Author: Badalian Vardan

SOME CIS STATES ARE SOWING HATRED AT STATE LEVEL – ARMENIAN DEPUTY SPEAKER

October 09, 2013 | 11:32

Terrorism occurs where there is no tolerance, which leads to radical
nationalist sentiments in society, Armenian Deputy Speaker Edward
Sharmazanov said at a meeting of the standing committee on defense
and security of the CIS Inter-parliamentary Assembly in St. Petersburg.

Addressing the participants, Sharmazanov noted that the fight against
terrorism is on the agenda of the CIS countries, including Armenia. He
also expressed regret over the fact that in CIS area there are still
countries sowing inter-ethnic and inter-religious enmity.

He stressed that some CIS countries, considering certain nations their
enemies, are sowing hatred in new generations. He also noted that the
emergence of terrorism contributes to the arms race and belligerent
calls aimed at resolving confrontation.

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WORLD POWERS HAVE BEGUN CREATING UNIVERSAL MAN IN ARMENIA – POLITICIAN

October 09, 2013 | 12:07

YEREVAN. – The events unrolling in and around Armenia can be portrayed
as the designing of the universal man.

Karabakh Committee former member, politician Ashot Manucharyan stated
the aforesaid during a press conference on Wednesday.

He added that, sadly, all this is formed under external impulses.

In Manucharyan’s words, a universal man is the same in all countries
of the world.

“A universal man is a man who is principally an infringement against
humanity because [, in this way,] the very important human qualities
are disappearing,” he argued.

As per Ashot Manucharyan, the world powers have begun such process
all over the world, including in Armenia,

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REVUE DE PRESSE N1 – 09/10/13 – COLLECTIF VAN

Publie le : 09-10-2013

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN [Vigilance
Armenienne contre le Negationnisme] vous propose une revue de presse
des informations parues dans la presse francophone, sur les thèmes
concernant la Turquie, le genocide armenien, la Shoah, le genocide
des Tutsi, le Darfour, le negationnisme, l’Union europeenne, Chypre,
etc… Nous vous suggerons egalement de prendre le temps de lire ou
de relire les informations et traductions mises en ligne dans notre
rubrique Par
ailleurs, certains articles en anglais, allemand, turc, etc, ne sont
disponibles que dans la newsletter Word que nous generons chaque jour.

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Turquie : l'” habitus ” negationniste, un modèle de citoyennete
Info Collectif VAN – – ” Le crime a ete et
est toujours commis en notre nom et pour nous, au nom de l’islam
et de la ” turcite “, dont nous avons naturellement, si ce n’etait
pas volontairement, herite et dont nous jouissons des privilèges –
de nouveau independamment du fait que ce soit ou non notre choix –
en tant que non-Armeniens et non-chretiens. Ainsi, inevitablement,
nous contribuons a cet habitus negationniste post-genocide, pour
nombre d’entre nous sans le vouloir. La reconnaissance du genocide
devrait donc commencer a un niveau personnel pour les membres du
groupe des auteurs, en ayant la volonte de porter la responsabilite
et le sentiment de honte pour le crime commis au nom de l’identite
ethnique et religieuse a laquelle nous sommes attaches, et pour
le bien du système dont nous faisons partie. ” Ayse Gunaysu, la
militante turque des droits de l’homme, membre de l’IHD, signe
comme a l’accoutumee un texte coup de poing, destine a reveiller
ses compatriotes turcs et kurdes, y compris ceux qui se disent
sensibilises a la reconnaissance du genocide armenien de 1915. Le
Collectif VAN vous propose la traduction de son article en anglais,
paru sur le site Armenian Weekly le 2 octobre 2013.

France : les Roms condamnes a l’errance Info Collectif VAN –
– “Dans un nouveau rapport sur la situation
des Roms en France, Amnesty International denonce une politique
insuffisante qui n’a pas interrompu le cycle infernal des expulsions
forcees. Intitule ” Condamnes a l’errance. Les expulsions forcees
des Roms en France “, ce rapport revient sur les differentes mesures
prises par le gouvernement depuis un an et leurs consequences sur la
situation des Roms en France”. Le Collectif VAN vous invite a lire
cette information publiee sur le site d’Amnesty International le 25
septembre 2013.

