Author: Badalian Vardan

FOWL PLAY: EGG PRODUCERS AGAIN TURNING OUT SUSPICIOUS PRODUCT
By Gohar Abrahamyan

ArmeniaNow
News | 09.10.12 | 14:15

The most controversial sector of the Armenian food market of recent
times – egg production – has once again caught public attention this
time with “super-fresh” eggs with “future” production dates that have
appeared in Yerevan shops.

Since Monday (October 8) Armenian mass media have been circulating
photos of Arax poultry factory eggs with production dates claiming
October 12, when the date hasn’t even arrived yet.

Nonetheless, Arax’s delivery manager Arman Karyan assured ArmeniaNow
that they have no knowledge of the “time machine” and have turned to
the police to investigate the matter.

“Those eggs with Arax labels are not authentic Arax production. It’s
simply impossible. Somebody is messing with our company reputation,”
says Karyan.

However, this is not the first case Arax is involved in a controversy.

Earlier this year, January 29-labeled eggs showed up on shelves on
January 27.

The egg market in general has had a recent series of health
violations. Most recently, monitoring found that expired eggs from
major producers were on sale in Yerevan shops.

Babken Pipoyan, head of the State Food Safety Service at the
agriculture ministry, told ArmeniaNow that they have received
information about those cases and have taken respective measures.

“Unfortunately it is impossible to have hens lay already labeled
eggs, so there have been numerous cases of wrong production-expiration
dates. The solution is a structural one – keep the product realization
net under constant strict control; in such cases the products are
sent back and eliminated,” says Pipoyan.

IRANIAN EXPERT: ILHAM ALIYEV’S BELLICOSE STATEMENTS ADDRESSED TO NKR TARGET DOMESTIC AUDIENCE

Panorama.am
14:34 09/10/2012

Ilham Aliyev’s bellicose statements target domestic audience, Mir
Ghasem Moumeni, head of the New Perspectives analytical center,
told Iran’s Fars news agency in an interview.

Commenting on the Azerbaijani President’s constant bellicose statements
addressed to Nagorno-Karabakh, the Iranian expert said, “Over the past
years, Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened war against Armenia. But
its threat was never carried out. The war threat rather has political
and propaganda nature, and targets the domestic audience.”

Speaking on Karabakh talks within the OSCE Minsk Group format, Mir
Ghasem Moumeni said, “Karabakh conflict is extra-regional. Armenia and
Azerbaijan cannot solve that problem on their own. The United States,
Russia and Europe have their own interests in the region.”

Regarding strained relations between Iran and Azerbaijan, the Iranian
expert noted, “Azerbaijan’s assistance to Iran’s Panturkist separatist
groups causes tension in relationship between Iran and Azerbaijan.”

YOUTH NGO CALLS FOR ANNULLING JUNIOR EUROVISION RESULTS

tert.am
09.10.12

An Armenian youth NGO has asked the Public Television to annul the
results of the 2012 Junior Eurovision’s national qualifier.

At a news conference on Tuesday, the president of the Talented
Generation NGO, Mikael Sargsyan, said they are calling for a new
selection contest that would involve an open voting by the jury.

It comes after Compass Band won the final round of the Junior
Eurovision’s qualifiers in Yerevan. Days later, it turned out that
the winning participant, who is only nine, does not meet the age
requirement. Under the Eurovision standards, young participants should
be aged between 10 and 15.

Gohar Gasparyan, who is in charge of Armenia’s delegation to
Eurovision, issued on Monday a statement, saying that each of the
four members of the band is 13.

“It is immoral to remove a child who is the groundwork of victory
and the core of the band,” she said.

Sargsyan complained that Public Television had aired the contest 30
minutes later than initially announced.

“The people did not have a chance to watch about seven or eight
children, who naturally lost votes,” he said, urging for measures
to pay back to the audience the sums which they spent in vain on the
SMS voting.

Sargsyan further said that the Public Television had violated standards
during the previous years too.

“We do not want to apply to European organizations as we are willing to
solve the problem in Armenia. But if things go on this way, Armenia
will move towards disqualification,” he noted.

Sargsyan added that they have sent a letter to the president, the
speaker of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Culture to bring
attention to the problem.

US WISH TO DISUNITE ARMENIA’S OPPOSITION BLOC? – NEWSPAPER

news.am
October 09, 2012 | 07:36

YEREVAN. – “First and foremost, it is the West which is not interested
in the establishment of strong and true democratic institutions
in our country [Armenia]. In reality, the West is not developing
democratic institutions in Armenia, but rather it uses that tool to
serve its political interests in the region. Let’s not forget the
efforts the very same USA exerted to disunite the [opposition bloc,
Armenian National Congress] ANC,” Armenian National Assembly’s ANC
Faction MP [and Social-Democratic Hnchakyan Party (SDHP) Chairwoman]
Lyudmila Sargsyan told 168 Zham daily.

