Author: Kajoyan Gevork

HELP SAVE OUR JENYA!

11:15, October 12, 2013

The much respected reporter Genofia Martirosyan, or simply Jenya,
as her friends call her, needs your immediate assistance to battle
a recently diagnosed serious illness.

During her entire 30 year career, Jenya has covered the relevant
social, political and civic issues of the day in Armenia with
professionalism and an inner drive to make a difference in the lives
of the people in her articles and analyses.

Now, our dear Jenya is in desperate need of that same sense of caring
from you.

Her only hope is to undergo immediate surgery in Germany’s Cologne
Hospital and a course of treatment. The price tag is huge – some
60,000 Euros.

Whatever amount you can donate will make a difference.

You can make donations to the following INECOBANK accounts opened in
her name:

For USD transfers only

Intermediary Bank: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

NEW YORK, USA

SWIFT CODE: BKTRUS33

Fed Wire: 021001033

Beneficiary’s Bank: CJSC INECOBANK

TUMANYAN STR. 17

YEREVAN, ARMENIA

SWIFT CODE: INJSAM22

Beneficiary’s account: 20500 71639131020

Beneficiary’s Name: GENOFIYA MARTIROSYAN

For EURO transfers only

Intermediary Bank: DEUTSCHE BANK AG

FRANKFURT, GERMANY

SWIFT CODE: DEUTDEFF

Beneficiary’s Bank: CJSC INECOBANK

YEREVAN, ARMENIA

SWIFT CODE: INJSAM22

Beneficiary’s account: IBAN: 20500 71639131040

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90% DES TRAVAUX D’AMELIORATION ACHEVES A EREVAN

ARMENIE

La reconstruction et l’amelioration des travaux envisages pour 2013 a
Erevan a ete complete a 90 pour cent selon la municipalite d’Erevan.

En particulier, selon les autorites de la ville, le travail
d’asphaltage a ete realisee sur la quasi-totalite des 30 rues prevues
par le plan.

Dans le processus des activites mentionnees, conjointement avec la
societe Yerevan Jur, de nouveaux systèmes de drainage de pluie ont ete
installes ou les anciens ont ete ameliorees dans toutes les rues où les
problèmes de drainage des eaux de pluie ont ete signales dans le passe.

Avec les principales activites d’asphaltage les autorites de la
ville ont egalement poursuivi les travaux de reparation des routes,
y compris les trous et fissures.

” Une grande attention a ete accordee a la qualite ” a declare le
bureau du maire soulignant qu’il sera demande aux entrepreneurs
d’eliminer les lacunes revelees a leurs propres frais.

Une zone d’un total de 2,5 millions de mètres carres devait etre
amelioree a Erevan en 2013.

samedi 12 octobre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

HOMMAGE A HENRI VERNEUIL AU FESTIVAL LUMIERE DE LYON DU 14 AU 20 OCTOBRE

CINEMA

Après avoir longtemps ete rangees dans la categorie des films
commerciaux, certaines ~uvres d’Henri Verneuil sont depuis quelques
annees reevaluees a leur juste valeur. Ainsi grâce au Festival Lumière,
les Lyonnais auront la chance de voir ou de revoir des ~uvres devenues
des classiques du cinema francais. Cette manifestation s’est donne pour
ambition “d’evenementialiser le cinema de patrimoine, dans la droite
ligne de l’activite de l’Institut Lumière”, declare son directeur
Thierry Fremaux qui dirige egalement la selection du Festival de
Cannes. Le programme de la cinquième edition est particulièrement
attrayant. Parmi les retrospectives, un hommage sera rendu a Henri
Verneuil pour ses films en noir et blanc des annees 1950-1960, ~uvres
cinematographiques qui ont traverse le temps. Durant cette periode,
le realisateur a collabore avec de grands auteurs comme Marcel Aime,
Henri Troyat et surtout Michel Audiard avec lequel il a redige le
scenario de trois films majeurs : Le President avec Jean Gabin, Un
singe en hiver en 1962 avec Jean-Paul Belmondo et Melodie en sous-sol
en 1963 avec Alain Delon.

Le coup d’envoi de cet hommage sera donne avec la projection du
film Un singe en hiver lors de la soiree d’ouverture du Festival, le
14 octobre a 19h45 a la Halle Tony Garnier en presence de nombreux
invites du Festival parmi lesquels l’actrice Francoise Arnoul. Sa
rencontre avec Henri Verneuil fut decisive car il lui offrit quelques
uns de ses plus beaux rôles dans Le Fruit defendu avec Fernandel et
Des gens sans importance avec Jean Gabin, souvent considere comme
l’un des chefs-d’~uvre d’Henri Verneuil. On annonce sous reserve la
presence de Jean-Paul Belmondo qui fut l’acteur fetiche du realisateur.

