Première Guerre mondiale : les historiens
de la Grande Guerre l’incluent desormais pleinement l’etude et la
comprehension des phenomènes extremes de violence guerrière.

L’apport de la turcologie a lui aussi ete determinant, les specialistes
du monde turco-ottoman ayant su aborder l’evenement sans concession.

Enfin, en France, l’etude comparee sur les genocides a permis
d’eclairer l’evenement a la lumière de la recherche sur la Shoah,
mais aussi de la recherche, en plein essor, sur le genocide des Tutsi
au Rwanda.

Aujourd’hui, c’est forts de la somme de ces recherches que nous
pouvons nous souvenir collectivement, et rendre hommage aux victimes.

La recherche, le livre, la creation, sont aussi un apaisement a la
douleur des memoires. Ce sont autant de ponts jetes entre le passe
et l’avenir.

Oui, le travail des historiens est, enfin, ce qui permet a une nation
de regarder plus loin, vers l’avenir, et d’empecher les massacres de
se reproduire.

L’histoire, en tant que science du passe des nations, en nous apprenant
d’où nous venons, nous permet aussi d’eclairer notre avenir.

Parce que, grâce a elle, nous pouvons nous projeter collectivement,
elle nous aide a construire notre citoyennete.

Parce que la citoyennete republicaine est fondee sur le savoir,
la connaissance, le refus de la fatalite, l’ecole a un rôle central
a jouer pour cette transmission. C’est elle qui peut rendre reelle
la promesse de la Republique a ses enfants de les faire grandir dans
l’egalite et la tolerance. C’est elle qui peut semer les germes d’une
memoire partagee.

Je veux ici rendre hommage a tous les professeurs d’histoire-geographie
de France qui y contribuent au quotidien. Le genocide des Armeniens de
l’Empire ottoman, qui fait partie de notre memoire a tous, est etudie
par tous au cours de la scolarite obligatoire, en classe de 3ème.

A l’ecole, nous transmettons l’eveil de la citoyennete, la culture du
debat d’idees, la lutte contre les prejuges et contre toutes les formes
de persecution. Nous apprenons la difference entre la controverse,
le dialogue, qui est a la source meme de la connaissance, et la
manipulation ou la falsification.

A l’ecole, les elèves doivent apprendre a comprendre le monde, mais
aussi apprendre a vouloir le changer, pour prendre pleinement leur
place de citoyen. C’est le sens des reformes que nous adoptons, avec
la mise en place dès la rentree prochaine d’un enseignement moral
et civique tout au long de la scolarite obligatoire. Avec aussi la
reforme du collège, qui permet aux elèves d’etre davantage acteurs
de leurs apprentissages.

Mais cette transmission ne peut se faire seulement a l’ecole, sans
l’appui de la recherche.

Elle doit se poursuivre dans l’enseignement superieur et la recherche,
où les etudes sur les genocides doivent pouvoir encore mieux trouver
leur place, comme les > ont pu trouver la leur
outre-Atlantique notamment.

Par l’ampleur des questions qu’elles recouvrent, elles concernent de
très nombreuses disciplines scientifiques, dans les sciences humaines
et sociales et au-dela. Alors que nous entrons dans le deuxième
siècle de recherches sur le genocide armenien, je souhaite lancer une
mission d’etude dressant un etat des lieux de la recherche sur les
genocides pour permettre a celle-ci de se developper. Confronter les
points de vue, comprendre ce qui a conduit aux evenements tragiques
du passe, c’est ce qui nous permettra de prevenir la possibilite de
leur repetition demain. C’est ce qui nous permettra de continuer le
combat contre l’oubli.

C’est le sens je crois que le President de la Republique a souhaite
donner a ce colloque, qui se tient sous son haut-patronage.

En attendant le 24 avril, où je me rendrai a Erevan aux côtes du
President de la Republique pour une commemoration internationale
exceptionnelle, j’aime a voir dans la tenue de ce grand colloque
international a la Sorbonne une promesse d’inscription durable de
cette histoire dans le present et dans l’avenir : la definition
meme de l’histoire selon Thucydide, qui l’appelait

China, Armenia Pledge Closer Friendship, Cooperation

CHINA, ARMENIA PLEDGE CLOSER FRIENDSHIP, COOPERATION

Global Post
March 25 2015

(GlobalPost/GlobalPost)

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held
talks with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian on Wednesday,
both pledging to cement ties and boost cooperation.

The Armenian president is paying a state visit to China this week. He
will attend the the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2015,
which will be held from March 26 to March 29 in south China’s Hainan
province.

Hailing the smooth development of the relationship over the 23 years
since the establishment of diplomatic ties, Xi said the two sides
should continue supporting each other on their development paths,
core interests and efforts for prosperity.

The Chinese government will encourage domestic enterprises to
participate in transportation, mining, electricity, information
technology and infrastructure sectors in Armenia, Xi said.

The two presidents agreed to cooperate on the Silk Road Economic Belt
initiative, which provides historic cooperation opportunities.

China will make use of its advantages in technology and equipment and
will work with Armenia to establish appropriate means of cooperation,
Xi said.

He said he hoped Armenia will help promote cooperation between China
and the Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan and Armenia.

Sarkisian said the Armenian and Chinese people have enjoyed a long
history of friendship, dating back to the times of the ancient
Silk Road.

Hailing the increasing economic cooperation and political trust between
the two countries since Armenian independence, Sarkisian expressed
his gratitude to China for political support and economic assistance.

Armenia hopes its major highway and railway projects could be included
in the framework of the proposed Silk Road Economic Belt, the visiting
president said.

The two leaders were upbeat that cultural and people-to-people
exchanges between the two countries could increase.

Xi suggested the two sides enhance coordination in major international
and regional affairs to promote peace, security and stability in
the world.

As this year is the 70th anniversary of the victory of World War
II and China’s victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance
against Japanese Aggression, Xi said China and Armenia should work
together with all people and nations who cherish peace to safeguard
international peace and justice.

According to Xi, more than 6,000 Armenian soldiers from the Soviet
Red Army joined China’s fight against Japanese invaders.

Sarkisian said China played an important role in safeguarding world
peace and that he admired China’s policy of treating all countries,
big or small, equally and always developing relations with other
countries on the basis of equality and mutual respect.

Armenia looked forward to closer cooperation with China with a view
to secure win-win results, Sarkisian said.

Lauding China’s great contribution to World War II, Sarkisian said
the Armenian people would work together with the Chinese people to
commemorate the victory.

After their talks, the two leaders inked a joint statement on enhancing
friendly cooperation, in which it was pledged that cooperation on
currency swap, human rights, reform of the United Nations and fight
against terrorism would be boosted.

According to the statement, Sarkisian has invited Xi to make a state
visit to Armenia. The Chinese president has accepted the invitation.

Afterwards, Xi and Sarkisian witnessed the signing of a string of
deals on trade, finance, judicial affairs, law enforcement, customs,
education and tourism.

Prior to their talks, Xi held a red carpet ceremony to welcome the
Armenian president.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150325/china-armenia-pledge-closer-friendship-cooperation