President Sargsyan Had A Telephone Conversation With Putin

PRESIDENT SARGSYAN HAD A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH PUTIN

Office of the President of the Republic, Armenia

Oct 8 2011

Today, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan had a telephone
conversation with the Chairman of the Government of the Russian
Federation Vladimir Putin. Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Vladimir Putin
on his 59th birthday. On this occasion, President Serzh Sargsyan sent
also a congratulatory message which states:

“Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich,

Please accept my sincere congratulations on Your birthday anniversary.

I am confident that Your great political experience, persistency in
achieving the preset goals will continue to promote the development
and prosperity of the Russian Federation, further strengthening its
standing and role on the international arena.

I would like to note with satisfaction that issues of the
Armenian-Russian strategic partnership have constantly been in the
focus of Your acute attention. Your personal contribution to the
Armenian-Russian alliance and partnership in all areas is hardly to
be overestimated. It stems from the interests of the Armenian and
Russian peoples and contributes to the preservation of peace and
security in the South Caucasus.

I highly value our personal close and trustful relations; undoubtedly,
they have been contributing to the implementations of the important
agreements which will benefit our two nations. I am hopeful that this
constructive dialogue will continue in Yerevan and Moscow during our
next meetings.

I cordially wish you, Mr. Putin, good health, well-being and success
in Your work for the benefit of the brotherly Russia.”

www.president.am

Children’s Book Author Armenianizes Traditional Tales

CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR ARMENIANIZES TRADITIONAL TALES
By Daphne Abeel, Armenian Mirror-Spectator

AZG DAILY
11-10-2011

In September, children’s book author Talene Dadian White will add two
new titles, The Three Little Karmeegs (The Three Little Pigs) and Voski
and the Archoogians (Goldilocks and the Three Bears) to her series of
Armenianized traditional tales, which includes Little Red Hood and the
Kesh Kayl (Little Red Riding Hood), The Gurabia Man (The Gingerbread
Man) and Hagop and the Hairy Giant (Jack and the Beanstalk).

As the titles indicate, White has interpolated Armenian words for
English words and she has done that throughout the texts. Thus the
grandmother in the Little Red Riding Hood tale becomes Medz Mayreeg
and the cow in Hagop in the Hairy Giant becomes gov. The Armenian
words are printed in italic script and there is a little dictionary
at the back of each book that gives the translation.

White, who was trained as a lawyer at City University in New York, and
is the mother of two children, ages 4 and 8, said, “When I started to
look for good children’s books in Armenian, I couldn’t find very much,
and so I had this idea of taking traditional children’s stories and
giving them an Armenian flavor.”

The books, printed in paperback with laminated, waterproof covers, are
illustrated in such a way that they emphasize the Armenian approach
to the stories. The characters, almost without exception, have dark,
deep-set eyes and are dressed in Armenian peasant fashion.

“I especially love the drawings of the Hairy Giant,” said White. “He
looks so fiercely Armenian.”

White, who is married to a lawyer, practiced personal injury law
for 10 years, first for a large law firm and then on her own, before
deciding to give up her legal career and become a writer.

“I ran the New York marathon and that was a very empowering
experience. It gave me the feeling I could do anything I wanted to.

Once I had children, I had less time for the law and I had always
wanted to write. So, I made the decision to become a writer.”

White’s father, whose family was originally from Turkey, was born
in the United States and her mother was born in Aleppo. Syria. White
was baptized at Holy Martyrs Church and now attends St. Gregory’s in
White Plains.

“I don’t speak Armenian fluently and neither do my children. But
they do go to Saturday School and they are learning Armenian there,”
she said.

“As for the Armenian words I choose to use in the texts of the story,
I try to pick out the most common ones and I even use some funny ones
like the word of buttocks, for example. I space them out in the text.”

In addition to inserting Armenian words into the stories, White has
somewhat changed some of the stories. In the original version of Little
Red Riding Hood, the people who kill the wolf are hunters. In White’s
version, they are lumberjacks, “because I put them in an Armenian
forest,” she explained.

White’s illustrator, who is Russian (but whose name does not appear on
the books) has helped her with the book design, as has Abril Books in
Glendale, Calif. Soon, all her titles will be translated into Western
Armenian with the help of the services at Abril Books.

White has been able to achieve a fair amount of success in the
marketplace, although she self-publishes her work and does not enjoy
the distribution and marketing services of a traditional, commercial
publisher. She works with a subsidiary of Amazon, createspace.

