Author: nina hovnanian

100 CONCERTS CONSACRES AU 100E ANNIVERSAIRE DU GENOCIDE ARMENIEN
Stephane

armenews.com
vendredi 29 juin 2012

Sous le haut patronage du chef de la commission d’Etat en charge de
coordonner les evenements dedies au 100e anniversaire du genocide
armenien, le President Serge Sarkissian, le Ministère armenien de la
Culture, le Centre de developpement des ressources humaines Pyunik
et le Musee-Institut du Genocide Armenien organisent une serie de
100 concerts en memoire des victimes du genocide armenien.

La serie d’evenements va commencer avec un concert a Aram Khachatryan
Hall, mettant en vedette l’Orchestre des Jeunes d’Armenie, d’orchestre
des enfants de l’UNICEF, l’Orchestre Philharmonique d’Etat d’Armenie
et la Ch~ur academique de l’Etat armenien.

Le Directeur du Musee du genocide armenien Hayk Demoyan attache une
grande importance a la serie de concerts pour plusieurs raisons.

“Le langage de la musique est universelle et n’a pas de pretexte
politique. Les concerts dans differentes villes du monde sont appeles
a transmettre plusieurs messages. Tout d’abord, nous commemorons nos
victimes, la cinquième generation des survivants du genocide envoit
un message au monde et au pays, qui a ete obstinement nier sa faute
pendant 100 ans. ”

Les concerts mettront en vedette des ~uvres de Komitas, Maurice Ravel,
Pierre Tchaykovsky, Edward Mirzoyan, Arno Babajanyan, Franz Schubert
et Armen Smbatyan.

L’UNIVERSITE DE POTSDAM ET LA MAISON DE LEPSIUS DECIDENT DE TRAVAILLER CONJOINTEMENT
Stephane

armenews.com
vendredi 29 juin 2012

L’Universite de Potsdam et la Maison de Lepsius (Lepsiushaus) ont
signe un accord le 6 juin pour continuer a intensifier leur etude
sur les Genocides.

De 1908 a 1926, “le Lepsiushaus” a ete la maison du docteur Johannes
Lepsius, le grand humaniste allemand, philosophe et Historien. Lepsius
est celèbre parmi les armeniens pour son combat inlassable pour les
droits de l’homme pendant et après le genocide armenien.

Ces dernières annees, le bâtiment a ete renove avec l’aide du Ministère
allemand de la Culture aussi bien que par la generosite de donations
privees. En mai 2011, la nouvelle “Lepsiushaus” a ouvert ses portes
au public comme ” Centre de recherches pour les Etudes de Genocide “.

Le Docteur Rolf Hosfeld, le directeur scientifique dirigeant la ”
Lepsiushaus ” a publie plus de vingt livres dont un sur l’histoire
du Genocide armenien.

Dans la communaute scientifique allemande la cooperation entre la
Lepsiushaus et l’Universite de Potsdam sera un pas principal dans la
recherche sur le sujet du Genocide armenien.

CONDAMNATION DES AUTORITES ARMENIENNES PAR LA COUR EUROPEENNE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
Laetitia

armenews.com
vendredi 29 juin 2012

La Cour europeenne des droits de l’homme a ordonne aux autorites
armeniennes de payer 4.500 euros (5.600 $)pour avoir arrete en 2006 un
homme qui appelait a un changement de regime. Vartan Malkhasian a ete
l’un des dirigeants d’un groupe d’opposition radicale quand il a ete
arrete en decembre 2006. Un tribunal d’Erevan a condamne Malkhasian
a deux ans de prison en août 2007 pour ” renversement violent de
l’ordre constitutionnel “. L’opposant a nie les accusations,qui,
selon lui, sont sans fondement et politiquement motivees. Il a fait
appel a Strasbourg et demande 110 000 euros de dommages et interets.

