1400 CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS BY AZERIS REPORTED ON NIGHT OF JAN 14
January 14, 2015 – 16:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Over 150 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri
armed forces were posted on the night of Jan 14 at the line of contact
with the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) armed forces.
Azerbaijan fired over 1400 shots from various caliber weapons, towards
the positions of Karabakh defense army, which observed the ceasefire
and retaliated only in case of necessity.
IRAVUNK: ZARUHI POSTANJYAN TO STUDY IN US ONCE AGAIN
Iravunk’ paper writes that Armenian parliamentary deputy, member of
‘Heritage’ faction Zaruhi Postanjyan will again take a six-month
training course in the U.S. According to the paper, she intentionally
‘improved’ her relations with the parliament heads so as to get their
consent to her long academic trip.
14.01.15, 10:30
JEWELRY OUTPUT IN ARMENIA SHRINKS 48.6% IN JAN-NOV 2014 TO AMD 9.2 BILLION
YEREVAN, January 14. /ARKA/. Jewelry worth AMD 9 234.4 million were
produced in Armenia over a period between January and November 2014 –
48.6% less than in Jan-Nov 2013, the National Statistical Service of
Armenia reports.
The industry produced 1 170.5 kilograms of jewelry in Jan-Nov 2014
against 914.9 kilograms at the same period a year before – a 27.9%
year-on-year growth.
Some 52,255 karats of diamonds were produced over the mentioned period
– a 41.2% decline.
Precious and semiprecious stones worth $206.6 million were exported
from the country in Jan-Nov 2014 – a 17.9% growth, and imports totaled
$285.6 million – a 4.6% growth. ($1 – AMD 477.04). —0—-
CHARLIE HEBDO WITH PROPHET MOHAMED COVER SELLING FOR MORE THAN 500 ON EBAY
14:20 14/01/2015 >> SOCIETY
Just hours after it hit newsstands in France, copies of the so-called
Charlie Hebdo “survivors issue” have begun appearing on eBay with
sellers charging many times their face value, The Independent reported.
Shops in Paris are selling the magazine for EURO 3 (£2.30), but online
listings are offering it for around in a direct purchase for around
EURO 50 – and auction lot bids in the UK and US have passed £500.
There has been huge demand around the world for Wednesday’s edition,
printed in an unprecedented run of three million copies.
Its front cover carries a cartoon of a crying Prophet Mohamed holding a
sign saying “Je suis Charlie”, a response to the killing of 12 people,
including eight journalists, at its Paris offices.
By 7am on Wednesday, most retailers in France’s capital had sold out of
the new edition. Long queues formed outside stores that opened later,
as the country’s creaky distribution system appeared to struggle with
the extraordinary demand.
The inflated eBay listings will be galling to some, particularly as
some of the proceeds from the souvenir edition are to go the families
of those killed.
But the bumper run will also save the magazine from what had been
seen as near-bankruptcy.
Source: Panorama.am
LA BERD ENVISAGE DE METTRE EN OEUVRE DES PROJETS EN ARMENIE EN 2015 POUR 100 MILLIONS DE $
ARMENIE
La Banque europeenne pour la reconstruction et le developpement (BERD)
envisage de mettre en oeuvre pour une valeur de 100 millions de $
des projets en Armenie en 2015 a annonce le responsable du Bureau
d’Erevan de la BERD Mark Davis.
Il a dit qu’en 2013, la Banque avait finance pour une valeur de 75
millions de $ des projets et autant en 2014.
Il a precise que le financement de la Banque pour des projets armeniens
va augmenter cette annee car la Banque fournira des finances a certains
nouveaux projets qui avaient ete negocies avant les annees precedentes
et en raison de l’elargissement de sa cooperation avec le gouvernement.
La Banque europeenne pour la reconstruction et le developpement a
investi un total de 731 millions d’euros dans 130 projets en Armenie.
mercredi 14 janvier 2015, Stephane (c)armenews.com
UNE ANNEE DIFFICILE POUR LA TURQUIE SELON UN EDITORIALISTE D’HURRIYET
TURQUIE
Selon Murat Yetkin éditorialiste au journal turc Hurriyet “les
élections parlementaires prévues pour Juin sont susceptibles d’être
la principale question politique de la Turquie en 2015″.
