Arthur Javadyan Leaves For Cyprus

ARTHUR JAVADYAN LEAVES FOR CYPRUS

ARMENPRESS
MAY 27, 2011
YEREVAN

CBA President Arthur Javadyan has left for Cyprus to attend IMF/WB
Netherlands subgroup meeting in Limassol from May 27 to 29.

On the meeting will be discussed issues concerning the “Developments
in Europe”, “Problems that the World Bank faces”, “Green Energy and
eternal growth”, “Global and regional financial stability: prospects,
risks and political problems”, etc.

Javadyan will meet with IMF Executive Director Age Bakker, President
of the Greek Central Bank Georgios Papaconstantinou on the sidelines
of the visit, CBA press office reported.

Deep Purple’S Ian Gillan Talks About His Passion For Armenia

DEEP PURPLE’S IAN GILLAN TALKS ABOUT HIS PASSION FOR ARMENIA
by Carlos Ramirez

Noisecreep

May 27 2011

The term “legend” gets thrown around a lot in the metal blogosphere,
but there are few people more worthy of that particular honor than
Ian Gillan. Not only does the 65-year-old singer front eternal hard
rock icons Deep Purple, he’s also had a successful solo career and
even joined Black Sabbath for their 1983 album ‘Born Again.’

“I feel very fortunate to have been able to do what I do for a living,”
Gillan said. “That’s why I want to get the word out about this school
[in Armenia] with the music. It’s the best way I can help out.”

Gillan is talking about a music school he’s helping to rebuild in
Gyumri, Armenia. Noisecreep spoke on the phone with the singer while
he was in Israel promoting WHOCARES, the new project featuring himself,
Tony Iommi, ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, and others.

The band just released a two-song single whose royalties will go
towards funding the music school.

“I’ve been visiting and performing in that part of the world for
years now,” said Gillan. “I feel very connected to the people and
their culture there. Last year I performed with the State Philharmonic
Orchestra of Armenia and it’s one of the highlights of my career. In
1988, there was an earthquake in Armenia and the country is still
trying to recover from it. I think getting this music school up in
Gyumri will make a huge difference.” Gillan has also received the
Armenian Presidential Medal of Honor for his work in the country.

The last time Gillan and Iommi recorded together was on Black Sabbath’s
‘Born Again’ album. Noisecreep asked him if it took a little bit of
time to dust the creative cobwebs off. “It actually happened pretty
quickly. I’ve known Tony for a long time and we came up in the same
scene and music. One of the songs we did for this WHOCARES project
is called ‘Out of My Mind.’ For that one, Tony wrote the most of the
music, the riffs, and then I took that and added the lyrics. It felt
so natural to me.”

‘Holy Water,’ the other track on the WHOCARES single, was co-written
with guitar wizard Steve Morse, Gillan’s bandmate in Deep Purple.

“Tony plays on that one too and did some great stuff for it,”
said Gillan.

The two-song WHOCARES single will be out in America on June 27th via
Eagle Rock Entertainment. The CD will also include a music video and
a 40-minute documentary about Gillan and Iommi’s involvement with
the school.

http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/05/27/deep-purple-ian-gillan-armenia/

One Armenian Was Wounded During The Istanbul Explosion

ONE ARMENIAN WAS WOUNDED DURING THE ISTANBUL EXPLOSION

AZG DAILY
27-05-2011

On May 25, an Armenian was wounded as a result of deafening explosion
near “Akmerkez” business center in Ethyler district of Istanbul. The
name of the Armenian is Hakob, his second name; age and citizenship
still are not known. He was taken to Sisli Etfal hospital.

Karabakh President Opened Shushi City Central Library

KARABAKH PRESIDENT OPENED SHUSHI CITY CENTRAL LIBRARY

news.am
May 26 2011
Armenia

SHUSHI. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) President Bako Sahakyan
participated in opening ceremony of Shushi city Central Library and
Khazanchetsots street.

The construction was made possible through Hayastan All-Armenian fund
donations. Bako Sahakyan expressed his acknowledgement to Hayastan
All-Armenian fund for implementing rehabilitation projects in Shushi,
emphasizing that the fastest ground for city’s development is the
consolidation of Armenians’ forces and implementation of joint projects
there, NKR presidential press service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

BAKU: US Ambassador: Statement By Presidents Stresses Importance Of

US AMBASSADOR: STATEMENT BY PRESIDENTS STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

Trend
May 26 2011
Azerbaijan

The statement by the presidents of the USA, Russia and France stressed
the importance of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, the U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said
Thursday.

“I have not yet read the text of the statement, but I think it
is similar to previous ones. I can say that the very existence
of that statement says about how closely the Presidents Barack
Obama of the U.S., Dimitry Medvedev of Russia and Nicolas Sarkozy
of France are watching what is happening in the process of peace
talks on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The statement reiterates that
there is nothing more important than making maximum efforts within
the OSCE Minsk Group in the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict peaceful settlement,” Bryza told reporters Thursday during
presentation of “The Great Theft” by Khaled Abou El Fadl, as well as
its translation into Azerbaijani.

