Author: Kalantarian Kevo

EXPERT: TURKEY’S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TOO NATIONALISTIC

PanARMENIAN.Net
September 5, 2011 – 14:09 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkey’s educational system is too nationalistic
and does not breed pluralism in society, according to a sociology
professor who is involved in a groundbreaking educational project with
teachers to develop educational methods to eliminate discrimination.

As Today’s Zaman reported, professor Kenan Cayır said they develop
educational courses for primary and high school teachers who often
feel uneasy talking about the sensitive topic of discrimination in
their classrooms because they lack materials to refer to.

Funded by the Open Society Foundation, Turkey, Global Dialogue and
İstanbul Bilgi University, Cayır heads the project to help teachers
in that regard and develops texts for classrooms on the topic of
discrimination and hate speech.

“Students have the topic of stereotypes in their social science
textbooks. They are being educated against such stereotypes as “gypsies
are thieves,” “blondes are stupid” and “women are sentimental.” In
order to be against discrimination, students and teachers need to be
educated about stereotypes. For example, having the stereotypical
belief that “women are sentimental,” which may be partly true for
anybody, leads to discriminatory practices while employing women. The
same goes for stereotypical beliefs with regard to Kurds, Armenians,
Alevis, Muslims and so on, who are subject to stereotypes that lead
to discriminatory practices against them. I first gave the example
of discrimination against women because it is a really big problem,”
Cayır said.

ARMENIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH RANKS SECOND IN CIS

Tert.am
11:00 05.09.11

Armenia’s economy performed well in January-July 2009, according to
the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee.

With a 12.4% economic growth rate, the country ranks the second on
the CIS territory. The first country in the list is Kazakhstan whose
economic growth was estimated at 15.1%.

The lowest growth ~V 2.3% – was recorded in Azerbaijan.

As for the industrial output, it grew 10.9% in Belarus, 4.8% in
Kazakhstan, 9.1% in Moldova (in the first six months of 2011), 5.3%
in Russia, 5.2% in Tajikistan, 6.8% in Uzbekistan (in the first six
months of 2011) and 8.7% in Ukraine. As to Turkmenistan, no records
are available about the country.

In the first seven months of 2011, the overall industrial output of
the CIS countries had grown by 5.9% compared to the same period 2010.

ISRAIL/TURQUIE : UN RESPONSABLE ISRAELIEN ECARTE LE RISQUE D’AFFRONTEMENT
[email protected]

armenews.com
lundi 5 septembre 2011
TURQUIE

Le vice-ministre israelien des Affaires etrangères, Danny Ayalon,
a ecarte samedi le risque d’un affrontement naval avec la Turquie,
a la suite de la degradation des relations entre les deux pays.

“Il n’y a aucun risque d’affrontement naval”, a assure le
vice-ministre, lors d’une interview a la television publique.

“Je n’imagine pas un instant que des navires (de guerre) turcs
accompagneraient des bateaux venant forcer le blocus de Gaza” a ajoute
ce haut responsable.

Par la meme occasion, il a reaffirme qu’Israël maintiendrait son
blocus naval de la bande de Gaza, d’autant que cette mesure “a ete
legitimee par un rapport de l’ONU”.

Ce rapport d’enquete commandite par l’ONU et rendu public jeudi
considère que l’armee israelienne, qui a tue neuf passagers turcs
d’un bateau d’une flottille de militants pro-palestiniens en route
pour la bande de Gaza en mai 2010, avait eu recours a une force
“excessive et deraisonnable”.

Mais le document onusien a juge legal le blocus naval impose par
Israël contre le territoire palestinien en Mediterranee.

En annoncant vendredi des mesures de retorsion contre Israël,
qui refuse de s’excuser pour l’abordage meurtrier, le chef de la
diplomatie turque Ahmet Davutoglu a averti que “la Turquie prendra
toutes les precautions qu’elle estime necessaires pour la securite
de la navigation maritime dans l’est de la Mediterranee”.

Le ministre n’en a pas dit davantage, mais de source proche du
gouvernement on precise que la marine turque a recu l’ordre d’etre
“plus active et vigilante” en Mediterranee orientale.

Karabakh president attends opening of kindergarten in Stepanakert

14:59 – 03.09.11

Bako Sahakyan, President of the Republic of Artsakh, participated in a
solemn opening ceremony of a reconstructed kindergarten N2 in the
capital Stepanakert on Saturday.

According to a press release by the Karabakhi presidential
administration, Sahakyan highlighted the importance of the expansion
and development of pre-school network in the state and the capital.

He also attached importance to the availability of kindergartens that
meet international standards, considering it a significant basis for
the education and upbringing of the rising generation.

President Sahakyan also expressed his gratitude to the “Base Metals”
company for financing the reconstruction activities.

Deputy Prime Minister Spartak Tevosyan and other officials also
attended the ceremony.

Tert.am

BANQUES ARMENIENNES
Les actifs des 21 banques d’Arménie représentent 4,3 milliards de dollars

Au 1er juillet l’Arménie recensait 21 banques commerciales et 418
filiales ou bureaux annexes. Ces chiffres sont communiqués par la
Banque Centrale d’Arménie. L’ensemble des actifs de ces banques
installées en Arménie est de 1,7 trillons de drams, soit près de 4,3
milliards de dollars. Au cours du 2ème trimestre 2011 les actifs de 16
banques ont enregistré une croissance et 5 une baisse. Début juillet,
l’ensemble des prêts (ou crédits) mis en place par les banques
d’Arménie représentait 1,48 trillons de drams, soit près de 4
milliards de dollars. Le réseau bancaire en Arménie est selon nombre
de spécialistes, l’un des meilleurs des pays de la C.E.I. (Communauté
des Etats Indépendants).