“She added: ‘The formula is very simple: The West tolerates and even
backs this [ruling] regime [in Armenia] because they have enormous
secret and provoking information on the influential members of the
regime, and this enables them to extort the decisions they want in
matters relating to Armenian-Turkish relations, or, by way of the
international corporations they finance and contrary to Armenia’s
national interests, to take possession of our country’s natural
resources,'” 168 Zham writes.

AZERBAIJAN COMPELS TURKEY TO PRESSURE ARMENIA?

news.am
October 09, 2012 | 01:07

The opening of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic capital city’s Stepanakert
Airport is still causing concern for Azerbaijan.

“If Armenians conduct flights to Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey may close its
air space to Armenia,” a secret diplomatic source told APA News Agency
of Azerbaijan. The source also noted that official Baku and Ankara have
some arrangement regarding this matter, which was frequently discussed
recently by the aviation departments of Azerbaijan and Turkey.

The Armenian General Department of Civil Aviation did not comment on
this information.

Also, Turkish MP and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) member Sinan
Ogan told very same APA News Agency that Turkey could close its air
space to Armenia, but at the same time he raised a question: In that
case, through which route will the flights to Nakhichevan be conducted?

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the Stepanakert Airport is
already launched and the flights are expected to start soon. And in
response to this development, Azerbaijan threatened to down Armenian
airplanes.

ARMENIAN MILITARIES ARE INVOLVED IN MILITARY-EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF NATO

ARMENPRESS
9 October, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, ARMENPRESS. It is very important for Armenia to
participate in military-educational programs undertaken by NATO. This
was announced by press secretary of Ministry of Defence of the Republic
of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan, who added that NATO has already
realized different military-educational programs, where Armenia plays
an active role. There are some programs that are realized rightly
under the command of its own Armed Forces Headquarters and within
the jurisdiction of its staff. There are also some programs that
are supported financially by NATO or a NATO member country takes up
realization of a military-educational program.

Hovhannissyan said that Armenia closely cooperates with foreign
military educational institutions of different countries such as USA,
Germany, Italy, Greece etc… Professional growth of the officers
undergoing these programs is self-evident. He put a strong emphasis
on a fact that our military forces went, go and surely will go to
foreign higher military educational institutions.

Regarding our question what our military forces gain from that programs
press secretary of Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia said,
that all these programs are important not solely form the linguistic
viewpoint, but also commandment classes and military specializations.

THE CASE SAFAROV DISCUSSED AT PACE – II [TRANSLATION]

Posted on: 09-10-2012

Info Collectif VAN – – The thirty-fifth session
of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
has the sinister “Safarov Case” to the agenda of the discussions
of Thursday, October 4, 2012 to 15 h 30 h. The opportunity for
parliamentarians to present their interpretation of facts very
serious that violate the most fundamental European values. Some
were clear and unambiguous in their denunciation of Azerbaijan,
others have seen fit to put on the same plane victims and murderers
by saying that “the two parties in conflict believe they are free
to flout the law!” However, in this case, Armenia has violated no
law because it was not even consulted for the transfer of the ax
murderer Ramil Safarov, Hungary to Azerbaijan. Interventions most
“jouissives” Azeri parliamentarians are those who use this forum to
bludgeon PACE anti-Armenian propaganda of the primary, not hesitating
to resent the acquittal by a German court in 1921, the young Soghomon
Tehlirian, an Armenian survivor of the 1915 genocide, which had run
Talaat Pasha, the “Hitler” Turkish leak in Berlin … “I would like
to ask some questions. How can you justify that German courts have
released a killer who murdered Armenian a Turk in Berlin?” Was indeed
questioned Mr. Huseynov (Azerbaijan). We thank the brave parliamentary
institution of the European ridiculing the country he represents and
also assume clearly the complicity of nationalism and Turkish-Azeri
denial. His Turkish colleague, Ahmet KutalmiÅ~_ TürkeÅ~_, has lent a
hand in cynicism and bad faith to justify the heinous crime of Ramil
Safarov and his grace by the dictator of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev:
“From 1973 to 1987, Armenian terrorist organizations have committed
– including France – 170 attacks, which killed 31 Turkish diplomats
killed 39 civilians and injured more than 500. Yet we never heard any
Armenian – official parliamentary or citizen – condemn these murders
of Turkish diplomats. Instead, they were glorified and rewarded. ”
Damned! These organizations – probably a bit distracted – do not
have to hear the excuses of modern Turkey for 1.5 million victims of
the Armenian genocide in 1915, for the total eradication of a people
and its culture of their ancestral lands Anatolia. They had to take
note against the glorification of criminals including Young Turks in
Turkey today: Talaat Pasha, the “Hitler” Turkish his Mausoleum on the
Hill of Liberty in Istanbul, schools and avenues bearing his name in
Turkey and successive Turkish governments practice a denial of State
outrageous nationally and internationally.

