ARMENIA LEADER RAPS GEORGIA FOR S. OSSETIA MILITARY OPERATION
Interfax
Sept 8 2008
Russia
The Armenian president slammed Georgia for its military attempt to
bring South Ossetia back under its control.
"It is wrong to attempt a military solution in response to a
free expression of will by a people," Serzh Sargsyan told a news
conference in Moscow, after a summit of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization that was held in the Russian capital on Friday.
PRESIDENT SAHAKYAN VISITED THE VILLAGE OF SGHNAKH IN…
Azat Artsakh Daily
08 Sep 08
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
On 5 September NKR President Bako Sahakyan visited construction
site of the new republican hospital in capital Stepanakert to
get acquainted with preparatory activities carried out there. The
Head of the State assigned to prepare the building yard in at the
earliest possible date for the construction process to start. The
President underlined that the construction activities should not
hinder functioning of the current building of the hospital and cause
discomfort to the patients. *** On the same day President Sahakyan
visited the village of Sghnakh in Askeran region and partook at the
solemn ceremony of opening new buildings of the Palace of Culture
and House of Celebrations. Prime minister Ara Haroutyunyan and other
officials accompanied the President during the visits.
AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY DISCUSSED BILATERAL COOPERATION AND JOINT PROJECTS TO REALIZE
Azerbaijan Business Center
Sept 8 2008
Azerbaijan
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Chairman of the Azerbaijan-Turkey Business
Association (ATIB) Ahmet Erentok was in a business trip in Ankara
(Turkey).
ATIB press-service informed that during the visit A.Erentok held
meeting with the 9th President of Turkey Suleymen Demirel, State
Ministers of Turkey Sait Yazichoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Turkey Hikmet Chetin, TPAO General Director Mehmet Uysal.
"The main subject of the talks was ATIB activity, implemented projects
and projects to be realized as well as bilateral cooperation," it
was reported.
During the meeting it was also discussed the aims of Azerbaijan-Turkey
Fund of Historic Research created in order to inform the world
community on all the truth about Armenian issues in Azerbaijan
and Turkey.
LILIT MKRTCHIAN CONTINUES COMPETING AT WOMEN’S WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Noyan Tapan
Se p 8, 2008
NALCHIK, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Women’s World Chess Championship
is continuing in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria. Out of
64 initial participants, 8 have reached the quarter-finals.
Lilit Mkrtchian drew with Hou Yifan of China on September 7. The 2nd
game of the same players is scheduled for today.
RUSSIA’S ALLIES PLAYED IT SAFE
by Arkadiy Dubnov
RusData Dialine – Russian Press Digest
September 8, 2008 Monday
CSTO condemned Georgia but didn’t back breakaway republic’s
independence
Russia secured measured backing Friday from six other former Soviet
nations for its war in Georgia. Members of the Collective Security
Treaty Organization stopped short, however, of following Russia’s
example in recognizing the independence of Georgia’s two breakaway
regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
President Dmitry Medvedev said he and other leaders of nations that
are members of the security pact signed a declaration Friday condemning
Georgia’s attack aimed at regaining control of its breakaway province
of South Ossetia.
The declaration said members of the group are "deeply concerned about
an attempt by Georgia to solve the conflict in South Ossetia by force,
which has led to numerous casualties among civilian population and
peacekeepers and entailed grave humanitarian consequences."
The declaration also supported an "active role of Russia in helping
peace and security in the region" and spoke about the need to
"ensure firm security for South Ossetia and Abkhazia." The statement
represented a victory for the Kremlin, which has struggled to expand
its base of support.
Medvedev put a positive gloss on the failure of the alliance members to
recognize the independence of the two regions. "As for the independence
issue, it is quite natural that all of our Collective Security Treaty
Organization partners will separately formulate their position on
this matter … naturally, being guided by their national interests
while doing so," Medvedev said at a news conference. "Russia believes
this is absolutely right."
The Russian-led security group links Russia with Armenia, Belarus and
four Central Asian nations: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan. The support from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which have
been courted by the West, is particularly important for Russia. Only
a few countries, including Cuba and Venezuela, had previously backed
Russia’s action, and only Nicaragua has followed Russia’s lead in
recognizing South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states.
PRESS RELEASE
From: Mira Yardemian
Public Relations Director
Haigazian University
Mexique Street, Kantari, Beirut
P.O.Box. 11-1748
Riad El Solh 1107 2090
Tel: 01-353010/1/2
01-349230/1
Haigazian University President Visits Sister Institutions in Armenia
As part of his efforts in engaging effectively with sister institutions,
Haigazian University President, Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian paid a
three-day-visit to Yerevan, Armenia, on September 3-5, 2008.
During this short sojourn, Haidostian met with the President of the
Evangelical Theological Academy of Armenia, Dr. John Khanjian, as well
as the Representative of the Armenian Missionary Association of America
(AMAA) in Armenia, Rev. Rene Leonian, and its Operations Manager and
Deputy Representative, Harout Nercesian.
Haidostian visited the American University of Armenia, a sister
institution to Haigazian University, and conducted cordial meetings with
its provost, Dr. Lucig Danielian and senior staff.