Il a ajouté ” la politique étrangère est susceptible d’avoir une
série de problèmes en 2015. Malgré Davutoglu a énuméré les
visites des dirigeants a Ankara en tant que preuve du rôle de la
Turquie dans la politique internationale, il est un fait qu’Ankara
n’a pas d’ambassadeur dans les capitales égyptiennes, syriennes et
israéliennes depuis ces deux dernières années ; il n’y avait pas
d’ambassadeurs dans les capitales chypriote et arménienne déja”.
Puis il conclut ” les groupes arméniens du monde entier sont prêts a
mettre la pression en 2015 a la fois sur les Ã~Itats-Unis et la Turquie
afin de reconnaître officiellement les massacres de 1915 comme un ”
génocide ” des Arméniens sous la domination ottomane. Ce devrait
atteindre un pic en Avril. Cela signifie que presque toutes les
grandes questions politiques devraient apparemment avoir lieu dans
la première moitié de l’année en Turquie”.
mercredi 14 janvier 2015, Stéphane ©armenews.com
LE DACHNAKS VEUT UN CONSENSUS SUR LA REFORME CONSTITUTIONNELLE
Opposition
L’Armenie risque des troubles politiques et meme un “bain de sang”
si le president Serge Sarkissian ne parvient pas a recueillir un
grand soutien pour la reforme constitutionnelle, a averti hier la
Federation revolutionnaire armenienne.
Armen Rustamian, un leader de la FRA, a encore une fois defendu la
decision de son parti d’opposition de soutenir, en principe, cette
reforme. Il a exhorte les autres forces majeures d’opposition a faire
de meme.
Rustamian a dit cela alors qu’il devoilait les propositions ecrites de
la FRA concernant un > de reforme qui a ete elabore par
une commission presidentielle en octobre. En particulier, il prevoit
la transformation de l’Armenie en une republique parlementaire et la
conduite d’elections legislatives uniquement sur la base de liste.
Le cadre de la reforme soumis a Sarkissian preconise egalement
un commutateur pour le système parlementaire de la gouvernance qui
viendrait au detriment des vastes pouvoirs dont jouit le President de
la Republique. Mais, contrairement a la FRA, il n’appelle a ce que les
sièges du Parlement armenien soient distribues a la proportionnelle.
La FRA a clairement fait savoir qu’elle exhortera les Armeniens
a voter pour la reforme par referendum si ses propositions sont
acceptees par Sarkissian. Rustamian a demande lors d’une conference
de presse que le parti negocie avec le gouvernement.
“Si les negociations echouent, le pays aura des ennuis”, a t-il dit.
“Il n’y a pas d’autre solution aujourd’hui. Les alternatives sont
l’incertitude, les developpements imprevisibles, et meme l’effusion
de sang “.
En revanche, les autres principaux partis d’opposition ont rejete la
reforme. Ils disent qu’il vise a permettre a Sarkissian de rester au
pouvoir après 2018.
mercredi 14 janvier 2015, Claire (c)armenews.com
ARMENIAN VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY TURN OUT FOR CALIF. DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATE ELECTIONS
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
The rain and long lines did not deter Armenian-Americans from voting
in Calif. Democratic Party delegate elections over the weekend.
GLENDALE–Armenian-Americans in various districts overwhelmingly turned
out to elect delegates to the upcoming State Democratic Convention
and elected members of the Armenian-American community to represent
their interests at this pivotal party convention.
In the 43rd Assembly District election, all 14 candidates of the
Democrats United slate were elected according to preliminary results.
The democrats on the slate are: Elen Asatryan, Aline Babaian, Jordan
Del Guercio, Mijin Fernandes, Jamie Garcia, Malcolm Johnson, Berdj
Karapetian, Silva Kechichian, Leonard Manoukian, Shant Sahakian,
Judith Smith, Steven Widdon, Gary Willis, and Tereza Yerimyan. Voters
elected delegate Berdj Karapetian to the influential Executive Board
of the State Central Committee.
The candidates of the Democrats United slate actively engaged the
grassroots and effectively mobilized their local communities, sweeping
the opposition and winning the elections by a sizable margin.
According to preliminary results, an unprecedented 739 ballots were
cast during the two-hour voting period, forcing eager voters to wait
patiently in a line that stretched nearly 500 yards. Several hundred
voters waited more than 25 minutes to make their voices heard.
The 43rd Assembly District includes the cities of Burbank, Glendale,
La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, as well as the Los Feliz
and Little Armenia neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Similarly, a late representing the Armenian-American community was
also elected in the 41st Assembly district. The democrats that were
elected in that slate are: Joanne Wendler, Michelle Bailey, Darla
Dyson, Alex Zucco, Linda Baker, Aida Dimejian, Teresa Lamb Simpson,
Tim Wendler, John Harabedian, Hoyt Hilsman, Peter Baker, Gar Byrum,
Sahag Yedalian and Garen Kirakosian.
