Author: Kalashian Nyrie

Sports: Ex-Celtic trialist Dino Skvorc leaves Alashkert as Armenians suffer huge blow just a week before Hoops’ Champions League clash

Kalashian Nyrie
The Scottish Sun
July 6 2018
MAJOR BLOW

The 28-year-old Croatian stopper was regarded as a driving force in the Armenian side’s success last season but he has now joined Hungarian club Honved

By Mark Walker
6th July 2018, 11:00 am

CELTIC’S Champions League opponents Alashkert have suffered a major blow after key defender Dino Skvorc walked out on them to join Hungarian side Honved.

The 28-year-old Croatian stopper was regarded as their driving force and helped the Yerevan club secure the Armenian title last term.

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But he wanted to leave Alashkert and has been allowed to quit and join Budapest side Honved just a few days before they face the Hoops in their Champions League first qualifying round tie.

Skvorc revealed earlier this week he was once offered a contract by former Celtic boss Neil Lennon in 2010 after spending a successful week’s trial.

However, they deal didn’t go though because his old club, NK Varazdin, wanted almost £1 million and the Parkhead board weren’t prepared to pay that.

He was expected to return to Glasgow to play for Alashkert in the encounters, but has moved to Hungary instead.

An Alashkert statement said: “We have reached an agreement to allow Dino to leave the club.

“We would like to wish him all the best in his future career.”

Skvorc also played in Israel, Romania, Belgium, Slovenia, Moldova and Cyprus before signing for Alashkert.

President Sarkissian attends opening of statue of first Ambassador of Armenia to USA Armen Garo

Kalashian Nyrie
  • 22:25 | June 29,2018 | Official
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President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian attended the opening ceremony of the statue of the first Ambassador of Armenia to the USA Armen Garo (Karekin Pastermadjian) on June 29 in Washington. Armen Garo served as Ambassador from 1918- 1920.

The statue of the first Armenian Ambassador to the USA has been erected in the yard of the Armenian Embassy in the USA in the sidelines of the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the first Armenian Republic.

Azerbaijani press: Armenia conceals great part of its military potential, Baku says

Kalashian Nyrie
20:10 (UTC+04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 28

Trend:

Grossly violating the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, Armenia occupied Azerbaijan’s sovereign territory by using military force, Spokesman of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Hikmet Hajiyev told Trend June 28.

Hajiyev made the remarks in connection with the comment of the Armenian Foreign Ministry about the military exercises planned to be held by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

“By continuing the occupation of Azerbaijan’s territories and illegal military activity there, Armenia openly violates the fundamental principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and deployment of armed forces in a country’s territory with the consent of the host country. Under the OSCE Vienna Document, those principles are a basis for strengthening of confidence-building measures and security,” Hajiyev added.

“Moreover, Armenia conceals a great part of its military potential by concentrating a big number of military equipment and personnel in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan,” he said. “As a result, in violation of the principle of reciprocity implied in the Vienna Document, Armenia continues to give wrong information about its military potential and its activity, and grossly violates its obligations. Such attitude of Armenia is a manifestation of irresponsibility, disrespect for the norms and principles of international law.”

“The fact of occupation of Azerbaijan’s territories by the Armenian armed forces and the continuation of the use of force against Azerbaijan by Armenia are still the main threats to regional peace and security,” Hajiyev added.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

Alexis Ohanian inspired by TUMO students

Kalashian Nyrie
ArmenPress, Armenia
Alexis Ohanian inspired by TUMO students


YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. Co-founder of Reddit social network Alexis Ohanian posted a video from TUMO’s garden, saying that he is inspired by the students of TUMO center for creative technologies. ARMENPRESS reports he greets in Armenian and says, “Every time I come to Armenia I get more and more inspired by what happens at TUMO. It’s a world class institution. I am an entrepreneur and investor in the technological sphere and I am proud to see such a wonderful institution here, in Armenia. It’s so good and power like I have seen at Silicon Valley or other major technological hubs. I am so proud and inspired to see the changes that bring Armenia to the 21st century in this wonderful way. Continue to be so smart, you inspire me”, Ohanian said.

Alexis Ohanian posted a photo on his “Instagram” page, writing that one of his best friends presented him with an Armenian copper coin, with Noyan Tapan and Ararat decorations. “Since then I keep it with me wherever I go”.

Edited and translated byTigran Sirekanyan

Azerbaijan: We won’t accept status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh

Kalashian Nyrie 
Associated Press International
 Tuesday 5:26 PM GMT
Azerbaijan: We won't accept status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh
BAKU, Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Azerbaijan's president has boasted of the
country's military might and vowed to regain control over
Nagorno-Karabakh.
Speaking at Tuesday's military parade in Baku that featured an array
of new weapons, President Ilham Aliyev noted that "international law
doesn't work" and "force is a decisive factor." Aliyev pledged
adherence to peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but
added that international peace efforts have failed and "we won't
accept the status quo."
Nagorno-Karabakh is a region of Azerbaijan that has been under the
control of forces that claim to be local ethnic Armenians since a
separatist war ended in 1994. Azerbaijan claims the forces include
regular Armenian military.
Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan reacted to Aliyev's
speech by tweeting that "war mongering and saber rattling are
irrelevant, deplorable if not preposterous."

168: Security Council convenes session led by PM Pashinyan

Kalashian Nyrie
| 15:51 | June 25 2018
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The session of the Security Council was held led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

PM Pashinyan said this is the first session of the Security Council since the formation of the new Cabinet and stated: “You know that after April 9 the functions of the Security Council have become more specific and according to the Article 155th part 2 of the Constitution, the Security Council defines the main directions of the defense policy. Our today’s session also aims at discussing these issues and future actions”.

