Author: Kalantarian Kevo

EXPERT: CHANGES IN ARMENIA’S POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IMPLY AN INTELLECTUAL FIGHT AGAINST TURKEY
by Nana Martirosyan

ARMINFO
Tuesday, July 16, 19:32

The changes in Armenia’s policy on recognition of the Armenian
Genocide imply an intellectual fight against Turkey, Professor Rouben
Safrastyan, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the
Armenian National Academy of Sciences, said at a press conference
on Tuesday.

He said that he welcomes Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan
Hovsepyan’s statement about the need to retrieve the Armenian lands
if that statement marks the beginning of changes in the policy on
the Armenian Genocide recognition. “If this marks the beginning of
changes, we should immediately start preparing for the intellectual
fight and unify the Armenian worldwide”, he said.

To recall, during the July 5 Pan-Armenian Forum of Lawyers dedicated
to the forthcoming centenary of the Armenian Genocide, Armenian
Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan said that the assignees of the
Armenian Genocide victims should receive material compensation, the
Armenian Apostolic Church should be given back the churches and lands
belonging to the Church, and Armenia should retrieve its territories.

He stressed that one of the Armenian lawyers’ goals is to detect the
organizers and instigators of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman
Empire.

In response, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that the statements of
the person holding such a high post allegedly run counter to Armenia’s
UN and OSCE accession commitments.

RUSSIAN STATE-RUN TELEVISION BLOCKS ACCESS TO SCANDALOUS VIDEO FOR ARMENIA USERS

July 16, 2013 | 19:10

YEREVAN. – All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
(VGTRK) blocked for Armenian citizens access to scandalous video
telling about the court hearings on Hrachya Harutyunyan’s case.

After the article by Armenian News-NEWS.am about humiliating attitude
of VGTRK towards defendant Hrachya Harutyunyan wes posted, the access
to the video was blocked for users from Armenia. “The video is banned
for the region Armenia” reads inscription on the video report.

It is not clear whether it is reasonable to block the video which was
on the air not only of Russia 1 and Russia 24 channels, but also RTR
Planeta, international version of state-run television which is also
broadcasted in Armenia

KARABAKH TO HOST “SUMMER SCHOOL FOR YOUTH LEADERS” CAMP

July 16, 2013 | 15:34

The ministry of culture and youth affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
will hold a youth camp called “Summer School for Youth Leaders”
from July 15-21 in Mets Tagher village of Hadrout region.

The aim of the program is to develop leadership and management skills
in the youth, to encourage them to take a more active and productive
participation in beneficial programs, to develop the ability of being
an effective leader and manager and to improve their knowledge of
English. One of the ultimate goals of the project is to create mutual
cognitive environment, involve the youth in the country’s social
and political environment and ensure their active participation in
domestic affairs.

Active, initiative, creative young people from 16-22 who are
willing to do useful work can take part in the camp. It will be held
at Mets Tagher secondary school after A. Khanperyants, where the
participants will be given the opportunity not only to pass the course
and improve their knowledge of English but also to spend interesting
and entertaining days.

The training course relates to such topics as behavior based on
moral values, code of professional ethics, power and authority, the
productivity of common and small groups. All this aims at developing
the participants’ communication, organization and leadership skills.

Shant Petrosyan, head of the division for special courses in the
regions of Armenia of the American University of Armenia will read
lectures on the topics.

The youth camp “Summer school for young leaders” is being organized
since 2007 by the division for youth affairs of the Ministry of
Culture and Youth Affairs of NKR within the framework of the “Program
of stimulation of Non-formal education”.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

THERE WERE NO OTHER CLOTHES FOR HARUTYUNYAN TO WEAR IN COURTROOM – LAWYER

17:53 16/07/2013 ” LAW

Hrachya Harutyunyan, the driver of the truck that suffered a crash
near Podolsk, Russia, claiming 18 lives was brought to the courtroom
wearing a woman’s robe because there were no other clothes for him to
wear at the moment, Harutyunyan’s lawyer, Erik Chabanov, was quoted
as saying by RIA Novosti.

The doctors had no intention of humiliating him, he added.

Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan earlier sent a letter to Russia’s
Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin, asking him to examine the
reasons of degrading treatment of the Armenian citizen.

“The doctors had to tear off Harutyunyan’s clothes when he was brought
to hospital, and as there were no other clothes in the hospital, they
dressed him in a woman’s robe. They had no intention of insulting him,”
the lawyer said.

