Author: Hagop Kamalian

Sports: Mkhitaryan: "Proud to be here, I want to help the team win"

Hagop Kamalian
 
Inter Milan, Italy
July 2 2022


MKHITARYAN: "PROUD TO BE HERE, I WANT TO HELP THE TEAM WIN"

MILAN – From the first Armenian in the history of Serie A to the first Armenian to play for Inter. This is what Henrikh Mkhitaryan had to say in his exclusive interview with Inter TV.

Welcome to Inter, Henrikh: how are you feeling right now?
“I’m delighted, I feel really good. I’m happy to be an Inter player and I can’t wait to start training with the team and playing in the Inter shirt.”

You’ve scored three goals and registered one assist in seven appearances against Inter. Perhaps you already had a special connection to these colours…
"I don’t know why, but I’ve managed to play very well against Inter. I’ve scored and provided an assist. It was great to face the Nerazzurri, but now I can’t wait to play and score in this shirt.”

From the first Armenian in the history of Serie A to the first Armenian to play for Inter: what does this mean to you and what does it mean for a child from Yerevan to join one of the most prestigious sides in Europe?
"I always dreamt of playing in the most important leagues in the world. I’m happy that I’ve already spent three years in Italy, and now I’m proud to be an Inter player. There are children that look at me and have the same dream I had. They want to be part of Serie A and I hope to be an example for them.”

Youri Djorkaeff, a former Inter player, also has Armenian roots. Was Youri an example for you to follow? How determined are you to do what he did and leave a mark on Inter’s history?
"Djorkaeff was one of my idols; when I was young, I always used to follow him, and I also have a photo with him. Youri was an exceptional player, he scored many goals at Inter and left his mark on the Club’s history. I also want to leave a mark and win trophies with this team as we look to achieve our objectives.”

During your career, you’ve worn important shirts and always achieved excellent results. Have you already spoken to Coach Simone Inzaghi? What are you expecting?
"Yes, we’ve talked and I’d like to thank him for his words. We’ll need to work together, and I want to show that I’m here to play and help the team. After all, the most important thing is to manage to win together.”

You probably can’t wait to start the new season, just like the Nerazzurri fans. Do you have a message for them?
"Obviously, I can’t wait to get going. I’d like to thank the fans for the support they’ve shown me and the messages I’ve received. We look forward to seeing them at the stadium with the aim of winning together.”


https://www.inter.it/en/news/2022/07/02/henrikh-mkhitaryan-inter-interview.html

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Any road through territory of Armenia with corridor logic is ruled out – Security Council Secretary

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 14:40,

YEREVAN, JUNE 30, ARMENPRESS. Any road through the territory of Armenia with corridor logic is ruled out, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan told reporters today after the Cabinet meeting.

“This is our policy: when we announce that our positions are closer, it means we moved forward with the logic that there will be a border control. Any road with corridor logic is ruled out in Armenia”, he said.

He informed that the topic of unblocking has been discussed both in Moscow and Brussels.

“For a long time Azerbaijan has been stating that a corridor is being discussed. If I am not mistaken, on November 6, when Russian Deputy Prime Minister [Alexey] Overchuk was in Yerevan, he announced that no issue with corridor logic is being discussed. The same happened after the Brussels talks. The spokesperson to [Charles] Michel publicly stated that no corridor has ever been discussed. This shows that our approach in the negotiations has been this and continues to be this”, he added.

Statements of Turkish officials that they coordinate the process with Azerbaijan are strange – Armenia’s Special Envoy

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YEREVAN, JUNE 30, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Special Representative for normalization talks with Turkey, Vice Speaker of Parliament Ruben Rubinyan calls the statements of various Turkish officials that they coordinate the process with Azerbaijan as “strange”.

“Since the beginning of the normalization process of the Armenian-Turkish relations, Armenia has been very constructive. Armenia has a political will and has shown that will for quickly reaching the normalization. The success of the process depends on the respective political will of Turkey. As you can see, up to this moment there has not been much progress”, he said.

Rubinyan reaffirmed that no issue of re-delimitation of borders is being discussed.

“The statements of various officials of Turkey that they coordinate the process with Azerbaijan are a bit strange. But the political will is the most important in such processes, if that political will exists, the other issues are easy to solve”, he said, adding that the government of Armenia wants to achieve a quick normalization and is ready to take practical steps for that and is expecting the same from the Turkish side.

He added that this process has not yet given tangible results, but it doesn’t mean that it cannot give. And also it doesn’t mean that it will definitely give results.

Commenting on the statements of Turkish authorities about the “Zangezur corridor”, he said: “These statements in no way contribute to the Armenia-Turkey normalization process, perhaps, the opposite, they hinder that process. There is no term “Zangezur corridor” on our agenda. Armenia has not discussed, is not discussing and will not discuss any project in a corridor logic. Moreover, there is no territorial unit called “Zangezur” in Armenia”.

Lots of pens left for Pashinyan outside government building

Hagop Kamalian
Panorama
Armenia –

Two women brought scores of pens and threw them near the Armenian government building in central Yerevan amid a meeting chaired by Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday.

"We brought them to Pashinyan so that he wouldn't steal other people's pens,” one of the women said, referring to the video footage which shows the premier taking a pen from the table and putting it in his pocket at the 31st sitting of the Board of Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund held in Yerevan on Saturday.