“All the books are available through Amazon and the listings are
linked to my website. I’ve also had a lot of success marketing through
Armenian bookstores, libraries, schools and churches. I am pretty well
connected to the Armenian community and I’ve sent out a lot of emails
about my publications,” she said. “I really think self-publishing is
the wave of the future, and especially if you are writing for a niche
market you can have a lot of success. I am doing a lot of readings
in schools and I have even started to sell the books in Canada.”

White also plans another marketing strategy – packaging her books in
a gift box set.

“I think these will be quite popular for children’s birthdays and
other celebrations,” she said. White’s next book will be a cookbook
and she hopes to have that published by a mainstream publisher.

“I think there is a lot of interest in Middle Eastern food, and after
all, Middle Eastern cuisine is eaten in a lot of different countries
and cultures, not just in Armenia.”

She concluded, “Publishing in Armo-English is an idea whose time has
come. Most Armenian- Americans who are born here speak English and I
think that introducing these words into stories that are familiar is
something that works very well. It is a good way for Armenian children
to stay in touch with their language and culture.”

White will be giving a reading and book signing on Sunday, August 28,
in Glendale. For more information, visit ArmenianKidsBooks.com.

Why Armenia Could Strike A Blow For The Minnow At Euro 2012

WHY ARMENIA COULD STRIKE A BLOW FOR THE MINNOW AT EURO 2012
Jonathan Wilson

guardian.co.uk
Monday 10 October 2011 12.46 BST

Some fine young players (and the late Ian Porterfield) have helped
carry Armenia to the brink of a Euro 2012 play-off berth

Armenia fans cheer their team during the 4-1 victory over Macedonia in
Euro 2012 qualifying. Photograph: Arthur Gevorgyan/PanArmenian/Reuters

This sort of thing doesn’t happen any more. The globalisation of
football, the manic cosmopolitanism of the game at the top level,
the blanket television coverage of leagues from all over the world: it
should all mean that there can be no glorious surprises like Armenia.

And yet there they are, after three successive wins in which they
have scored 11 goals, looking for a win in the Republic of Ireland to
take second place in the qualifying group and a play-off for European
Championship qualifying.

They have defied what Scott Murray once called the Josimar-Murdoch
Law of Diminishing Returns, his theory that major tournaments are not
what they once were because we have too much knowledge and there can
never again be that thrill of realising a player or team we’ve never
heard of is supremely talented.

Perhaps Latvia, who qualified for Euro 2004 by finishing behind
Sweden in their group and then beating Turkey in a play-off (coming
from 2-0 down with 24 minutes of the second leg to go, no less) are
the last European minnow really to emerge, but they, like Slovenia
before them, were a side based on dogged resilience. There’s nothing
wrong with that, of course, but sides who pack men behind the ball
and look to nick one on the break are necessarily limited; they can
only go so far and the fear must always be that they will end up,
as Latvia did, making up the numbers in the finals itself, spending
their three games looking to keep the score down and nothing else.

That’s not to say sides should not look to defend themselves – Greece,
after all, showed in that tournament what can be achieved by solidity
and playing to your strengths – but a side based almost entirely
on defence is necessarily restricted. And that is what makes this
Armenia such a welcome surprise: they play proactive football that
is very easy on the eye. They’ve got a long way to go before matching
Greece’s achievements (and they start at an even lower base), but in
terms of style, Armenia are probably the most potentially exciting
side to emerge since Denmark in the early 80s.

In that, this Armenia are true to the nation’s traditions. Although
there has only been an independent national team since 1992, in Soviet
times Ararat Yerevan served as a de facto national side. Their greatest
moment came in 1973 when they won an unexpected Double under Nikita
Simonyan, who had already won the Double as a player and coach at
Spartak Moscow. He was of Armenian heritage, and had essentially been
exiled back to his homeland following disagreements with officials
at Spartak.

“It was much harder to win the league with Ararat than it was with
Spartak Moscow,” Simonyan said. “We had some good players, but
essentially we were a provincial side. I had to change my personal
style, because the players had a different mentality. We had two
Ukrainians in the side, but they had lived in Yerevan from childhood,
so they had adopted the spirit of the people. Players from the south
are more skilful, more technical, even if it is bad for the team as
a collective. You have to stick them to each other.”

