Author: Kanayan Tamar

APA, Azerbaijan
Feb 11 2012

Matthew Bryza: The Armenian lobby can not weaken the close relations
of the US with Azerbaijan and Turkey

[ 11 Feb 2012 10:36 ]
Former ambassador announces one of the possible causes of his recall

Baku. Anakhanim Hidayatova – APA. Azerbaijan remains one of the most
strategic countries for the US, former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Matthew Bryza said in his interview to the Hurriyet Daily News.

Matthew Bryza said it has nothing to do with Baku that he was not
confirmed as ambassador.

Former ambassador considers that one of the causes of his recall is
the upcoming presidential election in the US.

Diplomat underlined that the Armenian lobby can not weaken the close
relations of the US with Azerbaijan and Turkey.

Matthew Bryza, who ended his diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan, left
Baku on January 3.

Trend, Azerbaijan
Feb 11 2012

Matthew Bryza: Sides of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict close to breakthrough

11 February 2012, 11:25 (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 11 / Trend
E.Kosolapova /

Azerbaijan and Armenia are close to a breakthrough in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, former U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan
Matthew Bryza said in an interview with Turkish Hurriyet Daily
newspaper.

“There is a huge progress (in negotiations), and the sides are
extremely close to a breakthrough,” Mr Bryza said.

He stressed there are a couple of core, key details that can only be
agreed upon if the sides make a very difficult and risky political
decision.

Mr Bryza also noted such decision won’t be made until the sides feel
they receive political support from the U.S. and France.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France and the U.S. – are
currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.

ARMENIAN PEACEKEEPING CONTINGENT TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM KOSOVO

Mediamax News Agency
Feb 8 2012
Armenia

Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said
today that the Armenian peacekeeping contingent has been temporarily
withdrawn from Kosovo.

The Minister recalled that the Armenian contingent served in Kosovo
under the Greek command and was withdrawn “due to some problems,”
Mediamax reports.

The details will be reported later.

ARMENIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL AND US AMBASSADOR DISCUSS UPCOMING ELECTIONS

news.am
February 10, 2012 | 18:52

YEREVAN. – Armenian Attorney General Aghvan Hovsepyan received on
Friday the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern and discussed
issues on developing mutual cooperation, Attorney ‘s Office press
service informs.

Hovsepyan spoke, in particular, on implemented works on the upcoming
parliamentary elections by the law enforcement agents. He stressed
the preventive measures towards reduction of election frauds to the
minimum are necessary. Besides, the Attorney ‘s Office intends to
organize public discussions.

Parties also touched upon measures taken for the fight against
crime, stressing importance of Armenia’s ability in fighting against
transnational and latent crimes.

SHAHBAZYAN: 2011 CENSUS SHOWS EMIGRATION AND INFLATION INCREASE

February 7, 2012

Commenting on the findings of the National Statistical Service’s last
census, ARF-D Parliamentary Faction’s Secretary Artashes Shahbazyan
said that during the last year nearly 50.000 people left Armenia.

“It’s quite clear that the emigration rate has grown in comparison
to previous years” he said reminding that these are the state’s data.

Furthermore, he stated that the inflation was at 4.8%, the highest
for the last seven years and put an emphasis on the 3.6% inflation
increase between the last and the month before that.

HOVHANNESYAN: ARMENIA’S REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS LOST ITS POLITICAL FORCE

February 10, 2012

During today’s press briefings at the Parliament, the Head of ARF-D
Parliamentary Faction Vahan Hovhannesyan said that the adoption of the
law “On Private Guard Activity” was very important and reminded that
it was the ARF-D that first introduced it around 2000 concerned about
the unacceptable accumulation of these services around the rich elite.

ARF-D’s proposition got always rejected by the government but now,
since Armenia’s Republican Party (HHK) is one of the authors the law
was adopted, he argued.

Asked to comment on the repetition of the voting procedure that took
place yesterday in the Parliament, Hovhannesyan pointed out that
this isn’t the first incident of this sort and added that atrocities
have taken place. “This means that the ruling political force isn’t
really a force but rather it forces itself to power. It doesn’t
have the ability to convince. Obviously, it’s not even in a position
to organize its own faction’s voting attendance” said Hovhannesyan
citing the fiasco caused by the ARP ally, Prosperous Armenia Party’s
withdrawal from the February 6 voting. The ARF-D MP believes that if
ARP and its leaders think that the adoption of a single law is more
valuable than the state’s image, the Parliament’s as well as their
own dignity and if they use any means to justify their purpose then
they will always do so. “If you spit on and bypass the law why should
I trust you in conducting fair elections?” wondered Hovhannesyan.

WOLVES AND JACKALS ATTACK NAGORNO-KARABAKH

news.am
February 10, 2012 | 16:33

STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh government will allocate measures to
regulate population of predator animals this year.

AMD 18 million ($46,315) is intended to reduce number of wolves and
jackals, which threaten the agriculture and population, governmental
PR department informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The Wednesday’s session stressed that the problem exists in the
capital as well.

ARMENIAN PLANT DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY OF DIGITAL STONE PRESSING MACHINES

news.am
February 11, 2012 | 06:48

YEREVAN. – Armenian Mars Company developed technology of digital
stone pressing machines. As the director of the company told the
reporter of Armenian News-NEWS.am, the machines are already in mass
production. It is planned to produce 20-30 machines in 2012. One
machine costs $100,000.

“We presented the machine during an industrial exhibition in Germany.

Such technologies already exist but we try to be competitive,” he said.

PRECISION SUR LE PATRIARCHE DE JERUSALEM
Stephane

armenews.com
samedi 11 fevrier 2012

Mgr. Nourhan ne “remplace” pas Mgr Torkom a Jerusalem, il est nomme
a titre temporaire, comme “locum tenens” (tenant lieu de…). Le
Patriarche de Jerusalem est elu par la “Fraternite des Saints Jacques”,
c’est a dire par tous les moines vivant actuellement dans notre
monastère de Jerusalem et tous les religieux dependants de cette
fraternite exercant leur ministère dans les differents diocèses de
la diaspora. Le Patriarche est elu a vie, c’est a dire jusqu’a sa
mort … Une reforme du statut de la Fraternite etait a l’etude pour
permettre l’election d’un “coadjuteur” qui secondrait le Patriarche
très âge et qui ne dispose plus de tous ses moyens intellectuels.

NOUVELLE OPERATION D’ERDOGAN
Jean Eckian

armenews.com
samedi 11 fevrier 2012

Le premier ministre turc, Recep Tayip Erdogan qui est traite contre des
polypes a risques cancereux, a subi, hier, une seconde intervention
chirurgicale. L’information diffusee par certains medias turcs n’a
pas ete confirmee officiellement.

Le 19 janvier, l’editorialiste Mehmet Ali Birand, commentant la
première intervention et si le chef du gouvernement turc etait
atteint d’un cancer du colon, il lui a ete repondu : ” Il n’y a pas
de cancer et pas de chimiotherapie. Lui demandant si il avait peur,
Erdogan dira : ” Je ne crains rien, parce que je crois en Allah.”