Author: Kanayan Tamar

ALBANIA TO DEVELOP RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA

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July 02, 2012 | 19:00

YEREVAN. – Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian met with the newly appointed
Albanian Ambassador to Armenia Dashnor Dervishi (residence in Athens)
and received the copies of his credentials on Monday, the Armenian
MFA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Nalbandian congratulated Dervishi for his appointment and expressed
hope that the newly appointed ambassador will pay his contribution
to the deepening and strengthening of Armenian – Albanian relations.

Ambassador Dervishi thanked for the reception and assured that he
will do everything to contribute to the development of Armenian –
Albanian relations.

The parties discussed other issues of interest as well.

COLONEL OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES WANTS TO BLOW UP INFAMOUS HARSNAQAR RESTAURANT

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Monday, July 2, 16:39

On July 1 early in the morning at 06.28 AM the information was received
by Emergency Situations Ministry that in Armenian Harsnaqar restaurant
explosive materials of unknown origin were found.

Earlier this week the high-ranking military doctor, who was brutally
beaten in mid-June allegedly by the Harsnaqar restaurant security
and staff employees died after suffering for almost two weeks.

As press-service of Armenian National Security Service reported,
a rapid response team of emergency management center, rescue squad
and a military squad immediately headed to the spot. In the restaurant
there was found a military bag with two grenades, arms and an explosive
materials of unknown origin. At 7.25 AM sappers moved the bag to a
secure place.

According to unofficial information, the explosive materials were
brought to the Harsnaqar restaurant by a Colonel of Armenian MOD
Vardan Samvelyan, who threatened to blow up the restaurant. After
the negotiations, the colonel has been neutralized.

Earlier the agency informed that the incident occurred at the
restaurant on June 17, where several military doctors including Edgar
Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and
Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by the restaurant employees.

Criminal case was instigated. Police detained 8 people, including an
employee of security service of the restaurant, Garik Markaryan, who
was the most active when beating the military doctors. Earlier the head
of the Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan and Defence Minister Seyran
Ohanyan said that the guilty persons will be punished to the fullest
extent of the law. However, many citizens of the republic doubt.

ARMENIAN MOD VISITS FAMILY OF MILITARY DOCTOR VAHE AVETYAN

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July 02, 2012 | 13:49

YEREVAN.- Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan visited on Monday
the family of Vahe Avetyan, a military doctor who died in brutal
beating in Harsnaqar restaurant.

The Minister extended condolences to the family, MOD spokesperson
Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Earlier the agency has informed that the incident had occurred at the
restaurant on June 17, where several military doctors including Edgar
Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and
Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by the restaurant employees. Vahe
Avetyan died in hospital on June 29.

Criminal case was instigated. Police detained six people. The owner
of Harsnaqar restaurant is high-ranking Armenian ruling party MP,
head of Armenian Football Federation and businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan.

HOW IS ARMENIA’S TOP TAX OFFICIAL, AND WIFE, MAKING THEIR MILLIONS
Grisha Balasanyan

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00:17, July 2, 2012

Gagik Khachatryan, who heads Armenia’s State Revenue Committee,
would have people he leads a modest life.

Official figures from the income disclosure statements Khachatryan
has filed present another picture and have gotten his face plastered
in the Armenian press.

According to his 2009 disclosure, the high ranking tax official only
had assets of 53.8 million AMD. That figure went up slightly to 58
million the following year.

In 2011, his assets soared to 278 million AMD and $2.9 million. His
only income, however, was his 8.4 million AMD salary as the head
tax honcho.

Khachatryan’s wife, Laura Yepremyan, wasn’t far behind that year,
reporting 188 million AMD and $765,000. Lo and behold, her only income
was her 671,740 AMD salary.

Press reports say that Khachatryan owns the fancy “Chronograph” watch
and jewellery store on Northern Avenue in Yerevan. An average watch
can set you back several hundred thousand Drams.

Khachatryan is also to own internet provider Ucom.

FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR VAHE AVETYAN

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The funeral of Major Vahe Avetyan, an officer of the Armenian Armed
Forces, who was severely beaten on June 17 at Harsnakar Restaurant
owned by Ruben Hayrapetyan (a.k.a. Nemets Rubo), an MP of the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), is due at 2:00 June 2.

