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REVUE DE PRESSE N°2 – 13/02/14 – COLLECTIF VAN

Publié le : 13-02-2014

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN [Vigilance
Arménienne contre le Négationnisme] vous propose une revue de presse
des informations parues dans la presse francophone, sur les thèmes
concernant la Turquie, le génocide arménien, la Shoah, le génocide
des Tutsi, le Darfour, le négationnisme, l’Union européenne, Chypre,
etc… Nous vous suggérons également de prendre le temps de lire ou
de relire les informations et traductions mises en ligne dans notre
rubrique Par
ailleurs, certains articles en anglais, allemand, turc, etc, ne
sont disponibles que dans la newsletter Word que nous générons
chaque jour.

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Collectif VAN : l’éphéméride du 13 février Info Collectif VAN –
РLa rubrique Eph̩m̩ride est a retrouver
quotidiennement sur le site du Collectif VAN. Elle recense la
liste d’événements survenus a une date donnée, a différentes
époques de l’Histoire, sur les thématiques que l’association suit au
quotidien. L’éphéméride du Collectif VAN repose sur des informations
en ligne sur de nombreux sites (les sources sont spécifiées sous
chaque entrée). “13 février 1915 — Empire ottoman : une note est
remise par deux députés arméniens de l’assemblée ottomane faisant
état de massacres et d’exécutions de plusieurs de ces bataillons. ”
Il est indéniable que les relations entre le gouvernement et la nation
arménienne sont devenues anormales au cours des derniers mois. Le
gouvernement n’y a fait aucune attention et les efforts déployés,
après les tristes événements de Gavache et de Gardjikan, en vue
de les ”améliorer”, ont échoué… Les causes de cette situation
anormale sont au nombre de quatre, découlant l’une de l’autre, et
s’expliquent l’une par l’autre. 1° Le désarmement des soldats et
des gendarmes arméniens, en créant une méfiance politique autour
de la nation arménienne, provoqua une tension entre les relations
des Arméniens et des Turcs.

2° En désarmant les Arméniens on les a réduits pour ainsi dire
au rôle de bêtes de somme, et on a blessé, ainsi, gravement leur
amour-propre national. 3° Les Arméniens désarmés ayant été mis
sous la surveillance de musulmans armés, ou bien étant obligés
de circuler parmi eux, voyaient leur vie exposée a de sérieux
dangers. Ainsi, le bruit court avec persistance que des centaines
de soldats arméniens ont été noyés, fusillés ou poignardés
dans l’armée, surtout aux environs d’Erzeroum et de la frontière
persane… ””

Turquie : les partis d’opposition dénoncent la “censure” d’Internet Un
texte voté par le Parlement turc, mercredi 5 février, qui permet a
l’autorité gouvernementale des télécommunications (TIB) de bloquer
les sites internet portant atteinte a la vie privée ou de supprimer
des contenus violents, sans l’approbation préalable de la justice,
suscite de vives réactions. Le projet de loi doit encore être signé
par le président Abdullah Gul. La Turquie a déja été critiquée
pour la censure et la restriction de la liberté des médias par
l’Union européenne (UE).

Message antisémite dans un train: la SNCB porte plainte “Mesdames
et messieurs, nous allons a Auschwitz. Tous les juifs sont priés de
descendre prendre une petite douche”. Ce message a été entendu par
les voyageurs d’un train qui circulait depuis Namur vers la capitale
le 31 janvier dernier. Après une enquête interne, la SNCB, qui
condamne fermement ces propos antisémites, a déposé plainte contre
X, indique-t-elle mercredi dans un communiqué.

La Turquie appelle l’UE et l’OTAN a accélérer le rapprochement
avec la Bosnie Le ministre turc des Affaires étrangères, Ahmet
Davutoglu, a appelé mercredi l’UE et l’Otan a accélérer leur
rapprochement avec la Bosnie, pour empêcher des turbulences dans ce
pays divisé, confronté depuis une semaine a une grogne populaire
contre la pauvreté.

L’info vue par la TRT (1) Le Collectif VAN vous propose cet article
publié sur la TRT (Télévision & Radio de Turquie). Les articles
de ce site ne sont pas commentés de notre part. Ils peuvent contenir
des propos négationnistes envers le génocide arménien ou d’autres
informations a prendre sous toute réserve. “Pendant que le président
Abdullah Gul réalisait un tête-a-tête avec le président afghan
Hamid Karzaï, le chef du gouvernement turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan a
rencontré le Premier ministre pakistanais Nawaz Sharif.”

