Author: Kanayan Tamar

V. BOSTANJYAN LIKED ARF’D ELECTION PROGRAM

06:40 pm | Today | Politics

Armenian MP Vardan Bostanjyan is delighted with the election program
of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun.

“The society should be ready to implement similar programs,” he
saidduring the presentation of the ARF election program.

Vardan Bostanjyan had a chance to get acquainted with the program
before the ARF decided to present it to the public.

Asked whether the MP, who was left out of the electoral list of the
Prosperous Armenia Party, is likely to side with the ARF, Mr Bostanjyan
said, “I have never thought of it.”

Note that Vardan Bostanjyan had a chance to publically express his
opinion on the party’s program during today’s meeting at Yerevan’s
Erebuni Hotel.

EUROPEAN RESTRICTIONS ON IRANIAN OIL EXPORT TO PLAY NO DECISIVE ROLE: RUSSIAN EXPERT

On Line: 09 April 2012 14:13
In Print: Tuesday 10 April 2012

MOSCOW – Export restrictions for the Iranian oil into Europe will play
no key role on the export potential in the long-term perspectives,
Russian economist Leonid Grigoryev told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“Iranian oil is mainly exported to China, India, South Korea, which
are strategically important to the state. What happens today is more
politics then economics. Restrictions toward Iran will not make its
economy knee down,” Grigoryev said adding another positive effect
for Iran is the increase in prices.

Besides, restrictions refer not to fully cutting the oil supplies but
to suspend its import to Europe. Over 20% is expected to cut down,
while taken into account the raise of the

HERITAGE, FREE DEMOCRATS EMBARK ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 9, 2012 – 17:27 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Opposition Heritage and Free Democrats parties
launched their election campaign by an event organized in Armenia
Marriott Hotel in Republic Square in Yerevan downtown.

“Today we launch our election campaign. We start at Republic Square,
and will end up at Freedom Square, with our campaign and out victory,”
Free Democrats leader Khachatur Kokobelyan said at the event opening.

Following this, he gave the floor to leader of Heritage party Raffi
Hovannisian who presented the members of Heritage’s proportional list
for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

“This event marks the path to a new Armenia, citizen rights, sovereign
Armenia and national interests,” Heritage leader declared. He said
they are going to “give the power back to people, for the first and
last time”.

Hovannisian further added that their party will not only gain the
majority in the next parliament, but also take part in forming the
executive, judicial and presidential power. “Those who are doubtful
now will believe in this in 30 days,” he emphasized.

Following the hotel event, participants marched from the Republic
Square to the Freedom Square.

Parliamentary elections are due in Armenia on May 6 featuring 8
political parties (Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous
Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage,
Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and
United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by
opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC).

On the threshold of elections, Heritage merged with Free Democrats
opposition party, the representatives of which were included in the
Heritage candidates list. The list is topped by the leader of Heritage
party Raffi Hovannisian, Free Democrats party head Khachatur Kokobelyan
and MP Zaruhi Postanjyan (Heritage).

Iran Starts Deployment Of New Home-Made Radar

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 9, 2012 – 15:38 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Iran will start using a new home-made powerful radar
system in coming days, a senior Iranian commander announced on Monday,
April 9.

“Samen Radar System will come online in the next ten days,” Commander
of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base, Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli
told Fars News Agency.

“We are now deploying it,” the commander said, adding that Samen’s
range is “good” and is able to detect and identify targets with very
low Radar Cross Section (RCS).

Esmayeeli stated that the radar will be stationed in the most
far-fetched and remote areas first and will later be deployed
throughout the country.

In February, the Iranian Armed Forces launched new radar and missile
systems with various ranges all throughout Iran.

Tens of radar and missile systems with various ranges were manufactured
and deployed in Iran’s defense sector and new systems were to join
the defense network during the 10-Day Dawn celebrations, marking the
anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

FILM ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SHOWN IN IRAN

11:45 am | Today | Politics

Manoto 1, a Persian-language TV channel, showed on Sunday evening
prominent British historian Laurence Gardner’s documentary dedicated
to the Armenian Genocide.

The one-hour documentary was filmed in France in 2005 and was
translated into Persian with the help of the Iranian TV Company.

