Author: Kajoyan Gevork

AZERBAIJAN’S CABINET OF MINISTERS PASSES DECISION PERMITTING TO SHOOT DOWN AIRCRAFTS VIOLATING COUNTRY’S AIRSPACE

APA
[ 18 January 2013 17:01 ]

If the aircraft does not obey the demand to land, the legislation
permits to shoot it down

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. The Cabinet of Ministers confirmed the
“Rule on the use of the airspace of Azerbaijan Republic”.

The rules prepared in line with the law on aviation, Convention on
International Civil Aviation Association (ICAO) (Chicago Convention
December 7, 1944) and its appendixes, cover air traffic security,
use of the country’s airspace. The document determines 13.5/25km-wide
borderline strip used in the special regime along the state border.

According to the document, banned zones and limited zones can be
determined in the airspace of Azerbaijan. When necessary, taking into
account the state interests the State Civil Aviation Administration
can determine certain parts of the airspace as banned or limited
zones basing on the proposals of the relevant executive authorities.

Use of airspace in the banned and limited zones is prohibited.

“Umbrella” signal is given in exceptional cases when unidentified
or material objects appear in the airspace. This signal envisages
immediate landing or leaving the area (except planes involved to
fight against aircrafts violating the rules and those exercising
rescue functions).

The violations of the rules of use of Azerbaijan’s airspace were
found. The use of air space without sending poll (table, graphic),
warning military air forces’ bodies, the poll before coming into
force and after ending of period of poll’s validity and without
the permission of relevant operative body, non-fulfillment of
teams of flights governing bodies and fighter-interceptor aircraft,
implementation of the flights for monitoring, use of airspace of banned
and limited zones without special permission etc are considered the
violation of airspace’s rules.

In case of failure of the order to stop the violations in connection
with the flight of the aircraft under the decision of the command
post operations, duty airplanes (or helicopters) are raised into the
air and forcing the above-mentioned aircraft to land at the nearest
airport. If the aircraft does not obey the demand to land and there
is no exact information about guiltless passengers on the board,
the legislation permits to shoot it down.

PEOPLE LIVE WITHOUT HOPE OF GETTING APARTMENT

12:30 PM | TODAY | SOCIAL

The recent surveys in Gyumri show that thousands of families living
in temporary shacks are not included in the list of homeless people
waiting for state compensation after the devastating earthquake in
Armenia in 1988, which means that they will have to live in these
miserable conditions for many years.

Over 2800 apartments have been built in the city in the last three
years, but many of the families, who lived in multi-storey apartment
buildings before the earthquake, did not even receive apartments in
the newly-constructed residential area. According to the government,
apartments will be built in 2013 for 400-420 families of the group,
Gyumri-based Shirak NGO reports.

EU REAFFIRMED ITS SUPPORT TO MINSK GROUP OVER NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

15:35, 18 January, 2013

YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS: The EU welcomes the support of OSCE
Chairman in office regarding the Minsk Group and its co-chairs efforts
aimed to help the sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to achieve
peaceful settlement. As “Armenpress” reports citing official web
site of the OSCE, it was stated in the records of the OSCE permanent
Council session held in Vienna. EU countries welcome the assumption
of the OSCE Chairmanship by Ukraine and setting forth its priorities.

“The EU again announced its support to the Minsk Group and expresses
complete confidence to the Co-Chairs capacity in the activity aimed
to the fair and steady political settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
issue, which is of a vital importance for the future of the region”
EU statement runs.

Ukraine assumed chairmanship of the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on January 1, 2013. OSCE
Chairman-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara stated
that Ukraine supports the efforts of the Minsk Group aimed to the
activation of Nagorno Karabakh negatioation procedure. Foreign Minister
Kozhara presented to the OSCE Permanent Council the priorities of his
presidency. Among them are the progress of regulation of protracted
conflicts, efficiency of fighting against trafficking, and supporting
the freedom of media.

DEFENCE MINISTER: ARMENIA WOULD NOT MIND HOSTING RUSSIAN RADAR STATION ON ITS TERRITORY

18 January 2013, 15:10 (GMT+04:00)

Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan would not mind hosting a
Russian radar station on its territory, News-Armenia reported.