Procès Simbikangwa : “J’ai fait la morte au milieu des cadavres” Les
six jurés populaires, placés aux côtés du président du tribunal
doivent avoir la tête qui tourne. Voila bientôt deux semaines qu’ils
entendent tour a tour l’accusé, ses défenseurs, les parties civiles
et l’avocat général décrypter dans les moindres détails l’histoire
du Rwanda depuis le début des années 60, décortiquer des rapports
de l’ONU ou du Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda.

La Turquie expulse un journaliste pour cause de tweets critiques Le 7
février, la police a escorté Mahir Zeynalov, journaliste de 27 ans
du quotidien azéri Zaman, a l’aéroport d’Istanbul. Le journal est
proche du prédicateur Fethullah Gulen. Ce dernier vit actuellement aux
Ã~Itats-Unis et est impliqué dans un conflit avec Recep Tayyip Erdogan
a propos d’un scandale de corruption qui ébranle le gouvernement turc.

Article du journal franco-turc Zaman – 13/02/2014 – 2 Le Collectif
VAN relaye ici les articles du journal franco-turc Zaman (équivalent
du Today’s Zaman en langue anglaise, diffusé en Turquie).

Attention : ces articles ne sont pas commentés de notre part. Il
s’agit pour l’essentiel de traductions des versions turque et anglaise
du Zaman, journal proche du parti au pouvoir (AKP). “Mais l’image du
Premier ministre restera dans les mémoires comme celle d’un leader
qui a envoyé en exil une famille turque pour un simple tweet.”

Le déficit turc atteint 65 milliards de dollars Le déficit courant
de la Turquie s’est nettement creusé en 2013 pour atteindre 65
milliards de dollars, contre 48,5 milliards l’année précédente,
a annoncé jeudi la banque centrale, sur fond d’inquiétude pour
l’avenir économique du pays.

Tigran Hamasyan dessine l’Arménie Après dix années passées sur
les routes, Tigran Hamasyan, le petit prince arménien du piano, a
pris le chemin du retour pour se plonger dans la tradition populaire
littéraire et musicale de son pays, et écrire un futur intime a
ses racines.

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THE POVERTY RATE IN ARMENIA INCREASES FROM 17.4% IN 2008 TO 32.4% IN 2012

ARMENIA

The poverty rate in Armenia has increased by 17.4% in 2008 to 32.4%
in 2012, according to the report of the National Statistical Service
entitled “Social panorama and poverty in Armenia, 2013”.

In its report, the National Statistical Service has divided the
poor into three categories – extremely poor, poor and very poor. The
extreme poverty rate in Armenia has increased 1.8 times in the last
five years and the very poor rate of people grew by 7.1%.

According to statistics, 32.4% of residents of the country where
980,000 people lived in poverty in 2012, 13.5% (408,000) were very
poor and 2.8% (85,000) extremely poor.

Poverty rates in urban and rural areas are similar – in cities,
it stood at 32.5% in 2012 after an increase of 17.7% since 2008,
and in the villages, it increased by 16.7 % to 32.1%.

The lowest poverty rate was recorded in Yerevan – about 25.6% (1.6
times lower than the indicators of other urban areas).

64.4% of poor residents of urban areas.

The main factor in the increase between 2008 and 2012 the poverty
rate was the economic decline (14.1%) in 2009.

Earlier, the Minister of Finance David Sargsyan said that the poverty
rate in Armenia gradually decreases.

This downward movement is slow but sustainable will also continue in
2014 thanks to the increase in salaries and pensions.

The minimum wage in the country was 32,500 drams in 2012, and the
average monthly salary of 113,163 drams.

In July 2013, the minimum wage was increased by 30% to 45,000 drams.

Friday, February 14, 2014, Stephane © armenews.com

L’ANNULATION DU FILM DE LARS VON TRIER PROVOQUE LA POLEMIQUE

CINEMA

Un theâtre prive a Erevan est sous le feu des critiques et des
spectateurs armeniens après l’annulation de la première du dernier
film, connu pour son contenu très erotique, de Lars Von Trier
realisateur danois de premier plan .