They even interfere in the internal politics of France, the United
States, to block any legislation recognizing the Armenian genocide
denial or condemning.

Key interventions to PACE debate on Safarov Case

Azerbaijan’s actions justify such crimes. Unacceptable behavior in
this country has an impact on the whole region. For its part, Armenia
said she did not want war, but she was ready to fight if necessary
and to win the fight.

For my part I hope that reconciliation is possible. I admire the
gesture of our President, who invited the two delegations to make
things happen, but this is not enough. I therefore request that you
organize a high-level meeting on the conflict in an attempt to move
towards a solution. Only these two countries will not succeed. The
Council of Europe should assume its responsibilities.

THE PRESIDENT – Thank you Mr. Zourabian.

Mr. ZOURABIAN (Armenia) * – Even though I belong to the Armenian
delegation, I would like the issue before us is extracted from the hot
discussions between my country and Azerbaijan on moral and historical
responsibility each other in the Nagorno-Karabakh. I do not wish to
discuss here the question whether the glorification of a murderer,
regardless of the nation in which he was convicted, may be considered
acceptable behavior. I did not ask further whether the fact that
negotiations are stalled to justify brutal violence. Indeed, all the
answers to these questions are obvious to the majority of those who
are listening.

However, what is at stake today is the destiny of our peoples and
of the Nagorno-Karabakh is the future of peace in the South Caucasus
and the stability of the whole of the region.

In May 1994, a cease-fire has been established between the parties
to the Nagorno-Karbakh. Since then, negotiations within the Minsk
Group of the OSCE tried to find a lasting solution to the conflict
to bring peace to the Armenians and Azerbaijanis. These negotiations
are difficult and sometimes frustrating. Nevertheless, it is the only
solution to a destructive regional war on a large scale.

Realistically, the act of Azerbaijan and, to a lesser extent,
Hungary was basically an extradition, a release, a glorification
of murder, which dealt a serious blow to the negotiation process,
undermining the prospect building trust between the parties in the
near future. There are too many crises, tensions in the region:
Syria, Iraq, the positions taken by Iran. In this context, it should
do everything possible to preserve a delicate negotiation process and
that to solve the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh. That is the priority
of the international community!

As the main opposition in the country, we asked the Armenian
National Assembly before the Armenian government does not provide a
response to aggressive actions destructive of Azerbaijan, it is the
international community to react strongly. It should send a clear
message to the leaders of the region leaders can not get what they
want by fanning nationalist sentiment on the contrary, they should
contribute to resolving the conflict in a peaceful way. Any action
to the contrary would only fuel tensions in the South Caucasus and
undermine a cease-fire and fragile peace negotiations difficult.

THE PRESIDENT – Mr. Beneyto, registered in the debate, being absent
from the chamber, the floor is now Mrs. Gafarova.

Ms. Gafarova (Azerbaijan) – We speak of the transfer of Ramil Safarov.

It is a judicial proceeding. At no time, the legal conditions have
been violated. These legal mechanisms exist and the transfer does
not constitute a violation of law.

I return to events raised by my colleagues. In April 2001, an Armenian
terrorist, who had been sentenced to prison for committing a bombing
at Orly, was transferred to Armenia even though he was not a citizen
of Armenia. Senior Armenian officials have met at the airport hero.

Armenia was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe and yet nobody in this House has not responded nor has it
discussed here. Azerbaijan is critical today, why we remained silent
at that time?

Today we are discussing the case of an Azerbaijani citizen who has
already served eight years in prison and was pardoned, certainly,
but not cleared. If we talk about the case Safarov, should also
mention the reasons kill, but real crime that has its origin in the
situation of occupation. You have to put this case in the context of
the Nagorno-Karabakh. Members of the family Safarov killed before his
eyes. We acknowledge his crime, but he has not been convicted for it?

If we discuss the case Safarov, why not mention the murder of
Azerbaijanis in Armenia because we seem to forget that many crimes were
committed during the occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenians? Why
do not we talk about the President Sarkisyan said that he was at
the time of Khojaly these massacres? The occupation of Azerbaijani
territory is illegal and the Security Council was confirmed in 1993.

THE PRESIDENT – Thank you Mr. Salles.