Due to the expiration of the ‘Agreement on the status, principles
and operating conditions of the Gabala radar station between the
governments of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation’, on December 9,
2012, the Russian side sent a note halting the operation of the radar
station on December 10 last year.

“This is an internal task for every country. We watched the whole
process and saw that both sides did not come to an understanding
in the negotiations and operations at the Gabala radar station has
been stopped,” the minister said at a press conference on the year
end totals.

He said the leadership and the Armed Forces of Russia have to decide
the location of radar station on their own.

“As for our agreement or disagreement, we would not object to this,”
Ohanian said.

The Gabala radar station located in north-west Azerbaijan was built
during the Soviet period as one of the most important elements of the
USSR’s missile defence system. After Azerbaijan gained independence,
the radar station became the country’s property and Russia continued
to use it.

HUSBAND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE AGAINST HIS WIFE

Factinfo
Fri, 01/18/2013 – 14:45

The resident of capital, already 30 years old Artavazd Muradyan
is accused of sexual abuse against his wife, forcing her into
prostitution. The Arabkir and Qanaqer-Zeytun court of first instance
now hears the case.

Criminal investigation of the case revealed that A. Muradyan, living
under the same roof with his actual wife, Milena (name changed),
with the purpose of sexual exploitation forced her to be engaged in
prostitution, and to achieve this goal, regularly committed violent
acts, not causing dangerous consequences for her life and health,
against her.

Besides, with the threats to harm her and their minor child, and
threats to deprive her of parental right, A. Manukyan with the use
of a taxi car transformed her and their daughter to Kievyan Street.

According to indictment, Artavazd Muradyan with the intention to find
clients forced his wife to stand on the edge of the street and he,
staying in the car, observed her and later took the money and himself
managed the money earned from prostitution. He is charged with Article
132 Section 2 Clause 4 of RA Criminal Code (Trafficking).

NOTORIOUS TRIANGLE AFTER ELECTION
Naira Hayrumyan

10:35 18/01/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:

Political strategists say the Armenian presidential election ended on
the last day of nomination of candidates when it became clear that
only one angle is left of the notorious presidential triangle. Most
probably, it happened because the other two angles were unable to
come to terms and were expecting a catch from one another.

Levon Ter-Petrosyan protracted his decision as long as he could. A
few years ago he announced that he would run in the election if
Kocharyan is nominated. Kocharyan kept everyone alert till the last
moment when he stated that he will not hinder Serzh Sargsyan. It
means that there will be no post-electoral force majeure. At least,
such is the tradition of the Armenian political class.

But has the presidential triangle been broken and what will be
its destiny after the election? Are post-electoral agreements and
coalitions possible?

Styopa Safaryan of Heritage Party thinks that Robert Kocharyan’s
statement on not hindering Serzh Sargsyan’s second term is an
application for the post of prime minister. Some ARF functionaries
have expressed a wish to work with Serzh Sargsyan after the election.

Apparently, the ANC will not refuse cooperation. At least, nobody has
announced yet that this cooperation is ruled out. There is even an
opinion that the Congress reveals its internal problems on purpose
to wait in silence till the end of the election.

Since Serzh Sargsyan’s chief purpose is “stability”, he does everything
to have everyone content. It refers to both foreign policy where
Serzh Sargsyan will continue to maneuver between the West and Moscow
and the economy where the oligarchs are not disturbed, and domestic
policy where a place is reserved for the dead political class.

RUSSIA STRENGTHENING ARMENIA MILITARY BASE – PAPER

TERT.AM
18.01.13

In addition to its military support to South Ossetia, with which
Russia shares a common border, the country is also attentive to its
enclave military presence in Armenia, the Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported.

The author of the article, Vladimir Mukhin, notes that the
Russian Government is speeding up the signing of a military
technical-cooperation agreement with Armenia, following a
recommendation by President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has fulfilled the plan for enriching
the Russian military base stationed in the second largest city of
Gyumri. Particularly, it has doubled the contract servicemen’s number
in just six months. But it hasn’t increased the staff.

All the military bases in Armenia (especially the air forces, the
anti-air defense, intelligence etc.) have been already enriched with
professionals. That essentially cuts the costs for the biannual
transportation of conscript soldiers, but isn’t thought to be the
main motive behind the plan for increasing military efficiency.

