La centrale hydroélectrique de Vorotan cédée à une société américain

ARMENIE
La centrale hydroélectrique de Vorotan cédée à une société américaine

L’ensemble de la presse rend compte de la signature en présence du PM
Tigran Sarkissian, d’un accord sur la cession de la centrale de
Vorotan à la société américaine ContourGlobal basée à New York.
L’accord a été signé par le Ministre arménien de l’Energie et des
représentants de la centrale de Vorotan ainsi que de la société
américaine. En vertu de l’accord, le groupe américain va payer 180
MUSD et s’engage à investir 70 MUSD pour l’aménagement et la
modernisation de la centrale au cours des six prochaines années. Tout
en jugeant ce coût de transaction de trop bas compte tenu du potentiel
de la centrale qui produit 15% de l’électricité de l’Arménie, les
médias relèvent que cet investissement est le plus important des
Etats-Unis dans l’économie arménienne. Haykakan Jamanak relève
qu’aujourd’hui la construction d’une centrale similaire exigerait des
investissements à hauteur de 800 M USD, mais rappelle en même temps
qu’il y a quelques années la centrale Sévan-Hrazdan a été cédée à la
Russie pour seulement 40 M USD. Ce quotidien estime que le fait même
que la centrale a été cédée aux Américains et non aux Russes suite à
une mise en concurrence, est remarquable et traduit la nature plutôt
politique de la décision du Gouvernement arménien, soucieux de donner
l’impression d’une diversification du paysage énergétique arménien.
Tout en se réjouissant que la centrale a été vendue aux Américains et
non aux Russes, Joghovourd regrette que le Gouvernement ait ainsi cédé
sa dernière infrastructure énergétique importante, ajoutant avec
ironie que le futur gouvernement n’aura plus rien à céder aux
étrangers, tous les biens de l’Etat ayant été vendus par les anciens
et actuel gouvernements. RFE/RL rappelle que ContourGlobal possède ou
exploite 33 centrales électriques dans 17 pays, dont la Pologne,
l’Ukraine et la Roumanie. La société américaine prévoit de créer 150
nouveaux emplois à la centrale de Vorotan dans le cadre de son plan de
modernisation.

Extrait de la revue de presse de l’Ambassade de France en Arménie en
date du 30 janvier 2014

jeudi 6 février 2014,
Stéphane (c)armenews.com

http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article-934

BAKU: US Analyst On Turkish Turmoil, Ukrainian Uprising And Azerbaij

US ANALYST ON TURKISH TURMOIL, UKRAINIAN UPRISING AND AZERBAIJAN

Turan Information Agency
February 4, 2014 Tuesday

Gerald Robbins, Senior Fellow at the US Foreign Policy Research
Institute (FPRI), who specializes in analyzing Turkey and the Caucasus,
described the recent development in the region in an interview with
Turan’s Washington DC correspondent.

Mr. Robbins served as Program Director for Freedom House in Baku
during the mid 1990’s, where he managed post-Soviet political and
economic programs.

Q. What is happening in Turkey right now and how could it affect the
regional dimension ahead?

A. A serious split has occurred between two of the most powerful
factions within the ruling AKP administration. Administrative matters
have devolved into factional rifts, resulting in an environment of
political and economic uncertainty. It’s an ongoing situation whose
impact reverberates throughout Turkey’s neighboring environment
and beyond.

Q. How would you describe the main differences between Gulenists’s
and Erdogan’s overviews of Turkey and the entire region’s future? Are
they on the same page or do they have different views?

A.It’s important to note that the AK party was never a homogenous
entity. While it espouses an Islamist philosophy, there are different
outlooks and interpretations. This is noticeably reflected in the
viewpoints of the Gulen movement and Prime Minister Erdogan. Generally
speaking, the Gulenist’s adhere to a Sufi-oriented philosophy, which
perceives Islam’s societal role in less doctrinaire terms. Conversely,
Mr. Erdogan espouses a more traditional interpretation.

There’s a noticeable disparity between Gulenists and Erdogan regarding
Turkey’s regional status. The Prime Minister envisions what’s known as
a “neo-Ottoman” concept, namely reviving the heyday of that Empire’s
grandeur and influence to present-day circumstances. The Arab world is
particularly targeted for this idea, namely turbulent societies that
would benefit from Turkish tutelage. This outreach to once Ottoman
domains comes at Israel’s expense, which is ironically castigated
for practicing neo-colonialism.

