Author: Maghakian Mike

ACCORDING TO DPA LEADER, CURRENTLY POWER SHIFT WILL DAMAGE ARMENIA’S INTERESTS ON DIPLOMATIC FRONT

Noyan Tapan
Oct 28, 2009

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The consequences of development of
the Armenian-Turkish relations are not predetermined, and Armenia
cannot prepare for them. DPA Chairman Aram Sargsian stated at an
October 28 press conference. In his words, the RA Foreign Minister
thought that Turkey will not ratify the protocols signed on October
10 and made serious concessions. However, according to A. Sargsian,
Turkey will not refuse to ratify the protocols as it is beneficial
for Turkey now. According to the DPA leader, the document put on
table today is in Turkey’s interests as with that document Armenia
recognizes Turkey’s borders and besides, Turkey receives a possibility
to submit for discussion and thus to cast a doubt on the fact of the
Armenian Genocide.

"If so far Armenia for several times has recognized the borders
of Turkey as our Foreign Ministry asserts, why do the protocols
contain a point about it now?," A. Sargsian said. He mentioned
that the Armenian authorities should separate the subjects, around
which bargaining with the Turks should be excluded. In particular,
according to him, territorial claims of Hay Dat offices to Turkey
should be kept unchanged. The current Armenian-Turkish border being
in essence the border of the USSR and Turkey should not be recognized
and, lastly, Armenia should not renounce the struggle for recognition
of the Genocide.

Declaring that currently a power shift will not help but will damage
Armenia’s interests on the diplomatic front A. Sargsian also mentioned
that DPA expects correction of the mistakes made by the RA President.

A COMMEMORATION OF THE ADANA MASSACRES WAS HELD AT GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.10.2009 19:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A centennial commemoration of the Adana massacres
was held at Glendale Public Library on 11 October 2009. It was a
somber and moving event that held a full house audience for three
hours. Present were many descendants of Armenians from Adana, as
well as intellectuals and academics. The event was sponsored by Abril
Books, Gomidas Institute and Glendale Public Library. The master of
ceremonies was Arno Yeretzian.

Garo Moumjian and Ara Sarafian were the main speakers. The audience
included other academics, such as Drs. J. Michael Hagopian, Kay
Muradian, and Richard Hovannisian and Levon Marashlian.

Both of the main speakers spoke about the horrors of 1909 and the
culpability of Ottoman authorities in the killings. In his talk
Garo Moumjian discussed the untenable position of Turkish official
historiography denying the facts of the 1909 massacres. According to
Moumjian, official Turkish historians are weak in their assessment
of basic sources related to the 1909 events. According to Moumjian,
the Turkish position will have to change.

The event finished with the release of Hagop Terzian’s "Cilicia 1909:
the Massacre of Armenians" (Gomidas Institute, 2009) and the opening
of a special month-long photographic exhibition on Adana 1909 from the
Ernst Jackh collection, Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript
Library.

RA CRIME INDEX INCREASES BY 65% IN 2009

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.10.2009 13:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A crime wave was fixed in Armenia from January to
October 2009, said Hunan Poghosyan, head of organized crime combating
department of the RA Police.

"The number of drug-related crimes has increased by 65% and totaled
826. At that, 53% of the crimes were committed in Yerevan," he said.

LUXEMBURG HOSTS MEETING BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.10.2009 10:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Luxemburg is hosting a meeting between Armenian and
Georgian Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Grigol Vashadze,
diplomatic sources reported to PanARMENIAN.Net. A separate meeting
between RA and Azeri FMs was planned.

Trilateral Armenia-Georgia-Azerbaijan meeting has not been scheduled
yet.

On October 26, RA FM Edward Nalbandian paid a working visit to
Luxemburg to participate in 10th Armenia -EU Collaboration Council
sitting. Within visit frameworks, RA FM will hold bilateral meetings
with his colleagues.

Ambassador ?Å?ensoy describes Armenian resolution as unfortunate

Turkey’s Ambassador in Washington D.C. Nabi ?Å?ensoy on Sunday described
a resolution introduced to the U.S. Senate regarding 1915 incidents as
"unfortunate".

