Author: Badalian Vardan

UEFA IN DEBT TO IRELAND?

Lragir.am News

12:47:46 – 12/10/2011

Chairman of the Armenian Community of Slovakia Ashot Grigoryan reports
that a number of responsible figures of the Slovakian football came to
his office on Monday and told him they possessed important information
on the refereeing of the then-upcoming Armenia-Ireland match.

According to them, the Spanish referee Iturralde Gonzales had been
instructed to make the Irish team win. The reason, according to
them, is the injustice happened during a World Cup 2010 Qualifiers
France-Ireland match, when Thierry Henry from national football squad
of France, scored a goal with his hand which the referee counted as
a goal. Grigoryan tried but failed to inform the Football Federation
of Armenia of the possible fraud.

The proof of this statement can be yesterday’s match and the “mistakes”
of the referee. The Football Federation of Armenia needs to seriously
deal with this question.

YURA MOVSISYAN: WE PUT ARMENIA ON THE MAP IN FOOTBALL WORLD

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 12, 2011 – 12:03 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia forward Yura Movsisyan said that, overall,
the Armenian squad were “more proud than angry” after a match in which
they appeared to have an equal say until goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky
was controversially sent off, the Irish Examiner reports.

Despite sounding generally magnanimous, though, Movsisyan did allude
to Paris 2009: “Considering what happened to Ireland with [Thierry]
Henry, I think it was favorable to them but I don’t really want to
put everything on the referee,” he said.

“He did a fairly good job but he should have looked at the first play
– the handball from the forward [Simon Cox] – before he gives the
goalkeeper a red. I think if it was 11 v 11, we’ve shown in games
before that we can come back and score goals. But that’s football.

What can you do? The referee gives a call, you’ve just got to keep
your heads up.”

“You’ve got to give credit to the 20-year-old keeper [Arsen Petrosyan]
who came on the field too. He did a fantastic job in front of so many
people. So we’re more proud than angry,” Movsisyan lauded.

“A year ago, nobody would have bet on us being in this situation. I
think we put Armenia on the map in the football world. We’re
definitely looking forward to the next campaign. Sure, we’re definitely
disappointed but I just have to say I’m very proud of our players,”
the forward said.

TRAPATTONI: ARMENIA PLAYED VERY WELL

Tert.am
10:17 ~U 12.10.11

After yesterday’s match with Armenia at Dublin’s Aviva stadium,
Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni said his players
can handle whatever is thrown at them in the draw for the Euro 2012
play-off, AFP reported.

The Irish coach praised the Armenian players, considering their game
much better compared to Ireland.

“Armenia in the first half played very, very, very well and it was
very difficult to control the game,” he said.

“They had more possession, yes, they played better than us, yes,
in the first half, but I don’t remember any particularly difficult
situations for us.”

Trapattoni’s only disappointment was reportedly the red card which will
prevent Doyle from playing in the first leg of next month’s play-off.

“I want to see it again. I immediately asked the linesman and he said
he had used his elbow. But that’s not Kevin Doyle,” Trapattoni said.

Armenia coach Vardan Minasyan congratulated the Irish team, wishing
it good luck in the play-off.

“You are a very good team, but I am very proud of my team. We have
done a very good job and we can be proud,” he was quoted as saying.

LA TURQUIE CHERCHE A INSTITUTIONNALISER SES RELATIONS AVEC LES REPUBLIQUES TURCOPHONES
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armenews.com
mercredi 12 octobre 2011

TURQUIE

Comme le 20ème anniversaire de l’independance des republiques
Turcophones arrive la Turquie passe en revue ses liens avec ces pays
qu’elle considère comme ” des frères ” cherchant un contact plus
institutionnalise qui parle plus a l’esprit qu’au coeur. Une reunion
internationale en Turquie accueille la celebration des anniversaires.

Cette reunion a confirme le fait evident que malgre la grande
importance que la Turquie attache a ses frères Turcophones, les
relations avec ces pays ne pas se developpaient toujours dans la
voie d’une cooperation solide et qu’au contraire, les liens se sont
desserres en raison de la naïvete de la Turquie et de ses convictions
erronees qu’ils peuvent etre entretenus sans beaucoup d’effort grâce
aux liens historiques et ethniques. Maintenant la Turquie semble
aligner sa politique etrangère dans une voie qui vise a boucher les
trous et ranimerait de vieilles associations.

