Author: Jidarian Alex

ACADEMICIAN ARA SARGSIAN: INSTEAD OF MAKING CONCESSIONS IN ISSUE OF KARABAKH ARMENIANS SHOULD DEMAND WESTERN ARMENIA

NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY
July 27, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 27, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Solution of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the basis of Madrid principles is
not beneficial for the Armenian side as geopolitical shocks and
remarcation of borders will take place in the South Caucasus in the
coming 3-5 years. Academician Ara Sargsian, a member of presidium
of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Problems, stated at the
July 27 press conference. In his words, persons standing close to
the President being for Madrid Principles persuade him to continue
the negotiations over Madrid Principles from the considerations that
allegedly Azerbaijan will become stronger and stronger by getting huge
economic and military advantage over Armenia. However, as A. Sargsian
stressed, we should not forget that the Azeri side also had the same
possibilities in the early 1990s and nevertheless lost the war.

The academician mentioned that Armenia and Karabakh should cede
no inch of land to the enemy. In his conviction, the Moslem world
will perceive ceding territories as a sign of weakness. A. Sargsian
stated that instead of making concessions in the issue of Karabakh
the Armenians should demand Western Armenia from Azerbaijan.

Speaking about the probability of resumption of a war, he mentioned
that today there is indeed such a danger. According to A. Sargsian, it
is conditioned by two factors, Russian and British. As he explained it,
resumption of Armenian-Azeri war is in the interests of the Gazprom
Russian company and British Petroleum British company.

A. Sargsian advised the NKR authorities instead of criticizing
Yerevan to organize actions of protest in London, Moscow,
Washington. "Personally knowing Serzh Sargsyan I can say that by
his intellect he is not inferior to either Levon Ter-Petrosian or
Robert Kocharian," he added. According to A. Sargsian, having many
hard problems and receiving the 2008 March 1 cases as a "dowry"
the President tries to push forward country’s national interest.

EX-RA FM CONCERNED OVER "SELF-GOVERNMENT" PHRASING PRESENT IN MADRID PRINCIPLES

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
24.07.2009 16:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ According to ex-RA Foreign Minister Alexander
Arzumanyan , Madrid principles are unacceptable to either Armenia
or NKR. Ex-RA Foreign Minister was most alerted by the withdrawal
of Armenian forces from the so-called "occupied territories" and the
ambiguity as to who they will be replaced by. "By withdrawing forces
we agree to pass territories under Azerbaijan’s control," Arzumanyan
said at today’s news conference in Yerevan.

The second point Arzumanyan is concerned about is NKR status. "For many
years Armenia has been speaking of the importance of self-determination
right, and I’m concerned about the way "self-governance" term was
used. "Despite the importance of this principle, the issue of self
determination was given the lowest status in Madrid document,"
Arzumanyan noted.

He emphasized the necessity of NKR’s involvement in negotiation
process. Arzumanyan noted that it’s not only NKR which does not
participate in negotiation process but also Armenia, which has taken
a passive position on the issue.

Armunayn noted it’s to late to abandon Madrid principles. "You cant’
go back on your own suggestion," he said.

Ex-RA Foreign Minister commented on the statement of MG OSCE CO-Chair
Bernard Fassier, where he expressed a hope for NKR conflict to be
resolved without a war. "It’s bad enough Fassier had said the "war"
word," Arzumanyan emphasized.

SHIRAK GIUMRI VS. ARARAT YEREVAN – PREVIEW

Sports Betting Previews
umri_Ararat-Yerevan
July 24 2009

Shirak Giumri faces Ararat Yerevan in a Armenian soccer match

Ararat Yerevan scored only 3 goals in the first half of the season
at the Armenian Premier League and won only 1 point at the last match
against the best team there right now Pyunik,Ararat played the first
half with youth armenian players and only 2-3 expierenced players
and lost almost everything.They won the championship last year and
should have played at the Champions League Qualifycations but wasn’t
allowed by UEFA and Pyunik took the place.Now the second half begins
and Ararat is a new team and will start wining like they did the last
year.They have a new coach right now Albert Safaryian.The new players
at Ararat are Rives Miller,Goran Obradovic,Georgi Krasowski,Jugoslav
Monishevic,Khaled Rajab,Maksims Danilovs,Sergei Poltavets,Valeriy
Tsigalko and Dejan Sainovic.It’s almost a whole new team.The odd for
Ararat to win now is 4.35 by sportingbet and it’s now the time to
take it becouse the next time it will be very low.Shirak is a very
small and team with no ambition at all and this is the most important
match for Ararat now,they need the 3 points now.The last 4 matches
at home Shirak scored no goal and draw 3 times 0-0 and lost 1 with
0-4 from Mika Yerevan.The odd 4.35 is a gift take it!

