Author: Kanayan Tamar

500TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN PUBLISHING WAS CELEBRATED IN CANADA

18.05.12, 12:54

On the occasion of 500th anniversary of Armenian publishing Armenian
Embassy in Canada organized an event named “Reflect to Armenia”
on May 11. Press and information department of Armenian MFA informs
about this. The event aimed to present Armenian rich culture to the
foreign women officials. Women Ambassadors in Canada, Canadian women
officials were invited to the event.

A short film about Armenia was presented during the evening.

Armenian-Canadian musicians presented music by Aram Khachatryan and
Arno Babajanyan. Armenian-Canadian well-known singer Armine Kasabyan
sang Armenian songs. After some Armenian dances and the exhibition
the acceptance took place.

LES RISQUES DE CORRUPTION AU CADASTRE SONT REDUITS SELON LE PREMIER MINISTRE
Stephane

armenews.com
vendredi 18 mai 2012

La simplification des procedures appliquees par le cadastre an Armenie
a sensiblement reduit les risques de corruption a affirme le Premier
ministre Tigran Sarkissian lors d’une reunion du Cabinet.

“Des progrès significatifs peuvent etre observes après les changements
dans les performances du cadastre d’Armenie . En raison de la
simplification des procedures environ 10000 citoyens ont ete exemptees
d’engagements coûteux depuis un mois “, a declare M. Sarkissian.

La procedure d’enregistrement des transactions immobilières en Armenie
a ete facilitee en avril. Selon Serge Sarkissian, annuellement environ
120000 personnes seront en mesure d’enregistrer leurs transactions
sans procedures supplementaires.

“Le suivi a montre que les risques de corruption ont ete fortement
reduits et le public est devenu plus positif a propos de cette agence”
a dit le Premier ministre.

L’AZERBAIDJAN CONDAMNE LA PARADE MILITAIRE AU KARABAKH
Stephane

armenews.com
vendredi 18 mai 2012

L’Azerbaïdjan a condamne la parade militaire ayant eu lieu le 9 mai a
Stepanakert a la date anniversaire de la ville de Chouchi la qualifiant
de ” provocation ” qui a ete suivi par le President Serge Sarkissian.

” Une position si destructive demontre que la partie armenien n’est
pas prete pour tenir des negociations d’une facon constructive ”
a declare un porte-parole du Ministère azeri des Affaires Etrangères
Elman Abdullayev.

Dans le meme genre un haut fonctionnaire proche du President azeri
Ilham Aliyev a accuse l’Occident de peindre injustement les elections
parlementaires en Armenie comme democratiques.

” Le vote lors des elections en Armenie etait en grande partie un
show organise par eux ” a declare Novruz Mammadov selon l’agence
de presse Trend. ” Malheureusement, l’Occident qui a immediatement
demontre une partialite [pro-armenienne] veut presenter ces elections
comme transparentes et democratiques “.

L’ETAT DE RHODE ISLAND DEMANDE LE RECONNAISSANCE DU HAUT KARABAKH
Jean Eckian

armenews.com
vendredi 18 mai 2012

La Chambre des representants du petit Etat de Rhode island a adopte
hier, 17 mai, une resolution demandant au president americain
et au Congrès de reconnaître l’independance de la Republique du
Haut-Karabakh.

“Je remercie la Chambre de Rhode Island pour le passage de cette
resolution en soutien aux aspirations du Haut-Karabakh pour la
liberte, et nous esperons que l’engagement du legislateur a nos
valeurs communes des droits de l’homme et de justice sera un exemple
pour d’autres assemblees legislatives des Etats-Unis et au-dela”,
a declare Robert Avetisyan, le representant permanent de la RHK aux
Etats-Unis et au Canada.

WILDLIFE FRIENDLY PARK: ARMENIA AND IRAN TO LAUNCH A UNIQUE GREEN PROJECT
By GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN

ArmeniaNow
May 16, 2012

The Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia reports that the works
of creating a wildlife friendly park on the Iran-Armenia border.

The news about the park was released by Iran’s official IRNA news
agency, quoting Sadig Najaf, Director of the Araz free economic zone,
Iran: “The project is aimed at advocating wild-life in the region.

Besides, the park will present the eco-tourism possibilities of the
two countries.”

(Armenia has a 40-kilometer border with Iran.)

Karen Papoyan, assistant to Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia,
told ArmeniaNow that the project was initiated by the Iranian side.

“Thus, we will have a green area in the southern part of Armenia
which will constantly be in the focus of attention. Funds will be
invested there for animals’ reproduction; works will be done for the
maintenance and increase of the area’s flora,” Papoyan says, adding
that the project will also promote tourism development.

Papoyan reports that most part of the project’s funds will be provided
by the Iranian side; and the group of specialists from both countries
after mapping the area, will try to finalize the project.

“There is an agreement that on April the presidents of the two
countries will meet on the border and they will see the green areas of
the park and will reach agreements over further deeds,” Papoyan says.

Inga Zarafyan, head of Ecolur NGO also appreciates this project.

“We lose our green areas day by day, and the creation of even a small
area rich in flora, is a great achievement,” Zarafyan says.

CZECHS EMBASSY OPENS IN ARMENIA

ARMENPRESS
17 May, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS: The Czech Republic has opened its
diplomatic mission in Armenia in the building of the Polish embassy
in Yerevan, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tigran
Balayan briefed Armenpress.

