Author: Kajoyan Gevork

ROBERT KOCHARYAN WILL NOT BE INVITED TO PROSPEROUS ARMENIA CONFERENCE

Vestnik Kavkaza
March 13 2012
Russia

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan will not be invited to
the Prosperous Armenia conference, the party leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s
press secretary Khachik Galstyan said. Only 5 political forces of the
National Assembly of Armenia will receive invitations, Tert.am reports.

Naira Zograbyan, an MP of Prosperous Armenia, noted that foreign
guests will come.

Galstyan said that the political council of the party will most likely
meet in the near future. The number of candidates of the party will
be set by the majority system, which means about 10 candidates.

TEHRAN-BAKU COOPERATION PROVIDES REGIONAL SECURITY: VAHIDI

Islamic Republic News Agency
March 13 2012
Iran

Tehran, March 13, IRNA – Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of
Azerbaijan relations are historical and their cooperation in field of
defense provides regional security, Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier
General Ahmad Vahidi said on Monday.

He made the remark in a meeting with Azerbaijani Defense Minister
Safar Abiyev.

“Iran is ready to develop relations with Republic of Azerbaijan and
to help the resolution of Karabakh issue,” Vahidi stated.

He noted that Iran and Azerbaijan Republic as two important countries
of the region should confer on international affairs.

Vahidi expressed Iran’s readiness to provide Azerbaijan with its
needed military equipment.

Azerbaijan’s defense minister for his part pointed to Tehran-Baku
cultural relations, adding that there is trust between Iran and
Republic of Azerbaijan.

“There are great potentials for expansion of relations between Iran
and Azerbaijan,” he added.

The Azerbaijani defense minister called for Tehran’s help in resolution
of Karabakh issue.

Abiyev added that fighting against terrorism is the duty of all
countries and the two countries can develop their cooperation in
battle against drug trafficking and terrorism.

“Azerbaijan cooperation with some countries and international
institutions is based on international rules and regulations and not
against any third country,” he said.

Abiyev underlined that his country will under no condition let any
country use its soil against Iran.

Describing Iran as the strongest country in the Islamic world, he said
although the enemies are struggling to mar Baku-Tehran relations,
the two countries must manage to stop hostile media from misusing
the situation.

Expressing his country’s commitment to good-neighborly relations with
Iran as honset, Abiyev said that Azerbaijan is in need of support
from Iran as a powerful country of the region.

The Azeri minister described Iran-Azerbaijan defense cooperation as
a key to peace and stability of the region.

Iran has an embassy in Baku and a consulate-general in the autonomous
republic of Nakhichevan. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Tehran and a
consulate-general in Tabriz.

Iran and Azerbaijan have had diplomatic relations since the latter’s
independence from the former Soviet Union. The two countries have a
majority Shi’a population and share many cultural commonalties.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has made extensive mediation efforts to
settle the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Karabakh.

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA PUBLISHES LIST OF MAJORITARIAN MP CANDIDATES RUNNING IN SINGLE-MANDATE CONSTITUENCIES

arminfo
Thursday, March 15, 11:49

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia has published the list of
majoritarian MP candidates running in single-mandate constituencies.

The RPA Executive Body has adopted a decision to support the following
33 candidates of 41 single-mandate constituencies:

Edik Gevorgyan, Samvel Farmanyan, Arthur Stepanyan, Artak Sargsyan,
Arthur Gevorgyan, Ruben Hovsepyan, Samvel Aleksanyan, Koryun
Nahapetyan, Ruben Sadoyan, Garegin Nushikyan, Mher Sedrakyan, Vrezh
Markosyan, Mnatsakan Mnatsakanyan, Murad Muradyan, Karine Poghosyan,
Sedrak Saoryan, Hrant Grigoryan, Aleksan Petrosyan, Manvel Badeyan,
Hakob Hakobyan, Hamlet Hayrapetyan, Arkady Hambarstoumyan, Victor
Dallakyan, Karen Saribekyan, Karen karapetyan, Ashot Aghababyan,
Arman Sahakyan, Mkhitar Varagyan, Hayk Grigoryan, Vahe Hakobyan,
Ashot Arsenyan, Mikael Vardanyan, Hakob Hakobyan (names given in
succession from the 1st to the 41st single-mandate constituency ).

LEGALISTS AND CRIMINALS
Naira Hayrumyan

Story from Lragir.am News:

Published: 12:51:16 – 15/03/2012

The publication of the Republican ticket revealed the split of
this party between the so-called “legalists” and “criminals”. The
legalists -people who more or less get along with the law and speak
about democratization, modernization and new technologies, will be
included in the Republican list to save the face of the party. The
notorious “criminals” who harm the image of the party will run in
the constituencies.

By sending the oligarchs to the constituencies Serzh Sargsyan gave
them freedom of action. If you are lucky, you will be elected. But
where is the limit of freedom? Does it suppose violence, bribe, or use
of administrative levers? Will the party use its resources to ensure
Samvel Aleksanyan’s reelection? Or is it up to Aleksanyan to decide?

