Author: Kalantarian Kevo

MOLDOVAN OMBUDSWOMAN WON’T VISIT ARMENIA ANYMORE

13:05, 4 October, 2013

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, ARMENPRESS: The Azerbaijani media is again trying
to burn a fire around the name of the Commissioner for Human Rights
of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu. As reported by Armenpress, quoting the
Azerbaijani APA, the agency published the interview with the notorious
Ombudswoman, in which she stated that she will never visit Armenia
again. To the question “If Armenia organized an event on human rights,
will you come to this country?”

she said: “I will never go to this country again. They are very
“hospitable”. I will attend the International Humanitarian Forum in
Baku on October 30″.

During her report “The protection of human rights and security in
“frozen conflicts” areas” made at the National Assembly of Armenia on
July 3-4 in the framework of the Pan-European Conference “The European
Standards of Rule of Law and the Scope of Discretion of Powers in the
Member States of the Council of Europe”, the Parliamentary Advocate
of the Republic of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu made a statement, which
does not have any connection to the reality.

She announced that “Armenia occupied 20% of the Azerbaijan’s territory
and the Khojalu Genocide was implemented by the Armenians”. The
Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova called Armenia “an
aggressor country”. This statement received negative reaction both
in Armenia and Moldova. Many political and public figures condemned
Grigoriu’s statement considering it provocative.

Later it was found out that two weeks before coming to Yerevan, the
Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu
was in Baku. The Facebook photos and posts of Aurelia Grigoriu were
spread in the Internet, where the “incorruptible” and “objective”
lawyer was expressing her love towards Azerbaijan. After the scandal
the photos and posts were operatively deleted from the Facebook page
of Aurelia Grigoriu. The Ombudsman of Moldova expressed his regret
to Karen Andreasyan in the connection with the Aurelia Grigoriu’s
statement, noting that the position of the National Institute for the
Defense of Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova does not reflect
her opinion on that delicate issue.

Later on the Azerbaijani “Heydar Aliyev” foundation announced that
human rights defender in Moldovan parliament, lawyer Aurelia Grigoriu
has been awarded with golden medal “Heydar Aliyev” “for supporting
the policy of Turkic states, merit in the protection of human rights
and moving forward the Azerbaijani realities in the whole world”.

“Heydar Aliyev” prize in Azerbaijan is awarded to “those figures
who supported the friendship of Turkic states, had contribution in
development of economy, social-political and cultural spheres of Turkic
states”. In different times with above-mentioned medal were awarded
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov,
former President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev and Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

LE PANIER DU CONSOMMATEUR A AUGMENTE DE 2,6 POUR CENT AU 2EME TRIMESTRE

ARMENIE

Le panier des consommateurs (prix moyens courants) a augmente de 2,6%
a 56799,9 drams par mois en Armenie au deuxième trimestre compare au
1er trimestre a rapporte ArmStat.

Le coût des biens et des services de consommation en termes annuels
s’elèvent a 681598,7 drams.

Les denrees alimentaires minimales incluses dans le panier sont le pain
(norme de consommation annuelle est de 91,3 kg, le coût par habitant
44463,1 drams), les produits carnes (36,5 kg ; 93797,7 drams), les
pommes de terre (91,3 kg ; 13466,8 drams), les fruits (73 kg ; 43500,7
drams ), le sucre (18,3 kg, 7609,1 drams), les produits laitiers
(79178,1 drams), les oeufs (182,5 pièces ;. 12519,5 drams), l’huile
vegetale (7,3 kg ; 6691,9 drams), les poissons (11 kg, 24516,8 drams),
la margarine (3,7 kg ; 4519,2 drams).