Il y a vingt ans quand les etats turcophones ont acquis leur
independance après l’ecroulement de l’Union sovietique, les leaders
politiques turcs etaient enthousiastes au vu des perspectives. Les
premières initiatives vers la region etaient principalement basees sur
des emotions, dans un processus où la Turquie voulait apparaître comme
un grand frère protecteur de qui a cause de nombreuses deconvenues.

Le Conseil de Cooperation des Etats Turcophones est devenu operationnel
lors d’un sommet en 2010 a Istanbul.

” Le reve de la Turquie dans les annees 90 de former une union
economique avec les pays turcophones nouvellement apparus ne s’est
pas realise ” a declare a la presse Halil Akinci, secretaire general
du CCTS et ancien ambassadeur.

Halil Akinc a aoute que la formation d’un corps institutionnel entre
les etats a permis de progresser et assure que les problèmes sont
mis a l’ordre du jour pour etre resolu.

Le Conseil a traite au commencement des questions economiques, mais
continuera avec une deuxième phase concernant les champs culturels et
educatifs. À cette fin, Halil Akinc a annonce qu’un livre d’histoire
commun sera publie, presentant l’histoire partagee des republiques
et qu’une Academie Turque sera fondee pour etudier la culture des
republiques Turcophones.

” Les 20 ans de relations entre des etats turcophones ont ete fructueux
” a fait remarque Bulent Aras, le president du Centre pour la Recherche
Strategique (SAM), un organisme fonde sous le parapluie du Ministère
turc des Affaires Etrangères dans un interview au journal Zaman.

” Il y a une grande volonte pour la cooperation et des pas
irreversibles ont ete pris ” a note M.Aras tout en admettant que le
niveau actuel des evenements entre les etats n’etait pas suffisant.

Les obstacles aux liens entre les six etats sont affectes par un
complexe tissu entrelace de relations les uns avec les autres, aussi
bien qu’avec d’autres parties.

LES PERSECUTIONS DES MEDECINS ARMENIENS PENDANT LA PREMIERE GUERRE EN TURQUIE
Stephane ©armenews.com

armenews.com
mercredi 12 octobre 2011

LIVRE

Publie pour la première fois en 1919 a Constantinople par l’Union
des medecins armeniens

NOUVELLE EDITION ENRICHIE Preface d’Yves TERNON

EAN : 9782917329283 80 pages, 12x17cm, 8,95 ~@ TTC

Parution le 29 Aout 2011

Le 20 avril 1919, moins de six mois après l’armistice de Moudros,
l’Union des medecins armeniens publie a Constantinople une brochure
en francais intitulee Les Persecutions des medecins armeniens pendant
la guerre generale en Turquie.

La première partie denonce la participation des medecins turcs a ce
que l’on appelle alors les massacres et deportations des Armeniens
ottomans. La seconde partie rend hommage a la memoire de 67 medecins,
54 pharmaciens, 10 dentistes et 15 etudiants en medecine assassines
et de 46 medecins, 19 pharmaciens, 4 dentistes morts après avoir
contracte le typhus ou d’autres maladies. Cette liste de victimes,
liste detaillee comportant le plus souvent date et lieu de naissance,
titre et fonction hospitalière et parfois circonstances de la mort
est a elle seule un document precieux, tant il est difficile pour les
historiens de donner un nom aux morts armeniens victimes du genocide.

