SERZH SARGSYAN INTERRUPTS HIS WORKING VISIT TO SHIRAK PROVINCE CONNECTED WITH THE CRASH OF THE AIRPLANE
ARMENPRESS
July 15, 2009
YEREVAN, JULY 15, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
interrupted his working visit to the province of Shirak connected
with the crash of the airplane implementing Tehran-Yerevan flight
and returned to Yerevan, presidential press office told Armenpress.
YEREVAN TO HOST START-UP FORUM
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
16.07.2009 18:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Start-up Forum initiated by the Union of Information
Technology Enterprises (UITE) will be held in Yerevan on July 17.
The goal of the forum is to assist newly formed IT companies and
reveal problems emerging during formation.
The event will bring together representatives from Microsoft Armenia
and Orange Armenia, national center for assistance to SME and some
25 new companies planning to develop activities in Armenia.
FAMILIES OF PLANE CRASH VICTIMS ARRIVED AT THE SITE OF TRAGEDY
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
16.07.2009 21:48 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Families of those killed at jet crash of the
Caspian Airline flight on July 15 arrived at the site of tragedy. They
laid wreaths to commemorate catastrophe victims. Families of those
killed at jet crash were informed that body fragments and personal
belongings found at the tragedy site are already sent to Iran for
DNA testing. Tonight the families will return to Iran.
ARMAVIA LAUNCHES A NEW YEREVAN -ROME-YEREVAN FLIGHT
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.07.2009 21:46 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On July 15, national air carrier of RA, Armavia Air
Company launched a new Yerevan -Rome-Yerevan flight, Armavia Press
Service reported.
Flights from Yerevan to Rome and v.v. will be operating each Wednesday
via AIRBUS À319, À320 jets.
The flight is an extension of Armavia policy on flights’ geography
expansion. Al Italia airway company has partnered Armavia for new
route launch.
IN SEPTEMBER 2009 ARMENIA TECHNICALLY TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE 7-9 MLN SQ/M NATURAL GAS PER DAY FROM IRAN
ArmInfo
2009-07-15 16:32:00
Arminfo. In September 2009 Armenia technically will be able to receive
7-9 mln sq/m of natural gas per day from Iran against the present 3-3,5
mln sq/m, engineer general of CJSC ArmRusgasprom" Ashot Hovsepyan
told journalists, Wednesday when he was learning the rehabilitation
work at the Ararat-Yerevan sector of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline.
He also added the Ararat-Yerevan sector of the pipeline is
40 km long, 10 km of which should be rehabilitated because of
damage. A couple of months ago "Techno fit" company has started the
rehabilitation work which will be finished in september 2009, Hovsepyan
said. "ArmRusgasprom" has a task to increase technical potential of
getting maximally possible amount of gas from Iran in case of the
force-major situations, which will raise energy security of Armenia’,
– he said and added "Techno fit" implemented new technologies using
polymer and other composing materials, which make it possible to
restore the damaged sectors of the gas pipeline without stopping of
gas supply. Thanks to rehabilitation the gas pipeline will be able to
withstand pressure up to 30-40 atmospheres necessary for delivery of up
to 9 mln sq/m gas per day against the present maximally possible 15-16
atmospheres. The exploiting term of the pipeline will be prolonged
for another 20 years. These technologies may be also used to restore
the damaged sectors of other gas pipelines as well as water pipelines,
he said.
ATAKA LEADER THANKS BULGARIA VOTERS FOR REMOVING BSP, DPS
Novinite.com
July 14 2009
Bulgaria
The Leader of the far right Ataka party, Volen Siderov, has thanked all
Bulgarian voters for ousting BSP and DPS and sending them in oblivion.
Siderov spoke Tuesday during the official first session of the 41st
National Assembly.
"Politics is not a vaudeville. Politics is a rough, cruel occupation,
and we are not attending the arts workshop. Mr Pantev, you presented
the things, as everything is running smooth in Bulgaria. During your
ruling, Mr Stanishev, there was actual political repression. You sent
the Bulgarian police to beat elderly people, who were protesting. Your
ruling was a regime, not a democratic government. You were conducting
political repression with the mandate of the Turkish party, DPS",
Siderov said.
