Author: Baghdasarian Karlen

BAKO SAHAKYAN RECEIVED A GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS AND ORGANIZERS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF YOUNG PERFORMERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC “TNJRE”

03-07-2013 19:59:08 | | Culture

On 3 July Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received a group
of participants and organizers of the 3rd International Festival of
Young Performers of Classical Music “Tnjre”.

The Head of the State expressed his satisfaction with the organization
of the already traditional festival, underlining that it had an
important role in our republic’s life and in the process of making
Artsakh recognizable in the international cultural arena.

NKR minister of culture and youth affairs Narine Aghabalyan and other
officials partook at the meeting.

CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC
PRESIDENT

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BEIRUT-YEREVAN FLIGHT TO BRING 130 PASSENGERS TO ARMENIA

10:23, 4 July, 2013

YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS: By the Beirut-Yerevan direct flight,
to be opened on July 5, about 130 passengers will arrive in Armenia,
including the representatives of the Lebanese Government and business
circles. This was reported to Armenpress by the Director of Sidon
Travel Company Lilit Gevorgyan. “The flights will be regular, twice
a week, on Mondays and Fridays. The ticket will cost 420 EURO”, –
stated Lilit Gevorgyan.

The flights will be implemented by the Lebanese MEA Air Company,
the representative office in Armenia of which is Sidon Travel.

The Lebanese delegation will be hosted at the Chamber of Commerce of
the Republic of Armenia on July 6, where the chairmen of the Chambers
of Commerce of the two countries Martin Sargsyan and Mohamed Choucair
will sign a cooperation agreement.

The visit is quite important and will have a serious impact on the
development of the Armenian-Lebanese economic relation

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BAKOU CONTINUE A MODERNISER SES EQUIPEMENTS MILITAIRES

RFE/RL rend compte d’un defile militaire a Bakou au cours duquel
le President Aliev a declare souhaiter moderniser davantage encore
le potentiel militaire de son pays. Il a rappele que si le budget
militaire de l’Azerbaïdjan en 2003 etait de 163 millions de dollars,
il atteignait aujourd’hui 3,7 milliards de dollars. ” Au cours des
dernières annees, nous avons acquis des helicoptères, des dizaines
d’avions de guerre, des equipements de defense aerienne, des vehicules
blindes, les chars les plus modernes et des systèmes d’artillerie. Ils
peuvent detruire n’importe quelle cible de l’ennemi “, a-t-il dit,
ajoutant que ” l’Etat azerbaïdjanais ne permettra jamais que l’Armenie
fasse la loi sur le territoire du Haut-Karabagh “. / Haykakan Jamanak

Extrait de la revue de presse de l’Ambassade de France en Armenie en
date du 27 juin 2013

jeudi 4 juillet 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

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GEORGIAN PM TRIES TO MEDIATE BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA

Trend, Azerbaijan
July 3 2013

Georgia, Tbilisi, July 3 / Trend, N. Kirtzkhalia /

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili regrets the current state
of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Ivanishvili made this
statement at a press conference on Wednesday.

“I was in Azerbaijan and Armenia and met with top officials in an
attempt to mediate, but there are great problems,” he added.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

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TURKISH ARTIST GUNESTEKIN’S VIDEO PRESENTED IN ITALY

Cihan News Agency (CNA), Turkey
July 3, 2013 Wednesday

ISTANBUL (CIHAN)- Renowned Turkish artist Ahmet Gunestekin’s video
“Bellek” (Memory) is being displayed at a group exhibition held as part
of Italy’s Festival Dei 2 Mondi (Festival of the Two Worlds), which
is marking its 56th year with a series of opera, music, theater and
other art events from June 28 to July 14 in the Italian city Spoleto.

Presented in the show “Sconfinamenti” (Trespassing) at the historic
fortress of Rocca Albornoziana, which houses the National Museum of
the Duchy of Spoleto, Gunestekin’s video focuses on crimes against
humanity committed in Turkey since the killing of Armenians in 1909
in the southern province of Adana.

The video, which was updated by the artist to include recent incidents
in the country, also tells about the Gezi protests, which started on
May 28 in protest of government plans to demolish a park in Istanbul’s
Taksim Square and have claimed the lives of four people; the explosion
of twin car bombs that killed more than 50 people on May 11 in the
Reyhanli district of the Mediterranean province of Hatay; and the
Uludere air strike, which cost the lives of 34 people in the Uludere
district of the southeastern province of Sirnak on Dec. 28, 2011.

The video is also being presented as part of Gunestekin’s newest solo
exhibition “Momentum of Memory” in Venice at the Arsenal Docks.

The exhibition included in the festival features works by New
York-based Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat, Italian painter
Michelangelo Pistoletto and South African artist William Kentridge
as well as other acclaimed names from the international art community.

Achille Bonito Oliva, the curator of the show, says the exhibition
invites visitors to experience and observe the dialogue between the
different languages of art.

