Author: Kalantarian Kevo

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC LIBRARIES PRESIDENT IS IN YEREVAN

news.am
April 26, 2012 | 17:19

YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan on Thursday
received International Association of Music Libraries (IAML) President
Massimo Gentili-Tedeschi and Executive Secretary Ruth Hellen.

Poghosyan pointed to the importance of the IAML’s activities, and
noted that the Culture Ministry’s Music Library is an IAML member
since 2000, the Ministry informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. She also
appreciated the IAML staff’s interest shown toward the Library. In
addition, the Minister informed the guests on Armenia’s state-run
programs for the country’s libraries.

In their turn, IAML President Massimo Gentili-Tedeschi and Executive
Secretary Ruth Hellen shared their impressions of their visits to
Armenia’s libraries, and they positively assessed the efforts to
preserve the existing musical treasures.

Also, the interlocutors reflected on the Armenian Music Library’s
acquiring a modern technical foundation and its inclusion in
international projects.

EXPERT LINKS AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS WITH GENOCIDE ANNIVERSARY

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 – 16:33 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia faces the problem of Genocide recurrence,
military expert said.

As David Jamalyan told a press conference, in contrast to the beginning
of the 20th century, Armenia currently possesses a well-equipped and
efficient army ready to repulse the enemy’s attack.

According to him, intensified ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan on
Armenian Genocide commemoration days prove Azerbaijan’s readiness to
reflect on what happened with special cynicism.

“Fortunately both Armenia’s and NKR armed forces currently guard the
peaceful population, forcing the enemy to stop fire with retaliatory
means,” Jamalyan said.

EXPERT: AZERI SHELLING AIMS TO MAINTAIN DICTATORSHIP IN COUNTRY

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 – 17:08 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – In response to the victory parade Stepanakert is
due to host on May 9, Azerbaijan wants to prove its ability to control
the situation at the contact line, Armenian military expert said.

David Jamalyan characterized Azeri shelling at contact line with NKR
defense army and on border with Armenia as demonstration of power,
necessary for domestic propaganda.

“Maintenance of tension and reinforcement of the “enemy image” is the
product of propaganda by Azerbaijani authorities aimed at retaining
dictatorship in the country,” the expert said.

On May 9, Artsakh will celebrate three holidays – Victory Day of
Great Patriotic War, 20th anniversary of Shoushi’s liberation and
formation of NKR defense army.

ARARAT GOVERNOR ORDERS TO CAMPAIGN FOR KARINE POGHOSYAN

Aysor.am
April 26, 2012

Ararat governor Edik Barseghyan, dubbed Londik, held a luxuriant
banquet at his Renaissance Restaurant on April 24, Zhoghovurd reports.

The guests at the banquet included regional mayors, school headmasters,
chief police officers. Barseghyan introduced Karine Poghosyan, RPA
candidate for parliament at constituency No. 17, to those present and
ordered them to actively campaign for her. However, Ararat governor
denied the rumor, the paper says.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN FULL OF DIRT – HERITAGE PARTY

news.am
April 26, 2012 | 14:23

YEREVAN.- The present election campaign can be characterized as “full
of dirt and misinformation”, Heritage party member Armen Martirosyan
told journalists on Thursday.

“Surprisingly, we find it positive that misinformation is spread about
Heritage Party. It proves all the rumors are nothing but libel. It
means that other political forces consider Heritage a strong opponent
supported by majority of voters,” he said.

He stressed that despite the rumors people trust the party, as
Heritage managed to prove by words and deeds that all the speculations
are false.

Opposition Heritage Party is a liberal party founded in 2002. The
leader is the first Armenian Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian.

Heritage and Free Democrats Party are running for the parliament with
joint proportional list.

The proportional list of the party includes members of
extra-parliamentary opposition Free Democrats Party and civil society
representatives. Heritage has also nominated MP candidates with the
majority election system.

The parliamentary elections in Armenia are scheduled for May 6, 2012.

ASSYRIAN CANDIDATE: I JOINED DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO HELP MY COMMUNITY

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 – 13:23 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – “I was not active as Armenian citizen and
representative of a national minority because I was not into politics.

However, problems of Assyrian community made me accept the proposal
of Armenia’s Democratic Party to run for the National Assembly
by proportional system,” president of the Federation of Assyrian
Organizations of Armenia said on April 26.