Citing military experts, the Russian publication says the military
bases’ rapid handover to professionals might conditioned by
the geopolitical changes that pose a threat to Russia and its
allies. The scenarios are reportedly linked to the likelihood of
a new Azerbaijani-Armenian war over Karabakh and Israeli military
operations against Iran

Experts have numerously voiced concerns over the possibility of such
scenarios, says the paper referring to the Collective Security Treaty
Organization’s 2012 military drills in Armenia. Mukhin notes that
the exercises were aimed at repelling the illegal entry of unlawful
armed groups to the country.

“Will the Russian troops take part in the possible military operations
against Armenia? The question is political. But that’s definitely
a fact. Our military base here has to be ready for peacekeeping
operations,” Lieutenant-General Yuri Netkachev, who is a military
expert, was quoted as saying.

To affirm his thesis, he addresses a recent statement by Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliev, expressing his country’s readiness to exert
diplomatic, economic and military pressures against Armenia.

Noting that Azerbaijan’s military budget makes $3.7 billion, Netkachev
says he doesn’t think the Azerbaijani leader pronounced insignificant
words.

Russia not only enhances its military presence in Armenia but also
intends to intensify its military technical cooperation with the ally
country, says the publication.

Sources close to the Ministry of Defense have told Nezavisimaya
Gazeta that the draft agreement to be signed between Armenia and
Russia envisages creating a joint defense organization, as well as a
center for training border guards and specialists skilled in handling
emergencies.

Armenia’s military industries are expected to manufacture armored
equipment and open a repair base.

The protocol was signed on February 9, 2012 by the heads of the
two countries’ Security Councils, Arthur Baghdasaryan and Nikolay
Patrushev.

The Russian paper says, citing its sources the deal will be finalized
early in February.

Commenting on such likelihood, Director of the Russian Center for
Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Ruslan Pukhov said,
“We were facing a strange situation until quite recently. With Armenia
being our military ally, we were providing supplies to Azerbaijan. I
am now eager to hope that it will be settled after the agreement
[signing].”

Pukhov doesn’t think Azerbaijan has always pursued friendly
policies with Russia. “We are aware that the Azerabaijani’s refused,
particularly, to prolong the Gabala radar rent agreement, so Russia
has to look for alternatives,” he said.

The expert believes Russia will protect Armenia’s interests in the
South Caucasus by making its relations with the country more active.

ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Tigran Ghanalanyan

Expert, the Center for the Armenian Studies, â~@~Noravankâ~@~]
Foundation

The Armenian community in the Czech Rep. is one the newly formed
Armenian communities in Europe. The study of the community has some
peculiarities which are conditioned by the fact that the latter
considerably differs from the traditional Armenian communities
in Europe.

Formation of the community

According to the figures presented by the Czech Statistical Office for
2009, the number of the Armenians in the Czech Rep. was about 20251;
meanwhile, according to the official Czech data for 2005 their number
was only 1046.

According to the official figures of the Embassy of Armenia in
the Czech Republic for 2010 there are approximately 3500 Armenians
living in that country, and more than 2000 of them have residence
permit and 1500 more have temporary residence permit2. According
to the expertsâ~@~Y assessments the number of the Armenians in the
Czech Rep. is about 10 thousand people. If we take into consideration
the fact that the official Czech statistics takes into account only
people with citizenship, it becomes clear why the official figures
are several times lower: 1) there are many Armenians who are the
citizens of other countries living in the Czech Rep., 2) part of the
Armenians have not become naturalized yet. Most of the Armenians as
well as the representatives of other notational minorities mainly
reside in Prague. At a rough estimate about 80% of the Armenians in
the Czech Rep. live in Prague3. Brno is the next. There are Armenians
living in Mlada Boleslav, Ostrava, Jihlava, Leberec, Karlovi Vari,
Libey Usti cities.

Except for the Armenian merchant Gevorg of Damascus son of
Astvatsatur4 who lived and worked in the Czech Lands in the 18th
century, the first Armenians settled in there in 1910s. Some Armenians
were engaged in manufacturing. Thus, e.g., Artin Aslanyan ran the
first carpet manufacturing firm5. The article by A. Bakhchinyan6,
devoted to the Armenian students who studied in the higher educational
establishments in Prague in 1920s and which describes the life of the
Armenian students, activity of the organizations established by them
is remarkable, Despite the fact that more than 50 Armenian students
got education at the higher educational establishments in the Czech
Lands, in the future they were spread over the Armenian communities
in different countries and the Armenian community life which arose
in the Czech Lands soon extinguished.

