Author: Nalbandian Albert

ARMENIAN TAEKWONDO TEAM RANKED 2ND

news.am
Nov 5 2009
Armenia

Armenian taekwondo team took part in ITF European Championship in
Nicosia (Cyprus), October 25-31, Sportinfo.am reports.

Sixteen Armenian sportsmen, representing Yerevan, Gyumri and
Nagorno-Karabakh participated in the championship.

Levon Minasyan (63,5 kg) won two golden medals (sparring and breaking
of boards) and Davit Atanesyan became the champion in Kata exercise.

Armenian national team took the second place in the championship.

MEDVEDEV CONGRATULATES GAREGIN II ON ANNIVERSARY OF DIRECTORATE

Aysor
Nov 4 2009
Armenia

Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev sent a congratulatory message
to Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II for
the 10th anniversary of directorate, press-office of Kremlin stated
Wednesday.

"With great respect to the ancient Armenian church which has saved
its Christianity through centuries, we praise good relations between
Russian Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic Church. These relations did
and do play an exclusive role in strengthening of friendship and
trust between our countries," said in message.

Russian President stressed that building of Russian Orthodox
Church in Armenia and Armenian Cathedral in Russia makes these
good relations clear and evident. "There is certainly your personal
merit of an authoritative religious doer who pays great attention to
Russian-Armenian contacts."

President Medvedev has also stressed contribution of His Holiness to
consolidation of interfaith dialogue: "I believe your efforts and
activities in the framework of Interfaith Council of Commonwealth
of Independent States, found with assistance of Armenian Apostolic
Church, will promote peace and stability in South Caucasus."

ARMENIA’S POLICE FORCE AIMS TO RESTORE PEOPLE’S TRUST IN THEM

Tert
Nov 4 2009
Armenia

Over a 9-month period this year, Armenia’s police force, besides
carrying out its main functions, made efforts to restore people’s
trust towards them. It is for that reason that over those nine months,
55 police officers were subjected to disciplinary accountability,
while 633 officers experienced disciplinary punishment, some of whom
were demoted, said head of the Republic of Armenia police public
relations and information department, Sayat Shirinyan, at a press
conference today.

Shirinyan also presented the work carried out by the police over the
nine months, stating once more that the rate of almost all types of
crime increased, but, at the same time, the level of resolving them
increased as well.

Sayat Shirinyan stated that over that period, murder and intentional
homicide cases increased, 931 units of firearms were handed over by
people or confiscated, cases of drug trafficking increased (815 cases),
there were 652 cases of economic crime and 398 cases of bribery. During
nine months of this year, there were 1,409 road traffic accidents,
which caused the death of 232 people and injured 1,065. This indicator
also increased as compared to that of the past year.

ITALIAN COMPANIES INTERESTED IN ARMENIAN RAIL PROGRAMS

PanARMENIAN.Net
03.11.2009 17:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ At a meeting with the Minister of Transport and
Communications Gurgen Sargsyan the Italian Ambassador to Armenia
Bruno Scapini said that Italian companies are interested in railway
programs. Bruno Scapini, particularly mentined the interest shown by
"Italfer", which coordinates the entire railway system of Italy.

In the framework of the WB program aimed at improving the roads
of vital importance the Italian-Belgian joint venture ensures the
quality control.

During the meeting, the minister at the request of the Ambassador
presented presented the programs on construction of the Armenia-Iran
railway.

31 CASE OF SWINE FLU REGISTERED IN GEORGIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
03.11.2009 21:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Four more cases of swine flu were found in Georgia.

According to Paata Imnadze, the head of the National Center for
Disease Control, all the four cases of the swine flu are imported.

Two infected arrived from Ukraine, one – from Turkey, one more-
from Great Britain. Now they are being rendered medical aid.

Imnadze said all the measures to prevent the spread of the disease
are taken. Now 31 case of swine flu registered, 29 out of them are
imported, Georgiatimes reports.

STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE IS GETTING PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLE OPENING OF THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

ARMENPRESS
Nov 3, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS: State Revenue Committee is getting
prepared for the possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border,
deputy head of the Armenian government-affiliated State Revenue
Committee Armen Alaverdyan said today at a press conference.

In economic respect Turkey may become such partner for Armenia like
Georgia is, and similar taxing regimes must be established for that
country as well.

Armenia is member of the World Trade Organization which obliges
to apply same regime of taxation toward all the countries. Though
there are things to do in respect of administration, means must be
undertaken in case of the opening of the border to implement the
customs procedures in right way. The customs points will be two –
in Akhurik and Margara.

A. Alaverdyan does not share the concerns that in case of the opening
of the border the Armenian market will be washed by Turkish products.