Nomination of Republicans in constituencies means that the party allows
for the application of any “acceptable” methods. Most probably the
party knows that people will not vote for the oligarchs. The idea of
getting rid of the oligarchs by sending them to the constituencies
is not well-grounded because the party will lose mandates in this
case. Most probably, the Republicans will support the oligarchs,
ignoring the rules of the fight and will guarantee their parliamentary
seats and property. Eventually, Serzh Sargsyan will be the sole
guarantor of property.

Perhaps, Serzh Sargsyan’s appeal to “trust” is intended for the
oligarchs. Apparently, they had doubts regarding their eligibility for
the elections and guarantees for their property. Serzh Sarsgyan told
them to trust him in order to be elected. But something will change
– he will be the guarantor of their well-being from now on. Here is
all the change.

ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS FOREIGN NATIONS’ AGENT – FFA PRESIDENT

Tert.am
15.03.12

Ruben Hayrapetyan, President of the Football Federation of Armenia
(FFA), held a meeting with journalists on Thursday.

Asked if the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) will be able
to “turn the forthcoming parliamentary elections into a presidential
election,” Hayrapetyan said: “It is common knowledge what the ANC
actually is. All of them are agents except for a couple of persons
and Aram Sargsyan. They are executing other nations’ orders.”

With respect to possible post-election shocks, he said: “Our people
will not repeat their mistake.” Asked about the reasons for his
refusing to run for parliament, Hayrapetyan said that he is unable
to act as both FFA president and as an MP.

AZERBAIDJAN : DES ATTENTATS DEJOUES ?
Stephane

armenews.com
jeudi 15 mars 2012

Les forces de l’ordre de l’Azerbaïdjan ont arrete 22 personnes
suspectees d’avoir fomente avec le soutien de l’Iran des attentats
contre les ambassades d’Israël et des Etats-Unis a Bakou, ont indique
les autorites aujourd’hui.

“Vingt-deux citoyens azerbaïdjanais ont ete arretes par le ministère
de la Securite nationale pour avoir coopere avec le SEPAH iranien”,
les Gardiens de la Revolution, “sur instructions du SEPAH ils
s’appretaient a commettre des attentats contre les ambassades des
Etats-Unis, d’Israël et d’autres Etats occidentaux et leurs employes”,
a indique le ministère dans un communique.

HOLLANDE RENCONTRE A MARSEILLE DES SYNDICATS D’ENTREPRISES
Stephane

armenews.com
jeudi 15 mars 2012

Francois Hollande a rencontre mercredi, avant un meeting a Marseille,
des representants syndicaux d’entreprises locales menacees.

Arrive en debut d’après-midi dans la cite phoceenne, le candidat
socialiste a l’election presidentielle s’est entretenu dans un
hôtel du Vieux-Port avec des representants des entreprises Fralib,
LyondellBasell, Net cacao et Societe nationale corse mediterranee
(SNCM).

Les ferries de la SNCM sont regulièrement bloques a quai par des
mouvements de grève declenches par les marins inquiets du demantèlement
de leur compagnie.

“Au-dela des paroles, il faudra des actes. Il semble a l’ecoute sur
les questions de reindustrialisation”, a dit a la presse a l’issue de
l’entretien Frederic Alpozzo, secretaire du syndicat CGT des marins
de la SNCM.

“Nous avons demande la mise en oeuvre dès maintenant d’une proposition
de loi au Senat pour que l’ensemble des compagnies maritimes operant
en France soit soumise aux lois fiscales et sociales francaises”,
a-t-il ajoute.

La principal concurrent de la SNCM, Corsica Ferries, bat par exemple
pavillon italien, ce que le syndicat considère comme une concurrence
deloyale.

Plusieurs dizaines de curieux se sont masses sur le Vieux-Port pour
apercevoir Francois Hollande, qui etait accompagne de son directeur
de la communication Manuel Valls, de l’ancienne ministre Elisabeth
Guigou et de plusieurs elus locaux.

Jean-Noël Guerini, le controverse president PS du conseil general
des Bouches-du-Rhône, etait absent.

En arrivant a Marseille, Francois Hollande est alle deposer une gerbe
de fleurs devant la cathedrale armenienne de la ville où a ete erige
le plus vieux memorial francais dedie au genocide armenien. L’ancien
president Francois Mitterrand avait accompli ce meme geste peu avant
son election, en avril 1981.

Le candidat socialiste devait tenir en fin de journee un meeting
devant près de 10.000 personnes au Dôme de Marseille.

FRANCOIS HOLLANDE DEPOSE UNE GERBE A LA MEMOIRE DES VICTIMES DU GENOCIDE
Ara

armenews.com
jeudi 15 mars 2012

Communique du CCAF Marseille Provence

FRANCOIS HOLLANDE DEPOSE A MARSEILLE UNE GERBE A LA MEMOIRE DES 1.5
MILLIONS VICTIMES DU GENOCIDE DES ARMENIENS DE 1915

En visite a Marseille ce Mercredi 14 Mars, le candidat socialiste
a l’election presidentielle, Francois Hollande a rencontre les
representants de la communaute armenienne de Marseille.

