Author: Kajoyan Gevork

PARENTS OF SOLDIERS HOLD A PROTEST ACTION IN FRONT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE

arminfo
Friday, October 14, 18:36

A group of the parents of soldiers have started an action of protest
in front of the presidential residence.

They demand that the authorities take decisive steps to improve the
situation in the army. They say that the authorities do nothing to
punish those guilty of harassment in the army.

One of the parents said that she has always trusted the Republican
Party of Armenia, but it has betrayed her. “It would be better if my
son was killed by the enemy rather than as a result of violence by his
comrades-in-arms. We do not want our sons to be killed by cannibals,”
she said.

The protesters demand that the authorities thoroughly investigate all
the deaths in the army. They are convinced that Military Prosecutor
Gevork Kostanyan is not mature enough to be able to solve this problem.

The protesters want to meet with the President of Armenia, but the
police are standing in their way.

To remind, several accidents have taken place in the Armenian army in
the last five days, including three suicides by 19-year-old Vladimir
Asatryan and Yuri Nersisyan and 21-year-old Aram Melkonyan.

“This list is growing, and we must do something to stop this,” the
protesters say.

ARMENIAN POSTER WINS PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AT THE VETTOR GIUSTI TOURISM POSTERS COMPETITION

armradio.am
14.10.2011 16:07

The Armenian poster won the People’s Choice Award at the Vettor Giusti
tourism posters competition held in Korea October 8-14.

The competition was organized on the sidelines of the 19th session of
the General Assembly of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO),
featuring representatives of 154 countries and 400 correspondent
members.

UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai handed the prize to Ara Perosyan,
Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia.

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‘THE MIDDLE EAST IS OSCILLATING BETWEEN FEAR AND HOPE, UNCERTAINTY AND
PROMISE’
Stated Aram I at the University of California, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, ANTELIAS – On Saturday 15 October His Holiness Aram I spoke at
the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on the topic, “The future
of Christianity in the Middle East.” The presentation was attended by
faculty members, students, representatives of local communities and
organizations and the public at large.

Catholicos Aram I stated that regime change will have a positive impact on
the lives of Christians only when democratic states are established and the
rights of Christian communities are fully recognized and respected.
Otherwise, he continued, “Christians will continue to emigrate.”

In the second part of his speech, His Holiness spoke about the challenges
faced by the churches in the region. He stated that they must redefine their
self-understanding and reassess their witness in this region which is in
turmoil and transition because the church is a God-given vocation and not
simply an institution.

After sharing his view on the way the churches in the Middle East should
respond, Catholicos Aram I concluded: “Christians in the West should not
consider the churches of the Middle East as the remnants of Christian
history or mission lands, but as genuine partners; they should assist them
to remain in the Middle East, in their own lands. Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam must assume their prophetic roles at this critical moment of history,
and endeavor together to build a culture of life which promotes reconciled
diversities and a quality of life sustained by dignity, freedom, justice and
peace, as well as by tolerance and mutual trust. Especially at this time,
when the region is oscillating between uncertainty and promise, fear and
hope, the three monotheistic religions are called to respond to this
challenge.”

PRESIDENT SARGSYAN ATTENDS 2200TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARTASHAT CITY

Tert.am
16:49 ~U 15.10.11

Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan have visited Ararat region where
he attended the festivities dedicated to the 2200th anniversary of
the foundation of Artashat city – once Armenia’s capital.

Sargsyan also participated in the traditionally celebrated annual
Harvest Holiday-2011 where farmers showcase their produces.

Further, Sargsyan got familiarized with the activities aimed at the
renovation of the artificial lake in Artashat city.

Built in 1971 and once one of main attractions of the city, the lake
has now turned into a marsh.

The renovation had started on July 26 this year after Sargsyan’s
previous visit to Artashat.

Sargsyan was briefed that the funds necessary for the renovation –
a total of 235 million – have already been allocated – and that the
renovation will be completed according to the timetable.

GRIGOR MIKHITARYAN WINS GOLD AT WORLD SAMBO CHAMPIONSHIPS

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 15, 2011 – 11:22 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian sambo wrestlers grabbed 5 medals on the
first day of the World Championship youth, juniors (M-W) in Riga,
Latvia.

Grigor Mikhitaryan (under 48kg) won gold, beating Kazakhsyan~Rs
representative in the finals. Maxim Manukyan (48kg), Karen Tonoyan
(62kg), Mher Karapetyan (82kg) and Roza Khachatryan (52lg) won bronze,
reported the press service of the Armenian Sambo Federation.

During the 2011 European Championships held in Prague in April,
Armenians earned 2 silver and 5 bronze medals.

