Author: Kanayan Tamar

APA, Azerbaijan
May 21 2013

New map showing Armenians territorial claims against Azerbaijan found
[ 21 May 2013 15:44 ]

Ganja is shown in the map as `Armenia’s territory occupied by
Azerbaijan and which is under Azerbaijan’s occupation’

Baku. Kamala Guliyeva – APA. Director of the Institute of Oriental
Studies of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Govhar
Bakhshaliyeva has found out a map showing new territorial claims of
the Armenians against Azerbaijan. APA reports that the map has been
found in St. Petersburg.

Govhar Bakhshaliyeva told journalists that the Azerbaijani territories
are shown in the newly-found map as the Armenian territories occupied
by Azerbaijan.

Ganja, Barda and other regions that are not under the occupation are
also described as Armenian territories: `This map shows that the
Armenians have propulsive plans. Various territories are shown in
different colors in the map. Territories with the same color show
Azerbaijani territories as the Armenian territories occupied by
Azerbaijan and which are under Azerbaijan’s occupation.
Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions have been given Armenian names.
It is very important for Azerbaijani scientists to respond to such
groundless claims of Armenians. Currently, work is being done in this
direction.’

Bakhshaliyeva said that collection of maps proving that Armenians are
aliens in the Caucasus would be published in the near future: `A
number of maps have already been brought from Turkey. Currently, work
is underway to bring historical maps from the United States. After the
collection of all historical maps they will be published as a book in
3 languages – Azerbaijani, Russian and English with detailed
information. The world of science has already known that the Armenians
are alien nation in the Caucasus. The world community will be more
familiar with this fact through this book. Armenia has not been shown
in the Caucasus in the historical maps. Newly-found maps have once
again revealed that the Armenians moved to the Caucasus later.’

Turkish Radio and Television Corporation TRT
May 20 2013

ARMENIAN PROVOCATION

The Armenian Diaspora continue to incite provocation over historical
developments.

A group of Armenians living in Switzerland are aspiring to erect in
Ariana Part in Geneva, which also houses the Geneva headquarters of
the UN, a monument in memory of their allegations of 1915.

The municipal assembly of Geneva have also made some statements
conducive to the setting up of such a monument in the park.
The monument Armenians are aspiring to put up is known to have been
the work of Melik Ohanyan, a sculptor of Armenian origin living in
Paris.

Known for its impartiality , Geneva having given the nod for a move of
this kind in favour of Armenians have met with the reaction and
concern of the Turks living there.

A natural park in Geneva, Ariana Park, home to monuments reflecting
the common values of mankind, is visited every year by about 100
thousand people.

Armenian people should know more about their rights – Estonian Justice Minister

May 21, 2013 | 19:45

YEREVAN. – Armenian people should know more about their rights,
Estonian Justice Minister said.

During the Tuesday press conference in Yerevan, Hanno Pevkur said the
conditions to move forward with judiciary reforms in Armenia are quite
good.

`The question for me, and probably for the European Union, is not
legislation but implementation,’ he emphasized.

Speaking about judiciary reforms, he pointed out recording system in
courts which is another move to transparency.

The Minister said it is essential to answer a question whether you
trust judges and courts.

`To have that confidence and feeling, you have to have transparency,
normal system of rotation for judges, a good law and of course basic
rights for people,’ he said.

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Demirchian: HAK will vote against new program of government

Tuesday,May 21

`Poverty and emigration have grown in Armenia in the past five years. The
new program of the government is absolutely no different from the old one,’
deputy of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) faction Stepan
Demirchian stated in the parliament today.

`The fact is that as a result of activities of the current government,
people are leaving the country because of the socioeconomic situation and
injustice. The socioeconomic situation will become even more difficult
following the gas price hike,’ Demirchian noted.

In his words, in order to mitigate the situation, the government cites the
global economic crisis that undoubtedly affected Armenia, but `the
government of the republic has acted inefficiently’.

`Drastic changes are necessary in our country. We cannot vote for adoption
of the government’s new program because there are no guarantees that this
program will be implemented,’ S. Demirchian said.

Russian FM: only parties concerned able to settle Karabakh issue

May 21, 2013 – 14:00 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Azerbaijan and Armenia are both Russia’s neighbors,
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
At a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar
Mammadyarov, the Russian Minister noted stability in the Caucasus
region as a priority for his country’s foreign policy.

`Russia does its utmost to promote the conflict settlement in
different formats. We became a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group,’ he
said, stressing the need to implement the basic principles.

`We will further foster the process. However, it’s clear that only the
parties concerned are able to settle the Nagorno Karabakh problem,’
Lavrov said, conditioning the complexity of the negotiations by the
complexity of the conflict.

Minister Lavrov said they will keep searching for a compromise, mid.ru
reported.

RGD-5 hand-grenade found in a bus in Armenia

ARMINFO
Tuesday, May 21, 11:32

The Emergency Situations Ministry of Armenia received an alarm at
12:47pm of May 20 saying that a grenade was found in a bus of the
route No54 in the village of Dashtavan, Ararat region, Armenia.