The woman said she had seen the footage on Russian TV channels.

‘We decided to bring him pens that are enough for a year and say ‘Nikol Pashinyan, shame on you!'" she said.

Also, the woman says the move is symbolic, since Pashinyan uses pens only “to sign documents on territorial concessions” to Azerbaijan.

"He ceded Berdzor with a single stroke of pen, he is going to surrender Tigranashen as well. The pens are also used for making prisoners traitors," the woman said.

The move angered some people, who gathered outside the government building to voice their concerns.

A woman living in an emergency house asked who the “sponsor” of the action was.

"I paid for them out of my own pocket, one pen costs 30 drams. I am fighting for my homeland. I don’t understand those who demand housing. What do they need a house for if the Turks reach Yerevan?" the woman replied.

Parents of soldiers killed in 44-day Artsakh war removing their tents at Freedom Square in downtown Yerevan

Hagop Kamalian
NEWS.am
Armenia –
14:28, 30.06.2022

The parents of the servicemen killed in the 44-day Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war in the fall of 2020 are removing their tents at Freedom Square in downtown Yerevan. Vigen Azatyan, a parent of one of these fallen soldiers, told reporters about this during their protest Thursday outside the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia.

"Our fight [for justice] started from Freedom Square, moved to France Square, then again to Freedom Square. We have done what we wanted to do with the tents. The fight will continue in the form of protests both outside the Prosecutor's Office, the NSS [(National Security Service)], and on the streets. Yesterday we had had several meetings with non-partisan opposition figures. And after the meeting we realized that the tent had fulfilled its mission," Azatyan said.

As reported earlier, a group of relatives of the fallen servicemen were staging a protest in front of the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia. They wanted to meet with Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan.

Their demand is that the criminal case filed with the Investigative Committee—and under the Criminal Code article on "abuse of official power, which has caused serious consequences"—be transferred to the National Security Service.

Also, they demand that this criminal case be investigated under the Criminal Code article on "apparent high treason," and that PM Nikol Pashinyan be summoned for questioning under this article and be included in this case as a defendant.

After the aforesaid meeting, the parents of the fallen soldiers told reporters that they had given Artur Davtyan one day to carry out their demand.

Sports: Armenia beat San Marino 76-64 in FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

Hagop Kamalian
Public Radio of Armenia
Armenia –
, 21:45

 

Armenia beat San Marino 76-64 in the second round of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries under way in Malta.

Armenia had beat Gibraltar 100:63 in the second round.

Andre Spight Mkrtchyan scored 25 points and was named player of the match.

Armenia’s next opponent will be known tomorrow.

The 2022 edition of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries takes place in Ta’ Qali, Malta from June 28 – July 3, featuring six national teams from across Europe.

https://en.armradio.am/2022/06/30/armenia-bear-san-marino-76-64-in-fiba-european-championship-for-small-countries/

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Azerbaijan turning army into "small-scale model of Turkish Forces"

Hagop Kamalian
PanARMENIAN
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– 16:39 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov announced an increase in the number of soldiers serving in the country's Armed Forces after the Second Karabakh War‌, Interfax.az reports.

Hasanov noted on Monday, June 27 that after the Second Karabakh War, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev instructed the military to bring the country's army to "a new level".

According to him, Aliyev wants the Azerbaijani army to represent "a small-scale model of the Turkish Armed Forces", as well as to provide the troops with the latest weapons and military equipment.

Also Monday, Aliyev said Baku has signed new contracts for the purchase of "the most modern weapons."

Aliyev and Hasanov made the remarks during a visit to the Karvachar region, which came under Azerbaijani control during the Second Karabakh war.

Prospects for settlement of Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict discussed during Artsakh FM’s working visit in Russia

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YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. On May 21-27, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh David Babayan was on a working visit to the Russian Federation, the ministry said.

In Moscow and a number of other cities, the Foreign Minister of Artsakh had meetings with representatives of political, information, public, scientific-educational circles, the Armenian community of Russia and the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Issues related to the current situation and possible developments in the region, the role of Artsakh in regional geopolitical processes, the prospects for the settlement of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict, and further deepening of the Artsakh-Diaspora relations were discussed.

Sports: SADA Cup: Armenian team loses [to Syria] with difference of 2 points

Hagop Kamalian
NEWS.am
Armenia –

The Armenian national team played its third match within the framework of the SADA Cup international tournament held at Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex.

On Sunday the Armenian team headed by Rex Kalamian was defeated by the Syrian team with the score 57:59.

Tomorrow Armenia will travel to Malta, where the team will participate in the European Championship of Small Countries.

The tournament will be held from 28 June to 3 July.

Armenian Healthcare Ministry, Netcracker/BostonGene companies discuss cooperation

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YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Minister of Healthcare of Armenia Artak Jumayan received co-owner and Vice-President of Netcracker/BostonGene companies Michael Feinberg, the healthcare ministry said.

The guest said their company is planning to establish a Research and Development (R&D) center in Armenia with several thousand employees. Currently, the number of staffers in Armenia is 360.

BostonGene is a biomedical software company for advanced patient analysis and personalized therapy in the fight against cancer.

Artak Jumayan highlighted the role and significance of BostonGene in the field of telecommunications. He expressed hope that the cooperation will serve to the development of healthcare in Armenia through high technologies.