Author: nina hovnanian

ARMENIAN HOLY MARTYR’S CHURCH IN ABU DHABI TO BE ANOINTED

14:26, 05 Dec 2014

On Thursday, December 4, the Catholicos of the Great Houce of Cilicia
Aram I left for Abu Dhabi upon the invitation of Catholical Vicar V.

Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian and the members of the Diocesan Council.

During his stay, His Holiness Aram I will anoint the newly constructed
Holy Martyr’s Church and inaugurate the new Prelacy and the school
building.

On this occasion he will also meet the members of the Diocesan Council
of United Arab Emirates, as well as political figures and diplomats.

ISRAELI PRESIDENT BACKTRACKS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

December 5, 2014 – 13:18 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, formerly an
outspoken advocate of Israel’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
decided not to renew his signature on an annual petition calling for
Israel to officially recognize the mass killings as genocide.

According to The Times of Israel, those responsible for the petition
were surprised by Rivlin’s change of stance, Israel’s Channel 10 News
reported on Thursday, Dec 4 night, which was ascribed to the heightened
sensitivity of his position since Rivlin was elected president earlier
this year. The TV report said Rivlin was apparently concerned not to
further harm Israel’s strained relations with Turkey.

Ties have been all-but frozen in recent years, notably as a
consequence of the 2010 killings of nine Turkish citizens by Israeli
naval commandos who were attacked when they intercepted the Turkish
vessel Mavi Marmara as it sought to break Israel’s security blockade
of Hamas-run Gaza.

The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be commemorated
on April 24, 2015.

Beit Hanassi, the president’s official residence, confirmed that
Rivlin had not signed the petition, Channel 10 said. It said unnamed
Foreign Ministry officials welcomed the president’s “statesmanship.”

Israel has avoided formally recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the
political arena for years, for fear of straining diplomatic ties with
Turkey, which was Israel’s closest ally in the Muslim world until
the deterioration under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an
open supporter of Hamas who has issued a stream of highly critical
statements about Israel.

In years past, Rivlin on numerous occasions encouraged Israeli
lawmakers to reject the politicized discourse that has dominated the
discussion of the issue.

“I’m aware of the sensitivity, but I’m not blaming modern-day
Turkey,” Rivlin told Knesset members last year, when he was still an
MK himself. “The government that committed these acts was overturned
by Turkey itself,” he said during a special session on the topic.

“I’m sure Turkey will be an ally. I think a solution needs to be
found for this crisis, but it’s unthinkable that the Knesset ignore
this tragedy,” Rivlin said. “We demand that people don’t deny the
Holocaust, and we can’t ignore the tragedy of another nation.”

During an interview with Israel Army Radio in 2013, Rivlin highlighted
the differences between the Holocaust and the murder of the Armenian
people. But without blurring those differences, Israel must find a
way to “fulfill its moral obligation of remembering wrongs done to
others,” he said.

ARMENIAN-INVENTED BOFT MACHINE MAKES PRINTS FROM INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT

December 5, 2014 – 14:00 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The world’s fist kiosk which makes Polaroid-size
prints from a phone or Instagram account has been invented by
Russian-Armenian entrepreneurs Tos Movsisyan and Artem Garmeryan,
who’re certain that it’s one of a kind, Vedomosti reports.

Experienced in online business, Muscovite Tos Movsisyan and St.

Petersburg-based Artem Garmeryan first met at Lappeenranta University
of Technology in Finland.

Having left the University they continued to communicate, later
coming up with the idea of a Boft machine “to materialize emotions,”
as they put it.

The mostly female-oriented project took $200,000 in investments,
with the inventors contributing their own savings, as well as loans
from their well-provided friends.

The implementation of the project, including the software development,
and search for a manufacturer, among other details, took over a year,
with the first machine released in 2014 in Moscow.

ARMENIAN CENTRAL BANK’S POLICY RIGHT – ECONOMIST

15:27 * 04.12.14

“The Central Bank is implementing the right policy. The fewer
statements it issues the more confident the population will feel,
because it is this speculative game that account for the USD
appreciation…”

In an interview with Tert.am, economist Vilen Khachatryan commented
on the latest exchange fluctuations.

According to him, it is “gambling” on the US dollar.

“I can cite the example of 2009, when people sustained losses. If
the situation gets stabilized within ten days, the exchange rate will
be balanced.”

With respect to the Central Bank’s policy, Mr Khachatryan said:

“The Central Bank is implementing the right policy. The fewer
statements it issues the more confident the population will feel,
because it is this speculative game that account for the USD
appreciation.”

Armenia’s Premier Hovik Abrahamyan commented on the matter on
Wednesday.

“There can be actors entering the currency market. But it is expected
to cause USD depreciation. And it is international practice,” Mr
Khachatryan said.

That is, there may be agiotage without any economic grounds. “It
is called irrational behavior. It can be applied in different ways,
in a bank’s case, for example. And such a bank may go bankrupt.”

CHORRORD ISHKHANUTYUN: GRAND HOLDING IN GEORGIA DOES NOT ACCEPT ARMENIANS FOR EMPLOYMENT

12:10 04/12/2014 >> DAILY PRESS

Armenia’s Grand Holding, which also has a branch in Georgia, is
not accepting local Armenians for employment, Chorrord Ishkhanutyun
writes. The Holding’s management has prohibited the branch’s management
to employ Armenians.

