Author: Vorskanian Yeghisabet

President Serzh Sargsyan, Chairman of the YSU Board of Trustees, presided over the session of the YSU board which took place today at the meeting hall of the Academic Council, President’s Press Office reported.

Election of the Rector of the Yerevan State University Foundation was on the agenda of the session. As reported by the secretary of the YSU Board of Trustees, during the open competition, YSU Acting Rector Aram Simonyan, RA NAS associate member and Doctor of Historical Sciences, was self-nominated for the vacant position of rector.

At the session, Aram Simonyan, as a pretender, presented his YSU Development Program. Following the presentation and speeches of a number of board members on the pretender, the counting committee, formed in accordance with the established procedure, then summed up the voting results.

As a result of a secret ballot, Aram Simonyan was unanimously elected as Rector-Manager of the Yerevan State University Foundation whose candidacy was backed by the 30 participating board members out of the total 32.

RA President Serzh Sargsyan, Chairman of the YSU Board of Trustees, congratulated the newly-elected rector, wished him success and fruitful work in the belief that Yerevan State University has been and will always be as the central and leading one.

The president noted that the praising speeches of the board members on Aram Simonyan and his activities should impose a high responsibility on the newly-elected rector and regardless of the fact that he had been elected unanimously, Yerevan State University still needs a lot of things to do. According to the president, there will always be a great deal of work to do because there is not any higher educational institution (HEI), any establishment or institution in the world, where people could say that they have done everything and there is nothing more to do. Serzh Sargsyan stressed that those works could be realized only through vigorous efforts and in a constructive atmosphere.

Among the agenda items, the YSU Board of Trustees discussed and resolved to establish the Chair of Pharmaceutical Technology and Economy at the Faculty of Pharmacology and Chemistry, the Center for the Chinese Language and Culture at the Faculty of International Relations, as well as the Student Services company as a part of the foundation.

The board approved TM Audit CJSC as an auditing entity, and defined its functions, including auditing the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Yerevan State University for 2015 and issuing an independent auditor’s report, providing the 2015 annual revenue and expenditures estimate of the Yerevan State University Foundation and auditing the actual performance statement and issuing an independent auditor’s report.

The session also approved the order to strike off, liquidate and alienate the fully depreciated assets (non-usable) owned by the Yerevan State University Foundation, as well as the brief version of the activity statement of the foundation for 2014 to be published in azdarar.am website.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received today Ebrahim Rahimpour, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who has arrived in Armenia to participate for inter-agency consultations.

Minister Nalbandian noted that Armenia and Iran are tied by warm, mutually beneficial relations, evidenced by high-level inter-state dialogue and active cooperation in different spheres.

Ebrahim Rahimpour conveyed the greetings of the Iranian Foreign Minister and said “Iran attaches importance to the reinforcement of friendly relations and expansion of cooperation with Armenia.”

The interlocutors referred to a number of issues on bilateral agenda, stressed the importance of cooperation in inter-parliamentary format and discussed the steps being taken towards the development of economic cooperation between the two countries. In this context the parties discussed the implementation of joint transport and energy projects.

Edward Nalbandian and Ebrahim Rahimpour exchanged views on a number of unrgent international and regional issues.

Iran’s Deputy FM briefed Minister Nalbandian on the latest developments in the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programs.

Minister Nalbandian presented the efforts towards the peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

 

 

 

The actions of the Islamic State in the north of Syria are a matter of serious concern for the world, expert of Arabic studies Sargis Grigoryan told a press conference today. He did not exclude the possibility of land operation by the coalition forces.

The ongoing dangerous developments raise concerns about the fate of Armenians in Syria. According to Hakob Avetikyan, editor-in-chief of “Azg” daily, May was the hardest month especially for the Aleppo Armenians. He said an estimated 7 thousand Armenians out of 35 thousand, still live in Aleppo.

“They have stayed for different reasons. Some live there because of their homes, shops, etc., which they fear will be robbed if they are out. Others have stayed because their children serve in the Syrian army,” said Avetikyan.

Despite the past ten days have been relatively peaceful, some consider it’s like “calm before the storm.” Hakob Avetikyan considers “it’s correct on the part of the Armenian authorities to be cautious.

According to Sargis Grigoryan, Armenia has a serious and far-reaching work to do with regard to Syrian Armenians. He considers it was the right time for the Armenian Foreign Minister to visit Syria and hold meetings there.

French ambassador to Azerbaijan Pascal Meunier has been summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on Wednesday in connection with the visit of Nagorno Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan to France on 17-19 May 2015, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hikmat Hajiyev told APA.

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov handed a note of protest to the French ambassador, he said.

According to the source, Khalaf Khalafov noted that the visit, as well as a number of French MPs’ participation in the parliamentary elections held in Nagorno Karabakh on 3 May 2015 as observers run contrary to the spirit of growing friendly and cooperative relations between France and Azerbaijan.

The ambassador said he has informed his country about the note handed to him by Azerbaijani authorities.

President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan is visiting France. Within the framework of the visit he has had meetings with French MPs and the Mayors of a number of French cities.

APA, Azerbaijan
May 22 2010

Polad Bulbuloglu: If the peace talks don’t yield results, Azerbaijan
will be free in selecting of conflict resolution

[ 22 May 2010 17:50 ]

Moscow. Roman Agayev ` APA. Azerbaijan has one serious problem `
Conflict with Armenia about Nagorny Garabagh, Azerbaijani ambassador
in Russia Polad Bulbuloglu told in the 2nd conference of Russia’s
Azerbaijan Youth Organization in Moscow.