Meanwhile, Chabanov admitted that the doctors could get in touch with
him to ask for clothes, but they did not do so.

To note, a truck crashed into a passenger bus on July 13 near
Podolsk, Russia. The bus split in two. 18 people were killed, 30 were
hospitalized with injuries. The truck driver, Hrachya Harutyunyan,
was arrested on Monday. He was brought to the courtroom wearing a
woman’s robe.

Source: Panorama.am

MOBILIZING FOR PETER KOUTOUJIAN THE RIGHT MOVE FOR ALL ARMENIANS

By Michelle Hagopian

July 16, 2013

ANCA Desk

For those who don’t know, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian,
a longtime advocate for and participant in the Armenian-American
community, is running for Rep. Ed Markey’s now vacant House seat. He
announced his campaign run recently and the ANCA has endorsed him,
putting our full support behind one of our own.

Koutoujian Hagopian 225×300 Mobilizing for Peter Koutoujian the Right
Move for All Armenians Hagopian (L) with Koutoujian

This is huge. How many Armenians do you know of who have staged
legitimate runs for the U.S. Congress? I can think of less than
a handful. Peter is a strong voice for Armenian issues, including
genocide recognition, and he would advance our cause to the national
level if elected.

This week, Koutoujian came to the Hairenik Building in Watertown,
Mass., to be interviewed by the Armenian Weekly and to meet the
supporters from all of our sister organizations. The ANCA, ARS, ARF,
AYF, Homenetmen, and Hamazkayin were all there to show Peter we have
his back now and always. It was a great opportunity to chat with him
and hear where he stands as a candidate.

He describes himself as a moderate Democrat and someone who is willing
and able to work with anyone. Too often as voters, we get wrapped up
in ideology and labels. I’ve seen it in ANCA work-people will call
and tell me they can’t vote for a Democrat or Republican, or ask why
the ANCA endorsed this person over this person.

When it comes to Armenian issues, party and affiliation should not
matter. If someone is willing to push for our views and values on
Capitol Hill and beyond, we should learn from them and embrace their
efforts. Because they will be the one speaking on your behalf at a
higher level.

That person right now is Peter Koutoujian. And he needs the support
of the Armenian community in Massachusetts and across the country.

Fundraising is crucial, no doubt, but turning out to vote is even
bigger. The 5th district of Massachusetts-the seat left open by Rep.

Markey-is densely populated with Armenians. It covers Watertown,
Belmont, Waltham, and Lexington, among other towns that hold the core
of our community.

If you don’t know who Peter is by now, you’ve been living under a rock.

It’s time to wake up and help out one of our own. Peter is a friend
to all and has strong values, a strong voice, and a chance to truly
elevate all Armenians in our nation’s government.

The ANCA has endorsed him because he is very good on our issues, which
are obviously your issues too. Why should you vote for Peter? For all
of the reasons above and many more. He’s an approachable, friendly
guy who thanks his supporters in Armenian and who has a long public
service track record.

If you’re a business owner, why not invite Peter to come to your
business and take a photograph to post on your walls? If you show
you support him, you should encourage your friends and customers to
support him, too.

If you’re a student or young person, why not get the word out
on college campuses or in your summer programs that there’s an
up-and-coming Armenian candidate in this special election? The youth
play a huge role in not only registering voters but for mobilizing
as volunteers on the campaign trail, by phone banking, knocking on
doors, etc.

It doesn’t matter what you can or can’t offer. If you don’t have a few
bucks to throw toward Peter’s campaign, that’s fine. What you can do
is vote for him in the fall. That’s the most important factor. If
you want to get involved in his campaign or voice your support,
reach out to me at [email protected].

In the meantime, check out the ANCA’s Facebook album titled “Peter
Koutoujian for Congress.” You should also check out his official
website and “like” his page on Facebook.

Let’s get Peter to Capitol Hill. Support a fellow Armenian today.

ASSETS OF ARMENIAN BANKS OVER $6 BILLION

July 16, 2013 | 02:44

YEREVAN. – Combined assets of Armenian banks as of June 1, 2013,
are over $6.3 billion (AMD 2.6 trillion), statistical bulletin of
the Central Bank of Armenia informs.

At the same time, combined assets of Armenia’s commercial banks come
to 65% of country’s GDP. Thus, Armenia is third among the post-Soviet
states on the ‘bank assets/GDP’ index (after Ukraine with over 80%
index and Russia with 75% index). Among other South Caucasian states,
in Georgia this index equals to 60% of GDP, in Azerbaijan – 30%.