Haidostian met with the Vice President of the Lincy Foundation, Mr.
Harout Sassounian, as well as the Ambassador of Armenia to Egypt, Mr.
Roupen Karapetian, both visiting Armenia at the time, and had the unique
opportunity to meet with the President of the Diaspora Committee, Mrs.
Hranoush Hagopian, and delivered a lecture on "Diaspora Dynamics" to the
staff of the newly formed Ministry of the Diaspora, which will be
launched in October 2008.
Upon his return and before the academic year starts, Haidostian
considered those refreshing visits in Armenia as positive and beneficial
to both Haigazian University and its subsequent sister institutions,
hoping for a fruitful start-of-the-year.
Hürriyet, Turkey
Sept 8 2008
Turkey, Armenia decides to improve diplomatic ties after match- report
Turkey and Armenia decided to improve relations, including raising the
level of regular consulting mechanism to foreign ministers, speeding
up efforts to form a joint commission and opening the border for
humanitarian aid. (UPDATED)
Turkish President Abdullah Gul paid a landmark visit to Yerevan after
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan invited him to watch a 2010 World
Cup qualifying match between the two countries’ national teams.
The visit was hailed as a step towards the normalization of relations
between the two neighbors, who do not have any diplomatic relations
because of Armenia’s invasion of Azerbaijan.
The two leaders decided to improve diplomatic ties at the meetings
held in Yerevan, Hurriyet daily reported on Sunday.
The regular consulting mechanism between Turkey and Armenia will be
improved and these negotiations will be raised to the foreign
ministers level, the report said adding that presidents of both
countries will meet again at United Nation’s summit scheduled for the
end of September.
The report also said the efforts to establish a joint commission for
resolving the so-called genocide claims would be sped up and a
separate commission would be formed to address the economic field.
In 2005, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan took a first step
towards resolving the issue by proposing that a joint commission of
historians launch an investigation and publish their conclusions, but
the proposal was rejected by Yerevan.
Armenia, with the backing of the diaspora, claims up to 1.5 million of
their kin were slaughtered in orchestrated killings in 1915. Turkey
rejects the claims, saying that 300,000 Armenians along with at least
as many Turks died in civil strife that emerged when Armenians took up
arms for independence in eastern Anatolia.
HUMANITARIAN AID TO ARMENIA
The closed border between two countries could also be opened for
humanitarian aid purpose depending on the gestures from Armenian side
and the direction of the relations, Hurriyet said citing diplomatic
sources.
The border has been closed since 1993, when Turkey protested Armenia’s
occupation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, a close
Turkish ally.
Turkish president also said the visit showed a will to set up an
atmosphere to eliminate the problems between Turkey and Armenia adding
that he hoped that his visit would be a start to solving the problems
and raising the obstacles that exist between the two countries.
Gul added that he thanked Sargsyan for extending his support to
Turkey’s Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform proposal.
The Armenian president also thanked Gul for accepting his invitation
to Yerevan and said that the Turkish president had invited him to
watch the Turkey-Armenia match to be played in Istanbul.
Turkey is among the first countries that recognized Armenia when it
declared its independency in the early 1990s.
However there is no diplomatic relations between two countries, as
Armenia presses the international community to admit the so-called
"genocide" claims instead of accepting Turkey’s call to investigate
the allegations, and its invasion of 20 percent of Azerbaijani
territory despite U.N. Security Council resolutions on the issue.
GUL RETURNS POSITIVE
"I believe that my visit was fruitful and that it promises hope for
the future," Gul said after returning to Ankara, adding that he had a
constructive and sincere" meeting with Sargsyan.
He said he had won Yerevan’s support for a new regional grouping in
the Caucasus following last month’s conflict between
Georgia and Russia.
"We were pleased with Armenia’s announcement that it supports Turkey’s
proposal of a ‘Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform’," Gul said
adding that there was a ball in their court and this ball should not
have remained in their court.
"The most important issue in the Caucasus is the Karabagh issue. My
visit to Yerevan may contribute to the solution of this problem," Gul
added.
But Gul said that neither the dispute nor the closed border between
the two neighbors figured in his meeting with Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan.
"He did not mention, or even imply at, the so-called genocide claims,"
Gul was quoted as saying by the Anatolian Agency said.
Trading Markets (press release), CA
Sept 5 2008
ArmTech Congress ’08 Highlights the Rise of Armenia’s High Tech Industry
Fri. September 05, 2008; Posted: 09:00 AM
7 Stocks You Need To Know For Tomorrow — Free Newsletter
YEREVAN, Republic of Armenia and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept 05, 2008
/PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — SNPS | Quote | Chart | News |
PowerRating — The Armenian Technology Congress announced that the
annual high tech industry conference, ArmTech Congress ’08, will be
conducted on October 4 and 5 in Yerevan under the auspices of the
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia (RA), Tigran Sargsyan, and
supported by the RA Ministry of Economy, leading high tech industry
companies, academia and international organizations. The conference
will highlight the rise of Armenia’s strategic high tech industry
while promoting international business linkages and investments for
further growth.
