Author: Baghdasarian Karlen

ARMENIA TO IMPLEMENT MANDATORY MEDICAL INSURANCE

news.am
June 28, 2012 | 17:37

YEREVAN. – Armenia will install mandatory medical insurance during
the next five years, head of the Standing Committee on Health Care,
Maternity and Childhood Ara Babloyan said at a press conference
on Thursday

The program will be installed gradually. First, state agencies will
be involved, later on the private sector. Babloyan stated that it
will not become an additional financial burden for citizens as the
insurance will cover over 70 percent of medical expenses.

He also stated that medical services got expensive all the time, while
without installing the insurance they will be simply unaffordable
for citizens.

From: Baghdasarian

AUSTRIAS FISCHER ABSOLVED STATE VISIT IN ARMENIA

Austrian Business & Financial News

June 28 2012

The Austrian President Heinz Fischer met his Armenian counterpart
Serzh Sargsyan. Both heads of states agreen on deepening economic
and cultural relations.

In the Armenian capital Jerewan, the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
welcomed his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer. Fischer is the first
Austrian President who came to Armenia.

Fischer emphasized the need for a peaceful solution in the dispute
between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Karabakh region. The mountain
of Karabakh is populated by Armenians. Sargsyan explained that the
principles of a peaceful conflict resolution, self-determination of
people and the terretorial integrity and the would be the basis for a
solution. According to Sargsyan, Azerbaijan would not recognize the
principle of self-determination. The Armenian President blamed Baku
to maintain the tensions through persistent provocations.

For Sargsyan, the Austrian position is ~Dbalanced”. Fischer replied
that Austria would now know the Turkish, Armenian and Azerbaijani
point of view.

At a common press conference, both heads of state reiterated their
commitment to a peaceful settlement oft he conflict and a common system
of values. Sargsyan stressed that Austria is a ~Dreliable partner”
and that there are long-lasting ties between both states.

Sargsyan and Fischer talked about the strengthening of the economic
cooperation, the approximation to the EU and the deepening of the
cultural relations. Four treaties were signed. In terms of development
cooperation, another memorandum was signed. Moreover, Fischer invited
his Armenian counterpart to visit Austria. Another issues were energy
projects and democratic reforms.

After the press conference with Sargsyan, Fischer met the Armenian
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The Austrian Minister of Economics
Reinhold Mitterlehner attended Fischer.

From: Baghdasarian

MEDICAL DEGREES THROUGH ARMENIAN UNIVERSITY

New Indian Express
June 27, 2012 Wednesday
India

CHENNAI, June 27 — The 92-year old Yerevan State Medical University
(YSMU) of Armenia offers Graduation and Post Graduation courses in
various disciplines of medicine for students meeting acceptable norms
of eligibility. More than 2,000 Indian students are studying currently
in YSMU, while several thousands of them have graduated successfully
from YSMU in the past few years.

YSMU offers affordable medical education for aspiring young students
between the age group 18 – 28. The Under Graduate degrees include MD
(Doctor of Medicine), BDS, B PHARM and the degrees covered under Post
Graduation are MD / M S, MDS, M PHARM & MPH. YSMU is also part of the
Bologna Process which was signed by Education Ministers from 29
European Countries allowing students to transfer semesters between
European universities. YSMU Courses are recognised internationally and
also by Medical Council of India, Medical Council of Great Britain and
affiliations with many medical universities in USA as well. YSMU isa
member of European Medical Congress and is listed in the World Health
Organization (WHO) Directory of Higher Medical Institutions, a
recognition richly deserved.

Addressing a press conference, Jalandhar, CEO, Edulife Abroad, stated
that “Education in Armenia is funded by the government and this makes
it possible for the various educational institutions to invest in
state-of-the-art infrastructure, incorporating latest technologies.

The low population of Armenia coupled with vast infrastructure allows
good number of overseas students to study at YSMU. High quality
faculty and a healthy regard for Indians in particular add to the
reasons for studying at YSMU. Students with even average scores are
also eligible to apply, unlike many other institutions across the
globe. Yet the alumni of YSMU have done consistently well in all
countries including UK, USA, Germany, Canada etc.”

The University has more than 15 specialised clinical hospitals where
students are well trained in practical terms. They have eight
scientific laboratories where about 300 scientists carry out research
in various medical disciplines.

The medical library is one of the richest libraries of the republic.

The Cost per annum for pursuing a UG and PG course is approx Rs 2 lakh
and 3 lakh respectively. The duration is 6 years for UG and 1.5 – 4
years for a PG course.

