Author: Hambardsumian Paul

ARMENIAN FORWARD HOVHANNES GOHARYAN SCORES HIS FIRST GOAL FOR BATE

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.09.2009 22:09 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the 21st round of soccer championship, Belarus’
Bate Borisov beat Granit Mikashevichi 1:3. The first goal was scored
by Sashcheko during the 32nd minute.

During the 8th minute of the march,Hovhannes Goharyan took a long
corner to the goalmouth, but after Stasevich’s head-butt the ball
appeared in section bar. Bate’s soccer players evened the score during
the second half. Return goal was beaten during the 48th minute. After
Armenian forward’s decisive pass, half-back Alexander Volodko evened
the score. Two other goals were beaten by fullback Sergey Krivets and
forward Maxim Skavysh, during the 72nd and 75th minutes respectively.

After the 21st round, Bate remains championship leader, running ahead
of Dinamo by 10 points.

LEVON TER-PETROSYAN’S SPEECH

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Levon Ter-Petrosyan addressed the conference of the Social Democratic
Hnchakyan party. He particularly said that the meeting is truly taking
part in a decisive period for Armenia which is sorrowful because
Armenia had to be a succeeded country by now. Levon Ter-Petrosyan
noted with sorrow that we have lost much time especially during
the last 10 years when the policy of Armenia has served only the
dictators to keep their illegalities. "There is no high-ranking
official in Armenia who does not have their own business. There is
no political prisoner in any of republics of the ex Soviet Union,
except Azerbaijan and countries of the Middle Asia and not counting
several Asian and African countries. Does it not weaken the Diaspora
and is it not ashamed of this fact in front of their compatriots
if we have to belong to the number of these countries? Why does
an Armenian have to speak with honor with a French or an American
if there are political prisoners in their homeland and whether it
is not the state that has to pay the price for this and it is indeed
paying. It is paying Turks, Azeris in form of yielding. I think that if
the Diaspora registered right the 2008 presidential elections and the
March 1 events that followed it, the fact of existence of political
prisoners and if it did not tolerate all this, but on the contrary
numerous Diasporian organizations supported the assassin government
of Armenia and in exchange, they got what we have now. I am happy to
notice that the Social Democratic Hnchakyan party does not belong to
these organizations. I am not calling on the Diaspora to intervene
in the home affairs of Armenia but Armenia and Diaspora must care for
each other’s home issues. It would enhance the responsibility of the
Armenian government.

I am sure our cooperation with the SDHP will last until we did not
reach our goals", said Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

Armenian president to discuss Turkey protocols on diaspora tour
by Emil Sanamyan

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Published: Thursday September 24, 2009

Washington – President Serge Sargsian will visit Armenian communities,
including those in Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Rostov-on-Don in
Russia, and Beirut starting at the end of next week, according to
diplomatic sources involved in organizing the trip.

The visit is intended to outline Armenia’s policy vis-à-vis Turkey. On
August 31 Armenia and Turkey announced their intention to sign
protocols on diplomatic relations and bilateral cooperation after six
weeks of domestic discussions. Under the protocols, Turkey agrees to
open the land border with Armenia.

Some major Armenian-American organizations have endorsed the protocols
while expressing concern about certain provisions. Others have been
more critical. In recent days, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
has organized protests at the Armenian Mission to United Nations in
New York, as well as in Los Angeles.
Mr. Sargsian’s visit to New York is expected to include a meeting with
representatives of Armenian-American groups on October 3. That would
be followed by a similar meeting as well as a televised press
conference in Los Angeles.

International context

The Armenian president’s trip comes just ahead of yet another summit
meeting between him and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev,
which is expected to take place in Moldova on October 8 or 9. The
signing of Armenia-Turkey protocols by the foreign ministers of
Armenia and Turkey is due on October 13.

Turkish leaders have said that implementation of the protocols is
contingent on satisfaction of Azerbaijan’s concerns in the Karabakh
dispute. Armenian officials for their part reject the link, noting
that the published protocols make no reference to the Karabakh
conflict.

Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated the Karabakh
linkage during his meeting with Jewish-American groups in New York on
September 22, Today’s Zaman reported, citing the Anatolia news agency.
The United States has reemerged as an informal facilitator of
Armenia-Turkey talks, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
discussing the issues in a phone call to President Sargsian on
September 19, the Armenian president’s office reported.

U.S. officials have called for progress on both the Karabakh and
Armenia-Turkey tracks but they have formally opposed a direct linkage
between the two.

FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH OSCE CO-CHAIRS

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Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan who is currently paying
working visit to New York had a meeting with the OSCE Minsk group
co-chairs Yuri Merzliakov, Bernard Fassier, Robert Bradtke and the
representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, MFA PR
department reports.

Foreign Minister congratulated Mr. Bradthe for his appointment and
expressed his hope that his diplomatic experience and skills would be
useful for the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The two-hour long meeting of the minister and the co-chairs was
devoted to the discussions over the NKR conflict resolution.

The sides have also talked about the Presidents’ next meeting.

Armenia-Turkey Border Opening to Weaken Georgian Transport Role

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By Asbarez Staff on Sep 25th

YEREVAN – The Russian owned South Caucasus Railway Company is ready to
resume railway transport between Armenia and Turkey,’ a high level
official from the company said Thursday, adding that the opening of
the border will diminish Georgia’s role as a transport corridor in the
region.

Speaking to reporters at a press briefing in Yerevan, Marat Khakov
said that the opening of the Turkish-Armenian border will decrease
reliance on freight transports through Georgia, which Russia favors.

`When Armenian-Turkish border is opened, Gyumri-Ayrum railway demand
will be reduced,’ he said.

Khakov said the company discussed the issue with the ministry of
Transport and Communication last week. He said the rail company is
ready to activate all rail lines linking the two countries within two
days once `corresponding political and technical agreements are made.’

He said the Russian-owned company plans on investing a total of 1.2
billion rubles in Armenia’s rail infrastructure.

It will also invest 600 million rubles over three years in the
development of rail track and facilities in Armenia and another 10
million rubles are earmarked for design and survey works, according to
Khakov.

He said that two refurbished locomotives will be introduced into the
company’s locomotive fleet this October and that halted railway
traffic between Gyumri and Vanadzor will be resumed in a few months.

Khakov also addressed the three railway accidents at the Masis and
Noragavit stations, as well as at the Tumanyan-Shaghali crossing. In
the first two cases, he explained, the accidents were caused by `a
human factor.’ In the third instance, Khakov said, the
Tumanyan-Shaghali line is the most in need of repair.

A technical diagnostics center to manage the development of Armenia’s
railways will be opened at the Masis station by next May, he added.

Turkish Parliament to Vote on Protocols In October, Says Erdogan

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By Asbarez Staff on Sep 24th, 2009

NEW YORK (Anatolian)-The normalization talks between Turkey and
Armenia have entered a `sensitive’ phase, according to Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said Thursday that the protocols
guiding the establishment and development of relations between Turkey
and Armenia will be sent to the Turkish Parliament next month for
ratification.

`We have reached an important stage with the step we have taken with
Switzerland’s mediation and I believe we can send the initialed
document to Parliament if we do not face any prejudice and if steps
are not taken by thinking just about the internal politics,’ Erdogan
told a conference at Princeton University near New York late on
Wednesday.

He said the document would be sent to the Turkish Parliament on
Oct. 10 or 11.

The prime minister also said Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian could
visit Turkey for a World Cup qualifier between Turkey and Armenia in
October. Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Armenia for an away
match last year.

`Turkey will have neighborly relations with Armenia within the
framework of mutual respect,’ he said.
Erdogan said there was need for dialogue that would bring together
regional countries, referring to Turkey’s proposal of a stability and
cooperation platform in the Caucasus. He said Turkey aimed to make the
region a basin of peace and wanted to solve Azerbaijan-Armenia,
Turkey-Armenia and Russia-Georgia problems through this platform.

The Turkish prime minister listed the world’s recent problems as wars,
the economic crisis, hunger, poverty, terrorism, energy safety and
climate change, and underlined the need for a new global order.

`There should be a fair and pluralist order embracing everyone, based
on confidence and which sees differences as a richness,’ Erdogan
said. He said there was need for a new understanding of leadership,
adding, `Turkey can contribute to the new global order.’

On the stalled Middle East peace negotiations, Erdogan said: `Is it
possible to see the Middle Eastern problem as only a regional problem?
I believe many problems in the world will be solved when the
Israeli-Palestinian dispute is overcome.’

The prime minister also said the new economic order should also be
fair. Referring to the cultural aspect of the new global order,
Erdogan said Turkey had assumed the co-leadership of the Alliance of
Civilizations, proving it was possible and necessary for different
cultures and civilizations to live in a constructive atmosphere.

ARAM I APPEALS TO SARKISIAN ON PROTOCOLS

Asbarez Staff
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Sep 23rd, 2009

ANTELLIAS, Lebanon-His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House
of Cilicia, on Monday sent a letter to President Serzh Sarkisian
expressing concerns over the Turkey-Armenia protocols and urging
the president to engage the entire Armenian nation in this critical
pan-national issue.