Despite these aforementioned separate episodes of the Armenian
community life in the Czech Lands, there had been no Armenian
community there until the late 1980s early 1990s. The Armenians
have been settling there since 1980s. The influx of the immigrants
from Armenia intensified especially in 1990s and drew to a head in
1990-1993. It was mainly caused by the social and economic problems.

Giving preference to the Czech Republic by the migrants from Armenia
had many preconditions. One of those preconditions was the fact that
the Czech Rep. situated in the Central Europe and in the recent
past it was a socialist country and the Armenians coming there
migrated from other post-Socialist countries (Armenia and other
post-Soviet republics). Besides, there was another circumstance which
was conditioned by the memories of the past â~@~S there were many
Armenians from the USSR who visited the Czech Rep. as tourists and
they were conversant with this country. Naturally they should prefer
the country which is situated in the center of Europe, is well-known
by them, and has some peculiarities which are characteristic to the
post-Soviet countries and due to which the process of adaptation and
integration seemed to be much easier. It should also be mentioned that
migration legislation in the Czech Republic is more liberal as compared
to many western countries. This is conditioend by the emigration
from the Czech Rep. to the countries of Western Europe which caused
the labour shortage (high-quality, intellectual labour). In the 1990s
among the immigrants in the Czech Republic a prominent place was hold
by the migrants from the post-Soviet republics.

While speaking about the migration flow of the Armenians to the Czech
Republic the circumstance that many emigrants considered the Czech
Rep. as a kind of a â~@~transit stationâ~@~] where they can settle
for a short time and after that leave for a country with higher
living standards should be mentioned. Many of the Armenians living
in the Czech Rep. at first tried to settle in the United States and
Western Europe but after they had failed they preferred to move to
the Czech Republic.

Among the migration issues of the Armenians in the Czech Republic an
important place is given to the issue of the refugees. In the period
from 1991 to 2003 3093 Armenians applied for asylum and only 149 of
them (4.8%) won that refugee status. And in 2005-2006 the share of the
Armenians among the asylum seekers was 1-2%. It is much easier for the
Armenians to obtain citizenship of the Czech Republic. The highest
rate of those who obtained the citizenship was in 1999-20007. It
should be mentioned that the rate of illegal migration among the
Armenians is rather high.

Main peculiarities of the community

There are a number of peculiarities inherent in the newly formed
Armenian community in the Czech Republic; these peculiarities
are conditioned by the facts that the community is newly formed
and scares in number. Many mechanisms which are efficient in the
rich in traditions and big Armenian communities have no practical
preconditions for being used in the Armenian community in the Czech
Republic. E.g. if in the traditional Armenian Diaspora communities
the church, public, political, cultural educational organizations,
which have their centers and brunches, have been providing rather
efficient activity for decades (and in some cases even for centuries),
it is obvious that they do not have the same conditions of practical
application in the Czech Republic. It is conditioned by the fact that
the community is newly formed and small which is supplemented by the
reasons or motives why the Armenians settled there. If traditional
Armenian Diaspora (which mostly consists of the generations of the
Armenians who had been spread all over the world in consequence
the Armenian Genocide) can be characterized to some extent by the
aspiration to preserve and to develop national values, then those who
left the country in recent 20 years due to economic reasons notably
fall behind in this aspect. Hence it follows that there is a problem
of rising the qualitative level of acknowledgment of the priority
of preserving national values and identity in the newly formed
communities, e.g. in the Czech Republic. However, at the same time
it is also obvious that the solution of these problems only by means
of the mechanisms inherent in the traditional Armenian communities is
not that efficient. So it is necessary alongside with the traditional
ones to use new methods directed to the solution of the problems. In
this aspect using of the information resources and possibilities is of
utmost importance. It does not derive from the aforementioned methods
are not applicable in the traditional communities but in case with the
Armenian community in the Czech Republic their application is much
more topical because, nevertheless, in the traditional communities
there are old organizations and mechanisms which, though by force of
a habit, are to some extent efficient.

