Author: Kalantarian Kevo

ARMENIAN POLICE APPREHEND MP HAKOB HAKOBYAN’S NEPHEW

Tert.am
14.12.11

The police have arrested Stepan Hakobyan, the nephew of the Armenian
MP Hakob Hakobyan, nicknamed Lady Hakob.

The police told Tert.am that currently no other details over the
arrest can be made public.

Tert.am has learned that the arrested is related to the murder of
Sedrak Zatikyan, the son of Vahan Zatikyan, former head of Yerevan’s
Malatia-Sebastia Community.

It comes a year after Vardan Hakobyan, another nephew of the Armenian
MP, was arrested.

The Armenian daily Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun wrote then that the
police found a large quantity of drugs with him.

FARHAD BADALBEYLI: THE NEXT MEETING BETWEEN THE AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES OF NAGORNO KARABAKH CAN BE HELD IN RUSSIA

APA
Dec 14 2011
Azerbaijan

Baku. Sevil Zeynalgizi – APA. “Nagorno Karabakh is our land. We must
return there and live together.

Therefore, we should listen to each other,” Farhad Badalbeyli, member
of the Managing Board of the Public Union “Azerbaijani Community of
Nagorno Karabakh” told journalists, APA reports.

He said the next meeting between the Azerbaijani and Armenian
communities of Nagorno Karabakh can be held in Russia. Armenians
have a large lobby in Russia. Polad Bulbuloglu is a member of our
community. He can organize this meeting,” he said.

Farhad Badalbeyli said Armenian Armed Forces must leave the occupied
territories.

“How must we return and live there? There are problems of security
and restoration of houses, because we will go there without arms.

Therefore, we must discuss these problems. We must have a strategic
plan. We must be ready,” he said.

AZERBAIJAN, TURKEY DISCUSS NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Trend
Dec 14 2011
Azerbaijan

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Azerbaijani
counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov discussed ways of resolving the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict over phone, Turkish HaberTurk newspaper
reported.

During the conversation, Mammadyarov informed Davutoglu about the
OSCE Minsk Group’s meeting. The ministers assessed the Minsk Group’s
activity.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.

The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. –
are currently holding the peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.

The parties also discussed the latest developments related to France’s
position towards the so-called “Armenian genocide” in light of the
initiative of a group of MPs of the National Assembly.

MPs from the French President’s “Union for Popular Movement” (UMP)
party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed a bill which
aims to criminalize denial of the so-called “Armenian genocide”
to the legislative committee of the National Assembly on Thursday.

Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of Turkey –
Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu. The Armenians, willing the recognition of this
fact in the world, achieved recognition of the “Armenian Genocide”
by the parliaments of some countries.

“SWING FAMILIES” GROWING IN ARMENIA – NEWSPAPER

news.am

Dec 14 2011
Armenia

YEREVAN. – How bizarre it may sound, the advancement of the Internet
has begun destroying families in Armenia, Hraparak daily writes.

“The ‘swing family’ experience, which is spread in developed
countries, is quickly entering Armenia in recent periods. These
families reach mutual accordance and switch partners, and [thus]
‘legalize’ marital infidelity. According to our information, the
‘swing family’ accordance is now primarily reached over the Internet.

Also, not only the Europeanized, bourgeois families, but also very
patriarchal [families in Armenia] have begun getting involved in this,”
Hraparak writes.

TURKEY’S OPPOSITION URGES AUTHORITIES TO DROP ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS

PanARMENIAN.Net
December 14, 2011 – 11:21 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Leader of the National Movement (MHP) Turkish
opposition party, Devlet Bahceli calls on authorities to refuse
considering protocols envisaging normalization of Armenian-Turkish
relations.

Bahceli further called for a harsh response to RA president Serzh
Sargsyan’s statement claiming Turkey’s future remorse over committing
the Armenian Genocide.

According to MHP leader, no Turkish politician will ever make such a
“mean act,” Turkish Takvim newspaper says.

LE FMI ACCORDE DE NOUVEAUX PRETS
Laetitia

armenews.com
mercredi 14 decembre 2011

Le Fonds monetaire international (FMI) a annonce mardi 13 decembre
2011 qu’il accorderait un pret de 56 millions de dollars a l’Armenie
et a demande aux autorites d’Erevan de reduire le deficit budgetaire
et de lutter contre l’inflation.

Les deux versements du pret font partie d’un programme qui s’etend sur
trois ans pour l’Armenie et qui equivaut a 413 millions de dollars. Ce
programme a ete lance par le FMI base a Washington en juin 2010.

” Les autorites armeniennes doivent etre felicitees pour la mise en
~uvre continue de leur politique en vertu du programme appuye par
le FMI, et qui a contribue a soutenir la moderation de l’inflation
cette annee et la poursuite du relèvement post-crise “, a declare
Nemat Shafik, le gerant adjoint du FMI.

” Les politiques budgetaires ont ete plus prudentes, le deficit
budgetaire a ete reduit de manière significative a nouveau en 2011
“, a-t-il dit.

Shafik a egalement salue les modifications adoptees pour la legislation
fiscale qui aidera le gouvernement armenien a augmenter ses recettes
fiscales de plus de 13% l’annee prochaine.

Le gouvernement et le Premier ministre Tigran Sarkissian souhaitent
augmenter certaines taxes qu’ils considèrent comme un element
cle de leur strategie d’amelioration pour l’economie du pays. Les
gouvernements armeniens sont sous la pression du FMI et la Banque
mondiale pour mener a bien ces reformes.