Mr HALL (France) * – Colleagues, liberation and the glorification
of Mr. Ramil Safarov raised, rightly, very strong protests. Welcome
a hero a man who has committed a heinous act unworthy of a member
country of the Council of Europe.

I will not dwell on the facts, but the premeditation and brutality
of this crime are aggravating circumstances. Motivation, hatred of
Armenians and the total lack of remorse as Mr. Safarov.

This is why grace and promotion granted to Mr. Safarov by the President
of Azerbaijan after his extradition and on his return to his country
affect even more with our values, respect basic the life of another,
whatever.

A third member of our Assembly is involved: one where the massacre
occurred and who authorized the extradition to Azerbaijan Hungary. For
this case also raises the question of the application of the European
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, a convention of the
Council of Europe.

Of course, a purely technical point of view, the convention has been
followed to the letter. Of course, Article 12 provides that States may
exercise their right of grace. But the condemnation of Ramil Safarov
imposed by a Hungarian judge had unanimously against it in Azerbaijan
Armenia had asked Hungary not to extradite the murderer. So why did
this decision was taken so quickly, without warning the Armenian?

Beyond the text and legal procedures, there is also the spirit of the
Convention: it’s main purpose is to promote the social reintegration of
persons sentenced to a foreigner deprived of his liberty as a result of
a criminal offense his sentence in his home country. Yes, his sentence!

The seriousness of the act – remember that Mr. Margaryan was slain
16 ax in his sleep – justified the severity of the sentence, life
imprisonment for a man responsible for his actions recognized by
experts, including Azerbaijan, the status of relations between Armenia
and Azerbaijan, all these elements should have led Hungary to greater
caution and restraint in the application of the Convention.

The attitude of Azerbaijan is itself unacceptable and must be
condemned. By releasing this man, this country has once again
removed any prospect of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
and questioned the Minsk process. Turning it into a national hero,
this country, member of the Council of Europe, brought shame to
our institution.

It is therefore necessary that Azerbaijan takes its responsibilities
and fulfill its commitments: to do this, Ramil Safarov must return
to prison and serve his sentence.

I turn now to my Azerbaijani colleagues to tell them that they are not
arguments that we have heard this afternoon, this is propaganda! The
confusion with the Nagorno-Karabakh was totally unbearable. Statements
by the representatives of your delegation this afternoon disgrace
in this place, which is the temple of human rights in Europe. If
Azerbaijan persists in this attitude, this case will remain an
indelible stain, this country will one day either delete. In the
meantime, I wonder about the legitimacy of Azerbaijan to serve on
the Council of Europe.

THE PRESIDENT – Thank you to Mr. Nagy Gaudi, the last speaker in
this debate.

Mr. GAUDI NAGY (Hungary) – I feel sorry for the victims of this
conflict all of which have special relations with Hungary – Armenian
Azerbaijani like. But I feel that we do here, that the tip of the
iceberg. Let’s not fall into the trap of “double standards”!

International organizations must mobilize to try to resolve the
conflict and address the convention of the Council of Europe Convention
on the transfer of prisoners.

The question is simple: the authorities of a country they can or not,
provide the grace of his doomed? From a legal point of view, this
principle is indisputable. But in our case, we must have a global
view of things, including the Nagorno-Karabakh. We must ensure that
Armenians and Azerbaijanis can live in harmony, in compliance with
European standards. He is not here to castigate Hungary, Armenia and
Azerbaijan! It is clear that the frozen conflicts must be resolved
on the basis of the principle of self-determination.

Could recall other crimes, such as the Irish who murdered Hungarian
children and has never been convicted! There are problems everywhere,
do not assemble these cruel acts hairpin political purposes.

THE PRESIDENT – The list of speakers.

Mr Chope would you intervene?

Mr. CHOPE (UK) * – Mr President, I did not expect to speak again.

I just want to thank all those and all those who spoke. If this
Chamber was able to hold a civilized debate on an issue as emotional,
this is already a good example to follow. I hope we will not have to
manage this type of incident in the future.

THE PRESIDENT – I remind you that the outcome of the current debate,
the Assembly is not required to vote. This debate has nevertheless
allowed an exchange of views between the interesting members of the
Assembly. Your conclusion, Mr. Stein, is actually the one that can be
drawn from this debate. The Board may, at a later stage, propose that
the subject matter may be referred to the committee responsible for
the report, and it is, I think, was suggested by Anne Brasseur. The
Board will discuss this possibility certainly tomorrow morning.