While local Armenians and Iranians hailed the presentation of the
film, Azerbaijanis criticized the move. Iranian Armenians requested
the channel to show it again on April 24.

For more details, you can read the Armenian version here

DAVUTOGLU APOLOGIZED TO IRAN FOR ERDOGAN’S STATEMENTS

Panorama.am
09/04/2012

Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu apologized to Iranians for Erdogan’s
offensive statements, Iranian news site “tabnak.ir” report says.

Ahmet Davutoglu had a telephone conversation with senior Iranian
statesmen, apologized for the offensive statements made by the PM
and offered to host Iran and 5+1 group meeting.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is quoted by “radiofarda.com”
as saying that an agreement has been reached that Istanbul will host
Iran and 5+1 group meeting on April 14.

Turkish PM offered to host the group meeting while paying a visit to
Iran. However, after Istanbul hosted the meeting of Friends of Syria,
Tehran refused to accept the initiative.

ARMENIA TO ESTABLISH MAJOR INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES WITH SUPPORT OF DIASPORA – ARFD

news.am
April 09, 2012 | 13:55

YEREVAN. – Armenia may open industrial companies supported by the
Diaspora, parliament opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun MP Ara Nranyan
said on Monday presenting the party’s election program.

“We are elaborating a system of export and import credits, while
import in Armenia will depend on the export volumes. The key criteria
will become export from Armenia, protection of Armenian companies’
interests and increase of investments,” Nranyan said.

ARFD has elaborated an antimonopoly law for the small enterprises,
which will remove artificial obstacles to entering the market.

Favorable terms will be offered to the agriculture companies which
will be granted additional credits.

Regarding electricity and water supply tariffs, it should not be
raised in the next five years, and later it will be agreed with the
interests of the consumers. Gas price will also be studied. The party
also offers mechanisms of constructing over 5000-6000 apartments
co-financed by the government, business as well as citizens.

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun is one of
the oldest Armenian political parties.

Party’s proportional list includes 85 candidates. Eight candidates
will run for an MP seat with majority system. The party’s motto is
‘Freedom, Justice, Dashnaktsutyun.’

Georgia will no more cooperate with Russia within the frames of Open Sky Treaty

13:08 . 06/04

Georgia has ceased cooperation with Russia within the frames of Open
Sky Treaty, Georgian media write about this.

The treaty which was signed in 1992 and to which 34 states are
members, gives an opportunity to its members to collect information on
the military forces of one other through a program of unarmed aerial
surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants.

Tbilisi motivates this step with the fact that Russia makes use of the
treaty clause according to which “the flight path of an observation
aircraft shall not be closer than… ten kilometres from the border
with an adjacent State that is not a State Party.”

Georgia says since 2010 Russia has attempted to make use of the treaty
to legalise the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The government doesn’t implement the decision of the European Court of
Human Rights

16:02 . 07/04

The residents deprived of their flats during the construction of the
main avenue make an alarm that they were again cheated. According to
them, the government doesn’t implement the decision of the European
Court of Human Rights, which obliged to compensate the residents
accordingly, the property rights of whom were violated while
constructing the main avenue in Yerevan’s centre.

To recall, because of the construction more than 5000 residents of
Yerevan’s centre were obliged to leave their flats. Some of them
received compensation, but some, remaining dissatisfied with the
compensation and not receiving any support from the government and
other bodies turned to the European Court of Human Rights.

After this RA government sent written statements to the European Court
of Human Rights saying they are ready to provide those who turned to
court with flats in the apartment buildings constructed in the place
of their old houses with a property right to those flats. But the
claimant states the term defined by the court has expired and no flats
have still been provided to them.
We should also state that those waiting for compensation haven’t been
able to participate in elections since 2007, as they are no more
registered.

Service investigation underway

04:31 pm | Today | Social

Chief of the Gegharkunik police department of the RA Police Vardan
Nadaryan has started an investigation based on information released in
the presses. According to the presses, a dispute took place at the gas
station belonging to Mayor of Tchambarak Yura Avalyan on March 30
during which three police officers were beaten. After the dispute, the
police didn’t keep their honor and resigned as a sign of protest.