Author: Badalian Vardan

ARMENIA INFORMS OSCE ABOUT THE RECENT BORDER INCIDENT

18:14 05.06.2014

The Armenian Ministry of Defense has informed the Personal
Representative of the OSCE Chairman-on-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk,
about the incident at the border with Nakhijevan.

Andrzej Kasprzyk was invited to the Defense Ministry, Spokesman
Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post.

Contract servicemen Andranik Yeghoyan (born in 1988) and Boris
Gasparyan (born in 1992) were killed today in one of the military
units located in the southeastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani
border as a result of firing from the Azerbaijani side.

TURKISH NATIONALIST MP “ACCUSES” KURDISH MAYOR OF “BEING ARMENIAN”

June 05, 2014 | 00:15

Turkey’s ultra-nationalist and opposition Nationalist Movement Party
(MHP) MP Ozcan Yeniceri has “accused” newly elected City of Agri
Mayor Sirri Sakik of “being Armenian.”

Yeniceri made a scandalous statement by once again using the word
“Armenian” in an offensive context, reported Kanalb website of Turkey.

“I don’t know whether Mr. Sakik is Armenian or Kurdish, but being an
enemy to [Kazım] Karabekir Pasha means being a friend of the Armenian
bandits,” the nationalist deputy stated.

Sakik had announced that his first task as Mayor of Agri will be to
remove the statues of Kazım Karabekir–the commander of the Eastern
Army in the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I–from the city
streets and to rename the city streets named after him.

Sirri Sakik is one of the Turkish parliament’s Kurdish members who
recognize the Armenian Genocide.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY PREVIEW: GERMANY V ARMENIA

SoccerWay
June 4 2014

4 June 2014

After draws in previous FIFA World Cup warm-up matches, Joachim Low
will hope Germany finish with a flourish against Armenia on Friday.

Germany have failed to impress against Poland and Cameroon in recent
weeks as Low’s men were held 0-0 and 2-2 respectively

Low is now hoping for a much better showing in Mainz before Germany
travel to Brazil ahead of their tournament opener against Group G
rivals Portugal on June 16.

Jean-Eric Choupo-Moting netted 12 minutes from time on Sunday to earn
Cameroon a draw and frustrate Germany, leaving Low to bemoan a lack of
“freshness” among his players.

The match with Armenia represents the first since Low named his final
23-man squad and Miroslav Klose is the only recognised striker.

For Armenia, the Mainz encounter will be the side’s third game in 11
days and second against a team bound for the World Cup.

Armenia struggled against Algeria in Sion on Saturday as their African
opponents ran out comfortable 3-1 winners, with Artur Sarkisov getting
a consolation goal early in the second half.

The European minnows are not expected to cause an upset against
Germany, but Low will be hopeful they can provide another stern test.

While the likes of World Cup-bound England have opted to play
friendlies in the United States, where weather conditions are similar
to Brazil, Germany have remained on home soil.

But Low is confident his squad will be able to acclimatise quickly
in South America.

“We gave them a lot of information (about the conditions),” he told the
German Football Association website. “But they have to feel it locally.

“We will fly out early, (and) simulate the competition situation by
training in the midday heat, or at the kick-off times of the games.”

Low fielded a strong side against Cameroon and he is expected to do
the same again, with the likes of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp
Lahm and Klose all due to be involved.

The trio have won a host of silverware at club level, but international
honours have eluded them.

Low added: “Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm have won the UEFA
Champions League and many national titles.

“They already have more than 100 international caps and so many
positives for German football.

“They all have already had great careers but a world title would of
course be the crowning glory, so to speak, the icing on the cake.”

U.S. AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJANI GRADUATES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY TRAINING PROGRAM

Targeted News Service
June 3, 2014 Tuesday 2:49 AM EST

TBILISI, Georgia

The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release:

On June 3 in Tbilisi, the US Ambassador in Georgia as well as
representatives from the governments of Azerbaijan, Armenia and
Georgia will congratulate the third cohort of epidemiology and
laboratory specialists from the South Caucasus Field Epidemiology
and Laboratory Training Program (SC/FELTP). The SC/FELTP is a
partnership between the US-Centers for Disease Control and the
ministries of health and agriculture/state veterinary services in
Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The June 2 graduation comprises 17
specialists, including five Azerbaijani, four Armenian and eight
Georgian technical specialists from the Ministries of Agriculture
and Health of South Caucasus countries.