That process of sticking the players to each other, of creating a
cohesive unit in which they can express their individual ability,
probably began under Ian Porterfield. The former Sunderland midfielder
took charge in 2006, and oversaw 10 games before his death from
cancer the following year. Although only two of them were won, what is
significant is that only nine goals were conceded. The present coach,
Vardan Minasyan, served as Porterfield’s assistant, briefly taking
over from him as caretaker.

“The results do not suddenly come out of the blue,” said Armenia’s
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan. “We have many
young players who have earned the coaches’ trust and have a clear
understanding of what needs to be done. Our football is based on mutual
trust between coaches and players. Everyone has the same approach,
be it the coaches, the players, the Football Federation of Armenia
or our team doctors. We are a whole and healthy mechanism.

“Our main strength is the team. Henrik Mkhitaryan would not be
able to achieve anything alone. I am not myself without my team or
my team-mates. It is thanks to the men I play alongside that I can
show what I am capable of. So I am deeply grateful to my colleagues
for their belief in themselves and in me. Together we are striving
towards one goal.”

Porterfield may have begun to change the mentality, but what has
really elevated Armenia is the emergence, in the past year (and it
really is only in the past year; when the Republic of Ireland won 1-0
in Yerevan in their first game in qualifying nobody thought it might
prove a key result) of a highly gifted young generation of players.

Although the goalkeeper, Roman Berezovsky, is 37 and the right-back
and captain Sargis Hovsepyan, is 38, the rest of the squad are in
their early-to-mid-20s.

That, in part, may explain why so many of the squad still play in
Armenia, or at smaller clubs in Ukraine. Five of the side that beat
Macedonia 4-1 on Friday still play in the domestic league, which is
ranked 50th best in Europe by Uefa, above only the Faroe Islands,
Andorra and San Marino. Only Mkhitaryan is at a club that has even
come close to Champions League qualification.

He is likely to be vital on Tuesday, and not just because he is
Armenia’s best player. Minasyan, who cites Barcelona and Arsenal as his
models, favours a 4-2-3-1, and pace in wide areas has been a feature of
their recent matches. Given Ireland’s sluggishness at full-back that
could be decisive, but the question Minasyan must answer is whether
to use Gevorg Ghazaryan on the left and Mkhitaryan on the right, or
to pull Mkhitaryan back into a deep-lying creative role and explore
other options – the former Ajax forward Edgar Manucharyan perhaps –
wide. Is it better to pack strength on the flanks, or to ensure the
supply to the flanks is good?

Playing Mkhitaryan wide perhaps strengthens Armenia defensively,
allowing them to play a ball-winner alongside Karlen Lazarian at
the back of the midfield. While this is a side of far more attacking
ability than Porterfield’s, the additional expressiveness has come
at the cost of some of the defensive resilience of old. “Armenia will
give Ireland chances but they are also capable of taking their own –
as we discovered to our cost,” said Martin Skrtel, whose Slovakia
side lost 4-0 to Armenia last month.

“We created enough chances but we weren’t able to score. We still have
a young team, though, so we have to retain perspective. The one thing I
would say to any team playing Armenia is to make sure you score against
them. We didn’t do that in the first half in Zilina and then we went
and conceded four goals after the break. There will be chances in the
game, no doubt about that. And Ireland have got to make them count.”

As Russia showed in the first half in Dublin, though, Ireland can
be left befuddled by teams who move the ball at pace. Then again, as
Ireland showed in the second half of that game, the direct approach
can unsettle even the most poised sides. In a sense, anyway, the most
important thing is that Armenia are there with a chance of qualifying
at all, not just for their players and fans, but for all minnows.

Their progress is a message that dull solidity is not the only way
for the minnow.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/oct/10/armenia-ireland-euro-2012-qualifying?newsfeed=true

First Conference Of Rural Communities Kicks Off In Jermuk

FIRST CONFERENCE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES KICKS OFF IN JERMUK

ARMENPRESS
16:46, 10 October, 2011

The first conference of rural communities kicked off today in Jermuk.

The two-day conference is being held within the framework of
events dedicated to the 15th anniversary of establishment of
local-self-governmental bodies. The goal is to promote the stable
development of rural communities through dialogue, experience,
implemented programs. The conference was organized by the RA
Territorial Administration Ministry and Union of Armenian Communities.

