Author: Tambiyan Samvel

The police responds to the Docent

Tambiyan Samvel
  • 16:47 | November 8,2017 | Politics
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During the protest action today, YSU Faculty of Mathematics Department Associate Professor Karen Saghatelyan called for opening the closed doors of the Faculty of Physics and allow students to take part in a strike. “I’m against the abolition of the academic procrastination. I think that instead of postgraduates and students, all this “cops” should serve in the army.”

On the question how the eliminaton of academic procrastination would affect students, Karen Saghatelyan said: “It is a case of statistics, one part will be able to continue their studies, and the other part will not. There are people who are not students anymore, after finishing serving in the army. Some manage to get the lowest mark and continue their studies. But it does not mean that everyone should be sent to army.”

As to the suggestion of the lecturer to send “cops” to the army, Ashot Aharonyan, Chief of the Police Public Relations Department  commented on it.

“Not only young people who have raised the problem, but also some propagandists, participate in the protest against the draft law on compulsory military service. During the polluted water this is common, but irresponsibility must also have boundaries. For example, a person namend Saghatelyan, representing the Department of Mathematics told journalists that instead of the students, it would be right to send cops to serve in the army.An associate professor, who also is a pedagogue, at his age should know that they are not called “cops” but police. Second: he had to be aware that the officer in the police was obliged to have served in the army.Third: these police officers took part in the Artsakh war, then the four-day war, and they are prepared and ready for the first reserve to go to the front every moment. Fourth: many of these police officers not only returned from military and serve in pilice but also study  in higher education institutions, in parallel with serving.I emphasize “service” and “learning” so that a professional and citizen educator understands that service and study are not antonyms but often synonyms. Eignteen years’ old, given to emotions, may consider it ahrd to understand this, but I think the Docent, especially of the pragmatic mathematics sphere, is obliged to perceive, otherwise how and where the scientific areas lead his students…”

Turkey does not hand over its intellectuals to the Azerbaijani court

Tambiyan Samvel
  • 19:23 | November 2,2017 | Politics
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Azerbaijani politicians and journalists are worried about why Turkey does not hand over four Turkish intellectuals who have visited the Republic of Artsakh to the Azerbaijani court.

President of the Center for Contemporary Tactical Research Seymur Süleymanov expressed his written concern in the Turkish newspaper. “Today’s concern is why Turkey, which we consider as a brother country for us, has not yet extradited to its four citizens.”  The General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan has launched an investigation against the four Turkish intellectuals and demanded that Turkey extradite them. “The immediate extradition from Turkey was expected. But Ankara, for some reason, has very cold reaction to the incident. The most frequently used _expression_ now by Azerbaijani politicians is the phrase “We did not expect something like that from Turkey,” the Azeri figure wrote.

Ermenihaber.am

David Harutyunyan to disappoint Eduard SHarmazanov (video)

Tambiyan Samvel
  • 16:15 | November 1,2017 | Politics
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Justice Minister David Harutyunyan should disappoint the Republicans, the bill on Domestic Violence will be passed without significant changes, and the social importance is evident. “Very often violence is applied because the victim is defenseless, he does not have any means, he does not have any place to go. The provisions of the law will give opportunity of, even though not big, state assistance.”

David Harutyunyan is glad that there is no unanimous opinion in the Republican Party, but he does not remember the threat of voting against the law. “The considerable part of the faction had concerns, which should be dissolved. The fact that they cannot be left out of the law is evident, because the law would be meaningless if it did not contain the main type of violence.”

David Harutyunyan knows that his party is a traditional family, but domestic violence indicators are worrying.

Eduard Sharmazanov’s opinion and concerns here

Only yellow flashing mode (video)

Tambiyan Samvel
  • 14:36 | October 28,2017 | Social
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In order to avoid traffic jams on the streets adjacent to Sakharov Square, Yerevan, on , the tricolor regimes of the traffic light on the streets of Nalbandyan, Vardanants and Pushkin will be replaced with only yellow flashing modes.
In order to avoid road accidents, we ask drivers to be careful and yield the road to pedestrians.
At the same time, we remind that starting from September 11, 2017, a traffic change was made in Sakharov Square, as a result of which drivers of the traffic is advantageous for vehicles located in the circular section of the mentioned area. Those vehicles accessing the circular traffic area from the nearest streets should yield the road to the vehicles situated at the circular traffic are, Traffic Police reports.

President of Israel confessed that Tel Aviv does not recognize the Armenian Genocide for political reasons

Tambiyan Samvel 
ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
 Friday


President of Israel confessed that Tel Aviv does not recognize the
Armenian Genocide for political reasons

Yerevan October 27

Tatevik Shahunyan. The world-famous French chansonnier of Armenian
origin Charles Aznavour at the residence of Israeli President Reuven
Rivlin in Jerusalem raised the issue of recognizing the Armenian
Genocide in Tel-Aviv in Ottoman Turkey.

During the ceremony of awarding medals of the Swedish diplomat Raoul
Wallenberg for "heroic actions during the Holocaust" to Aznavour and
his sister Aide, the world famous chanson asked the Israeli leader
when Israel recognizes the Armenian Genocide.

