Author: Kanayan Tamar

THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH

10.11.2012

On November 10 the meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia
and the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh Edward Nalbandian and Karen
Mirzoyan took place at the MFA of Armenia.

Minister Nalbandian congratulated his NKR counterpart on the assumption
of that responsible position and wished every success.

The Ministers had a thorough talk on the recent developments in the
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

In the course of the meeting, the importance of deepening of
cooperation between the MFAs of the two countries and holding of
regular political consultations was mutually stressed.

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and his Artsakh counterpart
exchanged views on regional and global issues.

After the meeting, on behalf of the Armenian Minister of Foreign
Affairs a reception took place on the occasion of the assumption of
the office, where NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan was awarded
with the Armenian Foreign Ministry’s Medal of Honor.

THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF ARMENIA AND LATVIA

15.11.2012

On November 15, Edward Nalbandian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Armenia met with Edgars Rinkevics, the Latvian
Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian recalled the warm reception
provided by the Latvian side in Riga in January of this year and
expressed satisfaction that accepting the invitation, today, Minister
Rinkevics is in Armenia.

In his remarks, Minister Nalbandian stressed, “Armenia attaches great
importance to the continuous development of the political dialogue
with Latvia at the highest level. Recently considerable steps have
been undertaken in that direction, the reciprocal visits of Armenian
and Latvian Presidents and regular contacts between different agencies
of the two countries took place.”

Expressing gratitude for the reception, Edgars Rinkevics mentioned
that Latvia is interested in the development of mutually beneficial
cooperation with Armenia and is committed to take efficient steps
towards that direction.

During the meeting the interlocutors touched upon numerous questions
related to the Armenian-Latvian bilateral and multilateral
cooperation.

The importance of the implementation of the agreements reached during
the Armenian President’s visit to Latvia last year was specially
underlined, in particular agreements over the creation of
inter-governmental committee, the first session of which is scheduled
to be held in the first half of the next year.

The Ministers emphasized the importance to intensify activities of the
friendship groups in the parliaments of both countries and to expand
parliamentary cooperation.

The sides had a thorough talk on the intensification of trade and
economic ties and expanding of its possibilities, including
improvement of legal framework and holding of consultations between
the MFAs.

The sides mutually expressed satisfaction with the considerable
progress achieved by Armenia in the cooperation with the European
Union and in the frames of the Eastern Partnership Program. In that
context Latvia’s possible support to Armenia, as an EU member, was
mentioned.

In the talks, the sides agreed upon the intensification of cultural
exchanges, in particular upon Armenia’s participation in the events
dedicated to the declaration of Riga as the European culture capital
in 2014.

Minister Nalbandian presented the recent developments in the
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. The sides expressed mutual
confidence that the resolution based on the principles of
international law exclusively through peaceful means has no
alternative.

The sides exchanged views on global agenda issues, Iran’s nuclear
program and situation in Syria.

Joint press conference followed the meeting between the Armenia and
Latvian Foreign Ministers.

CSTO DISCUSSED PRESENT SITUATION IN NAGORNO KARABAKH

17:07, 15 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. It’s impossible to find solution for
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict via military hostilities. As reports
“Armenpress” citing Interfax, this was announced by the Secretary
General of CSTO Nikolay Bordyuzha.

During the press conference Nikolay Bordyuzha stated: “In our opinion
this conflict can have only political solution. This conflict cannot
be solved via military hostilities.”

Nikolay Bordyuzha emphasized that the political potential of the
CSTO member states for the regulation of the conflict is “rather
big”. The Secretary-General of CSTO stated: “It’s in the authority of
the President of the Russian Federation, the President of Kazakhstan
and other Presidents. In such situations it’s reasonable to make
usage of the whole political influence.”