Appearing on a Voice of America television news segment, ?Å?ensoy said
introduction of the resolution calling on Armenian allegations to be
recognized was "extremely wrong".

"Before all, this was not an unexpected development. I don’t think it
was the right time to take this step since the resolution was
introduced immediately after the signing of the Turkey-Armenia
Protocols. It is wrong and sad. I am hopeful that it (the resolution)
will not reach the (Senate) floor. I think there will be no progress
on this issue," he said.

Asked to comment on stance of U.S. President Barack Obama regarding
Armenian allegations, Ambassador ?Å?ensoy said Obama did not include
such an allegation in his speech on April 24.

Referring to relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, and U.S. stance
on the matter, ?Å?ensoy said, "before all we think it will extremely
beneficial to put relations between Turkey and Armenia into a new
course thanks to this protocol, establish diplomatic relations, and to
open borders. We think this will contribute not only to relations
between Turkey and Armenia but also to peace, stability and security
of a region full of ‘frozen’ problems".

"Turkey does not want its relations to be negatively affected by
Azerbaijan which we call as ‘one nation two states’. It was regardless
of question for Turkey to sign any development that would be against
its Azerbaijani brothers," ?Å?ensoy said.

On October 22 U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and John Ensign, the two
important supporters of Armenian lobby, introduced the resolution
calling on the Senate to recognize allegations regarding 1915
incidents.

25 October 2009, Sunday
THE ANATOLIA NEWS AGENCY WASHINGTON

UNIBANK’S NEW BRANCH LAUNCHES SERVICES FOR CLIENTS

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.10.2009 18:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On October 23, 2009, Unibank’s David Anhaght branch
launched operations for clients, the bank’s press service reports.

New branch is situated in Str. Rubinyants 15/5 (nearby Yerevan City
supermarket, Zeitun community). It will operate in an all-day-round
system, without day-offs.

This is Unobank’s second branch office providing all-day round
services for clients. The other branch – Zvarthnots – is situated in
the vicinities of Zvarthnots airport.

RESOLUTION 252 TOOL OF PRESSURE ON WHITE HOUSE

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.10.2009 15:11 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Introduction of Resolution 252 on recognition of the
Armenian Genocide into the U.S. Senate is a protest Senators Robert
Menendez and John Ensign express against formation of Armenian-Turkish
historical commission, according to ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau’s Hay
Dat and Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan.

"The resolution is a tool of pressure on the White House to prevent the
Obama administration from linking normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations to the Armenian Genocide recognition," he said.

IF ARMENIA FULFILS ITS OBLIGATIONS, RELATIONS WITH TURKEY WILL BE EXAMPLE FOR WORLD: TURKISH FM

Trend
Oct 21 2009
Azerbaijan

If Armenia fulfills its obligations, the relationship between the
two countries will become a global example, said Turkish Foreign
Minister, making a speech before the members of the Turkish Grand
National Assembly, who will discuss the Turkish-Armenian protocol
today, TRT 2 television channel reported.

Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward
Nalbandian signed the protocols Ankara-Yerevan in Zurich on October 10.

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey have been broken due
to Armenia’s claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of
Azerbaijani lands. The border between them has been broken since 1993.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December
1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7
districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed
a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia,
France, and the U.S. – are currently holding the peace negotiations.

MIKA ARMENIAN DANCING GROUP PARTICIPATED IN "ALANIA’S DAWNS" INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
22.10.2009 18:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Mika Armenian dancing group participated in "Alania’s
Dawns" international festival. Young actors from Armenia, Abkhazia,
Poland and South Ossetia toured the regions of North Ossetia.

The festival aims to promote development of national choreographic art.

OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER TO BE LINKED TO KARABAKH PROCESS

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.10.2009 14:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish parliament will ratify the Protocols
but opening of the border will be protracted till resolution of
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, according to Artyusha Shahbazyan,
secretary of ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group.

"Turkey has always linked and will link opening of the border to
Karabakh process. It can be proved by relevant statement made by
high-ranking Turkish officials and by presence OSCE MG Co-chairs
during the ceremony of signing of Armenia-Turkey protocols in Zurich,"
he said.