According to him, every nation is obliged to defend its sovereignty,
citizens and territorial integrity. We consider that, if the peace
talks don’t yield results, Azerbaijan will be free in selecting of
conflict resolution.

HENCEFORTH CASH REGISTER RECEIPTS TO BE GIVEN FOR PAYMENTS BY PLASTIC CARDS AS WELL

NOYAN TAPAN
20 MAY, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MAY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly on May 20
passed the bill on additions to the Law on the Use of Cash Registers.

The bill was passed in the second reading and completely.

The bill envisages providing cash register receipts not only for
cash payments as envisaged by the current law, but also in case of
payments by plastic cards. The government said that the aim of the
addition is to prevent a decline in purchases by plastic cards.

The bill on amendments and additions to the Law on Fixed Payments
was passed in the second reading and completely. Under the bill,
the activities of gas stations will be again taxed by the system of
fixed payments, and not the general taxation system.

The parliament passed (in the first reading) the package of the bills
on additions to the Land Code and the Law on Local Self-Government.

The bill aims to promote the implementation of investment projects. In
particular, the bill stipulates that by the decision of the
government, lands considered as state property can be provided gratis
for the implementation of social and charity projects, while lands
considered as property of a community can be provided gratis for the
implementation of such projects at the suggestion of the government.

NKR LEADER CONSIDERS ARGENTINE OBSERVERS’ PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 21, 2010 – 18:30 AMT 13:30 GMT

On May 21, NKR President Bako Sahakyan received Argentine National
Congress Chamber of Deputies and Argentine member Jose Ameghino Arbo
and public and political figure Sergio Nahabedyan who arrived in
Artsakh as an observer to parliamentary elections.

NKR leader emphasized the importance of Argentine observers’
participation in parliamentary elections noting that Argentine had
always displayed impartial stance towards the events taking place
Karabakh as well as Caucasus region.

Issues related to bilateral relations as well as domestic and
foreign policy were discussed during the meeting, Central Information
Department at NKR President’s Office emphasized.

KHACHIYAN, ALTUNYAN WIN 7TH ROUND GAMES OF U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 21, 2010 – 13:29 AMT 08:29 GMT

Armenian grandmaster Melikset Khachiyan and international master Levon
Altunyan defeated Joel Benjamin and Samuel Shankland respectively in
the 7th round of the U.S. Chess Championship in Saint Louis on May 20.

Meanwhile, grandmaster Varuzhan Hakobyan lost a game vs. Robert Hess.

After 7 rounds, Hakobyan is the 6th with 3.5 points, while Khachiyan
and Altunyan are the 17th and 21st respectively.

No matches are scheduled for May 21.

USA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SO-CALLED ‘ELECTIONS’ IN KARABAKH

news.az
May 21 2010
Azerbaijan

No country in the world, including the US, recognizes the fictional
Nagorno Karabakh Republic and the upcoming parliamentary ‘elections’
on May 23.

The official position of the United States has been voiced by the
official representative of the State Department, according to AzerTaj.

The United States supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group
aimed at search of ways of peaceful settlement. As one of the Minsk
Group co-chairs, the United States is working with the conflicting
Armenia and Azerbaijan attaining the conflict solution on the basis
of principles of the Helsinki final act-rejection of violence, right
for self-determination and preservation of territorial integrity.

State Department warns US citizens against travels to Azerbaijan’s
occupied regions

‘In the result of continued conflict, the US travelers should avoid
travels to Karabakh and adjacent regions, as well as the regions along
the front line of Azerbaijani and Armenian positions’, according to
the information posted on the website of the US Department of State.

The information also notes that currently the consulate services in
Karabakh are also not available for Americans.

TRANSCONTAINER DEVELOPED SUPPLY CHAIN TO DELIVER CARGO TO ARMENIA

RIA Oreanda
May 20 2010
Russia

Moscow. OREANDA-NEWS . May 20, 2010. TransContainer and Apaven
(the agent in the Republic of Armenia) have developed a multi-modal
logistics chain to move cargoes between Russia and the Republic
of Armenia via Verhni Lars-Kazbegi, the border crossing on the
Russian-Georgian border, the press service of the container operator
said.

The first two 20-foot containers came to Yerevan from Omsk on May
20th. They were moved by the rail in Russia and were reloaded to the
trucks at the Transcontainers terminal in Vladikavkaz. Then these
cargoes were sent further to the destination point via the Upper Lars.

The containers were moved by the Georgian roads at a height of 2,000
kilometres above the sea.

It took 19 days to deliver the containers from Omsk to Yerevan via
Vladikavkaz, which is 3 weeks less than through the ports of Southern
Russia.

Anatoly Kolobkov, the Director of the North-Caucasian railway branch
said that container transportation via Verkhni Lars has a high economic
and political importance for the partnership ties between Russia and
Armenia. The preliminary estimations are that the container traffic
there may be about 200 TEU per month at the first stage, and it is
expected to grow. It is a new achievement in multimodal transport
service, and its success will enable Transcontainer to develop new
alternative routes to deliver cargoes in the Middle East, including
Iran, and to provide the full range of freight forwarding services,
including delivery to the client’s warehouses.