He also accused the President of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov, for
being guilty for giving the mandate for the previous government to
the anti-constitutional, anti-Bulgarian organization of DPS, which
is the successor of a terrorist organization.
"I hope that the presence of so many jurists in this hall will result
in numerous sentences to those who are guilty. If we do not start this
rule without finding those who damaged Bulgaria most, we will not
be a new majority. Ataka will withdraw its support to the political
force that walks the path of compromise", Siderov said.
In the first working day of the new Parliament, Ataka will present
four bills for discussion. Among them is a proposal for acknowledging
the genocide over the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
U.S. official welcomes Armenian efforts to mend ties with Turkey
17:3211/07/2009
YEREVAN, July 11 (RIA Novosti) – The United States welcomes Armenian
authorities’ efforts to normalize relations with Turkey, a U.S. deputy
secretary of state said Saturday.
James Steinberg, who is currently on an official visit to Yerevan, the
capital of Armenia, said that the current progress in Armenian-Turkish
relations should proceed regardless of other issues, including the
issue of the Nagorny Karabakh.
Armenia and Turkey have had no diplomatic relations since the Soviet
Union broke up in 1991. However, they agreed to a "roadmap" to
normalize their relations under Swiss mediation in April this year.
Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 in a show of support for
Azerbaijan following a bloody conflict over Nagorny Karabakh. Over
35,000 people died in fighting over the area in the early 1990s before
a ceasefire was signed in 1994. Nagorny Karabakh technically remains
part of Azerbaijan, but has its own de facto government.
ISNA, Iranian Students’ News Agency, Iran
July 11 2009
Iran films to be screened at Armenia Golden Apricot Fest
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Four Iranian films are to be hosted at the 6th edition
of Golden Apricot Film Festival in capital Yerevan.
The festival will run July 12-19 and is to showcase 110 films from 56
countries.
"Be Calm and Count to Seven" by Ramtin Lavafi-Pour, "Doubt" by Varuzh
Karim-Masihi, "Tehran in Pictures" by Robert Saffarian and "Wind Blows
Wherever It Wants" by Maryam Esmi-Khani are among the Iranian movies
to be screened at the festival.
The event is one of the largest festivals in the Caucasus.
APA, Azerbaijan
July 11 2009
US Senate Committee on Appropriations reduces funding to Armenia, no
funding to Nagorno Karabakh
[ 11 Jul 2009 11:35 ]
Baku – APA. The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved the
Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Department of State, Foreign Operations and
Related Programs Appropriations Bill by a vote of 29 to 1.
APA reports quoting Panarmenian.net as saying that the Bill provides
$30 million for Armenia, which is $18 million less than the FY 2009
level. The Senate bill also mirrored the Administrationâ??s
request with respect to assistance to Azerbaijan, calling for $22
million. There were no appropriations for separatist regime of Nagorno
Karabakh. A military parity is expected to be maintained in the
appropriations for Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Bill will be sent to
the President to be signed into law after approval by House of
Representatives and Senate.
Executive Director of the Armenian Assembly of America Bryan Ardouny
said they would continue to work with both the Senate and House to
ensure the best possible outcome for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
"WORK SKILLS" COMPOSITIONS’ CONTEST LAUNCHED IN ARMENIA
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.07.2009 16:24 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Work skills" compositions contest aims at
establishing better interconnections between students and employers
and development of professional education in Armenia, Head of British
Council Armenia "Work skills" program, Narek Tovmasyan told a news
conference in Yerevan.
According to Narek Tovmasyan, Armenian students aged 15 to 18
are eligible for contest participation. Authors of best business
compositions will be given a chance to participate in the second
stage of the contest to be conducted at Tsakhkadzor’s National
Camp. Contest winner will leave for Serbia for participation in
the international contest. "Work skills" contest is sponsored by
ArmenTel, who also offered a contest subject: "What would I do if I
were ArmenTel President". Besides, contest winners will pass a study
course in ArmenTel.
"Work skills" is an international contest, conducted in 10 states of
Southeastern Europe and Great Britain.
The contest is organized by British Council Armenia, "Armenian Youth
Achievements", RA Ministry of Education and Science and ArmenTel
Company (Beeline trademark).