There’s a different regional priority for the Gulenists. Much of the
movement’s outreach is aimed towards Central Asia and the Caucasus
region. It exhibits a more Pan Turkic outlook. The imperial homage
prevalent in Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman rationale is noticeably absent in
the Gulenist version. Furthermore Israel is viewed with less antipathy.

Q. Gulenists have long been very actively involved in Turkish
regional diplomacy in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Will the recent
developments in Turkey affect Ankara’s policy in countries like
Azerbaijan?

A.It’s unlikely that Turkey’s Foreign Ministry will be subject to
the bureaucratic purges currently occurring at other agencies. The
Foreign Ministry’s personnel are predominantly secularist in their
orientation and therefore exempt from the government’s allegations
of Gulenist infiltration and “parallel states.”

Q. What are your expectations from next year’s election in Turkey?

A.Unclear – much depends on what the outcome is with the upcoming
local election in March and August’s Presidential vote. There’s still
a lot of political theater to watch between now and 2015.

Q. How would you describe the role and existence of Islam in the
region?In Azerbaijan, many are afraid that the religion is replacing
the regular opposition.

A.The common factor behind the regional turmoil is bad governance.

Russia’s management of its Northern Caucasus territory has been
disastrous. Two decades of post-Soviet rule has resulted in rampant
corruption and a growing Islamic militancy. The upcoming Winter
Olympics in Sochi will have little impact placating sullen and
disaffected communities. Although the current situation isn’t as dire
in Azerbaijan, there’s cause for concern. Baku won’t remain immune
from the problems north of its border, especially if it doesn’t begin
to enact meaningful reforms.

Q. While looking at the broader region, do you see any effect of
the Vilnius summit results as well as Ukrainian uprising for the
democratic transition of the Caucasus nations?

A. The Ukraine and Azerbaijan have a common Soviet legacy, but
otherwise are different stories. The conditions causing Ukraine’s
current situation vary from the challenges facing the Caucasus. There
are different political narratives, economic factors along with
cultural and historical aspects to consider.

Q. What lessons would you highlight for the people the Middle East and
the Caucasus, where people suffer from the oil-reach authoritarian
governments, corruptions and have similar problems, which took
Ukrainian protesters to the streets?

A. The same criteria applies to the Middle East which I pointed out
in a prior interview… Granted they all suffer from corruption and
oppression, but their respective circumstances aren’t the same.

The basic answer to solving Ukraine’s/the Middle East’s/Azerbaijan’s
dilemmas is establishing democratic societies and rule of law. How this
gets enacted depends on a nation’s level of political and economic
development. Ukraine’s “democratic transition” is at a different
stage than Azerbaijan’s which varies from the Middle East.

The same goes for integrating the South Caucasus nations into
Euro-Atlantic structures, particularly when you compare Georgia to
Azerbaijan, much less Armenia.

Q. As for the democratic transition, some in the west mention that
it is getting difficult for the international community and partners
to deal with Azerbaijan. Would you agree with that?

A. Yes, I agree..

Q. Last week, two top Senators -John McCain and Ben Cardin –introduced
a new bill that extends the reach of the 2012 Magnitsky Act, aimed
to block human rights abusers from any country, not just Russia,
from entering the U.S. and using its financial institutions.

What should be the message of the new bill to the rights violators
in the countries like Azerbaijan?

A. Extending the Magnitsky Act to other nations besides Russia
reinforces America’s commitment to individual freedom and the right to
dissent. These are necessary foundations for establishing more open,
democratic societies. It serves notice to Azerbaijan that human rights
will become a significant part in determining relations.

Q. On Nagorno-Karabakh, as tension along the front line has escalated
dramatically over the last couple of days, at the time when peace
process seemed to have gotten back on its feet, some worry that
violence might underline the risk of a conflict… Why do you think
this is happening now?

A. It appears the upticks in cross-border incidents are incitements
aimed at derailing the foreign minister talks. This might be a
recurring matter for the near future. Note that WWI’s centennial might
partially explain the recent escalation, particularly when it comes to
the Armenian viewpoint. What occurred to their population then is still
an open wound. Even though Azerbaijan was never part of the Ottoman
Empire and its policies during that period, Armenian extremists see
otherwise. Conversely, there are certain Azeri perspectives viewing
the Nagorno-Karabakh impasse in extremist terms.

As long as these emotional topics remain unresolved, they are subject
to manipulated narratives and extremist provocations.