Extrait de la preface d’Yves Ternon

Sur la nouvelle edition des persecutions des medecins armeniens

Nikos Lygeros

Avec la nouvelle edition du livre de l’Union des Medecins Armeniens,
intitule Les persecutions des medecins armeniens pendant la Première
Guerre en Turquie, l’Institut Tchobanian poursuit son travail de
temoin actif de l’histoire. Ce livre n’est pas un livre de plaisance
et il n’essaye aucunement de plaire. Le but de l’Union des Medecins
Armeniens est autre et il correspond a celui de l’Institut. La preface
d’Yves Ternon est impeccable de clarte. Par sa contextualisation,
elle met a l’aise aussi bien le chercheur que le combattant face a
ce livre engage depourvu de toute diplomatie en raison de l’ampleur
de la tâche. Ce qui est impressionnant dans ce livre, c’est la
volonte a toute epreuve des Medecins Armeniens de laisser une trace
dans ce nouveau combat, a savoir les premices de la reconnaissance
avant meme la fin du genocide. Le travail des Medecins Armeniens est
d’autant plus courageux qu’il s’agit d’accuser nommement des hommes
du meme ordre car ils ont choisi d’oublier leur serment pour preter
main-forte au genocide en organisant des atrocites scientifiques dont
ils etaient fiers comme le temoignent leurs propres ecrits. Ainsi
nous trouvons dans ce precieux livre un catalogue de ces bourreaux
du genocide qui n’ont pas hesite a manipuler l’humain a travers des
experimentations barbares. Ce precis montre la fierte des medecins
turcs non seulement d’avoir participe mais d’avoir ameliore le
rendement de l’aneantissement du peuple armenien. Il s’agit donc d’un
chef d’accusation double a l’encontre de l’humain et du medecin car
ils ont exploite ces deux visages pour broyer litteralement leurs
victimes. Ce livre ne se contente pas seulement d’accuser avec
precision, il temoigne aussi en offrant a l’humanite de l’avenir
les noms des medecins, des pharmaciens, des dentistes assassines ou
contamines par le typhus dans le cadre de l’experimentation inhumaine
de l’appareil turc. Cette nouvelle edition n’a pas manque de signaler
la difference entre les bourreaux et les victimes de manière digne et
discrète grâce au signe de deuil sur les pages du livre. C’est un geste
simple et touchant dont le symbolisme ne peut laisser indifferent. Ce
petit livre achève son rôle dans la grandeur humaine en mentionnant
aussi les privations et les souffrances de nos medecins survivants
mais en plus un honneur aux disparus. Il est certain qu’il s’agit
d’un temoignage a ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains, mais dans la
pensee des chercheurs et dans l’esprit des combattants toujours a la
recherche non pas de la veracite du genocide des Armeniens car aucun
de nous ne discute de cela, mais des preuves precises, tangibles et
accablantes a l’encontre de ce bourreau de l’humanite, l’appareil turc.

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ARONIAN BEATS ANAND
by Hari Hara Nandanan TNN

Times of India (Electronic Edition)
October 12, 2011 Wednesday

Chennai: World champion Viswanathan Anand must be happy that he is
not playing Levon Aronian in the title match next year.The champion
suffered his worst loss since he retained his crown against the
Armenian on Monday in the Bilbao Grand Slam Masters chess tournament
and slumped to the bottom of the table with a round to go.In
contrast,World No 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway beat Vassily Ivanchuk of
Ukraine andcaughtup withhim on the points table.The last round should
be an exciting affair with Carlsen and Ivanchuk on level terms and
trying to get their hands first on the top prize.Ivanchuk and Carlsen
arefollowed by Aronian and Nakamura on 11.Vallejo Pons overtook Anand
on the points tally (10 to 9) after he scored his third win of the
tournament.Vallejo won a queen and rooks ending against Nakamura.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2-1 ARMENIA: DOYLE DISMISSAL DOESN’T STOP PLAY-OFF QUALIFICATION
By Paul O’Hehir

MirrorFootball.co.uk
Oct 11 2011

Ireland shrugged off the dismissal of striker Kevin Doyle to reach
the Euro 2012 play-offs last night.

Their job was made easier when Spanish referee Eduardo Iturralde
Gonzalez wrongly sent off Armenia keeper Roman Berezovsky after 26
minutes for handling a Simon Cox shot outside the box.

TV replays showed the ball hit Berezovsky on the chest – and that
Ireland striker Cox probably used his hand to control Glenn Whelan’s
through pass.

The visitors’ plight ­deepened a minute before the break when defender
Valeri Aleksanyan turned Damien Duff’s cross into his own net. When
Aston Villa’s Richard Dunne bundled home a second on the hour –
his first international goal in two years – from a cross by Aiden
McGeady that was flapped at by replacement goalkeeper Arsen Petrosyan,
the game looked to be over.

But Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s strike two minutes later ended Ireland’s
run of eight clean sheets and sparked a fightback.

The final whistle at the Aviva stadium was greeted with as much relief
as joy, but the victory was not enough for the Irish to top Group B
because Russia beat Andorra 6-0.

Doyle was harshly sent off nine minutes from time for a second yellow
– but the Wolves man would have missed the first leg of the play-offs
as a result of his first booking anyway.

West Brom striker Cox hailed the team as “heroes”. He said: “It’s an
­unbelievable night for Irish football. We needed to get six points out
of six, and we got them and gave ourselves the best possible chance.

“It’s the luck of the draw now and we’ll take whatever comes.

“We came out with the best mentality that we could find and played
like heroes. We got the right result.”