Speaking about the election campaign, Democratic party’s nominee
Irina Gasparyan told the journalists that nobody hinders parties’
visit to provinces, but they sometimes experience problems in meeting
with the voters.

“Provincial headquarters of ruling parties follow those participating
in election meetings; school and rural administration staff are
registered in the Republican Party of Armenia despite their will,
and they are threatened with dismissal unless they secure a certain
number of votes for the party,” she stated.

There are many similar instances, all initiated by governmental
parties, Gasparyan said adding that the Democratic Party aims to
achieve constitutional changes, because Armenia is a constitutional
state and is responsible for each of its citizens.

APRIL 24 WAS PROCLAIMED “DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE” IN CALIFORNIA

ARMENPRESS
APRIL 26, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS: Governor of the State of California
Edmund G. Brown proclaimed April 24, 2012 as “Day of Remembrance of the
Armenian Genocide”, reports Armenpress citing Governor’s press office.

Edmund G. Brown’s statement runs as follows: “Between 1915 and 1923,
Armenians were subjected to torture, starvation, mass murder and
exile from their historic homeland. 1.5 million lost their lives. The
Armenian Genocide, also known as the “First Genocide of the Twentieth
Century,” represented a deliberate attempt by the Ottoman Empire to
eliminate all traces of a thriving noble civilization.

Armenian communities all over the world commemorate this tragedy
on April 24. On this day, we honor the victims and survivors of the
genocide, and reaffirm our commitment to preventing future atrocities
from being committed against any people. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of
California to be affixed this 19th day of April 2012″.

AZERBAIJAN OPENS FIRE ON THE SANITARY CAR IGNORING THE HUMANITARIAN PROVISIONS

ARMENPRESS
APRIL 26, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS. During the last few days the opponent
started to intensively violate the cease fire regime in the contact
line.200 shots were fired towards the trench keepers as a result of
which injured are registered in Karabkh’s side.

Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army media and propaganda department informed
Armenpress that the opponent opened fire to Armenian position from
eastern direction by ” ISTIGAL” type weapon to the sanitary car on
April 24; reportedly Andranik Madoyan, Ernest Sargsyan Defence Army
soldiers were wounded.

Nagorno Karabakah Defense Army statement runs as follows:
“Above mentioned fact reaffirms that the opponent continues its
destabilizing strategy in Armenian -Azerbaijani contact line and
ignoring humanitarian provisions of Geneva Conventions opens fire
even towards sanitary car regardless the logo ” red cross” on it .

ARMENIA IMPORTED MORE GAS DUE TO COLDER WINTER

news.am
April 27, 2012 | 12:51

YEREVAN. – The unusual and longer winter of 2012 adversely affected
Armenia’s foreign trade balance.

According to the State Revenue Committee report, Armenia imported
782-million m3 of natural and liquid gas in the first three months
of this year, and this number surpasses last year’s corresponding
indicator by 119 million m3.

In line with the ArmRusGazprom Company’s data, the natural gas
import was 619.4 million m3, which is a 16.4-percent increase than
the year past.

Gas import is in first place among Armenia’s foreign trade.

The customs value of the aforesaid imported natural and liquid gas
comprised US$ 166 million, as compared with the $124 million of the
same time period in 2011.

Consequently, 1 m3 of imported gas valued at $212 in the first three
months of 2012, as compared with $187 of same time period last year.

ARMENIA’S REGIONAL GOVERNOR MAKES THREATS – NEWSPAPER

news.am
April 27, 2012 | 06:40

YEREVAN. – Governor Ashot Giziryan of Armenia’s Shirak Region is
actively participating in the ruling coalition’s senior partner,
the Republican Party of Armenia’s (RPA) campaigning for the upcoming
parliamentary elections, Zhoghovurd daily writes.

“He summoned for village prefects, police chiefs, and school principals
of the Amasia and Ashotsk counties, and instructed [them] to work,
at all costs, for the RPA and [the constituency’s single-mandate]
MP candidate, RPA member Ashot Aghababyan.

Giziryan threatened that if the RPA were to receive a small number
of votes in any village, he will punish in the strictest way. ‘You
will answer with your heads!’, the Regional Governor said, as per
the newspaper’s sources.

In an interview with us, however, Giziryan denied this news. ‘The
county you are referring to always votes normally, and it votes for
the RPA,’ he noted,” Zhoghovurd writes.