Le tribunal a juge mardi soir que Malkhasian a viole les dispositions
cles de la Convention europeenne des droits de l’homme. ” J’ai
ete maintenu en arrestation preventive injustement “, a declare
Malkhasian a RFE / RL (Azatutyun.am). ” J’aurais pu etre libere
pendant la procedure parce que je n’avais pas de casier judiciaire “.

Malkhasian est satisfait de la compensation financière exigee par la
Cour europeenne a l’encontre des autorites armeniennes et pense avoir
remporte une ” victoire morale “. ” Ces dommages-interets doivent etre
payes non par l’Etat, mais par le juge qui m’a condamne “, a-t-il dit.

Malkhasian a ajoute qu’il s’attend maintenant a une decision de justice
sur son second procès devant la cour de Strasbourg. Il remet en cause
l’equite et la legalite de la peine de prison.

Les autorites d’Erevan ont deja ete condamnees a une amende par la Cour
europeenne des droits de l’homme pour avoir emprisonne des membres
de l’opposition dans le passe. Le tribunal devrait se prononcer dans
les prochaines annees sur l’emprisonnement tout aussi controverse de
dizaines d’opposants lors de l’election presidentielle de 2008.

ARMENIA EXPORTS INCONDITE SKIN TO TURKEY

news.am
June 28, 2012 | 03:19

YEREVAN. – Incondite skin of cattle is the main good exported to
Turkey from Armenia.

According to reports of customs services, in the first three months of
2012, goods worth of $200 thousand were exported to Turkey, the main
part, $140 thousand, is cattle skin. The same was for previous years.

Exporting goods from Armenia to Turkey are not much and half of them
are skin.

20 percent of cattle skin exported from Armenia go to Turkey. The
customs price for the incondite skin of one animal is $4.5.

VODKA REFORM: GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO CREATE EQUAL CONDITIONS FOR IMPORTERS AND DOMESTIC PRODUCERS

hetq
15:29, June 28, 2012

RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan stated today that the government
would be raising the licensing standards for the importation of vodka,
and thus levelling the playing field in favour of domestic producers.

PM Sargsyan noted that currently importers have an easier time when
it comes to getting their product into Armenia when compared to
domestic producers.

“You could say that we are defending local production by creating
equal conditions for all. The new regulations will also beef up
product monitoring, particularly from a health safety viewpoint. It
will also assist us in carrying out our international obligations in
this respect,” Sargsyan said.

JIRAIR LIBARIDIAN: “TODAY, TIME WORKS IN FAVOR OF AZERBAIJAN”

APA
June 28 2012
Azerbaijan

Baku. Ramil Mammadli – APA. Member of Board of the Public Union
“Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno Karabakh” Eyvaz Huseynov asked
questions to Jirair Libaridian, senior adviser to the ex-president
of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrossian during the international conference
entitled “Joint efforts for the sake of Caucasus future: Past 20
years and its lessons” in Baku.

APA reports that Huseynov asked Libaridian that whether he gave any
advice to Ter-Petrosian on occupation and he was sorry on his advices.

Libaridian said that he didn’t regret for his advices to
Ter-Petrossian: “Ter-Petrossian resigned, because he wanted a peace.

He had mistakes. We said that Armenia was a weak country and how could
it achieve the development? But others demanded the resignation of
Ter-Petrossian for change of political line.”

According to the Armenian expert, the sides of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict must consider time frame in the settlement of the conflict:
“Today, time works in favor of Azerbaijan. But there can be other
argument that time will work in favor of Armenia. Calculations are not
always correct. You can say that you have oil, your army is strong and
etc. But you don’t know how the process will continue. Calculations
are being carried out and preference is being given to Azerbaijan. But
new Armenian generation is formed in Karabakh. 30-year-old people
in Karabakh don’t know themselves inside Azerbaijan. We must try and
make such formula that leads to the future. Both sides can compromise.

Super patriotic principle is not the settlement of the conflict.

Current ceasefire has been established temporarily. I don’t believe
in mediators and prefer direct negotiations. The experience proves it.”

