Author: Khondkarian Raffi

EDWARD NALBANDIAN RECEIVES DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER OF LITHUANIA EVALDAS IGNATAVICIUS

Noyan Tapan
Oct 29, 2009

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian met with Deputy Foreign Minister of Lithuania Evaldas
Ignatavicius on October 29. Expressing satisfaction at the dynamic
development of bilateral relations, he pointed out that Armenia
is interested in the further deepening of mutually beneficial
relationship.

E. Ignatavicius expressed a high opinion about the friendly links
between the two countries, noting that Lithuania intends to take
active steps for promoting comprehensive cooperation with Armenia in
various spheres.

The interlocutors stressed the importance of efficient cooperation
of the foreign ministries of Armenia and Lithuania. They discussed
issues related to the EU Eastern Partnership Program.

According to the RA MFA Press and Information Department, E.

Nalbandian and E. Ignatavicius addressed regional and international
problems of interest to both sides.

SUPERJET DELIVERY TO ARMAVIA POSTPONED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
By Tom Zaitsev

Flight Global
0/27/334036/superjet-delivery-to-armavia-postponed -for-several-months.html
Oct 27 2009

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft appears to have postponed delivery of Superjet
100 aircraft to Armenian carrier Armavia for several months.

Armavia president and principal shareholder Mikhail Bagdasarov says,
speaking in Bahrain after the launch of services to Manama, said the
carrier expected to receive jets from the manufacturer next April.

He explains: "We’ve acquired two aircraft. Their assembly is completed
but delivery is held up pending certification due in April."

Bagdasarov insists that the delay is not crucial given the upcoming
low travel season.

Armavia had originally expected to be the first recipient of
serially-built Superjet 100s, ahead of launch customer Aeroflot. It
is unclear whether the postponement will similarly affect the Russian
flag-carrier’s own Superjet services, intended to start in December.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT FUND-RAISING DINNER IN MOSCOW

News.am
Oct 26 2009
Armenia

At the invitation of RA President and Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Serzg Sargsyan, about 80
Russia-based Armenian businessmen attended a fund-raising dinner at
the Ararat Part Hyatt hotel in Moscow, Russia.

The function was held as part of the National Telethon-2009.

The RA presidential press office told NEWS.am that attending the
function were also members of the Board of Trustees, President of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Bako Sahakyan and Speaker of the RA
Parliament Hovik Abrahanyan.

The raised funds will be directed to development programs in the town
of Shushi. Addressing the attendees, President Serzh Sargsyan said:

"No war in our regions has ever caused damage to our fortress
[Shushi]. Suffice it to say that, over the last 200 years, Shushi has
passed from hand to hand at least fifteen times, which makes it much
dearer to us," President Sargsyan said.

He called for active participation in fund-raising, which "has for
centuries been characteristic of our philanthropists and Maecenases.

Whatever we sacrifice, we cannot give more than the blood sacrificed
by the freedom fighters who returned Shushi to us. May we be worthy
of their sacred deeds," Serzh Sargsyan said.

The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund will name the donators and report on
their donations on the day of Telethon, November 26.

ARMAVIA LOOKING FOR PARTNER TO ESTABLISH JOINT VENTURE FOR AIRCRAFT REPAIR

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.10.2009 17:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armavia national carrier is looking for a partner
to establish a joint venture for aircraft repair, company’s president
Mikhail Baghdasarov told reporters in Bahrain on October 26.

Earlier, Armavia planned to collaborate with Belgium’s Sabina Technics,
which however has not given a response yet. Now, Lufthansa and Air
France show interest in the project.

"We have found other companies to collaborate with. The project will
be launched soon," Mr. Baghdasarov said. "We are looking for a reliable
partner who could offer affordable prices."

