Author: Badalian Vardan

PERMYAKOV NOT TO BE HANDED OVER TO THE ARMENIAN SIDE

16:53, 13 Jan 2015

The Prosecutor’s Offices of Armenia and Russia have discussed
the details of the mass slaying in Gyumri, Press Service of the
Prosecutor’s Office reports. The parties stressed that the guilty
should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

The perpetrator of the crime, Valery Permyakov, is a citizen of
the Russian Federation and is under the control of the Russian
law-enforcement bodies. Therefore, the issue of handing over Permyakov
to the Armenian party is not subject to discussion in compliance
with Article 61.1 of the Russian Constitution, which states that
“the citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deported out of
Russia or extradited to another state.”

Similarly, no citizen of the Republic of Armenia has ever been
extradited to another country, in accordance with a ban set by Article
30.1 of the Armenian Constitution.

The investigation is carried out by the law-enforcement bodies of
Armenia and Russia. The Armenian side will work consistently to ensure
that the guilty are held accountable by law.

SQUADRON COMMANDERS AND BATTALION CHIEFS IN ARMENIA TO BE AUTHORIZED TO STOP AZERBAIJAN’S SABOTAGES AND RAIDS INDEPENDENTLY

by Ashot Safaryan

Monday, January 12, 16:09

Squadron commanders and battalion chiefs in Armenia will be authorized
to stop Azerbaijan’s sabotages and raids independently.

Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan has already prepared a
relevant order. The minister said at the January 12 meeting at the
Defense Ministry the order consists of 7 points implying strengthening
of the combat duty on the forefront, improvement of the monitoring
system, upgrading of the combat efficiency of the Armenian Armed
Forces frontier subdivisions etc.

“The enemy must be punished severely for its sabotages. It is necessary
to take preventive measures too. From now on, the squadron commanders
and battalion chiefs are authorized to develop and take preventive
measures after studying the strong and weak sides of the enemy. I
urge everyone to give the commanders such freedom of actions,”
Ohanyan said addressing the generalship.

Summing up the results of the past year, the minister said it was
tense and rich with events. Ohanyan said the army crimes were halved
due to the efforts and measures of the Armed Forces leadership.

CENTRAL BANK RAISES MINIMUM AMOUNT OF BANKS TOTAL CAPITAL TO 30 BILLION DRAMS FROM 5 BILLION DRAMS

YEREVAN, January 12. / ARKA /. Armenia’s Central Bank has decided
to raise the minimum amount of commercial banks’ total capital to 30
billion drams from the current 5 billion drams from January 1, 2017.

According to a Central Bank’s press release, the banks established
before January 1, 2017 will have to meet the new requirement- that
is to have 30 billion drams worth total capital.

According to the press release, the measure is aimed at encouraging
mergers and consolidation of banks, which is expected to create a
sound competitive environment and make banking services more available.

The regulator said also it expects this measure to increase the
flexibility and the ability of the banking system to withstand
shocks in different economic situations, and help advance financial
intermediation.

The Central Bank said a series of meetings with bank shareholders
show that virtually all are ready for raising their capitalization
that will make the system more attractive and steady.

The measure was also welcomed by a number of international financial
organizations, which are ready to make investments in the Armenian
banks.

“The change applies equally to all banks in Armenia. The deadline is
enough for all the banks to bring their activities into compliance
with the regulatory requirement,” the Central Bank said.

The last time the Central Bank increased the minimum size of total
capital from 2.4 billion drams to 5 billion drams was in January 2009.

According to 2014 data, the total capital of only five Armenian
banks met and even exceeded the new requirement, while four banks’
capital was below 10 billion drams. There are now 21 commercial banks
in Armenia and also the Pan-Armenian bank.-0-

PRESIDENT SARGSYAN HOLDS URGENT CONSULTATIONS ON GYUMRI CRIME

16:42, 12 Jan 2015

President Serzh Sargsyan held urgent consultations with the heads of
law-enforcement bodies on theheinous crime in Gyumri.

