Author: Kanayan Tamar

BOOKMAKERS FAVOR ARMENIA IN EURO 2012 QUALIFIER VS. MACEDONIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 7, 2011 – 16:54 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The long-awaited Armenia vs. Macedonia UEFA EURO
2012 Group B qualifier is due October 7, 8 p.m. Yerevan time at Vazgen
Sargsyan stadium to be seating 15 000 fans.

Those unable to have procured tickets for a match can be following
the game on a big-screen TV installed at the Square of France, on
Public Television of Armenia and Russia-2 TV channels.

Watchliveonline.co, uk timesoccer.com, tv-lin.com, allsport-live.ru
and gooool.ru will be broadcasting the match online.

In the oncoming match, bookmakers show preference for Armenia squad,
favored at 1,62-1,70 ratio, while Macedonia has the ratio of 5,20-
5,70; the probability of a tie is estimated at 3,40-3,80.

RESPONSE BY THE ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN TO THE SPEECH OF THE AZERBAIJANI REPRESENTATIVE

Story from Lragir.am News:

Published: 16:48:51 – 07/10/2011

The sessions of the six UN main committees in New York are underway.

The Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations addressed the General Assembly
First Committee on Disarmament and International Security.

In the course of the discussion, the Azerbaijani delegate tried to
accuse the Armenian side of concealing 8 tanks which are more than
the Europe agreement on general armament.

Noting that the speech of the Azerbaijani delegate full of well-worn
arguments is out of the issues on the agenda, the Armenian delegate
mentioned about the unsuccessful attempts of Azerbaijan to mislead the
international community which threaten to the security and stability
of the region, and lead the efforts of the mediators to solve the
regional conflicts to a deadlock.

The ignorance by Azerbaijan of the urges of the international
agencies, including the UN General Assembly, OSCE member countries
and Minsk Group Co-Chairs to remove snipers from the line of contact
and to take up steps to strengthen confidence and the militaristic
behavior of Azerbaijan contradict to the international agreement, in
particular the UN resolutions on the general armament and reduction
of the military budget, regional disarmament, transparency of armament.

AZERBAIJANI UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS OF MISLEADING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ENDANGER REGIONAL SECURITY

ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 7, 2011
YEREVAN

The sessions of the main committees of the UN General Assembly are
held in New York. The Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations delivered
speeches at the first committee of the General Assembly, discussing
issues on disarmament ad international security. During the discussions
the Azerbaijani parliamentarian tried to blame the Armenian party
for having more tanks than it is defined by the ordinary armaments
agreement signed in 2001 in Europe.

Noting that the statement, which is typical of the Azerbaijani
propaganda machine, is outside the frameworks of the issues of
that day’s agenda, in his speech Armenian Ambassador to UN Karen
Nazaryan noted about unsuccessful attempts of Azerbaijan to mislead
international community, which endanger the regional security and
stability, and lead the efforts of the mediators directed toward
settlement of the current conflicts of the region to the deadlock.

The Azerbaijani ignorance of the calls of international different
instances to withdraw the snipers from the contact line and to
strengthen the trust, as well as the militaristic policy of Azerbaijan
contradict the spirit of the agreement of ordinary armaments in Europe,
reduction of military budgets, regional disarmament and UN resolutions
on transparency of armament.

NICOLAS SARKOZY AWARDED ORDER OF GLORY

ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 7, 2011
YEREVAN

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan had a private conversation with
French President Nicolas Sarkozy who was on a state visit to Armenia.

Press office of the President reported that at the end of the meeting
the Armenian and French presidents have held a joint news conference.

Earlier, President Serzh Sargsyan awarded Order of Glory to Nicolas
Sarkozy for strengthening traditional friendly relations between
Armenia and France, expansion of comprehensive cooperation between the
Republic of Armenia and the French Republic as well as for his personal
contributions to maintenance of peace and international security.

Simultaneously with the private meeting between Serzh Sargsyan and
Nicolas Sarkozy at the presidential residence, Armenian and French
ministers included in the official delegations had bilateral meetings
and discussed intensification of comprehensive cooperation between
Armenia and France.

PRESIDENT OF FRANCE WRAPS UP HIS STATE VISIT TO ARMENIA

ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 7, 2011
YEREVAN

President of France Nicolas Sarkozy wrapped up his state visit to
Armenia and departed for Azerbaijan. RA President Serzh Sargsyan,
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan,
acting head of President’s staff Vigen Sargsyan, Ambassador of
France to Armenia Henri Reynaud and other officials saw the French
President off.

Within the framework of state visit to Armenia, Nicolas Sarkozy met
with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Catholicos of
All Armenians Karekin II, visited Tsitsernakaberd memorial and paid
tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. With the participation
of the presidents of the two countries, statue authored by Auguste
Rodin was unveiled at the France Square.

Sarkozy continues its regional visit and will be in Georgia and
Azerbaijan.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER ON BIRTHDAY

/ARKA/
OCTOBER 7, 2011
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, October 7. / ARKA /. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan sent
a congratulatory message to Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin on
the occasion of the latter~Rs birthday. Today Putin turns 59.

“Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich! Please accept my heartfelt
congratulations on your birthday! I am confident that your vast
political experience in achieving the set goals will continue to
serve the interests of development and prosperity of the Russian
Federation, further consolidate its authority and role on the world
stage,” the letter says.

Sargsyan noted with satisfaction that issues on Armenian-Russian
strategic cooperation have always been in the focus of Russian prime
minister.

