Author: Chmshkian Vicken

NO PLANE TO LAND IN KHANKENDI WITHOUT AZERBAIJAN’S PERMISSION, AZAL

news.az
Dec 25 2009
Azerbaijan

AZAL No one can enter the airspace of Azerbaijan without the due
permission of the Azerbaijani authorities.

"To establish international air communication, the separatists must
join relevant international aviation structures which is impossible.

Anyway, if Armenians take such steps, we will apply to the
International Civil Aviation Organization and other structures to
voice our protest", said spokesman for Azerbaijani airlines (AZAL)
Maharram Safarli.

"So far, if any plane wishes to land in Khankendi, it needs to get
Azerbaijan’s permission which is merely impossible as Azerbaijan will
not allow separatists establishing international air communication",
he said.

Armenian mass media spread the next lie that the first plane will
land at the Khankendi airport in October 2010.

TIGRAN SARGSYAN REFUSED PREDICTING PROTOCOLS RATIFICATION TERMS BY TURKEY

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
25.12.2009 20:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The dynamics of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement will remain unchanged in 2010 and will be the same as in
2009, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told a press conference
in Yerevan.

According to him, Iran’s participation in the conflict resolution
process is very unlikely, since the settlement format will not change.

Tigran Sargsyan refused to make any predictions over the terms of
ratification of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols by Turkey. He mentioned,
that the Armenian

President Serzh Sargsyan already presented all possible scenarios of
this process.

IS YOUR LAST NAME DAVUTOGLU OR DAVUTYAN?: ZAMAN

news.am
Dec 24 2009
Armenia

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Ensar Ogut criticized Turkish
Government, particularly Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu calling
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu "Davutyan," an Armenian-sounding
last name, Turkish Zaman daily reports.

In the course of press conference, Ogut commented on American NBS TV
station information that called a part of Turkey ‘Kurdistan’: "The TV
station in question does not even say sorry, it does not say it made a
mistake. He [the foreign minister] does not issue a statement. He makes
no explanation. Foreign Minister, are you good for anything? Is your
last name Davutoglu or Davutyan? Just so we know. If you are Davutyan,
you are making an Armenian initiative. What is your first name, your
last name? Are you a Turk? Are you the foreign minister of Turkey? Why
does the prime minister not react? Maps showing ‘Kurdistan’ have been
broadcast many times; why is no one doing anything? If Americans show
a divided map of France, Germany, Italy or Greece, strong reactions
would follow from these countries," the source says.

"Following this, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur
Oymen angered Turkey’s Alevi community by referring to the Turkish
government’s strong response to a 1937 rebellion in the predominantly
Alevi city of Tunceli, then known as Dersim, as an example of fighting
terrorism," the source reads.

Experts reckon that Ogut’s words, "questioning the Davutoglu’s
ethnicity are clear discrimination", the source informs.

Based on above mentioned, the impression emerges that some Turkish
politicians have complexes about Armenia-related issues. Appealing
to psychological phenomena, Ogut’s words cannot be qualified other
than a "complex". If the matter is a Kurdistan map, how does this
touch Turkish FM with modified Armenian surname? Perhaps, it sounded
really witty at the press conference, but definitely un-PC, let alone
ethics and morale. The only reason for this could be archetypical data,
that every now and then appear in the minds of Turkish politicians.

NEW STRATEGY FOR ARMENIAN BORDER SECURITY IN THE WORKS

Tert.am
11:22 ~U 23.12.09

RA National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan, responding
to journalists questions at a press conference yesterday, denied
rumours that, in preparing for the opening of the Armenian-Turkish
border, 3 committees have been formed on behalf of the RA president.

"Issues related to Armenian-Turkish relations have been discussed twice
in parliament. We are seriously discussing, among parliament staff,
all the possible developments and battle cries within the conditions
of improving Armenian-Turkish relations," he noted.

Baghdasaryan assured the public that there is nothing threatening
Armenia’s security in normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations. In his
words, already a new strategy for the security of the Republic of
Armenia’s border is being formed, which will result in the country’s
borders being even more secure.

SVETLANA ORLOVA: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT MAY BE RESOLVED SOON: RUSSIAN OFFICIAL

armradio.am
22.12.2009 12:25

Russia is making every effort to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
and one can hope for better results in the near future, Federation
Council Deputy Head Svetlana Orlova told journalists in Baku.

"Personally, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as the head of the
country, is doing his best to resolve the conflict," she added.

ANTI-CORRUPTION COUNCIL MEETING AT THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT

F riday, 18 December 2009

Republic of Armenia Anti-corruption Council met at the Office of
Government, presided at by council chairman, RA Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan.

The council took note of member reports on the anti-corruption
strategy and action plan for 2009-2012. The meeting further decided
that in accordance with paragraph 5 of government decree No N1272-N of
October 8, 2009 on approval of the 2009-2012 anti-corruption strategy
and action plan, findings on the activities carried out in 2009 will
have to be submitted by late January, 2010.

Another agenda item was the draft concept note on transparent
political activities in Armenia and the corresponding action plan. The
stakeholders were told to take up the concept note once again with
the EU advisory group and come up with proposals on follow-up action.

The council heard the report on the status of those commitments
assumed before the GRECO, following which an assignment was issued
for a time-table to be submitted to the Prime Minister in due course.