The President stressed the importance of ascertaining the details of
the case, detaining the guilty and holding them accountable.

The leadership of the Russian Military Base in Gyumri cooperates with
the Armenian law-enforcement bodies and provides practical support
to the investigation of the case.

All necessary measures are being taken to find the criminal.

President Sargsyan offers his condolences to the relatives of the
victims and shares the endless sorrow and pain.

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES PART IN UNITY MARCH IN PARIS

14:12, 12 Jan 2015

On January 11, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the
Unity March in Paris, symbolizing an act of solidarity of international
community in fight against terrorism and intolerance, dedicated to
the memory of victims of terrorist acts committed in the capital of
France on January 7-9.

About 50 Heads of States, Governments and international organizations,
as well as Ministers for Foreign Affairs arrived in Paris to take
part in the March.

The President of the French Republic Francois Hollande received
representatives of the delegations in the Elysee Palace before the
start of the March. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia,
conveying the RA President’s condolences to the President of France,
expressed support and solidarity of the Armenian people to the people
and authorities of friendly France.

ARMENIAN HUMORIST OF CHARLIE HEBDO: WE NOW HAVE MORE REASONS TO CONTINUE

01.09.2015 13:37NEWS

Mathieu Madenian, the humorist and columnist of Armenian origin who
worked for Charlie Hebdo was saved from the massacre in which 12
people died because he didn’t go to work that day.

Madenian has worked for Charlie Hebdo since September, and had sent a
text message to his editor Charb a few hours before the attack that
took place at 11.30 on January 7, telling him that he was not going
to attend the meeting that morning.

Speaking to Canal+, Madenian found out about the attack from his
mother’s message asking him where he was, and said that he was only
thinking about his friends who died.

Madenian added that like many other employees of the magazine, he,
too, constantly received threat messages, and that their chief editor
Charb for whom Al-Qaida had issued a ‘fatwa of death’ had been forced
to live with two bodyguards.

Madenian says, ‘We now have more reasons to continue’.

DÝKKAT: 7 Ocak’ta gercekleþen saldýrýdan, derginin genel yayýn
yonetmeni Charb’ýn yaný sýra Cabu, Wolinski gibi derginin ‘beyin
kadrosunu’ oluþturan cizerler hayatýný kaybetti. > saldýrýda

The attack that took place on January 7 took the lives of 12 people
including chief editor Charb, and legendary cartoonists Cabu and
Wolinski who formed the core team of the magazine.

MESSAGE DE CONDOLEANCES DU CATHOLICOS DE TOUS LES ARMENIENS AU PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBIQUE FRANCAISE

CHARLIE HEBDO

Le 9 janvier, sa Saintete Karekine II, Patriarche supreme et Catholicos
de tous les Armeniens a adresse un message de condoleances a monsieur
Francois Hollande, President de la Republique francaise, condamnant
l’action terroriste organisee contre le journal >
qui a provoque la mort de douze personnes.

Le Patriarche ecrit >. Tout en priant pour le repos des
âmes des victimes, sa Saintete exhorte l’opinion publique mondiale a
condamner toutes les formes de terrorisme au nom de la paix du monde,
du renforcement de la paix et de la stabilite.

lundi 12 janvier 2015, Ara (c)armenews.com

MESSE ET DEPET DE GERBE A L’EGLISE ARMENIENNE SAINT-SAHAG A LA MEMOIRE DES VICTIMES DE CHARLIE HEBDO – PHOTOS

VALENCE (DRÔME)-CHARLIE HEBDO

Une messe a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo s’est deroulee
dimanche 11 decembre a l’Eglise armenienne Saint-Sahag de Valence,
celebree par le père Antranig Maldjian. Puis le public fut invite par
le Père Maldjian a un depôt de gerbe devant le Khatchkar dans la cour
de l’Eglise Saint-Sahag.