The 41st Assembly District covers the cities of Altadena, Claremont,
East Pasadena, La Verne, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Dimas, Sierra Madre,
South Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga, San Antonio Heights and Upland.
Other Armenians elected during this weekend’s vote are: Aram Kaloustian
(AD 46); Deanna Minasian (AD 06); Eleanor Garabedian (AD 23); Nareg
Khodanian, Marie Khatchaderian (AD 39)l and Murad Minasian (AD 58).
Over the last decade, Armenian participation in the delegate election
has steadily increased, but the 2015 elections marked a new milestone.
The Armenian-American community’s participation was the determining
factor of the election results. For the next two years, the group
of elected delegates will be tasked with representing the 43rd AD
constituency, electing party officers, promoting the California
democratic party agenda, endorsing candidates for statewide,
legislative and congressional office, voting to endorse resolutions
and ballot measures, and attending the party conventions.
According to the California Democratic Party Communications Director
Tenoch Flores, the results are not considered final until verified by
the State Party. The verification process takes anywhere from 10 -14
days. Final results, though not expected to change, will be posted
in the coming weeks on the party’s website.
‘RUSSIA SOLDIER’ KILLS ARMENIA FAMILY-OF-6
Sky News, Australia
Jan 13 2015
A Russian soldier accused of slaughtering six members of the same
family in Armenia has been detained, investigators say.Soldier Valery
Permyakov allegedly gunned down the family members in a bloody shooting
spree on Monday before disappearing from a Russian military base where
he was stationed in the Armenian city of Gyumri, about 120 kilometres
north of the capital Yerevan.The suspect was detained overnight by
Russian border guards patrolling Armenia’s frontier with Turkey,
a spokeswoman for Armenia’s investigative committee said.Russia is a
firm ally of ex-Soviet republic Armenia, basing thousands of troops in
the country and assisting it with guarding its borders with Iran and
Turkey.Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday expressed his
‘profound condolences’ over the incident and pledged support for the
relatives of the victims.’Nothing can justify such violence against
innocent people,’ Shoigu said in a statement.Moscow has set up a
special commission to investigate the incident headed by the deputy
defence chief, the statement said.
LEADER OF COUNTRY BEHIND ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SAYS MUSLIMS NEVER COMMIT MASSACRES
Front Page Magazine
Jan 13 2015
January 13, 2015 by Daniel Greenfield
There is no more Turkey. There is only Erdoganistan. And its deranged
Islamist dictator has been following his party’s line of claiming
that the Paris terror attacks are an anti-Muslim conspiracy.
“French citizens carry out such a massacre, and Muslims pay the price.”
Erdogan accused the West of having a double standard with regard to
Muslims. The Turkish leader said historically Muslims were never on
the side of terror, nor did they perpetrate massacres.
“The West’s hypocrisy is obvious. As Muslims, we’ve never taken part
in terrorist massacres. Behind these lie racism, hate speech and
Islamophobia,” Erdogan said.
Sure.
Muslims never carry out massacres. Especially not Turkish Muslims.
Just ask the Armenians.
Referring to last week’s deadly attacks in France, Erdogan said that
racism, hate messages and Islamaphobia stood behind the acts.
“We hope that those attacking nations, cease their assault on our
mosques.”
The Grand Mosque in Paris was open while the synagogues were closed,
but Turkey’s Islamist propaganda appears to be generating claims of
mass attacks on mosques.
So what is behind it?
“Take note that the acts of terror are not carried out in a vacuum.
The acts follow a predetermined script and we should be alive to a
plot against the Islamic world,” he added.
Erdogan is claiming there’s an unspecified conspiracy which is trying
to make Muslims look bad. Like his comrade, the Mayor of Ankara,
he probably blames the Jews. So Erdogan had to begin ranting about
the Jews.
The Turkish leader said that Netanyahu had no right to be at the
rally due to the civilian casualties in Gaza during this past summer’s
Operation Protective Edge.
“I also hardly understand how he (Netanyahu) dared to go there. For
once, you give an account for the children, women you massacred,”
Erdogan said in a joint press conference with Abbas in Ankara,
AFP reported.
That’s ironic coming from a regime that has obvious ties to Al Qaeda
and ISIS. And which has spent quite a lot of time killing Kurds and
appears to be orchestrating a massacre of them across the border.