Author: Kajoyan Gevork

Armenian delegation will conduct observation mission in Belarus
Parliamentary Elections

15:43, 19 September, 2012

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: During the Parliamentary Elections
to be held in the Republic of Belarus on September 19-25 the
delegation of the Republic of Armenia left for Minsk. As was reported
by Armenpress, quoting the official website of the Government of
Armenia, the Second Secretary of the Staff of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Armenia L. Shakaryan, the Secretary of the Foreign Affairs
Department of the Armenian President’s Staff D. Zanazanyan, the Expert
of `International Center for Human Development’ NGO S. Chamanyan are
in the Armenian delegation.

Artin Elmayan is the oldest-ranked tennis player of the world

15:35, 19 September, 2012

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: “I’ve got to get my rackets,” he
says under the shadow of the Monumental, the giant stadium which is
home to one of the world’s great soccer clubs where members enjoy a
variety of sports. As Armenpress reports citing Reuters, Armenian-born
Elmayan’s choice is tennis, a sport he took up at the age of 39. Now,
aged 95, he is the world’s oldest-ranked player. The International
Tennis Federation ranks Elmayan 26th among men over 85, a list headed
by Italian Angelo Sala who will be 86 in December. There are only 39
men in the ITF’s over-85 ranking, three of them Argentines, and
Elmayan is the only one born before 1920. The next oldest are
Eugeniusz Czerepaniak of Poland who is 91 and ranked one place above
Elmayan, and 90-year-old Australian Neville Halligan, the number
eight. Elmayan does not compete internationally so he is likely to
meet only fellow-Argentines Guillermo Garcia or Jose Otero, both in
their 80s, in competitions. “Eighty-five plus, because there isn’t
anyone who’s 90, much less 95. So I have to play against
85-year-olds,” Elmayan told Reuters in an interview. “I do all right,
sometimes I take second place. Last year I won second place twice. It
depends on the state of my opponent, and my own. There are no enigmas
here,” he said after a 20-minute knockup with one of the club’s
coaches. The sprightly Elmayan enjoys a routine that keeps him slim
and happy, travelling by train into the capital to River Plate from
the suburbs three times a week. “If my body and feet allow it, I’m not
going to sit still. As far as stretching, I take the train and walk
from the station to here. When I get here I’ve already loosened up,”
he said. Elmayan said that if he had to play three sets, he was able
to cope and recalled having recently played and lost against Garcia,
seven years younger than him, and then suggesting they go for a run.
“Are you crazy, now you want to run?” Elmayan, laughing, recalled
Garcia as saying. Elmayan, who emigrated to Argentina from Europe when
it was on the verge of war in 1938 at the age of 21, said he took up
tennis as a hobby and has never looked back. He is part of a large
Armenian community in Argentina that includes leading professional and
former world number three David Nalbandian. Elmayan said he had never
had a tennis lesson, taking his cue from playing “paleta”, a sport
with a wooden paddle-like racket and rubber ball that he played when
he was younger. “No one told me how to hold a racket, I copied it from
paleta and went on from there,” he said. Elmayan’s whole family plays
or played tennis, his wife now 88, daughter, son-in-law and two
grandchildren. He lost a grandson, who represented the club at tennis,
at the age of 21 from cancer, a shock that may have added to his
fierce grip on life. “First there is eating and then comes tennis. It
is part of my life to stay in shape in every way,” said Elmayan from
behind his goggle-like sunglasses on a bright late winter’s day in
Buenos Aires. “Tennis makes you breathe oxygen, keeps your body in
shape, keeps you from getting a belly, or getting fat, helps fight
cholesterol problems and everything,” he said. “Now, if you stop
coming, if I go two months without playing, I’ll get a belly.”

Seyran Ohanyan pleased with Armenian soldiers capacities exerted in
CSTO military exercises

14:07, 19 September, 2012

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: The Defense Minister of the
Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan is pleased with ”Cooperation
2012” joint military exercises preparatory work, organizating and
what is the most important the actions of Armenian servicemen.

As Defense Ministry head told the reporters our soldiers have jointly
coped with military educational tasks, showed off high readiness, high
level of combat company. ”The goal of the military exercises were
implemented and I am gratified with the actions of our servicemen”
Defense Minister stated, Armenpress reports.

