Author: Kalantarian Kevo

HRANT DINK MURDER SUSPECT CAUGHT

, Turkey
Oct 23 2013

The main suspect behind the murder of the Armenian journalist Hrant
Dink in Istanbul in 2007 has been caught.

The main suspect behind the murder of the Armenian journalist Hrant
Dink in Istanbul in 2007 has been caught. Dink, the editor-in-chief
of Armenian-Turkish newspaper Agos, was shot dead in in Istanbul on
19 January 2007.

Erhan Tuncel, the main suspect behind the murder of Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink, has been caught in Istanbul’s Kumburgaz
district. He is said to have been hiding in a villa.

This development comes after he spent 38 days on the run from the
Turkish authorities. Tuncel had previously said he would surrender
in 15 days, in an interview that was released by the Star newspaper
on Wednesday.

He was an informant in the north-eastern city of Trabzon before
Dink’s murder.

MKHITARYAN HAILS ‘MAGNIFICENT’ LEWANDOWSKI AFTER VICTORY OVER ARSENAL

Yahoo Sports
Oct 23 2013

By Henry Jackson

Borussia Dortmund playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan has heaped praise
on Robert Lewandowski after his goal sealed a 2-1 win over Arsenal
on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old Pole scored a clinical late winner in London to give
BVB a priceless 2-1 Champions League victory, and the Armenia star
believes his team-mate is one of the finest strikers on the planet.

“Lewandowski is simply magnificent,” the former Shakhtar Donetsk man
told the Bundesliga’s official website.

“He was the best against Arsenal. How he ran, fought and coolly
finished for 2-1 was indescribable. For me, he is one of the best
strikers in the world.”

Mkhitaryan opened the scoring for Dortmund, who were made to withstand
heavy second-half pressure before Lewandowski’s breakaway winner in
the last 10 minutes.

“It was a really tough and important game for us. Playing away against
such a strong side wasn’t easy, but we dug in as a team and delivered
a great performance,” he said.

“Of course, the result is really good for us. I collected [Robert]
Lewandowski’s short pass. Then I noticed I had lots of space on the
edge of the box. I controlled the ball and had a pop at goal.

“It’s not important for me to be able to celebrate my goal come
the final whistle. What’s important is that I put in a reasonable
performance on the pitch. My aim is to get better with every game
because I still haven’t hit top gear.

“I think the group will be decided on the final matchday. We have to
raise our game for the next three matches and play better football. We
have to hope we’ll pick up a couple more points.”

NAZARBAYEV AWAITED IN ARMENIA

Tengrinews, Kazakhstan
Oct 23 2013

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is awaited in Armenia
with an official visit, Tengrinews reports.

“On behalf of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan I would like to once
again confirm the invitation for Kazakhstan President Nursultan
Nazarbayev to arrive in Armenia with an official visit,” Armenian
Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ara Sahakyan told the journalists after the
ceremony of presentation of credential to Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The ambassador pointed out that Armenia viewed Kazakhstan as a
friendly country and expects it to be balanced in its approach to
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.

“We have a highly charged and sensitive matter: the problem of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The OSCE Minsk Group has been working on resolving
this conflict for over 20 years already. The group is co-chaired by
Russia, France and the United States. We believe that the format is
efficient, and that the resources and capacities of the Mink Group have
not been exhausted. Since that negotiations are taking a long time and
no final solution has been achieved so far, we are expecting all the
states, especially the friendly countries, including Kazakhstan, to
take a balanced approach to the issue,” the Armenian ambassador said.

The Minsk Group spearheads the OSCE’s efforts to find a political
solution to the conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh involving
Armenia and Azerbaijan. It encourages a peaceful, negotiated resolution
to the conflict.

He also added that Armenia would vote for the Kazakhstan representative
during election of the UN Security Council permanent member. Besides,
Armenia will participate in the EXPO-2017 that is going to be held
in Astana.

The documents of Armenia’s joining the Customs Union will be ready
by May, 2014.

