Author: Kalantarian Kevo

Azeri murderers not to be extradited from Karabakh – Armenian MOD opinion

00:12, 22.12.2014

YEREVAN. – Azerbaijani saboteurs and murderers Shahbaz Guliyev and
Dilham Askerov will probably not be extradited from Karabakh after the
court verdict, Armenia’s Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan told
Armenian News -NEWS.am.

According to Armenian MOD, the Azeri saboteurs had illegally crossed
the border and are charged with many severe crimes.

“I think, the answer [concerning their extradition] is not. However,
you should ask Karabakh authorities concerning this question,”
Minister Ohanyan said.

Note that the prosecutor demanded life sentence Askerov and 22 years
of imprisonment for Guliyev.

The court trial over Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev – the two
members of an Azerbaijani intelligence-gathering sabotage team that
had infiltrated into the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic – came to an end
early in December at Karabakh capital city Stepanakert seat of the
Karabakh First Instance General Jurisdiction Court.

The court verdict on the saboteurs is expected to be announced before
the end of the year.

Dilham Askerov is charged with espionage; unauthorized border
trespass; kidnapping and violence against a minor, committed by an
organized group; murder committed by an organized group motivated by
ethnic hatred; and attempt of murder of two persons, committed by an
organized group, motivated by ethnic hatred. Shahbaz Guliyev is
charged with espionage; unauthorized border trespass; kidnapping and
violence against a minor, committed by an organized group; and murder
committed by an organized group motivated by ethnic hatred.

Armenia News – NEWS.am

L’AUTEUR DU LIVRE >
Yervant Dink >

Le 11 décembre dernier à Erévan lors de la présentation de son livre > traduit du turc en arménien Hasan Cemal, le
petit-fils de Cemal (Djémal) Pacha l’un des organisateurs du génocide
arménien avait fait l’objet d’un scandale. Le traducteur arménien
Roupen Melkonian avait reproché à Hasan Cemal d’avoir demandé -avec
l’aide de l’éditeur la Fondation Hrant Dink- le retrait de plusieurs
passages contenus dans le livre d’origine en turc. Dans ces passages
notamment Hasan Cemal critiquait >. Ces révélations lors de la présentation publique du
livre de Hasan Cemal avait fait l’effet d’une esclandre, qui avait
conduit l’auteur et journaliste Hasan Cemal à annuler ses prochains
rendez-vous de présentation de l’ouvrage en diaspora.

Dans une interview accordée à notre confrère arménien Tert.am, Yervant
Dink, le frère de Hrant Dink affirme qu’il est inquiet quant à la vie
de Hasan Cemal dont la tête aurait été mise à prix par les militaires
Turcs. ont déjà décidé
du sort de Hasan Cemal. Il y a une ambiance de peur autour de son
assassinat programmé et aujourd’hui sa vie est en danger >> dit Yervant
Dink. Pour les passages retirés dans sa version arménienne du livre de
Hasan Cemal, Yervant Dink évoque une manipulation du traducteur et
minimise les propos de Hasan Cemal. > dit le frère de Hrant Dink.

> continue Yervant Dink.

Il continue >

Enfin, sur la question de la reconnaissance du génocide arménien par
Hasan Cemal, Yervant Dink conclut >.

Krikor Amirzayan

dimanche 21 décembre 2014,
Krikor Amirzayan (c)armenews.com

CNN about Armenia – Video

13:46, 20 Dec 2014

Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
posted in its Fаcebook page CNN’s `On The Road’ program telling about
Armenia.

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Tel: (+961- 4) 410001, 410003
Fax: (+961- 4) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

His Holiness Aram I Meets with Members of Church Councils and
Representatives of Community Organizations in the Region

Antelias – Following the consecration of the Armenian Church in Abu
Dhabi, Catholicos Aram I met with around 75 young Armenian men and
women, who shared their concerns and questions regarding the Church. The
Catholicos posed the question of what it means to be a young Armenian in
the diaspora today. He asked them to consider a number of attendant
questions: `How can the youth keep their Armenian identity in
pluralist societies?’ `What is the role of Armenia and the Armenian
church and culture in safeguarding the identity of our youth’ He said,
`It is important for the Church to listen to the voices of the youth
as they discuss the post-100th anniversary Genocide priorities.’

After the meeting with the youth, His Holiness met with members of the
Church Council of Qatar and Abu Dhabi, together with the Catholical
Vicar and the President of the Council, Mr Hrayr Soghomonian. The
representatives informed the Catholicos of their activities and future
plans. They discussed the situation of the Armenian community in Qatar
and the United Arab Emirates, after which the Catholicos recommended
that a church and community centre be built in Qatar and community
centres be constructed in Sharja and Dubai.