Q. Secretary Kerry last year made clear that the US sees a serious
commitment to substantial talks as the Administration was prepared
to invest more resources in supporting it. What do you think the US
could do to facilitate the process and encourage both sides to the
long-term peace?

A.Regarding Secretary Kerry, he’s the latest in a long line of
State Department executives declaring their focus to resolving
Nagorno-Karabakh. Simultaneously, he also declared a serious intent
towards finding a solution between Israel and the Palestinians. It
therefore appears that the Secretary is overstretched as to where he
can place substantive time and effort. Unless the Obama Adminstration
perceives Nagorno-Karabakh as a prime example of their “lead from
behind” diplomacy, the Secretary’s commitment sounds like rhetoric.

A.Raufoglu

Washington, DC

Sargsyan: Armenia Joining Europe Was Never In The Cards

SARGSYAN: ARMENIA JOINING EUROPE WAS NEVER IN THE CARDS

EurasiaNet.org
Feb 5 2014

February 5, 2014 – 8:25am, by Giorgi Lomsadze

Defending his choice to enter a Moscow-centered Customs Union, Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan commented on February 4 that Armenia joining
the European Union was never part of Yerevan’s game-plan, Public
Radio of Armenia reported.

It has been lovely to work with the EU on democratization and human
rights and all, but Armenia never considered committing to a more
serious relationship, said Sargsyan, whose pro-Moscow choice last
September took Brussels by surprise.

Speaking about another Western club with which Yerevan has had a
standing flirtation, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Sargsyan
expressed dismay that NATO, as he put it, had allowed member Turkey,
Armenia’s bete noire, to take certain undefined “actions” that damage
NATO’s “security system.”

That said, Armenia will not shy away from being “just friends” with
the EU and NATO. Still, its “steady” remains Russia; namely, Moscow’s
Customs Union and Collective Security Treaty Organization. One provides
duty-free access to the vast and nearby Russian market, while the
other keeps hostile neighbor Azerbaijan at bay. (At least in theory. )

Yerevan announced on February 3 that it will complete the road map to
membership in the Customs Union by year-end, and set January 1, 2015
as the date for its trade-nuptials with Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Yet, simple and down-to-the-earth as the logic for these plans may
seem to many, not all Armenians are ready to sign off on it. Last
week, a rally inspired by Ukraine’s anti-Russian Euromaidan movement
took place in Yerevan and reportedly was the largest effort so far
against the Russian in Armenia’s life.

Commemorating Serzh Niyoian, an ethnic Armenian activist who died
in the Ukrainian protests, protesters held banners reading “EU –
60 years of reality, CU – 0 years of experiment,” the Kavkazsky Uzel
news site reported.

But, for now, despite occasional protests, Armenia appears to be far
less divided than Ukraine over this choice.

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/68007

Development Of A Fishery As A Pilot Model For Conservation And Repro

DEVELOPMENT OF A FISHERY AS A PILOT MODEL FOR CONSERVATION AND REPRODUCTION OF BIODIVERSITY IN VOROTAN RIVER BASIN PROJECT

TendersInfo – Project Notices
February 4, 2014 Tuesday

Project Number: ARM/SGP/OP5/Y3/CORE/BD/13/24
Country: Armenia
Area Of Work: Biodiversity
Operational Phase: Phase 5
Grant Amount: US$ 24,848.00
Co-Financing Cash: US$ 2,630.00
Start Date: 10/2013
End Date: 9/2014
Status: Currently under execution

Project Description: The project aims to establish a fish-breeding
complex in Vaghatin community of Syunik region. The initiative will
create an opportunity to implement protection and reproduction of
endangered Salmo trutta m. fario. The project envisages free release
of three to five thousand juvenile fish into surrounding natural
environment. Besides, within the project activities it is anticipated
to invite respective specialists with corresponding practical
work experience from scientific, research or governing agencies,
and to organize trainings in Vaghatin community on conservation
and sustainable use of biological resources and promotion of
agro-ecotourism.

Grantee: “VAGHATIN” Environmental NGO

Organisation Mission : For GEF SGP, the community-based approach
is the cornerstone for addressing local and global environmental
and sustainable development challenges. SGP provides grants to
civil society organizations (CSOs), notably national and local
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations
(CBOs), and indigenous peoples organizations. SGP grantees may also
include other not-for-profit organizations such as professional
associations, unions and other civil society groups.

