Author: Kanayan Tamar

GLENDALE TO HOST ART SHOW FUNDRAISER IN AID OF HALO TRUST

September 19, 2013 – 10:50 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – An art show fundraiser will take place Saturday,
Sept 28, in aid of the HALO Trust, on the rooftop of the Hollywood
Production Center in Glendale, CA.

The works of Hermine Demirtshyan, Voskan Galstian, Emily Halpern,
Koko Hovaguimian, Anthony Miserendino, Argishti Musakhanyan,
Arshak Nazarian, Kat Shoa, and Zareh will be displayed. Attendees
will have the opportunity to purchase art from which a portion will
be allocated to the HALO Trust. The evening will include food and
beverage, including music provided by the Snake Charmer Ensemble.

The HALO Trust is the oldest and largest non-profit, non-political
organization in the world that specializes in humanitarian land mine
clearance, providing a better quality of life for people whose routine
activities are curtailed due to the risk of land mine detonation.

The HALO Trust was founded in Scotland in 1988, with regional offices
in Washington DC and San Francisco, which is registered as a charity
in the United Kingdom and a non-profit in the United States.

The focus of this event is to raise money for Nagorno Karabakh
(Artsakh) where HALO first became involved in 1995 after the war
with Azerbaijan. Deminers were trained for a year and slowly the HALO
Trust began to expand its program in the region, with the launch of
the full program in 2000. Through March 2013, there are 144 minefields
remaining that are in need of clearance.

The organizers of the event are Aline Tavlian and Nare Garibyan,
two Glendale residents who were inspired to raise funds for the HALO
Trust after, Gala Danilova, the Director of Finance of the HALO
Trust program in Nagorno Karabakh presented the demining work the
organization has achieved in that region. She will be speaking at
the fundraiser, traveling all the way from Artsakh.

Since 2000 HALO has provided the only large-scale mine clearance
capacity in Nagorno Karabakh and over the last 10 years HALO has
cleared over 236 square kilometers of contaminated land and returned
it to previously impacted communities. By mid-2010, HALO had found and
destroyed in Karabakh over 10,000 landmines, 10,000 cluster munitions
and 45,000 other explosive items.

HALO has reported as cleared nearly 80% of minefields and about 70%
of the area contaminated by cluster munitions in Karabakh. The NGO
believes the remaining areas can be cleared within the next five years
but this timeframe depends on the continued availability of donor
funds, which are on a downward slump. Without funding, HALO warns,
the removal of all the minefields and cluster munitions will take
longer, leaving impoverished rural communities blighted by mines and
cluster munitions for years to come.

14,496 PEOPLE GRANTED CITIZENSHIP OF REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

15:59, 19 September, 2013

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS: 14,496 people have been granted the
citizenship of the Republic of Armenia during the nine months of 2013.

As reported by Armenpress, this was stated in the notice of the
Passport and Visa Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia.

It is noted that the number of people interested in getting the
citizenship of the Republic of Armenia has considerably increased
during the last years.

“If in 2008-2010 about 15,000 citizenship applications were
discussed, that is, 5,000 annually, in 2011 and 2012 the number of
the applications grew to 15,000 for every year”, – says the statement.

ARMENIANS TO MARCH AGAINST JOINING CUSTOMS UNION ON SEPTEMBER 21

September 19, 2013 | 14:59

YEREVAN. – Holding of a march of independence in Yerevan is explained
by Serzh Sargsyan’s a surprise statement on joining the Customs Union,
civic activist Karen Tovmasyan said.

An initiative to hold “Nation-wide march of independence” appeared
on Facebook to take the streets and reconfirm the decision to live
in an independent state which was adopted 22 years ago.

“The march in Yerevan will star at 4pm on Saturday. The words and
deeds of Serzh Sargsyan and the Armenian authorities do not coincide.

Non-elected president does not consider it necessary to keep his
people aware of his steps,” Tovmasyan said.

Another participant of the press conference Marine Petrosyan noted
that the most ideologically implacable figures have joined their march.

In his turn, activist Armen Hovhannisyan said the main goal of the
march is to speak against the Customs Union.

“Independence as a value and sovereignty as the main point of the
values unite everyone,” he emphasized.

Hovhannisyan stressed that the will of Armenian people expressed 22
years ago remains ink on paper.

“Security and social conditions of the people mainly depend on
independence. Only we, the citizens of Armenia, can decide with whom
and how we want to live,” he concluded.

On September 21 Armenia will mark the 22nd anniversary of independence.

