ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia October 7, 2017 Saturday At the contact line with Karabakh in the period from 1 to 7 October, Azerbaijan did about 1100 shots in the direction of the Armenian positions Yerevan October 7 Tatevik Shahunyan. In the period from October 1 to October 7, 2017, the situation on the contact line of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops continued to be relatively calm. According to Artsakh Defense Army, the adversary in the reporting period carried out in the direction of the Armenian positions about 1100 rounds of weapons of various calibers. The foremost troops of the NKR Defense Army continue to confidently carry out their military service, keeping the situation on the contact line under control.
Author: Manouk Vasilian
David Manoyan does not leave for Kazakhstan with the team
This morning, Armenian national football team with charter flight departed to Astana, Kazakhstan, to host the final match of the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan. As reported by the press service of the Football Federation of Armenia, 23 football players left for Astana.
Goalkeepers: Grigor Meliksetyan, Arsen Beglaryan, Gor Manukyan.
Defenders: Taron Voskanyan, Varazdat Haroyan, Gael Andonyan, Hovhannes Hambardzumyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Gagik Daghbashyan, Artyom Mikaelyan, Robert Darbinyan.
Midfielders: Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Gor Malakyan, Edgar Malakyan, Marcos Pizzelli, Gegham Kadimyan, Edgar Manucharyan, Artak Yedigaryan, Artak Grigoryan, Artyom Simonyan.
Forwards: Tigran Barseghyan, Ruslan Koryan, Sargis Adamyan.
David Manoyan, Armenian national football team midfielder, is not going to participate in the meeting because of injury.
The Kazakhstan-Armenia qualifier is held on October 8, at 20:00 Yerevan time.
Armenia to encourage Jordan and UAE investors
ARKA, Armenia
Oct 5 2017
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. The Armenian National Assembly ratified Thursday two agreements signed with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates on encouragement and mutual protection of investments.
Hovhannes Azizyan, deputy economic development in investments minister, presenting the agreements, said the aim of these documents is to create favorable environment for investments, development of mutually beneficial economic cooperation, attraction pf private capital and an effective use of economic resources.
“By signing these agreements the parties have assumed a commitment to encourage investments and create favorable environment for investors, which will make it possible to spur bilateral contacts,” he said.
Speaking about Jordan, Azizyan singled out food-processing, agriculture and tourism as promising areas for cooperation.
For cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, he pointed out production of spirits and canned fruits and vegetables. He said that the country’s investors also expressed interest in diamond-cutting and jewelry industries, and the parties are negotiating now over the matter.
In his words, these agreements will allow Armenia to attract quite considerable investments.
The deputy minister said that Armenia has 41 similar agreements with CIS, Eurasian Economic Union and EU countries. Negotiations are now being held with other seven countries. A similar agreement is expected to be signed with Japan soon.
According to statistical reports, he said, Armenia’s key investors are those countries which have bilateral agreements with Armenia. In particular, investments from these 41 countries make up 90% of all investments in Armenia. –0—
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Argentinian Armenians were hosted by the Ministry of Diaspora
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French Secretary of State: In the near future, within the framework of the UN General Assembly, it is planned to hold a meeting of the Foreign Ministers on Karabakh
ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia Saturday French Secretary of State: In the near future, within the framework of the UN General Assembly, it is planned to hold a meeting of the Foreign Ministers on Karabakh Yerevan September 16 Angela Stepanyan. In the near future, within the framework of UN General Assembly, it is planned to hold a meeting at the level of foreign ministers on Nagorno-Karabakh, "Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, said in Baku. "It is possible that in the future the meeting will be held at a higher level, France has always been attentive to this process.In today's meeting with President Ilham Aliyev I noted that France, as a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group, is very diligent in carrying out its mediation mission settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, "he said. According to the estimates of the minister, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group do their work properly. In this regard, Lemoine maintains an ongoing relationship with Ambassador Stefan Visconti, representing France in the OSCE Minsk Group. The OSCE Minsk Group has been dealing with the settlement of the Karabakh conflict since 1992, represented by the co-chairs from Russia, the United States and France. Currently, the settlement process is based on the Madrid Principles put forward by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in 2007 and updated in 2009, among other things, providing for the deployment of a peacekeeping contingent in the conflict zone.