PRESS RELEASE
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Exemplifying the giving spirit of the season, the fourth and fifth grade
classes at the Armenian Sisters Academy, Radnor, PA hosted a generosity
tree. Students requested their fellow schoolmates donate new hats,
gloves, scarves and socks for needy families in the area. They created
signs around the school reminding students to "Give Something from your
Heart to Make Them Warm" or "It Feels Good to Give". Fellow classmates
responded overwhelmingly and clothes-pinned their contributions to the
branches. The tree, displayed in the gym lobby, quickly became covered
with toasty goodies. Students boxed up the contributions which were sent
to the Catholic Worker Center in Philadelphia for distribution.

Unplanned holidays in Armenia continue

2009-12-19 16:39:00

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan
has signed a decree on suspending the educational process at schools
and pre-school establishments of Armenia from 21 to 28 December.

The Ministry press-service reports that the decision has been taken on
the basis of Armenian Health Minister Haroutyun Kushkyan’s proposal.

The final marks for the first half year 2009 will be put at schools in
January 2010.

According to the available data, the reason of the unplanned holidays
was the fear connected with the epidemy of flu, including the
so-called swine flu A/H1N1.

The latest data say that about 100 swine flu patients have been
revealed in Armenia.

AzerNews Weekly, Azerbaijan
Dec 17 2009

Armenia defense chief downplays Azerbaijan’s calls to war

17-12-2009 07:15:29

Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian has claimed Azerbaijan’s
warnings about launching a war are not serious.
`The one who wants to wage a war does not state this beforehand, and
Azerbaijan’s calls to war don’t mean anything,’ he alleged.
Ohanian went as far as trying to convince the Armenian public that
Azerbaijan is not ready for military action.
`But we, as military men, have to be ready for war any moment. If
Azerbaijan launches a war, I assure you that we will not only
counter-strike but, if necessary, do even more,’ the Armenian defense
chief maintained.
In another astounding statement, Ohanian said that if hostilities
erupt, Yerevan relies on assistance of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO), the military arm of CIS.
`We are a member of the CSTO, while Azerbaijan is not. Under the
union’s agreement, if military operations are waged against Armenia,
the CSTO has a duty to help our country.’
Yerevan is apparently perturbed by Azerbaijan’s warnings that it could
resort to a military settlement of the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh
conflict. President Ilham Aliyev said prior to the November 22 talks
with his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisian, in Munich, that if the
negotiations failed to yield results, Azerbaijan could move to regain
its occupied territories by force. These concerns have prompted the
Armenian defense minister’s appeal to citizens and stepping up efforts
to present the country’s military as powerful.
Armenian Parliament Speaker Ovik Abramian recently made a similar
statement in a meeting with a parliamentary delegation of the
so-called `Upper Garabagh Republic.’ He said Armenia was in favor of a
peaceful conflict settlement and does not want war. `But I assure you
that they can’t intimidate us by war.’
A fragile ceasefire has been in place in the region since a brutal war
in the 1990s that claimed some 30,000 lives and displaced about one
million Azerbaijanis from their homes. Armenia continues to occupy
Upper Garabagh and seven adjacent Azerbaijani districts in defiance of
international law. The ceasefire accord was signed in 1994, but the
OSCE-brokered peace talks have been fruitless so far. Azerbaijan has
never ruled out military action to liberate its land and has spent
billions on dollars on building up its military.*

TurkishPress.com
Dec 18 2009

Turkey’s Axis Is Ankara and Soil Of Anatolia, Davutoglu

Published: 12/18/2009

ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday a debate
is made regarding Turkey’s axis when Turkey pursues an effective
(foreign) policy.

Speaking on the 2010 budget of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
at the Turkish Parliamentary General Assembly, Davutoglu said that
Turkey’s axis is Ankara and the soil of Anatolia and this will
continue to be so in the future.

Turkey is situated in a highly important geography. Turkey is between
Europe and Asia and is a neighbor of Africa, Davutoglu said.

We implement a method that is focused on vision rather than crisis,
Davutoglu noted.

Turkey is one of the most important countries that will determine the
future of the European Union (EU). The future of the Middle East must
be shaped with our vision. We have to have an effective vision in the
Caucasus and the Balkans. We have to assume a wholistic approach
rather than one on pieces. Be careful about when discussions on
Turkey’s axis take place. Whenever Turkey pursues an effective
(foreign) policy, debates on Turkey’s axis take place. Turkey’s axis
is Ankara and the soil of Anatolia and this will continue to be so.
All other areas will be shaped around this axis, Davutoglu said.

While we were in the Balkans, our ears were directed at Afghanistan.
And, while we were in Afghanistan, our ears were directed at the
Balkans. We can not ignore any area. Any temporary neglect may have
terrible consequences, Davutoglu stressed.

The EU membership is a strategic goal for Turkey. An EU without Turkey
would be a continental power without a future. An EU with Turkey, on
the other hand, would be an economically dynamic, culturally embracing
and a global power with a future, Davutoglu said.

We have lifted visa requirements with our neighboring countries. We
have signed free trade agreements with many countries. And, relations
with Armenia continue. Unless there is comprehensive normalization and
the occupation of Azerbaijani territory by Armenian forces end, we
continue to stress that there could not be a one legged normalization,
Davutoglu said.

No single country can claim territory from Turkey. If there is such a
claim, then the response to be given is clear, Davutoglu also said.