His Holiness Aram I Addresses an Interfaith Meeting in Abu Dhabi

Antelias – In between his pastoral meetings, His Holiness was asked to
join a special meeting organized by Religions for Peace to prepare a
statement on religious extremism. The meeting brought together, among
others, the representatives of the Holy See, the General Secretary of
the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious
and Intercultural Dialogue in Vienna and the representative of the
General Secretary of the United Nations.

His Holiness said that he was glad to address the distinguished audience
as a President of Religions for Peace and reminded them that extremism
contradicts the teachings of all religions. In view of the current
situation in the world, the Catholicos invited Muslim religious leaders
to lead the way and show how the Holy Qur’an is being misinterpreted
and Islam misrepresented as an exclusivist ideology. He then recommended
that all religions promote education for building inclusive communities.

The participants highly appreciated the intervention of His Holiness,
which prompted fruitful discussion.

The Papers of the Conference On “The Armenian Genocide from Recognition
to Reparation” Appear in a Special Issue of Volume 14 of the
International Criminal Law Review

Antelias – The Communication and Information Office of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia announces that the papers delivered at the
momentous conference, held from the 23rd through the 25th of February
2012 in Antelias, Lebanon have been published in a special issue in
Volume 14 of the International Criminal Law Review, 2014.

The conference, which was the first of its kind to be dedicated to the
issue of reparations, was initiated by His Holiness Aram I, assisted by
Dr Nora Bayrakdarian. His Holiness, who presided over the conference,
wrote the preface to the volume.

The volume is a collection of the articles presented during the
conference by internationally known experts, with Henry Theriault as its
guest editor.

The following articles appear in the issue:

`The Armenian Genocide: =46rom Recognition to Reparations,’ Aram I,

`Economic-Legal Perspectives on the Armenian Genocide,’ Dean Susan
A. Karamanian,

`The Consequences of Turkey Being the `Continuing’ State of the
Ottoman Empire in

Terms of International Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful
Acts,’ Dr Patrick

Dumberry,

`Jumping Hurdles Backwards: The Armenian Genocide and International
Criminal

Court,’ Dr Dov Jacobs,

`Establishing State Responsibility for Historical Injustices: The
Armenian Case,’

Dr Marco Roscini,

`The Notion of `Continuous Violations,’ Expropriated Armenian
Properties, and the

European Court of Human Rights,’ Dr Frédéric Mégret,

`Restoration of Historical Memory and Dignity for Victims of the
Armenian Genocide:

A Human Rights Law Approach to Effective Reparations,’ Dr Richard J.
Wilson,

`An Attempt to Recover Armenian Properties in Turkey through the
French

Authorities in Syria and Lebanon in the 1920s,’ Dr Vahé Tachjian,

`Ius Humanitatis and the Right to Reparation for International Crimes
in Foreign

Domestic Courts,’ Dr Marcel Brus,

`The Spirit of the Law: Following the Traces of Genocide in the Law of
Abandoned

Property,’ Dr Taner Akçam,

`Foundations of Non-Muslim Communities: The Last Object of
Confiscation,’ Dr Sait Çentinoglu,

`Compensation and Damages in International Law and Their Relevance for
the

Valuation of Expropriated Armenian Property,’ Dr Irmgard Marboe,

`International Law between the Duty of Memory and the Right to
Oblivion,’ Dr Gabriele Della Morte,

`Reparations for Genocide: Group Harm and the Limits of Liberal
Individualism,’ Dr Henry C. Theriault.

# #

Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
PO Box : 70 317 Antelias – LEBANON
Tel: (+961-4) 410 001 / 3
Fax: (+961-4) 419724
E-mail: [email protected]

TURKISH-RUSSIAN UNION: ARMENIA ON THRESHOLD OF SERIOUS UNREST

Trend, Azerbaijan
Dec 19 2014

19 December 2014, 22:20 (GMT+04:00)

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

Anti-Russian sanctions, applied after the Crimean events by the West,
also became in every sense a good chance for Turkey, along with the
fact that they forced Moscow to shrink its economic grip and led to
a sharp drop in the rate of the ruble.

Ignoring the US and EU sanctions against Russia, representatives
of Ankara declared that they would continue economic cooperation
with Moscow.

Although there are dark sides in the relationship of the parties
regarding the Turkish Stream gas project, it can be seen that both
sides are persistent in the implementation of this project.

Numerous political events taking place in the region, sanctions
against Russia, the attitude of the EU to Turkey gives grounds to
say that the Moscow-Ankara union, which was once just a dream, is real.