(Cihan/Today’s Zaman) CIHAN

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PRESIDENT SARGSYAN HAILS ARMENIAN-U.S. TIES

Interfax, Russia
July 2, 2013 Tuesday 2:01 PM MSK

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has praised his country’s cooperation
with the United States.

“The close partnership between our countries has seen growth in the
past few years, and today relations between our states are at their
best. We are observing an unprecedented scope of cooperation in
different spheres,” Sargsyan said in his message to U.S. President
Barack Obama on the occasion of Independence Day in the United States.

“We highly appreciate the practical assistance being extended by the
U.S. both in economic development and the strengthening of democratic
institutions and civil society. We are interested in making the
most out of the potential of our bilateral relations and raising our
relations to a new level,” he said.

Sargsyan also expressed confidence that the U.S. authorities would
continue playing a proactive role as a mediator in the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement process and would further contribute to efforts to establish
stability and lasting peace in the region, the Armenian presidential
press service told Interfax.

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LATVIAN-ARMENIAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION TO BE DEVELOPED

LETA (Latvia National News Agency)
July 2, 2013 Tuesday 11:56 AM EST

Jun 29, 2013 (LETA (Latvia National News Agency)

RIGA: The work of the Latvian-Armenian Intergovernmental Commission
on Economic, Industrial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation will
be productive and contribute to the development of Latvian-Armenian
cooperation, Latvian Economy Minister Daniels Pavluts and Armenian
Economy Minister Vahram Avanesyan, the commission’s co-chairmen,
announced during the opening of its first session yesterday.

Pavluts emphasized that it is necessary to facilitate cooperation
within the framework of the Eastern Partnership, which will be among
Latvia’s priorities during its presidency of the Council of the
European Union in 2015.

Avanesyan in turn expressed hope that the Latvian-Armenian
Intergovernmental Commission and the Business Cooperation Council
will serve as a good basis for becoming familiar with the mutual
interests of Latvian and Armenian businessmen and will continue to
cooperate directly. The Armenia-European Union Free Trade Agreement,
which will expand opportunities for economic cooperation, is in the
final stages of negotiations, added the minister.

The commission also discussed various opportunities for promoting
bilateral economic cooperation in manufacturing, business activities,
information and communication technology, agriculture and fisheries,
health care, education, science, tourism, transport, culture, regional
development, environmental protection and other areas.

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Russian expert thinks public opinion in Russia will be for Armenia in
case of Nagorno- Karabakh conflict escalation

ssia-will-be-for-armenia-in-case-of-nagorno-karabakh-conflict.html
21:38, 4 July, 2013

YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS: Russia has obligations towards Armenia
which must be done. About this said Russian expert Constantine
Kalachev to vesti.az. In his opinion Russian public opinion in case of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalation will be for Armenia. `Despite all
efforts of OSCE Minsk Group it was not possible to settle the conflict
yet,’ mentioned the expert, reports `Armenpress’. In his opinion
Russia is not ready to have position of protecting one of the
sides. `Russia has close relations with Armenia. There is great
Armenian community in Russia. At the same time Russia wants to develop
friendship relations also with Azerbaijan,’ he mentioned.

He does not expect progress in Nagorno-Karabakh issue in coming
future. Reminding international precedents Russian expert mentions
that one or two generations must be changed for it. It is not excluded
that earlier or later Azerbaijan tries settling the conflict wit using
force. `Moscow is not interested in the war between Armenia and
Azerbaijan. Moscow can not protect unambiguously one of the sides. Its
role has been and will be preventive,’ the expert said.

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Aktobe beats Gandzasar 1:2 in UEFA Europe League 2014 round 1 qualifier

July 4, 2013 – 21:38 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Yerevan Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan
hosted the UEFA Europe League 2014 1st qualifying round, with
Armenia’s Gandzasar losing 1:2 to Kazakhstan’s Aktobe.

Aktobe’s goals were authored by Sergey Davydov and Askhat Tagybergen,
with Armenia’s Narek Beglaryan striking a goal 61 minutes into the
match.

The teams will face off in a return match on July 11.

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Heritage party condemns sales of Russian weapons to Azerbaijan

July 04, 2013 | 19:14

YEREVAN. – The opposition Heritage party has issued a statement
strictly condemning sales of Russian weapons to Azerbaijan.

The party also condemned the decision to transfer Shah Deniz 2 gas
field to Trans-Adriatic Pipeline. According to the statement, both
decisions damage Armenia’s interests and hamper European integration
of the South Caucasus

`The sale of arms by our de jure CSTO ally is strictly reprehensible
act which is inconsistent with the strategic partnership,’ the party
said in a statement. They are confident that such a move is possible
only because of the Armenian authorities’ policy.

`If Russia’s unacceptable behavior continues, Armenia should review
its relations with that country. If any citizen of Armenia and
Nagorno-Karabakh dies in an attack of Smerch used by Azerbaijan, the
responsibility will fall on a country-supplier,’ the statement said.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

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