Haykakan Zhamanak: Hardly industrial output growth recorded in Jan-May
11:36 * 21.06.14
Armenia’s National Statistical Service released the macro-economic
data for January-May, 2014, which show the socio-economic situation in
the country.
The economic activity index showed a 4% rise.
It was 5.3% last January-May.
Hardly any growth in industrial output was recorded in the period
under review against 8% growth last January-May.
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ARMENIAN BORDER TROOPS OPEN FIRE ON AZERI CIVILIANS
World Bulletin, Turkey
June 20 2014
Three civilians wounded after Armenian soldiers violate cease fire,
according to Azerbaijani defense ministry statement.
World Bulletin / News Desk
A child and two civilians were wounded during a shoot out between
Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers in a village close to the
Azerbaijan-Armenian frontline on Thursday, according to a statement
from the Azerbaijani defense ministry.
The incident occured in the village of Alibeyli in Azerbaijan’s Tovuz
district near the Armenian border. The statement claims that Armenian
soldiers opened fire 41 times in violation of a ceasefire.
The ceasefire was agreed to at the end of a three-year war between
1991 and 1994 over the sovereignty of the Nagorno-Karabakh region,
after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
Although negotiations are ongoing, border skirmishes between the
neighbouring countries are common.
MARGVELASHVILI AND SARGSYAN DON’T DISCUSS ABKHAZIAN RAILWAY
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
June 20 2014
20 June 2014 – 11:25am
The President of Georgia Georgy Margvelashvili and the President of
Armenia Serge Sargsyan didn’t discuss the opening of a direct railway
route from Russia to Georgia through the Abkhazian rail network at
their meeting in Tbilisi, according to the Georgian Foreign Minister
Maya Pandzhikidze.
Earlier, President Serge Sargsyan told Rustavi-2 that Armenia was
interested in opening a direct rail route between Russia and Georgia
through the Abkhazian rail network.
BY ARMENIAN CULTURE MINISTER’S ORDER, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND MUSEUMS CAN NO LONGER BE LEASED OUT
by Karina Manukyan
ARMINFO
Friday, June 20, 21:42
By Armenian Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan’s order, cultural and
historical monuments and museums can no longer be leased out until
the relevant procedures are formed.
The press service of the Culture Ministry reports that the order
followed the state non-commercial organizations’ violation of the
relevant agreements and legislative provisions.
To recall, on June 20 Director of the Zvartnots Historical-Cultural
Museum-Reserve V. Grigoryan was fired over carelessness, with Head of
the Service for Protection of the Historical-Cultural Museum-Reserves
in Armenia Vardan Poghosyan being roundly rebuked. The Ministry of
Culture reported that a private company organized a corporate party in
the area of the Reserve, but failed to fulfill all the provisions in
the appropriate agreements. These days a similar incident happened at
the Garni Cultural – Historical Reserve. Tourists had not been allowed
to visit the popular sight for several days, as the Central Bank of
Armenia planned a corporate party in the areas of the Garni Temple
and held organizations for the event. Earlier, Vardan Poghosyan,
the Head of the Service for Protection of the Historical-Cultural
Museum- Reserves in Armenia, told ArmInfo that the law does not
prohibit organizing events in the area of the Garni Temple. According
to him, the Ministry of Culture has a right to lease the historical
monuments under its jurisdiction. “Moreover, the event was, inherently,
advertising the ancient historical monument,” Poghosyan said and added
that even a historical monument can be closed for tourists at least for
a day in a month. He said that the Central Bank paid 1,120,000 drams
for organization of the corporate party in the area of the temple.
ARMENIAN MP: NATO PA SEMINAR WAS HELD AMID ANTI-ARMENIAN HYSTERIA OF AZERBAIJANI DELEGATES
June 20, 2014 | 17:16
YEREVAN. – Armenian delegate said participation in NATO PA seminar
was very important for Armenia.
Unless Armenian delegates participated, Azerbaijanis would use an
opportunity to distort the truth about regional realities, Koryun
Nahapetyan said.
The head of Armenian delegation to NATO PA Koryun Nahapetyan, MP Tevan
Poghosyan and analyst Richard Giragosian participated in Rose-Roth
seminar that was held in Baku on June 16-18.
Nayapetyan said Armenia attaches importance to cooperation with NATO,
but it would be better not to hold PA meetings in a country with lack
of democracy.
