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PM Pashinyan assures all those who didn’t properly implement their tasks in military units will be held accountable (photos)

Kalantarian Kevo
| 15:49 | July 9 2018
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan assures that all those who didn’t properly implement their tasks in the military units will be held accountable.

“We have received different information. In some military units the situation is good, but some face problems. Discussions are underway in connection with several military units, and there will be personnel solutions. All those who didn’t properly fulfill their tasks, will be held accountable”, PM Pashinyan said during the visit to Yerevan’s Central military commissariat, commenting on the clothing and other issues during the military service.

He said from the very first day the General Staff reported him that there are no problems with the delivery. And as there are no delivery problems, therefore, the issue is at the implementation stage.

US Must Counter Russia’s ‘Malign’ Activity in Armenia – Senator Menendez

Kalantarian Kevo 
Sputnik News Service
 Friday 6:45 PM UTC
US Must Counter Russia's 'Malign' Activity in Armenia - Senator Menendez
WASHINGTON, June 29 (Sputnik) – The United States should resist
Russia’s activities in Armenia, US Senator Robert Menendez said  on
Friday.
“The Kremlin has made no secret of its agenda to undermine democracies
across the world, and we must work together to counter such malign
Russian influence in Armenia,” Menendez said in a statement after
meeting with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian.
Menendez acknowledged the multiple challenges Yerevan faces. In
particular, he condemned the “Turkish aggression from the Eastern
Mediterranean to northern Syria” as "unacceptable."
The senator also called for an end to Azerbaijan's "bellicose
behavior" in Nagorno-Karabakh.
He praised the peaceful protests in Armenia in recent months, calling
the demonstrations “a powerful and inspiring example of citizens
making their voices heard.”
 Armenia experienced a political crisis after ex-President Serzh
Sargsyan was nominated as country’s prime minister. The situation led
to massive protests led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which
finally resulted in Sargsyan's resignation on April 23, followed by
Pashinyan's election as the Armenian prime minister on May 8.
Following Pashinyan’s election, the formerly ruling Republican Party
of Armenia, which still has the majority of seats in the parliament,
declared itself an opposition party.

Aghasi Yenokyan: The authors of the Constitution, perhaps, were looking at the ceiling, it does not correspond to our public life, it must also be changed (video)

Kalantarian Kevo
  • 15:39 | June 28,2018 | Politics
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Political scientist Aghasi Yenokyan says minority governance in Armenia is anti-constitutional.

“The authors of the Constitution, perhaps, were looking at the ceiling, it does not correspond to our public life, it must also be changed.”

According to him, the Constitution of Armenia demands the policy to be based on parties, but the party system has not been formed in Armenia.

“At one time seemingly the most powerful impressive party is collapsing.”

Aghasi Yenokyan thinks that the Republican Party (RPA) may face major changes ahead of snap parliamentary elections.

“The RPA will be an absolutely different party, maybe it will come up with another ideology.”

According to the political scientist, it is impossible to make predictions about the results of the upcoming elections, as it is not known when and how to conduct them.

“We still do not have a new Electoral Code.”

He does not exclude that former Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan will form a new team and participate in the elections, the politician believes the participation of the founding parliament members is likely.

Touching upon the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization member countries in Yerevan on June 27 and the activities of Armenia within the framework of the structure, Aghasi Yenokyan notices that it is not only an economic but also a political structure as the Armenian side has repeatedly voiced the blockade of Armenia by Turkey and Azerbaijan.

ANCA’s Hamparian Meets With Artsakh Leaders

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ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian (left) meets with Artsakh President Bako Sahakian on Monday in Stepanakert

STEPANAKERT—The Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America on Monday met with Artsakh President Bako Sahakian and Artsakh Foreign Minister Masis Mayilian and discussed important issue regarding the republic’s foreign and domestic priorities and relations with the Diaspora.

President Sahakian thanked the ANCA for its continued leadership in advancing issues related to Artsakh’s security and international recognition with American government structures.