PARTICIPANTS OF COME HOME PROGRAM FEEL POWER OF THEIR UNITY FOR FIRST TIME

Noyan Tapan
July 24, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The July 23 schedule
of events of the lads and girls who arrived in Armenia within the
framework of the RA Ministry of Diaspora’s Come Home program was
also eventful as those in the previous days: a visit to the Armenian
National Gallery, a meeting with Yerevan State University head Aram
Simonian, as well as a performance within the framework of Shant TV’s
Folk Dances program.

At the very first hall of the Armenian National Gallery the talk
full of Georgian, Russian and Turkish words changed into silence,
the young people began discovering the bright colors of Armenian
Highlands painted by Sarian and the Ayvazovski’s wavering of wild
sea. The silence gradually changed into discussions. The lads and
girls listened to the guides with attention without overlooking any
detail. They, of course, managed to get acquainted only with the
small part of the Armenian and world fine arts’ works which are kept
in the Gallery. The impressions from the canvases were also discussed
in the buses.

According to the hayernaysor.am, Yerevan State University head
Aram Simonian acquainted participants of the Come Home program
with the history of Yerevan State University and presented the
teaching system. The frank atmosphere was pleasant and the children
asked questions to the university head without any inhibition. The
most interesting was the question of entering higher educational
institutions and teaching conditions of Diasporan Armenian students
in Armenia.

The same evening was the time of the most important "trial" of
the Come Home 2009 program’s first stage. It was the time for the
Diasporan Armenian young persons who had arrived in Armenia from
different countries to surprise within the framework of Folk Dances
program with their mastery which they gained during the lessons in a
few days thanks to the dancing-master, Director of Armenian National
Choreography Union, the chief dancing-master of the Berd dance ensemble
Karen Gevorgian.

The emotions and excitement of the children sitting at the hall
grew. And here is announced the debut of the participants of the Come
Home program.

The spectators got animated at once, the young persons performed a
dance named Lulke, at that, they danced so skilfully and fluently
that it seemed that a dance ensemble with many years’ experience was
performing. A storm of applause followed the last sounds of the dance
tune. The eyes of the children standing on the stage continued to shine
but they also expressed regret thet the wonder of joint connection
with the Armenian mighty dance finished. However it was only today. And
tomorrow they will have no less interesting and eventful day.

THE CAUCASUS RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTERS PRESENT THE 2008 ARMENIA CORRUPTION SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLDS

AZG Armenian Daily
22/07/2009

On July 21st the Caucasus Research Resource Centers, a program of
the Eurasia Partnership Foundation in Armenia, presented the key
findings from the USAID Mobilizing Action Against Corruption (MAAC)
Activity’s 2008 Armenia Corruption Survey of Households. The survey
sample included 1,549 adults from all over the country.

The current economic crisis has had drastic effects on Armenia,
and the South Caucasus in general, but what persists throughout
both the global crisis and periods of prosperity is the presence
of corruption. The Corruption survey provides a unique and valuable
opportunity to examine the general perceptions, personal experience,
and perceptions of the government’s anticorruption activity.

The basic findings of the survey reveal that 86% consider corruption a
very serious problem. The level of corruption is perceived commonly
in the electoral system (66%), police (66%), healthcare (61%)
and education (58%). Inside the public sector, 45% of respondents
see corruption as more severe among high-ranking public officials,
whereas only 9% believe it is most prevalent among low ranking public
officials.

The overall perception of what constitutes corruption was assessed:
95% agreed that paying a judge to achieve favorable treatment was
a form of corruption, while only 37% considered using an office
car by a government employee for private purposes to be a corrupt
act. But there is some hope, though 53% of individuals reported they
would pay a bribe if asked, 72% stated they would not take a bribe if
offered. Surprisingly, punishment is not an effective way to prevent
bribery since only 5% of those who would not pay a bribe, and 11% of
those who would not take one, mentioned a high risk of being punished.

What is most concerning is that more than half of the respondents
believe there is nothing they can do personally to reduce
corruption. The data shows that from the respondents’ perspective the
government is doing very little, with 52% of Yerevan respondents and
about 30% of respondents from other cities and rural areas disagreeing
with the statement that the government has a sincere desire to combat
corruption.