The Presidents of the U.S, Russia and France called on the Armenian
and Azerbaijani leaders to demonstrate the political will and to
finalize the work over the basic principles [of the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] during the upcoming Armenian-Azerbaijani
summit in June.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. –
are currently holding the peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.

L’ancien Dirigeant Chypriote-Turc Denktash Dans Un Etat "Critique"

L’ANCIEN DIRIGEANT CHYPRIOTE-TURC DENKTASH DANS UN ETAT “CRITIQUE”
Ara

armenews.com
vendredi 27 mai 2011

NICOSIE, 26 mai 2011 (AFP) – L’etat de sante de l’ancien dirigeant
chypriote-turc Rauf Denktash, hospitalise mardi après une embolie
cerebrale, s’est deteriore et est desormais “critique”, a-t-on appris
jeudi de source medicale. “Sa respiration s’est deterioree pendant
la journee (…) son etat est stationnaire mais critique”, a indique
Finn Rasmussen, membre de l’equipe medicale en charge de M. Denktash,
dans la partie nord de la capitale divisee.

Retraite depuis 2005, le premier dirigeant de la Republique turque
de Chypre Nord (RTCN), une entite reconnue par la seule Turquie, a
ete hospitalise mardi soir a l’âge de 87 ans a la suite d’une embolie
cerebrale qui a provoque des pertes de conscience sporadiques et une
perte importante de mobilite sur son côte gauche.

“La paralysie est en regression. Il a commence a bouger partiellement
(…) et c’est un developpement positif”, avait commente mercredi le
Dr Mehmet Ozmenoglu, ajoutant que M. Denktash etait egalement soigne
pour des problèmes cardiaques recurrents chez lui depuis des annees.

Mais une complication pulmonaire “a inverse l’avis positif d’hier”,
a explique jeudi le Dr Erkan Kaptanoglu, precisant que M. Denktash
etait sous assistance respiratoire.

Le problème est un developpement “indesirable mais attendu”, a-t-il
ajoute, indiquant que les medecins se montraient confiants et
esperaient “qu’un traitement fort inverserait la tendance”. Après
des etudes en droit en Grande-Bretagne, Rauf Denktash a represente
la communaute chypriote-turque pendant plus de 40 ans, notamment
comme “president” de la RTCN après sa proclamation en 1983. Fervent
nationaliste, M. Denktash a choisi de renoncer a la politique en
2005 après un vote massif des Chypriotes turcs en faveur d’un plan de
reunification de l’île soumis a referendum par l’ONU en avril 2004,
auquel il etait hostile.

Le plan de paix a echoue en raison du vote negatif des Chypriotes
grecs. Chypre est divisee depuis 1974, date a laquelle la Turquie
a envahi le nord de l’île après un coup d’Etat fomente par des
nationalistes chypriotes-grecs visant a rattacher le pays a la Grèce.

Un Commissaire De L’ONU Fait Pression Pour Plus D’Argent Pour Les Re

UN COMMISSAIRE DE L’ONU FAIT PRESSION POUR PLUS D’ARGENT POUR LES REFUGIES ARMENIENS
Stephane

armenews.com
vendredi 27 mai 2011

Le haut commissaire des Nations unies pour les Refugies Antonio
Guterres a soutenu les efforts de l’Armenie d’attirer des financements
de donnateurs pour la mise a disposition de logements adequats a des
milliers d’armeniens qui se sont enfuis de l’Azerbaïdjan il y a plus
de deux decennies.

Antonio Guterres a fait appel aux agences internationales et aux
gouvernements alors qu’il participait a une conference internationale
sur la question qui se tenait a Erevan.

Le gouvernement d’Armenie espère que la conference l’aidera a attirer
45 millions de $ d’aide qu’il dit etre necessaire pour construire ou
acheter de nouvelles maisons pour environ 1200 familles de refugies
qui vivent toujours dans des conditions difficiles.

Plus de 350000 armeniens d’Azerbaïdjan se sont refugies en Armenie
après le debut du conflit du Nagorno-Karabakh en 1988.

La plupart des refugies armeniens ont ete a la hâte heberges dans
des hôtels, des foyers d’etudiants et autres abris provisoires entre
1988 et 1990. Beaucoup d’entre eux ont par la suite emigre en Russie
et vers d’autres anciennes republiques Sovietiques en raison des
conditions socio-economiques difficiles, tandis que d’autres ont
reussi a trouver des logements convenables soit tout seul ou bien
avec l’appui du gouvernement.

Selon le Service des Migrations 1175 familles manquent d’un logement
de base.

S’exprimant lors de la conference, Antonio Guterres a rappele sa visite
en 2006 a quelques-unes de ces familles. ” ” J’ai ete choque par la
difficulte extreme de leurs conditions, qui affectent inevitablement
les conditions physiques et mentales de ces gens ” a-t-il dit.

” Il y a une solution de cette situation, il a juste besoin d’avoir des
fonds “” a ajoute le fonctionnaire de l’ONU, qui a tenu des reunions
separees avec le President Serge Sarkissian et le Premier ministre
Tigran Sarkissian.