The Georgia National Center for Disease Control and Public Health
is the host agency and provides offices and classroom space for the
SC/FELTP and for the US CDC office in the South Caucasus Region.

Similar to 50 programs around the globe, the SC/FELTP gives in-service
training to public health and veterinary health specialists working in
the host country. The goal of SC/FELTP is to strengthen epidemiology
and laboratory capacity to detect, control and prevent diseases
affecting humans and animals. Among animal diseases, those also
affecting humans or having the potential to impact food security and
safety are of particular interest.

The SC/FELTP is a two-year program that combines a series of classroom
training and mentored practical work in disease surveillance, outbreak
investigation, prevention and control. Three US CDC specialists, an
epidemiologist, a laboratory scientist and Public Health Management
Specialist are assigned to lead the program in collaboration with
host country counterparts.

AUSTRIA WILL PROVIDE ARMENIA WITH ADDITIONAL LOAN OF 2 MILLION EURO FOR REEQUIPPING CONCERT HALLS AND THEATER

YEREVAN, June 4. / ARKA /. Austria will provide Armenia’s government
with an additional loan of 2 million euro for reequipping two concert
halls and a theater, chief of government staff David Harutyunyan
said today.

He said the Austrian bank Erste had already provided Armenia with
an interest-free loan of 7 million as part of Armenian- Austrian
cooperation in science, technology, trade and economy.

He said the additional loan will be provided at 1.1 percent interest
rate for 1.7 million euros and 3.5 percent for the rest. The loan is
repayable in 11 years.

He said the Armenian government has chosen Austrian companies –
Wagner-Biro Austria Stage Systems AG, SALZBRENNER STAGETEC Audio Video
Mediensystems GmbH, Electronic Theatre Controls GmbH and consortium
Artstech to handle the projects.

He specified that the loan will be used to reequip the Aram
Khachaturian concert hall and provide with illuminating and sound
equipment the Sundukyan National Academic Theatre and Armenian
Philharmonic Orchestra.

The projects are to be completed by August 2015. As a result Armenian
cultural facilities will meet international standards for concert
halls and theaters. -0-

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ARMENIANS TAKE UNIFIED STATE EXAM

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
June 3 2014

3 June 2014 – 2:24pm

Yerevan and regions of Armenia have started the Unified State Exam in
biology, history and geography. Biology exams were taken at Yerevan
State University and 62 high schools, News.am reports.

Gagik Melikyan, the director of the Testing and Evaluation Center,
said that 13 exam centers opened in the country. He said 480 people
were taking biology exams, 320 – geography exams and 150 – history
exams. The number of people taking exams this year dropped by 1500
compared with the previous year.

Yerevan and regions of Armenia have started the Unified State Exam in
biology, history and geography. Biology exams were taken at Yerevan
State University and 62 high schools, News.am reports.

Gagik Melikyan, the director of the Testing and Evaluation Center,
said that 13 exam centers opened in the country. He said 480 people
were taking biology exams, 320 – geography exams and 150 – history
exams. The number of people taking exams this year dropped by 1500
compared with the previous year.

OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE DUE IN ARMENIA FOR AN OFFICIAL VISIT

17:40 03.06.2014

This evening, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister
and President of the Confederation Didier Burkhalter is arriving in
Armenia on an official visit.

Within the framework of the visit, the Presidents of Armenia and
Switzerland will hold a one-on-one meeting followed by broadened
negotiations with the participation of the official delegations.

At the end of the negotiations, Serzh Sargsyan and Didier Burkhalter
will hold a joint press conference. Didier Burkhalter will also
visit Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to pay tribute to the Genocide
victims.