Despite the government and societal inadequacies, the perceived level
of corruption in Armenia slightly diminished: 30% of respondents
of the survey believe it has decreased relative to the year before,
while 17% believe it has increased.

In the long run, this survey provides a unique tool for the Government
and NGOs in Armenia to create solid strategies to fight corruption
taking into account the public opinion and perceptions, as well as
empower citizens of in defending their rights.

Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders hold talks in Moscow

Associated Press Worldstream
July 17, 2009 Friday 3:25 PM GMT

The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are meeting in Moscow in the
latest round of talks aimed at resolving the dispute over
Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenia’s Serge Sarkisian and Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev have met half
a dozen times over the past year. There are rising expectations of a
solution to one of the former Soviet Union’s most troubling "frozen
conflicts."

Nagorno-Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan, but has been under the control
of Armenian soldiers and ethnic Armenian forces since a war ended in
1994.

Aliyev and Sarkisian are to meet with Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev on Saturday to report on their talks. Russia, along with the
United States and France, is leading international efforts to work out
a settlement.

APA, Azerbaijan
July 18 2009

Matthew Bryza: `I am disappointed with that no new decisions were made
at the meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents in Moscow’

[ 18 Jul 2009 10:36 ]
Moscow. R. Metleboglu `APA. `The negotiations were concrete, deep and
serious.

Of course I am disappointed with that no new decisions were made at
the meeting, but on the other hand, we reached a phase of discussion
on very serious and enough complicated issues’, said OSCE Minsk Group
US co-chair Matthew Bryza after the meeting of the Azerbaijani and
Armenian presidents on July 17 in Moscow.

Bryza said for the first time the presidents discussed the complicated
issues and exchanged the opinions so openly. `However I can’t say that
everything is good and they reached a consensus. The process is going
on and is in very serious phase’.

Bryza mentioned the possibility of separatist Nagorno Karabakh
regime’s participation in the negotiation process and said the
mediators were informed about such opinions. `Naturally the Nagorno
Karabakh’s point of view is not out of attention during the
negotiations. We keep the concern of our friends in Karabakh in focus
of our attention. The agreement can’t be reached without that’.

EXCLUSION OF NAGORNO KARABAKH FROM NEGOTIATIONS FAILED EFFORTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.07.2009 19:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The NKR parties reaffirm the independence of
Artsakh, expressed in the referendum of 1991 and during adoption of
Constitution in 2006. Exclusion of Nagorno Karabakh from negotiations,
ignoring the actual statehood of NKR and expression of a discriminatory
approach in the settlement of the problem failed the efforts to
resolve Azeri-Karabakh conflict".

Several Karabakh political parties issued a joint statement today in
Stepanakert protesting what it called the "discriminatory approach"
adopted by the current negotiations process and the fact that the
NKR was being left out of the talks regarding a settlement to the
conflict. It asserted that such attempts to disregard the will of
the Karabakh people were doomed to failure.

In its statement the signatories declared that:

The right of the people of the NKR to self-determination must be
respected via the full participation of the NKR government in the
on-going peace process.

The security of the people of the NKR must not be threatened and that
the essential guarantor of its security is the independent statehood
of the NKR and its territorial integrity as established in the NKR
constitution.

The statement goes on to say that the non-implementation of these
demands might very well threaten the territorial balance peacefully
preserved to date and that such a violation could lead to undesirable
consequences whose full responsibility will lie with the international
community, specifically with the governments of the OSCE Minsk Group
Co-chairs.

The signatories expressed their full support of the NKR government
and call on the people of Karabakh to show resoluteness, unity and
a sense of heightened alertness

The statement was signed by the "Azat Hayrenik" Party, "Zhoghovrtakan"
Party of Artsakh, "Armmenakan" Party of Artsakh, NKR Communist Party,
ARF Artsakh Central Committee, "Sharzhum 88â~@³ Party, "Our Home is
Armenia" Party

NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS OF TU-154 AIRPLANE CRASH IN IRAN

ARMENPRESS
July 16, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS: Here are the list of the passengers
who were on board the crashed TU-154 implementing flight 7908
Tehran-Yerevan presented by the Caspian Airlines:

1 MR. ABDOLLAHZADE HAMIDREZA

2 MRS. AHMADYNORREH ARAM

3 MRS. AJAND ANNETT

4 MR. AKBARI GHASEM

5 MRS. ALAEE MARYAM

6 MR. ALAVISHIRKHO S

7 MR. ALIMOHAMMADI AHMAD

8 MR. ALIMOHAMMADI ARAS

9 MR. ALIMOHAMMADI ALIAKBAR

10 MR. ALIMOHAMMADI KAVEH

11 MRS. ALIREZAEI MANIZHEH

12 MRS. ALIREZAEI MOJDEH

13 MRS. AMINIALAVI ANAHITA

14 MR. AMIRI ALI

15 MRS. ANTASHIAN NANA

16 MR. ASADORIAN EDWIN

17 MR. AVAKIAN ARSHAVIR

18 MR. AVANESSIAN AZAD

19 MR. AZIZOLLAHI MOSAYEB

20 MRS. BABOUMIAN ANOUSH

21 MR. BAGHERPOUR YAHYA

22 MR. BAHRAMI ALI

23 MR. BANA HOSSEIN

24 MR. BARFOROOSHAN MEHDI

25 MR. BEHESHTINEJAD S

26 MR. BKAKAVANDI MOHAMAD REZA

27 MRS. BOGHOZIANS ANNA

28 MRS. BOHLOULI ROYA

29 MR. DAVIDIAN LEVON

30 MR. DEHGHANINIA VAHIDREZA

31 MR. DERAVANESIAN MARTIK

32 MR. EBRAHIMIDOLO VAHID

33 MR. EHYA DARYOUSH

34 MRS. ESTEPANIAN NAEIRI

35 MRS. ESTEPANIAN SHOGHER

36 MR. FALAMARZPOUR JAMSHID

37 MR. FALLAHZADEH MORTEZA

38 MR. FARAJZADEH RASHID

39 MR. FAZAYEL MOHAMMAD MOHSEN

40 MS GARANIAN MELINE

41 MRS. GHAFOURISIAH F

42 MR. GHEZAVATI ALI

43 MRS. GHOLAMHOSSEINI NEDA

44 MR. GHOLOBI HASSAN

45 MRS. GHOLOIANHAFT HASMAK

46 MR. GHOOKASSIANS KARABD

47 MR. GIVI CHKADUA

48 MR. GRIGRYAN ARTUR

49 MR. HADADI MOHAMAD

50 MR. HADIKHANHERS ARIAN

51 MR. HADIKHANHERS M-R

52 MRS. HAGHPARASTSE GHOLAMR.EZA

53 MRS. HAGHPARASTSE ASDELEH

54 MR. HASSANZADEH HASAN

55 MR. HAYROPTHOVSE PLORIK

56 MR. HOSEINI SEYEDMAHDI

57 MR. IZADGOO MOHAMAD

58 MR. JAFARI JAVAD

59 MR. JAFARI YAGHOUB

60 MR. JALALI MAJID

61 MR. JAVANBAKHSH VAHID

62 MR. JAVANRASHKHA HAMID

63 MR. JAZAYERI SEYEDMOHAMMA

64 MR. JAZAYERI SEYEDSHAYAN

65 MRS. KARAPET IANMI TALINE

66 MRS. KARIMI NADIA

67 MRS. KARIMI NILOUFAR

68 MR. KARIMI NIMA

69 MR. KARIMI HOSEIN

70 MR. KASHANIGHARA S

71 MR. KERMANIMOAKH HAMID

72 MR. KHABAZKARFOM AMIN

73 MR. KHACHIK EDWARD

74 MR. KHAVANINZADE HASAN

75 MR. KHEIRATIROON ALI

76 MRS. KHOUNGARMKHO HOMA

77 MR. LASHGARI ALI REZA

78 MRS. LOTFIFARD RIYA

79 MRS. M ARGARYAN KARINE

80 MRS. MAHMOUDIZADE A

81 MRS. MAILIAN NAIRY

82 MR. MANASERIAN ARSHAVIR

83 MR. MATIANKONARA MASIS

84 MRS. MELKOMABKAR ANI

85 MR. MELKOMABKAR ARIN

86 MR. MOALLEMIANGO MEGHDAD

87 MR. MOHADESSEDIG ALI

88 MR. MOHAMMADI H

89 MR. MOHAMMADIKHA GHOLAMR.EZA

90 MRS. MOHAMMADSAFA FATEMEH

91 MR. MOKHTARIHAJ BABAK

92 MR. MORADIANHAJI T

93 MR. MOZAFARIAGHD M

94 MRS. NAEIM NAZILA

95 MR. NAJAFILAHIJI SADEGH

96 MRS. NAVASARTIANT ALVART

97 MR. NAZARISHAKIB ALI

98 MR. NERSISYAN ASHOT

99 MR. NIAGHI HADI

100 MR. NIAVARANI SEYED FARDAD

101 MR. NIKNAM ABBAS

102 MRS. NIKONOVA NATELA