The Government of the Republic of Armenia (RA) stressed the importance
of the ArmTech Congress. According to Nerses Yeritsyan, the RA
Minister of Economy: "The ArmTech Congress serves as a means to
provide the platform to discuss, plan and execute policies and actions
to keep Armenia on the current path of excellent achievement,
increasing its global recognition as one of the fastest growing high
tech destinations in the world. Moreover the Government of the RA
considers the ArmTech Congress an unprecedented opportunity to obtain
business and professional information, and make key connections
spanning the global high tech industry. Directly involved will also be
government representatives from Armenia and the U.S., major players in
the financial and services sectors and leading academics."
"ArmTech is envisaged as a recurring annual global high tech industry
conference, alternating between Silicon Valley and Armenia. Its
historical and successful debut in 2007 in Silicon Valley, California
established a challenging benchmark for subsequent years," said Tony
Moroyan, the founder and co-chair of ArmTech Congress. "We are very
happy that the Armenian Government has adopted ArmTech Congress as its
Global High Tech Industry Conference by holding the second ArmTech
Congress in Yerevan in 2008."
The continuing growth of the technology sector in Armenia, together
with the expansion of the global Armenian technology community, has
created a need for a professional forum to improve communications and
cooperation among Armenian high-tech professionals and executives. The
ArmTech Congress is the response to this need. ArmTech delivers an
ideal mix of international business insights, advanced technology
content, and networking channels to leverage opportunities for
professionals and enterprises in the community. With its wide range of
technology and business sessions, ArmTech Congress offers the
opportunity to share information, identify new business opportunities,
make new contacts, and create valuable extended professional
networks. The program of ArmTech Congress ’08 has been designed to
directly address these objectives.
ArmTech Congress ’08 will be attended by high tech industry successful
leaders from the U.S.A., Russia and Europe. Armenia will be
represented by government officials, international organizations and
representatives from academia, as well as experienced professionals
from leading Armenian high tech companies.
"Armenia holds great potential, but we continue to be impacted by
major and unnecessary challenges that greatly reduce the
attractiveness of Armenia for Foreign Direct Investment. A
progressive, forward thinking government can go a long way toward
making Armenia an investment destination. ArmTech Congress offers a
venue for a gathering of business, government and academic thought
leaders to openly discuss the issues and challenges, and agree to
actions that will strengthen Armenia’s business and IT environment,
making Armenia truly competitive in the IT sphere," said Rich Goldman,
vice president of Corporate Marketing & Strategic Market Development
at Synopsys, and CEO of Synopsys Armenia. "Challenges exist in all
three areas; government, academia, and business, and we must work
together to resolve them and develop ideas that will lead to the
accelerated economic development of Armenia. ArmTech gives us this
opportunity."
About Armenian Technology Congress
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the Armenian Technology Congress was
founded by technology and business professionals to foster
professional growth in the worldwide Armenian technology community,
and to promote the growth of Armenia’s rapidly rising technology
sector. The organization welcomes liaisons with other entities that
are similarly aligned and has no political affiliations. Building on
the success of ArmTech ’07, the development of repeatable
international technology and business conferences is the current focus
of the organization. For more information, please visit
About ArmTech Congress ’07
The first Armenian Technology Congress, ArmTech Congress ’07, took
place in San Francisco, in California, USA on July 4-7, 2007, at the
Fairmont Hotel. Designed to promote professional networking and
valuable connections for operating companies and entrepreneurs, the
event, attended by nearly 300 participants, featured presentations of
the technology achievements and challenges of Armenia by numerous
operating companies, service providers, academic institutions and
government officials from the U.S., Armenia and around the world
Media Contacts Armenia: USA: Gayane Markosyan Jeff Muscatine Synopsys
Prospero Consulting Group Tel/Fax: 374 10 492356/374 10 492696 (PR for
Armenian Technology E-mail: [email protected] Congress) Tel:
1-650-320-8308 E-mail: [email protected] Mary Melikyan
Armenian Development Agency Tel/Fax 374 10 570170, #107 E-mail:
[email protected]
SOURCE Synopsys
SERZH SARGSYAN MEETS ARMENIA SQUAD
Azeri Press Agency
Sept 5 2008
Azerbaijan
Yerevan. Elshen Mammadov – APA-SPORT. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan
has attended team’s training session in Hrazdan stadium, Yerevan.
He talked to the footballers about the 2010 World Cup qualifying
match against Turkey.
The president was accompanied by Armen Grigorian, youth and sports
minister, and Ruben Ayrapetyan, president of Armenian Football
Federation.
Armenia – Turkey match is scheduled to begin at 21.00 p.m. (Baku time)
tomorrow in Hrazdan stadium. Sargsyan will see the match together
with Turkish president Abdullah Gul.
MINISTER NALBANDIAN OFF TO MOSCOW
armradio.am
04.09.2008 10:36
On September 3 RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Moscow
to participate in the sitting of t eh Council of Foreign Ministers
of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states.
During today’s sitting Armenia will assume the presidency of the CSTO
Council of Foreign Ministers.
On September 5 Minister Nalbandian will participate in the sitting
of the Collective Security Council within the delegation headed by
President Serzh Sargsyan.