Author: Khondkarian Raffi

TURKISH, ARMENIAN DIRECTORS TO SHOOT DOCUMENTARY

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.12.2008 15:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Two directors from Turkey and Armenia are set to
shoot a documentary in a bid to contribute to the rapprochement
efforts between the countries after Turkish President’s historic
visit to Yerevan, the Armenian capital, the Anatolian Agency reports.

Turkish director Eray Mert and his Armenian colleague Gevorg Nazarian
have been working on the project since October and they are scheduled
to start in December shooting the joint documentary which tells the
story of a Turkish boy and an Armenian girl who fall in love after
meeting on the Internet.

The project for the documentary, titled Araks, after the river
that runs along the Turkish-Armenian border, is sponsored by the
U.S. Embassy in Ankara.

The documentary will also feature stories told by older generations
in Turkey and Armenia.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fund for Armenian Relief

FAR NAMES A SCHOOL LAB IN GYUMRI

Simon Yeznig Balian was FAR’s Executive Director from 1993 to 2004,
and the Gyumri Vasken I School was the first school built under his
directorship. In recognition of this and other achievements, the FAR
Board decided that the laboratory in the Gyumri Vasken I School shall
hereafter be known as the ‘Simon Yeznig Balian Laboratory’.

Since its founding in response to the 1988 earthquake, FAR has served
hundreds of thousands of people through more than 220 relief and
development programs in Armenia and Karabagh. It has channeled more
than $265 million in humanitarian assistance by implementing a wide
range of projects including emergency relief, construction, education,
medical aid, and economic development.

For more information on FAR or to send donations, contact us at 630
Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016; telephone (212) 889-5150; fax (212)
889-4849; web ; e-mail [email protected].

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NUMBER OF ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING MEETING OF ARMEN GEVORGIAN WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE TOP OFFICIALS

ARMENPRESS
Dec 2, 2008

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS: Armenian vice prime minister,
territorial governance minister Armen Gevorgian met December 1 in
Council of Europe, Strasburg, with deputy secretary general of the
Council of Europe Maud de Boer-Buquicchio and other high-ranked
officials.

Public relations department of the ministry told Armenpress that
during the meeting they discussed a number of issues connected with
self-governmental bodies, pace of implementation of commitments by
Armenia. The sides also discussed the judicial reforms carried out
in Armenia.

During the meeting they also referred to the current developments
connected with March 1 events in Yerevan.

Armen Gevorgian also met with the Ago group during which he
presented the approaches adopted by Armenia in direction of forming
inter-community units. The members of the group were also interested
in the results of the elections of self-governmental bodies.

A wide discussion was held over Armenia’s inner and foreign policy
and March 1 events in Yerevan.

ARMENIA’S FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER WITH EU MEMBER COUNTRIES GROWS 23.9% TO $1,625.6 MILLION

ARKA
Dec 2, 2008

YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. Armenia’s foreign trade turnover with
EU member countries grew 23.9% in Jan/Oct 2008, compared with the
same period a year earlier, and reached $1,625.6 million, National
Statistical Service of Armenia reports.

According to the statistical report, trade turnover with European
Union made 36% of Armenia’s foreign trade turnover in Jan/Oct 2008.

Armenia’s exports to EU countries amounted to $517 million (54.9%
of total export) after growing 13.5% in Kan/Oct 2008, compared with
the same period of the previous year.

Imports from EU countries amounted to $949 million (24.2% growth)
or 26.5% of total import.

EU-made imports totaled $1,108.6 million after growing 29.5%.

German, with 8.3% or $373.2 million share in total import, was the
biggest importer in Armenia among EU countries.

Belgium was the second largest importer with its 3.6%. Then come
Bulgaria (3.4%) and the Netherlands (3.2%).

Armenia’s total foreign trade turnover has grown 31.5% over the period
between January and October 2008, compared with the same period of
2007, and reached $4,520.1 million. Exports amounted to $941.2 million
and imports $3,579.2 million.

77 MLN CUBIC METERS OF GAS PUMPED INTO ABOVYAN GAS STORAGE IN ARMENIA IN JAN-OCT

ARKA
Dec 2, 2008

YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. In order to ensure timely gas supply
to Armenian consumers, a total of 77mln cubic meters of natural gas
were pumped into Abovyan gas storage in January-October this year,
which is by 6% more than in the same period of last year, the press
service of ArmRosgasprom closed joint stock company reported.