The procession will start from 83 Dro str. and head to the cemetery in
Zeitun district. After the funeral, the participants of the procession
will head for the Office of the Prosecutor General.

“We, the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, are no longer going
to tolerate the atmosphere of lawlessness and impunity and call upon
everyone concerned about the issue to join our move. We are the owners
of this country,” said a public committee in charge of the funeral.

Vahe Avetyan was beaten to death by a large group of restaurant
employees and Hayrapetyan’s personal bodyguards during a June 17
incident at the restaurant. He died in hospital 12 days later without
regaining consciousness.

ARMENIA’S POLICE CHIEF PROMISES MAXIMUM INTEGRITY ON CASE OF BEATING MILITARY PHYSICIANS

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July 02, 2012 | 15:14

YEREVAN. – Armenian Chief of Police, Vladimir Gasparyan, promised to
manifest maximum integrity with respect to the case launched on the
beating of military doctors, at a capital city Yerevan restaurant,
and the death of one of them.

Responding to the query as to whether the case could be altered,
Gasparyan said during a press conference that he understands the
public demand and he ruled out nothing, but he stressed that an
investigation is underway.

And to the question as whether Ruben Hayrapetyan likewise bears
responsibility for what happened, Vladimir Gasparyan replied:

“The investigation will answer all questions and it will be absolutely
transparent. No one can maneuver the investigation.”

Also, he assured that the Police intend on manifesting maximum
integrity over the course of the examination of this case.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an incident occurred at
capital city Yerevan’s Harsnaqar Restaurant on June 17, where several
military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik
Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by
the restaurant employees.

And Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29.

A criminal case is launched, and the Police have detained six people.

The Restaurant’s owner is senior ruling party MP, head of the Armenian
Football Federation, and businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan.

And a candlelight vigil in memory of Vahe Avetyan was held in front
of the Restaurant on June 30.

Le procès de 193 personnes dont Zarakolu et Ersanli se tiendra le 2 juillet

Le procès de 193 personnes dont l’éditeur Ragýp Zarakolu, défenseur de la
liberté d’expression, pressenti pour le Prix Nobel de la Paix 2012, et la
sociologue Busra Ersanli se tiendra le 2 juillet à Silivri.

L’éditeur Zarakolu et la sociologue Ersanli ont été arrêtés le 28 octobre
2011 et inculpés le 1er novembre 2011 d’> pour les conférences qu’ils avaient données à l’Académie
Politique du Parti de la Paix et de la Démocratie (BDP), principal parti
kurde visé systématiquement par le régime répressif.

Tous deux ont été incarcérés en prison de haute sécurité, comme des
milliers d’autres prisonniers politiques. Zarakolu a bénéficié depuis le 10
avril dernier d’une libération conditionnelle dans l’attente de son
jugement. Le plus jeune de ses fils, Cihan Deniz Zarakolu, avait également
été arrêté à la mi-octobre 2011 pour les mêmes motifs. Ce dernier reste
toujours en prison.

Le Procureur public d’Istanbul, Adnan Çimen, avait requis 7,5 à 15 ans
de
prison contre Ragýp Zarakolu et 15 à 22,5 ans d’emprisonnement contre Büþra
Ersanlý.

Fondateur de l’Association des droits de l’homme [IHD], Ragýp Zarakolu est
le précurseur, en Turquie, d’un courageux travail de mémoire sur le
génocide arménien. Il est aussi un écrivain du journal kurde Özgür Gündem
qui est dans la ligne de mire du gouvernement.

L’usage abusif de la loi anti-terroriste et la campagne de répression
lancée en 2009 sous le nom d’ > permettent à l’Etat turc
de museler ceux qui luttent pacifiquement pour les droits des Kurdes, pour
la reconnaissance officielle du génocide arménien, ou pour dénoncer
l’emprise de la confrérie islamiste de Fethullah Gülen sur le gouvernement
AKP.

Plus de 8 mille membres actifs du BDP dont 35 maires et six députés sont
actuellement en prison dans le cadre de cette affaire. Chaque semaine des
dizaines d’autres personnes s’ajoutent à cette liste.

Le BDP appelle à participer massivement au procès qui se tiendra le 2
juillet pour >.

> a dit Asiye Kolcak, une responsable du parti
kurde.

