Author: Jalatian Sonya

CONSUMERS’ UNION: ARMENIAN CONSUMERS IN NEED OF AWARENESS RAISING

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
06.08.2009 17:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "One of our main problems is raising awareness
among consumers. A consumer should possess maximum knowledge about
products, including expiry date, and apply to relevant agencies in
case of having problems," Head of Consumers’ Union Armen Poghosyan
told today a news conference. He also informed participants about
the operation of a new hotline service.

There no street trade in legal terms, the speaker finds. To that end,
he noted the importance of "Lowering prices on market tolls."

Market and supermarket studies will be organized late in August with
the purpose of enhancing services and normalizing relations between
consumers and producers, Pogosyan said.

Violations will be sanctioned by fines in the amount of AMD 50 to
100 thousand.

RA FORMER PRIME MINISTER: GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR CRISIS

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Aug 6 2009
Armenia

Armenian Government is responsible for the economic crisis in Armenia.

Gurgen Arsenyan, the leader of United Labor Party of Armenia,
stated that Government failed to implement the anti-crisis policy. He
underlined that already informed the RA President in the presence of
Tigran Sargsyan of the fact. Arsenyan regards Government activities
as a "smoke curtain". "One should work or struggle against crisis
this way," he added.

Former RA Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan outlined Armenian Government
has no actual anti-crisis program at the moment. To avoid crisis
one should boost demand, not supply, whereas Armenian Government
aggravates crisis by boosting supply, that is they should have
stimulated consumers instead of producers.

Crisis in Armenia is caused by Global crisis only for 9%, while the
rest 91% is a result of Armenian Government’s foolishness.

Former Prime-Minister discredits that real crisis decline totals 30%,
not 16.3% in Armenia.

Bagratyan added that crisis worsened due to Robert Kocharyan’s
errors. "There were some rules in that period, however Armenia will
have to pay another 30 years for Kocharyan’s malfeasances," Former
Prime Minister concluded.

SAFAR ABIYEV THREATENS NEW WAR IN KARABAKH

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03.08.2009 12:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov met
in Baku with his Azerbaijani counterpart Safar Abiyev to discuss
prospects of military and technical cooperation between the two
countries, the current situation in the South Caucasus and the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict.

The Azeri Minister hailed Russia’s efforts for resolution of the
Karabakh conflict and said that "use of force is inevitable if it’s
not resolved peacefully," ANS PRESS reported.

NEW BRANCH OF UNIBANK – ZVARTNOTS TO OPEN BY MID-AUGUST

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
31.07.2009 17:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Since mid-August a new branch Unibank – Zvartnots
starts operating, located in the arrival hall of the Zvartnots airport,
the press office of the bank reports.

The branch will work around the clock, seven days a week. The main
function of the new branch will be to transfers service through
Unistream. Visitors coming to Armenia will be able to get their
transferred money immediately after arriving at the airport. Foreign
currency exchange office will operate in the branch.

"Unibank" network has 30 branches, 2 of which operate in Nagorno
Karabakh.

NAGORNY KARABAKH LEGAL SUCCESSOR OF ARMENIAN PRINCIPALITIES EXISTING IN ITS TERRITORY OVER CENTURIES: ARMENIAN PUBLIC COUNCIL REP.

ArmInfo
2009-07-31 14:50:00

ArmInfo. The Nagorny Karabakh Republic is the legal successor of the
Armenian principalities existing in its territory over centuries,
Chairman of the Armenian Public Council for Civil Society Formation
Hovhanness Hovhanissyan said at a press conference on Friday. "Talks on
"occupation of Azerbaijani territories" are groundless since Azerbaijan
had once misappropriated the original territories of Artsakh due to
the decision by the Caucasian Bureau and created an autonomous region
only in part of Artsakh", Hovhannissyan says. He is sure that it is
Azerbaijan that is currently occupying a series of populated areas
in Mardakert region and the Shahumian region.

The victory in the war unleashed by Azerbaijan made it possible to
partially restore the historical justice. "The international community
must consider Nagorny Karabakh in a broader context reckoning with
the historical justice.

No return of the territories of de-facto sovereign Nagorny Karabakh
Republic is possible ", he says.