Two years ago, the ­Republic’s World Cup qualifying dreams were ended
by a handball decision – or rather a non-decision – as France scraped
past them.

Cox said: “We’ll go full steam ahead into the game and we probably
won’t even think about France or any other play-off defeat that
we’ve had.”

Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni was delighted his side battled past
a team he rated the best in the group.

“Armenia have scored many more goals than us,” said Trapattoni. “In
every position they have a strong team, their midfield is very quick
and fast, their attack is very dangerous. So I’m happy,”

Cox said of Berezovsky’s red card: “I thought it wasn’t a handball,
but we’ll take it. We’re just a little unfortunate we got one as well.”

IRELAND BEATS ARMENIA 2-1 TO MAKE EURO PLAYOFFS

Fox News
Oct 11 2011

DUBLIN (AP) – Ireland qualified for the playoffs for next year’s
European Championship after capitalizing on Armenia goalkeeper Roman
Berezovski’s disputed sending-off to win 2-1 at home on Tuesday.

Berezovski was red-carded in the 26th minute for handling an attempted
lob by Ireland striker Simon Cox outside his area, although television
replays suggested the ball hit the goalkeeper’s chest.

Ireland took full advantage, going ahead in the 42nd through Valeri
Aleksanyan’s own goal before center back Richard Dunne added a second
in the 59th.

Henrik Mkhitaryan replied two minutes later for Armenia, which would
have finished runner-up in Group B with a win in Dublin, before
Ireland striker Kevin Doyle was shown a second yellow card in the 80th.

The victory wasn’t enough for the Irish to top the group because
Russia beat Andorra 6-0, maintaining its two-point lead.

Armenia was attempting to reach the finals of a major tournament
for the first time but its hopes virtually disappeared when Spanish
referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez sent Berezovski off.

In addition to the fact that Berezovski may not have touched the ball
with his arm, Gonzalez should have whistled moments earlier because
Cox had controlled the long through ball from Glenn Whelan with his
outstretched right arm.

Ireland was on the wrong end of a referee’s handball decision two years
ago in a qualification playoff against France for the 2010 World Cup.

On that occasion, the official didn’t see France striker Thierry Henry
bring down a cross with his hand, before centering for William Gallas
to score the crucial goal in extra time.

Ireland also finished with 10 men after Doyle was dismissed for
elbowing his marker as he challenged for a high ball, but the damage
had been done by then for Armenia.

Aleksanyan’s own goal was completely avoidable, the defender glancing
the ball into his own net from five yards (meters) without an Irishman
near him after Doyle had failed to get anything on Damien Duff’s cross.

Dunne then scored his first international goal in two years, bundling
in a cross from Aiden McGeady that was flapped at by replacement
goalkeeper Arsen Petrosyan.

Armenia was given a flicker of hope two minutes later when Ireland
goalkeeper Shay Given failed to keep out Mkhitaryan’s curling shot
from edge of area.

However, Ireland survived without any further trouble and awaits its
playoff opponent in Thursday’s draw.

—

Lineups:

Ireland: Shay Given, John O’Shea, Sean St. Ledger, Richard Dunne,
Stephen Kelly, Damien Duff, Keith Andrews, Glenn Whelan (Keith Fahey,
76), Aiden McGeady (Stephen Hunt, 67), Kevin Doyle, Simon Cox (Jon
Walters, 80).

Armenia: Roman Berezovski, Sargis Hovsepyan, Karlen Lazarian, Marcos
Pizzelli (Edgar Manucharyan, 62), Edgar Malakyan (Arsen Petrosyan,
28), Gevorg Ghazaryan (Artur Sarkisov, 62), Yura Movsisyan, Hrayr
Mkoyan, Valeri Aleksanyan, Henrik Mkhitaryan, Levon Hayrapetyan.

FEARLESS ARMENIA TRANSFORMED FROM SIDE BEATEN IN YEREVAN
By Liam Kelly

Irish Independent
Oct 11 2011

ONE more step to clinch a Euro 2012 qualifier play-off for Giovanni
Trapattoni’s men, but who would have believed that little Armenia
would arrive with confidence high and neutral observers tipping them
to shock us in Dublin?

Four goals scored against Macedonia last Friday, and four against
Slovakia away in September, have bought one of Europe’s minnows some
serious street cred.

So should the fans who will throng the Aviva Stadium tonight get the
worry beads out?

Not if the Irish players perform to their capabilities, says former
international striker Frank Stapleton, who has twice scouted Armenia
for Trapattoni.