Liste des films avec les lieux et dates des projections :

La Table-aux-Creves (1951, 1h32) Les vieilles ranc~urs d’un
village ressurgissent lorsque Urbain (Fernandel) retrouve sa femme
pendue. Humour sardonique, photographie provencale, amours empechees,
une joyeuse illustration de la France rurale. Cinema Opera mercredi
16 20h30 | Cinema Opera jeudi 17h | Pathe Bellecour vendredi 21h30

Le Fruit defendu (1952, 1h42) Un homme dechire entre son epouse et
sa maîtresse. Magistralement mis en scène, ce drame de l’amour et du
desir offre a Fernandel une composition d’une veritable sensibilite,
face a Francoise Arnoul seduisante et fragile. Cinema Saint-Denis mardi
20h30 | Pathe Bellecour mercredi 19h15 | Cinema Opera vendredi 22h

Les Amants du Tage (1954, 1h49) Un homme, acquitte suite au meurtre
de sa femme, s’expatrie a Lisbonne. Il y rencontre une jeune
veuve. Histoire d’une passion tragique entre Daniel Gelin ecorche
vif et Francoise Arnoul savoureusement enigmatique. Pathe Bellecour
mardi 22h | Com~dia mercredi 14h15 | Cinema Opera samedi 20h15

Des gens sans importance (1955, 1h43) Un routier bourru au c~ur
tendre (Jean Gabin) rencontre une jeune servante desemparee (Francoise
Arnoul). Verneuil se fait messager de la routine de l’emploi, de la
solitude, du vain espoir. Un grand film poetique. Institut Lumière
mardi 11h30 | Pathe Bellecour vendredi 19h | Cinema Bellecombe samedi
20h30 | Com~dia dimanche 14h15

Le President (1960, 1h48) Formidable plongeon dans la vie parlementaire
francaise et ses malversations. Servi par un Jean Gabin magistral,
le film dresse le parcours d’un homme au seuil de la mort, revenant
sur les choix de sa vie en politique. Pathe Bellecour mardi 19h30 |
Institut Lumière Salle 2 vendredi 14h45 | CNP samedi 17h30 | Pathe
Cordelier dimanche 10h45

Un singe en hiver (1962, 1h43) Deux hommes, Gabin et Belmondo, qui
n’ont pas ” le vin petit ni la cuite mesquine “, vont connaître deux
jours d’evasion et d’amitie grâce a l’ivresse. Savoureux, par le vin
et les dialogues d’Audiard.

Halle Tony Garnier lundi 19h45 | UGC Confluence mardi 20h30 | Bron
vendredi 20h30

Melodie en sous-sol (1962, 2h01) Charles, tout juste sorti de prison,
a un plan pour organiser un casse au casino de Cannes. L’essence
du polar a la francaise servie par le trio incontournable Verneuil,
Audiard, Gabin, rejoints par le jeune Delon. Mions mardi 20h | Com~dia
vendredi 14h15 | Pathe Bellecour samedi 16h15 | Pathe Vaise dimanche
14h30 (seance accessible aux malvoyants)

Cent mille dollars au soleil (1963, 2h04) Deux camionneurs qui doivent
convoyer une cargaison clandestine s’affrontent. Dialogues ciseles
d’Audiard pour Belmondo, Ventura, Blier, rivalisant de drôlerie et
de classe au milieu des paysages du desert marocain.

Venissieux mercredi 20h30 | Pathe Bellecour samedi 16h45 | UGC Cite
Internationale dimanche 15h30

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samedi 12 octobre 2013, Ara ©armenews.com

TURKEY TO FURTHER EFFORTS ON ARMENIA RELATIONS

, Turkey
Oct 11 2013

October 10 marks the fourth anniversary of Turkey-Armenia accords
aimed at diplomatic thaw.

World Bulletin/News Desk

Turkey will work to improve relations with its eastern neighbor
Armenia, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.

Turkey wants a thaw but has reservations, Davutoglu told journalists
Thursday on his official visit in the Swiss city of Bern.

“We are trying to develop creative ideas, we are trying to cover
ground,” he said, referring to the sour ties between the two nations.

Turkey and Armenia have experienced historical tensions for the last
century over 1915 events.

October 10 marks the fourth anniversary of diplomatic accords between
the two states aimed at a detente.

The efforts fell by the wayside shortly after the accords were
signed, due to differences regarding regional issues, of which the
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been the
most prominent.