In developed European states bank assets significantly surpass the
GDP, for example, bank assets surpass GDP four times in Germany,
five times in Switzerland, and six times in UK.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

ARMENIAN-IRANIAN ECONOMIC POTENTIAL GREAT – ARA PETROSYAN

13:06 16.07.13

Iran is Armenia’s partner, the bilateral trade turnover is $300m and
can be doubled, Armenia’s Minister of Economy Ara Petrosyan stated
at an Armenian-Iranian business forum on Tuesday.

The forum is one more step toward strengthening the bilateral economic
ties and achievements in other fields.

“Armenian-Iranian economic relations have great potential. The
Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental economic commission holds regular
discussions of the bilateral relations. About 60 Iranian businessmen
have arrived in Armenia, which is good occasion for establishing new
contacts,” he said.

Yahya Ale-Eshaq, Chairman of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce,
Industries, Mines and Agriculture, pointed out the problems that
need solving.

“Both the countries are creating favorable conditions for investments,
industry, agriculture, banking, education and culture. The two states’
authorities are willing to develop the relations. Iran’s private
sector is willing to cooperate with Armenia’s business community
as well. The sixty businessmen’s visit to Armenia is evidence of
their willingness to establish contacts with the Armenian side,”
he said. Mr Yahya Ale-Eshaq invited Armenian businessmen to the next
business conference in Tehran.

Speaking of the problems, he said: “We are cooperating with many of
our neighbors by means of the visa-free system. So we are waiting for
the Armenian government’s decision because we have no legal problem.

We also have a preferential tariff treatment problem, as Armenia has
set high tariffs for Armenia – 20 to 30 percent -, which, in turn,
causes a rise in the self-cost of products.”

With respect to product distribution, Mr Yahya Ale-Eshaq pointed out
the need for an Iranian trade center in Armenia.

The Armenian and Iranian Chambers of Commerce and Industry signed a
memorandum of understanding on the development of economic, technical
and cultural relations.

Armenian News – Tert.am

HARUTYUNOV DENIES, MARGARYAN CONFIRMS

July 15 2013

On July 5, Aravot.am published the information that the former
President of the Youth Party of Armenia Sargis Asatryan was arrested
in Moscow on suspicion of keeping especially a large-scale drug. The
latter has been living in Moscow for several years and was the Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian community in Moscow.

A few days later, General Roman Arutyunov representing the chief staff
of the Armenian community in Moscow denied that Sargis Asatryan had
been the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Community
in Moscow, and that they had no connection with Asatryan at all. In a
conversation with Aravot, the President of the “Anti-Corruption” NGO
Gagik Margaryan said that he has a formal document at hand saying that
on June 28 a decision was made at the closed court session to arrest
Sargis Asatryan, and he was imprisoned. Rather heavy charge was made
to S. Asatryan, and the investigation is proceeding Garnik Margaryan
does not consider right to comment at this stage. Only reflecting the
General Harutyunova’s statement, he said,- “I know Sargis Asatryan
a very long time ago. YPA was not yet established, and was in close
relations with Artashes Geghamyan. The 2003 elections, when the
opposition failed, and Robert Kocharyan seized the power, after that
Sargis Asatryan moved to Moscow. And during our meeting, last year,
he gave me his business card, which said that he is the Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Community in Moscow. Who denies
what, it is his problem? “Mr. Margaryan is sorry that such a young
man as Sargis Asatryan is, who have a good education, have attended
some schools, and are the future of our country, instead of having
their place in their country and have a perspective, fascinated
at such evil. He also regrets that S. Asatryan, by and large, will
become a scapegoat. Margaryan still hopes that the charges will be
denied because such accusation throws a shadow on the reputation of
the Armenian nation. Nelly GRIGORYAN

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REVUE DE PRESSE N°1 – 15/07/13 – COLLECTIF VAN

Publié le : 15-07-2013

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN [Vigilance
Arménienne contre le Négationnisme] vous propose une revue de presse
des informations parues dans la presse francophone, sur les thèmes
concernant la Turquie, le génocide arménien, la Shoah, le génocide
des Tutsi, le Darfour, le négationnisme, l’Union européenne, Chypre,
etc… Nous vous suggérons également de prendre le temps de lire ou
de relire les informations et traductions mises en ligne dans notre
rubrique

Par ailleurs, certains articles en anglais, allemand, turc, etc,
ne sont disponibles que dans la newsletter Word que nous générons
chaque jour. Pour la recevoir, abonnez-vous a la Veille-Média :
c’est gratuit ! Vous recevrez le document du lundi au vendredi dans
votre boîte email. Bonne lecture.