By Renat Tashkinbayev

ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN BORDER CLASH KILLS ONE: YEREVAN

Agence France Presse
October 22, 2013 Tuesday 4:15 PM GMT

YEREVAN, Oct 22 2013

Azerbaijani forces on Tuesday killed an Armenian soldier and injured
three more along the volatile border between the two arch-enemies,
the Armenian government said.

Garik Pogosyan, 19, was killed when the convoy he was in came under
fire on a road that runs along the border, the defence ministry said
in a statement.

Three other soldiers in the convoy were wounded, it, adding: “This
criminal step by the enemy will not go unanswered and those behind
it will be held responsible.”

Armenia and Azerbaijan are locked in a festering decades-long feud
over the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh.

Armenia-backed separatists seized Nagorny Karabakh from Azerbaijan
in a war that killed 30,000 people in the 1990s.

Despite years of negotiations since a 1994 ceasefire, the two sides
have still not signed a peace deal.

Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force
if negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed to
retaliate against any military action

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OSCE/ODIHR PROVIDES ASSESSMENT OF MIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICIES IN ARMENIA

16:42 23.10.2013

A number of laws and policies are in place in Armenia to promote the
integration of migrants into society, but more steps could be taken
to make further improvements, concludes an assessment prepared by the
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in
co-operation with the non-governmental organization Migration Policy
Group and presented in Yerevan on 23 October 2013.

The assessment notes that opportunities such as the right to apply
for permanent residency and to vote in local elections, as well as
to hold dual citizenship, aid immigrants and family members who join
them in Armenia in integrating.

At the same time, the assessment concludes that the absence of a
dedicated anti-discrimination law and an independent agency for
promoting equality creates a challenging environment for immigrants.

There is also often a lack of targeted state support for immigrants in
finding employment, enrolling children in education and participating
in political decision-making.

“Realizing the challenges posed by population movement to and from
Armenia, this report should serve as a useful tool for identifying,
in close co-operation with the national agencies, the areas for our
further activities in the area of migration management,” Ambassador
Andrey Sorokin, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, said at the
roundtable discussion to launch the assessment.

“The facilitation of migrant integration is still a relatively new
issue for many OSCE participating States,” said Nathalie Tagwerker,
Deputy Head of the ODIHR Democratization Department. “This assessment
provides national authorities in Armenia with a good basis to further
develop and improve their legislation, and to take concrete policy
measures in the area of migrant integration in line with OSCE
commitments.”

The assessment was prepared upon request of the Armenian authorities.

It was produced based on the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)
methodology, developed by the Migration Policy Group. Its criteria
reflect all relevant OSCE commitments and are based directly on
other international standards. To date, the MIPEX assessment has been
undertaken in 32 OSCE participating States.

BELARUS URGES ARMENIA TO COOPERATE WITH CUSTOMS UNION

Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Oct 22 2013

22 October 2013 – 10:17am

Andrey Smirnov, Vice President of the Eurasian Cooperation Development
Foundation, said that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s
statement that Armenia could not join the Customs Union in the
near future had been made to encourage Armenia to adopt technical
regulations and legislative amendments.Smirnov explained that the
Customs Union had a large volume of materials and standards Armenia
needed to adopt and Lukashenko’s words were a signal for changes.The
expert believes that Lukashenko was actually encouraging Armenia
to cooperate more actively with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The
Armenian-Belarusian Trade Center was operating in Armenia, a cognac
factory opened in Belarus.Smirnov said that the declarations of
September 3 needed to be put into a legal document. Such document may
appear at the Minsk summit of heads of the Eurasian Economic Union
on October 24.

Andrey Smirnov, Vice President of the Eurasian Cooperation Development
Foundation, said that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s
statement that Armenia could not join the Customs Union in the
near future had been made to encourage Armenia to adopt technical
regulations and legislative amendments.

Smirnov explained that the Customs Union had a large volume of
materials and standards Armenia needed to adopt and Lukashenko’s
words were a signal for changes.

The expert believes that Lukashenko was actually encouraging Armenia
to cooperate more actively with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The
Armenian-Belarusian Trade Center was operating in Armenia, a cognac
factory opened in Belarus.