vendredi 4 octobre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

LES JEUX DE LA FRANCOPHONIE ONT ETE UN SUCCÈS POUR L’EQUIPE ARMENIENNE

ARMENIE

Hayastani Hanrapetoutioun, Aravot, Armenpress, plusieurs agences
de presse et chaînes de television ont couvert la conference de
presse de l’Ambassadeur de France, du Ministre armenien du Sport
et de la Jeunesse, Yuri Vardanian, et de la Vice-ministre de la
Culture, Arev Samuelian, organisee dans les locaux de Ambassade,
dediee au bilan de la seconde participation armenienne aux 7èmes
Jeux de la Francophonie (Nice du 6 au 15 septembre). L’Ambassadeur
a souligne l’active mobilisation des sportifs armeniens. Presentant
l’historique des Jeux de la Francophonie, il en a rappele les origines,
la dynamique sportive et culturelle ainsi que l’objectif de promotion
de la diversite. L’ensemble de la delegation armenienne a ete recue
a l’Ambassade a cette occasion.

Le Ministre du sport, Yuri Vardanian, chef de la delegation armenienne,
s’est felicite des performances enregistrees par les sportifs et
artistes armeniens : 3 medailles d’or et 3 medailles de bronze,
permettant a l’Armenie de figurer au 12ème rang des 56 delegations. Il
a aussi propose aux organisateurs de ce ” grand evenement sportif
” d’elargir a l’avenir le nombre des disciplines en lice. Mme Arev
Samuelian, Vice-ministre de la culture et coordinatrice nationale
des jeux a souligne l’accueil très positif recu en France par les
artistes armeniens.

Extrait de la revue de presse de l’Ambassade de France en Armenie en
date du 27 septembre 2013

vendredi 4 octobre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

UNE DEPUTEE DE L’OPPOSITION ARMENIENNE DEVRAIT ETRE EXCLUE DE LA DELEGATION DE L’ARMENIE A L’APCE

ARMENIE

Zaruhi Postanjian, deputee du parti d’opposition Jarankoutioun
(Heritage) a l’Assemblee nationale d’Armenie, devrait renoncer
a representer son parti au sein de la delegation de l’Armenie a
l’Assemblee parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe (APCE).

Le president de l’Assemblee nationale d’Armenie, Hovik Abrahamyan,
a fait une declaration en ce sens lors de la seance parlementaire
du 3 octobre. “L’expression d’une opinion politique n’est pas un
droit illimite. La Constitution d’Armenie dit que le droit a la
libre expression d’un depute ne peut aller jusqu’a l’insulte ou la
diffamation. De meme, les règlements de l’APCE interdisent le recours
a des propos qui violent la dignite humaine “, a declare le president
du Parlement armenien pour justifier cette mesure visant la deputee de
l’opposition qui a certes son franc parler et l’a montre a plusieurs
reprises, dernièrement encore pour denoncer ce qu’elle considère
comme la main mise de la Russie sur l’Armenie, alors qu’elle faisait
l’objet d’un contrôle routier dans la ville de Kapan.

“Suite au comportement de Zaruhi Postanjian lors de la seance d’hier,
2 octobre, de l’APCE, et conformement a la legislation armenienne, je
declare ici que j’ai consulte les differents groupes parlementaires et
pris la decision de changer la composition de la delegation armenienne
a l’APCE”, a indique M.Abrahamyan. Mme Postanjian, qui est l’une des
responsables du parti de Raffi Hovannissian, adversaire malheureux de
Serge Sarkissian aux presidentielles de fevrier, a sans doute prononce
les mots de trop aux yeux des autorites armeniennes, lors de la seance
cruciale a Strasbourg de l’APCE, dont le president armenien assumait
la presidence pour 6 mois.