From: Baghdasarian

OSKANIAN: ARMENIA WAS WRONG IN AGREEING TO MAXIMUM CONCESSIONS IN KARABAKH TALKS

June 28, 2012 – 18:46 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Ex-Foreign Minister, Prosperous Armenia party member
Vartan Oskanian slammed the official Yerevan’s policy line in Karabakh
conflict negotiations.

“I believe, Armenia committed a mistake for prematurely agreeing to
maximum of concessions without making sure Azerbaijan will respond
in kind. The official Yerevan made a similar mistake during a
rapprochement attempt with Turkey, with talks currently in a
stalemate,” the politician said on his Facebook page.

As he noted, during her visit to Yerevan, U.S. State Secretary Hillary
Clinton tried to get Armenia to agree to a couple of Azeri proposals.

“However, Secretary Clinton failed, as Armenia had nothing to add to
stipulations adopted during a meeting in Kazan.”

“Though Karabakh settlement mediators are accusing every conflicting
party, clearly, it’s Azerbaijan who’s hindering the negotiations’
progress with its radical demands, military rhetoric and border
attacks,” Oskanian said.

From: Baghdasarian

ARMENIA’S OPPOSITION BLOC ENTERED PARLIAMENT DUE TO “GOODWILL” BY AUTHORITIES – OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER

news.am
June 27, 2012 | 12:49

YEREVAN. – Ninety members from the security personnel of Prosperous
Armenia Party (PAP) Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan took part in the March
1, 2008 operations in Yerevan, and this is already publicized in the
report on this event, opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC)
member and Democratic Motherland Party Chairman Petros Makeyan stated
during a press conference on Wednesday.

He also noted that the PAP bought votes during the May 6 National
Assembly (NA) elections, albeit there are good people and politicians
in this party, too.

Incidentally, in Petros Makeyan’s words, in these elections the
political forces-including the ANC-entered the NA due to the “goodwill”
by the authorities.

And with respect to the 2013 presidential elections, Makeyan said if
the opposition were to run in these elections with a united candidate,
the ruling power will be unable to reproduce.

In his turn, ruling Republican Party (RPA) MP Mkrtich Minasyan stated
that they will nominate President-and RPA leader-Serzh Sargsyan’s
candidacy for the presidential elections, and expressed a conviction
that they will receive an absolute support.

From: Baghdasarian

TUMANYAN TBILISI APARTMENT ISSUE SETTLED

ARMENPRESS
25 June, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JUNE 25, ARMENPRESS: The issue of the Tbilisi apartment of the
All-Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan is regulated. The head of Writers’
Union of Armenia Levon Ananyan officially handed over the keys to
the head of Armenian diocese of Georgia , Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan .

At the briefing with the journalists Ananyan reminded that the issue
of the apartment was finally solved due to the consistent junctions of
some people. The interlocutor thanked Gyumry Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan,
who without any hesitation supported not only apartment acquisition
but repair works, Armenpress reports.

” We managed to return to the public one of the relics of Tumanyn,
besides we shall have Armenian cultural center in Tbilisi, which by
all means will later become modern cultural center, as well as will
guarantee the activation of cultural life” Ananyan dwelled on.

Tbilisi apartment was donated to the Armenian diocese of Georgia,
which will later assume all responsibilities concerning it.

Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan stated the cultural center inauguration
is scheduled in autumn. The spiritual leader noted steps are being
taken to solve the restoration of the apartment’s part, belonging to
Tumanyan great-grandson, Alyona Kolesnikov.

” The apartment will become a kind of symbolic Vernatun” Bishop
concluded. Tumanyan’s Tbilisi house purchase in recent months has
acquired national interest. It was possible to return the apartment
thanks to Vardan Ghukasyan, who provided the money for the purchase
and repair works.

From: Baghdasarian

DEATHLY DECISIONS: SUICIDE CASES DOMINATE POLICE REPORTS THIS WEEK
By Suren Musayelyan

ArmeniaNow
27.06.12 | 11:11

At least six suicides have been committed in Armenia by mostly
middle-aged citizens since the beginning of this week in what appear
to be unrelated circumstances but an alarming pattern.

One of the most shocking of these incidents was reported in Yerevan’s
Erebuni district where a man and his son were found hanged in their
apartment on Tuesday morning.

Police identified the victims of what they said was a double suicide as
62-year-old Petros Galustov and his 30-year-old son Artash Galstyan. A
cross and an image of Jesus Christ were found near the dead men and the
father also reportedly had a suicide note, the content of which has
not been disclosed yet. According to media reports, Artash Galstyan
had been released from the Nubarashen prison just days before the
incident. In November 2011 together with another person he broke
into a car belonging to a large company and stole 56 million drams
(about $135,000).

