Author: Kanayan Tamar

LE DERNIER VILLAGE ARMENIEN DE TURQUIE VA PASSER DANS L’HISTOIRE
Stephane

Le dernier village armenien de Turquie, Vakifli Koyu, qui est situe
sur les pentes du Musa Dagh dans la province de Hatay, va passer
dans l’histoire.

Un acte juridique a recemment approuve que le village n’ait plus
qu’un statut de quartier.

Les residents s’opposer a la decision. Ils disent que de nombreux
touristes visitent regulièrement le seul village armenien de Turquie.

” Les villageois veulent que Vakifli Koyu conserve son statut de
village “, explique Berc Kartun, le chef de la commune.

La decision entraînera une diminution du nombre de visites dans le
village, de ses restaurants et ses lieux de divertissement.

vendredi 11 janvier 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

LE GOUVERNEMENT ARMENIEN FAIT BARRAGE A UN NOUVEL AMENDEMENT DE L’OPPOSITION
Gari

armenews.com
vendredi 11 janvier 2013

Le gouvernement armenien a officiellement fait obstruction le 7
janvier au passage d’un amendement propose par l’opposition en
vertu duquel les deputes du Parlement votant a la place de leurs
collègues en leur absence aux seances parlementaires seraient tombes
sous le coup de la loi. Cette pratique est devenue monnaie courante,
principalement parmi les deputes membres de la majorite parlementaire,
et elle a permis au gouvernement de faire passer des lois majeures et
des amendements a diverses occasions. Elle avait suscite les critiques
toujours plus vives des deputes de l’opposition qui estiment qu’elle
va a l’encontre des statuts de l’Assemblee nationale.

Les presidents et vice-presidents du Parlement ainsi que les deputes
de la majorite ont superbement ignore a ce jour ces critiques. Le
Parti Jarankoutioun (Heritage), l’une des formations de l’opposition
representes a l’Assemblee, avait engage une procedure en decembre en
vue de lutter contre cet absenteisme lors des votes de l’Assemblee,
en proposant un amendement qui aurait eu pour effet de le considerer
comme un delit de nature frauduleuse. Le ministère armenien de la
justice avait critique ce projet d’amendenent, avec l’aval du premier
ministre Tigrane Sarkissian. Une declaration du ministère presentee
par le ministre de la justice Hrayr Tovmasian faisait valoir que la
proposition de Jarankoutioun n’etait pas conforme a la definition de
la fraude telle qu’etablie par le Code penal.

Zaruhi Postanjian, une depute de Jarankoutiouns, a recuse ce point de
vue, estimant qu’ “en vertu des statuts de la Constitution comme de
l’Assemblee nationale, les deputes n’ont pas le droit de voter a la
place d’autres deputes”. Mme Postanjian a indique que le gouvernement,
qui contrôle la grande majorite des sieges du Parlement, n’est pas
interesse par cette mesure parce qu’il a souvent du mal a faire
le plein des deputes qui lui sont favorables lors des seances de
l’Assemblee nationale. “Ce sont les deputes pro-gouvernementaux sui
sont generalement absents”, a-t-elle fait remarquer, en ajoutant
que son parti poursuivrait ses efforts en vue de faire passer cet
amendement, en depit des obstacles poses par le gouvernement.

vendredi 11 janvier 2013, Gari ©armenews.com

MOTHER COMMITTED SUICIDE AT THE GRAVE OF HER SON

2013-01-10 16:05:36

RA Police investigative department of the Investigative Division of
Dilijan, Tavush region, prepares materials on the fact of Jan. 8th
suicide in Dilijan.

According to shamshyan.com, on that day, about 17:00, Dilijan Police
got an information that near Myasnikyan street a corpse was hanging.

Operational investigative group of Dilijan Police Department learned
that the resident of Dilijan 62-year-old A.A. committed suicide by
hanging herself from a tree. In marked cemetery buried her young son.

EVENTS IN ARMENIA INFLEUNCE GEORGIAN ARMENIANS

06:01 PM | TODAY | POLITICS

Everything that happens in Armenia directly influences the life of
Georgian Armenians, Johnny Melikyan, an expert on Georgian affairs,
said speaking about the conservation of Armenian cultural legacy
in Georgia.

“The ministries of culture of the two countries are taking joint
efforts in this direction, but there is an important thing to remember
– unlike Armenia, the church is very strong in Georgia, with Patriarch
Ilia II enjoying the sympathy of the 98 percent of the population. He
is the leader of all Georgians. In the country where the Patriarch
is such an influential figure, the state will not intervene in the
matters of the Church,” he said adding that certain spiritual leaders
in Georgia are ill-disposed towards Armenians.

With regard to the operation of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, Johnny
Melikyan said Georgia’s Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is also
concerned that it can become a serious alternative to the Georgian
railway, therby hindering its work.

The expert says the Georgian government gets money from Azerbaijan
to construct the railway. In the last two years, Georgia received
$200 mln from Azerbaijan at an annual rate of 1-2 percent.