Lors de la reunion du 2 octobre de l’APCE, Mme Postanjian avait
apostrophe le president Sarkissian en ces termes : “Vous vous
presentez ici [a la seance de l’APCE] non par la volonte du peuple,
mais [plutôt] a la faveur d’un crime organise, le vol des votes du
peuple armenien. De ce fait, vous ne pouvez pretendre representer de
jure la volonte et les droits du peuple armenien. [Aussi] je vous pose
cette question : si vous avez joue dans un casino en Europe et y avez
perdu 70 millions d’euros, qui s’est charge d’honorer cette dette ?”

vendredi 4 octobre 2013, Gari ©armenews.com

PEROOMIAN’S PHOTO ESSAYS EXPLORE SPACE AND TIME IN ARMENIA

A Photographic Journey of my Homeland, Armenia by Vahe Peroomian

GLENDALE- Vahe Peroomian’s recently published e-book, A Photographic
Journey of my Homeland, Armenia is a 220-page collection of 12 sweeping
photo essays chronicling Peroomian’s travels and experiences in Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh from 2004 to 2011, during which he spent over
90 days in his ancestral homeland.

In addition to road trips to well-known, as well as many lesser
known, ancient sites, churches, and monuments, the essays include his
experiences covering the 2008 presidential elections, commemorations
of the Armenian Genocide, and the unveiling of a millennial church
discovered in the forests of Karabakh. The book also features 215
stunning color and black and white photographs from these voyages.

Author and Photographer Vahe Peroomian

“With every short walk, and with every kilometer driven, I wiped clean
the slate of my early impressions of Armenia, and fell in love with the
vibrant landscape, teeming with life, with beauty, and with ancient
wonders,” writes Peroomian, who had first visited Armenia in 1980,
at the height of the cold war and of Soviet rule and suppression of
Armenian nationalism and identity.

Vahe Peroomian is a space scientist by profession, but has taken
every opportunity to pursue his fascination with photography and the
beauty of the Gaian landscape. He is a self-trained photographer,
and prefers a hands-on approach and independent experimentation
with photographic styles and techniques. He has found that the same
off-the-wall approach that works in solving physics problems helps
him see landscapes in a new light as well. The self-similar shapes in
landscapes and the play between cloud and landscape that characterize
many of his photographs are a manifestation of this viewpoint.

Peroomian’s love of photography as a child and young adult blossomed
into a passion fourteen years ago. Since then, he has used every
opportunity, be it an extra day during a space science conference,
a visit to a national park, a road trip up the California coast, or
the trips to Armenia documented in this book, to pursue this passion.

A Photographic Journey of my Homeland, Armenia is available for
download for $9.99.

ZARUHI POSTANJYAN VS. SERZH SARGSYAN AT PACE

October 2, 2013 Posted by Ara K. Manoogian at 8:25 pm

At the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, on October 2,
2013, Zaruhi Postanjyan asked Serzh Sargsyan whether he lost 70 million
at a casino in Europe (with ENGLISH SUBTITLES). The Q&A is followed
by an earlier video, where Viktor Dallakyan, now Deputy Chief of
Presidential Staff, accuses his future boss of wasting public money
at casinos in Monte Carlo (ENGLISH SUBTITLES).

TRABZON COURT REQUESTS MERGER OF HRANT DINK CASES

Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Oct 3 2013

TRABZON – Dogan News Agency

A Trabzon court has asked for the merging of a case against
a gendarmerie commander on charges of neglect of duty over the
assassination of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, with the
main trial in Istanbul.

Ali Oz, who was Gendarmerie Commander of the Black Sea province of
Trabzon during the killing of the late journalist, was sentenced
to six months in prison. However, as the Supreme Court of Appeals
reversed the decision, he was put in another trial in Trabzon.

In addition to Oz, seven soldiers at his command had also been charged
with prison sentences.

Oz was accused of not informing authorities that the crime organization
founded by Yasin Hayal, who was charged with being the instigator of
the assassination, and his friends were going to commit the crime,
despite learning it in 2006. He was also facing charges of forging
documents to pretend to have only obtained the information after
the incident.

Dink, the renowned editor-in-chief of Agos, was shot by triggerman
Ogun Samast in front of his office in Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2007.

In the hearing as part of the new case opened in Trabzon, the suspects’
hometown, against Oz, the court delayed the hearing requesting
the merger of the Oz case with the main case into Dink’s slaying
in Istanbul.