Attorney recommended for disbarment for taking money meant for Armenian genocide survivors
US Official News Saturday Attorney recommended for disbarment for taking money meant for Armenian genocide survivors Sacramento: The State Bar of California, The State of California has issued the following news release: The State Bar Court of California has recommended that a Southern California lawyer be disbarred for misappropriating $30,000 from a trust fund for Armenian genocide survivors, using other trust money to pay for her children’s law school and failing to properly report the transactions to tax authorities. A State Bar Court judge found that Rita Mahdessian, 58, [#141901] was culpable for misappropriating funds from a trust she and her husband were hired to administer, according to court documents. Mahdessian and her husband, Vartkes Boghos Yeghiayan, 81, [#41773], received notice of disciplinary charges on Aug. 18, 2016 for allegedly misappropriating $385,000 meant for Armenian Genocide survivors. According to court documents, in 2005 Yeghiayan and Mahdessian received in trust a $20 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against New York Life Insurance Co. and AXA, S.A. on behalf of heirs and descendants of persons killed during the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1918. Shortly after, Yeghiayan and Mahdessian created two nonprofit corporations – the Center for Armenian Remembrance (CAR) and Conservatoire de la Memorie Armenienne (CMA). Articles of incorporation for both nonprofits list the Glendale business address of the couple’s law firm, Yeghiayan & Associates. Over several years, multiple questionable transactions took place in both CAR and CMA bank accounts. Court documents trace check deposits from the settlement fund to the couple’s nonprofits and their law firm. Records also reveal other unauthorized payments and transfers, including repayment of loans, payments to Loyola Law School and transfers to Mahdessian’s daughter. In one instance, Mahdessian created an account in her daughter's name and then deposited $30,000 from one of the trusts. Mahdessian justified the transfer by saying it was a repayment of a loan from her daughter. But no such loan had ever been made. None of those funds have yet to be returned to the trust. She used another fund’s monies to pay for law school tuition for her children. The State Bar Court found that Mahdessian had misled a judge, failed to maintain funds in a trust account and committed moral turpitude. The State Bar Court ordered that Mahdessian be placed on involuntary inactive status. The final decision on Mahdessian’s disbarment rests in the hands of the California Supreme Court. The case against Mahdessian’s husband stands in abatement because of illness. A special deputy trial counsel was appointed to prosecute Mahdessian’s attorney discipline case in accordance with rule 2201, which sets out a process for the Chief Trial Counsel to recuse the office to avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest. The State Bar of California received more than 15,000 complaints in 2016. As a result of disciplinary actions taken by the State Bar of California, nearly 200 attorneys were disbarred in 2016 and the Client Security Fund paid out more than $8 million to victims of attorney misconduct. In case of any query regarding this article or other content needs please contact:
Vahe Berberian’s New Monologue to Debut Sunday
Vahe Berberian’s latest monologue, “Ooremn” will premiere on Sunday
GLENDALE—“I think this is my most contemporary piece,” says Berberian speaking about his latest monologue “Ooremn.” “That’s why I’m excited and I can’t wait to see the reaction of the public.”
“Ooremn” is Berberian’s sixth monologue after “Yevaylen,” “Nayev,” “Dagaveen,” “Sagayn” and “Yete.” The show opens on September 17, at the Glen Arden Club, in Glendale and Berberian is thrilled, because four years have passed since the opening of Yete and he misses being on stage in Los Angeles.
“This is the most challenging time for me, because I need to cut another half an hour from the monologue in order to trim the fat”, says Berberian, “Like the previous ones, when I first put the whole thing down it was almost three hours long. Slowly I was able to cut an hour from it, and now I need to trim another half an hour.”
Berberian doesn’t want to elaborate on what Ooremn is about, but he says, like the rest of his monologues, this one also touches on the many aspects that bring absurdity to our existence. He also assures that the audience will have no difficulty roaring with laughter.
Christina Shirinyan, who has been producing Berberian’s shows, says she couldn’t wait for the artist to finish his tours to be able to concentrate on his new monologue. Shirinyan says she is excited, because Berberian’s events, in any creative field, create an incredible enthusiasm within the community. “This time the venue is a lot larger, more comfortable, and the audience can come early and enjoy the charming bar or sit at the patio and enjoy a cigar”, says Shirinyan.
The performances will take place at the Glen-Arden Club, 357 Arden Avenue in Glendale and will run on September 17, 24, and October 1,7 and 8. The bar is always open, so the public can come in at any time. The show starts at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $40 and it’s first-come, first served table seating.
For tickets and information you call 818.299.1154 or click to reserve tickets.