If this alliance is a necessity for Moscow, for Ankara the union
is also a tough response to Europe, using the “human rights” and
“freedom of thought” as a cover, along with the fact that it is the
realization of economic interests.

In fact, the rapprochement between Moscow and Ankara, which is
considered a historic breakthrough, could have a serious repurcussions
in the region.

Speaking at his 10th annual press conference on Dec.18, Russian
President Vladimir Putin said that Turkey and Russia have many common
interests. He said the two countries have many coinciding regional
interests, adding that it is impossible to resolve these issues
without Turkey’s participation.

In reality, Putin’s remarks prove the increasing regional influence
of Turkey, which is a ‘door of hope’ for Moscow. The main unresolved
regional issue is the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

It is highly likely that the strengthening of the alliance between
Ankara and Moscow will have a serious impact on the region and change
of interests. The Russian alliance with Armenia, which seeks to mark
the 100th anniversary of the ‘Armenian genocide’ this year, will be
overshadowed for Moscow.

Being seriously anxious about the rapprochement between the two
countries, Armenia will have to turn to the West and the US in search
of patrons and it cannot be ruled out that against the backdrop of the
economic union between Ankara and Moscow, Yerevan will face serious
political unrest.

As a result of the political processes in the South Caucasus and the
strengthening ties between Moscow and Ankara it looks like Armenia,
which is the weakest player in the region, will be the losing party.

In fact, Moscow is well aware that its alliance with Armenia will
not save its crumbling economy; but more adversely, the crisis in
the Russian economy is moreover “a sign of the end of the world” for
Armenia. The effect of which has sent protestors into the streets of
Yerevan demanding the government relieve the growing economic stress
on the population by Dec. 23 or incur unforeseeable consequences.

The economic crisis in Russia may also have an indirect effect on the
Turkish market, although it is not as dangerous for Ankara as it is
for Yerevan.

Today, it is undeniable that along with strengthening of relations
between Ankara and Moscow, and the Moscow-Yerevan relations receding
into the background, the relations between Baku and Ankara stand at
a high level still.

Considering that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a fundamental
factor affecting the prosperity and economic growth in the region,
I can say that the conflict’s settlement will be a higher priority
issue amid these current developments.

Turkey, which has constantly supported the position and territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan, will never take any action against the
interests of Azerbaijan; no matter what course the improvement of
relations between Ankara and Moscow may take.

The fact that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a national issue for
Turkey and is a major impediment to stability in the region; it is
one that Turkey has personal interest in seeing it removed from the
list of frozen conflicts.

ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROVE GUILT OF GULEN-LINKED PLOT: MAHCUPYAN

Daily Sabah, Turkey
Dec 19 2014

Daily Saba

ISTANBUL — The December 14 investigation, known as the ‘TahÃ…~_iye’
case, is not about the freedom of the press, but is instead about
the plotting activities undertaken by some Gulen-linked figures,
according to Etyen Mahcupyan, Turkish writer and Senior Advisor to
the Prime Minister of Turkey.

Mahcupyan made the comment during a television program on Thursday
evening.

On December 14, certain warrants were issued for some Gulenist
suspects under the allegations of fabricating fake evidence for
TaÃ…~_hiye group’s leader Memet Dogan.

According to Etyen Mahcupyan, there is enough evidence to prove that
Gulen-linked prosecutors and police plotted a scheme to portray the
TahÃ…~_iye group is a terrorist group, and unjustly imprisoned the
group’s leader Mehmet Dogan.

“If you put the gathered evidence chronologically, there is a chain
which reveals how the Gulen Movement operates in such instances,”
Mahcupyan said at the program.

The Gulen Movement has lost its “legitimacy”, according to Mahcupyan.

“No matter how powerful you are, how many people you influence,
if you have lost your legitimacy, you cannot get a result,” he said
during the program.

There are certain circles in the West and in Turkey that react to the
December 14 operation, whereas “the silent majority” has an approach
to the case that is “imponderable,” Mahcupyan said. But he thinks
that the government is following in the steps of victory, when one
looks at the whole picture.

According to Mahcupyan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is
the most realistic political leader in Turkey, and believes that the
AK Party will get 48-50 percent of the votes in the upcoming 18th
general election due to be held on 13 June 2015.

Etyen Mahcupyan, born in 1950, is a journalist and writer. From 2007
to 2010 he was the editor-in-chief of Agos, the Armenian community’s
weekly newspaper. He also contributes to Turkish dailies, Taraf
and Zaman.

