Author: Kanayan Tamar

Demonstrators Demand that Hayrapetyan be Criminally Prosecuted
Narek Alexanyan

hetq
12:38, July 4, 2012

Demonstrators calling for criminal charges against Ruben
Hayrapetyan, the MP and owner of the Harsnakar Restaurant, took up a
vigil outside the Armenian National Assembly this morning.

Carrying a variety of banners and placards, the demonstrators also
attempted to get the message across to European Council President
Herman Van Rompuy, who was leaving the parliament after addressing the
legislature.

Protestors briefly scuffled with police who ordered the crowd to leave
the street and move back to the sidewalk.

The crowd remained steadfast and the cops were forced to back down.

HAK MP’s Aram Manoukyan, Levon Zourabyan and Nikol Pashinyan also
appeared and told the demonstrators that four parliamentary factions
(HAK, ARF, Heritage and Prosperous Armenia) had launched a petition
calling for a special parliamentary session on the matter but that
they suspended the measure after Hayrapetyan resigned his mandate.

The HAK MP’s stated that the opposition is still calling for criminal
charges to be filed against Hayrapetyan.

Protestors then marched to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

Hayatsk: Vartan Oskanian turns down Gegham Gharibjanyan’s luxurious gift

10:55 04/07/2012 » Daily press

Years ago, when Gegham Gharibjanyan was ambassador to Iran, he
attempted to make a flattery gift to his chief, Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian, Hayatsk has revealed.

Paper’s sources in MFA say that Gharibjanyan bought a luxurious
Mercedes with money raised from Iranian-Armenian businessmen to give
it to Oskanian on behalf of the Armenian community of Iran for his
birthday. However, Oskanian turned down the gift. The car was added to
Ministry’s service vehicles, the paper says.

Source: Panorama.am

AZERBAIJAN, COLUMBIA DISCUSS MILITARY COOPERATION

03 July 2012 [21:22] – TODAY.AZ

Defense minister of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev has met the Columbian
delegation led by chairperson of the Senate`s second constitutional
committee Alexandra Moreno Piraquive.

Abiyev stressed the importance of the Columbian delegation`s visit to
Azerbaijan, saying it serves expansion of relationship between the
two countries. The minister thanked members of the Columbian Senate
for the adoption of the decision on the occupation of Azerbaijani
territories by Armenia.

Abiyev briefed the Columbian delegation on the military and political
situation in the region and its grave consequences. The minister also
underlined the necessity of establishment of military cooperation
between Azerbaijan and Columbia.

RAMBO BULL RUNS AWAY FROM BUTCHER TO ARMENIAN CAPITAL CITY

news.am
July 03, 2012 | 17:34

Zovuni village resident Alikhan Karoyan tried to slaughter his
3-year-old bull called Rambo to sell its meat. But the animal cut
the rope, got into a rage and ran away.

“Keeping people in fear, the bull successfully reached Yerevan city
Davitashen administrative district,” the Chairman of Yasidi Union
Aziz Tamoyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Fortunately, no one suffered from the bull’s unexpected visit.

Thanks to Rescue Service work, the bull has been successfully
neutralized.

Rambo has been slaughtered after the incident.

SOCIOLOGIST: AGGRESSION PROPAGATED BY TV HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON GROWING GENERATION

arminfo
Tuesday, July 3, 17:58

The aggression propagated by the television, has a negative effect
on the public culture in Armenia, sociologist Vahram Mirakyan said
at today’s press conference in Yerevan.

“The Armenian TV series idealizing the criminal figures contribute
to the growth of aggression in the country. I’d like to point out an
interesting fact: the Armenian series started going on the air in
2005-2006, and it is since 2005 that violence has started growing
in the country. For instance, in 2005 some 8,000 cases of violence
were fixed in the country, but now their number is 15,000”, Mirakyan
stressed.

Mirakyan thinks that it is necessary to create institutional
structures, which will regulate the television broadcasting. He also
positively estimated the prompt response of Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan to the open letter of the Public Council asking the President
to change the broadcasting policy.

For his part, military expert David Jamalyan said that the state
should create a political culture of television, which will bring up
the growing generation instead of propagating violence or aggression.

He said that the state should finance various programs not only on the
Public TV. It should also hold various competitions, he added. Only the
joint use of encouragement and punishment can give positive results,
he said.

ARMENIA MUST ADAPT ITSELF TO EVOLVING SITUATION IN SYRIA – EXPERT

PanARMENIAN.Net
July 3, 2012 – 19:07 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Though unable to affect Syria crisis, Armenia must
adapt itself to rapidly evolving situation, according to Caucasus
Institute director, political expert Alexander Inskandaryan.