Smirnov said that the declarations of September 3 needed to be put
into a legal document. Such document may appear at the Minsk summit
of heads of the Eurasian Economic Union on October 24.

ARMENIA’S ACCESSION TO CUSTOMS UNION WILL TAKE TIME – LUKASHENKO

Interfax, Russia
Oct 21 2013

“It can’t enter the Customs Union tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or
this year, or maybe even next year,” Lukashenko said while meeting with
heads of mass media organizations of CIS countries in Minsk on Monday.

Lukashenko said that “Armenia will only enter the Customs Union
after it fulfils all of the procedures and adopts regulations and
appropriate agreements.”

“It has to go though the accession process,” Lukashenko said, adding
that “it will take some time.”

The issue may be raised in the upcoming summit in Minsk, Lukashenko
said, adding that he does not rule out the appearance of “some document
about Armenia’s intention to join the Customs Union.”

“We should all sit down and discuss where Armenia sees itself, either
in the Customs Union, or in the EU,” Lukashenko said. He reiterated
that “Armenia can only show itself and us the vectors of where it wants
to go. Either the EU or the Customs Union” in the meeting in Minsk.

Lukashenko said, citing negotiations with Armenian officials, that
“a lot of things are still uncertain in Armenian-European dialogue.”

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Academic Conference Dedicated to the 1650th Anniversary of Mesrob Mashtots

A new world order is in the making and history dictates that those
nations, who do not rise to the challenge, will be sidelined from the
world stage.

The spread of Christianity in the 4th century led to the establishment
of a new world order. The Armenian nation rose to the challenge, thanks
to Gregory the Illuminator and specially Mesrob Mashtots. The invention
of the Armenian alphabet reshaped our national identity and contributed
to the creation of our Golden Age.

The invention of printing and the Renaissance in the 15th century and
onward reshaped the world once again. The Armenian nation was able to
keep pace, thanks to Mekhitar of Sebastia. His movement became the
catalyst for the reawakening and rediscovering of the Armenian Identity.

For the past several decades, the internet has been revolutionizing our
lives and changing the world. Globalization is threatening the
sovereignty of small nations. Can the Armenian nation rise to the
challenge once again? What role will our past play in shaping our
future?

To explore the above mentioned issues, an academic conference will be
held at the Fletcher Jones Auditorium of Woodbury University, 7500 N.
Glenoaks Blvd. Burbank , CA 91504 on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 9
am to 5 pm.

The conference is jointly organized by the Armenian General Benevolent
Union, Ararat Eskijian Museum, Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and
Cultural Society, Nor Serount Cultural Association and the Organization
of Istanbul Armenians.

The organizing committee is honored that the following distinguished
academics have accepted its invitation and agreed to take part in the
conference.

The program will consist of the following presentations:

Prof. Father Levon Zekyian
The Symbolism of Mesrob Mashtots: A Retrospect into the Past Sixteen Centuries

Prof. Abraham Terian
The Sturcture and Purpose of Koriwn’s “Life of Mashtots”

Dr. Srbuhi Hayrapetian
The Conceptualization and Rooting of National Identity

Rev. Dr. Abel Manoukian
The Plan to Create a Spiritual Statehood and Preserve National Identity
in the 5th Century and Today

Dr. Yervant Zorian
The Mission of the Armenian Virtual College and its Contribution to
Preserving Armenian Identity

Prof. Hagop Gulludjian
Place, Role, and Prospects of Language Facing Globalization

Prof. Robert Hewsen
Mesrob Mashtots and Mekhitar of Sebastia: the Second and Third Illuminators
of the Armenian People

We are glad to inform that the conference will be live streamed in its
entirety. You can follow the program by visiting NorSerount.com
.

Admission is free, but seating is limited. Seats could be reserved by
contacting 818.357.1606 or maggiegoschin@gmail,com or Nor Serount on
Facebook.