Plus de 80 familles vivant dans un hôtel dans le district de
Nork-Marash d’Eevan, tous des anciens residants de Bakou, ont attendu
une telle solution depuis plus de 20 ans. Gayane Zakharian partage
une pièce avec sa mère et sa fille depuis 1989.

” Nous esperons beaucoup que quelque chose sera decidee lors de cette
conference ” a-t-elle dit au service armenien de RFE/RL. ” On nous
a dit que les donnateurs viennent et ils peuvent fournir l’argent
necessaire pour la construction de nouvelles maisons pour nous “.

” Chaque annee ils promettent que ce sera la dernière annee de
privation mais rien n’est fait en pratique ” a ajoute Zakharian
avec scepticisme.

” Nous ne croyons plus rien desormais ” a dit Anya, une femme âgee. ”
Nous vivons ici depuis 22 ans “.

Le gouvernement armenien a promis en 2004 de fournir a tous les
refugies indigents de nouvelles maisons. Il a arrete d’allouer des
fonds pour ce but avec le debut de la crise financière en 2009.

” Nous nous attendons a ce que la communaute internationale ne
meconnaisse pas les vieux problèmes dont le problème des refugies
armeniens ” a dit le Premier Ministre.

” Nous voulons resoudre ce problème aussitôt que possible ” a dit
Tigran Sarkissian dans des commentaires separes au service armenien
de RFE/RL.

Le seul engagement d’une aide immediate est venu du gouvernement du
Bresil. L’Ambassade bresilienne a Erevan a dit qu’elle contribuera
a hauteur de 50000 $ au programme de logements.

” À cette etape nous n’avons aucuns fonds alloues pour prendre en
charge ce problèmes de logements directement ” a declare le chef de la
Delegation de l’UE a Erevan, Raul de Luzenberger au service armenien
de RFE/RL.

What About Are People Crying And Laughing In Azerbaijan

WHAT ABOUT ARE PEOPLE CRYING AND LAUGHING IN AZERBAIJAN

AZG DAILY
26-05-2011

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan, during
the questions and answers between Armenian National Assembly and
the Armenian Government, answered to the question of Parliamentarian
Gagik Meliqyan. The question was about the withdrawal of the troops
of NKR Defense Army from the two liberated territories, which are
circulated in Azerbaijan. Minister of Foreign Affairs said that that
news is funny.

Mr. Nalbandyan mentioned that Azerbaijan must agree that Artsakh
nation will choose its fate, the negotiations are all about this,
and Azerbaijan authorities must prepare its public opinion just in
this way. “And about what is funny… I don’t think that it also can
be funny also for the UN General Secretary or the co-chairs or the
leaders of the EU the military announcements by Azerbaijanis. Those
announcements about their bellicose position, cease-fire and the
withdrawal of the snipers from the contact line, are not only ignored,
but also mocked and not only in Azerbaijan”, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Armenia noted.

Porn Lover Person At Armenia-EU Workshop Identified

PORN LOVER PERSON AT ARMENIA-EU WORKSHOP IDENTIFIED

news.am
May 25, 2011 | 18:30

YEREVAN. – The man watching porn on his mobile phone at the EU-Armenia
workshop has been identified.

According to the information at the disposal of Armenian News-NEWS.am,
he is Airmen Gevorgyan, Chief Adviser to Armenian Economy Minister.

Earlier he served as Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development.

The Public Relations department of the ministry told Armenian
News-NEWS.am that they had watched the video, but neither refuted
nor confirmed the man in the video is Gevorgyan.

According to them, at the moment Gevorgyan has left for a business
trip to Moscow.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, the video capturing porn
lover person has been shot at a workshop dedicated to EU-Armenia
cooperation. A scene shot by Slaq.am news agency camera shows how
one of the participants enjoys pictures of naked lesbians. Slaq.am
does not release the name of that person.

Dashnaktsutyun Party Demands Resignation Of Armenian Government

DASHNAKTSUTYUN PARTY DEMANDS RESIGNATION OF ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT

news.am
May 25, 2011 | 17:08

YEREVAN. – Ruling Republican Party should bear responsibility
for socio-economic crisis, said ARF Dashnaktsutyun member Armen
Rustamyan during discussions of ARFD initiative on passing a vote of
no confidence in the government.

He stressed that the basis for such an initiative is that the Armenian
government failed to provide pre-announced socio-economic standards,
curbing inflation and increase in number of migrants.

The MP noted that many of current parliament members used to be
ministers and heads of departments in the government and share the
responsibility. Rustamyan stressed that they should abandon politics
after leaving such heritage.

Rustamyan added the government also should resign for its failures.

Political course pursued by the government will further deteriorate
social situation in the country, said head of ARFD parliamentary
group Vahan Hovhannisyan.

Finance Minister Vache Gabrielian blamed the international economic
crisis for the situation in Armenia. However, Gabrielian agreed that
Armenia’s economy is far from being in a great state.