Hamparian discussed a broad range of U.S. aid and Artsakh security issues including the recent ANCA inquiry to key Congressional panels about reports of Bell helicopter sales to Azerbaijan; last week’s Senate Appropriations Committee vote to support aid to regional rehabilitation centers, such as the Caroline Cox Center in Stepanakert; continue assistance for Artsakh demining efforts; and effort to implement the Royce-Engel peace proposals, including the placement of gun-fire locators along the line of contact with Azerbaijan.

Each of these is part of the “ANCA 360” approach to pro-Artsakh advocacy, generating U.S. support – in policy, practice, and principle— for the Artsakh Republic’s independence and security, supporting the OSCE Minsk Group platform, challenging Azerbaijani aggression by promoting accountability for attacks along the line of contact, and fostering broader, pro-peace dialogue between the U.S. and Artsakh.

Armenia blasts Azeri killing of Artsakh soldier as provocation, deliberate failing of agreements 1 day ahead of OSCE visit

Kalantarian Kevo
| 12:37 | June 11 2018
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Artsakh
Region

The killing of a Defense Army serviceman of Artsakh a day before the visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to Armenia is a provocation aimed at escalating the situation in the region and failure of the agreements over de-escalations, Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan said in a commentary, the ministry said.

“A Defense Army serviceman of Artsakh was killed as a result of gross violations of the ceasefire regime by Azerbaijan in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact yesterday evening. We express our deepest condolences to the family and co-servicemen of the fallen [soldier].

We consider this step, on the eve of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair’s Armenia visit, to be another provocation of Baku aimed that escalating the situation in the region and failure of the agreements over the de-escalation of tension. This incident once again emphasizes the importance of the implementation of the 1994-1995 trilateral, termless agreement on establishing and strengthening a ceasefire, as well as the introduction of investigative mechanisms for incidents in the line of contact (agreement reached at the 2016-2017 summits), and implementation of agreements regarding the enhancement of the capacities of the OSCE Personal Representative of the Chairperson in Office team,” Balayan said.

Balayan reminded that the Armenian side has numerously said that the key for progress in the NK conflict settlement process is the formation of an atmosphere which will contribute to peaceful negotiations.

“Such actions of the Azerbaijani side, essentially, pursue an opposite goal”, he said.

“The Azerbaijani side is fully responsible for all possible consequences of this provocation,” Balayan said.

In another ceasefire violation committed by Azerbaijan, a 26 year old Artsakh soldier was gunned down yesterday at around 18:00. The soldier succumbed to his wounds while being rushed to a hospital.

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will visit Armenia on June 13.

Perpignan : élan de solidarité autour d’une famille arménienne sommée de quitter le territoire

Kalantarian Kevo
L’Indépendant-France
6 juin 2018
 
 
 
Perpignan : élan de solidarité autour d’une famille arménienne sommée de quitter le territoire
 
 
Ce mercredi, aux environs de 14 heures, une cinquantaine de personnes se sont rassemblées devant l’entrée de la police aux frontières (PAF) située rue de la Pépinière-Robin, dans le quartier Saint-Assiscle, à Perpignan.
 
   
 
Les militants de plusieurs associations venant en aide aux migrants (Cimade, Roseau éducation sans frontières, comité de soutien aux sans-papiers, Bouge-toit…) se sont mobilisés pour soutenir les Babayan, une famille arménienne sommée de quitter le territoire français.
 
Déboutée du droit d’asile et assignée à résidence, la famille en question (un couple d’une trentaine d’années et leur fille de 11 ans) est tenue de se présenter chaque mercredi au grand complet dans les locaux de la PAF. Les associations craignaient que cette semaine, leur visite ne débouche sur une expulsion.
 
