Author: Maghakian Mike

Farewell ceremony for President of Moldova held in Armenian Presidential Palace

Maghakian Mike
| 12:39 | November 10 2017
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Farewell ceremony for President of Moldova Igor Dodon was held in the Armenian Presidential Palace on November 10, press service of the President’s Office reported.

Before the ceremony the Armenian and Moldovan Presidents held a private meeting during which they highly appreciated the results of talks during Mr. Dodon’s visit which will give new impetus to the development of bilateral friendly ties and deepening the cooperation in fields of mutual interest.

“Dear Mr. President,

I want to once again express confidence that your visit to Armenia will enrich the agenda of our relations and cooperation in political, economic and humanitarian spheres since in fact we need this, and it derives from the interests of our peoples. Yesterday you visited the Parliament, today you will meet the Prime Minister of Armenia, in other words, there is a chance to hold talks on all issues.

Of course, we have a lot in common both in bilateral relations and aspirations of our peoples, as well as in our personal aspirations, and we will reach success through cooperation. I think we need to move forward in this way. Once again I want to thank you for the visit. We held productive talks discussing many issues of mutual interest”, the Armenian President said.

In his turn the Moldovan President thanked his Armenian counterpart for the invitation and wonderful reception, stating that he can say for sure that the visit was effective as expected.

“In fact, yesterday we touched upon all issues of bilateral cooperation. We agreed to hold a session of the Inter-governmental commission in near future. I hope it will take place in the first half of next year together with the business forum.

Yesterday we had many effective talks with the leadership of the Parliament and lawmakers. We agreed to propose an initiative, and we will invite Armenian MPs, who will work in the inter-parliamentary friendship group, to Moldova. I hope this will happen in the upcoming months. We have also discussed other issues relating to cooperation of our countries. I once again want to thank for the invitation.

Mr. President, we look forward to your visit to Moldova”, Igor Dodon said.

Brazil’s recognition of Genocide vital for bilateral ties: Armenia president

Maghakian Mike
Pan Armenian, Armenia
Oct 31 2017
– 17:30 AMT
Brazil’s recognition of Genocide vital for bilateral ties: Armenia president

The recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Federal Senate of Brazil in 2015 was one of the two most important events that took place during ambassador of Brazil Edson Marinho Duarte Monteiro’s tenure in Armenia, president Serzh Sargsyan said on Tuesday, October 31.

Sargsyan was meeting the Brazilian envoywho is completing his diplomatic mission in the country.

Thanking ambassador Monteiro for his fruitful efforts, the president noted with satisfaction that the period was marked by numerous initiatives aimed at developing the Armenian-Brazilian relations in different sectors.

Sargsyan said the ambassador had managed to make the best possible presentation of Brazil’s rich and multifaceted culture in Armenia, promoting thereby friendship between the two countries and peoples through culture.

Also, Sargsyan singled out two remarkable events that occurred during the ambassador’s tenure, namely the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Brazil, which, according to the president, was a good occasion to highlight the warmth and strength of Armenian-Brazilian relationship, and the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Federal Senate of Brazil in 2015.

The Brazilian ambassador, in turn, thanked the president for the reception and went on to stress that it was a great pleasure and responsibility for him to work in hospitable Armenia, which boasts ancient history and rich culture, and which he was leaving with awesome impressions.

Sports: Armenian figure skaters participating in several int’l tournaments

Maghakian Mike
PanArmenian, Armenia
Oct 25 2017
Armenian figure skaters participating in several int’l tournaments

The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was held in Moscow on October 20 – 22, with Armenia’s representative Anastasia Galustyan also participating.

In Moscow, Galustyan took the 12th spot, while Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva snatched victory.

“The very fact of participation in such a tournament is already a great success for us,” said the President of the Federation of Figure Skating, Melania Stepanyan.

“Now our leading athletes will participate in international competitions. Anastasia and Slavik Hayrapetyan will go to Tallinn to take part in the ISU Challenger Series tournament in November. The Tina Hayrapetian / Simon Proulx-Senecal pair will compete in a similar tournament in Warsaw.”