In his opening speech President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said that
the “Reinforced local self-governmental system supposes strong and
developed community and particularly prosperous village”, the president
noted adding that the conduction of the conference will allow to
focus the attention on rural issues, discuss issues of the sphere.

President Sargsyan noted that the equal development of territories
continues being a priority, that is why territorial development concept
of Armenia was worked out which allows to view the implementation
of this or that program from the point of view of equal development
of territories.

“The equal development of territories supposes development of
infrastructures and effective agriculture”, he said, adding that during
the recent years noticeable work has been carried out for improving
the infrastructures. Particularly, road construction programs and
restoration of irrigation infrastructures were implemented.

“This year is an anniversary year for the Armenian people, we are
marking the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence as well as the
15th anniversary of establishment of local self-governmental system
within the framework of which this conference is being held”, vice
prime minister, territorial administration minister Armen Gevorgyan
said, adding that during the 15 years noticeable work has been carried
out for the development of the system.

More than 300 representatives of local self-governmental, regional
administration, different state bodies, international organizations
participate in the event. Two plenary sittings will be held, an
exhibition will be organized, discussions on different topics will
be held.

The conference will have practical results, solutions will be pointed
out. The results will be summed up October 11.

"Haypost" To Open 50 More Postal Offices In Armenia By The End Of Th

“HAYPOST” TO OPEN 50 MORE POSTAL OFFICES IN ARMENIA BY THE END OF THE YEAR

hetq
17:52, October 10, 2011

On 10 October number 0017 “Haypost” postal office reopening ceremony
took place.

As “Haypost” CJSC acting CEO Haik Avagyan pointed out in his welcoming
speech, today, opening the Postal Office number 17, “Haypost” is
starting the final phase of “Haypost Marathon 2011” and it will have
up to 50 such openings by the end of the year not only in Yerevan
but also in marzes of the Republic.

“A thorough project on improving the quality of Post Offices of
“Haypost” has already kicked off. The visitors and clients of “Haypost”
will feel these changes in the near future”, concluded Haik Avagyan.

The Postal Office is completely renovated in compliance with branding
guidelines. Working standards, as well as infrastructure is changed
and renewed. New computers with modern software are installed, and
the cable system is renewed.

Inhabitants of the district, including teachers as well as artists
have been present at the opening.

“Haypost Trust Management” intends to develop the traditional postal
services, to import more modern courier and financial services making
Haypost the leading postal operator in the region. Internet services,
facsimile connection, copying and printing services will be offered
in addition to the traditional postal services.

By the Program of Haypost Trust Management it is planned to increase
the number of renovated post offices up to 250 for the next 5 years,
and to augment the services-including commercial ones- specific to
nowadays postal operators.

Two Spanish And Four Chinese Companies Make Bids For North-South Tra

TWO SPANISH AND FOUR CHINESE COMPANIES MAKE BIDS FOR NORTH-SOUTH TRANSPORT CORRIDOR

ARKA
Oct 19, 2011

YEREVAN, October 10. / ARKA /. Two Spanish and four Chinese companies
have submitted applications for participation in a tender announced
by Armenia’s government for construction of the first two segments of
North-South transport corridor. The tender packages were opened today.

The Armenian government approved January 14, 2010 the investment
program to build the North-South transport corridor, as well as a
$500 million framework loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank.

The Spanish companies- Constructura Sanjose and Corsan Corviam
Construccion- asked for $255.6 million (with a 10.18% discount)
and $ 263.8 million respectively for building the sections. Chinese
companies Covec CREG, China Civil Engineering Corporation, Chine Road
and Bridge Corp proposed to build the sections for $217.4 million,
$252 million, $308.8 million and $236 million respectively.

Armenian transport and communications minister Manuk Vardanyan told
journalists the tender commission has 20 days to examine all bids
and announce the winner. Among mandatory requirements participating
companies must have at least a five-year experience, an annual
turnover of $100 million, appropriate skills and experience required
for building concrete roads.

“We plan that the work will begin this year. We also need to transfer
part of road infrastructures as well as to provide compensation
to residents of homes whose lands and homes will be alienated,”
said Vardanyan.

The minister said large-scale construction work will commence in next
spring on Talin-Ashtarak section, but traffic on this stretch of road
will not be closed. It is planned that the construction work will be
completed in 2.5 years.

The minister said also the government plans to begin negotiations
with the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Japanese International
Cooperation Agency on construction of the third and fourth segments
of the highway which include segments from Talin to Gyumri and from
Gyumri to Bavra on the Georgian border.