As an international mechanism for the regulation of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict he highlighted the Minsk Group, the meeting of the Presidents
of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Among other things Bordyuzha said that as an organization CSTO is
not engaged in Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Boryuzha stressed: “We see
the development of the situation there, notwithstanding we do not
interfere and it seems to us that present mechanisms are enough. In
the present stage the involvement of other organizations will not be
effective and there is a possibility that such actions will even make
worse the situation, which is already intense.”

When the Secretary-General was asked what the CSTO will do in case
of resuming military hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan,
Bordyuzha answered: “If war…If raid…We shall make our decision,
when the time of all those “ifs” comes.”

ARMENIA’S FM COMMENTS ON AZERBAIJAN’S STATEMENT

TERT.AM
15.11.12

The train has gone with some Azerbaijanis remaining in the station,
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told at a news conference
on Thursday, referring to the statements voiced by Azerbaijan about
proposing new “roadmap” that offers a stage by stage solution to the
NK conflict.

“The impression is that those who made these statements have been
left in 1990s. These proposals could have been discussed that time.

Seventeen years have passed. It is necessary to be more realistic
and be guided by the position of the international community,”
Nalbandian reminded.

The minister also reminded that a “roadmap” has been proposed and
the OSCE Minsk group co-chairs urged to adopt them but Azerbaijan
refused them in Kazan.

Nalbandian said Armenia has many times voiced its position over the
issue, and nothing has changed in it.

EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY ARMENIAN, IRANIAN ARTISTS OPENS IN ARMENIA’S YEGHEGNADZOR REGION

Panorama.am
10:03 15/11/2012 ” CULTURE

A joint exhibition of works by Armenian and Iranian artists has opened
at the Geological Museum in Armenia’s Yeghegnadzor region.

Paintings and handworks are featured at the exhibition, Vayots Dzor
regional administration said.

Vayots Dzor Governor Edgar Ghazaryan, Iranian ambassador to Armenia
Mohammad Raiesi and Governor of Iran’s Khoy province Ghulam Hussain
Amari attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition.

In their remarks, they wished success to cooperation between Armenia’s
Vayots Dzor region and Iran’s Khoy province.

LEG OF HRANT MATEVOSYAN’s STATUE BROKEN

Factinfo.am
Thu, 11/15/2012 – 11:03

On November 15 at 00:30 information was received in Central Police
Division of the RA Police that 2 foreigners broke the leg of Hrant
Matevosyan’s statue near ‘Malibu’ park.

According to the RA Police on the same day at 00:45 Iranian citizens
Farshid A. born in 1984 and Farshad A. born in 1986 were caught in
Mashtots Avenue and brought to Yerevan city department.

In turned out that on November 14 at 23:30 in order to take a photo
Farshid A. sat on the leg of the statue and accidentally broke its leg.

Product examination was appointed. The circumstances and the amount
of damage are being investigated. Investigation is on.

THEY MOVED TO TURKEY IN ORDER TO BUY A HOUSE IN ARMENIA
Ani Hovhannisyan

11:16, November 15, 2012

A Stroll Through Istanbul – Part 3

When I asked Artash from Gyumri why he wound up in Istanbul, the
young man answered, “The cheapest ticket I could find brought me here.”

After getting discharged from the army, Artash couldn’t find work in
Armenia. He came to Turkey with his mother and sister.

Artash works in a small shoe factory alongside other Armenians,
Georgians, Turks and Kurds in the Kumkapı neighborhood of Istanbul. He
says he’s gotten a lay of the land and knows who to make friends with
and who to stay away from.

He says that if you treat people normally, they will do the same back.

Artash’s family lost their home in the 1988 earthquake. His mother
raised the kids by herself in one of those temporary wagon shelters.

Back in Gyumri, Artash worked at a small amusement park for peanuts.

He says he’d rather work illegally inTurkeyand make enough money to
make a real difference in his life.

Artash says the police know everyone who is working illegally. It’s
just a matter of not getting into trouble or making trouble. If you
do, the authorities will let you go about your business.