On October 2014, was appointed as the Senior Advisor to Ahmet
Davutoglu, Prime Minister of Turkey.

STORIES OF ARMENIAN SURVIVORS OF 1915 COMPILED IN NEW BOOK

Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Dec 19 2014

ISTANBUL

The stories of Armenians who survived the mass killings of the late
Ottoman era have been gathered in a book titled “100 years… Real
Stories.”

The 47 stories inside the book – which were collected as part
of the “Turk Who Saved Me” project supported by the U.K. Foreign
and Commonwealth Office and realized by the Armenia-based Armedia
Agency and the European Integration Non-Governmental Organization –
are presented in the words of the survivors with minimal editing,
bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos has reported.

The book has been translated into Armenian, English and Turkish,
and will be distributed free of charge as part of the project.

Lilit Gasparyan, who translated the book into Turkish, said they
had selected 47 stories for publication but received many more after
initially calling for contributions.

“We deliver the verified, real stories of the people who survived the
genocide thanks to the efforts of their Turkish neighbors, friends
or ordinary Turks,” said Gasparyan.

Journalist Aris Nalcı, who coordinated the project, said similar
projects also needed to be conducted in Turkey.

The year 2015 marks the centenary of the 1915 Ottoman Armenian mass
killings during World War I. While Armenia and some countries legally
refer to the incidents as “genocide,” the Turkish state does not
accept the term and says the issue should be reviewed from a wider
perspective.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ police overview, published on its
website, states that Turkey “does not deny the suffering of Armenians,
including the loss of many innocent lives, during the First World War.

However, a greater numbers of Turks died or were killed in the
years leading up to and during the War. Without belittling the
tragic consequences for any group, Turkey objects to the one-sided
presentation of this tragedy as genocide by one group against another.”

December/19/2014

ARMENIA IS NOT HEAVILY RELIANT ON RUSSIAN MARKET – SAYS ECONOMIST (VIDEO)

14:40 | December 19,2014 | Economy

In the given situation when the demand for the US dollar is growing,
we should try to increase the demand for the Armenian dram to restore
the equilibrium. In order to do it, we should take part of the dollar
out of circulation, says Economist Mikael Melkumyan.

“Instead, we witnessed that the dollar was turned into a product which
was purchased and stored by people. As a result, the dollar became so
scare in the market that banks, exporters and people had to keep it
which was quite natural,” said the lawmaker of the Prosperous Armenia
Party (BHK).

Mr. Melkumyan says the officials responsible for the fluctuations
failed to take measures to save the situation.

The MP does not agree with the opinion that Armenia is heavily
dependent on the Russian market and says 43 percent of our exports
depend on European markets.

LA CROISSANCE DE L’ECONOMIE DE L’ARMENIE EN 2014 SERA DE 2,5% SEULEMENT SELON UN EXPERT

ARMENIE

L’Armenie aura une croissance economique que de 2,5% en 2014 selon
l’ex-chef de la banque centrale Bagrat Asatryan. Ceci peut etre
facilement considere comme un niveau zero, a-t-il dit.

Au cours des huit mois de cette annee, la croissance economique a
ete de 4,1%, a-t-il dit. Dans le meme temps, l’industrie a augmente
de 0,9%, les importations de 3%, l’agriculture de 4,9%, le volume du
commerce de 5,3% et le secteur des services de 6,2%.

Le taux de croissance de l’agriculture est trompeur car il comprend
des “arbres qui ont fleuri mais n’ont pas donne de cultures”.

La croissance dans le secteur du commerce est venu de la legalisation
de certains secteur de

SELON EXPRESS.CO.UK, BORUSSIA DORTMUND LAISSERA PARTIR HENRIKH MKHITARYAN SI STEPHAN EL SHAARAWY ARRIVE

FOOTBALL

Les clubs anglais d’Arsenal et Liverpool s’interesseraient toujours
au transfert de l’international armenien du Borussia Dortmund, Henrikh
Mkhitaryan (25 ans) selon le site britannique Express.co.uk. Selon ce
dernier, le Borussia Dortmund laissera partir Henrikh Mkhitaryan s’il
parvient a acquerir l’attaquent de l’AC Milan, Stephan El Shaarawy
(22 ans). Mais ce dernier n’aurait pour l’heure pas donne son accord
de transfert. A l’heure où le depart de Jurgen Klopp l’entraineur de
Dortmund -et meilleur defenseur de Mkhitaryan- est a l’ordre du jour,
l’avenir de l’international armenien au club allemand s’assombrit.

Krikor Amirzayan

vendredi 19 decembre 2014, Krikor Amirzayan (c)armenews.com