Rempli de scènes de sexe explicites , ” Nymphomaniac “de Von Trier a
ete presente comme l’un des films très attendus de 2013. Il est sorti
au Danemark en decembre et a ete montre a travers l’Europe depuis lors.

Le cinema Star d’Erevan devait commencer la projection du film jeudi.

Cependant, il a annonce mercredi que le spectacle a ete annule en
raison de ” nombreuses plaintes deposees par des citoyens et des
groupes sociaux . ” Lesquels n’ont pas ete nommes.

Aucun groupe armenien n’a publiquement fait campagne contre ”
Nymphomaniac ” durant les jours ou les semaines recentes. Ni les
membres du gouvernement ni les responsables religieux ne se sont
prononces contre lui.

Repondant a une avalanche de commentaires critiques publies sur sa
page Facebook après l’annonce , Cinema Star a argue du caractère
” familial ” de ses operations et a indique qu’il voulait eviter
” des opinions contradictoires ” sur le film. L’operateur prive a
refuse d’en dire davantage.

Deux autres grands cinemas d’Erevan ont clairement fait savoir jeudi
qu’ils n’avaient pas l’intention d’acheter des droits de diffusion pour
” Nymphomaniac “.

Les critiques de cinema liberaux ont condamne cette situation comme une
manifestation de la censure culturelle. ” Cela peut creer un mauvais
precedent dans un pays où la censure est officiellement illegale”,
a declare Zaven Boyadjian , un expert chevronne , au service armenien
de RFE / RL ( Azatutyun.am ) .

Diana Martirosian, une critique plus jeune, a ete encore plus
cinglante, avertissant qu’elle et ses amis vont protester contre
l’annulation en regardant les premières oeuvres du cineaste danois
dans un club prive jeudi soir . > dit-elle . ” Mais c’est a chacun de decider. L’Etat fait
montre de sa position et je considère que c’est normal ” .

Boyadjian ecarte les allegations de pornographie , en disant qu’elles
emanent de ceux qui n’ont pas vu ” Nymphomaniac . ” Le theâtre Erevan
aurait dû seulement interdire ses projections aux mineurs, dit-il
. Le critique a egalement estime que de toute manière la foule ne se
serait pas precipitee pour voir le film de ce realisateur d’elite. ”

Sa reputation avait ete cependant ternie lorsqu’a la suite d’une
polemique au Festival de Cannes 2011 alors qu’il avait fait des
plaisanteries sur ses sympathies avec Adolf Hitler. Cette situation
avait fait l’objet de la première expulsion de ce festival en 64 ans.

vendredi 14 fevrier 2014, Ara (c)armenews.com

SPAIN TO INVITE HOME DESCENDANTS OF JEWS 500 YEARS AFTER EXPULSION

Today’s Zaman, Turkey
Feb 13 2014

13 February 2014 /JOSHUA KEATING, SLATE

WASHINGTON — The Financial Times reports that Spain is considering a
new change to its citizenship laws that would allow the descendants
of Jews expelled from the country during the Spanish inquisition to
obtain citizenship:

Until now the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain during the 15th
century – known as Sephardic Jews – could claim Spanish citizenship
only after living in the country for two years, and then only if they
renounced their previous nationality.

The new bill, which is still to be approved by the Spanish parliament,
will allow the estimated 3.5m Sephardic Jews who are alive today to
claim Spanish nationality without having to give up their current
passport. […]

While the biggest community of Sephardic Jews lives in Israel, other
communities also exist in Latin America, Turkey, the US and other
parts of Europe. The proposed offer of Spanish citizenship would also
apply to them.

The law would be pretty unusual. A number countries have laws to
encourage members of their diasporas to return to the motherland.

Ireland, for instance, will grant citizenship to people with Irish
grandparents, though not – as Bill Clinton seems to believe – to
anyone of “Irish descent.”

Israel’s law of return will give citizenship to Jews from any country.

Armenia passed laws in 2007 to grant dual citizenship to ethnic
Armenians born in other countries.

But the Spanish law would apply to people who were expelled from the
country, and not recently but five centuries ago. There are already
questions about how the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain,
which will vet the prospective returnees, will determine eligibility.

Part of this may be Spain looking to address one of the darkest periods
of its history, but it’s also worth noting that people are leaving
the country in record numbers these days. As many as 700,000 people –
roughly 1.5 percent of the population – may have departed for other
countries since 2008.