Krikor Amirzayan

dimanche 4 septembre 2011,
Krikor [email protected]

BOXE
A Erévan Vic Darchinyan (Arménie) s’impose sur Evans Mbamba (Afrique du Sud)

Hier soir la foule très nombreuse du Complexe « Garen Démirdjian »
(Hamalir) d’Erévan était en liesse avec pour la première fois un
combat de boxe professionnelle en Arménie. Un championnat du monde
entre l’Arménien Vic Darchinyan tenant du titre mondial IBO des super
légers et le Sud Africain Evans Mbamba. Devant des milliers de
spectateurs et des millions de téléspectateurs -le combat était
transmis en direct depuis Erévan par la chaîne arménienne Shant TV-
Vic Darchinyan démontra une nouvelle fois sa puissance et son surnom
de « Raging Bull ». Malmené plusieurs fois, Evans Mbamba tint jusqu’au
terme des 12 rounds. Mais fort logiquement les trois jugent donnèrent
l’avantage très large à l’Arménien qui gagna aux points.

Vic Darchinyan prenant le micro dit offrir cette victoire au 20ème
anniversaire de l’Indépendance de l’Arménie. Il remercia le président
arménien Serge Sarkissian de l’avoir soutenu pour l’organisation de ce
combat en Arménie et de suivre le projet d’une école de boxe que Vic
Darchinyan désire mettre en place à Erévan. Puis Vic Darchinyan
traversa la salle pour aller dans les tribunes officielles offrir la
ceinture de sa victoire au président arménien. Il offrit également une
autre ceinture, celle du « meilleur K.O. de 2008 » au président du
Comité national olympique arménien, l’homme d’affaires Gaguik
Dzaroukian. Vic Darchinyan qui combat désormais sous les couleurs de
l’Arménie aura fait vivre l’Arménie au rythme de la boxe
professionnelle en offrant à l’Arménie une victoire mondiale ainsi que
qu’une soirée de première historique d’un premier championnat du monde
à Erévan devant des milliers de fans.

Krikor Amirzayan

photos site Armsport

dimanche 4 septembre 2011,
Krikor [email protected]

news.am, Armenia
Sept 3 2011

Young family in Armenian Gyumri lives in flower shop on $18 monthly income

September 03, 2011 | 23:35

GYUMRI. – Arevik Davtyan’s family of three people from Gyumri lives in
the flower shop. The family cooks, eats, sleeps and washes clothes in
the same small place, 22-year-old Arevik told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

She was born after the 1988 earthquake, lived in a mobile home, got
married and grows her children in a mobile home. She is not even able
to send her child to kindergarten.

Her husband does not have a job. The only monthly income amounts to
AMD 6000 ($18). The young family has no means to survive. If they had
opportunity they would have gone to abroad. Authorities remember about
them only from election to election, without understanding that the
base of the state is young families.

news.am, Armenia
Sept 3 2011

London Royal Festival Hall hosted concert dedicated to Armenia

September 03, 2011 | 15:53

London Royal Festival Hall hosted on September 1 White Illusion
concert dedicated to 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. The
concert was organized by Inverse and Ghazar-Gala cultural
organizations under auspices of Armenian Ministry of Culture, Armenian
Embassy in London and UK Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church.

The concert program included works of Aram Khachaturyan and young
composer Karen Grigoryan, performed by Philharmonia Orchestra
musicians.

Around 2000 people, representatives of diplomatic missions accredited
in UK, representatives of UK’s political, social and cultural circles,
as well as local Armenian community attended the event.

Herald Sun, Australia
Sept 4 2011

DARCHINYAN DEFENDS IBO TITLE

Boxing: Australia’s IBO bantamweight boxing world champion Vic
Darchinyan has scored a dominant unanimous points win over South
African challenger Evans Mbamba in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

Armenian-born Darchinyan, who was fighting in that country for the
first time in over a decade, scored a first-round knockdown.

He won 120 to 107 on two cards and 119 to 107 on the third.

Darchinyan improved his record to 37 wins, three losses and one draw.

TendersInfo – Project Notices
August 20, 2011 Saturday

Armenia: Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project

Country Armenia, Republic of
Loan Number 2363
Project Number 40296- 01
Asian Development Fund US$36.00 million
Concept Clearance 25 Jul 2006
Fact-finding 01 Jun 2007 to 17 Jun 2007
Board Approval 31 Oct 2007
The impact of the Project is improved public health and environment
for about 576,000 people living in the project towns and villages. The
outcome of the Project is improved access to sustainable WSS in the
project areas. The Project will focus on optimizing the operation of
existing infrastructure and maximizing the operating efficiency of WSS
service providers, followed by constructing new infrastructure.

The Project of Outcome:
Improved access to safe, reliable and sustainable water supply and
sanitation services in about 16 project towns and up to 125 project
villages managed on commercial principles and environmentally sound
practices.
The Project of Outputs:
1. Rehabilitated, replaced, and expanded water supply and sewerage
systems in project towns and villages.
2. Improved water services in project towns and villages.
3. Strengthened AWSC and institutionalized project villages not
covered by AWSC.
4. Improved community management skills.

country :Armenia