Rather fast adaptation and integration are one of the characteristic
issues of the Armenian community in the Czech Republic. Considerable
number of the Armenians managed to carry out business activity. In
this regard S. Sumlyoni writes: â~@~The overwhelming majority
of Armenians run their own business, primarily small food stores,
shoe-making and dress-making shops. Jewelry business is also very
popular in the Armenian community. The percentage of the unemployed
among Czech Armenians is below 5%. It is interesting that only half
of the Armenians who are hired employees work for Czech companies. The
rest of the Armenians who are hired employees work either for foreign
companies or formally Czech companies, however, with predominantly
Armenian management or staffâ~@~]8. Besides the solution of the issue
of the housing is also important condition. Most of the Armenians
either buy or rent apartments.

Despite the positive process of the integration of the Armenians there
is some kind of negative attitude towards the immigrants. But this
is true not only for the Armenian community but for the foreigners in
general. In particular, this migration is identified in some regions
of the Czech Rep. with fear of the lawlessness and crime wave.

Fast integration of the Armenians is also conditioned by the language
issues. The Russian language is to some extent spread in the Czech
Republic which makes the communication in all the spheres much easier.

The young Armenians easily learn the Czech language. It is also
conditioned by the character of the Armenian community in the
Czech Republic; the scarcity of the community organizations, their
imperfection as well as smallness of the community has negative
effect. In consequence very often the Armenians go beyond the community
framework and establish connections with the immigrants from other
post-Soviet republics.

Community organization

The community organizations play important role in the life of
the Armenian community in the Czech Republic. Though they cannot
provide active intra-community life, nevertheless, they carry out some
activity in this direction. In case of continuous development of this
activity it will be possible to obtain anticipated result. Among the
intra-community units â~@~Armeniaâ~@~] club, â~@~Armenian Houseâ~@~]
union, Prague and Brno Saturday Armenian schools as well as Armenian
mass media â~@~S â~@~Orerâ~@~] and â~@~Nairiâ~@~] periodicals and
Armenian Service of â~@~Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyâ~@~] can be
mentioned. The Armenian community life is sometimes covered by Radio
Prague within the framework of â~@~Multicultural Czech Republicâ~@~]
programme.

In 1995 Sergei Grigoryan set up the Czech-Armenian Society. But
it could not justify expectations, i.e. uniting all the Armenians
living in the Czech Rep., dealing with the issues of relations with
the Czech society, information policy, protection of the rights of
the Armenian minority, etc. The society hardly yielded any tangible
results. Its activity was soon restricted to Prague only. Every year
the Society regularly holds memorial events devoted to the Armenian
Genocide. One of the most tangible achievements was that in 2001
the Society managed to organize a meeting of the Czech Armenians
with Armeniaâ~@~Ys Consul in Vienna following which a number of
problems on cooperation between the Government of Armenia and the
Armenian community in the Czech Republic were resolved. Another
Armenian organization â~@~S the «Civil Commonwealth Armenian House»
turned out to be more successful. Both Czech Armenians and Armenians
living in Armenia and, more importantly, the Czechs interested in the
Armenian culture can join it. In 2007 it had 60 members (21 Czechs
and 10 more persons who are neither citizens of the Czech Republic,
nor Armenia). The «Civil Commonwealth Armenian House» provides
legal counseling to migrants, primarily on migration law.

Those who wish may take computer classes or obtain other skills that
will help them find a better paid job. Since 2002 the organization
has been publishing â~@~Nairiâ~@~] magazine which also covers the
issues of legal protection of the migrants9.

Among the Armenian organizations in the Czech Republic
â~@~Armeniaâ~@~] Club headed by Tigran Abrahamyan as well as
â~@~Urartuâ~@~] Armenian-Czech Union headed by Aleksandr Sargsyan
are worth mentioning.

Special place is assigned to the Saturday Armenian schools in Prague
and Brno, activity of which we covered in a separate study10.

Since September 1999 â~@~Orerâ~@~] monthly has been published in
Prague. It is published by Caucasus-Eastern Europe Information Center
â~@~S Editor-in-Chief Hakob Asatryan. This periodical covers cultural,
political and social, sport and community life of more than 30
Armenian communities in Europe. Besides Armenia-Europe relationships,
it spotlights Armenian-Czech relations, problems of the Armenians
living in the Czech Republic and other European countries11. While
speaking about the issues relating to the Armenian community in the
Czech Republic, Editor-in-Chief of â~@~Orerâ~@~] magazine H.Asatryan
says: â~@~Though we have Saturday schools, we have a priest, but the
community does not have community center where people can come, gather;
this issue is already under the discussionâ~@~]12. On November 20,
2009 the 10th anniversary of â~@~Orerâ~@~] magazine was celebrated.