“We value the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations,” Davutoglu
said. “However, in order for this to be lasting, issues in the South
Caucasus, Karabakh dispute in particular, must be solved and the
occupation of Azerbaijan’s lands must be ended.”

Minister Davutoglu also spoke of his talks with his Swiss counterpart
Didier Burkhalter, stressing the two country’s commitment to enhancing
bilateral ties.

Switzerland will chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE) in 2014.

STEPANAVAN TO HOST ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN CONFERENCE

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Oct 11 2013

11 October 2013 – 8:58am
Stepanavan (Armenia) will host an Armenian-Georgian conference on
regional cooperation of the Eastern Partnership members and the
program for regional development, News.am reports.

The program focuses on trans-border cooperation of administrations,
inhabitants of regions, civil officials to solve common problems.

The talks will be attended by Vache Terteryan, Georgian Deputy Minister
for Territorial Administration, Tengiz Shergelashvili, Georgian Deputy
Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure, heads of local
autonomy administrations, public officials and EU experts.

The conference is financed by the Eastern Partnership Program for
Regional Cooperation sponsored by the EU. Similar programs are realized
in the formats of Georgia-Azerbaijan, Belarus-Ukraine, Moldova-Ukraine.

ARMENIA 1-4 FRANCE THAUVIN LEADS THE WAY AS FRANCE BEAT ARMENIA

UEFA.com
Oct 10 2013

Willy Sagnol’s team sauntered to their third victory in as many
qualifying Group 10 games thanks in part to a pair of goals from
Florian Thauvin.

by Khachik Chakhoyan

France strolled to their third straight win in UEFA European Under-21
Championship qualifying Group 10 by sweeping aside Armenia.

The contest was less than a quarter of an hour old when Yassine Benzia
broke the deadlock. France picked up the pace after the break, with
Olympique de Marseille forward Florian Thauvin registering either side
of Paul-Georges Ntep De Madiba’s effort during a dizzying nine-minute
spell. The only blot on Les Bleuets’ evening came when Davit Hakobyan
reduced the deficit with six minutes left.

There was an air of inevitability about the result from the moment
Benzia poked in De Madiba’s centre from the left. Arsen Beglaryan later
produced a smart save to deny Geoffrey Kondogbia but was helpless to
prevent Thauvin scoring the visitors’ second following a classy run.

De Madiba then showed fleet of foot to beguile his marker before
sending a rasping effort into the top corner. A fourth goal arrived two
minutes later, Lucas Digne picking out Thauvin, who made no mistake
with a thumping header. The hosts refused to lie down, though, and
were rewarded when Hakobyan found the net after taking receipt of
Viulen Ayvazyan’s pass.

BULGARIA GET HOSTILE RECEPTION IN YEREVAN

Gulf Daily News, Bahrain
Oct 11 2013

Posted on ” Friday, October 11, 2013

YEREVAN: Objects were thrown and a tirade of abuse from dozens of
local fans was chanted when Bulgaria arrived at Yerevan Airport ahead
of today’s World Cup qualifier against Armenia.

Armed security forces formed a tight cordon to allow the players to
get on the team bus through a smoke of red flares and deafening noise
from the crowd.

Angry home fans booed the players and coaches. They also threw eggs,
fireworks and other objects and cried ‘Bulgarian gypsies’.

“If someone was aiming to scare the team … I can tell you it wasn’t
achieved,” visiting coach Luboslav Penev told reporters yesterday.

“But I don’t want to comment on things unrelated to football. There
are people and commissions who deal with these issues.”

Protest

In September 2012 Armenia filed a protest with soccer’s ruling body
Fifa about “poor officiating” and the treatment they received from
the home team during a 1-0 qualifying defeat in Bulgaria.

Armenia finished the Group B match in Sofia with nine men after Swiss
referee Stephan Studer sent off Marcos Pinheiro in the 73rd minute
and Gevord Gazaryan four minutes later.

After the match Armenian fans said they were racially abused by
home supporters.

Playoff hopefuls Bulgaria, who have not reached the World Cup finals
since 1998, are second with 13 points from eight matches, seven behind
Italy who have already qualified for next year’s finals in Brazil.

Denmark are third on 12 points followed by both Czech Republic and
Armenia on nine.

BULGARIA’S PLAYOFF HOPES HIT BY DEFEAT IN ARMENIA

SBS Australia
Oct 11 2013

YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia beat nine-man Bulgaria 2-1 in an eventful
Group B match in Yerevan on Friday to record a first home victory in
their World Cup qualifying campaign and deal a major blow to their
opponents’ playoff hopes.

