Author: Kanayan Tamar

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)

ALBANIA TO DEVELOP RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA

news.am
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

arminfo
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

news.am
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

hetq
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.