The Czech embassy in Yerevan will have only one employee, charge
d’affaires Petr Mikyska. Formally it will be subjected to the Czech
embassy in Tbilisi in the neighbouring Georgia.

Mikyska will deal with the political and economic agenda in Armenia
and he will be prepared to provide help to any Czech citizen in need.

Given the limited capacity of the new mission in Yerevan, Armenia will
continue to fall under the consular office in Tbilisi. Short-term
visas for Czechs would be issued by the consular office of the
Polish embassy.

Armenia opened its diplomatic mission in Prague in 2011. Armenia is
one of the six former Soviet republics participating in the Eastern
Partnership project launched in 2009.

The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, which form the
Visegrad Group (V4), agreed previously that they may have joint seats
of their embassies in order to save money.

The Czech Foreign Ministry said the new mission in Yerevan is the
first example of Czech-Polish cooperation in this respect. It said it
was one of the models of having missions in some parts of the world
and cutting the running costs at the same time.

WILL CONSERVATOIRE BE DEMOLISHED?

Story from Lragir.am News:

Published: 10:06:27 – 17/05/2012

The Zhoghovurd reports that the government of Armenia is going to
sell the building of Yerevan State Conservatoire after Komitas. Most
probably, an elite building or a hotel will be built in its place.

According to the newspaper, the government has decided to merge
the Conservatoire with Yerevan State Pedagogical University after
Khachatur Abovyan.

There had been similar rumors about Yerevan State Linguistic University
after Brusov. The government was rumored likely to merge Brusov
University with the Pedagogical University.

Note president of the Board of the Pedagogical University is Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

DES ARMENIENS CATHOLIQUES SE BATTENT POUR REGAGNER UNE ECOLE
Stephane

armenews.com
jeudi 17 mai 2012

Selon le journal turc Hurriyet des armeniens catholiques de Turquie ont
engage une bataille juridique pour retrouver les droits de propriete
d’une ecole armenienne Catholique qui a ete confisquee par la Direction
Generale des Fondations malgre le fait qu’elle avait ete listee dans
la Declaration de 1936.

” Nous avons paye pour l’achat du bâtiment et nous sommes en possession
de son titre de propriete. Nous avons aussi le document [montrant]
l’approbation du gouverneur de l’epoque pour l’achat, mais nous payons
le loyer neanmoins ” a declare Rita Nurnur, chef de la fondation de
l’ecole armenienne au journal Hurriyet.

Rita Nurnur a dit qu’ils avaient deja rencontre le ministre turc en
charge des affaires europeennes Egemen Bagis et qu’une commission
Parlementaire s’est aussi saisi de la question au debut de cette
semaine. Le nombre des elèves qui suivent les cours de l’ecole a
chute a 35 enfants en raison de la crainte qu’elle soit fermee.

Adnan Ertem, le chef de la Direction Generale des Fondations leur a
fait part de son soutien a affirme Rita Nurnur. ” Il nous a encourage
a deposer une nouvelle requete en tant que Fondation [et] le processus
est toujours en cours “.

” Le processus est tout a fait epineux meme si la Direction Generale
des Fondations fait de son mieux, car [la fondation] n’a pas ete
enregistre sur la Declaration de 1936. [La decision] de rendre
[la propriete] a ete suspendu pour le moment. Il est clair que la
Fondation fait face a une violation de ses droits. Nous avons besoin
de nous lancer dans une bataille juridique ” a declare Laki Vingas,
un representant pour toutes les fondations des minorites a la Direction
Generale des Fondations.

Les minorites de Turquie ont declare leurs proprietes en 1936 a la
demande du gouvernement, mais beaucoup de ces proprietes ne sont
pas restees enregistrees sous les noms des fondations des minorites
et beaucoup ont meme ete vendus a de tierces personnes les annees
suivantes.

NZHK LEADER: “POLITICAL DOMAIN RESEMBLES PARADOXES”

07:08 pm | May 16, 2012 | Politics

The political domain of Armenia resembles a large collection of
paradoxes, Aram Karapetyan, Leader of the New Times Party (NZhK)
told a news conference on May 16.

“The first paradox is that political forces resorted to rhetoric
during the May 6 parliamentary elections, garnered enough votes
for parliamentary seats and are now forming a coalition with the
authorities,” said the NZhK leader.

“Second, the more people leave the country, the deeper poverty gets
and the more people cast votes for the coalition parties.

“Third, the prime minister is against the country’s involvement in
the Customs Union since Armenia does not have borders with the Union
member states. On the other hand, the premier is for the country’s
membership to the European Union though we do not have borders with
the EU countries either.

“The forth paradox is that Armenia has a strong president, who heads
the executive body, a highly politicized parliament, prime minister
and ministers whereas in other countries, either the parliament is
strong and politicized or the president.”Finally, they pledged to
break up the monopoly and form a new kind of legislature but the same
oligarchs were re-elected to parliament,” he said.

ARMENIAN RESIDENT OF BAKU FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST NIZAMI DISTRICT POLICE

APA
May 16 2012
Azerbaijan

Baku. Shahriyar Alizadeh ~V APA. An Armenian woman residing in the
capital of Azerbaijan, Baku filed lawsuit against the police office
of Nizami district.

According to APA, Janna Shahmuradyan complained about the bureaucracy
she faced while receiving ID-card.

The court meeting on this case was scheduled to May 22, 2012.