Author: nina hovnanian

MARTIROS SARYAN’S EARLY LANDSCAPE WAS SOLD FOR A 623,7 THOUSAND IN SOTHEBY’S AUCTION

10:42, 27 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS: As reports “Armenpress” citing RIA
Novosti Martiros Saryan’s “Poet: On the Slopes of Aragats Mount” early
landscape was sold for £ 623,7 thousand in the frames of Russian Art
Auction Sotheby’s in London. Valentin Serov’s ” Portrait of Praskovia
Mamontova” was sold for £ 1,2 million, which is a record price for
the artist’s works.

The second place by the price shared canvases by Vasily Vereshchagin
and Lado Gudiashvili.

In frames of Sotheby’s evening auction also three artist’s works were
sold by record price. They are the “Carnival” by Sergei Sudeykin (£
601,3 thousand), ” Workers A. Federova and A. Egorova” by Aleksandr
Samokhvalov (£ 361,3 thousand) and “Camomiles” by Dmitri Nalbandyan
(£ 175,3 thousand).

ARMENIA’S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT IN TEN MONTHS SURGES BY 10 PERCENT TO 895 BILLION DRAMS: ECONOMY MINISTER SAYS

YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. Armenia’s industrial output in the first
ten months of 2012 surged by 10 percent when compared to the same time
span last year to 895 billion drams, economy minister Tigran Davtyan
said today at a meeting of the Industrial Council chaired by the prime
minister, the government press office reported.

He said the yearend industrial output is expected to hit one billion
drams. According to him, industrial exports in January-October this
year increased by 13 percent year-on-year to 305 billion drams.

He said over the first ten months the government approved 8 investment
programs worth 17.5 billion drams granting them deferred payment of
VAT. As a result of this investments 350 new jobs were to be created.

During the same period several industrial enterprises were
commissioned and 4-5 more are set to be commissioned by yearend. The
government also provided 2.4 billion drams worth loans to small and
medium business.

“This is an unprecedented amount, which is several times higher than
in previous years. In general, the loans were provided to 29 companies
and three private entrepreneurs,” Davtyan said. ($ 1 – 406.32 drams).

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ARMENIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON REGIONAL SECURITY

November 27, 2012 – 21:15 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – From November 29-30, Yerevan will host annual
international forum titled “Regional security dynamics in South
Caucasus”, organized by D. Kanayan Institute for National Strategic
Studies, under the Armenian Ministry of Defence and Political Science
Association of Armenia.

The forum will bring together security experts from the U.S., Turkey,
Israel, Armenia, Great Britain and Russia.

ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT PROSPECTING ON OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION

APA
Nov 26 2012
Azerbaijan

Haykakan Zhamanak: There is a complex in Armenian community due to
the advantage of Azerbaijan in the field of energy resources

Baku. Anakhanım Hidayatova – APA-Economics. Armenian government
made a decision to start prospecting for oil and gas extraction, APA
reports quoting the Armenian opposition newspaper Haykakan Zhamanak.

The newspaper writes that here the talk is about shale deposits: ‘It
is impossible to speak about huge deposits of this natural resource.

But, the government that won a little oligarchy will go and not miss
the chance to appropriate the reserve’.

According to the author of the article Aram Amatuni, prospecting of oil
and gas deposits can be pre-election propaganda in Armenia: ‘Attempts
to study oil and gas in Armenia are not new. Such attempts were made
during Soviet times, but did not meet expectations. In addition,
there is a complex in Armenian community due to the advantage of
Azerbaijan in the field of energy resources’.

ARMENIAN PM: RUSSIAN GAS PRICE WILL CHANGE IN LINE WITH THE GLOBAL SITUATION

Mediamax
Nov 26 2012
Armenia

Photo: Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that the Armenian-Russian talks on gas
price will be over by the end of the year.

The head of the government said this in an interview to Interfax.

“There aren’t and have never been any issues we fail to agree on. In
this case too, we have agreed on basic principles, and there remain
only some technical details to be finalized,” said Tigran Sargsyan.

The PM said that the Russian gas price will change in line with the
global situation.

“It’s obvious that the price cannot be fixed forever. The global
situation changes, prices are rising or falling, and the negotiating
parties should arrive at an agreement on how to set the price. In
this case, in the future, changes will be perceived much easier,”
said Tigran Sargsyan.

Commenting on the opinions that the gas price will nevertheless grow
next year in Armenia, the PM said:

“Everything depends on the price conjuncture, whether it will grow
or fall. We’ll see. So, I wouldn’t like to send pessimistic impulses
to our people. Let’s wait and see.”