By enabling a direct connection between sustainable livelihoods and the
generation of local and global livelihoods, SGP empowers communities
to act and participate in their own development and hence ensures
community ownership and impact. Over the course of the last 20 years,
SGP has provided grants to over 12,000 grantees with 64 percent of
grants channeled to NGOs, 34 percent to CBOs, and 2 percent to other
not-for-profit organizations. More than 60 percent of projects have
directly benefitted communities either through direct grants to CBOs
or through other NGOs and CSOs working with communities.

Mashdots Leader To Lead Visit To Western Armenia

MASHDOTS LEADER TO LEAD VISIT TO WESTERN ARMENIA

Glendale News-Press (California)
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News
February 5, 2014 Wednesday

Kelly Corrigan, Glendale News-Press, Calif.

Feb. 05–Later this year, Mashdots College President Garbis Der
Yeghiayan will take nearly 30 people to visit historic Western Armenia
— which now lies within Turkey’s boarders — on a pilgrimage that
leads Armenian descendents back to their roots.

He has led people on the pilgrimage for several years, witnessing them
encounter for the first time the home of their parents or grandparents
that they had long heard about.

“It’s a dream come true. They always dream about their parents’
and grandparents’ cities — where they were raised, where they were
educated, where they walked,” he said.

For Glendale resident Hovsep Fidanian, who traveled with Der Yeghiayan
to the area last year, the pilgrimage was both enlightening and
heartbreaking.

“It was a pilgrimage that evoked a lot of happiness on one hand and
sadness on the other,” he said.

Along his travels, he saw old Armenian architecture, and particularly
many churches, in ruins.

“You see all these windows broken and properties abandoned and there’s
no way — if you have any sense of being a human being — not being
affected by these things,” he said.

Der Yeghiayan encountered his own family’s ancestral home in Kharpert
and the church where his great-grandfather served as a priest before
he was killed in the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

Der Yeghiayan was born and raised in Beirut, named after his
grandfather, his family’s sole survivor of the genocide. His
grandfather had moved to Wisconsin in 1912, working in a factory and
sending money home to more than 40 members of his family in Kharpert.

But by the time his grandfather returned to the village where he grew
up, everyone had been killed.

Der Yeghiayan, who said he carries the legacy of his family, enjoys
bringing others of the Armenian diaspora closer to their ancestral
roots. As a peacemaker, he said he is known to befriend the Los
Angeles counsel generals working for Turkey.

Once in 2004, as a regional district governor for Rotary International,
he prayed at the Martyrs Monument to honor the 1.5 million genocide
victims in Yerevan alongside Erhan ciftciolu, who served then as a
Rotary district governor in Turkey. The next year, he was invited
by ciftciolu to serve as a keynote speaker in Ankara at a peace
conference, and there he urged Turkey political leaders to renovate
old Armenian churches.

“I make no enemies whatsoever — not as a Rotarian but as a Christian.

It says in the Bible, ‘Love your enemies.’ That has to be implemented
through my deeds, my actions, my words,” he said, adding, “I plant
seeds of love and compassion, not seeds of hatred.”

At Mashdots College in Glendale, Der Yeghiayan teaches several
educational courses. The campus also offers certificate programs
spanning from paralegal studies to early childhood education and
career technical classes in computers and medical billing.

He strives to counsel the students, many of whom who are of Armenian
descent and new to Glendale. Even more recently, he serves refugees
from Syria.

“It’s not just a college, it’s a second home,” he said.

For the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Der
Yeghiayan is serving on a committee that plans to honor the centennial
at the Rose Bowl. He also plans to return to Western Armenia in 2015
for another pilgrimage.

Of the year 2015, he said, “This is a great opportunity for Turks to
extend their hand of friendship and tell Armenians, ‘This is what we
owe to you,'” he said. “If we don’t resolve our differences, the next
generation will have a very hard time resolving the differences.”

http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2014-02-04/news/tn-gnp-mashdots-leader-to-lead-visit-to-western-armenia-20140204_1_armenia-and-turkey-pilgrimage-district-governor

ARF Youth Stage Protests As OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Visit Yerevan

ARF YOUTH STAGE PROTESTS AS OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS VISIT YEREVAN

13:35 05.02.2014

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Nigol Aghbalian Student
Organization and the ARF Youth Organization of Armenia staged a
protest in front of the foreign ministry building this morning as
the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen were meeting with Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian over the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

The groups are protesting the Karabakh mediators’ continued insistence
on maintaining parity in the face of Azeri aggression against Armenian
targets in Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which in a span
of a week and a half claimed the lives of two soldiers, wounded a
16-year-old girl and threatened the security of Armenians living in
the border regions.