In the words of Seyran Ohanyan a major preparatory work preceded
military units’ joint actions. ” Our servicemen, soldiers, officers,
generals have elaborated and prepared the main stage” the Minister
stated. Ohanyan reminds the main goal of the launched military
exercises is not only checking of the military units’ knowledge and
the skills but the implementation of CSTO member states joint actions.
”Meanwhile we had research purposes whether CSTO member states were
ready to joint actions, whether they could immediately respond the
threat CSTO region faces ” Seyran Ohanyan came forth with.

Collective Security Treaty Organization Collective Rapid Reaction
Forces ”Cooperation 2012” joint military exercises were launched in
Armenia on September 15-19.

Bordyuzha highly evaluates organization and implementation of
`Cooperation 2012′ joint drills

13:41, 19 September, 2012

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: The `Cooperation 2012′ joint
military drills of the Collective Rapid Response Forces (CRRF) of the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (SCTO) were conducted on high
level. According to Armenpress, this evaluation of the military drills
conducted in Armenia was given by the CSTO Secretary General Nikolay
Bordyuzha.

The subdivisions of the Armed Forces, Security Services and Internal
Affairs Ministries of the CSTO member countries took part in the
military drills. `In fact, a large-scale work has been done, but the
most important thing is that the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense of
the Republic of Armenia and the Minister himself made great efforts to
improve the training ground and develop a proper idea and
implementation of the drills’, – said the CSTO Secretary General.

It is quite important for the CSTO Secretariat that the training
issues are settled jointly in military and operative groups by the
efforts of the militaries from Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Belarus. `They acted in accord and managed
to work in cooperation and settle problems together’, – said Nikolay
Bordyuzha.

The `Cooperation 2012′ joint military drills of the Collective Rapid
Response Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization were
conducted in the `Marshal Baghramyan’ training ground of the Ministry
of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

The military drills were attended by about 2000 militaries from
Armenia and other CSTO member countries. The subdivisions of the
Ministry of Defense, National Security Service, Police and Ministry of
Emergency Situations partook in the military training. The
non-aggressive drills were attended also by the representatives of the
Red Cross International Committee.

“SARGSYAN SAID: I AM NOT STUPID”

07:37 pm | Today | Politics

Is it time to replace the Armenian prime minister? Was President Serzh
Sargsyan’s dissatisfaction at the government on September 15 a hint at
“getting rid” of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyam?

“I don’t know whether the prime minister will be replaced, but the
consultation means another thing: Serzh Sargsyan declared that if
a good thing is done in the country, the president is responsible
for that. He declared that he realized their bluffs, about which,
as a matter of fact, we have been speaking for 4-5 years.

The news is that the president sees the prime minister at the head
of corruption. He said: “I am not stupid, I am not happy with you”. I
don’t know whether the prime minister will be replaced now or not, it
will become evident in the future, ” deputy of the Armenian National
Congress (HAK) Hrant Bagratyan said.

BORDYUZHA: CSTO DOES NOT NEED UNPREDICTABLE AND UNRELIABLE MEMBER-STATES WHICH ARE LIKE A DRAG

arminfo
Tuesday, September 18, 19:28

No country has applied to CSTO to join it, but many countries are
concerned about participation in any actions within the frames of
this organization, CSTO Secretary General, Nikolay Bordyuzha, said
at today’s press-conference in Yerevan when asked if this military
and political structure is going to extend.

He also added that at present many neighboring states want to
participate in the joint actions on fighting illegal drug trafficking.

We have been successfully cooperating with more than 20 countries in
this context. “The raising of information safety is on the agenda. We
are also going to create a serious system of collective response
at crisis situations, that may occur as a result of technological
disasters”, – he said.

He said not quantity but high quality participants are important
for the CSTO. “Unfortunately, we have got an experience when a
country joined CSTO but did not want to take part in the work of the
organization. Some time later, it left the organization. In fact,
it made us understand that it does not need such security system. We
don’t need such partners”, – Bordyuzha said meaning Uzbekistan that
left CSTO in June of the current year.

COSMONAUTS VISITED NKR ARE IN “PERSONA NON GRATA” LIST OF AZERBAIJAN”

ARMENPRESS
18 September, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: American and Swiss famous
cosmonauts Charles Duke and Claude Nicollier , who has recently visited
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will be included in ,,persona non grata ”
list of Azerbaijan. As Armenpress reports this was declared by Elman
Abdullah head of MFA Press Service of Azerbaijan. ,, Each visit to
NKR which is not agreed with Baku is illegal. People who did have such
visits would be included in,,persona non grata” list Abdullah said.