During the session issues relating to the Armed Forces development plan and upgrading and military equipment development state program, as well as increase of efficiency of the combat duty of the Armed Forces were discussed.

Defense minister Davit Tonoyan reported on the introduction of more effective ways and methods for the organization of active defense in the ministry.

Sports: Yura Movsisyan undergoes surgery

Kalashian Nyrie
Public Radio of Armenia
13:15, 14 Jun 2018

Armenia international Yura Movsisyan has undergone a surgery.

“My surgery went really well and the road to recovery starts today. It will be difficult and challenging four months for me but I will strive to be 100% ready to play in less than that,” Movsisyan said in a Facebook post.

The player thanked all supporters for all the well wishes and prayers.

The danger of the emergence of a new RPA

Kalashian Nyrie

Aravot, Armenia
June 8 2018
The danger of the emergence of a new RPA
by Aram Abrahamyan
[Armenian News note: the below is translated from the Russian edition of Aravot]

If early parliamentary elections are held, there will be no party bearing the name of RPA [former ruling Republican Party of Armenia] in parliament and this implies that there will be no need in making efforts to take efforts to struggle against a non-existent party. When the Communist Party, the AANM [Armenian All-Nation Movement], and the RPA were in power, they were no parties at all, but just groups of bosses, nomenclature, and career seekers, which gradually turned into “village clubs” after losing power. And it was no coincidence that after a change of power, people fled these groups, joining the next ruling group. Thus, there is no danger of the return of the RPA. I am sure that no scenario of the kind is going to be enacted. A more threatening danger we might face is that the force to come to power after the election – be it the Civil Contract [party] or the PA [Prosperous Armenia] party, might suddenly turn into a “new RPA” (a new Communist party, or a new AANM) in terms of its work style or functions.

At the moment, there are almost no symptoms of the kind. However, having worked as a journalist for a very long time, I can assure you that in 1990-1991, there were no such symptoms, either. For example, when the AANM came to power, intended to open the park opposite the Central Committee building (currently the PA RA [People’s Assembly of the Republic of Armenia]) and the government dachas in the Proshyan [village in Kotayk Region] for people and I even prepared reports about the two decisions, inviting mothers with prams to the CC [Central Committee] Park to show that this revolutionary step had already been taken. However, later on, this did not happen: The AANM “acquired the taste”, tasting the sweetness of power and beginning to behave in the manner, of [former] Communist bosses, displaying the same arrogance and rudeness and their own infallibility.

Why do I say that there is a possibility of the repetition of all this? Because the Communists, the AANM and the Republicans refuse to admit that they were as I describe them: They are sincerely sure that they honestly and decently served the Republic of Armenia. Correspondingly, they failed to realise how much they had changed and how they were perceived by society. Power causes giddiness, and the danger of losing hold on reality is very big.

And why do I say that at the moment, as there are almost no symptoms of the kind? Because even today, I sometimes hear devotees of the authorities saying: “They got it right. It serves them right. Hold your tongue, you revanchist and counterrevolutionary!” This approach is not yet turning into an “official wording”. And I hope it never will.

Armenia and Israel will not apply double taxation to business

Kalashian Nyrie
Arminfo, Armenia
Armenia and Israel will not apply double taxation to business

Yerevan May 23

Alexander Avanesov. Armenia and Israel will no longer apply double taxation to business entities of the parties. On May 23, the Armenian Parliament approved a bill on ratification of the convention between the governments of Armenia and Israel on avoidance of double taxation on property and income.

According to RA Deputy Minister of Finance Armen Hayrapetyan, Armenia has similar agreements (already signed and already in force) with 46 countries already. Today such agreements with Israel and Denmark have been signed, but so far not ratified. During the current year, procedures will be completed with three countries: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and the Seychelles. Until the end of the year, the Ministry of Finance also plans to conclude negotiations with four more countries. Armen Hayrapetyan stressed that the trade turnover between Armenia and Israel is insignificant and amounts to about $ 9 million. In 2017, the export of Armenian goods to Israel amounted to $ 3.7 million, having decreased by $ 300 thousand in comparison with 2016. Import of Israeli goods to Armenia in 2017 was equal to $ 7.4 million, which is less than the indicator of 2016 for $ 2.2 million. In the export, the share of Israel is 0.2%. In 2015-2016 Israeli investments in Armenia totaled 1.3 billion AMD. Conclusion of the agreement will increase the volume of bilateral trade.

The purpose of these agreements is to eliminate double taxation in foreign trade between two states, to prevent tax discrimination against economic entities of the parties, to exclude double taxation on property and income, and to create a predictable and stable tax environment for business. The program of the Armenian government for 2017-2022 as part of a consistent increase in the potential for economic growth and ensuring macroeconomic stability, promoting interstate trade and cross-border operations in 2019- 2022. plans to conclude similar agreements with at least 5 countries.

We have money, just that money is not where it should be. prime minister

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At today’s session of the government, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the SRC has been faced with the issue of significantly increasing the incoming parts of the state budget and there is no second option.

He pointed out the shadow economy that exists in Armenia and emphasized the importance of reducing the shadow economy.

“There is a huge shadow economy in Armenia and our relevant bodies must work to bring this shadow economy out into the light. We should not think, oh, there is no money, let’s do nothing. We have money, it’s just that the money is not where it should be,” the Prime Minister announced.

According to him, the State Prosecutor’s Office, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Police, the National Security Service, the Special Investigation Service must ensure this process, and if they do not, appropriate conclusions will be drawn. 

“So, Mr. Janjughazyan, you can sleep peacefully at night,” added Nikol Pashinyan, addressing the Minister of Finance.