The interim decision of the court said: “Ali Oz didn’t take legal
action despite receiving the intelligence information that the crime
organization founded by Yasin Hayal and his friends was preparing for
the assassination. As there is the possibility of serving or aiding
and the need of the detection of the organization’s structure and
operations, it has been decided that it would be more appropriate
for the case to be tried with the case at Istanbul 14th High Criminal
Court.”

The main Dink trial resumed on Sept. 17 as the Supreme Court of
Appeals verdict defined the acts of all suspects in the case under
“an organization formed to commit crime.”

Dink’s family and his supporters rejected the premise of the retrial
that the defendants were part of a criminal conspiracy and argued
that the state was involved in what amounted to a terrorist conspiracy.

October/03/2013

ARMENIA REPORTS DROP IN EGG PRODUCTION

The Poultry Site
Oct 3 2013

03 October 2013
ARMENIA – Armenia produced a total of 45.7 million eggs in August
2013. According to the National Statistical Service, this number is
3.6 per cent less compared to the same period last year.

According to News.am, between August and September 2013, egg prices
rose in the country, which was a main driver in the reduction in
egg production.

Thus, about 16 eggs per month are produced in Armenia per capita.

Doctors advise adults to eat 21 to 22 eggs per month.

ARMENIAN CONTRIBUTIONS PORTRAYED IN ‘A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY, OCT. 3

US Fed News
October 2, 2013 Wednesday 1:13 PM EST

FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 2 — California State University Fresno issued
the following press release:

The research project “American Armenian Contributions to Humanity after
the Armenian Genocide and The Armenian World: A Photographic Journey,”
by Stepan Partamian will be presented 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 in the
Industrial Technology Building, room 101 (Barstow and Campus Drive)
at Fresno State. Partamian will present his research in two areas:
his findings on the contributions Armenians have made through their
discoveries, and his travels throughout Europe documenting various
Armenian communities. The free, public event is presented by the Fresno
State Armenian Studies Program and Armenian Students Organization. INFO
(and parking code info): 559.278.2669.

DETAILED OFFICIAL RESULTS OF IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION POLL ANNOUNCED

Rudaw website, Arbil, Iraq
02 Oct 13

The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has published
detailed results of the 21 September Kurdistan Region parliamentary
poll in which the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) came first, the
website of privately-owned Rudaw media company reported on 2 October.

IHEC officials announced the results at a news conference in Arbil.

The political entities can appeal against the results, the officials
said.

There are 111 seats in the parliament, 11 of which are reserved for
the ethnic and religious minorities. Thirty-four female candidates
have been elected as MPs.

The details below are compiled from two reports on the Rudaw website,
which were also carried in part or full on several other outlets:

1. KDP, 743,984 votes (38 seats);

2. Change Movement (Gorran), 476,736, (24 seats);

3. Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, 350,500 (18 seats);

4. Kurdistan Islamic Union, 186,741 (10 seats);

5. Kurdistan Islamic Group, 118,574 (six seats);

6. Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party, 12,501 (one seat);

7. Azadi List of Kurdistan Communist Party, 12,392 (one seat);

8. Third Direction List of the Kurdistan Toilers’ Party, 8,681
(one seat)

Minorities: (five seats reserved for Turkomans, five for Christians
and one to Armenian per quota system)

9. Turkoman Progressive Movement List, 5,259, two seats

10. Arbil Turkomani List, 6,951, one seat

11. Turkoman’s Change and Renewal List, 1,926, one seat

12. Turkoman Front, 1,753, one seat

13. Rafidayn List, 6,145, two seats

14. List of Chaldean, Syriac and Assyrian Assembly, 5,730, two seats

15. Abna (Sons of) Rafidayn List, 1,093, one seat

16. Armenians: Barwan Nisan Margos Patros (name of successful candidate
as published)

Source: Rudaw website, Arbil, in Sorani Kurdish 02 Oct 13

[Translated from Sorani Kurdish]