See also:

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TURQUIE : MANIFESTATIONS CONTRE LA GUERRE AVEC LA SYRIE

Publié le : 10-10-2012

Info Collectif VAN – – La gauche turque et les
milieux associatifs ont manifesté en masse a travers la Turquie,
jeudi 4 et vendredi 5 octobre, afin de protester contre la politique
vis-a-vis de la Syrie menée par le parti au pouvoir, le Parti pour
la justice et le développement (AKP). De nombreuses organisations
ont publié des déclarations dénoncant la politique belliciste du
gouvernement turc. ” Une telle guerre équivaut aussi a une guerre
contre les Alevis vivant sur notre propre sol. L’Ã~Itat veut partir
en guerre contre ses propres citoyens, les Kurdes et les Alevis ”
a dit le SDP (Parti de la démocratie socialiste), ajoutant que le
gouvernement considère la perspective de Kurdes syriens gagnant un
statut officiel dans ce pays comme ” un cauchemar ”. L’Association
des droits de l’homme (IHD) appelle le gouvernement a recourir a la
diplomatie et met en garde contre le fait d’entraîner la Turquie
dans une mésaventure aux conséquences imprévisibles. Le Collectif
VAN vous propose la traduction d’un article en anglais, paru sur le
site progressiste turc Bianet le 5 octobre 2012.

Légende photo : De nombreux manifestants dans les rues de Turquie
jeudi et vendredi, pour protester contre la politique belliqueuse
du parti au pouvoir, le Parti pour la justice et le développement
(AKP) et sa controverse avec la Syrie, qui a mené a des échanges
de tirs d’artillerie a la frontière cette semaine.

Vidéo

Vidéo de l’AFP :

De nombreuses personnes dans les rues pour protester contre la
politique de guerre du gouvernement

Bianet

De nombreuses personnes sont descendues dans les rues a travers
la Turquie, jeudi et vendredi, pour protester contre la politique
vis-a-vis de la Syrie menée par le parti au pouvoir, le Parti pour
la justice et le développement (AKP). Les manifestations contre
la perspective d’une guerre avec la Syrie ont attiré une forte
participation de nombreuses organisations non-gouvernementales,
de Chambres professionnelles et des groupes de défense des droits
humains.

Ekin KARACA – Yuce YONEY – AyÅ~_e Yılmaz – Beyza Kur Istanbul –
Ankara – Edirne – Manisa – BIA News Center 5 octobre 2012

L’Assemblée d’Istanbul du Congrès démocratique du peuple, le Parti
de la liberté et de la solidarité (ODP,) le Parti communiste turc
(TKP), la Chambre médicale d’Istanbul, la Chambre des pharmaciens
d’Istanbul, le Conseil de coordination provinciale de l’Union
des chambres d’ingénieurs et d’architectes turcs (TMMOB), le
Halkevleri (” centres municipaux ”) et les branches d’Istanbul de
la Confédération des syndicats du secteur public (KESK), se sont
rassemblés place Taksim jeudi, pour dénoncer la perspective d’une
guerre avec la Syrie voisine.

” Vive la fraternité entre les peuples ”, ” AKP, Touche pas a la
Syrie ” ” Tous solidaires contre le fascisme ”, ” On ne veut pas
de guerre avec la Syrie ”, ” Ce n’est pas ma guerre ”, ” Pain,
Paix, Liberté ”, ont scandé les manifestants qui marchaient vers
le lycée de Galatasaray dans le quartier Beyoglu d’Istanbul.

” Non seulement l’AKP n’a pas réussi a prendre les mesures pour
protéger la population d’Akcakale qui a subi les effets de la guerre
pendant un mois, mais il a aussi accéléré ses efforts pour provoquer
une guerre ”, a déclaré Ozge Ozen au nom des manifestants.

” [Ils] aspirent a faire pleuvoir la mort sur le peuple syrien a
partir de ce pays, avec l’ajout de nouvelles clauses a la motion sur
l’Irak [raid inter-frontalier] qui s’est transformée en un outil
pour attaquer le peuple kurde. L’AKP, qui intensifie la politique de
guerre au lieu de trouver une solution démocratique au problème kurde
et qui a envoyé 10 000 représentants politiques kurdes en prison,
cause également la mort de jeunes Turcs et Kurdes chaque jour, sur ce
sol. Ã~@ présent, c’est au tour des peuples voisins ”, a-t-elle dit.

Le gouvernement engage l’argent des contribuables dans une guerre a
laquelle ils ne veulent pas participer, a-t-elle ajouté.

Ozen a également appelé le gouvernement a mettre fin a l’entrée
de milices et de gangs en Turquie, faisant référence a l’armée
syrienne libre (ASL) (a distinguer des réfugiés civils).

