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Sports: Arsenal’s Mkhitaryan out for six weeks

Hunanian Jack
Daily Nation, Kenya
Dec 24 2018
 
 
Arsenal’s Mkhitaryan out for six weeks
 
MONDAY DECEMBER 24 2018
 
     
 
Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan crosses the ball during their second leg of the Europa League Round of 32 match against Ostersunds at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 22, 2018. PHOTO | ADRIAN DENNIS |  AFP
 
In Summary
 
Mkhitaryan fractured the metatarsal in his right foot in Carabao Cup defeat by Tottenham.
Arsenal said the Armenian playmaker is “expected to return to full training in six weeks”.
Mkhitaryan arrived at the Emirates Stadium almost a year ago.
 
By AFP
Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be out of action for at least six weeks because of a foot injury, the Premier League side revealed on their website on Tuesday.
 
Mkhitaryan fractured the metatarsal in his right foot in last Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat by Tottenham and was replaced at half-time. He missed the win against Burnley at the weekend.
 
Arsenal said the Armenian playmaker is “expected to return to full training in six weeks”.
 
Mkhitaryan has been a regular under Unai Emery and has scored four Premier League goals this season.
 
The 29-year-old will miss key league games against Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City as Arsenal continue their pursuit of a top-four place.
Mkhitaryan arrived at the Emirates Stadium almost a year ago as part of the swap deal that took Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United.

Five ministries to be cut in Armenia

Hunanian Jack
Aysor, Armenia
Dec 24 2018

According to the official draft decision of the Armenian government, 5 ministries will be cut in Armenia – Diaspora, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Agriculture and Energy ministries, vice speaker of the parliament, Republican party member Arpine Hovhannisyan says.

“As it was expected the new government has not made us wait long. Only a week after publication of voting results the government puts into circulation bill on making changes and amendments in the law on Government’s structure and activity,” Hovhannisyan said.

According to the bill five ministries will be united with others.

Hovhannisyan said the bill will create two direct impacts with the first and most painful one the unavoidable staff cuts.

“Leaving the people without jobs in the New Year the “person-oriented” government once again reiterated that it acts with the principle of finding not right but easy solutions,” she said, adding that their party has voiced about it throughout the campaign but people believed Pashinyan.

She said she will refer to the other surprise prepared by the government for state employees after New Year holidays.

MFA: Armenia biological laboratories are for civilian purposes only

Hunanian Jack
News.am, Armenia
Dec 20 2018
MFA: Armenia biological laboratories are for civilian purposes only MFA: Armenia biological laboratories are for civilian purposes only

15:22, 20.12.2018
                  

YEREVAN. – The biological laboratories in Armenia are solely for civilian purposes.

Anna Naghdalyan, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), noted the above-said at Thursday’s press briefing.

She added that these laboratories were overseen by Armenia, and only Armenian specialists worked there.

That is, there is no need for military presence in Armenia’s case, the country is conducting no talks with respect to deployment of military personnel from third-party countries, and nothing is said about a military presence in these biological laboratories, the MFA spokesperson stressed.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had stated that Yerevan and Moscow were completing the preparation of a document guaranteeing that there will be no foreign military presence at the biological laboratories in Armenia.

Representatives of My Step alliance elected to parliament to hold meeting

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Representatives of My Step alliance elected to parliament to hold meeting

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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. My Step alliance will hold meeting today at 19:30 in Yerevan’s Armenia Marriott hotel, Yelk faction MP Alen Simonyan told Armenpres.

The lawmaker didn’t provide any detail about the issue which will be discussed.

“It’s just a meeting with the representatives of the alliance who were elected to the parliament, with quite a major staff”, he said.

Snap parliamentary elections of Armenia were held on December 9.

Based on the election results, three political forces have been elected to the parliament: My Step alliance – 70.44% of votes, Prosperous Armenia party – 8.27% and Bright Armenia party – 6.37%.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan




Ambassador Kopirkin: Russia using “soft power” in Armenia is complex matter

Hunanian Jack
News.am, Armenia
Dec 18 2018
Ambassador Kopirkin: Russia using “soft power” in Armenia is complex matter Ambassador Kopirkin: Russia using “soft power” in Armenia is complex matter

15:41, 18.12.2018
                  

YEREVAN. – The factor of Russia using “soft power” in Armenia is a complex, systematic matter that requires daily work, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kopirkin stated at a press conference on Tuesday. In his words, there are considerable resources in this regard.

“The basis for this ‘soft power’ is the ties that have united the peoples of Armenia and Russia for centuries,” Kopirkin explained. “They are the very close human relationships that are the foundation of interstate relations between the two countries.”

But the ambassador noted that the respective steps being taken today are not enough, and active work should be carried out with civil society and the media.

“My speaking today is a demonstration of its awareness,” the diplomat noted. “The [Russian] embassy and Russian organizations that operate in Armenia are inclined toward raising [Russian-Armenian] bilateral relations to a new level.”

In Sergey Kopirkin’s view, the growing tourist attraction of Armenia also plays a part in this regard, since this enables a large number of Russians to get familiarized with the country and makes it possible for Armenia to continue to develop its economy.