The groups called on the Minsk Group co-chairmen to end this false
parity and properly address Azerbaijan’s aggression.

http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/02/05/arf-youth-stage-protests-as-osce-minsk-group-co-chairs-visit-yerevan/

Haykakan Zhamanak: Armenia’s Third City Cut Off Power Supply

HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: ARMENIA’S THIRD CITY CUT OFF POWER SUPPLY

09:27 * 05.02.14

It’s about three days Armenia’s third largest city, Vanadzor, has
been cut off electric power and natural gas supply.

A powerful explosion is said to be the cause. Water pipelines have
been even frozen in several districts.

Speaking to the paper, Chairman of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly’s
Vanadzor Office Artur Sakunts said the city was first cut off gas
supply, causing many residents to use electricity to heat their
apartments. But the transmitters did not resist the overload and went
out of order, says the paper.

Armenian News – Tert.am

Action Urgente : Liberte Pour Sevan Nisanyan !

ACTION URGENTE : LIBERTE POUR SEVAN NSANYAN !

Publié le : 05-02-2014

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN vous
invite a lire cette information publiée sur le site Sesonline.net.

Sesonline.net

İl faut déjouer le piège tendu a Sevan NiÅ~_anyan.

L’écrivain Sevan NiÅ~_anyan est condamné et mis en prison depuis le
2 janvier dernier a Torbalı-İzmir, pour avoir commis un délit de
construction sans autorisation sur sa propriété dans le village de
Å~^irince. Pourtant chacun sait que la Turquie est un paradis pour la
construction illégale, dans l’impunité totale. Alors qu’il mérite
un prix international d’architecture pour toute son Å”uvre accomplie a
Å~^irince, il se retrouve face a une menace de 50 ans de prison avec
près de 17 procès ouverts a son encontre. En réalité chacun sait
bien que les procès de Sevan NiÅ~_anian n’ont rien a voir avec de
la construction illégale. Ces accusations sont dÔes a ses travaux
d’histoire et de linguistique contre l’idéologie officielle. De
même, une autre menace de condamnation a 13,5 mois d’emprisonnement,
en attente d’être confirmée par la Cour de cassation, pèse sur lui
pour le simple fait qu’il ne commente pas la mythologie islamique de
la même manière que les islamistes eux-mêmes.

Dans la mesure où condamner et emprisonner Sevan NiÅ~_anian a
cause de ses idées risque d’entraîner de nombreuses réactions,
on a fabriqué de toutes pièces ce délit de construction illégale
pour le mettre en prison. La question n’est pas que sa construction
soit illégale. Sevan NiÅ~_anian est la voix du peuple et sa plume. Il
faut déjouer ce piège qui lui a été tendu et, pour réparer cette
injustice, il doit être libéré.

(Priere d’envoyer un e-mail ou tweet aux autorités Turques suivantes
pour libérer Nisanyan.)

@cbabdullahgul [email protected]

@RT_Erdogan [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Lire aussi :

Turquie : Sevan NiÅ~_anyan en prison pour ” utopie rurale ”

Turquie : lettre de Sevan NiÅ~_anyan

Turquie: l’Arménien Sevan NiÅ~_anyan en prison le 2 janvier 2014

Turquie : condamnation d’un écrivain arménien

Harcèlement administratif contre un entrepreneur et universitaire
arménien

Turquie : Sevan Nisanyan, un journaliste iconoclaste

Turquie : le bras de fer d’un Arménien avec les autorités

Turquie : le pays qui a oublié son nom

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Source/Lien : Sesonline.net

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La Communaute Francaise Alevie Ecrit A Francois Hollande

LA COMMUNAUTE FRANCAISE ALEVIE ECRIT A FRANCOIS HOLLANDE

FRANCE

La communaute francaise alevie se felicite de la reouverture
des relations entre la France et la Turquie. Avec cette visite
diplomatique, la France montre une volonte ferme de relancer la
communication après plusieurs annees marquees par un silence. L’Etat
turc attend beaucoup de cette rencontre surtout dans le cadre
du processus d’entree dans l’Union europeenne. Nous les alevis,
soutiendrons toujours l’adhesion de la republique turque a l’edifice
europeen.

Nous souhaitons attirer votre attention sur le contenu de notre visite
au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères le mercredi 21 novembre 2012.