Presse armenienne : Revue du 7 octobre 2013 Info Collectif VAN –
– “A Vilnius, l’Armenie devrait signer l’accord de
readmission et de la facilitation du regime des visas/ Les quotidiens
rapportent les propos du Commissaire europeen a l’elargissement,
Stefan Fule, qui dit esperer que l’Ukraine signe et que la Georgie et
la Moldavie paraphent en novembre l’accord d’association et l’accord
sur la zone de libre-echange avec l’UE.

Concernant l’Armenie et l’Azerbaïdjan, il prevoit que soit signe
l’accord de readmission et de la facilitation du regime des visas”. Le
Collectif VAN vous presente cette Revue de Presse parue sur le site
de l’Ambassade de France en Armenie le 7 octobre 2013.

Le voile a fait son entree dans l’administration en Turquie Pour la
première fois depuis 1982, les femmes ont pu porter hier le foulard
islamique dans la fonction publique et les hommes sont egalement
autorises a porter la barbe. Une vraie revolution portee par Recep
Tayyip Erdogan. Le Premier ministre islamo-conservateur l’avait annonce
le 30 septembre dernier lors d’un discours consacre aux reformes
visant selon lui a democratiser le pays : “C’est une interdiction
douloureuse qui a cause beaucoup de souffrance pour les parents des
jeunes. Elle est enfin terminee. Une ère sombre a pris fin”.

L’Institut-Musee du Genocide armenien et le centre de l’Holocauste
de Russie ont signe un memorandum de cooperation L’Institut-Musee du
Genocide armenien et le Centre de l’Holocauste de Russie ont signe
un accord de cooperation le 19 septembre. Le document a ete signe par
le co-president du Centre ” Holocauste ” Ilya Altman et le directeur
du musee du genocide armenien Hayk Demoyan.

Turquie: fin de l’interdiction du voile dans les administrations
En Turquie, les femmes sont desormais autorisees a porter le voile
islamique dans les institutions publiques. Cette mesure a ete publiee
ce mardi au journal officiel. Les fonctionnaires hommes sont egalement
autorises a porter la barbe.

Armenie desire poursuivre sa cooperation avec l’UE Edouard Nalbandian a
affirme que l’Armenie souhaite poursuivre la cooperation avec l’Union
europeenne dans toutes les directions possibles, en se basant sur les
realisations mutuelles et les progrès realises au cours des dernières
annees. Le ministre des Affaires etrangères a affirme cela lors de
sa rencontre a Bruxelles avec le Haut representant pour les affaires
etrangères et la politique de securite de l’UE, Catherine Ashton.

La Turquie reduit ses previsions de croissance 2013 et 2014 Le
gouvernement turc a reduit mardi ses previsions de croissance pour
2013 et 2014, tout en tablant sur une diminution progressive du
deficit des comptes courants. Presentant le programme de moyen terme
du gouvernement, le vice-Premier ministre Ali Babacan a explique que
la croissance serait de 3,6% cette annee, au lieu d’une prevision
precedente de 4,0%.

L’info vue par la TRT (1) Le Collectif VAN vous propose cet article
publie sur la TRT (Television & Radio de Turquie). Les articles de
ce site ne sont pas commentes de notre part. Ils peuvent contenir
des propos negationnistes envers le genocide armenien ou d’autres
informations a prendre sous toute reserve. “L’Union africaine qui
a suspendu l’adhesion de l’Egypte suite au coup d’Etat, a entrepris
une tournee pour la democratie”.

Armement-La Chine veut rassurer sur un accord avec la Turquie Le
ministère chinois des Affaires etrangères a juge mardi sans objet les
preoccupations exprimees par les Etats-Unis et l’Otan après l’annonce
la semaine dernière par la Turquie de la production d’un système de
defense antimissile en commun avec un groupe chinois.