ALL COUNTRIES OF CUSTOMS UNION MAINTAIN THEIR SOVEREIGNTY: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER

13:55, 19 September, 2013

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. Each country of the Customs Union
maintains its sovereignty, notwithstanding each member of the union
confers certain part of its authority to the transnational body. As
reports “Armenpress” the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan stated this at the course of
the briefing with the journalists.

Among other things the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan underscored: “It’s about the
part of the authority, which is about the customs regulation. In this
respect Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan confer certain part of their
authority as well. Each EU member state, which is integrated in the
EU customs territory, also confers some part of its authority.”

In the result of the negotiations on September 3, 2013 in Moscow
the Presidents Sargsyan and Putin confirmed the aim of the Republic
of Armenia and the Russian Federation in the direction of further
development of economic integration processes in the Eurasian
territory. In that context the President of the Republic of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan announced about the Armenia’s decision to join the
Customs Union and the necessity of implementation corresponding steps
for that aim and in future about participating in formation of the
Eurasian economic union. The President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin expressed his support to the abovementioned decision
of Armenia and informed about the readiness of the Russian side to
support the process.

LA PRODUCTION AGRICOLE D’ARMENIE EN HAUSSE DE 1,3%

ARMENIE

La production agricole d’Armenie entre janvier et mai 2013 a bondi
de 1,3% par rapport a l’an dernier a 144,2 milliards de drams selon
ArmStat.

La production agricole et halieutique a grimpe de 2,9% a plus de
152,8 milliards de drams entre janvier et mai 2013 par rapport a la
meme periode de l’annee precedente.

La production animale a augmente de 1,4% a environ 115,9 milliards
de drams, les cultures de 0,8% a environ 28,3 milliards de drams,
le production de peche de 35,2% a 8,5 milliards de drams.

Les statistiques ont montre que les ventes de bovins et d’ovins et
de caprins et de volailles ont baisse de 3,4% en mai a 5600 tonnes.

La production de lait a progresse de 4,7% a 83800 tonnes en mai par
rapport a l’annee precedente.

La production d’~ufs a diminue de 0,5% a 99 millions d’unites.

La peche et le pisciculture en Armenie ont augmente de 27,8% en mai
a 534,2 tonnes.

jeudi 19 septembre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

DIYARBAKIR EST UNE VILLE KURDE ET ARMENIENNE SELON SON MAIRE

TURQUIE

Les Armeniens et les Assyriens vivant en Autriche ont organise un
dîner en hommage a Osman Baydemir, maire de Diyarbakir en Turquie,
qui etait en visite a Vienne.

Pendant l’evenement, le maire kurde de Diyarbakir a rappele que la
ville appartenait a la fois aux Armeniens et aux Assyriens ainsi
qu’aux Kurdes.

Lors de la reception, les representants de la communaute armenienne
ont remercie Osman Baydemir pour la restauration de l’Eglise Saint
Giragos de Diyarbakir.

jeudi 19 septembre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

UN TREMBLEMENT DE TERRE EN GEORGIE RESSENTI DANS LES PROVINCES ARMENIENNES DU NORD

GEORGIE

Un tremblement de terre enregistre mardi en Georgie a ete ressenti
sur une echelle mineure dans certaines provinces du nord de l’Armenie,
rapporte le ministère des Situations d’urgence d’Armenie.

Le Service de protection contre les seismes d’Armenie a recu des
informations sur un seisme de magnitude 5 sur le territoire de la
Georgie a 08h09. L’epicentre du seisme etait a 102 kilomètres a
l’ouest de la capitale Tbilissi (niveau 6-7 a l’epicentre).

Dans le territoire de l’Armenie le seisme a ete ressenti dans les
villes de Noyemberyan et Ijevan (niveau 3).

Aucune victime ou destruction n’a ete rapportee.

jeudi 19 septembre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

LES DEMOCRATES ARMENIENS SALUANT L’INTENTION DES AUTORITES D’INTEGRER L’ARMENIE DANS L’UNION DOUANIERE

ARMENIE

Le Parti democratique d’Armenie a publie une declaration saluant
la decision des autorites du pays d’integrer l’Armenie dans l’Union
douanière.

Le parti affirme que la cooperation au sein de l’Union est en phase
avec les interets economiques et sociaux de notre pays.

Les Democrates armeniens pensent que les autorites du pays, tout
en negociant avec les pays membres de l’union douanière, devraient
presenter les mecanismes de la cooperation mutuellement avantageux,
en tenant compte du fait qu’il n’y a pas de frontières communes. Ils
ne doivent jamais omettre les interets du Haut-Karabagh, car les
structures economiques de la republique fonctionnent dans l’espace
douanier de l’Armenie.