Francois Hollande a ete accueilli par le president du CCAF
Marseille Provence Julien Harounyan et le secretaire national,
Pascal Chamassian. Il a depose une gerbe et s’est recueilli devant le
monument situe dans l’enceinte de la cathedrale armenienne du Prado,
comme l’avait fait avant lui Francois Mitterrand le 23 avril 1981.

Pascal Chamassian secretaire national du CCAF et Dikrane Harounian,
president du CCAF Marseille entourent Francois Hollande devant le
memorial du genocide.

Francois Hollande a reitere, s’il etait elu, son engagement a penaliser
la negation du genocide des armeniens par la loi. De nombreux elus
nationaux et locaux etaient presents a ses côtes lors de cette visite
hautement symbolique.

Eliane Kazandjian, ex-presidente du CCAF Marseille, Pascal
Chamassian, Francois Hollande, Dikrane Harounian, Garo Hovsepian,
maire d’arrondissement a Marseille, Christophe Masse.

Le CCAF Marseille Provence salue le geste de Francois Hollande en ce
14 mars, et sera vigilant a ce que les engagements pris a Marseille
soient tenus, si celui-ci est elu.

CCAF Marseille Provence

A noter : Francois Hollande a recu le 12 mars une delegation nationale
du CCAF dans son QG de campagne a Paris. Quelques jours plut tôt,
Nicolas Sarkozy lui accordait une audience au Palais de l’Elysee,
avant de decorer devant la communaute armenienne de Paris Arsène
Tchakarian le dernier survivant du Groupe Manouchian. Les deux
principaux candidats a la presidence se sont engages a soumettre une
nouvelle proposition de loi dans les plus brefs delais, des le debut
de leur mandat, pour reprimer la negationnisme du genocide armenien.

LES JOURNAUX DES MINORITES EN TURQUIE OBTIENNENT UN APPUI OFFICIEL
Stephane

armenews.com
mercredi 14 mars 2012

Une decision permettant aux journaux des minorites en Turquie de
pouvoir editer des bulletins officiels et des annonces des autorites
turques est entre en vigueur grâce a un nouvel amendement publie dans
la Gazette Officielle le 28 fevrier.

” Notre but [en presentant] ce règlement est de montrer que les
journaux des minoritse ne sont aucunement differents des autres
journaux. Les etablissements officiels peuvent maintenant au hasard
faire de la publicite dans ces journaux aussi ” a dit Mehmet Atalay,
le chef de l’Autorite des Bulletins de presse de Turquie (BIK).

Les journaux diriges par des minorites, definies selon le Traite
de Lausanne, seront maintenant capables d’imprimer de la publicite
officielle s’ils font une demande ecrite a precise l’agence de presse
Anatolie.

” [Les journaux des minorites] accomplissent un devoir important en
ce qui concerne le [rôle de ] la Republique Turque comme pont. Nous
croyons dans le chemin de vivre dans la solidarite et ce partage
passe par l’utilisation des memes occasions ” a dit Atalay.

Cependant, le redacteur en chef du quotidien grec Apoyevmatini,
Mihalis Vasiliadis, a dit que l’impression des bulletins officiels
ne pourra resoudre seule leurs problèmes : ” un journal dont les
problèmes pourraient etre resolus seulement par l’impression de
bulletins officiels ne serait pas un journal ; il ne tiendrait pas
debout ” a-t-il dit au journal Hurriyet.

Vasiliadis a aussi exprime son scepticisme quant aux conditions
selon lesquelles de tels bulletins seraient publiees mais a remercie
aussi Atalay pour ses efforts : ” ma lutte a porte des fruits. Je
suis heureux d’avoir assume le leadership. D’autres jounaux frères
profiteront aussi de cette aide ” a-t-il dit.

BIK a octroye une aide speciale de 250000 Lires Turques aux six
journaux des minorites l’annee dernière, incluant les quotidiens
armeniens Jamanag et Marmara, l’hebdomadaire Agos, les quotidiens
grecs Apoyevmatini et Ýho et l’hebdomadaire juif Salom.

ACTIVISTS DEMAND FOR HELP

news.am
March 13, 2012 | 16:11

Armenian Environmental activists who organized rally in the Yerevan’s
Mashtots park have spread an urgent message informing that there are
many policemen in the park and their numbers are increasing.

The message of the activists reads as follows:

“SOS Mashtots park….!!! Yerevan

We set a tent for the rally, which is legal according to the Armenian
Constitution and does not violate any law, but the Armenian police
disagree with us. They claim we are not allowed to set tents and for
setting them we must get the permission of the authorities. Currently
we have surrounded the tent so it won’t be damaged.

The police demand to remove the tent but we will not surrender.

The park is full of police officers and their numbers increase.

WE ASK EVERYONE TO JOIN US IN THE PARK…!!!

The bigger our numbers are the better.

If you can bring hot tea and food bring it with you.

Spread this and join us.”