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ajouté Sebahat Tuncel, députée BDP, lors d’une conférence à Istanbul.

Le Collectif VAN (Vigilance Arménienne contre le Négationnisme) rappelle de
son coté que Ragýp Zarakolu est l’un des partenaires turcs des Journées
annuelles de sensibilisation aux génocides et à leur négation, organisées
par l’association chaque mois d’avril sur le Parvis de Notre-Dame de Paris.

Interfax, Russia
June 29 2012

Stepanakert should take part in Karabakh settlement talks – Yerevan

YEREVAN. June 29

The question of settling the Nagorno Karabakh conflict cannot be
resolved without the involvement of Stepanakert (the capital of
self-proclaimed Nagorno Karabakh) in the process, Armenian Foreign
Minister Edvard Nalbandian has said.

“There can be no settlement of the problem without the involvement of
Nagorno Karabakh. A year ago, before the summit in Kazan we said that
the fundamental principles of the settlement cannot be considered
fully agreed without the approval of Nagorno Karabakh. And the
development of a peace agreement after the coordination of fundamental
principles is impossible without the involvement of Nagorno Karabakh,”
the Foreign Ministry press service quoted Nalbandian as saying to
Interfax.

Nalbandian said he discussed the negotiating process last Thursday at
a meeting with Karabakh President Bako Saakian.

“Cochairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group are also conducting regular
consultations with the leadership of Nagorno Karabakh. Soon, in 10
days mediators will again travel to the region. There will also be a
visit to Stepanakert,” the minister said.

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Armenian IT field to receive $24 million loans

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July 01, 2012 | 00:12

YEREVAN. – The World Bank (WB) will grant $24 million loans to use it
for the Armenian IT field, Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan
said at a meeting in Armenian City of Aghveran. The loan has already
been confirmed by the WB.

According to the Minister, it is the second loan for the IT field. The
first loan in the amount of $5 million has mainly served for the
establishment of the Enterprise Incubator Foundation.

Davtyan also presented other sources of financing, except for loans.
The field received $80 million annually from exhibitions, information
materials, conference organization and participation.

Besides, over $170 million is granted to Gyumri city techno-park.
Moreover, tourism and IT get direct investments from the state
budget.USAID also makes investments.

REGION SUD-CAUCASE
La présence des Turcs en Adjarie inquiète les Adjares

A Batoumi, capitale de la République autonome d’Adjarie (Géorgie) les
Turcs ne sont plus être les bienvenus. Le député géorgien Zondi
Baghadouria a réalisé le 30 juin à Batoumi, une marche de protestation
contre la présence croissante des Turcs dans la région. « Notre action
est politique, nous sensibilisons les forces politiques d’Adjarie et
affirmons que ce territoire ne sera pas utilisé par les Turcs et
certains Géorgiens pour des objectifs qui ne sont pas de notre intérêt
» dit Z. Baghadouria. Ce dernier s’inquiète qu’au rythme actuel de
l’immigration turque, les Turcs qui sont aujourd’hui au nombre de 25
000 deviendront très rapidement la première population de la
République autonome d’Adjarie. Z. Baghadouria s’inquiète également de
la revendication de la Turquie qui considère que le territoire
d’Adjarie appartient à la Turquie arrachée par la Géorgie il y a un
siècle. « Nous devons être vigilants car la Turquie sous prétexte de
défendre ses citoyens turcs d’Adjarie pourrait bien occuper ce pays en
envoyant son armée » s’alarme Baghadouria.

D’une superficie de quelque 2 900 km², l’Adjarie compte environ 400
000 habitants. Située dans le sud-ouest de la Géorgie, elle dispose
d’une frontière commune avec la Turquie et une façade maritime sur la
mer Noire. L’Adjarie et notamment sa capitale Batoumi (ex-Batoum)
compte une forte communauté arménienne. L’Adjarie étant également la
destination estivale favorite des Arméniens d’Arménie dont plus de 100
000 se rendent chaque année sur les plages de la mer Noire. Enfin, le
port de Batoumi est l’un des axes principaux du transit de fret
maritime vers l’Arménie, les autorités arméniennes et géorgiennes
envisageant une autoroute reliant Erévan à Batoumi.

Krikor Amirzayan

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