AyÅ~_e Gunaysu – Oui a la paix, mais entre qui, pour quoi faire et
dans quel contexte ?

Info Collectif VAN – – “Est-ce vrai ? Les choses
changent-elles vraiment en Turquie, terre de génocides, de pogroms, de
répression et d’une guerre prolongée, ces trente dernières années,
contre ses propres citoyens kurdes ? La guerre, qui a fait plus de
40 000 morts – des Kurdes, pour la plupart – dans le Kurdistan turc,
approche-t-elle de sa fin ? Ce cauchemar, qui s’est déroulé non
seulement dans les montagnes, mais aussi dans les bourgades et les
villes, est-il quasiment terminé, permettant une existence normale –
une existence que les enfants et les adultes de moins de 30 ans n’ont
jamais connue ?” Le Collectif VAN vous invite a lire la traduction de
Georges Festa d’un article en anglais d’AyÅ~_e Gunaysu publié sur le
site The Armenian Weekly, mise en ligne sur le site Armenian Trends –
Mes Arménies le 29 juin 2013.

Turquie : Erdogan joue la montre, les Kurdes s’impatientent Info
Collectif VAN – – “Il avait été convenu, aux
termes de négociations entre Abdullah Ocalan, leader des Kurdes,
emprisonné a vie depuis 1999 et RT Erdogan, premier Ministre
du gouvernement islamo-conservateur de Turquie, qu’en échange du
retrait du territoire turc des combattants du PKK, commencé fin mars,
des réformes seraient faites en faveur des Kurdes qui réclament
une forme d’autonomie régionale avec, a la clef, la reconnaissance
de droits spécifiques, notamment le droit a l’éducation en langue
kurde”. Le Collectif VAN vous propose cette information publiée sur
le site des Amitiés kurdes de Bretagne le 1er juillet 2013.

Darfour : Ban condamne une attaque qui a coÔté la vie a sept
Casques bleus Info Collectif VAN – – “Le
Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon, a exprimé
samedi son indignation face a l’attaque qui a tué sept Casques bleus
de l’Opération hybride Union africaine-Nations Unies au Darfour
(MINUAD) et blessé 17 autres. Le porte-parole de M. Ban a déclaré
dans un communiqué de presse que le Secrétaire général était ”
scandalisé d’apprendre de l’attaque meurtrière contre les Casques
bleus ”, en ajoutant qu’il attend du gouvernement du Soudan de faire
en sorte que les auteurs de ce crime soient traduits en justice au
plus vite”. Le Collectif VAN vous invite a lire cet article publié
sur le site de l’ONU le 13 juillet 2013.

Darfour : Ban Ki-Moon s’indigne de l’attaque contre les Casques
bleus Le secrétaire général des Nations-Unies, Ban Ki-Moon se
dit indigné de l’embuscade tendue samedi au Soudan aux hommes de la
Minuad, la mission commune ONU-Union africaine au Darfour.

Pour Erdogan, Morsi est le vrai président égyptien Le Premier
ministre turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan a estimé que l’ex-président
égyptien Mohammad Morsi, destitué par l’armée, était le seul chef
de l’Ã~Itat légitime en Ã~Igypte, selon le journal turc Today’s Zaman,
favorable au gouvernement. ” En ce moment, mon président en Ã~Igypte
est Morsi parce qu’il a été élu par le peuple ”, a déclaré tard
samedi M. Erdogan, cité hier par ce quotidien en langue anglaise,
a l’occasion d’un dîner de rupture du jeÔne du ramadan.

Edouard Nalbandian et Elmar Mammedyarov se sont rencontrés a Vienne
(Autriche) vendredi Alors que la tension est persistante sur le
front entre le Haut Karabagh et l’Azerbaïdjan, vendredi 12 juillet
a Vienne (Autriche), le ministre arménien des Affaires étrangères
Edouard Nalbandian et son homologue azéri Elmar Mammedyarov se sont
rencontrés. Un rencontre en tête-a-tête suivie d’une rencontre
avec les co-présidents du Groupe de Minsk de l’OSCE, Igor Popov,
Jacques Faure, Yan Gelly et Andrzej Kasprzyk. L’objet des rencontres
fut le règlement pacifique du conflit du Haut Karabagh.