“What’s happening in Syria can be characterized as humanitarian
disaster,” the expert said during Yerevan-Moscow TV spacebridge
“New Middle Eastern Realities: Challenges to Moscow and Yerevan.”

“The development of events in Syria is crucial to Armenia. Thousands of
ethnic Armenians arrive in their historic homeland to ask for Armenian
citizenship. In 2012, their number rose to 2000. The figure is only
for those asking for citizenship, it would drastically increase were
I to cite those who ask for residence permit or arrive as guests,”
the expert said.

“Recently, Syrian factor has been playing a serious role in Armenia’s
real estate market. 60 000-person Armenian community of Syria is a
serious figure for a country like ours,” the expert noted.

“Syria is very important to Middle East. Whatever is happening in the
country is to some extent due to the regional role of Turkey and Iran.

Such a reformatting of the region has a major importance to Armenia
and Russia,” he concluded.

FORMER PACE RAPPORTEUR ON ARMENIA LEAVES £52,000 OF CREDIT CARD BILLS

news.am
July 02, 2012 | 11:42

Former PACE rapporteur on Armenia John Prescott left £52,000 of credit
card bills during nine-month tenure as a Deputy Prime Minister of UK.

The expenditure occurred after he left his post in the Labor cabinet.

His opponent Bob Neill revealed the details answering to the question
of MP Sir Alan Beith, The Daily Mail reports.

The bills include dinner in a restaurant, a £547 excursion on the
London Eye, a hotel bill of £3,253.

John Prescott himself refused to comment on the bills, but sources
close to him say he had no access to the credit cards.

ARMENIAN COMMEMORATIVE COINS RECEIVE AWARDS IN MOSCOW

news.am
July 02, 2012 | 12:46

YEREVAN. – The “Cross-stones of Armenia” silver commemorative coin
series and the “2,200th Anniversary of the Founding of Artashat”
gold commemorative coin, which were issued by the Central Bank of
Armenia in 2011, received awards at the “Constellation of Coins 2012”
international commemorative coin contest held in Moscow on June 14.

A total of 42 organizations from 29 countries took part in the
competition, the Bank’s press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Over 250 commemorative coins and 28 commemorative coin collections
issued in 2011 were presented in the contest.

And the winners were decided by a panel of judges comprising forty
specialists.

JULY 29 IS AN ARMENIAN FESTIVAL DAY IN LONDON

ARMENPRESS
2 July, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS: In the capital of Great Britain after the
opening of Olympic Games Armenian festival which will be held on July
29, will become a national holiday. Armenpress was informed from the
head of Armenian delegation in London Olympic Games, Vice President of
Armenian National Olympic committee Derenik Gabrielyan that Armenian
community of Great Britain wished to organize Armenian festival in
London during the Olympic Games in cooperation with Armenian embassy
to Great Britain and National Olympic committee.

At the same day in the framework of Olympic Games will be organized
Armenian Day, which will introduce to the world Armenia with its rich
history and culture, national traditions, sport, life-style, cuisine.

It will be held in the territory of Armenian Church in the centre
of London.

The holding of the event is already agreed with the municipality of
London. At present Antional Olympic committee actively discuss with
the organizers the last preparation details of this event in order
to make it as nice and unforgettable as possible.

CINE SILVAIN VOUS PROPOSE 4 PROJECTIONS EN PLEIN-AIR DU 2 AU 30 JUILLET A MARSEILLE.

Frequence-Sud.fr

30 juin 2012
France

Le Voyage en Armenie de Robert Guediguian (2006) avec Ariane Ascaride,
Gerard Meylan, Simon Abkarian

Se sachant gravement malade, Barsam souhaite retourner sur la terre
qui l’a vu naître. Il souhaite egalement leguer quelque chose a sa
fille Anna. Elle est petrie de certitudes. Il voudrait lui apprendre
a douter. Lorsqu’il s’enfuit en Armenie, il prend soin de laisser de
nombreux indices pour qu’Anna puisse le rejoindre. Ce voyage oblige
dans ce pays inconnu deviendra pour elle ce que Barsam voulait
qu’il soit : un voyage initiatique, une education sentimentale,
une nouvelle adolescence … C’est dans un petit village perdu dans
les hautes montagnes du Caucase qu’elle le retrouvera, assis a rever
sous un abricotier en fleur … Sur son identite, sur ses amours,
sur ses engagements, Anna doutera et aura grandi.

2 nominations et 1 recompense Cine/philo anime par Marc Rosmini,
auteur de Road-movie(s), fragments sur un genre introuvable (Images
en man~uvres Editions)