Harut Der-Tavitian

LES RESERVES PROUVEES DE GISEMENTS D’OR ESTIMEES A PLUS DE 16,3 MILLIARDS DE DOLLARS

ARMENIE

Les reserves prouvees d’or dans les depôts armeniens sont estimes a
plus de 16,3 milliards de dollars selon Hrachia Avakian, un eminent
specialiste de l’Institut d’economie de l’Academie Nationale des
Sciences

Il a declare que les recettes prevues de ces ressources est d’environ
24,7 milliards de dollars. Selon lui, l’Armenie a huit gisements d’or
prouvees, les plus importantes etant dans le Sotk.

Hrachia Avakian a egalement declare qu’il y a six champs eprouves avec
de l’or et des reserves polymetalliques qui peuvent etre developpees
pour encore 300 ans et qui produisent chaque annee 1800 tonnes de
cuivre, 5300 tonnes de plomb, 7300 tonnes de zinc, 670 kg d’or, 70
tonnes d’argent , 2300 tonnes de cadmium, 11 tonnes de bismuth, 18
tonnes de selenium et de nombreux autres metaux, ainsi que plusieurs
milliers de tonnes de soufre et de fer.

mardi 22 octobre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

RESF DEMANDE QUE LA POLITIQUE D’IMMIGRATION CHANGE

FRANCE

PARIS, (AFP) – Le Reseau education sans frontières (RESF), qui a
mediatise l’expulsion de la jeune Leonarda au Kosovo, a demande lundi
“que la politique d’immigration change”, estimant que Manuel Valls
“poursuit” la politique de Nicolas Sarkozy.

“C’est ancrer l’idee qu’il n’y a qu’une seule politique en matière
d’immigration possible en ce pays, c’est totalement irresponsable”,
a dit Richard Moyon, confondateur de RESF. Il s’exprimait lors d’une
conference de presse au siège de la FCPE avec des representants de
plusieurs organisations membres du reseau, dont les syndicats lyceens
UNL et FIDL.

Les situations de Leonarda et de Khatchik, 19 ans, expulse vers
l’Armenie, ou de la famille georgienne Shikhashvili, cachee par des
habitants a Albertville et dont les deux fillettes sont scolarisees,
“ce ne sont pas des accidents, ce ne sont pas des bavures, ce sont des
consequences inevitables de la politique mise en place par M. Sarkozy
pendant une decennie et que monsieur Valls poursuit”, a declare M.

Moyon.

Des ministres de droite ont cite Michel Rocard disant “la France ne
peut pas accueillir toute la misère du monde”, en tronquant la fin,
“mais elle doit en prendre fidèlement sa part”. Les futurs ministres
de l’Interieur de droite citeront eux M. Valls sans avoir besoin de
tronquer ses propos sur le regroupement familial ou l’integration
des Roms”, a-t-il estime.

Les lyceens qui ont manifeste par milliers la semaine dernière ne
demandent pas “une circulaire pour dire qu’on n’arrete pas les enfants
dans les ecoles ou dans un car scolaire”, a declare Brigitte Wieser,
membre de RESF. “Ce qui a mis le feu, c’est la loi qui permet d’arreter
un lyceen en plein pendant sa formation, et c’est cette loi qu’il
faut changer”, a-t-elle dit.

Pour elle, la circulaire Sarkozy du 31 octobre 2005 allait plus loin
que la circulaire Valls de ce week-end. Le texte de Sarkozy demandait
de suspendre jusqu’a la fin de l’annee scolaire l’expulsion de parents
etrangers ayant des enfants scolarises. “Il faut une sanctuarisation
de l’education, de la scolarite, que tous les jeunes majeurs ou
mineurs sans papiers, a partir du moment où ils sont scolarises,
puissent rester avec leur famille en France pour etudier jusqu’au
bout”, a aussi reclame Yvan Dementhon, president de l’UNL.

Khatchik, joint au telephone en fin de conference de presse, a
dit qu’il devrait faire son service militaire en Armenie : “c’est
obligatoire, mais je ne veux pas le faire, je veux rentrer en France”.

mardi 22 octobre 2013, Ara ©armenews.com