As we can see the ,,black list” of Baku is rapidly increasing because
the foreigners willing to visit NKR don’t pay any attention in which
,,list” of Azerbaijan they may be included.

Charles Duke and Claude Nicollier participated in the scientific
conference ,,Mankind and Space” hosted in NKR on September 16. Charles
Moss Duke is a retired US Air Force brigadier general, and a former
United States astronaut for NASA. As lunar module pilot for Apollo
16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest of the 12 people who
have walked on the Moon. And what about Claude Nicollier, he is
the first astronaut from Switzerland, and has flown on four Space
Shuttle missions.

SAFAROV’S EXTRADITION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OF HUNGARIAN NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITY

ARMENPRESS
18 September, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: The topic of Safarov’s extradition
has been included in the Hungarian National Security’s agenda. The
issue of Safarov’s extradition had been removed from agenda earlier
reports Armenpress citing atv.hu. Hungarian site also reports that
this issue had been also discussed in the Hungarian Parliament’s
Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ramil Safarov hacked Armenian serviceman Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest
on February 19, 2004.Servicemen were participating in English training
courses in the framework of NATO’s programs in Budapest. Hungarian
court sentenced Ramil Safarov to a life imprisonment. On August 31,
2012 Hungarian authorities decided to extradite the assassin to
Azerbaijani where he was granted pardon by the president Ilham Aliyev.

Furthermore he has been advanced in career, provided with an apartment
and a passport. Armenia suspended relations with Hungary.

KARABAKH PRESIDENT RECEIVES ARMENIAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION HEAD

news.am
September 18, 2012 | 17:53

STEPANAKERT. – The President of Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] Bako
Sahakyan received on Tuesday the head of the Athletics Federation
of Armenia Robert Emmiyan, the central information department of the
President informs the Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Issues related to the development of athletics in the country were
discussed during the meeting.

Vice-speaker of the National Assembly, head of the Athletics Federation
of Artsakh Arthur Tovmasyan and chairman of the state committee on
sports Razmik Hovsepyan were also present at the meeting.

SAFAROV SCANDAL IN ORBAN GOVERNMENT

ARMENPRESS
18 September, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: The Hungarian opposition arouse a
“Safarov” scandal in the country. It is accepted as well even at the
Government of Viktor Orban, which implemented the Hungarian-Azerbaijani
criminal deal. The Spokesman of the Hungarian Government Giro Andras
gave an interview on the Safarov’s issue, during which he answered the
journalists’ questions with some reserves and sometimes even avoided
the questions on the Hungarian Government’s guilt in extradition of
the Azerbaijani assassin to Azerbaijan.

As reported by Armenpress, quoting the Hungarian nol.hu website, to the
observation, that the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban confessed
that the Safarov’s extradition was implemented by his decree, the
Spokesman of the Hungarian Government answered: “I understand why you
raise this question. The announcements spread by the opposition should
have influenced on the Safarov’s scandal. I should say that in case of
a general decision adopted by the Government, correspondent ministries
present corresponding legal opinions and then the Government makes
it decree, which generally depends on the Prime Minister’s position”.

“After the Azerbaijan’s written guarantees, when the extradition was
implemented, does it happen to be that the Azerbaijani Government
lied to the Hungarian Government?” To the journalist’s question Giro
Andras answered that the diplomacy within the framework of this action
is obviously on another platform. To the question did not Azerbaijan
buy state bonds from Hungary, Andras answered that there was not even
talks on that and it did not correspond to the reality.

During the interview the Spokesman of the Hungarian Government Giro
Andras once again stated that in the extradition processes Hungary
acted in correspondence with the international rights norms.

On February 19 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov,
who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping,
when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in the
capital of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment without right
to be pardoned for 30 years. On August 31 2012 Safarov was extradited
from Hungary to Azerbaijan and was pardoned by the President Ilham
Aliyev. The murderer was advanced to mayor, provided with an apartment
and given “national hero” and compensated for the 8 years of the
imprisonment in Hungary. Armenia suspended diplomatic relations
with Hungary.

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