Monsieur Dubertrand, conseiller aux affaires religieuses, et Madame
Kennedy, responsable de la question de la Turquie, avaient pris note
des revendications des alevis francais sur le territoire turc. Un
dossier complet avait ete remis lors de cet entretien. Votre Ministre
des Affaires Etrangères, Laurent Fabius, nous avait precise que dans
le cadre des nouvelles relations entre les pays que la France restera
ferme sur le respect des droits de l’homme.

Malheureusement, le gouvernement de l’AKP continue une politique
d’assimilation et de discrimination envers les alevis. Il maintient
les cours religieux obligatoires a l’ecole primaire et secondaire,
refuse la reconnaissance de nos lieux de culte. Il va meme nommer le
troisième pont du Bosphore “Yavuz Sultan Selim”, nom du sultan qui a
massacre plus de 40 000 Alevis. Les coupables de l’incendie criminel du
2 juillet 1993, incendie qui a entraîne la mort de 33 alevis, ont ete
liberes pour cause de delai de prescription. Les derniers evenements
de Gezi, la suspicion d’un Etat parallèle et la crise de corruption
sans precedent de l’Etat turc nous font craindre la fin de l’Etat
de droit. Notre seul souhait est de retrouver une republique turque
laïque, riche de ses differences, ainsi qu’une societe egalitaire
pour tous les citoyens.

Monsieur le President, nous sommes conscients de la necessite de
renouer des liens politiques et economiques avec la Turquie.

Cependant, en tant que citoyens du pays qui est a l’origine de la
Constitution Universelle des Droits de l’Homme, nous nous devons
rester vigilants face a la politique liberticide du gouvernement turc.

En esperant que cette lettre trouvera un echo auprès de vous, nous vous
prions d’agreer, Monsieur le President, nos salutations respectueuses.

Erdal KILICKAYA

President de la Federation Union des Alevis en France

mercredi 5 fevrier 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=96962

L’Armenie Assemblera Des Drones Americains

L’ARMENIE ASSEMBLERA DES DRONES AMERICAINS

Technologies de Pointe

USA Armenian Life –

La branche armenienne d’Instigate -Robotics (Etats-Unis) a recu
aujourd’hui l’autorisation de produire dans l’unite de production de
Sitronix Armenia, dans la zone economique franche d’Armenie a Erevan.

La societe americaine prevoit l’assemblage des drones Educopter et
Photocopter. Ils seront exportes en Amerique du Nord, dans les pays de
l’UE, les pays de l’ex-Union Sovietique. Ces exportations atteindront
un niveau de 1,9 million de dollars dans les trois prochaines annees.

La compagnie negocie actuellement le financement de projets
d’automatisation de la production des systèmes de contrôle des drones.

La compagnie investira de 300 000 a 500 000 dollars pour organiser
la production et des partenaires etrangers apporteront 396 000 dollars.

Des membres du service de formation de la compagnie et du departement
ACS de l’Universite d’Ingenierie d’Etat d’Armenie participeront
au projet.

Une Societe Armenienne pourrait fournir des Drones aux Fermiers
Americains

Une societe accreditee pour le developpement de ses activites dans
la zone economique franche armenienne d’Erevan poursuit son projet
de delocalisation de sa production de drones en Armenie. ” Instigate
” a deja construit et essaye plusieurs types d’helicoptères. Les
lacunes ont ete comblees et ont permis de se rapprocher du standard
d’helicoptères sûrs et irreprochables. L’Ingenieur en chef de la
societe ” Instigate ” Vahagn Poghosyan a revele des informations
relatives a ce projet et a d’autres au cour d’une conversation avec
l’agence d’informations ” Armenpress “. Entre autres nouvelles, Vahagn
Poghosyan a declare tenir des pourparlers avec des investisseurs
importants pour la fourniture d’agrocoptères aux fermiers americains.

” Il s’agit d’un programme a long terme impliquant des investissements
importants. ” Instigate ” n’a pas la capacite de les realiser seule.

Le previsionnel d’activite n’est pas tout a fait finalise. Je ne suis
pas en mesure par consequent, de vous dire a combien de millions
de dollars s’elèvera l’investissement. Nous avons deja rencontre
des investisseurs potentiels de Californie. Nos interlocuteurs ont
exprime leur interet dans ce projet et nous travaillons actuellement
au previsionnel d’activite “, a souligne Vahagn Poghosyan.

Traduction Gilbert Beguian

mercredi 5 fevrier 2014, Jean Eckian (c)armenews.com

http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=97067