Turquie : le port du voile autorise dans l’administration La Turquie
a leve mardi une interdiction qui empechait les femmes de se voiler
dans la fonction publique. La mesure fait partie d’une serie de
reformes annoncee le 30 septembre par le Premier ministre Recep
Tayyip Erdogan qui en est l’instigateur. Ses opposants denoncent
“un nouveau pas vers un Etat de religion”.

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DEBUT DE L’APPLICATION DE LA LOI D’AMNISTIE EN ARMENIE

Justice

Des centaines de detenus en Armenie devraient etre liberes des prisons
après une loi d’amnistie generale adoptee par le parlement la semaine
dernière. Son application a commence dès hier.

Dans l’ensemble, on prevoit que la loi adoptee a l’occasion du 22ème
anniversaire de l’independance de l’Armenie concernera entre 1 300
de 4 600 detenus. Environ 600 vont etre liberes immediatement, tandis
que les autres verront leur peine de prison raccourcie.

La loi s’applique aux condamnes qui ont commis des crimes avant le
1er septembre 2013, y compris ceux qui purgent des peines pour des
crimes, tels que l’assassinat et le viol.

Selon le ministère de la justice, les donnees sur les condamnes
amnisties seront publiees après le 14 octobre.

Pendant ce temps, des experts en droit supposent qu’un certain nombre
d’anciens hauts responsables condamnes feront partis des beneficiaires
de la legislation. L’un d’eux, l’ancien chef de la police routière
Markar Ohanian, a ete libere de la prison d’Erevan hier matin.

Le colonel Ohanian, arrete en 2011, a plus tard ete condamne a six ans
de prison pour avoir commis un detournement de fonds publics de grande
echelle. Il a ete accueilli par de nombreux amis a sa liberation. Il
a refuse de repondre aux questions des journalistes, en affirmant
seulement qu’il se rendait chez lui et ne voulait pas en parler.

Parmi ceux qui sont susceptibles de beneficier de l’amnistie, on compte
plusieurs jeunes membres de l’opposition, y compris le militant du
Congrès National Armenien Tigran Arakelian. Il purge une peine de
six ans de prison pour avoir pretendument agresse un agent de police.

L’appel d’Arakelian est toujours en cours. Si sa peine actuelle est
augmentee, il sera probablement admissible a une liberation.

L’amnistie actuelle est la neuvième depuis que l’Armenie a acquis
son independance et la troisième au cours des quatre dernières
annees. Les deux actes anterieurs passes en 2009 et 2011 ont
abouti a la liberation d’un grand nombre de membres de l’opposition
condamnes sur des accusations decoulant de leur rôle presume dans
les affrontements post- electoraux en mars 2008.

mercredi 9 octobre 2013, Claire ©armenews.com

DHL PREPARES AN AIRPORT IN ARMENIA FOR EMERGENCIES

WebWire
Oct 8 2013

WEBWIRE – Tuesday, October 08, 2013

~U “Get Airports Ready for Disaster” training program in Yerevan
~U 20 airports worldwide have already received training

Deutsche Post DHL is taking its GARD program (“Get Airports Ready
for Disaster”) to the Zvartnots international airport in the Armenian
capital of Yerevan and the Gyumri regional airport in the northwestern
part of the country. The training will take place from October 7-10
and will prepare airport personnel and infrastructure for the special
logistical challenges that accompany natural disasters. The training
demonstrates how logistics capacities and local expertise can be
optimally utilized, bottlenecks prevented and inbound relief supplies
handled quickly and efficiently after an extreme natural event.

Twenty-five years ago, Armenia was hit by a devastating earthquake
that left some 25,000 people dead. One of the 60 most disaster-prone
countries in the world, the country faces a heightened risk of natural
catastrophes, including earthquakes, drought and flooding.

“Again and again, we have experienced that natural disasters pose
special challenges for logistics in particular and require a fast
support,” said Christof Ehrhart, Director of Corporate Communications
und Responsibility at Deutsche Post DHL. “Our GARD initiative is
designed to provide our logistics know-how to local experts in a timely
fashion and thus make the work following a natural disaster easier.”