JAVIER SOLANA SAYS EU IS READY TO UNDERTAKE NECESSARY STEPS FOR THE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT REGULATION PROCESS

ARMENPRESS
Oct 27, 2009

BAKU, OCTOBER 27, ARMENPRESS: High Representative for the Common
Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary-General of the Council of the
European Union Javier Solana stated yesterday at the meeting with the
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov that EU is ready to
undertake necessary steps for the positive development of Karabakh
conflict regulation process.

During the meeting the sides also discussed issues on cooperation
between EU and Azerbaijan, regional issues and Karabakh conflict
regulation process.

Solana pointed out that for the settlement of the conflict it is
necessary to preserve the dynamics in the negotiations and said that
EU is ready to support in the process.

Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Oct 22 2009

Turkey’s foreign minister meets Azeri president, foreign minister in Baku

Baku: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held meetings with
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov in Baku on Thursday.

Davutoglu is currently in Baku to attend meeting of foreign ministers
of Black Sea Economic Cooperation member states.

Diplomatic sources said that bilateral relations between Turkey and
Azerbaijan, the protocols which were signed by Turkey and Armenia,
Azerbaijan’s hauling down Turkish flag at Turkish martyrs cemetery,
and recent developments about Minsk Group were discussed in the
meetings.

Turkey will attend the meeting of Minsk Group, which will take place
in Vienna on Friday, in the highest level.

ARMENIAN NATIONAL CHESS TEAM IS AMONG FAVORITES

Aysor
Oct 23 2009
Armenia

Armenian men’s team won 3:1 over Denmark’s team at 17th Team Chess
Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Armen Pashikyan won over Lars Schandofom, and Tigran Petrosyan defeated
Wang Jacob Gludi. Vladimir Hakobyan-Bo Larsen Gansen set ended in a
draw as well as Gabriel Sarkisyan-Berg Sun Gansen set.

Thus, after the first round 17 teams lead the tournament table with
2 points each including Azerbaijan’s team which is among favorites.

Another favorite is Russian’s team which played in a draw with
Croatian team. And traditionally, Armenian team is among favorites,
too, and will play against Romania in round two.

1st round: Denmark-Armenia 1:3

Lars Bo Hansen, Vladimir Akopyan 0,5:0,5 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4
c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O
b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Qb8 13.

Rfd1 h6 14. Bh4 Qf4 15. Bg3 Qf5 16. Bd3 Qh5 17. Nb5 Nd5 18. Ne5 Qxe2
19. Bxe2 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ba6 1 / 2: 1 / 2.

Gabriel Sarkisyan – Berg Sun Hansen 0,5:0,5 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3
dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Na2 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 e6 9. Nf3 Ba6
10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O h6 12. Qd3 Qb6 13. Be3 Be7 14. Nc1 O-O 15. Nb3
Nxe3 16. fxe3 c5 17. Rfc1 cxd4 18. exd4 Nc7 19. a5 Qb8 20. Rc2 Nd5
21. Qa6 Qe8 22. Qc6 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Rfc8 24. Rac1 1 / 2: 1 / 2.

Lars Schandof – Arman Pashikyan 0:1 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5
10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 Rfe8 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2 c5 15. Rac1
Rac8 16. Qb1 Qb8 17. Ng5 cxd4 18. Rxd4 h6 19.

Nge4 Bh2 20. Kh1 Be5 21. Nxf6 Nxf6 22. Rdd1 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Ne4 24. Rxc8
Nxf2 25. Kg1 Nxh3 26. Kf1 Rxc8 27. gxh3 Qg3 28. e4 Qf4 29. Ke1 Bxe4
30. Bd3 Qg3 31. Kf1 Bg2 0:1.

Tigran Petrosyan – Wang Jacob Gludi 1:0 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
4. Nxd4 Bb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nf5 g6 8. Bxb6 axb6 9. Ne3 Nf6
10. f3 O-O 11. c4 d6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Kb1
Ra5 16. f4 Nc6 17. Ned5 Nb8 18. Bd3 Nbd7 19.