The first tranche of the ADB loan in the amount of $70 million is
planned to be spent on the reconstruction of the sections of roads
between Yerevan and Ararat and Yerevan and Ashtarak. The second
tranche worth $210 million will be used to reconstruct a stretch
between Ashtarak and Talin.

The goal of the project is to upgrade Armenia’s main corridor road
as part of a broader thrust to improve connectivity, and boost trade,
growth and livelihood opportunities in the Caucasus and Central Asia
sub-regions. Funds will be released by the Asian Development Bank
periodically through a multitranche financing facility. The transport
corridor will stretch from the southern Armenian town of Meghri,
on the border with Iran, to Bavra in the north on the border with
Georgia. The North-South transport corridor will enable Armenia to
mitigate the effects of the blockade imposed by Azerbaijan and Turkey.

Regional Laboratory Of Mobile Solutions To Be Set Up In Armenia

REGIONAL LABORATORY OF MOBILE SOLUTIONS TO BE SET UP IN ARMENIA

ARMENPRESS
14:36, 10 October, 2011

The Information Technology and Telecommunication sphere has dynamically
developed during the recent three years, Prime Minister of Armenia
Tigran Sargsyan said at the opening of “ArmTech Congress 2011”
high-tech conference, adding that “DigiTec” and “ArmTech” conference
testify that we have quite big unrevealed potential and the growth
tempo in this sphere during the coming years will be high.

Tigran Sargsyan said within the framework of the cooperation memorandum
signed between the Armenian government and Microsoft corporation
“Microsoft” innovation center opened in Yerevan in May 2011 the goal
of which is to create an environment for development of professional
knowledge and skills. “It is the biggest innovation center in the
region”, the prime minister said.

Tigran Sargsyan said in November 2011 Armenian-Indian study center
will open in the territory of the YSU. It is the joint program of
Armenian and Indian governments.

The prime minister also informed that in fall the entrance of one of
the world’s big engineering organizations of Singapore “ST Kinetics”
to Armenia will be officially declared. “This company has opened a
branch in Armenia the major program of which will be the establishment
of laboratory for researches and development and platform of autonomic
vehicles and devices. During the coming ten years the company plans
to invest 1-2 million USD in Armenia”, he said, adding that these
initiatives, first of all, are based on the skilled specialists in
Armenia who are able to propose solutions.

Synopsys Armenia Provided IT Industry With 373 Engineers In 10 Years

SYNOPSYS ARMENIA PROVIDED IT INDUSTRY WITH 373 ENGINEERS IN 10 YEARS

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 10, 2011 – 15:55 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Synopsys a world leader in software and IP used in
the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components
and systems, announced that 46 Master’s degree and 45 Bachelor’s
degree students from Synopsys’ Armenia Educational Department’s
(SAED) partners State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA)
and Yerevan State University (YSU) have successfully completed the
Synopsys educational program and now stand ready to begin professional
engineering careers, the company said in a press release.

Dr. Chi-Foon Chan, president and chief operating officer at Synopsys,
recognized the achievement of the graduates and conferred Synopsys
Certificates of Achievement upon each graduate.

This year the Commencement Ceremony takes place in conjunction with
the celebration of the 10th year anniversary of SAED and of the SEUA
Microelectronic Circuits and Systems Interfaculty Chair located
on the SAED premises. Established in 2001, the Chair’s mission
is to implement the new educational model of ‘industry-university’
cooperation to train students to become highly qualified in the fields
of very large scale integration (VLSI) design and electronic design
automation (EDA), and to become well equipped to meet the highest
international engineering standards.

In 10 years, SAED has provided the industry with 373 highly skilled
engineers. Currently, 67 percent of all graduates have been hired
by Synopsys Armenia, accounting for 35 percent of Synopsys Armenia
employees, and the rest have found jobs with prestigious IT employers
within Armenia.

SAED provides students with a world-class education, offering all
the necessary components of a recognized education system.

“Synopsys believes it’s important to help prepare the future workforce
for Armenia’s growing high-tech industry,” said Dr. Chan.

“Commencement is one of the most meaningful days of the year for me.

Today, 91 students have proven themselves exceptional, and are moving
onto the next phase of their lives,” said Rich Goldman, chief executive
officer of Synopsys Armenia CJSC, and vice president of corporate
marketing and strategic alliances at Synopsys.