After conducting successful GARD trainings in Indonesia, Nepal,
Bangladesh, Lebanon, Turkey, El Salvador, the Philippines and Panama,
DHL, the world’s leading transport and logistics company, together
with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will head to
Yerevan and Gyumri and provide emergency preparedness training to
its 22nd airport.

Disaster preparedness and risk reduction

“Lessons from the devastating earthquake in 1988 forced national
authorities to reconsider their response to natural disasters. For
almost a decade, UNDP has been supporting national counterparts
to increase awareness, to promote disaster preparedness and risk
reduction, to establish the concept of national disaster management;
as well as to change institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks.

Substantial progress has been made – a National Disaster Risk Reduction
Strategy and Action Plan have been developed and a National Platform
was officially adopted by the government,” said Claire Medina, UNDP
Deputy Resident Representative in Armenia.

“Airports are considered one of the most important and strategic
objects of any country and their role in emergency preparedness and
response is outstanding. Recently the Ministry of Emergency Situations
of the Republic of Armenia took control over the “Stepanavan” airport
in the northern part of Armenia. It will be reconstructed and used for
humanitarian purposes! The GARD training will improve the skills of the
airport’s personnel and cooperation between airports and Ministry,”
said Sergey Azaryan, General-Major and Head of Rescue Service,
Ministry of Emergency Situations – Armenia.

Fast and effective processing of relief goods

As part of the program, airport staff and representatives of local
agencies and government authorities will assess the local site and
develop customized and detailed emergency response plans. Employees
from different local airports took part in previous training sessions
so that they could apply what they learned at their own facilities.

Participants will include the Zvartnots airport staff as well as
security officials and government agency representatives. This will
ensure that every participant in the logistics operations internalizes
the training.

“GARD is a very praxis-oriented initiative that makes the work at
airports after a disaster more efficient,” said Edward Kaspersky,
Managing Director of DHL Armenia. “The training makes it possible
for us to work hand-in-hand with Armenian airport employees. We are
pleased to be able to make a contribution here.”

The GARD training program was created in 2009 by Deutsche Post DHL
and UNDP. It was developed on the basis of the personal experiences
of DHL Disaster Response Teams and UN personnel made during relief
operations, and aims at the fast and effective processing of relief
goods. The program is conducted by experienced trainers and logistics
experts from Deutsche Post DHL.

NKR MFA AWARDED ARMENIA’S DIPLOMATIC SCHOOL DIRECTOR

13:45, 8 October, 2013

STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan received the delegation of
students of the Diplomatic School of the Armenian Foreign Ministry on
October 7 2013, headed by the Director of the School Vahe Gabrielyan,
which was on a familiarization visit to Stepanakert. As Armenpress
was reported by the Press Service of the NKR MFA, welcoming the
initiative of the Diplomatic School in organizing annual visits,
the Foreign Minister noted that they started to obtain a traditional
character and expressed confidence that such visits would allow the
future diplomats to form a true and accurate view on the political,
cultural, and economic life in Artsakh.

Karen Mirzoyan presented to the students of the Diplomatic School the
main directions of the NKR foreign policy, the tasks of the Ministry
and the structure and functions of the NKR MFA.

The NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan answered numerous questions
of the participants.

At the end of the meeting, Minister Karen Mirzoyan awarded Vahe
Gabrielyan with the jubilee commemorative medal dedicated to the 20th
anniversary of the NKR MFA.

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NA VICE PRESIDENT MEETS WITH THE MEMBERS OF EU-ARMENIA FRIENDSHIP GROUP

07.10.2013

On October 7 the RA NA Vice President Hermine Naghdalyan met with
the members of EU-Armenia Friendship Group, who took part in the
international forum with the heading “Artsakh Liberation Struggle:
from Gyulistan Until Now” dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Artsakh
liberation struggle in Stepanakert on October 3-6.

In Yerevan the guests visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex,
paid respect to the memory of the Genocide victims, got acquainted
with the exhibits of the museum accompanied by the Head of the Hay
Dat/Armenian Cause Committee of Europe Gaspar Karapetyan.