” Nous ne permettrons pas une guerre avec la Syrie. Nous ne serons
pas les fantassins de l’impérialisme. Nous allons étendre la guerre
contre l’hostilité antikurde, contre l’escalade du nationalisme et
du racisme, contre la politique de guerre envers le peuple kurde et
la rhétorique et les politiques anti-Alevis ”, a-t-elle dit.

” Provoquer une guerre civile en Syrie ”

Jeudi, les forces de police sont intervenues contre les membres des
Halkevleri (” centres municipaux ”) qui essayaient d’avancer vers
le Parlement a Ankara, tandis que les députés débattaient sur la
motion autorisant le gouvernement a envoyer des troupes a l’étranger.

La police a bloqué les manifestants au carrefour d’Akay et est
intervenue contre eux avec des bombes lacrymogènes en quatre
occasions, a déclaré Oya Ersoy, responsable des Halkevleri.

” Ils ne nous permettent pas de nous faire entendre. Nous disons que
nous avons le droit de le faire et nous sommes déterminés a aller
au Parlement ”, a-t-elle dit.

” C’est l’AKP et principalement [le ministre des Affaires
étrangères] Davutoglu qui sont responsables des morts a Akcakale
[mercredi], car ils ont permis que des gens louches, sous le nom
d’armée syrienne libre, utilisent le sol de ce pays comme une base
[pour des opérations], tout en menant une politique qui provoque
une guerre civile en Syrie. Nous voulons la paix dans notre pays et
au Moyen-Orient ”, a-t-elle dit.

Vendredi, la Plateforme travail et démocratie a également défilé
dans la province occidentale de Manisa et a décrié la politique
du gouvernement qui aide les forces armées d’opposition en Syrie
a s’organiser.

Les manifestants ont aussi appelé Bilal Erdogan, le fils du Premier
ministre Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a s’enrôler dans l’armée, étant
donné l’enthousiasme [de l’AKP] pour la guerre.

Le KESK, le Syndicat médical turc (TTB), le Parti de la paix et
de la démocratie (BDP), le principal parti d’opposition, le Parti
Républicain du peuple (CHP), l’Association républicaine des femmes
(CKD), le TMMOB, l’Association de la culture alévie (AKD), la Chambre
des pharmaciens, le parti de l’égalité et de la démocratie (EDP),
la Confédération des syndicats progressifs (DISK), Emekli-Sen, le
parti travailliste (EMEP), le Congrès démocratique du peuple (HDK),
l’ODP, le TKP, l’Association de pensée kémaliste (ADD), la Plateforme
de classe révolutionnaire indépendante (BDSP), l’Association de
Culture Anatolienne Haci Bektas Veli et l’Association des instituts
de village Yeni Usak étaient tous présents a la manifestation.

” Affabuler sur le leadership au Moyen-Orient ”

Jeudi, davantage de manifestants se sont aussi rassemblés dans la
province d’Edirne et ont marché vers le bureau provincial de l’AKP.

” Nous n’allons pas permettre a l’AKP d’entraîner notre pays dans
une guerre avec des peuples voisins, afin de poursuivre des projets
impérialistes et d’affabuler en disant être un pays leader au
Moyen-Orient. Nous n’allons pas servir de fantassins de l’impérialisme
”, a dit Gamze Gezer au nom des manifestants.

Les manifestants ont également demandé la démission du ministre
des Affaires étrangères, Davutoglu.

” La politique qui a transformé ce pays en base [militaire], qui
provoque la guerre civile en Syrie, qui fournit une formation militaire
et un abri aux combattants doit être abandonnée ”, a-t-elle dit.

Le Parti communiste, le Collectif étudiant, le HDK, l’ODP,
l’Opposition de la jeunesse et d’autres associations et groupes locaux
ont aussi apporté leur soutien aux protestations.

” Tout le pays sera transformé en champ de bataille ”

Entretemps, un certain nombre d’organisations, incluant le Parti de
la démocratie socialiste (SDP), l’Association des droits de l’homme
(IHD), Greenpeace Méditerranée et le Congrès démocratique du peuple
(HDK) ont aussi publié des déclarations respectives, dénoncant la
politique syrienne du gouvernement.

” Nous invitons toute personne quelle que soit sa croyance, sa langue
et sa culture a s’opposer a la politique belliqueuse de l’AKP, a ‘la
motion de guerre’ et a une attaque contre la Syrie. Les peuples de
Turquie veulent la paix dans leur pays, la paix avec leurs voisins, la
paix dans la région et le monde ”, indique la déclaration de l’HDK.