In his extensive letter, the Catholicos outlines concerns, more vocally
about the threats the protocols bring to the veracity of the Armenian
Genocide, the Karabakh conflict resolution process and the imperative
of addressing this critical issue from pan-national perspective.

Aram I pointed out that the very existence of the Diaspora is a direct
result of the Genocide and forced upon the Armenian nation.

"The recognition of and reparations for the Armenian Genocide are
part of our national struggle. Thus it is imperative to approach the
matter carefully and with the great deal of sensitivity," said the
Catholicos in his letter warning that the Genocide issue cannot be
part of the negotiation process, as it is know fact.

"In a set of conditions, Turkey is likely to pressure Armenia. Ankara
will pursue to expunge the memory of 1.5 million slaughtered
Armenians," said the Catholicos who urged the president and his
administration to have a firm position on the Genocide.

The Catholicos also expressed his deep concern about the negative
consequences of the protocols on the fragile Karabakh conflict
resolution. He urged the president to ensure that the Turkey-Armenia
normalization does not adversely impact the Karabakh process.

He advised that the matter of the relations should be discussed
nationally and a solution to confront the challenges facing the nation
should be given by Armenia, Karabakh and Diaspora in unison.

SUKIASYAN TO RETURN IN 3 WEEKS

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05:54 pm | September 22, 2009

Politics

Former NA Deputy Khachatur Sukiasyan will be out of the country for
2-3 weeks.

As his office reported, he left to solve his health problems, but
didn’t say what those problems were.

According to presses, Sukiasyan left for Germany to receive medical
treatment and he may undergo operation.

He faced difficulties as he left for the country because the
precautionary measure for the parliamentarian who is charged with
the case of "March 1" is his signature to not leave the country.

Head of the investigative group of the Special Investigative Service
leading an investigation into the case of "March 1" Vahagn Harutyunyan
signed and sent a telegram to the airport guards and only after that
was Sukiasyan able to sit on the plane.

Indiatimes

Kolkata

City Armenians set to celebrate independence
TNN 20 September 2009, 06:26am IST

KOLKATA: This weekend is special for Armenians in the city. The 150-member
community is getting together to celebrate the independence day of

Armenia (September 21) over the weekend. After centuries of struggle
first with the Ottoman Empire and then with erstwhile USSR the
Republic of Armenia finally won independence in 1991.

The Armenians came to Kolkata as traders more than 400 years ago. The
community flourished so much that they even started lending money to
East India Company. It is even said that the Battle of Plassey was
fought by the British with Armenian money. There was a time when the
number of Armenians in the city exceeded 30,000 but only 35 families
remain today.

The community’s new spiritual head in the country, Father Khoren
Hovhannisyan, has been planning grand celebrations with key members
for the past five months. His efforts have resulted in the revival of
Armenian Club that had been lying defunct for long. Hovhannisyan also
heads Armenian College, the only institution of its kind in the city
that caters to the needs of Armenian children sent here from their own
country.

Armenian Club at Queen’s Mansions was established in 1921 by racing
magnate J C Galstaun. As the community started dwindling with many
migrating to the US, Australia and Europe, interest in the club
waned. Though there are about 150 Armenians in the city, the club has
only 14 members.

"We want Indian Armenians to interact more closely and share a better
community life. We hope to make a start when the entire community
gathers at the club for a special blessing and prayer service on the
eve of the Armenian Independence Day on Sunday," Father Hovhannisyan
said.

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ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: ARMENIA READY TO DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH EU

ArmInfo
2009-09-16 16:40:00

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Karine Ghazinyan
met with European Commission Delegation to Armenia on Tuesday. Armenian
Foreign Ministry press-service told ArmInfo the European Commission
delegation comprises Mr. Rutger Wissels, Director for European Policy
and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Henrik Hololei, Deputy Director- General and
Mr. John Kjaer DG RELEX Head of Unit for Ukraine Moldova Belarus and
South Caucasus.

The source reported that the delegation is in Armenia to launch
discussions on the EU Eastern Partnership Project implementation.

The Delegation presented the upcoming programs as part of Eastern
Partnership Project and welcomed the high level of Armenia’s
involvement in the project. Deputy Minister Ghazinyan, for her part,
said that Armenia is ready to deepen relations with the EU and hopes
for the Eastern Partnership Project to give a new impetus to the
Armenia-EU relations and the relations in the region. She highlighted
the necessity of facilitating EU visa regime for Armenian citizens. In
this context, Ghazinyan said the government is ready to establish
the necessary legal cooperation with the EU.