De nombreux jeunes tenaient des affiches >. Le père
Antranig Maldjian prononca quelques mots pour expliquer la volonte
de l’Eglise armenienne de sa solidarite avec les caricaturistes
assassines. Puis, accompagne des membres de l’Eglise armenienne et
des dames de l’Eglise il remit une gerbe de fleurs devant le Khatchkar.

Le père Antranig Maldjian donna la parole au caricaturiste valentinois
Krikor Amirzayan. > dit Krikor Amirzayan avant
de deposer a son tour une gerbe de fleurs. Puis Antranig Maldjian,
accompagne des diacres Bedig Ohanian et Vartkes Vartanian prononca
le > (Notre père, en armenien).

Une messe a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo a l’Eglise
armenienne Saint-Sahag de Valence Le père Antranig Maldjian, messe a la
memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo Messe a la memoire des victimes
de Charlie Hebdo a l’Eglise armenienne Saint-Sahag de Valence Prière
a l’Eglise armenienne Saint Sahag de Valence (Drôme) a la memoire
des victimes de Charlie Hebdo Prière a l’Eglise armenienne Saint
Sahag de Valence (Drôme) a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo
Prière devant le khatchkar dans la cour de l’Eglise armenienne Saint
Sahag de Valence (Drôme) a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo
Prière devant le khatchkar dans la cour de l’Eglise armenienne Saint
Sahag de Valence (Drôme) a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo
Prière devant le khatchkar dans la cour de l’Eglise armenienne Saint
Sahag de Valence (Drôme) a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo
Le père Antranig Maldjian Le caricaturiste de la presse armenienne
Krikor Amirzayan, très emu, honore la memoire de ses confrères de
Charlie Hebdo Krikor Amirzayan (a gauche de dos) fait un discours
Le public venue dans la cour de l’Eglise armenienne Saint Sahag de
Valence (Drôme) se recueillir a la memoire des victimes de Charlie
Hebdo Krikor Amirzayan “les terroristes islamistes ont voulu tuer la
Liberte de parole de la Republique francaise en s’attaquant a Charlie
Hebdo” Depôt de gerbe par le caricaturiste armenien Krikor Amirzayan
a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo, devant le khatchkar dans
la cour de l’Eglise armenienne Saint-Sahag de Valence (Drôme) Depôt
de gerbe par le caricaturiste armenien Krikor Amirzayan a la memoire
des victimes de Charlie Hebdo, devant le khatchkar dans la cour de
l’Eglise armenienne Saint-Sahag de Valence (Drôme) Une ceremonie
religieuse a Valence (Drôme) a l’Eglise armenienne Saint-Sahag de
Valence a la memoire des victimes de Charlie Hebdo

lundi 12 janvier 2015, Stephane (c)armenews.com

NKR DEFENSE MINISTRY: AZERBAIJAN USED DRONES ALONG LINE OF CONTACT

12:20 12/01/2015 >> SOCIETY

The ceasefire violations increased at the Line of Contact between
Karabakh and Azerbaijani troops on January 10 and on the night
of January 11, the press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense
Ministry reported.

Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire about 200 times, with over 2,000
shots fired at Karabakh frontline positions from guns of various
calibers.

Besides, Azerbaijan used drones along the Line of Contact.

NKR Defense Army’s forces keep the situation under control and take
response actions when necessary.

Source: Panorama.am

EU Ambassador: South Stream project is under consideration

13:38, 10.01.2015

YEREVAN. – The issue of South Stream is under consideration of
relevant stakeholders in the European Commission, including member
states that are concerned in the matter, the head of EU delegation to
Armenia Traian Hristea told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Asked whether Europe has an alternative to Russian energy resources,
Hrisrea said there is always an alternative.

“Of course, there may be better use of energy resources by increase of
efficiency and diversification of resources, but it is not the issue
that can be solved during today or tomorrow. This decision by Russia
is to change the role, not destination of these resources,” he said.

Russian president Vladimir Putin announced decision to halt South
Stream project after his talks in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart
Recep Tayiip Erdogan on December 1.

Armenia News – NEWS.am