“It is very difficult to participate in Baku-hosted events, since
Azerbaijani side is using every chance to present Armenia as an
aggressor. We could not hold dialogue with them, Azerbaijan is
definitely not ready for a dialogue,” the MP added.
As to the atmosphere during the seminar, Nahapetyan noted that
the seminar was held amid anti-Armenian hysteria of Azerbaijani
participants.
“We not only resisted the pressure, but also presented our position.
They turned dialogue into a tense debate, and our attempt to be
engaged in a constructive dialogue failed. Other participants acted
as observers and did not join the discussions between Armenian and
Azerbaijani delegates,” Nahapetyan added.
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MEMBERS OF THE ARMENIAN BRIGADE MOTORCYCLE CLUB TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA ON GENOCIDE CENTENARY
18:38 20.06.20140
Anna Nazaryan
Public Radio of Armenia
Members of the Armenian Brigade motorcycle club plan to visit Armenia
on April 24, 2015, with a special mission of presenting and condemning
the Armenian Genocide on the 100th anniversary. Before that the
motorcyclists have arrives in Armenia to help the disabled persons.
The initiative aims to hold acts of protest in front of Turkish
Embassies in different countries by raising the Armenian flag and
condemning the genocide committed at the turn of the century. At the
same time they will express gratitude to those countries that have
recognized the Armenian Genocide.
The Armenian Brigade has 35 members, but many more are interested to
join. Member of the Brigade Harutyun Bagaryan hopes that the number
will hit 100 by April 24, 2015.
Albert Aghajanyan said the initiative has been agreed upon with the
commission coordinating the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide.
MEMBERS OF BROTHERHOOD OF THE MOTHER SEE OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN SERVE LITURGY AT TSITSERNAKABERD
18:03 20.06.2014
The participants of the 6th conference of the Members of the
Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin visited
Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex today.
Priests from the dioceses and organizations of the Holy Armenian
Apostolic Church laid a wreath at the memorial to the Armenian Genocide
victims and served a liturgy in memory of the Genocide victims.
The delegation also visited the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute
and got acquainted with the exhibition which represents the history
of the Armenian Genocide.
On June 18, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the 6th conference
of the Members of the Brotherhood of the Mother See was commenced.
This year the conference is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide.
ARMENIAN DRIVER HRACHYA HARITYUNYAN SET FREE
15:12 20.06.2014
The presidium of the Moscow City Court cancelled the decision to extend
the term of detainment of Hrachya Harutyunyan, driver of the Kamaz,
which ripped a bus into two in Podolsk, killing eighteen people.
The presidium discovered inconsistencies in the ruling of Judge Elena
Stashina of Tver Court dated December 13, 2013 and sent the materials
for new investigation.
His term of detainment had been extended for several times since the
decision of December 2013.
EURASIAN INTEGRATION PUTS NEW INFORMATION SECURITY DEMANDS BEFORE ARMENIA – RUSSIAN EXPERT
June 20, 2014 | 00:42
YEREVAN. – The Eurasian integration puts new information security
demands before Armenia.
Russia’s IT ARinteg Company Commercial Director Dmitry Slobodenyuk
on Thursday told the aforementioned to reporters in Armenia’s capital
city Yerevan.
“The new information security standards, which Armenia must meet as
of January 1, 2015, are entering into force in the Eurasian Union,”
Slobodenyuk added.
In turn, Company Consulting and Audit Division Head Mikhail Kashaev
noted that both Armenia andRussia have signed the European Convention
for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing
of Personal Data.
“But the market needs to be gradually developed, and we hope to carry
this out with the Armenian partners,” Kashaev noted.
News from Armenia – NEWS.am
Samvel Farmanyan on Garni temple carouse (video)
13:12 | June 19,2014 | Politics
Yesterday the NA HHK Deputy Samvel Farmanyan couldn’t enter Garni
temple with foreign guests.
Representatives of the private security service told them that they
couldn’t enter as it was closed.
Deputy found out that some private organization rented Garni pagan
temple and organized banquet.
And as it was announced, there wasn’t any ranking delegation, found
out Farmanyan.
With the intervention of Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan the guests,
including famous director Nika Babayan, were able to enter the temple.
By the way, Galust Sahakyan interrupted Samvel Farmanyan’s speech
saying that it is a violation of the regulation.