Bulgaria are second in the standings with 13 points from nine matches,
seven points behind group winners Italy, who have already qualified
for next year’s tournament in Brazil.

Armenia moved into third place with 12 points from nine games, but
Denmark, also on 12 points, had a chance to go second in the group
when they hosted Italy later on Friday.

Luboslav Penev’s Bulgaria, alongside Iceland in Group E, also have the
lowest points total of any second-placed sides in European qualifying,
meaning they risk missing the playoffs even if they finish runners-up.

Bulgaria thought they had taken the lead after half an hour when
striker Emil Gargorov put the ball in the net, but it was ruled out
for a marginal offside.

Armenia went ahead just before half-time when Aras Ozbilis gave
Bulgarian goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov no chance with a perfectly
struck free kick, awarded for a clumsy Nikolay Bodurov challenge.

Bodurov received a straight red card but Bulgaria defied his absence
and drew level on 61 minutes when their skipper, Ivelin Popov,
found the net with another brilliant free kick, making up for two
opportunities that had been missed by Gargorov and Stanislav Manolev.

But just two minutes later, Bulgarian midfielder Svetoslav Dyakov
joined Bodurov on the sidelines as he was sent off for a second
bookable offence.

Yura Movsisyan ran clear of the visitors’ defence to score four minutes
from time to secure Armenia’s first home triumph of the campaign.

Penev was furious with the referee, Felix Brych. “We controlled the
game, the guys were perfect from the first to the last minute,” the
former striker told Bulgarian state TV channel BNT1. “We (tried to do)
the impossible to win or at least get a point.

“Obviously, we became ‘uncomfortable’ … and it’s clear we’re not
allowed to win. We’ll ask FIFA if we must start with two or three
people less.

“We outplayed them with 10 men and with nine men too. But apparently
they will not allow us to win no matter how many goals we score.”

Earlier, Bulgaria’s national anthem was booed and whistled by large
groups of home fans.

It extended a hostile welcome that had begun when dozen of fans had
subjected the Bulgarian team to abuse and hurled objects at them on
their arrival at Yerevan airport on Thursday.

In September 2012, Armenia filed a protest with soccer’s ruling body
FIFA about “poor officiating” and the treatment they received from
the home team during a 1-0 qualifying defeat in Bulgaria.

(Writing by Angel Krasimirov, Editing by Tom Bartlett and Stephen Wood)

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: ARMENIA DEFEATS BULGARIA 2-1

October 11, 2013

YEREVAN. – The Armenian national defeated Bulgaria 2-1 in the home
qualifying match.

Bulgaria defender Nikolay Bodurov was sent off after he blocked Aras
Ozbiliz who was trying to get into the Bulgarian box. Ozbiliz scored
the resulting free-kick leaving no chance to goalkeeper Vladislav
Stoyanov.

Ivelin Popov scored an equalizer in the 61st minute to make it 1-1.

Several minutes later Svetoslav Dyakov received a red car and was
sent off.

Yura Movsisyan scored in the 87th minute to bring victory to Armenia’s
national.

After nine rounds in the World Cup qualifiers Group B, Italy has
already booked their spot at Brazil 2014, with 20 points, and Bulgaria
has 13 points. After home victory over Bulgaria, Armenia has 12 points.

NEWS.am Sport

COUNCIL OF EUROPE’S “CAPITAL CITIES” CONFERENCE KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN

14:08, October 11, 2013

Armenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Territorial
Administration Armen Gevorgyan today hosted Andreas Kiefer, Secretary
General of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional
Authorities and its Vice President John Warmisham.

Today, an international conference of capital cities of the Council of
Europe member states will be held in Yerevan, Armenia. The conference
is co-organized by the Armenian Chairmanship of the Committee of
Ministers of the Council of Europe and the Congress of Local and
Regional Authorities, in close co-operation with the municipality
of Yerevan.

For more info on the Conference:

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe is a pan-European political assembly, the 636 members of which
hold elective office (they may be regional or municipal councilors,
mayors or presidents of regional authorities) representing over
200,000 authorities in 47 European states.

Opened for signature on 15 October 1985, the European Charter of Local
Self-Government entered into force in 1988. On 10 January 2013 the
Charter has been ratified by 46 out of the 47 Member States of the
Council of Europe.

The Charter requires compliance with a minimum number of principles
that form a European foundation of local democracy. The Congress
makes sure that these principles are observed.

Armenia ratified the Charter in 2002.

Photo: Deputy PM Gevorgyan (left) greets John Warmisham