Le Conseil exécutif central du SDP impute franchement la
responsabilité a l’AKP et a ceux qui ont voté en faveur de la motion
autorisant le déploiement de troupes a l’extérieur des frontières
de la Turquie :

” Le gouvernement veut mettre en Ŕuvre ses calculs en entraînant
[la Turquie] dans une guerre qui pourrait détruire les peuples de la
région. La Turquie se comporte comme une petite Amérique. On doit
cependant savoir qu’une telle guerre n’aurait pas simplement lieu sur
le sol syrien ou iranien. Cette guerre ne se ferait pas ressentir
a Diyarbakir et Hakkari uniquement. Tout le pays, d’est en ouest,
de Diyarbakir a Istanbul et de Sirnak a Izmir se transformerait en
champ de bataille ”, a déclaré le SDP.

” Une telle guerre équivaut aussi a une guerre contre les Alevis
vivant sur notre propre sol. L’Ã~Itat veut aussi partir en guerre
contre ses propres citoyens, les Kurdes et les Alevis ”, a dit
le SDP, ajoutant que le gouvernement considère la perspective de
Kurdes syriens gagnant un statut officiel dans ce pays comme ”
un cauchemar ”.

L’Ã~Itat ne se soucie ni du peuple syrien ni de démocratie. Son
unique préoccupation est d’empêcher la libération des Kurdes. Ã~@
cette fin, il semble prêt a s’engager dans une guerre impérialiste
qui pourrait aussi impliquer l’Iran, sous le voile du sectarisme ”,
indique la déclaration du SDP.

Greenpeace Méditerranée a également émis un communiqué :

” Les armes doivent se taire et le peuple doit parler pour empêcher
que davantage de morts surviennent. La où il y a la violence, il y a
la peur. Nous pouvons dépasser cette peur, en tant que peuples de la
Syrie et de la Turquie, en discutant et en mettant fin a la violence
”, déclare Greenpeace.

” Une mésaventure aux conséquences imprévisibles ”

L’Association des droits de l’homme (IHD) appelle aussi le gouvernement
a recourir a la diplomatie pour résoudre l’affaire en cours et met
en garde contre le fait d’entraîner la Turquie dans une mésaventure
aux conséquences imprévisibles.

” Une motion pour la guerre qui a été [adoptée en vitesse par le
Parlement] et qui aspire a attaquer d’autres pays, aura un résultat
négatif pour notre pays et notre peuple. Les problèmes doivent
être résolus par des moyens pacifiques dans le cadre du droit
international, de la diplomatie et des négociations ”, déclare
l’IHD.

L’IHD a aussi averti que l’intimité entre le gouvernement turc et
l’opposition syrienne avait atteint un point incontrôlable.

” Fermer les yeux sur les agissements et le comportement de
l’opposition [syrienne] qui pourraient entraîner la Turquie dans la
guerre civile en Syrie, causera des problèmes énormes a la Turquie
a l’avenir ”, a déclaré l’IHD.

L’IHD appelle en outre le gouvernement a fermer les camps qui
hébergent les rebelles syriens, a les désarmer et a les déplacer
dans des camps de réfugiés sécurisés, loin de la zone frontalière.

(AY/BK/EC/EKN/HK/YY)

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UNE SECONDE CHANCE POUR VARTAN OSKANIAN
Laetitia

armenews.com
mercredi 10 octobre 2012

Deux membres du parti Armenie prospère (BHK) ont annonce mardi
9 octobre 2012 leur volonte de renoncer a leurs sièges au sein
de l’Assemblee parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe (APCE) qu’ils
detiennent en tant que membres de la delegation armenienne en faveur
de Vartan Oskanian, qui a perdu son immunite la semaine dernière.

Oskanian, qui etait ministre des Affaires etrangères de l’Armenie
de 1998 a 2008 a ete convoque lundi au Service national de securite
(SNS), où il a ete accuse de detournement de fonds et de blanchiment
d’argent dans une affaire consideree comme politiquement motivee.

L’homme politique de premier plan qui a ete critique envers le
gouvernement ces derniers mois risque jusqu’a 12 ans de prison s’il
est reconnu coupable. Oskanian nie les accusations portees contre
lui qu’ils qualifient de ” persecution politique ” avant l’ election
presidentielle prevue pour fevrier 2013. Le legislateur de 57 ans,
a ete largement pressenti comme un challenger possible du President
Serge Sarkissian.

Naira Zohrabian, qui est l’une des deputees pretes a passer son
mandat a Oskanian, a declare que son appartenance a la delegation
pourrait etre une protection contre l’arrestation. Les enqueteurs
n’ont toutefois pas demander des sanctions contre Oskanian, comme la
restriction de sa liberte ou la liberte de circuler.