“Otherwise, the cops can stop you on the street at any moment. In a
few days they’ll send you back topArmenia.”

Artash’s mother Zima works as a housekeeper for a Turkish family. She
cleans, cooks the meals and takes care of the old folk. His sister
works at the gold market inIstanbul.

Artash has been tasked with the job of saving enough money to buy a
house in Yerevan or Gyumri. He says he has no intention of permanently
staying inTurkey.

The young man confesses that some people from Armeniahave found
success in Istanbul but that they avoid talking about it.

“People are afraid to say too much. There’s a lot of theft going on
here. Armenians have no qualms about stealing from other Armenians.

There are Armenians who go into business with Turks, but since
the Armenians are illegal all the paperwork is registered in their
partners’ names,” Artash says.

Artash’s mom has had trouble adjusting to Istanbul, but she’s not
one to voice her concerns. Her main objective in life now is to be
able to buy a home for her kids.

“Do you think I wanted to come here? Armenians are an industrious
people. They are ruining Armenia. I would have stayed in my homeland
and worked. This isn’t our country. No matter how well the Turks
treat us, it’s not the same,” says an emotional Zina.

PROSPEROUS PARTY MP: “THE PROPOSED 2013 BUDGET WILL FORCE ARMENIANS TO CRAWL” GRISHA BALASANYAN

hetq
13:26, November 15, 2012

The 2013 budget remains the main topic of debate in Armenia’s
parliament.

Prosperous Armenia Party MP Nayira Zohrabyan took the floor and stated
that the proposed budget would do little to raise Armenians from the
grip of poverty.

“This declared war on poverty, like other similar campaigns, will
remain fruitless. The social situation in the country will stay bad
and the 6.2% growth rate they talk about has had no real impact on
the lives of our citizens,” declared Zohrabyan.

The outspoken MP noted that there are millions of dollars to organize
lectures on potato growing but the government cannot find sufficient
funds to raise the minimum wage to decent levels.

“The government called the 2012 budget a survival budget. But this
budget isn’t a survival budget but a crawling one. Citizens will be
crawling due to it. The Prosperous Armenia Party cannot in good faith
vote in favour of it, Zohrabyan concluded.

GAGIK BEGLARYAN REFUTES RUMORS ON THE BET

Country – Thursday, 15 November 2012, 12:19

Today, Lragir.am asked the minister of transport and communication,
Gagik Beglaryan what is he going to do with the deceived residents
of Aram 72-80 building, to whom he lost a bet. Beglaryan says he lost
no bet to anyone.

We had informed earlier that Gagik Beglaryan had a bet with the
residents of Aram 72-80 building affirming they can’t prove that
Beglaryan, as former mayor of Yerevan, gave the permission to build
additional floors to their building. The residents say the 9-floor
building has become a 16-floor one. The residents managed to retrieve
the document which Gagik Beglaryan signed and allowed the construction
of additional floors.

The residents have a list proving Gagik Beglaryan’s brother and
relatives bought apartments in the added floors.

Recall multiple sale of apartments of this building was recorded.

AZERBAIJANI INTERIOR MINISTRY MAKES PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT CITIZEN CROSSING ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI BORDER

Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan)
November 13, 2012 Tuesday 12:55 PM GMT +4

Details added (the first version was posted at 12:49)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.13 / Trend, K.Zarbaliyeva /

A resident of Alpoud village of the Azerbaijani Gazakh region,
Telman Aliyev, born in 1972, went missing in the Azerbaijani-Armenian
border losing his way in the fog when he grazed cattle. After the
police received information about his missing, investigation has
been launched.

Aliyev is deaf and dumb. He lost his way in the fog and crossed the
border, Azerbaijani Interior Ministry’s deputy spokesman Ehsan Zahidov
told Trend.

The incident was recorded on the contact line between Armenian and
Azerbaijani troops on Nov.12, Armenia Today reported earlier.

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.