Zhoghovurd: Russians learned Armenian oligarchs, officials stand

Zhoghovurd: Russians learned Armenian oligarchs, officials stand behind deal
10:13 – 08.10.11

The paper reminds that it had informed earlier about the intention of
Inter RAO Holding, the company that holds all the shares of the
Armenian Electric Networks, to sell twenty per cent of its shares to
the French.

The paper claims that no deal was, however, made at the September 23
official meeting.

Further, it says that the parties had come to the meeting to really
sign a deal, but the Russians unexpectedly changed their mind after
learning that some Armenian oligarchs and high-ranking government
officials stand behind the French.

Tert.am

Arménie: Aznavour et Sarkozy partagent l’affiche

Paris Match, France
7 oct 2011

Arménie: Aznavour et Sarkozy partagent l’affiche

n petit expresso devant le Mont Ararat. Il est un peu plus de 10
heures à Erevan. Nicolas Sarkozy entame le second jour de sa visite
d’Etat en Arménie. Ce matin, il inaugure la Maison Charles Aznavour,
un centre culturel, planté sur une colline en face de
l’impressionnante montagne de plus de 5 000 mètres, située à 28 km de
là, au-delà de la frontière turque.

C’est le grand moment du déplacement. Pour pouvoir y assister, le
chanteur a passé une nuit blanche. La veille, il donnait son dernier
concert à l’Olympia. Sitôt le récital terminé, il a sauté dans un
avion. «Je porte des lunettes noires, dit-il, comme cela, on ne voit
pas que mes yeux tombent.» Malgré la fatigue, il reste alerte. Un
journaliste lui demande la réaction des Arméniens de France à cette
visite présidentielle. Il rectifie: «Les Français d’origine
arménienne, vous voulez dire. Je suis très attentif à cela.» Il ne
faut pas non plus compter sur lui pour le moindre faux pas.

On l’interroge sur la proposition de loi sanctionnant la négation du
génocide arménien, toujours bloquée au sénat, et que Nicolas Sarkozy
s’était engagé à faire voter. «Je ne suis pas venu ici pour parler de
cela. J’ai un statut d’ambassadeur [en Suisse, ndlr]. Je dirai donc
que j’ai un devoir de réserve» , répond-il. Et la présidentielle à
venir? «Personne ne saura pour qui je vote, comme d’habitude», assure
l’artiste, qui confie avoir comme règle de détruire les bulletins de
vote non utilisés chez lui afin d’éviter tout ennui.

«La Turquie doit regarder son histoire en face, comme
seuls les grands peuples sont capables de le faire»
Nicolas Sarkozy et Charles Aznavour visitent rapidement les lieux. Une
chorale de jeunes filles interprètent «For me, for me, formidable» .
Hélène Ségara qui fait partie de la délégation écrase une larme. Le
président s’arrête longtemps sur la terrasse pour admirer le mont
Ararat. «Je ne l’avais jamais vu. C’est un des lieux que je voulais
voir. Il est sur les timbres, les photos», raconte-t-il, entre deux
gorgées de café. Puis il disserte longuement sur la forme de la
montagne. Quelques minutes plus tard, le chanteur assiste aux discours
des chefs d’Etats français et arménien sur la place de France. Nicolas
Sarkozy évoque sans détour le génocide des Arméniens en Turquie, au
début du siècle: «La Turquie doit regarder son histoire en face,
plaide-t-il. Il n’y a que les grands peuples qui sont capables de
regarder leur histoire en face.» Il prend l’exemple de l’Allemagne et
de la France.

Concernant le conflit qui oppose l’Arménie à l’Azerbaidjan au
Haut-Karabagh , il lance: «l’Arménie a le droit de ne plus vivre en
état de guerre. L’Arménie a le droit de ne plus vivre enclavée. Cet
isolement imposé entrave son développement et l’avenir de sa jeunesse
de manière intolérable.» L’équipe élyséenne s’agite: les deux écrans
où figure la traduction en arménien du discours présidentiel sont
difficilement visibles par le public. Une statue de Rodin offerte par
la France est dévoilée. «C’est beau», dit Nicolas Sarkozy. Récemment,
il a vu «Camille Claudel», le film avec Isabelle Adjani.

http://www.parismatch.com/Actu-Match/Monde/Actu/Armenie-Aznavour-et-Sarkozy-partagent-l-affiche-340635/