Source: Panorama.am

CHAVUSHOGHLU REPEATS BEATEN THESIS ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER OPENING

13:34, 4 December, 2014

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS: The Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Turkey Mevlut Chavushoghlu, always speaking with Armenia in
the language of preconditions, made another unrealistic statement
concerning the Armenian-Turkish relations. Armenpress reports, citing
the Turkish Sabah that during his flight to the NATO Foreign Ministers
meeting, in the airplane Chavushoghlu touched upon the statement of
Pope Francis on opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, emphasizing
that it is the wish of the Pope.

Trying to mislead the unaware people and concealing the fact that the
progress in the Armenian-Turkish relations has always been hindered
by Ankara, Chavushoghlu stated that Turkey as well wants to open
the border. “In the Armenian issue Turkey always makes steps. There
is no sound from the other side and our outstretched hand remains
unanswered”, – said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey,
forgetting that Armenia has for many times stated about its readiness
to establish relations with Turkey without preconditions.

RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS IMPORTANT FOR SOUTH CAUCASUS REGION – EXPERT

15:48 * 03.12.14

Political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan is sure the Armenian and
Russian Parliaments will ratify the treaty on Armenia’s accession to
the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).

“Russia’s relations with the EU are steadily worsening, which has its
impact on our region. In this context, Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s visit to Turkey is most important. Oil prices are rapidly
falling, and we can feel the effect. It happened before as well,
but a critical situation is developing now,” Mr Iskandaryan told
reporters on Wednesday.

As Russia-West relations are getting worse, attempts are being made
to isolate Russia, which, in turn, is trying to consolidate relations
with other nations.

“It is not only Turkey, but also China and India. The South Stream
project, in which Russia has invested over US $8bn, may involve the
nations as well. I cannot say what pressure it will prove to be on
the West,” the expert said.

With respect to Russian-Turkish relations, they are of importance
for the region.

“If am not mistaken, Russia is Turkey’s second major partner, while
Turkey is Russia’s seventh largest partner. Recent years have seen
obvious improvement in Turkish-Russian relations. And now, during
Erdogan’s presidency, Turkey feels less dependent on western policy
than before,” Mr Iskandaryan said.

Armenian News – Tert.am

130 REFUGIES BENEFICIENT D’UN SOUTIEN AU TITRE DU PROGRAMME DE L’UE EN ARMENIE

ARMENIE

En vertu du programme

TURQUIE : LICENCIEE PARCE QUE FEMME, ELLE FAIT CONDAMNER SON PAYS

TURQUIE

Devant la justice, etre un gros bras n’est pas utile. Ce mardi, une
agent de securite turque, licenciee au seul motif qu’elle est une
femme, a fait condamner son pays par la Cour europeenne des droits
de l’homme (CEDH), pour>.

>, a tranche la Cour,
qui a ordonne a Ankara de verser 10.000 euros a la requerante, pour
prejudice moral.

Cette femme aujourd’hui âgee de 39 ans, avait ete licenciee en 2004
du poste d’agent de securite qu’elle occupait depuis près de trois ans
dans une entreprise publique – emploi qu’elle avait pourtant obtenu en
reussissant un concours. Motif de son renvoi : elle etait une femme
et n’avait pas effectue son service militaire. La requerante avait
ensuite conteste cette decision devant les tribunaux turcs, en vain.

Vers un appel de la Turquie ?

>, ont observe les juges de la CEDH. De
ce fait, > peuvent amener
a estimer compatible avec la Convention europeenne des droits de
l’homme une difference de traitement entre hommes et femmes telles
que celle invoquee dans cette affaire.

Cet arret n’est toutefois pas definitif. Les autorites turques ont
trois mois pour demander un nouvel examen de ce dossier, que la Cour
n’est pas tenue de leur accorder.

mercredi 3 decembre 2014, Stephane (c)armenews.com

LA MAJORITE REJETTE LA REFORME ELECTORALE

Vote au Parlement

Le Parti republicain a bloque hier un projet de loi de l’opposition sur
des reformes electorales qui permettraient de reduire ses chances de
conserver le contrôle sur le Parlement après les prochaines elections
legislatives.

Le projet de loi redige par le Congrès national, l’Armenie prospère et
le Zharangutyun a ete soutenue par 54 deputes. Cinquante-neuf autres
deputes, presque tous membres du Parti republicain, ont vote contre.

Les modifications proposees au Code electoral portaient sur la
conduite d’elections legislatives sous le système de la representation
proportionnelle. Les trois parties d’opposition disent que cela
augmenterait la liberte et l’equite du scrutin.

Le projet de loi bloquee par le Parti republicain envisageait egalement
que les commissions electorales aient des listes d’electeurs. Un
tel amendement permettrait, selon l’opposition, d’empecher les votes
multiples frauduleus en faveur du parti au pouvoir.

La reforme electorale est l’une des 12 revendications politiques
et economiques exprimees par les trois partis d’opposition en juin
dernier.

mercredi 3 decembre 2014, Claire (c)armenews.com