$72,000 STOLEN FROM ARMENIAN BANK’S ATM

tert.am
26.11.12

On Monday, the head of the ARARATBANK branch in Gyumri informed the
police that, last night, unknown persons damaged the bank’s ATM in
Ryzhkov Str and stole AMD 29,000,000 (about $72,000).

The Public Relations Department, RA Police, informed Tert.am of a
similar crime in Akhuryan, with AMD 1.8m stolen.

THE CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA TOOK PART IN THE OPENING OF THE CENTER FOUNDED BY THE KING OF SAUDI ARABIA

15:14, 26 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS: His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of
the Holy See of Cilicia took part in the opening of the center founded
by Abdullah bin Abd-el-Aaziz the King of the Saudi Arabia, which was
founded in Vienna and called Religious and Cultural Dialogue Centre.

As Antelias informed “Armenpress”, Austria and Spain also contributed
to the foundation and further activities of the Center.

The opening of the Center took place on November 26 with the
participation of the State Responsibles and guests from three
countries. The Catholicos Aram I was invited to the opening of
the center and the following seminar. The Catholicos of Cilicia
sent a message to the participants of the event highlighting
the implementation of the initiative especially in the sphere of
Christian-Muslim dialogue and cooperation.

MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS SUM UP THE RESULTS OF THEIR MEETINGS IN YEREVAN, BAKU AND STEPANAKERT

armradio.am
15:22 26.11.2012

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of
the United States of America, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation,
and Jacques Faure of France) and the Personal Representative of the
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled
to the region November 19 to 26 to continue their efforts to assist
the parties in finding a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.

In Yerevan, the Co-Chairs met on November 23 with President Sargsyan
and Foreign Minister Nalbandian, and in Baku, on November 26,
they met with President Aliyev and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. In
Nagorno-Karabakh on November 21-22 they met with the authorities. In
traveling to Nagorno-Karabakh on November 21, the Co-Chairs visited
Zangilan and Jabrail regions to assess developments in those
territories since their last visit in October 2010.

The Co-Chairs reviewed with Presidents Sargsyan and Aliyev the results
of the separate meetings they held with Foreign Ministers Nalbandian
and Mammadyarov in August and September, and discussed the ideas on
the continuation of the peace process that they had presented to the
Ministers in their joint meeting on October 27. The sides agreed to
carry out further work on the level of the Foreign Ministers.

The Co-Chairs expressed appreciation to Ambassador Kasprzyk and his
team for their work in monitoring the ceasefire during this difficult
period and for facilitating this trip to the region, particularly
the travel to Zangilan and Jabrail regions.

DERSIM NATIVES FILE COMPLAINT AT ICC

tert.am
26.11.12

Dersim natives residing in Europe have filed a criminal complaint
against those who are responsible for the bloody incidents in the
predominantly Alevi region of Dersim, now called Tunceli, in the
early years of the Republic of Turkey, in the Prosecutor’s Office in
the International Criminal Court (ICC) located in The Hague.

The Dersim natives, who currently reside in Germany, France, Belgium
and Holland, walked to the court on Friday, carrying placards that
read, “We want justice for Dersim genocide,” and handed over the
300-page criminal complaint, Turkish Today’s Zaman reports.

Speaking to reporters about the issue, lawyer Erdal Dogan said they
won’t settle with the complaint and will go to the United Nations
Human Rights Council as well.

“This court tries crimes against humanity and genocide. Our Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized, saying that what happened in
Dersim was a planned massacre. But he failed to do what is necessary
— because the massacre carried out in 1937-1938 was to Turkify the
land and eliminate the land’s Alevi identity,” he added.

It is estimated that as many as 70,000 Kurdish Alevis were killed in
Dersim between 1937 and 1938.

THE EXPOSITION OF THE ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS LAUNCHED IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY

12:13, 26 November, 2012

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS. The Embassy of the Republic of
Armenia in association with the administration of renowned British
Library organized an exhibition of the Armenian manuscripts and
printed books in the British Library, which is dedicated to the
500th anniversary of Armenian printing, the 20th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of
Armenia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the designation
of Yerevan as 2012-2013 World Book Capital. The exquisite examples
of the Armenian manuscripts and printed books are introduced in the
“Treasury” hall of the British Library.

The Department of Press, Information and Public Relations of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia informed
“Armenpress” that the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia
Hasmik Poghosyan left for London to partake in the opening ceremony
in London. Parliamentarians from the parliament of the United Kingdom,
representatives Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic circles of
London, alongside with the representatives of the Armenian community
were present at the ceremony.

The Director of Scholarship & Collections of the British Library
Caroline Brazier and the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to
the United Kingdom Karine Ghazinyan made opening remarks.