"I will not ask you a secret question, and I do not expect an answer.
However, it is important to raise this issue. Why do not you recognize
the Armenian Genocide, while they themselves suffered from the fascist
regime? "Aznavour said.

In response, the President of Israel confessed: "Unfortunately, the
Israeli government, for political reasons, could not recognize the
tragic events in the Ottoman Empire of 1915 as genocide, but I myself
raised the issue in the Knesset and the UN."

Tourism: Alexander Khachatryan: Armenia has great potential for tourism development

Tambiyan Samvel 
ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
 Friday


Alexander Khachatryan: Armenia has great potential for tourism development

Yerevan October 13

Naira Badalyan. Armenia has great potential for the development of
authentic, gastronomic, in particular, wine tourism, religious,
cultural and ecotourism. "Nevertheless, until the tourproduct is
developed and expectations are determined on it, one can not estimate
the amount of necessary investments, as well as assess the investment
potential of the sphere," October 13 at the final press conference,
responding to the question of ArmInfo, the head of the Center
strategic initiatives Alexander Khachaturyan. According to him, today
the CSI participated in the development of the concept of development
of the resort city of Jermuk. For this, first of all, studies were
carried out of existing programs and ideas, investors willing to
invest. Next, an expert was brought in, who assessed the potential of
the city on the spot. The implementation of the project is currently
estimated at $ 10 million.

The tourist product "Vanadzor as the center of industrial tourism" is
being developed, within the framework of which it is planned to
re-equip the old production buildings for concert halls, hotel
complexes and recreation areas. Next week it is planned to present a
concept for the project.

For the development of cultural tourism, the head of the SRC singled
out the product "Symphony of Stones: Living Ballet in the Open Air" in
Garni, following the example of Petra in Jordan. The product is ready
and the ballet corpse will open the season next year, he noted. It is
also planned to develop a special tourist product for cultural
monuments "Zvartnots", "Amberd" and others. In terms of implementing
special campaigns to promote the Armenian tour product, the head of
the Center noted Let's Armenia promo actions, which took place in
various cities of Russia, as well as the presentation of the Armenian
tourist potential at the international tourist exhibition Leisure
2017. Khachatryan noted that at the Leisure 2017 exhibition, concept -
sold the tourist direction, behind which was a specific tour operator.
Speaking about the results of the work, he indicated 24% growth of
tourism in Armenia. "Even an unprofessional view can be seen progress
in the sphere," Khachatryan said.

At the same time, Khachatryan refrained from calling ArmInfo specific
expectations for investments, both in terms of their volume and
potential investors, since, he said, he only communicates with
investors as an adviser. "The search for an investor is not included
in the functional responsibilities of the Center for Strategic
Initiatives. Our role is to contribute to the development of the
economic agenda of reforms, as well as its formation and
implementation of works that will contribute to the creation of a
favorable investment environment," he said. According to him, he
personally communicated with 5-6 foreign investors, who expressed
interest in the sphere of high technologies, energy and agriculture.

According to Khachatryan, the studies showed that at the moment the
Center has realized that the lack of a legislative basis for
public-private partnership (PPP) also hinders the attraction of
investments. "A number of organizations had a desire to conclude
transactions in PPP, but did not do so because of" bad legislation.
"Based on this, it was decided to develop an appropriate policy, and
only then turn to donors and potential business partners wait for a
quick investment, as the process requires an average of 2-3 years.

Not having received exhaustive answers to their questions, journalists
asked to justify the reasonableness of the Center's activities and the
salary budget of the team of 22 employees. According to Khachatryan,
the budget of the Center is formed as follows: 100 million drams are
directed from the state budget and 33 million from private sources. As
he noted, they did not make a revolution, but only developed a new
model through which the public and private sectors, through
cooperation, implement the agenda of economic reforms in the judicial
system and in the state administration, high technology and tax and
customs administration, education, tourism, rural economy and PPP.
"CSI serves as a platform where private traders together with the
state implement joint projects," he explained.

The Center for Strategic Initiatives is called upon to develop a
long-term strategy for the development of the economy. It operates on
the principles of public-private partnership, and has become a
platform where, with the participation of the private sector, one can
talk about reforms and strategies. The official opening of the Center
took place on January 12, 2017.

Chess: One of Azeri chess player’s father calls me at night: Levon Aronian opens brackets: Armradio.am

Tambiyan Samvel
Aravot, Armenia
Oct 14 2017

A part of Mark Grigoryan’s interview with Levon Aronian on Public Radio.

“I would like to ask another question regarding tension, which, I am sure, is of interest to many chess lovers. You also play with Azerbaijani chess players. Do you feel extra tension in such cases?”.

    “At the start of my chess path playing with Azerbaijani chess players was putting me into extra tension, but at the moment I do not feel any tension, I try to overcome it. When you overthink about playing well, it often happens to be the other way”.

    “And do they feel the same tension?”