ARMENIA: YEREVAN HOPES FOR OPEN GEORGIAN – RUSSIAN BORDER

Georgian Daily
rticles/eav110309b.shtml
Nov 3 2009
Georgia

Armenia’s Transportation Ministry is expressing strong support for
the opening of Zemo Larsi, a Georgian-Russian border checkpoint that
has been closed since 2006. The crossing would be a lifeline for
Armenian exports.

In late October, Russian border authorities claimed they were in
talks with their Georgian counterparts about opening Zemo Larsi
to transit traffic. Russia is Armenia’s largest trading partner,
but overland rounds between the two countries have been blocked, due
to ongoing Georgian-Russian tension [For background see the Eurasia
Insight archive].

The Georgian Foreign Ministry has vehemently denied the reports.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze told a November 2 news
conference that her office has only held talks with Armenian officials
and would agree to an open border with Russia only as a courtesy
to Yerevan.

Susana Tonoian, an Armenian Transport Ministry spokesperson, said
that Yerevan will not pressure Moscow and Tbilisi to open the border,
the Kavkazsky Uzel news service reported on November 3.

National Assembly
Oct 30 2009
Armenia

Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Arevik Petrosyan Receives the
Heads of the Archive Services of the CIS Countries

On October 29 the Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Mrs. Arevik
Petrosyan met with the heads of the State Archive Service of CIS
countries, who were in Yerevan to take part in the regular meeting of
the Council of the Heads of the Archive Services of CIS countries and
the 10th Conference of the Eurasian area department of International
Council on Archives.

Mrs. Petrosyan welcomed the guests in the name of the Speaker of the
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan and
her name. He noted with satisfaction that the Armenian people were
the first in the history of human civilization to create the scripts
and managed to reach some part of the manuscripts through millennia
up to our days, which are mainly kept in Matenadaran.

The NA Vice Speaker said that the RA National Assembly also had
its contribution in the establishment of the state archive system
of Armenia. Only the fact that during the independence years three
laws related to the archive have been passed, speaks about the fact
that our country strives to improve the legislation concerning
the archive keeping and does not lag behind the processes of the
development of that sphere. Mrs. Petrosyan noticed that the law of the
Republic of Armenia on Archive Keeping, which was passed in 2004, was
elaborated taking into account the experience and achievements of CIS
countries, however today the scientific-technical progress dictates new
requirements, it’s necessary to develop the electronic documentation
turnover, update the relevant law and invest new methods of keeping
and archiving the documents. In this direction the RA Government takes
measures and soon will start a legislative initiative. Mrs. Petrosyan
underscored the necessity of cooperation of State Archive Services
of the CIS countries and improvement of archive management methods.

At the meeting issues concerning the achievements reached in the
archive sphere, exchange of experience and cooperation of archive
services of CIS countries were discussed.

KSHISHTOF PENDERETSKY INTENDS TO WRITE CHORAL BASED ON ARMENIAN SPIRITUAL MUSIC

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.10.2009 17:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Polish composer Kshishtof Penderetsky intends
to create musical compositions based on the elements of Armenian
spiritual music, which will have texts in Armenian.

"I am open for Christian spiritual music. I was brought up as a
Catholic and received musical education in a German school, but
that doesn’t prevent me from creating works based on the motives of
Orthodox Christian Music. One of such works in "Glory to St. Daniel"
devoted to the 850 anniversary of Moscow. I intend to write chorals
which will have texts in Armenian language and contain elements of
Armenian spiritual music," composer said.

Kshishtof Penderetsky was born in Dembitsa, Poland on November 25,
1933, to a family of lawyer. Composer, conductor, public figure
and pedagogue, he is one of the most outstanding representatives
of contemporary musical culture. His creative art has acquired a
genuinely international character. Polish composer’s music is played
in the concert halls of Europe, Asia, America and Australia. He is
author of operas, oratorios and instrumental concerts. Almost all of
his works are recorded on discs and included in the repertoires of
such prominent artists as Z. Meta, I. Stern and D. Fisher-Dieskau.

Penderetsky is a holder of three Grammies and two Emmies and laureate
of state awards.

GERMAN PRESIDENT: ARMENIA – IMPORTANT PARTNER TO BERLIN

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.10.2009 18:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On October 29, RA Ambassador to Germany Armen
Martirosyan presented his credentials to German President Horst
Kohler. Following the ceremony, German President emphasized that
Armenia is an important partner to Berlin. In his turn, Armen
Martirosyan stated that Armenia is ready to raise RA-Germany relations
to a new level.

At the meeting, parties discussed a number of issues, including
financial crisis consequences on Armenian economy. Armen Martirosyan
briefed the President on recent developments in RA-Turkey rapprochement
process.

Wishing Armen Martirosyan success, German President Horst Kohler
expressed a hope that the Ambassador will further contribute to the
development of bilateral relations, RA MFA press service reported.