Author: Taslakhchian Andranik

RUSSIA SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT "EASTERN PARTNERSHIP"

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.06.2009 18:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Eastern Partnership" initiative has a social
goal orientation and pursues peaceful ends, Maksim Shevchenko ,
"Judge for yourselves" ORT TV program presenter, "Meaning" magazine
Chief Editor told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"Projects pursuing peaceful goals are greatly welcome. As for
Russia’s negative reaction to "Eastern Partnership", in my opinion,
the initiative does not raise any concerns. The initiative has a
social goal orientation and aims to reform social institutions in
"Eastern Partnership" member states," Shevchenko noted.

ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTING NATIONAL TEAM STARTS PREPARING FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

NOYAN TAPAN
15:40 – 22.06.2009

The World Weightlifting Championship will be held between November
17 to 27 in South Korea. Though there are still 5 months until the
championship, Armenia’s weightlifting national team started preparing
for it from June 15.

The teaching and training gathering that will finish on June 25
proceeds in Tsakhkadzor. 15 weightlifters train headed by 4 coaches. RA
Weightlifting Federation Secretary General Pashik Alaverdian told Noyan
Tapan correspondent that gatherings and trainings will be permanent. He
expressed the hope that Armenian sportsmen will perform successfully in
Korea and will continue the best traditions of Armenian weightlifting.

AZERBAIJANI, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET IN PARIS

Today.Az
53286.html
June 22 2009
Azerbaijan

The next talks on resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mamadyarov and Edward
Nalbandyan will be held in Paris on June 26, Azerbaijani President’s
Special Envoy and Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told reporters.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed
forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan
and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of
the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are currently
holding the peace negotiations.

ANTI-MONOPOLY STRUCTURES ACTIVITIES DISCUSSED IN BISHKEK

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
22.06.2009 20:14 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Head of the state committee on economic
competitiveness protection Vahan Eghiazaryan attended a session of
CIS intergovernmental council on anti-monopoly legislation in held
in Bishkek from June 15 to 20.

The participants focused on the role of anti-monopoly agency in
overcoming the consequences of the global financial crisis, energy
reforms and competitiveness issues.

The 30th session will take place in early October 2009.

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, IRANIAN FM TO SKIP G8

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.06.2009 10:47 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will not
travel to Italy and Greece this week for international meetings
because of an injury to her arm, her deputy said.

Clinton tripped and fell in the State Department’s basement on Thursday
and had successful two-hour surgery on Saturday to repair her broken
right elbow.

Undersecretary of State William Burns and special envoys Richard
Holbrooke and George Mitchell will represent the United States at
meetings in Trieste, Italy, where the Group of Eight foreign ministers
will gather this week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg
told reporters.

Steinberg said he would replace Clinton in Corfu, Greece, where
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Foreign
Ministers are meeting June 27-28, Reuters reported.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not confirm his
participation.

ISRAELI MINISTER FORETELLS A REVOLUTION IN IRAN

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
20.06.2009 20:05 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs, Moshe
Yaalon says Mousavi and his wife brought a new spirit of openness to
society. According to Yaalon, this will lead to a revolution in the
Islamic Republic.

The ex- Chief of Staff of Israeli Army added that the new atmosphere
and protest wave won’t significantly affect Iranian nuclear
program. "When a Military Intelligence Chief, I was saying that around
70% of Iranians are against ayatollah regime. I’m repeating it now."

Moshe Yaalon believes that the current regime will fall and recent
events are a reassuring signal for the West. "This is a conflict
between Jihadism and the West," MIGnews.com cited him as saying.

CB: Today the risk of lowering inflation is high

2009-06-21 10:12:00

ArmInfo. Today the risk of lowering inflation is high, reports the
press service of the Central Bank of Armenia.

GDP is decreasing more quickly than was expected. So, the target
inflation level will hardly be exceeded due mostly to balanced currency
rate.

The CB has repeatedly pointed out the high uncertainty of the
macroeconomic situation, which is one of the key factors influencing
inflation. In the future inflation may either grow or drop depending on
the results of the government’s anti-crisis programs and the behavior
of the economy.

June 9 2009 the CB reduced the official rate from 6.25% to 6%. The
interest rates of deposits and lombard credits are 3% and 9%,
respectively.

Economics Week
June 19, 2009

ARMTECH CONGRESS ’09;
ArmTech Congress ’09, the Global High Tech Industry Conference of the
Republic of Armenia, Comes to Silicon Valley November 5-8, 2009

The Armenian high tech industry conference (ArmTech) announced, in
parallel press conferences, that it will hold its 2009 conference for
showcasing the global high tech industry capabilities of the Republic
of Armenia from November 5 through 8 in Silicon Valley,
California. ArmTech Congress ’09 will take place at the Fairmont Hotel
in San Jose. This is the third annual ArmTech Congress conceived under
the theme of "learning from the past and inventing the future." The
event is designed for professionals interested in engaging the global
Armenian community and the rapidly rising high tech industry sector in
Armenia. More information is available at

ArmTech Congress ’09 will take place under the high patronage of the
prime minister of Armenia. The government of the Republic of Armenia
(RA) stresses the importance of ArmTech Congress as a platform to
discuss, plan and execute policies and actions to keep Armenia on its
current path of steady technological and economic achievement, and
increasing global recognition as one of the fastest growing high tech
destinations in the world. ArmTech Congress provides an unmatched
opportunity to obtain business and professional information, and to
connect with government representatives, major players in the
financial and services sectors, and leading academics from Armenia,
the U.S. and elsewhere around the world.