Volume of scheduled repair and reconstruction works under the storage
modernization program amounted to about 500mln Drams this year. The
volume of the gas stored is expected to reach 123mln cubic meters by
the end of the year, says the report.

Under favorable conditions and if repair works are completed
successfully at backup wells, "ArmRosgasprom" is to be able to reserve
250mln cubic meters of gas by the end of 2013, the company’s press
service reported.

"ArmRosgasprom" closed joint stock company was founded in 1997.

"Gasprom" open joint stock company and Armenian Ministry of Energy had
45% of the shares each with the remaining 10% belonging to "Itera". In
the scope of three planned investment stages of the project (after
purchase of additional shares of ArmRosgasprom in 2006 and 2008)
the share of "Gasprom" company in the authorized stock has increased
to 75.55%. The share of the Armenian Government is 20% and that of
"Itera 4.44%. (1$=305.31Drams).

PRESIDENT OF THE NKR ARRIVED IN GENEVA

Azat Artsakh Daily
01 Dec 08
Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]

On 29 November President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan
arrived in Geneva. On 30 November the Head of the State held a meeting
with entrepreneur Vardan Sermakes. A wide range of issues related to
activities currently being carried out in Artsakh and prospects of new
investment projects were discussed at the meeting. Special attention
was paid to the development of banking and sports spheres. NKR finance
minister Spartak Tevosyan, executive director of Artsakh Bank closed
joint stock company Kamo Nersesyan and other officials partook at
the meeting.

DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER GEGHAM GHARIBJANIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN QATAR

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. On November 28 the deputy foreign
minister of Armenia Gegham Gharibjanian left for Qatar in order to
participate in the international conference on development financing
issues within the framework of the United Nations on November 29 –
December 2, NT was informed by the RA MFA Press and Information
Department.

ARMENIA FUND 11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TELETHON

Panorama.am
15:09 27/11/2008

Today, at 20.00 in the evening pan-national 11th telethon will be
hosted. The telethon, which is conducted in the USA, is organized by
"Hayastan" all Armenian foundation. The President of Nagorno Karabakh
Bako Sahakyan is currently in Los Angeles to be present at the event.

Remind that in previous year 15 million 275.436 thousands USD were
collected during the telethon.

A MAN SUSPECTED FOR BEATING UP JOURNALIST EDIK BAGDASARYAN AT THE POLICE STATION

ArmInfo
2008-11-27 12:19:00

ArmInfo. A man suspected for beating up journalist Edik Bagdasaryan
has appeared in the police station, Armenian prosecutor general’s
press-secretary Sona Truzyan told ArmInfo correspondent.

Karen Harutyunyan who came to central office of Armenian Police
abandoned to give evidence. To note, Harutyunyan is just the man
wanted by the law-enforcement agencies as he was suspected for
attacking Edik Bagdasaryan.

But Harutyunyan abandons to give any information.

To recall, the leader of Journalists-investigators association Edik
Bagdasaryan was attacked on 17 November and taken to the hospital.

METE HATAY: MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CYPRUS AND KARABAKH IS THAT TURKS AND GREEKS NEGOTIATE

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.11.2008 15:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The main difference between the Cypriot question
and the Nagorno Karabakh problem is that Turks and Greeks are engaged
in talks in Cyprus, according to the UN plan, said a project leader
of Peace and Research Institute of Oslo.

"Turks are free to go to the Greek part of the island. People from
both sides cross the ‘green line’. A part of the Armenian community,
some 2000 people, lives in the Turkish territory. All have normal
relations but absence of an agreement creates plenty of problems,"
Mete Hatay told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

He said the presence of Turkish troops in Cyprus is a
necessity. However, asked why Turkey opposes existence of the NKR
Defense Army, the Turkish Cypriot said that "all problems should be
resolved through compromise."

The researcher also refrained from speaking about the "Azeri community"
on NKR.

"To achieve peace in the region, the unrecognized republics should
develop a common strategy, taking into account the positions of all
interested parties," Mr. Hatay said.