Author: Kalantarian Kevo

AMBASSADOR YEGANYAN’S VISIT TO BRITISH COLUMBIA STATE

Noyan Tapan
12.10.2011

>From October 6 to 9 RA Ambassador to Canada Armen Yeganyan paid a
wroking visit to British Columbia state of Canada. On October 6, in
the capital city Victoria the usual session of the Parliament begins
with congratulations on the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence.

On the same day the Ambassador had a number of visits with the state
officials, as well as with the parliament speaker, the Ministers
of Natural resources, Education, and Mulitculturalism and with many
members of the parliament.

RA Ambassador expressed gratitude for the adopition of the resolution
on the recongition of the Armenian Genocide by the state in 2006. The
issues referring to the development of trade economic ties between
Armenia and Canada, as well as the promotion of cooperation in the
fields of culture and education were discussed during the meetings.

In Vancouver Armenian Ambassador got acquinated with the Armenian
community. On October 8 the event devoted to the 20th anniversary of
Armenia’s independence took place in “Armenian Center” in Vancouver.

According to the press office of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
next day on October 9, the festive liturgy was offered in St. Vardan
Armenian Apostolic Church in Vancouver.

ARMENIA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS MAY BE BACK ON AGENDA – TURKISH MINISTER

Tert.am
11:34 ~U 13.10.11

The Zurich protocols, signed between Turkey and Armenia, have not
disappeared anywhere, Turkey’s EU minister has said.

Egemen Bagish told the Azerbaijani news agency APA that the documents
which had earlier been withdrawn from the country’s parliament may
be back on the agenda.

Linking the process with the the Nagorno-Karabakh issue settlement, the
Turkish officials said his country would take necessary steps in that
direction in case it sees progress in the conflict settlement process.

“It is first of all necessary to end the conflict between Armenia
and Azerbaijan and the liberate the Azerbaijani territories,” he noted.

The Protocols on the Normalization of Ties and Opening of the Border
between Armenia andT urkey were signed in Zurich, Switzerland on
October 10, 2009.

BIDZINA IVANISHVILI CALLS FOR GEORGIA’S PRESIDENT RESIGNATION

yerkir.am
17:14 – 12.10.2011

Businessman Bidzna Ivanishvili calls for Georgia’s president Mikheil
Saakashvili resignation . This is stated in the businessman’s open
letter. He also notes that he first advised Saakashvili to resign
in 2008, 2-3 months after the war broke out, “when the country was
threatened by turmoil and chaos”.

Ivanishvili considers that the Georgian people are magnanimous and
forgiving and they will forgive the president of his faults. In
his letter to Saakashvili in 2008, Ivanishvili wrote to him that
resignation would give him an opportunity not only to proceed with
living in Georgia, but continue political activities as well. ”
Misha, you are the one who made an oath on Aghmashenebeli’s grave
when you came to power, thus indicating that you were intending to
be like Aghmashenebeli for your country; the time passed though and
you approached Brezhnev’s era. Your last meeting with the inhabitants
of Telavi is proof of this. Hired people were applauding you in the
name of Kakhetians”, Ivanishvili’s statement reads.

The businessman also notes that Saakashvili along with his team
have assaulted the most sacred for a Georgian – the church and the
patriarch, this wise man was put into a difficult situation.

“Instead of helping patriarch, you started seeking for mean people
inside the church and then bribing them. Stop Misha, you are standing
at the edge of the abyss, stop! I have never given you advice according
to my personal interests, so now I am telling you for your interests-
resign!”, states Bidzina Ivanishvili.

RUSSIA’S PUTIN EXPECTS TO AGREE CHINA GAS DEAL

Tert.am
21:23 ~U 12.10.11

Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) has confirmed Russia
is close to sealing an energy supply agreement with China worth $1
trillion, CNN reported.

“It’s fair to say that we’re very close to reach an agreement on the
natural gas deal,” Putin told journalists at a joint press conference
after meeting with Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao (R).

Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day visit. He also met
with President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders on Wednesday.

The negotiations over the natural gas supply had stalled for more
than a year due to disagreements over price.

If an agreement can be reached, the deal would see Russia supply
China with up to 68 billion cubic meters of gas every year.

“The trade volume will increase significantly, and this will change
the fact that the economic cooperation between the two countries lags
behind the political cooperation,” said Zhao Huasheng, director of
the Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies at Fudan University.

“Together with cooperation in other economic fields, China and Russia
will become real strategic partners in economic terms,” he added.

Recent years have seen a steady increase in trade between the two
countries.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, bilateral trade volume
in the year to July increased by 37.4% to a record $42.2 billion. The
ministry forecasts that this will reach a new record in 2011–
possibly in excess of $70 billion.

“The economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has
reached to an unprecedented level,” Putin said in an interview with
the state-run Xinhua agency.

But energy cooperation stands out as the main focus between Russia, a
major energy exporter, and China, the world’s biggest energy consumer,
according to a 2010 report from the International Energy Agency.

Putin has also brought along a group of 160 Russian business leaders
for the visit, including the CEOs of Russian energy giants Gazprom,
Rosneft and aluminum producer UC RUSAL.

ARMENIAN STUDENTS WILL STUDY ARABIC IN KUWAITI UNIVERSITY

Tert.am
20:23 ~U 12.10.11

Armenian students will have a chance to study in Kuwait for a year
following the signing of an agreement by Armenian Kuwaiti government,
Yerevan State University and Kuwaiti University and the embassies of
both countries.