Stapleton first viewed Armenia v Uzbekistan (3-1) in a friendly back
in May 2010 before the qualifying series began, and he saw them in
Lithuania last August, when they won 3-0.

“They’ve got a decent work ethic and with the results they’ve achieved,
they demand respect,” he said.

“They’re not a big physical team. Obviously they’re playing with
the most confidence they’ve ever had and this is the best run in
their history.

“I would expect us to win but it won’t be comfortable because we’ll
never make it comfortable for ourselves.

“We’ve got to go out and play to our capabilities and keep our cool.

That’s the strength of the manager. He’ll calm the players and will
be very positive in what he wants from them.”

ARMENIA gained its independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991
and a year later its football federation came into existence.

History was made when they played their first international on October
14, 1992 against Moldova.

Their first venture into an international tournament was in 1994
away to Belgium — lost 2-0 — when Armenia opened their qualifying
campaign for Euro ’96. In September 1995, Macedonia were the first
country Armenia defeated in competitive football.

Since then they have settled in as part of the international football
family in UEFA and FIFA qualifiers without achieving the holy grail
of reaching a major finals.

They have eight clubs playing in the Armenian Premier League, but
their better players tend to operate mainly in Russia and the Ukraine.

Ian Porterfield, the former Sunderland star, managed the team from
2006-07. He is credited with improving the mindset of the international
team. However, he died in ’07 of cancer.

Present coach Vardan Minasyan was an assistant to Porterfield,
and took charge of the senior side in ’09. He is benefiting from
the ongoing development of good talent at under-age level to bring
Armenia to a new level.

THE Irish team went to Armenia in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier
and escaped with a 1-0 victory, courtesy of a 76th-minute goal by
Keith Fahey.

Since then, Minasyan has overhauled his team to the extent that
only six of the players who started against Ireland in September of
last year featured from the outset in their 4-1 win over Macedonia
last Friday,

They were goalkeeper Roman Berezovski, defender and captain Sargus
Hovsepyan, midfielders Karlen Lazarian, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Artur
Edigaryan and striker Yura Moysisyan.

Striker Marcos Pizelli, who scored against Macedonia, was an unused
sub in the game against Ireland.

Mkhitaryan (22) of Shakhtar Donetsk has since grown in stature and
has scored five times in the campaign — as has Gevorg Ghazaryan.

Another big threat comes from 24- year-old Moysisyan, who has notched
up four goals from 10 appearances, having made his competitive debut
against Ireland in Yerevan.

ANY team that can hammer Slovakia 4-0 away and get another four against
Macedonia must be respected, it’s really all about the Irish players
and their approach tonight.

The confidence which was clearly flowing through the players when
they gathered in Dublin last week should only be enhanced by the win
in Andorra.

Yes, it was only 2-0, but Russia didn’t do any better in the tiny
principality in the Pyrenees.

And before we make too much of Armenia, let’s realise they caught
Slovakia on the hop, with the Slovaks over-confident after emerging
from Dublin with a hard-fought draw.

It should be noted that Macedonia are in the early stages of new
management under John Toshack, and they had nothing to play for
last Friday.

Toshack doesn’t have much time to get to know his players and his
selection options, so that was a ripe opportunity for Armenia.

Credit to Armenia for justifying the respect they gained from the
Irish players after that 1-0 win back in September 2010, but they
need to be put firmly in their place at the Aviva Stadium tonight.

Three points please, and let’s march into the play-offs with heads
held high.

– Liam Kelly

BOZKIR: I FIND IT HARD TO UNDERSTAND SARKOZY’S RECENT REMARKS

Andolu Agency, Turkey
Oct 11 2011

Chairman of the Turkish Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee and
a Justice and Development (AK) Party deputy from the north-western
province of Istanbul, Volkan Bozkir, said Tuesday that he found it
hard to understand French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s recent remarks
on Turkey.

Speaking to the AA in Milan where he arrived for an international
conference, Volkan Bozkir said that he was disappointed by the remarks
Sarkozy made during a recent visit to Armenia.

Sarkozy’s remarks could hurt Turkish-French relations, Bozkir said.

Touching on Turkey-EU relations, Bozkir said that it was out of
question for Turkey to hold talks with the Greek Cypriot administration
during their EU term presidency in the second half of 2012.

We will not hold talks with an entity that we do not recognize just
because they have assumed EU term presidency for six months, Bozkir
also said.