EXPERT: ARMENIA MUST BE MORE PLAIN-SPEAKING WITH RUSSIA

by Nana Martirosyan

ARMINFO
Monday, June 2, 19:36

Armenia must beware of Russia’s contacts with Turkey as this may
result in some anti-Armenian actions, Turkologist Artak Shakaryan
told journalists on Monday.

He believes that despite their improving relations, Russia and Turkey
perfectly know that they are eternal rivals in this region. “We must
take care lest their ties might transform into anti-Armenian actions,”
Shakaryan said, implying possible change of Russia’s attitudes towards
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

He quoted a Russian minister as telling Armenian Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandyan that strategic partners must be plain-speaking
with each other. “A strategic partner is a player who may object to
his partner’s step and suggest a mutually acceptable solution. So,
Armenia must be more plain-speaking with Russia,” Shakaryan said.

LE CONSEIL DE FONDATION ARMENO-SUISSE ARMENOFAS SE REUNIT A ATHENES

GRECE

Du 9 au 11 mai 2014 , le Conseil de la Fondation ARMENOFAS a tenu
sa reunion annuelle en Grèce . La Fondation est la continuation de
l’action humanitaire du peuple suisse qui a commence avec le genocide
armenien . La Federation des Eglises protestantes de Suisse (FEPS )
et le Catholicossat armenien de Cilicie parrainent actuellement la
Fondation . Les membres comprennent le procureur Francois Payot (
vice-president ) et le pasteur Rudolf Renfer ( tresorier ) , nommes
par la FEPS , Mme Teny Pirri – Simonian ( president ) et les membres ,
l’archeveque Khoren Toghramadjian , Mme Haigouhi Yaghdjian (Grèce )
, M. Dikran Jinbashian ( Liban ) et M. Alexan Keucheyan ( Suisse )
ont ete nommes par Sa Saintete Aram I.

Au cours de la reunion de trois jours les membres du Conseil ont
discute des allocations financières pour 2014 et des evenements
commemorant le 100e anniversaire du genocide . En 2014, la Fondation
soutiendra les personnes âgees, offrira des bourses aux etudiants dans
les ecoles armenienne de Grèce et fournira une assistance humanitaire
a la communaute en Syrie par le Catholicos de Cilicie .

En 2015 , la Fondation organisera des activites speciales sous
le patronage de la FEPS et Sa Saintete Aram I a remercie le peuple
suisse pour leur aide pendant le genocide et leur plaidoyer pour la
cause armenienne .

lundi 2 juin 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

UN TURC INTERDIT DE SEJOUR EN AZERBAIDJAN A CAUSE DE SON NOM A CONSONANCE ARMENIENNE

Fait divers

Un lutteur turc aurait ete interdit de penetrer sur le territoire
azerbaïdjanais et donc de participer a une competition majeure a
cause de son nom de famille que les autorites de l’immigration ont
estime avoir une consonance armenienne.

Zafer Noyan, un resident de 24 ans de la ville turque de Diyarbakir,
a pris l’avion direction Bakou la semaine dernière pour participer au
Championnat europeen Armwrestling avec d’autres membres de l’equipe
nationale de Turquie.

Plusieurs services d’information turcs ont rapporte que les agents
d’immigration a l’aeroport de Bakou ont interdit l’entree a Noyan
parce qu’ils pensaient qu’il etait d’origine armenienne. Le jeune
athlète a ete rapatrie vers Istanbul en depit de ses assurances que
son nom de famille et ses origines ethniques ne sont pas armenien.

Il n’est pas precise si les gestionnaires de l’equipe turque et la
Federation europeenne d’Armwrestling ont proteste contre l’expulsion
de Noyan.

Les autorites azerbaïdjanaises ont interdit depuis longtemps aux
ressortissants armeniens et aux citoyens d’origine armenienne de
pays tiers, y compris de Turquie, de voyager en Azerbaïdjan. Ils
considèrent toute presence armenienne dans le pays comme un affront
a son honneur et a la memoire des Azerbaïdjanais tues dans le conflit
non resolu du Haut-Karabagh.

lundi 2 juin 2014, Claire (c)armenews.com