The first group of Armenian students from the Department of Oriental
Studies of the Yerevan State University has already gone to Kuwait
University where they will improve their knowledge of Arabic.

According to a press release by Armenia~Rs Foreign Minsitry, at the
meeting in Armenia~Rs embassy in Kuwait the Armenian students received
comprehensive information about the country, its educational system
and familiarized themselves with how the embassy operates.

This is the first serious achievement in cooperation between Armenia
and Kuwait in the sphere of education and science.

Similar exchange programs for professors are also planned in the
future.

DAIRY COMPANIES REQUIRED TO INDICATE WHETHER THEIR PRODUCTS MADE OF MILK POWDER

ARKA
Oct 12, 2011

YEREVAN, October 12. /ARKA/. Armenian agriculture minister Sergo
Karapetian said today beginning next year all local dairy companies
will be required to indicate whether their products contain milk
powder According to some estimates, some 80% of dairy products here
are produced from milk powder.

“The is an issue of concern as large quantities of milk powder are
imported to the country for production of dairy products. This is why
together with Food Safety Service we have developed a new concept,
which the government has approved requiring a mandatory notice by
the manufacturers whether their products are made of milk powder.

Karapetian said the ministry will follow closely so that dairy
companies indicate the potion of powder milk in their products. He
said a dairy product with high percentage of dry milk should be called
milky drink.

“Milk powder is used all over the world and its is not easy to
regulate this process. It is up to consumers to decide what kind of
a product they prefer. The difference in price should be significant,
as products made of wholesale milk are more expensive,” he said.

The minister also said that milk procurement prices have increased
over the last several months from 100 to 150-180 AMD per liter,
partly due to high-priced animal feed.

According to the National Statistical Service, in January-August
this year 277.9 million liters of milk were produced in Armenia,
by 1% more from the same period of 2010, 2,244.8 tons of matsoon
(an increase of 8.2%) , 1,869.5 tons of sour cream (an 8% decline)
and 590.3 tons of cheese (a 21.5% rise). ($ 1 – 376.09 drams).

SIMON COX SAYS BEREZOVSKI WAS HARSHLY SENT OFF

ARMENPRESS
13:11, 12 October, 2011

After yesterday’s Euro 2012 qualifier match with Armenia, Irish
forward Simon Cox admitted that Armenian goal keeper Roman Berezovsky
was harshly sent off in the first half of the game.

BBC Sport reports that Republic of Ireland striker Simon Cox admits the
ball brushed his arm before the Armenian keeper Roman Berezovsky was
sent-off for handling outside the penalty area in Euro 2012 qualifier.

Cox added that he didn’t think the ball struck Berezovsky’s arm
outside the area even though he appealed for a foul with the other
Republic players.

CRIMINAL CASE FILED OVER SOLDIER’S DEATH

02:25 pm | Oct 12, 2011

A criminal case has been instituted in connection with the death
of serviceman Vladimir Asatryan who reportedly shot himself with a
submachine gun, while on military duty in the north- eastern part
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The case was filed in line with
Article 110 (Part 1) of the Armenian Criminal Code, the Ministry of
Defense reported.

The circle of military personnel who could have pushed the serviceman
to suicide is already known. An investigation is underway to determine
the circumstances of the death.

At the same time, the Ministry says that Asatryan has not mentioned
any officer among the names he wrote on his left palm.

Earlier it was reported that Asatryan had written on his palm the
names of soldiers and officers who supposedly drove him to suicide.

VAHAGN CHAKHALYAN ENDS HUNGER STRIKE IN GEORGIAN JAIL
Kristine Aghalaryan

hetq
12:05, October 12, 2011

United Javakhk movement leader Vahagn Chakhalyan yesterday ended
his hunger strike that he started on October 5 to protest inhumane
treatment in the Georgian jail where he is now serving out his
sentence.

Robert Tatoyan, Program Coordinator for the Yerkir Union, reports that
some of Chakhalyan~Rs demands have been met by prison authorities
and that Primate Vazgen Mirzakhanyan of the Georgian Diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church was allowed to visit Chakhalyan in jail.

The clergyman was able to get prison authorities to all books
returned to the prisoner and restore buying privileges at the jail~Rs
commissary.

Tatoyan says that Chakhalyan is still prohibited from seeing family
members.

The last time Chakhalyan~Rs parents were allowed a visit was back in
2008 and the meeting only lasted 15 minutes.

ARMY IN FACT GROUP DEMANDS INFORMATION FROM ARMENIA’S DEFENSE MINISTER

Tert.am
12:56 ~U 12.10.11

The Army in Fact action group has asked Armenian Minister of Defense
Seyran Ohanyan for the following information on the period from May
12, 1994, to September 30, 2011:

A list of persons that died, went missing, and were subjected
to violence in the Armenian army. The list is to contain the
following information: name, surname, place of residence, causes and
circumstances of the person’s death, going missing or being crippled.

A list of the servicemen punished for violating army regulations,
committing murders or other army crimes. The list is to contain the
information on the servicemen’s ranks and on the punishment imposed
on them.

The number of servicemen convicted for army crimes by courts, who,
after serving their sentences, continue serving in Armenia’s armed
forces.

The number of servicemen demobilized for health reasons.

A list of the officers sent abroad to receive education or take
retraining courses, including the information on the officers that
continue serving in the Armenian armed forces.

Detailed information on the sons of Armenia’s high-ranking officials
who did their military service, including the information on the
reasons for deferment or exemption from military service.

A list of the organizations that won the contests for state
procurements and supply of food, medicines, uniform and stationery
to Armenian armed forces.