    “There was time they did. I’ll tell a story, but will not give names. In 2003 or 2004, when I was playing in the European Championship, one of Azeri chess player’s father called me around 1:30 at night. He asked me for ending the match between me and his son, that was going to take place the next day, in a draw, since it was very important for them. I rejected the request because I do not like such things. The next day, the match went very badly for me. I was almost defeated, but in the end a draw was registered” (he laughs).

    “In one of your interviews you have mentioned: “When you play with a normal person, a normal chess player, then normal relations are formed during the game. But if the opponent tries to provoke you, behaves improperly, naturally it puts a “luggage” on your shoulders, which keeps on reminding of itself”. What kind of tricks have they used against you?”.

    “There have been many such cases. There is a chess player from Israel (not among leading ones), who was drinking tea during the game, and before making a step he was squeezing the tea pack with his fingers. (he laughs). Alexander Grischuk approached me during the game, with whom I am close, and said, “Levon, you probably will win the game, but can you find a way to escape shaking hands with him?”. Different cases happen. Even in the games with the leading players, it happens when they try to take the step back. For example, Nakamura, Karlsen. In both cases, I addressed to the referee. They continued to deny, but the referees confirmed my words. They also knew that there were video cameras, and finally confessed. Chess is a very fair game. Does not matter what is happening around you, if you are strong, you will win”.

Mark GRIGORYAN

Human Rights Defender speaks about violence against journalist

Tambiyan Samvel
  • 21:05 | September 29,2017 | Official
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The RA Human Rights Defender considers unacceptable the hindrance of journalistic activities of Narine Avetisyan, Editor-in-Chief of Lori TV. Any person who has committed such offense is subjected to liability.

According tothe reporters information, a group of people attacked her during the shooting near Vanadzor’s Surb Astvatsatsin church, using violence threw to the ground and took away the phone.

On the basis of information on obstruction of the journalist’s activities, the defender’s staff initiated a discussion procedure on their own initiative.

Azerbaijani Press: US Congress pushing Baku into Kremlin’s hands?

Tambiyan Samvel
Trend, Azerbaijan
Sept 28 2017
13:06 (UTC+04:00)             

    • Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 28

    By Elmira Tariverdiyeva – Trend:

    The US experts are concerned about Washington’s lack of attention to the strategic region of South Caucasus, which can lead to undesirable consequences for the US, and urge the government of Donald Trump to pay attention to Azerbaijan.

    In its zeal to make foreign policy, a power entrusted by the Constitution to the executive branch, the Congress may be making a serious mistake regarding US interests in the Caucasus, say the experts.

    Recently, the Congress threatened to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan and authorized a small expenditure for demining in Nagorno-Karabakh, wrote Stephen Blank, a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and a former MacArthur Fellow at the U.S. Army War College, in his article published by the Washington Times.

    These moves have, in turn, prompted several Azerbaijani officials to warn that they would then cut off ties to NATO if sanctions are imposed, says the article.

    According to the expert, while sanctions can serve useful purposes in US foreign policy, e.g., Iran and Russia, they are not necessarily the answer to Azerbaijan’s policies at home. And funding Armenia, even if rhetorically and with minimal amounts of money, only exacerbates the situation, said the author.

    Indeed, it is clear that the Congress has not thought through the nuances of the Caucasus in its haste to adopt this legislation, noted Blank.

    The authorization for demining in Nagorno-Karabakh calls the region Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, when it is in fact occupied by Armenia, and the decision in connection with the financing of demining is largely due to the domestic policy and the influence of the Armenian lobby, says the article.

    “This kind of heavy-handed policy making under conditions of insufficient or inadequate knowledge also does not advance U.S. interests either regarding human rights or in fostering peace in the Caucasus,” noted the author. “By essentially disregarding the fact that Nagorno-Karabakh remains an occupied territory, the Congress, perhaps unintentionally or unwittingly, sends Baku a message that the US is not interested in its agenda or problems.”

    Thus, these sanctions damage US interests, for it is clear that a pro-Russian Azerbaijan will be unresponsive to cooperation with the US and that peace in the Caucasus will be surrendered as an issue to Moscow’s discretion, said Blank.

    Azerbaijani Press: US hopes for continuation of good faith negotiations on Karabakh conflict’s settlement – Schofer

    Tambiyan Samvel
    Trend, Azerbaijan
    Sept 19 2017
    16:08 (UTC+04:00)

    • Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.19

    By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:

    The US hopes for continuation of good faith negotiations on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

    “While there are obviously many difficult issues to discuss, I believe firmly that a resolution is possible, provided leadership of Azerbaijan and Armenia demonstrate the political will necessary to bring peace to this region,” the US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Andrew Schofer told Trend Sept.19.

    “I am very honored to have been selected to serve as the U.S. Minsk Group co-chair, and look forward to visiting the region in the near future to meet with officials on all sides,” he added.

    Schofer said he also looks forward to participating in meetings with his fellow Minsk Group co-chairs and senior officials from the region in New York this week.

    “The other co-chairs and I are hopeful that the presidents will agree to meet again soon, and that we will be able to continue to focus on good faith negotiations aimed at moving the peace process forward,” added the US co-chair.

    The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

    As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

    The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.