Allowing Sephardic Jews to return may be one way of attracting
new citizens without risking an anti-immigrant backlash. Something
tells me that given the current political climate, the descendants
of Muslims expelled during the Inquisition might have a longer wait.

VIDEOS: ARGENTINA’S MELTING POT OF CULINARY TRADITIONS

Global Voices
Feb 12 2014

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[All links lead to Spanish-language sites unless otherwise noted.]

The diverse migratory flows that have reached Argentina from the
1880â~@²s and until now contributed to the richness and variety of
the typical [en] cuisine in the country.

The various ‘ferias de colectividades’ (cultural fairs) that take
place throughout Argentina are good illustrations of this. In
these fairs we can witness not only a display of each community’s
traditions, folkloric dances, beauty pageants and souvenirs but
also their traditional dishes. For instance, during the Fiesta de
Colectividades in the city of Rosario that takes place every year, a
varied menu is offered representing the multiple communities (Latin,
European and Asian) that compose the Argentinian society. In this
video, we can see how typical Paraguayan food is prepared and sold
during that same fair in Rosario.

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On Facebook, the page Encuentro Anual de Colectividades (Annual
Gathering of Communities) shows some dishes that will be sold during
the 2014 program in the city of Alta Gracia [es]. The city, located
in the Córdoba province, is quite famous because it is where the
revolutionary Che Guevara [en] lived for 12 years.

Photo posted on the Facebook Page of the Encuentro Anual de
Colectividades event

Every September, the Misiones province [en] also celebrates its
traditional Fiesta Nacional del Inmigrante (National Feast of the
Immigrant). For the occasion, the Polish community, among other migrant
groups, cooks Kursak Polski na Royezaj, better known as Polish chicken.

Ingredientes 1 pollo 1 cebolla grande 2 ajo puerro 1 morrón rojo
mediano 1 morrón verde mediano 200 gramos crema de leche 200 gramos
champiñones sal y pimienta

Preparación de la salsa Picar la cebolla bien fina, rehogar con
una cucharada de aceite, agregar los morrones cortados en daditos,
agregar el ajo puerro picado muy fino. Revolver muy bien, agregar
crema de leche y los champignones.

Cocinar durante cinco minutos, agregar sal y pimienta a gusto.

Optativo nuez moscada.

Si queda muy espesa la salsa agregar leche para suavizar. Servir
acompañado con pollo a la parrilla o al horno

Ingredients

1 Chicken

1 Large Onion

2 Leeks

1 Medium Red Pepper

1 Medium Green Pepper

200 g. Cream

200 g. Mushrooms

Salt and Pepper

Preparation of the sauce

Chop the onions very finely. Fry lightly with one tbsp of oil. Add
the peppers after they’ve been diced followed by the leeks finely cut.

Stir well. Add the cream and mushrooms.

Cook for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. You can also add
some nutmeg if you wish. If sauce gets too thick, add some milk. Serve
with grilled or roast chicken.

In addition there are community-specific celebrations, such as the one
by the Volga Germans [en], who settled mostly in the province of Entre
Ríos. The Volga Germans lived in the region of southeastern European
Russia, close to the Volga river [en]. They came to Argentina in 1878
and preserved their traditions as well as their language. Cuisine
is naturally at the heart of these traditions. This video produced
by theAsociación Argentina de Descendientes de Alemanes del Volga
(Argentinian Association of the Volga Germans Descendants) demonstrates
how to prepare a Kreppel:

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There also many restaurants serving foreign food. The Croatian
community in Argentina, for instance, keeps its culinary traditions
with restaurants like Dobar Tek,offering a rich Croatian menu. This
video shows the “art” of preparing an apple strudel.

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The Armenian community is also quite influential in Argentina. Romina
Boyadjian suggests the 5 best dishes in Armenian cuisine while
pointing out that the Community in the diaspora has reinvented the
typical dishes:

Algo curioso es que la comida armenia que se come en Argentina es
muy distinta a la que se consume en Armenia. Esto tiene que ver con
las reinvenciones que hacen los diferentes pueblos al partir de su
tierra natal, las costumbres que traen consigo y lo que termina siendo
valorado en la nueva comunidad. Hay comidas que acá se consideran
típicas y que allá apenas se conocen.