Stepanyan also said that Edward Ter-Ghazaryan will leave for Romania to participate in an international junior tournament, the press service of the National Olympic Committee reports.

Azerbaijani press: Top Azerbaijani official slams Sargsyan’s approach to Karabakh talks

Maghakian Mike

By  Trend


Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan agreed with the statement that was meant to be declared after his recent meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, but right after the meeting he uttered the very first thing that came to his mind, Novruz Mammadov, assistant to the president for foreign policy issues, head of department, told reporters in Baku on October 23.

Mammadov said that Sargsyan voiced ideas that were incompatible with the spirit of the meeting.

Azerbaijani president, other officials responded to the Armenian president, noted the official.

“Sargsyan promised in front of the co-chairs that he agrees to bring the concrete ideas to the world community after the meeting, but after the meeting, he acts hypocritically and speaks otherwise,” said the top official.

“If the Armenian president did not agree with the statement, he could have said so during the meeting. He should’ve said that following the meeting, he would be speaking anything that comes to his mind,” Mammadov said.

“In this case, how will the Armenian people trust him? How will he ensure the development and welfare of his people? What do the co-chairs think about the president who promises and then takes a different step?! If you have a status as head of state, you can’t be hypocritical and lie.”

The Armenian people are in a a tough situation due to such leaders, said Mammadov.

“Armenians are leaving their country. Only 2.5 million people live in Armenia today. According to forecasts, if this situation continues, the population will not exceed 2.5 million people in 20 years,” he noted adding that meanwhile, Azerbaijan’s population has increased by three million people since the country gained its independence.

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Sports: Weightlifter Karush Ghukasyan declared U23 European Champion

Maghakian Mike
Panorama, Armenia
Oct 20 2017
21:48 20/10/2017
Armenian weightlifter Karush Ghukasyan competing in the 94 weight class won a gold medal at the U-23 European Weightlifting Championships underway in Durres, Albania.
 
As the National Olympic Committee reported, the Armenian weightlifter lifted a total of 359kg, placing the first in both events. 
According to the source, Ghukasyan lifted 162kg in the snatch and 197kg – in the clean and jerk.

Azerbaijani Press: FM: Turkey took necessary measures on persons who illegally visited Karabakh

Maghakian Mike
Azernews, Azerbaijan
Oct 20 2017
18:00 (UTC+04:00)

By Rashid Shirinov

Appropriate steps have been taken in relation to four citizens of Turkey who violated the Azerbaijani border and illegally visited Nagorno-Karabakh.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this in his interview with Report on October 19.

He reminded that without informing the Foreign Ministry of Turkey, these persons illegally visited the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

“Naturally, we gave relevant warning to these people and took appropriate steps. Also we have prepared and spread a general warning on not visiting the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region in future without the permission of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan,” the minister said.

He added that Turkey has always maintained sensitivity on this issue.

“No Turk should visit the Nagorno-Karabakh region which is under occupation. An issue sensitive for Azerbaijan is sensitive for us too. As the late President Heydar Aliyev said, we are ‘one nation, and two states,’ and if we say ‘the joy of Azerbaijan is our joy, the sorrow of Azerbaijan is our sorrow’, then our approach to what is happening should be univocal,” Cavusoglu noted.

Being without documents and not getting any consent from relevant executive authorities, four Turks Ufuk Uras, Ali Bayramoglu, Said Cekinoglu and Erol Katircioglu illegally crossed the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan on September 22. The Grave Crimes Investigation Department of Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office filed a criminal case under Criminal Code’s Article 318.2 (illegally crossing Azerbaijan’s state borders) against them.

The Turkish citizens deliberately traveled from territory of Armenia and illegally arrived in occupied Khankendi and other settlements of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. They were declared in the international wanted list. Azerbaijan also sent an appeal to the Turkish law enforcement agencies in order to detain the four citizens.

Baku has repeatedly warned foreign officials and diplomats of illegality of visits to its territories that are occupied by Armenia, calling them contradictory to international law. The work is constantly carried out to prevent such illegal actions.