CATHERINE ASHTON: “PROGRESS IN THE RESOLUTION OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT IS VITAL”

APA
June 28 2012
Azerbaijan

Baku. Anakhanim Hidayatova – APA. High Representative of the Union
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the
Commission Catherine Ashton Armenia and Azerbaijan, as partner
countries, to step up their efforts to reach agreement on the
Madrid principles, as a basis for peace, and to implement fully the
commitments made by their Presidents in the framework of the OSCE
Minsk Group.

APA reports quoting Armenian press that Ashton said progress in the
resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is vital.

High Representative also expressed her concern at the serious
armed incidents in early June along the border between Armenia and
Azerbaijan and the Line of Contact in the context of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, and regretted the loss of life as well as the
hardship of those affected by the conflict.

Ashton issued this statement after a meeting with Armenian president
Serzh Sargsyan in Brussels.

MAN THROWS GRENADE ON FATHER-IN-LAW’S HOUSE (PHOTO)

June 27, 2012 | 20:16

The residents of Navur village in Armenian Tavush region are in shock
because of the incident that happened on Wednesday. A man had thrown
a grenade on his father-in-law’s house.

Deputy village head of Navur Mher Nigoyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am
that it was an average family leaving with its everyday problems. Mher
Nigoyan found it difficult to say what the reasons could have been. He
only stated that two months ago Valentine Sargsyan, 53, had sent his
wife to Russia to stay with their two sons.

“We were very surprised that such a thing happened. He has been a
soldier, he had two sons, and they were leaving in normal conditions.

His wife was a housewife and was helping out her husband with farming,”
he said.

According to the village residents, Valentine Sargsyan had been
convicted previously for using drugs. The villagers think that jealousy
might be the reason.

The Medical Center in Berd city informs that the condition of
Valentine’s brother-in-law Boris Petrosyan continues to remain
critical.

Earlier Armenian News-NEWS.am reported that a terrible incident
happened in Armenia’s Tavush region on Wednesday. After arguing with
his wife Valentine Sarsgyan decided to solve the argument by throwing
a grenade on his father-in-law’s house, as after the argument his
wife had gone to her parental home.

ARMENIAN MINISTER OF HEALTHCARE VISITS VICTIMS OF BRUTAL RESTAURANT FIGHT

news.am
June 28, 2012 | 20:02

YEREVAN. – Military Doctor 35-year-old Vahe Avetyan’s health condition
remains the same. To remind, Vahe Avetyan was beaten up at Harsnakar
Restaurant Complex belonging to Armenian MP Ruben Hayrapetyan on
June 17, the MOD central garrison military hospital informs Armenian
News-NEWS.am.

The health condition of the other two doctors is also the same,
their condition remains to be stable but critical.

On Sunday Armenian Minister of Healthcare Derenik Dumanyan visited the
hospital and got acquainted with the health condition of the victims,
he held consultations with the doctors and met the families of the
victims once again reassuring them that any help will be given for
the recovery of the victims, Chief of Staff of the Healthcare Ministry
Suren Krmoyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am had reported earlier, a brutal fight
transpired at the restaurant complex owned by influential ruling
party MP Ruben Hayrapetyan. According to the information Armenian
News-NEWS.am received, Vahe Avetyan was the person who was beaten. He
was transferred to the hospital with a critical head injury and
underwent surgery. He is kept at the hospital in critical condition.

A criminal case had been launched. Sever citizens were arrested. The
case was moved from the police to the MOD investigation department
but the Prosecutor’s Office sent the case back to the police.

AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT VISITS YEREVAN BRANDY COMPANY, GARNI, GEGHARD

Panorama.am
27/06/2012

Austrian President Heinz Fischer continues his official visit to
Armenia. He visited Yerevan Brandy Company this morning. The company
laid a personalized tun in honor of the guest. According to tradition,
he was treated to Armenian brandy.

Heinz Fischer left Yerevan for Garni, where he got acquainted with
the history of the ancient monument. The Austrian President also
visited Geghard Monastery to see a rare example of cave architecture.