It’s quite intriguing that the Armenian cuisine we eat in Argentina
is quite different from the one actually consumed in Armenia. This has
to do with the reinventions done by the different populations based on
their homeland, the traditions that they bring and what ends up being
valued in the new community. Some dishes are considered traditional
yet they are barely known there (in Armenia).

One of the cities symbolizing the Jewish immigration to Argentina is
Moisés Ville [en], established by the first immigrants who reached the
country. On the YouTube account of the initiative Señal Santa Fe we
can see the city and get to know how traditions are preserved through
well-known dishes such as the strudel or the Knish [en] among others:

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But which dish was quickly adopted by immigrants upon their arrival to
the country? Theasado [en] without any doubt, especially because the
majority of the newcomers were peasants and meat was quite cheap. The
Club Argentino de Asadores a la Estaca(Argetinian Club of Rotisseurs)
has some photos for you to enjoy.

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HOUSE COMMITTEE SHELVES AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA RESOLUTIONS

Honolulu Civil Beat, Hawaii
Feb 13 2014

Despite testimony six-to-one in support, Hawaii Rep. Mark Takai had
to shelve two House resolutions today that he and Rep. Rida Cabanilla
introduced at the behest of the Azerbaijan ambassador.

Dozens of people from around the mainland submitted the same
boilerplate statement calling on the Veterans, Military and
International Affairs Committee, which Takai chairs, to pass House
Resolution 9.

The legislation urges President Obama to strengthen his
administration’s efforts to facilitate a political settlement to
the decades-old Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. But
critics say the language in the reso rewrites the history between
the neighboring nations.

Roughly 20 people submitted testimony against the resolution, compared
to some 120 for it. There were 256 pages of testimony in all, quite a
bit for a mere resolution that doesn’t carry the full weight of a law.

Regardless the interest, a majority of the committee couldn’t get
behind it.

The committee deferred HR 9 and House Resolution 13, which recognizes
the 22nd anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy. The language in HR 13
drew similar opposition from Armenian-Americans and others who felt
it was rewriting history.

ARMENIAN POWER GANG ASSOCIATE CONVICTED FOR HIS ROLE IN RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY

Justice Department Documents and Publications
February 12, 2014

U.S. Department of Justice February 12, 2014

Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888

Andranik Aloyan, an associate of the Armenian Power gang, has been
convicted at trial for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that
included stealing personal and financial information of elderly bank
customers who held accounts that were valued at more than $25 million.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice
Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, Jr. of the
Central District of California and Assistant Director in Charge Bill
L. Lewis of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office made the announcement.

Aloyan, 40, of Los Angeles, was convicted by a federal jury on
February 11, 2014, of racketeering conspiracy, attempted bank fraud,
access device fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft, and
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to evidence
at trial, Aloyan possessed personal and financial information of more
than 75 mostly elderly customers of banks throughout the country. The
combined value of the accounts for which Aloyan possessed account
information exceeded $25 million.

Aloyan was among 90 individuals charged in two indictments, including a
140-count indictment in July 2011 charging 70 defendants with a variety
of criminal activities associated with the Armenian Power gang. The
indictment accused 29 defendants, including Aloyan, of participating
in the Armenian Power racketeering conspiracy that involved a host of
illegal activities such as sophisticated fraudulent schemes of bank
fraud, identity theft, debit-card skimming, manufacturing counterfeit
checks, and laundering criminal proceeds. In addition, defendants
in the case were allegedly involved in a variety of violent crimes,
such as kidnapping, extortion, and firearms offenses, along with
other crimes including drug trafficking and illegal gambling.

According to court documents, the Armenian Power street gang formed in
the East Hollywood district of Los Angeles in the 1980s. The gang’s
membership consisted primarily of individuals of Armenian descent,
as well as of other countries within the former Soviet bloc. Armenian
Power has been designated under California state law as a criminal
street gang and is believed to have more than 250 documented members,
as well as hundreds of associates. According to court documents,
Armenian Power members and associates regularly carry out violent
criminal acts, including murders, attempted murders, kidnappings,
robberies, extortions, and witness intimidation to enrich its members
and associates and preserve and enhance the power of the criminal
enterprise.

Aloyan was convicted after a five-day jury trial before U.S. District
Judge Philip S. Gutierrez in the Central District of California. He
is scheduled to be sentenced on June 2, 2014.