The three-day program includes general sessions and breakout tracks
that address critical high tech industry topics. Keynote speakers
include His Excellency Tigran Sargsyan, the prime minister of the
Republic of Armenia, other government officials from Armenia and the
U.S., senior executives from the high tech industry and officials from
academia.

"The achievements of Armenia’s high tech industry in recent years, as
well as the essential need to advance the technological Armenian
community, urge us to improve communications and cooperation among
professionals in high tech, establish international business skills
and perfect advanced high tech industry composition. We must also
develop new contacts and business opportunities to create compatible,
comprehensive operations that improve Armenia’s business and
information high tech industry environment," said RA Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan.

"I am hopeful that ArmTech Congress will possess constructional
character and unite allies who, as a result of their discussions, will
introduce advanced concepts and new approaches and solutions for the
high tech sector. This sector’s evolution is significant, especially
during the recession. I am sure it will greatly promote
knowledge-based economic development in Armenia," said RA Minister of
Economy Nerses Yeritsyan.

"I encourage the organizers, participants and guests of ArmTech
Congress ’09 to maximize the significant opportunities the conference
will provide to discuss Armenia’s current achievements and future
developments in the high tech sector. This sector has high potential
and the event will undoubtedly promote cooperation among Armenians,
Diasporans and international companies, as well as future
investments," said Robert Harutyunyan, general director of the
Armenian Development Agency.

"ArmTech is honored to receive the support of his excellency the prime
minister, other dignitaries and speakers, the committee members, the
participants and the media for ArmTech Congress ’09. We return to
Silicon Valley this November to further strengthen and highlight the
significance of the synergy between Yerevan, which strives to become a
high tech market leader, and Silicon Valley, which is already the
acknowledged world leader," said Tony Moroyan, co-founder and
co-chairman of ArmTech Congress, and a high tech industry executive.

"The first two ArmTech Congresses have established ArmTech as a
substantial force in positively shaping the future of Armenia’s high
tech sector. ArmTech provides a forum for business, government and
academia to come together and really make a difference," said Rich
Goldman, co-founder and co-chairman of ArmTech Congress, and a high
tech industry executive. "In bringing these areas together, ArmTech is
establishing a high tech business platform that serves as a blueprint
for progress and accountability. This November, we will review the
progress on this platform and continue to move forward on establishing
Armenia as a globally recognized high tech destination. This year’s
ArmTech holds the promise of exceeding the achievements of the first
two events."

The continuing growth of the high tech industry sector in Armenia,
combined with the expansion of the global Armenian high tech industry
community, has created the need for a professional forum to improve
communications and cooperation among Armenian high tech professionals
and executives. ArmTech Congress is the response to this need. The RA
officially adopted ArmTech Congress in 2008 as its global high tech
industry conference, affirming its role as a platform for fulfilling
the combined vision of Armenia’s high tech industry community,
academia and government. ArmTech delivers an ideal mix of
international business insights and networking channels to leverage
opportunities for professionals and enterprises. Past ArmTech events
in 2007 (San Francisco, CA) and 2008 (Yerevan, Armenia) have featured
presentations of Armenia’s high tech industry achievements and
challenges by numerous operating companies, service providers,
academic institutions and government officials from around the world.

Keywords: ArmTech Congress ’09, Economic Development, Economics,
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This article was prepared by Economics Week editors from staff and
other reports. Copyright 2009, Economics Week via VerticalNews.com.

BAKU: AZERBAIJAN’S POSITION ON KARABAKH COMPLIES WITH INTL LAW

Interfax
June 18 2009
Russia

Azerbaijan’s position on the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is fully
substantiated and backed by international law, Azeri Foreign Ministry
spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Interfax on Thursday.

"The Azeri side has citied arguments in defense of its position on
many occasions, and it has never made empty statements, not backed
by international norms and principles," Polukhov said in remarks
about Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian’s claims
that the settlement of the Karabakh conflict has been skidding over
Azerbaijan’s unconstructive stance.

Kocharian’s statement is "nothing but yet another attempt to incite
tensions over the talks," he said. "The Armenian side makes such
destructive statements regularly, which points to its inconsistent
position," he said.

As before, Azerbaijan supports the principle of nonuse of force in
settling the conflict, Polukhov said.

"However, Azerbaijan has not signed a single document that would speak
about the nonuse of force. Azerbaijan only signed the documents which
deal with the principles of nonuse of force," said Polukhov.

PAINTER VAHAN ANANIAN’S EXHIBITION TO OPEN IN ODESSA

Noyan Tapan
June 19, 2009

ODESSA, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The painter Vahan
Ananian’s personal exhibition entitled "Your Image is a Feast"
will open at the Odessa City Show-room of the Bleshchunov Musuem of
Personal Collections on June 22.

In the words of art critic Liana Krishevskaya, "it is impossible
to describe the works of Vahan Ananian by using some specific
tradition, his works are beyond the trends of his time. Vahan is
one of those painters who establish a tradition – they include the
previous spiritual and artistic experience and take it with them in
a manner peculiar only to them", Analitika information and analysis
center reported.