Ex-leader of Houston nonprofit pleads guilty over 2013 trip

Hunanian Jack
Associated Press State & Local
Tuesday 4:55 PM GMT
Ex-leader of Houston nonprofit pleads guilty over 2013 trip
 
 HOUSTON
 
HOUSTON (AP) – The ex-operator of a Houston nonprofit has pleaded guilty to concealing that Azerbaijan (ah-zur-by-JAHN’) paid for a 2013 visit by 10 U.S. lawmakers.
 
Kemal Oksuz was extradited from Armenia and pleaded guilty Monday in Washington, D.C., to devising to falsify, conceal and cover up material facts. He faces up to a year in prison in the plea deal.
 
Oksuz led the Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians. An indictment was unsealed in September.
 
The House Ethics Committee in 2015 found no evidence of wrongdoing by members of Congress. Texans Ruben Hinojosa, Sheila Jackson Lee, Steve Stockman and Ted Poe traveled to Azerbaijan, along with Gregory Meeks and Yvette Clarke of New York, Danny Davis of Illinois, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma and Leonard Lance of New Jersey.

The statement of the RAC Central Administration. “Call to the Armenian Parliament Elections”

Hunanian Jack
Dear colleagues, editors of the Armenian press,

With the request to publish, in the lines below and also attached, you will find the Statement of the RAK Central Administration. “Call to the Armenian Parliament Elections”.
Best wishes for success,
Main Office of the Press of the RAK Central Administration

A call

of Armenia of Parliament To the elections First of all

 

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Good luck all of us, and our to the motherland and to him պետականութեան՝ eternity:

WHEREAS:

FRAMEWORK LIBERTY PARTY

CENTRAL MINISTRY

Sevak Jacobian Sergio
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Chair



The celebration of the 98th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia grew into a scuffle between Armenian communists and supporters of the European integration of Armenia

Hunanian Jack
Arminfo, Armenia
Nov 30 2018
The celebration of the 98th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia grew into a scuffle between Armenian communists and supporters of the European integration of Armenia

Yerevan November 29

Marianna Mkrtchyan. The celebration of the 98th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia developed into a scuffle between Armenian Communists and supporters of European integration of Armenia.So, today, members of the Communist Party of Armenia, together with representatives of the United Progressive Communist Party of Armenia and the Socialist Way Party, traditionally decided to celebrate the Sovietization Day of Armenia.However, the event was overshadowed by the actions of supporters of European integration, led by Co-Chairman of the European Party of Armenia Tigran Khzmalian.After the ceremony of laying flowers by the Communists to the monumentChairman of the Baku Commune, Stepan Shahumyan, locatednear the Republic Square, as well as to the two memorials of soldiersRed Army, they were approached by supporters of European integration inled by Hazmalian, who were accompanied by the police.Supporters of European integration came with banners calling for the withdrawal of the 102nd Russian military base from the territory of Armenia, and there were also inscriptions on the banners that “the Red Army did not liberate, but occupied Armenia.”These actions of Khzmlyan’s associates caused a negative reaction from the communists. A scuffle occurred between the two forces, the latter were already separated by the police.

However, the incident did not exhaust itself, the “capitulation” pro-European forces, who had suffered defeat from the communists, decided to march to the Russian embassy and pass a note of protest in connection with the anniversary of the “occupation”, but no one came to them.The communists also did not stop at the “victory” and pursued the participants of the pro-European procession led by Khzmlyan to the Russian embassy. There was another skirmish between the parties, and the Communists pushed the Khzmlyan movement participants to the building of the Yerevan City Hall, and after some time the parties of ther conflict left -v –

Identity of suspected corrupt lawmaker to be disclosed after receiving necessary paperwork

Hunanian Jack
| 15:35 | November 28 2018
Category
Politics

Authorities still don’t disclose details over the lawmaker who is said to be under a criminal investigation in a massive bribery case.

National Security Service director Artur Vanetsyan told reporters today that they will give details after officially receiving important documents.

“Wait for a brief period of time, and we will announce everything. I can’t give any information at this moment,” he said.

Earlier in October, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced in parliament that a Member of Parliament is under investigation for bribery. He said that “this will be the largest bribery case in the history of the country”. Pashinyan had said that the authorities are waiting for an official response regarding a document from another country.

Azerbaijani Press: Azerbaijan to present note of protest to US for issuing visa to Saakyan

Hunanian Jack
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Nov 18 2018
10:21 (UTC+04:00)

By  Trend

Azerbaijan will present a note of protest to the US for issuing a visa to Bako Saakyan, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

“According to the mass media reports Bako Saakyan, the so-called “leader” of the separatist regime created in the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia traveled to the United States of America. Entering of the “representative” of illegal regime to the USA and allowing the promotion of the separatist regime in the US contradicts the commitments of this state as the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as the numerously stated official position of the United States on non-recognition of the separatist regime. This step also damages the negotiation process over the settlement of the conflict,” the statement reads.

The ministry said that providing of visa by the United States to the representatives of the separatist regime raises serious questions about the visa procedures of the USA.

“It is very strange that the liberalization of the US government’s approach to visa issuance is applied only to the “leadership” of the separatist regime created in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and not other illegal entities of the former Soviet Union.”

“Individual sanctions should be applied with regard to such war criminals, persons involved in the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories and ethnic cleansing of the hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis,” the ministry said.

“Such steps serving to promotion of the illegal separatist regime raise questions on sincerity of the USA in its relations with Azerbaijan. Strong protest of Azerbaijan will be presented to the US through diplomatic channels,” the statement reads.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.