In an unrelated case 74-year-old resident of the town of Masis,
Volodya Sahakyan, allegedly stabbed his daughter-in-law Kristine
Zakaryan to death before killing himself with a knife. Early police
reports said Sahakyan suspected his daughter-in-law, a mother of four
and a widow for several years, of having an affair.

Another suicide was reported in Gyumri where a 52-year-old man
mentioned in police reports as Avetik B. committed suicide by hanging
himself apparently over distressing social conditions.

Another two residents of the provinces in their fifties reportedly
committed suicides in the past several days.

Police said on Sunday 56-year-old resident of Armenia’s Gegharkunik
province Martin Hakobyan shot himself in the chest with a hunting
rifle. The man was said to be suffering from paranoia.

The dead body of another elderly man not identified by name in a
police report but said to be a 59-year-old resident of the town of
Masis, was found dead on Monday evening near Lake Sevan.

According to the police report, the man had rented a lakeside cottage
and came to the town of Sevan on June 23, but no one had ever seen
him since that day.

Citing its own sources News.am reported that the man, who was a
merchant at the Masis market, had hanged himself because of having
incurred huge debts.

From: Baghdasarian

EXCLUSIVE: ARMENIAN DIPLOMACY GAINS LANDMARK VICTORY AT BSEC SUMMIT

PanARMENIAN.Net
June 27, 2012 – 12:42 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The declaration of the 20th Anniversary Summit of
the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) was
finally signed in Istanbul on June 26 after Azerbaijan was forced to
remove all of its amendments from the text of the document.

As a diplomatic source told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Turkey’s
high-ranking officials, under the pressure of the European Union,
succeeded in persuading Baku to withdraw its politically motivated
provisions, as the Armenian delegation would never sign the document
detrimental to Yerevan.

The amendments were removed one by one, while the Turkish officials
were negotiating with both the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations,
according to the source.

From: Baghdasarian

ZHOGHOVURD: BIRTH RATE IN ARMENIA GOES DOWN

tert.am
27.06.12

The paper says the birth rate in Armenia is gradually decreasing and
blames Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan for failure in all the spheres.

If in 2010, 44 825 babies were born in Armenia, in 2011 their number
decreased by about 1000 making their number 43 447. In 2012 as well
the birth rate decreased.

In the first quarter of the running year only 9 569 babies were born
in Armenia while during the same span of the past year their number
was 10 144.

From: Baghdasarian

L’ARMENIE AUX CHAMPIONNATS D’EUROPE D’ATHLETISME A HELSINKI AVEC 5 ATHLÈTES
Krikor Amirzayan

armenews.com
mercredi 27 juin 2012

L’equipe d’Armenie composee de cinq athlètes doit participer aux
21es Championnats d’Europe d’athletisme qui se deroulent du 27 juin
au 1er juillet 2012 au Stade olympique d’Helsinki (Finlande). Joint
au telephone dimanche dernier, Robert Emmiyan, l’entraîneur national
et president de la Federation armenienne d’athletisme nous faisait
neanmoins part des difficultes administratives de l’Ambassade de
France en Armenie très eprouvantes pour la selection armenienne. ”
Avant Helsinki, notre equipe devait venir s’entraîner en France,
grâce a la Federation Francaise d’athletisme avec son president
Bernard Amsallem, le directeur general Jean Gracia et le directeur
technique national Ghani Yalouz qui n’ont pas epargne leurs efforts
pour aider l’equipe d’Armenie. Mais la non-obtention des visas en
Armenie dans les delais, nous a prive de cet entraînement. Seule la
coureuse Amalia Sharoyan etait presente a Paris et c’est vraiment
dommage ! ” nous dit Robert Emmiyan. Il ajoute ” nous devons partir
pour Helsinki mais les difficultes administratives ne sont toujours
pas reglees et de plus du fait de notre retard nous sommes sur des
listes d’attente pour les billets d’avion “.

Les athlètes Armeniens selectionnes pour les Championnats d’Europe
d’Helsinki sont Vartan Pehlivanian (saut en longueur), Arsen Sarkissian
(saut en longueur), Amalia Sharoyan (400 m haies feminin), Melik
Djanoyan (javelot) et Kristine Haroutiounian (javelot, femmes).

Après ces competitions europeennes, l’equipe d’Armenie s’entraînera du
12 au 25 juillet a Lille, une nouvelle fois aidee par la Federation
francaise d’athletisme, avant de s’envoler pour les Jeux Olympiques
de Londres qui auront lieu du 27 juillet au 12 août. L’Armenie sera
representee en athletisme a Londres par 4 sportifs, Vartan Pehlivanian,
Arsen Sarkissian, Melik Djanoyan et Kristine Haroutiounian.

From: Baghdasarian