Espagne: libération conditionnelle d’un écrivain germano-turc recherché par Ankara (avocat)
Challenges. France samedi 19 août 2017 3:57 PM GMT Espagne: libération conditionnelle d'un écrivain germano-turc recherché par Ankara (avocat) AUTEUR: AFP Un tribunal espagnol a remis en liberté dimanche sous condition lécrivain allemand dorigine turque Dogan Akhanli arrêté la veille en Espagne à la demande dAnkara, a annoncé sur Facebook son avocat Ilias Uyar. "La bataille en valait la peine", écrit sur Facebook lavocat, précisant que lécrivain "est libéré à condition de rester à Madrid" en attendant que la Turquie demande formellement son extradition. Le ministre allemand des Affaires étrangères Sigmar Gabriel avait évoqué samedi le cas de Dogan Akhanli, présenté par les responsables allemands comme critique du gouvernement turc, avec son homologue espagnol Alfonso Dastis. Le ministère allemand des Affaires étrangères avait annoncé samedi larrestation en Espagne à la demande dAnkara de Dogan Akhanli, et avait exhorté Madrid à ne pas lextrader vers la Turquie. Cette requête a été transmise par lambassade dAllemagne "à un haut niveau" diplomatique aux autorités espagnoles, selon la diplomatie allemande. Larrestation de lécrivain avait été annoncée initialement par un député des Verts allemands, Volker Beck, qui avait estimé quelle démontrait que le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan cherchait à "étendre son pouvoir au-delà des frontières de son pays, à intimider les voix critiques et à les poursuivre dans le monde entier". "Ce serait une chose terrible si, même à lautre bout de lEurope, la Turquie réussissait à faire arrêter des gens qui élèvent la voix contre le président Erdogan", a estimé dimanche Sigmar Gabriel après la remise en liberté conditionnelle de Dogan Akhanli. Selon le journal régional allemand Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger citant son avocat allemand, lécrivain, né en 1957 en Turquie et qui vit depuis 1992 à Cologne (ouest de lAllemagne), avait été interpellé samedi matin à 8h30 heure locale (07h30 GMT) à Grenade (Andalousie, sud) par des policiers espagnols sur la foi dune notice rouge dInterpol. Dogan Akhanli, qui a notamment écrit une trilogie évoquant le génocide des Arméniens, fait lobjet de poursuites en Turquie, explique le journal de Cologne sans autres précisions. Lécrivain a déjà eu à faire à la justice turque. Soupçonné dêtre impliqué dans un vol à main armée en 1989, il avait été arrêté à son arrivée à Istanbul en 2010. Il avait finalement été relâché puis innocenté avant quune cour dappel nordonne une nouvelle procédure. Des députés Verts allemands avaient assuré que ces poursuites avaient un caractère politique. Les relations entre la Turquie et lAllemagne se sont particulièrement tendues depuis le putsch manqué du 15 juillet 2016, imputé au prédicateur Fethullah Gülen, qui nie les faits. Il y a actuellement 10 citoyens allemands, certains ayant la double nationalité, détenus en Turquie, selon les autorités allemandes. Parmi eux, Deniz Yücel, un journaliste germano-turc, correspondant du quotidien allemand Die Welt, emprisonné depuis février.
President holds meeting to discuss preparations for Sixth Armenia-Diaspora Forum and establishment of Pan-Armenian Council
Panorama, Armenia
Aug 18 2017
Today President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting to discuss the preparations for the forthcoming Sixth Armenia-Diaspora Forum and launching the Pan-Armenian Council, the press service of the President’s Office reports.
The Chairman of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan, who inter alia has earlier been nominated to coordinate the works of the Organising Committee, reported on the main approaches regarding the formation and working mechanisms of the Pan-Armenian Council. These issues will be discussed in the frameworks of the Sixth Armenia-Diaspora Forum to be held in Yerevan on September 18-20.
Taking note of earlier discussions on the establishment of a new Pan-Armenian body in the past years, President Sargsyan commissioned to prepare drafts on the aims and objectives, membership criteria as well as draft agenda and rules of procedure of the first session of the new Council to be held in 2018 through discussions with all relevant parties, including Diaspora organisations and structures.
The decision to start preparations for launching the Pan-Armenian Council has unanimously been adopted on September 26, 2015 at the Sixth session of the State Commission on coordination of the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Chess: Levon Aronian leads Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz with combined score
Panorama, Armenia
Aug 18 2017
The ten GMs have played nine rounds of Blitz chess at Rapid and Blitz competition, which is the fourth stop on the Grand Chess Tour 2017 taking place at Saint Louis, U.S.
As the Armenian National Olympic Committee told Panorama.am, after nine rounds, Armenian GM Levon Aronian took the second place in Blitz event, colleting 6.5 points. Sergey Karjakin, who scored an 8/9, is leading the section.
In combined score (Rapid and Blitz) Aronian still leads the table with 18.5 points.
The next round of blitz games will be played on Friday night.
To note, in the Blitz competition each win is 1 point, a draw is half a point.