In the course of the meeting the RA NA Vice President touched upon
the RA foreign policy, the EU-Armenia dialogue, problems of regional
security, Armenia-Turkey relations, and the Karabakh problem. The
Vice President highlighted the guests’ visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Mrs
Naghdalyan noted that in the person of the guests, the Nagorno Karabakh
and Armenia have the best friends in different European countries,
and they fulfill honest mission, condemning the Genocide, which refers
not only to the Armenians, but also the whole civilized humankind. She
highlighted the activity of Armenia-Belgium Friendship Group and in
general, the role of the people’s diplomacy between the parliaments.

The member of the Belgian Senate Andre du Bus de Warnaffe thanked the
Vice President for the reception and said that they had opportunity
to get a real picture both about Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh and
they would share their positive impressions with their counterparts.

ENERGY MINISTER: RUSSIAN GAS TARIFF FOR ARMENIA WILL MAKE UP $189 IN CASE OF ARMENIA’S ACCESSION TO CUSTOMS UNION

by Ashot Safaryan
Tuesday, October 8, 15:36

Russian gas tariff for Armenia will make up $189 in case of Armenia’s
accession to the Customs Union, Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources of Armenia Armen Movsisyan told media, Tuesday. He recalled
that the negotiations for a 30% subsidy of the gas tariff by Russia had
been held yet before Yerevan’s decision to access the Customs Union.

“Now that agreement will be significantly simplified. This means
that the gas export tax in Russia will not apply to Armenia. It
makes up some 30% of the gas tariff. If Armenia refused to join the
Customs Union the current tariff – $270 per 1000 cu m – would be left
unchanged. Meanwhile, in case of accessing the Union, the tariff will
be reduced to $189. Gas will be delivered to Armenia nearly on the
tariffs operating in Russia plus transit costs,” the minister said.

He said that the tariff will not be increased in future. Neither will
it be reduced. In response to ArmInfo’s question about the fate of
Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, the minister said that it is an alternative
gas pipeline from the viewpoint of the country’s energy security, but
it is not alternative from the viewpoint of economic efficiency. The
minister said that Iranian gas costs $150 higher than the Russian.

Speaking of the date and terms of Armenia’s accession to the Customs
Union, Movsisyan said that a huge work is yet to be done; nearly 120
documents are to be coordinated and signed. “I cannot announce any
date,” he said.

The minister does not think the gas factor determining in the decision
to join the CU. It is necessary to assess the economic possibilities
of Armenia more realistically, as the key sales market of the Armenian
products is Russia. This situation will not change for another 15-20
years, he said.

MEMBER OF GIBRAHAY COMMUNITY HAGOP DIKRANIAN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE HISTORIC SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC HUNCHAKIAN PARTY

Gibrahayer e-magazine – Nicosia – The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
(SDHP) concluded its 20th General Congress on September 14 in Armenia.

Delegates representing 17 countries around the world had closed door
meetings and addressed a number of issues of national and political
importance to the party.

During the final day of the congress, SDHP have elected new central
committee. Furthermore, Armenian Cypriot Hagop Dikranian was elected
chairman who will lead the party for the next 4 years.

Paying tribute to all those who lost their lives defending the
Armenian nation, the newly elected SDHP Central Committee’s first
official function was to lay a wreath at the Yeraplur memorial.

After Assadour Devledian who is the Vice-Chairman of the Central
Board of the Ramgavar Party, Dikranian becomes the second Gibrahay,
holding a top post in an Armenian political party.

ROMANIAN TELEVISION AIRS PROGRAM ABOUT ARMENIA

October 08, 2013 | 18:05

Romanian TV H television on Sunday aired a program about Armenia on
the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of Armenia’s independence.

The guest of the program, historian Eduard Antonyan touched upon
Armenia’s history, the role of Armenian community in Romania, music
and traditions, during an hour-long program.

Another program, which will be devoted to the Armenian Genocide and
the global consequences of this crime, will be broadcasted on Romanian
television in the near future.

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