103 MR. NOROZPOURSHO MOHSEN

104 MR. NOSRATI NASSER

105 MR. PEYDARESI EBRAHIM

106 MR. POOOLADIGHALE HAMASPOOR

107 MR. POURGHORBANI ALIREZA

108 MRS. POURMOGHADAM M

109 MR. RAFIEEMANSOU V

110 MR. RASOULI SAEED

111 MR. REYHANI MEHDI

112 MR. KHERADI AHMAD REZA

113 MR. SABAGHI MOSTAFA

114 MR. SABOURI SHAHNAM

115 MR. SALARIAN DAVOUD

116 MR. SALEHI ARIAN

117 MR. SALEHI SAEED

118 SAMARGHANDIS F

119 SAMARGHANDIS Z

120 MR. SANAEI MOHHAMADHO

121 MR. SARKEZIANS ARMEN

122 MR. SARKEZIANS VAWEH

123 MRS. SERKISIAN ARMEN

124 MR. SEYEDALIROOT S

125 MRS. SHADKHOU MASOUMEH

126 MR. SHAHBAZIANSA JORIK

127 MRS. SHAHMORADIAN L

128 SIMOKHACHIKI H

129 MRS. SIMONIANGHAL KHACH KHATOON

130 MR. SIRATI PARHAM

131 MR. SIROIAN ARA

132 MR. SOLEIMANIFAR AMIN

133 MR. SOLTANMOHAMM ALI

134 MRS. SOOKIAZIANHA ZARMINEH

135 TAHMASIAN VARTANOUSH

136 MRS. TARBINIAN LOSIK

137 MR. TAROUYANS RAMOON

138 MRS. TERHOVANESSI CHRISTIANE

139 MRS. TERHOVANESSI ANAHITAPTALI

140 MR. TEYMOORI NASER

141 MR. TIMASH TADEH

142 MR. VATANPARAST SIAVASH

143 YAGHOABIMASS E

144 MR. YAGHOABIMASS R

145 MR. YAMINI ABDOLREZA

146 MR. YOUSEFI REZA

147 MRS. ZAREAN ALAE

148 MR. ZAREAN HESAM

149 MRS. ZAREAN TARLAN

150 MR. ZARIFMAHMOUD M

151 MR. ZEBARDASTBAR A

152 MR. ZEINIVANDEJ IMAN

153 MR. SEYED RAHA

154 MR.ALI MAHMOUD

155 MR.GHADER SAADATIAN

156 MR.MOUSTAFA GHASEMI

Flight crew

1. MR.ALI ASGHAR / SHIR AKBARI

2. MR.JAVAD / MASOUMI HESARI

3. MR.MAHDI / FIROUZE SOUHEIL

4. NIMA / SALEHIE REZVE

5. MR.GARIGOURI / BARSEGHIAN

6. MR.SOREN /MOUGHOUMOUNIAN

7. MR.SEIED ABAS / GHAEEM MAGHAMI

8. MR.AMIR ALI / MALEKI NEJAD

9. MRS.FERESHT / SAMAKI RAHMAT

10. MRS.SANAZ / ASLANI

11. MRS.MARYAM / FARHADI HAGHANI

12. MRS.MARYAM /KAMANI

President Expressed Condolences To The Families Of Crash Victims

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.07.2009 18:18 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ President Serzh Sargsyan has expressed his
condolences to the relatives of people who died in today’s plane
crash. "It’s hard to find words to console people who lost their loved
ones. Expressing sincere condolences, I wish them patience and strength
of spirit," RA President’s press service quotes Mr. Sargsyan as saying.

Caspian Airlines Company’s plane carrying out flight in Tehran-Yerevan
direction has crashed today, July 15th. The liner was carrying 154
passengers, including 2 children. According to preliminary data,
40 out of 154 passengers were rA citizens. Among 16 crew members,
there were citizens of both Iran and Armenia. None of them survived.