” Nous pensons que l’adhesion a l’Union douanière n’empeche absolument
pas l’Armenie de cooperer avec les autres pays et Unions ” dit la
declaration. ” Si les representants de l’Union europeenne sont francs
dans leurs declarations et que l’Armenie ne peut pas poursuivre sa
cooperation dans l’accord d’association elle peut devenir un pont
particulier entre l’Union europeenne, l’Union douanière et des membres
de la future Union eurasienne “.

Le Parti democratique d’Armenie a ete fondee en 1991 par Aram Sargsyan,
le premier secretaire du Comite central du Parti communiste d’Armenie.

jeudi 19 septembre 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

LA COUR D’APPEL REFUSE LA LIBERATION DE TIGRAN ARAKELIAN

Justice

Ignorant les appels de plus de 100 politiciens et personnalites
publiques, la Cour d’appel a refuse la liberation sous caution d’un
militant de l’opposition, maintenu en detention depuis deux ans a
cause d’accusations controversees.

Le tribunal a juge que Tigran Arakelian, un des chefs de file de
l’aile jeunesse du Congrès National Armenien (HAK), restera derrière
les barreaux en attendant son verdict dans l’affaire très mediatisee
impliquant egalement trois autres militants du HAK .

Les quatre jeunes hommes avaient ete arretes en août 2011, accuses
d’avoir attaque des policiers a Erevan. Ils ont toujours nie fermement
ces accusations, affirmant que ce sont eux qui ont ete battus et
arretes par les representants de l’ordre public. Seul Arakelian est
toujours derrière les barreaux, les autres militants ayant ete liberes
peu de temps après.

Plus tôt cette semaine, 110 notables armeniens, dont une dizaine de
deputes du parlement, ont exhorte la Cour d’appel a liberer Arakelian
; au moins jusqu’a ce que le verdict definitif soit rendu, promettant
de verser la caution et garantissant que l’opposant ne partirait pas
en cavale.

Un panel de trois juges charges de l’affaire a rejete cet appel, sans
aucune explication, suscitant une reaction furieuse des dizaines de
partisans de l’opposition presents dans la salle d’audience. Arakelian
s’en est pris aux juges, avant d’etre menotte et emmene par des agents
de securite.

L’avocat d’Arakelian, Mushegh Shushanyan, a condamne la decision,
mais attend la suite. ” Nous comprenons tous que, malheureusement,
nous ne vivons pas dans un etat où prime la justice “. ” Il n’y a
aucun tribunal independant en Armenie, et ce jugement a ete decide
ailleurs que dans cette cour “.

Levon Zurabian, un leader de HAK, a affirme que Serge Sarkissian a
personnellement decide de maintenir Arakelian en prison. Selon lui,
le president a ainsi voulu dissuader les jeunes armeniens de contester
le regime.

Le HAK a toujours dit que l’affaire contre Arakelian et les trois
autres militants a ete fabriquee pour des raisons politiques, ce que
nie fermement les autorites.

jeudi 19 septembre 2013, Claire ©armenews.com

UTHENTIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA PERFORMED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ARMENIA

21:16, 18 September, 2013

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Armenian-Austrian-Swiss ethno-jazz
Authentic Light Orchestra group on September 18 performed in the
State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia after Alexander
Spendiaryan. The jazz band performed with symphonic orchestra of
Opera Theater. At the event took part Armenian jazzmen Armen Hiusunch,
Vahan Artsruni, Mikael Voskanyan and other musicians.

“Such concert has never taken place in Armenia: at first with Authentic
Light Orchestra performed symphonic orchestra of Opera Theater. The
special guests of the evening were exclusive musicians.

Besides singer arrived from Switzerland Veronica Stalder during
the evening performed four Armenian songs. It was very responsible
to perform in Armenia for the first time. All members of Authentic
Light Orchestra are admired with Armenia and want to be her again,”
mentioned founder of the group Valeri Tolstov, reports “Armenpress”.

“I liked your country from the first sight. People are very good here.

I was very confused before the concert as I performed for the first
time with the orchestra. I am fond of performing Armenian songs. I
heard them several years ago and was shocked,” mentioned Veronica
Stalder.

Authentic Light Orchestra is an original band which was founded in
2009 in Zurich. It includes 5 musicians but it looks like orchestra
due to instrumental diversity. During a concert the musicians use 15-30
instruments and even more. Authentic Light Orchestra likes to perform
with improvisations. In the group is included Alexander Grigoryan.