A truck crew and operative group of the regional rescuer department
arrived at the spot. The firemen and rescuers were on duty near the
bus from 12:50pm to 1:06pm. At 1:00pm the police deactivated the RGD-5
hand-grenade and moved it to a safe area.

Ex-PM Advises Government Not To Interfere With Gas Pricing

During the discussion of the program of government Member of
Parliament Hrant Bagratyan, ANC, called Tigran Sargsyan and the
cabinet not to interfere with the pricing of gas.

`The government only makes gas expensive. By drawing the attention of
the public to the border you are confusing us, saying that Armenia
buys gas at the cheapest price,’ Bagratyan said.

He noted that gas supplied to Armenia is not cheap, and gas price is
boosted due to 96% gas supply coverage of villages. Bagratyan also
said that the government’s analytical skills are weak.

Prime Minister Sargsyan said during the parliamentary hearing on the
gas price it will be presented in detail how the gas price is formed.
According to the prime minister, it is the mandate of the Public
Services Regulatory Commission, and their experts will explain how the
price is formed.

The prime minister said Belarus buys gas at the cheapest price. `The
Armenian side is negotiating over mechanisms of how Armenia could get
assistance from them to make sure that the levy of 30% is not applied
to Armenia,’ the prime minister said.

In answer to Bagratyan’s proposal on setting up a cooperative of gas
consumers Tigran Sargsyan said he would assign the minister of energy
and natural resources to discuss this issue with Hrant Bagratyan.

10:39 21/05/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:

ARMENIE
Le chef des douanes arméniennes lavé de tout soupçon

Gagik Khachatrian, le très controversé chef des Services des taxex et
douanes d’ Arménie, n’a pas abusé de ses fonctions et position à des
fins d’enrichissement personnel ou de ses proches, nd customs
services, a conclu le service qui avait mené l’enquête sur les
soupçons de corruption qui visaient le haut fonctionnaire arménien. La
Commission d’Etat sur l’Ethique des hauts fonctionnaires avait lance
l’enquête ne avril dernier, en réponse à une pétition du Centre
Anti-Corruption (ACC), branche arménienne de l’ONG basée à Berlin
Transparency International.

L’ACC s’appuyait en partie sur un article publié dans le quotidien
proche de l’opposition `Haykakan Zhamanak’ en octobre 2012. L’article
publiait la longue liste de compagnies susceptibles d’appartenir à
Khachatrian, ou auxquelles il est lié. Au nombre de ces sociétés, l’un
des principaux fournisseurs d’accès Internet et TV du pays, deux
compagnies important des produits alimentaires, un supermarché, un
concessionnaire de voitures et une boutique de montres de luxe à
Erevan. Selon `Haykakan Zhamanak,’ le chef du département des Revenus
de l’Etat (SRC) controôlerait aussi une compagnie qui a le monopole de
la fourniture de formulaires officiels utilisés par des milliers de
sociétés dans le pays.

La commission a conclu dans son rapport que Khachatrian ne possédait
officiellement aucune de ces societies. Elle notait néanmoins que deux
d’entre elles – la concessionaire de voitures Mitsubishi et la
compagnie importatrice de produits aliimentaires Apeyron –
appartenaient à ses enfants, quatre autres étant contrôlées par des
cousins. La commission, qui siege dans les locaux de l’administration
présidentielle à Erevan, a souligné que ce fait ne relevait pas du
conflit d’intérêts. Elle a fait valoir que Khachatrian n’avait pris
aucune decision au titre de chef du SRC qui aurait été susceptible de
bénéficier aux affaires enregistrées sous les noms de ses enfants. Une
simple « affaire familiale » donc, aux yeux des autorités arméniennes,
dont les conclusions ont toutefois été jugées peu convaincantes par
Sona Ayvazian, la vice-présidente de l’ACC, qui reproche notamment à
la commission de ne pas avoir mené une enquête approfondie sur les
privilèges dont auraient pu bénéficier l’intéressé et sa famille.

mardi 21 mai 2013,
Gari ©armenews.com

Heritage party calls on opposition to cut their ties with previous and
present authorities

16:09 – 19.05.13

Heritage party deputy leader Armen Martirosyan calls on opposition
forces to unite.

`I call on all opposition forces to cut their ties with the past and
present authorities and be open for the new ones,’ he said at the open
civil discussion today in Ani hotel.

He also urged to stop fighting with each other and join the demand of
the people and act together.

He stressed that the Heritage party will join the New Armenia
movement. `We really need to create structures in provinces, in all
the districts of Yerevan. We must really get prepared,’ he stressed.

Martirosyan voiced conviction that the it cannot be just a party’s
fight or just a civil one, but a multi-sided one.

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Syria army ‘storms’ rebel town Qusair

14:37 – 19.05.13

Syrian government forces have surrounded the rebel stronghold of
Qusair and are storming it from several directions, says Syrian state
TV.

Fighting has gone on around the town, near the Lebanese border, for weeks.

Syrian opposition activists said government air strikes and heavy
shelling had killed at least 16 people in the town so far.
Opposition groups say militants from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement
are fighting alongside government forces.

There are also reports that hundreds of Lebanese Sunni militants have
joined the fight on the rebels’ side, says the BBC’s Jim Muir, in
Beirut.

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