Une interprète, un ingénieur et leur fille de 11 ans
 
La mobilisation autour des Babayan, arrivés en France en 2014, est d’autant plus forte que la mère de famille, Hripsime, est titulaire d’un master de français langue étrangère (FLE) et d’un titre d’interprète. Elle est en train de passer son master II et traduit bénévolement pour la Cimade depuis son arrivée à Perpignan. “C’est une très bonne interprète, assure l’une des membres de l’association, Nicole Mathieu. Et son mari, Sahak, a un diplôme d’ingénieur en hydraulique. Ils sont venus en France car leurs vies étaient menacées et non pour des raisons économiques.”
 
Ils ne partiront pas
 
Au final, les Babayan sont ressortis des locaux de la PAF avec un laisser-passer délivré par le gouvernement arménien qui vient s’ajouter à l’ordre de départ pour le 11 juin au matin qui leur avait été remis la semaine dernière. “Ils ne partiront pas. Ils préfèrent faire de la prison en France que d’être tués en Arménie”, martèle Anne-Marie Delcamp, du Réseau éducation sans frontières.
 
S’ils refusent de quitter le territoire français, les Babayan risquent jusqu’à 3 ans de prison.  

Fair adjacent to Kasyan Street to be re-opened

Kalantarian Kevo
  • 17:38 | June 1,2018 | Economy
  • Armenian:
  • Rus

The Trade and Service Department informs that on June 2, at 11:00, the seasonal agricultural fair will be re-opened in the area adjacent to Kasyan Street in the Arabkir administrative district of the capital for the eighth consecutive year. As in previous years, this time also the villagers from regions of Armenia will have the opportunity to sell their products. The project is implemented in collaboration with the Yerevan Municipality and the RA Ministry of Agriculture, Yerevan Municipality informs.


Nikol Pashinyan: The vector of our foreign policy remains the same as before the revolution

Kalantarian Kevo
Arminfo, Armenia
Nikol Pashinyan: The vector of our foreign policy remains the same as before the revolution



Yerevan.May 30. ArmInfo, Naira Badalyan. What happened in Armenia can be described as the process of returning power to the people. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in an interview with DW.

According to the prime minister, this is a change of power by decision of the inhabitants of the country, as well as “velvet”, the people’s revolution without violence. “The process and my election to the post of prime minister were within the framework of the constitution and laws of Armenia,” he said.

According to the head of the Armenian government, the events in Armenia cannot be called a “color” revolution. “It is understood that there is a great geopolitical context behind such a change of power, in our case it was an internal process in the Republic of Armenia by the decision of the Armenian people.For us it is a matter of national dignity and for me personal dignity, from outside, it does not matter who and where, should decide the internal political issues of Armenia, “he stressed.

According to Pashinyan, the revolutions that took place in other republics formerly part of the USSR were of a different nature. “After these revolutions, we saw changes in the foreign policy of these countries, and we said that in general we will continue the foreign policy of Armenia, develop relations in all directions, this concerns the Armenian-Russian relations and relations with the European Union, the US, Iran, with Georgia.The vector of our foreign policy remains the same as before the revolution, “said Nikol Pashinyan.

Manipulation of the name of Armenia’s PM is unacceptable – National Defense Research University of Armenia over Boris Johnson’s case with prankers

Kalantarian Kevo
Armenpress, Armenia
Manipulation of the name of Armenia’s PM is unacceptable – National Defense Research University of Armenia over Boris Johnson’s case with prankers



YEREVAN, MAY 25, ARMENPRESS. The National Defense Research University (NDRU) of the Defense Ministry of Armenia has issued a statement over the conversation of the prankers with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the name of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, ARMENPRESS was informed from the NDRU.

The statement runs as follows, “The fake conversation of prankers with UK Foreign secretary Boris Johnson on behalf of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 24 was shared in internet.

The National Defense Research University, MoD Armenia appreciates the significance of the freedom of speech and the right to share information through the use of modern digital technologies in the process of democracy development. However, The NDRU perceives totally unacceptable any manipulation of the name of the head of the Armenian executive branch of Government for the sake of various machinations. Those kinds of actions harm the international peace and stability”.

English –translator/editor:Tigran Sirekanyan