“It’s hard to overestimate your personal contribution to building
up the Russian-Armenian allied cooperation and partnership in all
fields based on mutual support and coordination that emanates from
the interests of the peoples of Armenia and Russia, contributes to
the maintenance of security and stability in South Caucasus,” the
congratulatory message says.

The president of Armenia praised personal trustful relations
established between him and Putin which undoubtedly contribute to
and promote the further implementation of important agreements for
the benefit of our peoples.”

“I look forward to continued constructive dialogue with you in the
course of further meetings in Yerevan and Moscow. I sincerely wish
you Mr Prime Minister good health, well-being and success in your
endeavours for the benefit of brotherly Russia,” Armenian president
said.

SARGSYAN PRAISES SARKOZY’S CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 7, 2011 – 13:19 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has praised his
French counterpart’s contribution to development of relations between
the two countries.

“Yerevan and Paris enjoy high-level relations, what is proved by
French investments in the Armenian economy and a 500-thousand Armenian
community in France,” President Sargsyan said during the joint press
conference with Nicolas Sarkozy.

Commenting on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, the Armenian
leader hailed France’s efforts within the OSCE Minsk Group and the
country’s balanced position on the issue.

ARTSAKH WELCOMES THIS YEAR’S10000TH VISITOR

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 7, 2011 – 16:06 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – On October 7, Artsakh Republic has welcomed this
year’s 10000th visitor, Russian poet and translator Vadim Rakhmanov,
who was awarded a certificate and a memorable gift, symbolizing the
Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

According to NKR Foreign Ministry data, the number of foreign visitors
to the republic in 2011 exceeded that of 2010 by 64%, with tourist
inflow from Russia increasing thrice. The origin of NKR guests
includes those from European countries, U.S., Iran, Canada, Japan,
China, Singapore, Brazil, Venezuela, Israel, New Zealand, India,
Cote d’Ivoire and many others.

SARGSYAN PLEASES PUTIN
HAKOB BADALYAN

Story from Lragir.am News:

Published: 13:24:41 – 07/10/2011

October 7 is Vladimir Putin’s birthday. He becomes 59 years old. Serzh
Sargsyan congratulated Putin on this occasion. His congratulatory
message can be called fantastic because of its interesting content.

The fantastic thing is that usually a president congratulates a
president, a prime minister a premier according to the principle of
equal “subordination”.

While in this case the president congratulates the premier. At personal
plane, there can be no issue: maybe Serzh Sargsyan just wanted to
congratulate Putin personally. But in this case, the address should
not be an official one, but it should be delivered through personal
cables, there would be nothing weird.

But the President of Armenia officially congratulates the Prime
Minister of Russia. This is not a tragedy, of course, but there is an
issue. The last conference of Yedinaya Rossia party evidenced that in
reality Putin is already and again the President of Russia but he is
still the de jure Prime Minister, while the states and their first
figures are a legal category. Consequently, maybe for subordination
dignity, it would be better not to congratulate him at the level of
the President.

Two circumstances are possible to push Sargsyan to this step. The
first is perhaps the one that Putin appeared in the psychological
trap of the causal and consequential connection of Putin-Kocharyan
possible return, or under the psychological pressure and so, now he
is trying to do everything not to arouse Putin’s suspicion proving
he is attentive and committed.

“I can note with satisfaction that we have always been focused on
the issues relating to the Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation”,
said Serzh Sargsyan in his letter, which means that “I have always
felt your glance and did everything under your sight”.

The stress on personal relations is not less noteworthy: “I highly
appreciate the personal trustworthy and close relations between us,
which, no doubt, promote the further fulfillment of our bilateral
plans”.

Serzh Sargsyan is trying thereby to emphasize that there is a warm
relationship with Putin, because in the Armenian political circles,
“personal relationships” are valued particularly highly. Sargsyan
is trying to dispel the deep-seated belief that Kocharyan has much
“more friendly” relationship with Putin than Sargsyan.

The second motive of the congratulatory message could be the visit to
Yerevan of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who made â~@~Kâ~@~Ka
statement in Armenia that can be perceived as “encroachment” on
Russia’s interests in the energy sector of Armenia.

He said that his country would help Armenia develop alternative energy
sources. And alternative energy in Armenia may be only alternative
to the Russian presence, because all the power in Armenia is Russified.

If we add to this the fact that Sarkozy quite transparently urged
EU countries to show interest in the energy system of Armenia and
Armenia to take into account the initiatives of European pipeline
bypassing Russia, it becomes clear how unpleasant came out to be the
day of October 7 in Armenia for Russia.

It is possible that this is the reason why Serzh Sargsyan forgot
about the subordination and congratulated Putin’s birthday in order
to disperse the unpleasant impression from Sarkozy’s visit.

LE GROUPE VALLEX A INVESTI ENVIRON 250 MILLIONS DE $ EN 15 ANS DANS L’ECONOMIE DE L’ARMENIE ET DU KARABAKH
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armenews
vendredi 7 octobre 2011

La societe Groupe Vallex a investi environ 250 millions de $ en 15 ans
dans l’economie de l’Armenie et du Karabakh, a declare le directeur de
l’entreprise Valeri Mezhlumyan lors des evenements dedies a la Journee
de la metallurgie a Alaverdi.

100 millions ont ete investis dans la construction d’une installation
minière dans le Teghut et dans le projet d’exploitation de la mine de
cuivre-molybdène.

Au cours des deux prochaines annees, la societe prevoit d’investir 250
millions de dollars ce qui signifie que le montant total des
investissements du “Groupe Vallex ” en Armenie et du Karabagh sera de
un demi-million de dollars.