Bc2 Rc5 20. b3 Bxd5 21. exd5 b5 22. Rhe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Nb6 24. Nxb5
Nfxd5 25. a4 c6 26. Nc3 Nxc3 27. Qxc3 Rh5 28. Qe3 Kf8 29. Qd4 Kg8 30.

h3 Nc8 31. Qe3 Kf8 32. g4 Ra5 33. b4 Ra8 34. f5 Qh4 35. f6 1:0.

ELECTRIC STOVES GOT BURNT

tric-stoves
12:50 pm | October 21, 2009

Society

Three electric stoves belonging to M. Alaverdian got burnt as a result
of an October 20 fire at 17 Nor Aresh, Yerevan.

Another fire was reported on the same day in the town of Vardenis,
Gegharkunik Marz.

Some 100-hectare hay belonging to R. Shakoyan, burnt to ashes as
a result.

AZERBAIJAN PLAYING A TACTICAL GAME WITH TURKEY, SAYS AZERBAIJANI ANALYST

Tert
Oct 21 2009
Armenia

The statement Ilham Aliyev made during the government session that it’s
possible that Azerbaijan will sell gas to Russia and Iran instead of
Turkey is a bluff, said Azerbaijani political analyst Zafar Guliyev,
as reported by Azerbaijani paper Azadliq.

According to the analyst, Azerbaijan, in this way, expresses its
concern with the Armenian-Turkish process as well as with the
inefficiency of the meeting in Chisinau on the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

"Turkey has always wished to make Azerbaijan understand that the
parliament will not ratify the Protocols and the border with Armenia
will not be opened unless there is progress in the Karabakh issue."

Guliyev thinks Azerbaijan’s intentions to change its energy policy
are dangerous.

"Raising the price of gas to Turkey or selling gas to Russia or Iran,
in my opinion, are means to exert pressure. It must be perceived as
a tactical game. It is possible to perceive elements of pressure
in any game. If, as an outcome of this game, Azerbaijan wishes to
bring back the relations with Turkey it had before, one can understand
Azerbaijan. Though, if in this game, Azerbaijan is pursuing other aims
and it really wishes to vitalize cooperation with Russia and Iran,
then that’s full of risks. Such a sharp and serious change in energy
policy is very dangerous for a small country like Azerbaijan. For
that reason, I think they might be bluffing, and all that, really,
seems to be about pressure."

According to Guliyev, Turkey understood that the Armenian-Turkish
process must not allow for anxiety, and Turkey will discuss the new
tariffs on gas in the near future. So, Azerbaijan must wait and adhere
to its duties.

Another Azerbaijani political analyst, Zardusht Alizadeh, believes
Azerbaijan’s wish to sell gas to Russia and Iran is normal. "If the
West wishes to buy gas on fair terms, then for the sake of fairness
it must stop its political and financial support to Armenia. The
west thinks that Azerbaijan spends the income incurred from gas on
ammunition and it, in its turn, provides political and financial
support to Armenia. It’s unfair."

Alizadeh approves Azerbaijan’s position. "Azerbaijan can sell its
gas to Russia, since we have a border with this country. In this case
Azerbaijan will benefit materially more. Why should we sell our gas
to Europe, which supports our enemy having occupied our territories,"
Azadlig newspaper quotes Alizade’s words.

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE PROVING PASHINIAN’S GUILTINESS

9/lusine-sahakyan
05:45 pm | October 19, 2009

Politics

First Instance Court of Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork-Marash districts
will hear the case of editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak daily
Nikol Pashinian on October 20.

Advocates say Judge Mnatsakan Martirosian should take a legal step –
dismiss the case.

"We do not expect the judge to administer justice as he has a biased
approach to the deadly clashes of March 1-2, 2008," Advocate Lusine
Sahakian told A1+.

"Pashinian’s case involves opposition leaders’ telephone conversations
of March 1, 2007.

There is no evidence proving Pashinian’s guiltiness," added the
advocate.

Remind that Nikol Pashinian is charged under Articles 225 and 316 of
the RA Criminal Code.