Five defendants remain pending trial in March 2014. Seventy-seven
defendants have previously been convicted or pleaded guilty to the
indictments.

The case is being investigated by the Eurasian Organized Crime Task
Force, which is composed of the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, the Los
Angeles Police Department, the Glendale Police Department, the Burbank
Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Martin
Estrada, Elizabeth Yang, and Stephen Wolfe of the Central District
of California and Trial Attorney Andrew Creighton of the Criminal
Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.

ARMENIAN EX-FMS’ SPEAK OF DOMESTIC SITUATION, LOST OPPORTUNITIES

21:39 * 13.02.14

If there were a political counterbalance inside Armenia, the country’s
would be in a different situation in the context of its accession
to the Customs Union, Armenia’s ex-FM Vartan Oskanian stated at the
discussion ‘Armenia: the present and future” held at the Civilitas
Foundation.

According to him, Armenian-Russian relations are not at the same
strategic level, and the domestic political situation in Armenia is
the cause of the current situation.

“Our economic situation is not favorable, we have problems of
emigration, violations of legal and democratic standards,” Oskanian
said.

“We have a one-party system, not much has changed since the
Soviet times. Others say they are free, but they can never be in
power. The Armenian president’s positions would have been stronger
on September 3 if there had been a political counterbalance inside
the country. Even if the president was under Russia’s pressure,
he might have maneuvered,” he added.

If there had been a political counterbalance, Armenia’s leadership
would have been able to oppose the pressure due to Armenia’s
Parliament.

“We could have blocked that in Parliament, but we had no
counterbalance,” Oskanian said.

“We are not confident in ourselves. We may have been shown Georgia’s
example. But we should not forget that Georgia’s task was integration
into NATO and the European Union.”

The problem is that people that do not want to lose what they have come
to power in Armenia. “Russia can do whatever it wants because it has
huge resources. But we have no resources. And it is the people that
gained independence that have the right to change the situation in
the country. Personal interests must be put aside, and the country’s
problems must be dealt with,” Oskanian said.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is impossible to settle even if Turkey
re-opens the border, unless the conflicting parties are ready for
concessions.

Vahan Papazyan, who was Armenia’s FM in 1993-96, said that Armenia
did not lose its independence on September 3.

“Politics always allows for maneuvers,” he said as he commented on
the opinions that the Customs Union is economic cooperation. Rather,
it is political consolidation, he said.

Alexander Arzumanyan, who was Armenia’s FM in 1996-98, noted that
Armenia has been seeking independence of Russian influence since it
gained independence. And nothing has changed, he said.

“Armenia’s political elite is for the Customs Union. It is a disgrace
for us all,” he said.

Armenian News – Tert.am

RUSSIAN COMPANY NOT WAIVED INTEREST IN YEREVAN RUBBER PLANT – ARMENIA ENERGY MINISTRY

February 13, 2014 | 16:50

YEREVAN. – In response to the media reports that the Russian party
has waived, once and for all, its interest in capital city Yerevan’s
Nairit chemical [rubber] plant, the Energy and Natural Resources
Ministry of Armenia stated that this information is not true.

A working group from the Russian Rosneft Company will arrive in Yerevan
next week, to discuss the future courses of action in connection with
Nairit Plant JSC, informs the ministry press service.

As for the SandbadTir INTL Transport Co. LTD of Iran, Nairit Plant
JSC had sent a letter to the legal address of this company, and with
a request for documents that prove the “existing debt,” but Nairit
received a reply saying that such a company is not registered in the
noted legal address.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

ARMENIA STANDS AGAINST ANY MANIFESTATIONS OF VIOLENCE

16:22 13.02.2014

Armenia, UN

An open discussion on the “Protection of the civilian population
during armed conflicts” was held at the UN Security Council. Speaking
at the event, Armenian Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador
Karen Nazaryan referred to Azerbaijan’s belligerent rhetoric and the
provocative actions at the line of contact.

Ambassador Nazaryan noted that the Armenian side is concerned by the
humanitarian consequences of the use of force, which aggravates the
condition of the population in frontline villages.

Karen Nazaryan noted that Armenia stands for “putting an end to all
manifestations of violence and believes that it’s important to reach
a final and lasting solution to conflicts through peaceful means on
the basis of international law.