Shafik a souligne l’importance de ” vastes reformes ” qui permettraient
de reduire les formalites administratives et de creer des règles du
jeu equitables pour toutes les entreprises.

Shafik a fait reference a des retombees de la recession qui sevissent
en Europe et ailleurs dans le monde. Les fonctionnaires a Erevan
reconnaissent que cela pourrait ralentir la reprise economique de
l’Armenie.

PARIS : DEUX BOURSES DE RECHERCHE CONTRE LA XéNOPHOBIE ET L’ANTISéMITISME

Source/Lien : Mairie de Paris
Publié le : 13-12-2011

La Ville de Paris encourage la recherche et la diffusion des travaux
contre la xénophobie et l’antisémitisme, en décernant chaque année
deux bourses de recherche d’une valeur de 15 000â~B¬ chacune. Ces
travaux ont vocation a contribuer a une réflexion sur des thèmes
dont l’actualité reste importante.

Le jury présidé par Jean-Louis Missika, adjoint au Maire de Paris
chargé de l’innovation, de la recherche et des universités et Yamina
Benguigui, adjointe au Maire de Paris chargée des droits de l’homme
et de la lutte contre les discriminations, était composé de deux
conseillers de Paris et de quatre chercheurs : Dominique Bourel,
Anny Dayan-Rosenman, Judith Olszowy-Schlanger et Vincent Tiberj.

Parmi les onze candidatures éligibles en 2011, le jury a distingué
deux lauréates sur des critères d’originalité du projet,
d’excellence scientifique et de rigueur méthodologique.

– Huda ASAL, docteur en socio-histoire et chercheuse au Centre de
recherches historiques de l’EHESS, pour son projet intitulé ”
Débat sur la notion d’â~@³islamophobieâ~@³ en France : presse,
usages savants et pratiques militantes ”,

– Silvia FALCONIERI, docteur en histoire du droit, chercheuse au
Centre d’études des normes juridiques, pour son projet intitulé ”
Le droit de la race. Apprendre l’antisémitisme dans la faculté de
droit de Paris (1940-1945) ”.

Les deux lauréates recevront chacune une dotation de 15 000 â~B¬.

Jean-Louis MISSIKA et Yamina BENGUIGUI se réjouissent de la qualité
des travaux présentés par les lauréates et leur adressent toutes
leurs félicitations.

ARMENIAN NATION NOT TO PROSPER AS LONG AS TERRITORIES REMAIN OCCUPIED

news.az
Dec 12 2011
Azerbaijan

Serzh Sargsyan wants his dream to become true.

The statement came from head of “Atlas” Researches Center, political
scientist Elkhan Shahinoglu while commenting on Sargsyan’s remarks
saying that “Turks will kneel down and ask for apology in Yerevan”,
Gun.Az reports.

“Instead of exaggerating events that happened 100 years ago, they
should rather ask forgiveness from Turks for committing Khojaly
genocide. ‘Armenian genocide doesn’t have any victims; the figures
come only from some fake documents ‘”, the political scientist said.

Shahinoglu added that the tragedy of the XX century committed by
Armenia, Khojaly genocide has both victims and visible proofs.

“Al long as Sargsyan, inspired by Sarkozy’s remarks in Yerevan,
continues his enmity policy with Azerbaijan and Turkey and keep
the lands under occupation, Armenian nation will never prosper and
develop. They will always remain in poverty and fear because of
Karabakh’s occupation”, the political scientist underlined.

‘TALKS ON BORDER DELIMITATION TO START AFTER KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT’

news.az
Dec 12 2011
Azerbaijan

After the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is resolved, the issues related
to delimitation of borders will be discussed between Azerbaijan
and Armenia.

The statement came from chairman of the Azerbaijani state committee
for land and cartography Garib Mammadov.

The border delimitation means definition of the state border between
adjacent states through talks. The resolutions on delimitation are
usually an integral part of peace talks or special agreements on
establishing or changing the state borders.

The state must define borders and according to Mammadov, Azerbaijan
and all frontier states are expected to hold talks in this direction.

He said talks with Iran and Turkey are held on redermarcation of
borders-inspection and recovery of the state border line on the area
and marking it with border signs on the basis of earlier prepared
documents that are usually bilateral.

THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS “BIRTH ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM” IMPLEMENTED IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF AZERBAIJAN IS INEFFECTIVE

APA
Dec 12 2011
Azerbaijan

Baku. Victoria Dementieva – APA. The New York Times published an
article about the “birth encouragement program” implemented by the
Armenian separatist regime in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

The newspaper said the unemployment is high, salaries are low,
opportunities are few in the “Nagorno Karabakh Republic” and the
young continue to leave in search of better futures abroad. “Since
its introduction four years ago, the “birth encouragement program” has
been credited for an increase in births, to 2,694 in 2010 from 2,145
in 2007. The program pays each couple about $780 at their wedding, and
then an additional $260 for the first baby born, $520 for the second,
$1,300 for the third and $1,820 for the fourth. Families with six or
more children under the age of 18 are given a house. These payments
are quite substantial in a region where the average monthly salary
is $50″, the newspaper said.

“However, there are questions, yet to be answered, about the long-term
effects of encouraging so many young women to become mothers”,
the author of the article said and added: “Without first improving
education, infrastructure and employment opportunities for future
generations, and raising the standard of living, the children of
today’s baby boom may grow up to leave in search of better lives
abroad, just like the youths of today”.