Author: Felekian Ara

LEVON ARONIAN DRAWS IN 7TH ROUND OF MIKHAIL TAL MEMORIAL

Noyan Tapan
Nov 13, 2009

MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Two rounds remain until the end of
the Mikhail Tal Memorial chess tournament in Moscow. Games of the
7th round were held on November 12. Levon Aronian (Armenia) drew
with Russian chess player Vladimir Kramnik who earned 5 points and
continues to be in lead in the points table. Levon Aronian, Boris
Gelfand (Israel) and Magnus Carlsen (Norway) share 4th-6th positions
with 3.5 points each.

ARTSAKH LIBERATION FIGHT HERO VACHIK MKRTCHIAN’S COMMEMORATIVE TOURNAMENT STARTS IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan
Nov 12, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The 4th Republican Youth
Commemorative Tournament of Artsakh liberation fight Hero,
International Sports Master, USSR Vice-Champion Vachik Mkrtchian
started on November 12 at the Dinamo gymnasium, Yerevan. 122 boxers
from RA regions took part in the competitions. Winners will become
known on November 15.

23 OF 1.000 UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN DIE IN ARMENIA: UNICEF

news.am
Nov 12 2009
Armenia

923 out of 1.000 under-five children die in Armenia, United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report as of November 11, 2009 reads.

The lowest infant mortality rate was registered in Armenia among the
South Caucasian countries: 30 and 36 deaths out of 1.000 births were
registered in Georgia and Azerbaijan respectively. According to the
report, 65 out of 1.000 children under five die worldwide. Infant
average death rate is 23 out of 1.000 in CIS and Central European
regions, as much as in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

According UNICEF data, among all former Soviet Union republics the
situation is better in Baltic states: 6 children — in Estonia, 7 –
Lithuania, 9 – Latvia and 13 — in Russia and Belarus.

Under UNICEF experts, infant mortality rate reduced within last two
decades (9% in 1990 and 6.5% in 2009).

LAKE SEVAN LEVEL TO BE RAISED UP TO 1905 METERS BY 2032

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.11.2009 21:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The level of Lake Sevan will be raised up to 1905
meters by 2032, said Vladimir Movsisyan, chairman of the committee
on Lake Sevan problems.

"According to the plan, the lake will be 1903.5 meters above sea
level against the current 1899.3 meters. With raising, the lake will
inundate 1697 constructions, 35 substations, 15 km of roads and 7 km
of water supply system," he said.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HOSTS CONFERENCE ON AZERBAIJAN

Trend
Nov 6 2009
Azerbaijan

On Nov.5, the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN and Harriman
Institute held a conference on "Azerbaijan in the 21st century:
prospects and challenges" dedicated to the 90th anniversary of
Azerbaijan’s diplomacy at the Columbia University in New York, the
Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN reported.

The conference was attended by Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister
Araz Azimov, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Representative to the UN,
Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev, Azerbaijani Ambassador to U.S Yashar
Aliyev, Ambassador Stephen Sestanovich and Professor Timothy Frye.

Azimov made a report on "Azerbaijan’s security policy in a changing
environment", Mehdiyev – on "The path leading to the independence,
integrity, prosperous and democratic Azerbaijan" and Aliyev – on
"Azerbaijan-US relations".

Then, the Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister, permanent representative
to the UN and the country’s ambassador to the U.S responded to
questions of participants.

"At the end of the event, all the participants were distributed
collection of documents concerning the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict developed by the Foreign Ministry, as well
as presented a book with information about the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the same source added.

OSCE MG ARRIVED IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.11.2009 11:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ November 6, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian met with OSCE MG co-chairs on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Robert Bradtke
(U.S.) arrived in Yerevan on a regional visit.

The meeting was also attended by a personal representative of OSCE,
Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk.

The meeting discussed the negotiation process over the Nagorno Karabakh
problem settlement.

The mediators presented the RA FM with the outcome of meetings in Baku,
press service of the RA Foreign Ministry reports.

BUDAPEST TO HOST EXHIBITION OF MILITARY HISTORY OF ARMENIA AND HUNGARY

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.11.2009 19:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on November 8
will leave for Hungary on a three-day stay, the Hungarian MTI agency
reports citing the press service of the President of Hungary.

The meeting of the Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Laszlo Solyom will
take place November 9, and a number of agreements will be signed. In
the evening, President of Armenia will meet with Hungarian Parliament
Speaker.

Meeting of the President of Armenia with Hungarian Prime Minister
Gordon Baynayi is scheduled for November 10, which will be followed
by an extended meeting with participation of Armenian and Hungarian
businessmen. The two Presidents will open an exhibition devoted to
military history of Armenia and Hungary.

YEREVAN AND WASHINGTON SIGN AGREEMENT ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.11.2009 17:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ U.S.-Armenia Joint Economic Taskforce (USATF)
convened its regular session on November 3 in Washington. Armenian
delegation was headed by Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan. Among
delegation members were RA State Income Committee Chair Gagik
Khachatryan, Deputy FM Arman Kirakosyan, RA Ambassador to United
States Tatul Margaryan, Deputy Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan,
Deputy Justice Minister Emil Babayan and other officials.

Discussion focused on promoting good governance and democracy
development, addressing regional issues and enhancing the business
climate in Armenia, US State Department says in a release. Armenian
side introduced its achievements and further plans. Armenian delegation
had separate meetings in Department of State, Department of Commerce,
World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

The U.S. Government and the Government of Armenia concluded an
important agreement on science and technology cooperation as part of
the Task Force’s meetings in Washington, D.C.

OSCE TO ASSIST YEREVAN CITY ADMINISTRATION IN ESTABLISHING E-CONTROL SYSTEM

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.11.2009 12:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan met with Head of
OSCE Yerevan Office Sergei Kapinos to discuss future activities and
specify the agenda of cooperation. The Mayor also briefed on the
projects needing support for their implementation.

"The OSCE welcomes the city administration’s decision to establish an
e-control system and is willing share the organization’s experience,"
Mr. Kapinos said.

NATO SECRETARY GENERAL: CURRENT EFFORTS BY ARMENIA AND TURKEY TO NORMALIZE THEIR RELATIONS CAN HAVE A BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF NATO

ArmInfo
2009-11-04 14:04:00

ArmInfo. "It is not true, that the difficulties that Turkey and Armenia
have had in their bilateral relationship constituted, as you say, a
"serious obstacle" to the development of NATO-Armenia relations in
the past," says NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in an
interview with Day.az.

"Armenia has been a member of the Partnership for Peace since 1994
and NATO- Armenia relations have been developing dynamically for a
considerable period of time now. So I do not think, that there is a
direct link between the two processes.

That said, I welcome the recent agreement signed between Turkey and
Armenia. I am confident, that the current efforts by Armenia and
Turkey to normalize their relations can have a beneficial effect
not only on the further development of NATO’s ties with Armenia,
but also on regional security as a whole," he says.