IT IS PLANNED TO RESUME PRODUCTION AT NAIRIT PLANT STARTING FROM SECOND HALF OF AUGUST

Noyan Tapan
July 28, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. After the accident at the chloroprene
department of Nairit Plant, it is planned to resume production starting
from the second half of August, NT correspondent was informed by
Nairit’s spokeswoman Anush Harutyunian.

According to her, repairs and relaunch work is now being carried out
at the plant. Not only the department damaged by the fire, but also
the whole plant is under repair. About 150 thousand dollars will be
spent on this work.

A. Harutyunian said that the plant had a stock of its goods which have
been sold while the plant has been standing idle. Since the accident
Nairit has not lost any market.

As regards the causes of the explosion at the chloroprene department,
A. Harutyunain noted that the investigation bodies are still conducting
an investigation. "We cannot say anything until they officially
announce their conclusion and compare it with the results of the
commission set up to inquire into the causes of the explosion,"
she said.

VASILI GHAZARIAN PLURALISTICALLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF ARMENIA TO KYRGYZSTAN

Noyan Tapan
July 28, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 27, RA President Serzh
Sargsyan signed a decree on pluralistically appointing Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of RA to Kazakhstan Vasili Ghazarian
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of RA to Kyrgyzstan
(residence Astana).

Noyan Tapan was informed about it by the RA President’s Press Office.

PREMIERE OF ATOM EGOYAN’S NEW FILM TO TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER

Noyan Tapan
July 28, 2009

TORONTO, JULY 28, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Armenian Canadian
producer Atom Egoyan has finished shooting his new film Kloe.

According to the Marmara daily, hard psychological interrelations
of a couple are the basis of the film. Famous actors Layam Nison and
Juliana Moure play the leading parts. The premiere of the film Kloe
will take place in September at the festival of Toronto after which
it will be shown in America and Europe.

VISIT OF SERBIAN PRESIDENT TO ARMENIA GIVES NEW IMPETUS TO BILATERAL COOPERATION

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27.07.2009 20:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Newly appointed ambassador of Serbia to Armenia
Dragan ®upanjevac handed copies of his credentials to RA Deputy
Foreign Minister of Armenia Karine Ghazinyan on July 27 in Yerevan.

During the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia noted that there
is great potential for the development of Armenian-Serbian relations
in various fields, and stressed the importance of implementing joint
visits at the highest level. In this context, the parties stressed that
the official visit of Serbian President Boris Tadic to Armenia will
give a new impetus for expanding and deepening bilateral cooperation.

During the meeting, both sides stressed the importance of broadening
the legal field, and the strengthening of business ties. During
the meeting Serbian diplomat dwelled on the Kosovo issue in the UN
international court, the RA MFA press office reports.

Manager of the Ararat Bank shot dead in Glendale
25.07.2009 15:03

Armen Dilanyan
`Radiolur’
Glendale

On Wednesday July 22, 2009, Ara Terunyan, a 35 year old male resident
of North Hollywood, was shot several times.

The shooting occurred in a parking lot to the rear of 318 W. Colorado
in the City of Glendale. At approximately 11:08 a.m. the Glendale
Police Department received numerous 911 calls of shots being fired.
Officers arrived on scene and discovered a male victim seated in a
black Lexus sport utility vehicle. The victim was struck several times
by gunfire and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooter was described as a male African American. After the
shooting the suspect fled the location by running south through the
parking lot and entered the passenger door of a blue American made
sedan. The driver of this vehicle was also described as a male African
American.

The victim had accompanied his wife to an appointment at a medical
office located at the address. While sitting in their vehicle the
suspect appeared and began firing at the victim, striking him several
times. His wife was left unharmed.

"It appears preplanned. There was a getaway driver," said Glendale
Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. "To us, it looks like he was a targeted victim.
For what reason, we don’t know yet."

Terunyan, who died at the scene, became the first homicide victim in
Glendale this year. There were three homicides in the city in 2008, and
two in 2007.

According to publications in the press, Ara Terunyan was a former
employee of the Central Bank of Armenia and one of the managers of the
Yerevan based Ararat Bank. He is said to have settled in Los Angeles
six months ago.

Hovik Dadasyan, a Terunyan family friend in Armenia, said the victim’s
wife is pregnant, and he had no idea why the bank executive would be
targeted.

Dadasyan and Terunyan were listed as being top executives for Ararat
Bank, which is based in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, according to a
Business Week index.

The pair also worked together at the Central Bank of Armenia, Dadasyan
said.