” Nous avons discute de la question avec les representants de l’APCE et
il s’avère qu’il y a eu des precedents au sein du Conseil de l’Europe
lors de demandes similaires dans les parlements nationaux. La question
de la levee de l’immunite d’un membre devait ensuite etre discutee
au comite juridique de l’APCE et exigeait le consentement du comite
” , a explique Zohrabian.

Elle a dit qu’ils n’avaient pas encore parle de la question avec
Oskanian, mais qu’elle avait deja obtenu l’approbation de cette
initiative par le chef du BHK, Gagik Tsarukian.

SCOTLAND UNDER-19S STORM TO VICTORY OVER ARMENIA

Scottish Football Association
Oct 9 2012

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifier
Scotland 4-0 Armenia
New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Tuesday, 9th October 2012, kick-off 7.30pm

Chalmers 48′, Kennedy 54′, McKay 65′, MacLeod 68′

Scotland Under-19s stormed to the top of Qualifying Group 9 in the
UEFA European Under-19 Championship after four second-half goals
handed them a win over Armenia at New Douglas Park tonight.

Celtic youngstrer Joe Chalmers broke the deadlock three minutes into
the second half with a delightful free-kick and Matt Kennedy, Barrie
McKay and Lewis MacLeod added three more goals shortly after.

The result gives Scotland a two-point advantage over Romania and
Switzerland who drew 1-1 in the other game in Group 9 with Ricky
Sbragia’s side up against the Romanians the Falkirk Stadium on Thursday
night, kick-off 7.30pm.

The win was comfortable for Scotland in the end but it was Armenia
who made the best start to the match and had the ball in the back of
the net after just three minutes but the assistant referee flagged
for offside.

Scotland managed their first shot on target after 11 minutes when
Celtic midfielder John Herron rolled his marker on the edge of the
penalty box but his low shot was straight at the Armenian goalkeeper
Gevorg Harutyunyan.

Sbragia’s team looked comfortable in possession but Armenia threatened
on the counter attack and Sargis Shahinyan managed to fire off a low
shot on 16 minutes which was easily saved by the Scotland goalkeeper
Jack Hamilton.

Two minutes later, Armenia asked more questions of the Scottish
rear-guard when Ararat Yeganyan dispossessed Darren Petrie inside
the Scotland half before unleashing a shot which Hamilton was again
equal to.

On 24 minutes, forward Islam Feruz had his first shot on target after
latching on to a neat John Herron pass and unleashing a powerful shot
at goal which was well saved.

Herron was again involved in Scotland’s next attack just a few minutes
later. The Celtic midfielder linked up well with Kennedy and McKay
but the move could not be finished by Feruz who diverted the final
pass wide.

Feruz almost opened the scoring on 34 minutes after collecting the
ball at the edge of the penalty box and smashing the crossbar as
Scotland continued to dominate the game.

Moments later, Herron and Feruz combined again with the Chelsea forward
forcing Harutyunyan into another good stop to keep the scores level
at half time.

However, Scotland finally made the breakthrough after 48 minutes from
a set piece after Feruz was fouled just outside the penalty box.

Chalmers stepped up and curled the ball into the top corner of the
net leaving the Armenian goalkeeper with no chance.

No one could deny Scotland deserved the lead and just a few minutes
later it was 2-0.

Feruz found space between two Armenian defenders on the right before
delivering a perfectly weighted cross to the feet of Everton forward
Kennedy who coolly finished.

It was 3-0 on 65 minutes when the lively Feruz played in McKay who
then curled a wicked shot into bottom corner of the net.

Scotland were turning on the style and added a fourth goal three
minutes later.

Slack play in the Armenia defence was pounced on by McKay who played
in his Rangers team mate MacLeod and the midfielder arrowed the ball
into the back of the net.

Scotland could have added a fifth goal moments from time when a Jack
Grimmer cross found the head of substitute Ryan Gauld but the Dundee
United teenager could not find the target.

The result puts Scotland top of Group 9 with Romania up next on
Thursday night at the Falkirk Stadium.

Scotland: Hamilton, Grimmer, Chalmers, Petrie (Smith 75), M. Fraser
(CPT), Findlay, Kennedy (Gauld 66), MacLeod, Feruz, Herron (Reilly
68), McKay.

Subs not used: Anderson (GK), Kingsley, R. Fraser.

Armenia: Harutyunyan, Minasyan, Shakhnazaryan, Malakryan (CPT),
Shahinyan (Matshkalyan 83), Loretsyan, Yeganyan, Ayvazyan, Petrosyan,
Papikyan, Bakalyan (Ananyan 66).

Subs not used: Karapetian (GK), Zakaryan, Zohrabyan, Levonyan,
Kocharyan.

Attendance: 548