Tayyip Erdogan dans les pas de Kemal Ataturk Un portrait géant
de Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, accompagné d’un drapeau turc d’un rouge
éclatant, trône sur la facade de l’ancien centre culturel monumental
qui porte le nom du fondateur de la Turquie moderne. L’un de ceux
que l’on ne sort habituellement que pour les fêtes nationales.

L’info vue par la TRT (1) Le Collectif VAN vous propose cet article
publié sur la TRT (Télévision & Radio de Turquie). Les articles
de ce site ne sont pas commentés de notre part. Ils peuvent contenir
des propos négationnistes envers le génocide arménien ou d’autres
informations a prendre sous toute réserve. “Le Parti Saadet organise
un rassemblement de soutien au peuple égyptien contre le coup d’Etat
militaire, ce dimanche sur la place Kazlicesme a Istanbul”.

Erevan conteste de nouveau toute pression russe sur l’Accord
avec l’UE Le processus d’intégration en cours entre l’Arménie et
l’Union européenne n’est pas contre la Russie, son allié de longue
date, a déclaré un haut fonctionnaire du gouvernement a Erevan. Le
vice-ministre des Affaires étrangères Zohrab Mnatsakanian a déclaré
que l’accord d’association avec l’UE recherché par Erevan ne nuira
pas a la traditionnelle relation russo-arménienne.

Bursa, la Turquie loin de la contestation Adil Oglu s’est longuement
posé la question : et si ce rendez-vous était un piège ? Est-ce
d’ailleurs vraiment raisonnable de recevoir des journalistes étrangers
par ces temps agités ? Oglu a fini par fixer la rencontre dans un
café chic qui sert des yaourts glacés aux fruits sous des parasols
blancs dans le quartier historique, joliment rénové, de Bursa,
troisième ville de Turquie, aux portes de l’Anatolie.

Découverte de13 pierres tombales arméniennes sous la place Taxim
d’Istanbul selon ” Agos ” Selon ” Agos ”, le journal arménien
paraissant a Istanbul, lors des travaux sur la célèbre place
Taxim a Istanbul, furent mis a jour 13 anciennes pierres tombales
arméniennes. Des découvertes proches de l’hôtel Divan et Hilton,
ainsi que du boulevard Azker Otchakh. Ces pierres tombales arméniennes
dateraient du 17e au 19e siècle.

Turquie: la justice permet a un couple d’appeler sa fille ”Kurdistan”
” Kurdistan ”. Il ne s’agit pas la du territoire de ce peuple
partagé entre plusieurs pays, dont la Turquie, mais bien le nom
d’une petite fille. Ses parents se battaient pour avoir le droit de la
baptiser ainsi. Samedi 13 juillet, la plus haute juridiction turque
a donné son feu vert. ” Kurdistan ” était un terme jusque-la
totalement banni.

La Turquie repousse les remarques sur les frontières du procureur
arménien Le porte-parole du Ministère turc des Affaires étrangères
Levent Gumrukcu a déclaré vendredi que la Turquie regrettait les
remarques du procureur en chef de l’Arménie sur la frontière entre
la Turquie et l’Arménie.

Pour la démocratie, ouvrons l’Europe a l’immigration !

La puissante geste du pape Francois a Lampedusa a permis d’attirer
l’attention du monde sur la faillite morale que constituent les
persécutions et la mort des immigrés qui tentent de rejoindre
l’Europe. Elle permet également de mettre en lumière un paradoxe
frappant : alors que l’Europe a besoin de plus d’immigration, c’est
la défiance a son encontre qui est le paradigme public dominant.

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25 493 TONNES DE FRUITS ET LEGUMES EXPORTES A PARTIR DE L’ARMENIE

ARMENIE

L’Armenie a exporte 25 493 tonnes de fruits et legumes a la date du
3 juillet, soit trois fois plus que l’annee dernière (8 303 tonnes)
a annonce le ministère de l’agriculture sur son site officiel.

Les exportations d’abricots ont double a 12 243 tonnes.

Quelques 4 502 tonnes de fruits et 338 tonnes de legumes ont ete
vendus en Armenie a la date du 3 juillet 2013, par rapport aux 2282
tonnes et 309 tonnes respectivement sur la meme periode un an plus tôt.

Quelques 3956 tonnes d’abricots ont ete vendus dans le pays cette
annee a la date du 3 juillet contre 1 944 tonnes a la meme periode
de l’annee precedente.

mardi 16 juillet 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com