IRAN PLANS TO EXPORT JET FUEL

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 15, 2011 – 16:40 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – A top Iranian oil industry official said the
necessary infrastructure for exporting jet fuel is ready and the first
consignment of Iran-made fuel will soon be sent to foreign customers.

“The first phase of jet fuel exports will be via Bandar Abbas refinery
and export docks,” Jalil Salari, the Managing Director of the National
Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC), was quoted
as saying by Mehr News Agency.

He said that the completed pipeline connects Bandar Abbas oil storage
areas to loading facilities at the Foulad dock and is currently
undergoing final cleaning and testing operations.

Salari added that exporting jet fuel needs special infrastructure
because it should be produced under special conditions free from
any contamination,.

The NIORDC director said neighboring countries, Central Asia and East
Asia are the most important markets for Iran’s jet fuel, adding that
international demand for jet fuel was high.

According to Press TV, a total daily amount of 3 million liters of
jet fuel is being currently supplied to domestic and foreign airlines
in about 50 airplane fueling centers in Iran.

DE NOUVEAUX VILLAGES FONDES AU HAUT KARABAGH
Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

armenews.com
samedi 15 octobre 2011

HAUT KARABAGH

Le Catholicosat armenien d’Antelias (Grande Maison de Cilicie) desire
fonder un village au Haut Karabagh. Il aura pour nom Nor Guiliguia
(Nouvelle Cilicie). Le projet est en collaboration avec le gouvernement
de la Republique du Haut Karabagh. Le village dispose deja de 10
maisons qui seront confiees a leurs futurs habitants. Dans la region
de Mardakert, près du village de Guitchan, les Armeniens originaires
de Ghazandji, depossedes de leur territoire par l’Azerbaïdjan, fondent
un nouveau village du nom de Nor Ghazandji (Nouvelle Ghazandji).

MANIFESTATION ANTI-SARKOZY EN TURQUIE

TF1.fr, France
14 oct 2011

Une centaine de personnes ont manifeste vendredi devant le consulat
de France a Istanbul contre le president Nicolas Sarkozy, qui a
appele la semaine dernière la Turquie a reconnaître rapidement le
genocide armenien.

Les manifestants, pour la plupart membres du Parti d’action
nationaliste (MHP), troisième formation politique du pays,
brandissaient des portraits du president francais portant la moustache
d’Hitler et des pancartes denoncant les “massacres” commis par la
France en Algerie ou au Rwanda.

Plusieurs ministres et le chef du gouvernement, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
ont denonce les declarations de M. Sarkozy lors de sa visite en
Armenie, et certains ont affirme que la France n’a pas a donner de
lecons a la Turquie, du fait de son passe colonial.

Lors de son deplacement en Armenie, M. Sarkozy a appele Ankara a une
“reconnaissance du genocide” dans un delai “assez bref”, avant la fin
de son mandat en mai 2012, en evoquant les massacres perpetres en 1915
et 1916 en Turquie, qui ont fait plusieurs centaines de milliers de
morts. La Turquie reconnaît que 300.000 a 500.000 Armeniens ont peri
lors de cette periode, mais, selon elle, elles n’ont pas ete victimes
d’une campagne d’extermination mais du chaos des dernières annees de
l’Empire ottoman. Pour les Armeniens, il s’agit d’un genocide qui a
fait plus d’un million et demi de morts.

ARMENIAN JUDOISTS PARTICIPATE IN ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

Panorama, Armenia
Oct 14 2011

Grand Prix international judo tournament started in Abu Dhabi on
October 14. Armenian judoists Hovhannes Davtyan, Armen Nazaryan,
Gayane Harutyunyan, and Zhanna Stankevich participate in the
tournament. They have a possibility to qualify for the 2012 London
Olympics. The judoists are accompanied by head coach Adrian Croitoru,
ARMNOC reported.

TURKISH JOURNALIST DIES AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM JAIL

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 14, 2011 – 11:31 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Human rights activist, journalist and translator
Suzan Zengin, who was kept under arrest for nearly two years despite
her chronic health problems, died on October 12 due to her worsening
medical condition after she was released on June 14, Hurriyet Daily
News reported.

“We feel the deep agony of having lost Suzan Zengin. We send our
condolences to her family, acquaintances and her journalist friends,”
read a written statement issued by the Solidarity with Arrested
Journalists Platform (TGDP) following her death.

Zengin received proper treatment after she was released on June 14
this year, but she did not make it through a surgery because her
ailment was too advanced.

Zengin’s funeral ceremony will be held today in Istanbul’s Tuzla
Aydınlı Cemevi, the TGDP announced.

Zengin was arrested on Aug. 29, 2009 while working at the Worker Farmer
Journal and in the Umut Publishing House’s office in Istanbul’s Kartal
district. Claims that she was not receiving periodic treatment while
under arrest caused uproar among press organizations.