Community life

The development of the Armenian-Czech relations in both state
and various other formats plays important role in the life of the
Armenian community. Thus, on May 18, 2010 the Catholicos of All
Armenians Garegin II received a visit of the Czech prime-minister. They
discussed the spiritual issues of the Czech Armenians. The Catholicos
particularly mentioned: â~@~â~@¦The Armenian community is being formed
in the Czech Rep. either and we are convinced that in the near future
our sons in the Czech Republic will be able to build their own house
of prayer and faith, thus assisting to the making and prosperity of
the Czech stateâ~@~]13.

An important role in the life of the community is allotted to the
organization of the events in memory of the Armenian Genocide. Thus,
on April 24, 2005 300 Armenians participated in the protest action
in memory of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The
participants addressed an appeal to the Czech parliament14. A
number of events in the memory of the Armenian Genocide were held in
2010 either. Mass for soul was said in Prague which was followed by
commemoration meeting in the library hall and after that the exhibition
of the Armenian painters â~@~In Commemoration: 95 Years Onâ~@~] was
opened. Besides the members of the Armenian community, the political,
public, spiritual, cultural figures from the Czech Rep. and other
countries were also present at the events. The fact that the events
were not only restricted to Prague is also crucial. Liturgy was served
in Brno by the priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the Czech
Republic father Barsegh Pilavchyan which was followed by the meeting of
the members of the Armenian community in Brno with Armenian Ambassador
A. Hovakimyan15. An important role in the organization of the events
was played by â~@~Armeniaâ~@~] club, A. Hovakimyan, father Barsegh
Pilivchyan, members of the Armenian community in the Czech Republic.

In 2011 the events in memory of the Armenian Genocide stood out for
their diversity. This time they also included the representatives of
different organizations of the Armenian community, representative of
Czech intelligentsia, spiritual and cultural figures16. In 2012 the
Czech Armenian community just like many other Armenian communities
organized protest actions connected with the extradition of R. Safarov
to Azerbaijan. A protest action was arranged in front of the Hungarian
embassy in the Czech Republic with the demand to arrest the criminal
again and to recognize the independence of the NKR17.

Strengthening of the relations of the Czech Armenians with their
motherland is of great importance. The role of the extraordinary and
plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic Armenia to Austria, Hungary,
Czech Republic and Slovakia Ashot Hovakimyan was remarkable in the
life of the Armenian community18. On June 30, 2011 Tigran Seyranyan
was appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador to the
Czech Republic. Hence, various Armenian state, public, academic,
educational, cultural organizations still have a lot of work to do
for strengthening the relations and promoting the development of the
Armenian community in the Czech Republic.

In the aspect of the development and attaching weight to the Armenian
community the raising of the role of the Armenians here is emphasized.

>>From this point of view involvement of the Armenians in science
and cultural, sport19 and other spheres is important.

In recent years some members of the Armenian community in the Czech
Republic have become winners of various sport and music contest. E.g.

Aramais Tohkyan â~@~S the Czech karate champion, Monica Harutyunyan
â~@~S silver medalist of the Youth European Figure-skating
Championship, Varine Lazarian (soprano) â~@~S winner of young singers
contest in 2009, etc20.These achievements further both success of the
Armenian community and formation of positive image of the Armenians
in the Czech society.

Thus, the Armenian community in the Czech Republic is one of the
peculiar Armenian communities in Eastern Europe. It has numerous
problems which are inherent in other Armenian communities in
Eastern Europe. Hence, there are problems which are conditioned by
peculiarities of both Czech Republic and the local Armenian community.

Therefore, self-organization of the Armenian community and handling
of the challenges it faces implies both local and system approaches.

In the context of solution of the aforementioned issues development of
the organizations of the Armenian community, their integration in the
Czech environment is singled out. Of course there is a necessity to
arrange cooperation with other Armenian communities in Eastern Europe.