“We should struggle against this,” he concluded.

TOBACCO GOODS COST ROSE DUE TO TAX BURDEN INCREASE- MEDIA SOURCES

YEREVAN, January 9. /ARKA/. Prices for tobacco goods in Armenia
have risen since early this year, Hayots Ashkharh newspaper reports
Wednesday. According to the source, this was caused not by some outer
factors but domestic ones.

“Two years ago we knew the domestic prices for cigarettes will surge
this year due to some legislative changes adopted at the end of 2011,
which imply the gradual balancing of the tax burden for local producers
and importers,” the source states.

The cost of some kinds of tobacco goods rose by 15-20 drams.

The changes in tax burden regulations refer to not only local
production. From January the fixed payments for the imported cigarettes
have also climbed.

The fixed payments jumped from 6250 drams to 7000 drams for 1000
cigarettes produced in Armenia, and from 7500 to 8000 drams for 1000
imported cigarettes.

“As a result of the legislative changes over the past two years,
the tax burden on the imported and local cigarettes increased. The
fixed payments for imported cigarettes stood at 1000 drams, and for
local-1500 drams,” the source stated. ($1-403.87 drams). -0-

JEWELRY PRODUCTION DOUBLES IN ARMENIA

January 9, 2013 – 15:52 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – 60 106 carats of diamond were produced in Armenia
in January-November 2012 against 62 974 carats from the year-earlier
period (4,6 decrease).

According to the National Statistical Service, 816,5 kg of jewelry
was produced during the reporting period against 399,4 kg in 2011.

ARTHUR MIRANYAN SCORES GOAL IN A MATCH AGAINST AZERBAIJAN

NEWS.am Sport
January 9

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Arthur Miranyan, Armenian by origin,
scored the second goal playing for Ukraine’s under-18 national team.

Ukraine defeated Azerbaijan 2-0 in the second round of the Valentin
Granatkin tournament held in Saint Petersburg.

Miranyan scored his first goal in the tournament in a match against
Lithuania.

Ukraine has advanced to the play-offs.

BRITISH AIRWAYS OFFERS SPECIAL FAIRS FOR CUSTOMERS FROM AZERBAIJAN

APA
[ 09 January 2013 15:47 ]

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev – APA-Economics. British Airways is getting
the year off to a good start with special fares to Europe and North
America. The sale, which runs until 31 January, allows for travel
from 8 January until 31 May and is available across all cabins,
APA-Economics reports.

Paolo De Renzis, Area Commercial Manager, Middle East and Central Asia,
said the special fares would be a great incentive for many customers
planning their 2013 business and leisure trips.

“British Airways ended 2012 on a high, having celebrated our recent
return to Azerbaijan. 2013 will bring many highlights, with ongoing
investment in our aircraft and product offering, including the
completion of the refurbishment of our A321 aircraft which operate
on our Baku route.” he said.

“Our worldwide route network covering more than 175 destinations,
and convenient connections at London Heathrow for onward flights to
Europe and North America, makes British Airways a prime choice for
customers from Azerbaijan.”

As part of British Airways’ New Year special fares, customers can fly
from Azerbaijan to the UK and Europe from EUR 470* in World Traveller
and EUR 1,757* in Club World. Flights to North America start from
EUR 770* in World Traveller and EUR 2,967* in Club World.

A full timetable of British Airways’ flights to London and beyond
is available online at ba.com, where customers can find the lowest
fares and book, pay and check-in online for their flights.

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OF ARMENIA TO LAUNCH

15:44, 9 January, 2013

YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. The national chess championship of the
Republic of Armenia will launch on January 12. The Chess Federation
of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that the tournaments of the highest
league of the Armenian men’s 73rd and women’s 68th championships will
last until January 21, 2013. The abovementioned tournaments will be
held in Yerevan.

Armenian men’s 73rd tournaments are starting on January at 15:00
o’clock (Yerevan time). Armenian Chess Grandmaster Tigran Petrosyan
was declared the winner of the previous championship, which was held
in 2012. He was involved in the Armenian National Chess Team and
became Chess Olympic Champion in the chess Olympiad held in Istanbul.

8,300 PEOPLE INTERROGATED ON VAZGEN KHACHIKYAN’S CASE

tert.am
09.01.13

As of January 8, 2013, some 8,300 people were interrogated within
the framework of the criminal case on large scale of abuse by the
leadership of Armenia’s Social Insurance State Service affiliated to
the Labor and Social Affairs Ministry.

The former head of the service Vazgen Khachikyan is under arrest. The
case is being investigated by the chief investigation department of
the police dealing with special cases.

According to the police website, among the interrogated ones are
employees of the service’s divisions, pensioners.

Overall, 53 people, including two fugitives, have been involved in
the case as defendants. Thirteen of them have been arrested. The total
damage to the state amounted to 376.716.903 drams of which 51.773.902
have been restored.

The investigation is under way.