But handling of the problems which are inherent in the whole the
Armenian Diaspora demands broadening of cooperation and establishing
of active relations with all the Diaspora organizations. Armenia, of
course, plays crucial role because without its active support newly
formed Armenian community in the Czech Republic will not be viable.

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Õ§Õ» 133:

6 Ibid, p. 133-148:

7 See: Õ~MÕ¸Ö~BÕ´Õ¬ÕµÕ¸Õ¶Õ¶Õ« Õ~M., the mentioned work.Õ~] Table 3
and Table 4Ö~I

8 Õ~MÕ¸Ö~BÕ´Õ¬ÕµÕ¸Õ¶Õ¶Õ« Õ~M., the mentioned work.

9 See:Õ~MÕ¸Ö~BÕ´Õ¬ÕµÕ¸Õ¶Õ¶Õ« Õ~M., the mentioned work

10 See:Õ~BÕ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¬Õ¡Õ¶ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Õ~O., Õ~IÕ¥Õ­Õ«Õ¡ÕµÕ« Õ°Õ¡Õµ
Õ°Õ¡Õ´Õ¡ÕµÕ¶Ö~DÕ« Õ¯Ö~@Õ©Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ­Õ¶Õ¤Õ«Ö~@Õ¶Õ¥Ö~@Õ¨,
«ԳլոբոÖ~BÕ½. Ô±Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Õ¡Õ¶Õ¾Õ¿Õ¡Õ¶Õ£Õ¸Ö~BÕ©ÕµÕ¸Ö~Bն»,
2011, Õ©Õ«Õ¾ 5, Õ§Õ» 53-63:

11 See:

12

13

14 See: ÔµÕ²Õ¥Õ¼Õ¶Õ« 90-Ö~@Õ¤ Õ¿Õ¡Ö~@Õ¥Õ¬Õ«Ö~AÕ«
Õ¡Õ¶Õ¤Ö~@Õ¡Õ¤Õ¡Ö~@Õ±Õ¶Õ¥Ö~@ «Õ~UÖ~@Õ¥Ö~@» Õ¡Õ´Õ½Õ¡Õ£Ö~@Õ¸Ö~BÕ´,

15 See: Õ~QÕ¥Õ²Õ¡Õ½ÕºÕ¡Õ¶Õ¸Ö~BÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶
95-Õ¡Õ´ÕµÕ¡ Õ¿Õ¡Ö~@Õ¥Õ¬Õ«Ö~AÕ«Õ¶ Õ¶Õ¾Õ«Ö~@Õ¾Õ¡Õ®
Õ´Õ«Õ»Õ¸Ö~AÕ¡Õ¼Õ¸Ö~BÕ´Õ¶Õ¥Ö~@ Õ~MÕ¬Õ¸Õ¾Õ¡Õ¯Õ«Õ¡ÕµÕ¸Ö~BÕ´,
Õ~@Õ¸Ö~BÕ¶Õ£Õ¡Ö~@Õ«Õ¡ÕµÕ¸Ö~BÕ´ Ö~G Õ~IÕ¥Õ­Õ«Õ¡ÕµÕ¸Ö~BÕ´,

16 See: «Õ~UÖ~@Õ¥Ö~@», 2011. Õ¡ÕºÖ~@Õ«Õ¬. 24,

17 See: Ô²Õ¸Õ²Õ¸Ö~DÕ« Ö~AÕ¸Ö~BÕµÖ~A-Õ°Õ½Õ¯Õ¸Ö~BÕ´ Õ~JÖ~@Õ¡Õ°Õ¡ÕµÕ¸Ö~BÕ´
Õ~@Õ¸Ö~BÕ¶Õ£Õ¡Ö~@Õ«Õ¡ÕµÕ« Õ¤Õ¥Õ½ÕºÕ¡Õ¶Õ¸Ö~BÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Õ¡Õ¼Õ»Ö~G,
«Õ~UÖ~@Õ¥Ö~@»,

18 See ibid: 2009, N 1,

19 For details see: Ô±Ö~@Ö~GÕ¥Õ¬ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ ÔµÕ¾Ö~@Õ¸ÕºÕ¡ÕµÕ« Õ°Õ¡Õµ
Õ°Õ¡Õ´Õ¡ÕµÕ¶Ö~DÕ¶Õ¥Ö~@Õ« Õ­Õ¶Õ¤Õ«Ö~@Õ¶Õ¥Ö~@Õ¨, ÔµÖ~@Ö~GÕ¡Õ¶, 2011,
Õ§Õ» 40-45:

20 «Առավոտ», 24. 06.2010,

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ARMENIAN EMBASSY IN SYRIA HANDED ARMENIAN REPUBLIC NEW PASSPORTS TO 30 PEOPLE

11:55, 18 January, 2013

YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Embassy in the Syrian
Arab Republic hosted the ceremony of granting Armenian Republic
citizenship passports to Syrian Armenians. Arshak Poladyan, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the
Syrian Arab Republic handed more than thirty Armenian Republic citizens
their new passports, Information and Public Relations Department of
the Ministry of Foreign Affair informed Armenpress.

After the official ceremony Ambassador Poladyan stated being a
citizen of the Republic of Armenia is a great honor for each and
every Armenian. The diplomat underscored this is especially a historic
and memorable event for generation of survivors and voiced hope they
will adhere faithful to their oath. After Ambassador Poladyan wished
Armenian Republic new citizens success and peace, which Syrian Armenian
community greatly needs in those days.

Armenian Embassy in the Syrian Arab Republic is continuing to hand
Armenian Republic passports to our compatriots: dozens of Syrian
Armenians are scheduled to get their passports in coming days.

CHYPRE: LA PRESIDENCE REUSSIE D’UN PETIT PAYS

Publie le : 18-01-2013

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN vous
invite a lire ce Communique de presse publie sur le site du Parlement
europeen le 15 janvier 2013.

Legende photo : Demetris Christofias

Parlement europeen

15-01-2013 – 14:33 Mise a jour

“Nous avons montre qu’un petit pays peut realiser une bonne
presidence”, a souligne le President Demetris Christofias lors du debat
sur les resultats de la presidence de l’UE de son pays. Les deputes
de tous les groupes politiques ont felicite Chypre pour son travail,
mais ont exprime certaines preoccupations concernant la situation
economique et la division de l’île.

Le President Christofias a reitere le soutien de Chypre a une Union
sociale, precisant qu’il a ~uvre en faveur de cette idee, a tous
les niveaux, durant les six mois de la presidence chypriote. M.

Christofias a cite ses efforts en vue de promouvoir la cooperation
et de bonnes relations au sein des institutions, une “realisation
politique fondamentale” de la presidence.

Le President de la Commission europeenne, Jose Manuel Barroso,
a qualifie la presidence de “très reussie”, faisant observer que
de nombreux travaux preparatoires ont ete effectues et que Chypre a
montre son engagement europeen. Il a estime que des progrès ont ete
enregistres l’an passe en matière de lutte contre la crise economique
mais a ajoute que l’Europe est, a present, confrontee a une crise
sociale.

Corien Wortmann-Kool (PPE, NL) a felicite la presidence chypriote pour
les progrès importants accomplis, mais a souligne que le gouvernement
chypriote n’a pas reussi a appliquer un plan credible de sortie de
crise pour le pays.

Selon Elisa Ferreira (S&D, PT), la presidence a ete couronnee de
succès, realisant un enorme travail, en depit des difficultes de l’UE.

Cecilia Wikstrom (ADLE, SE) a remercie Chypre pour son bon travail,
estimant que l’UE ne le considèrerait plus comme un petit pays mais
comme un pays important.

Rebecca HARMS (Verts/ALE, DE) a mis l’accent sur la situation a Chypre,
soulignant qu’il serait preferable pour tous les Chypriotes d’avoir
une approche consensuelle entre partis et a vivement critique les
paradis fiscaux du pays.

Derk Jan Eppink (ECR, BE) a admis qu’il s’etait d’abord montre
sceptique quant a cette presidence chypriote, mais a declare qu'”elle
avait ete bien menee”. Chypre est un membre respectable, de l’Union
europeenne et un element essentiel de la diplomatie europeenne”,
a declare Niki Tzavela (EFD, EL).

Gabrielle Zimmer (GUE / NGL, DE) a declare que la presidence a ~uvre
pour l’integration europeenne, mais a en outre montre la difficulte
de concilier les pouvoirs d’une presidence tournante de l’UE avec
ceux d’une presidence permanente, comme celle de Herman Van Rompuy.

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