Category: 2020

BBC HARDTalk’s Stephen Sackur challenges Azerbaijan’s Aliyev after Pashinyan interview

Hagop Kamalian
Public Radio of Armenia
Aug 17 2020

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After extraordinary reactions to BBC HARDTalk’s interview with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, host Stephen Sackur expects an interview with the Azerbaijani President.

“The response to my interview with Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan has been extraordinary – in both Armenia and Azerbaijan. The world needs to hear from both sides. So how about it President Aliyev? Or any other senior minister in Baku?” Sackur tweeted.

In an interview aired last week, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan talked about the Nakorno Karabakh conflict, Armenia’s response to coronavirus pandemic, democratic reforms, constitutional changes, relations with international partners, etc.

Why did scammers fail to steal the savings of ECOS M clients?

Nahapetian Samvel
OpenPR
Aug 17 2020
08-17-2020 04:15 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software

ECOS M company suffered a phishing attack. The scammers, on behalf of ECOS M, tried to steal the clients personal information and savings. They used private Telegram messages to inform the users about a nonexistent ECOS ICO and offered to receive 1000 tokens for free. Thanks to the company’s security system and the prompt response of the team, not a single client was hurt. The fake resource was blocked within an hour.
 The scammers revealed the information in the Internet about the release of the ECOS M own token on the ERC-20 platform. The spam mailing stated that ECOS has already been testing the token, and any user of the service can get it almost for free. The cost of 1 token was set at $ 0.2 and to receive it the client was asked to go to his personal account through an external domain address.

ECOS M disclaims the information:
“The so-called ECOS ICO, acting on behalf of ECOS, are scammers! Be aware that ECOS has not released any tokens! We continue to mine only bitcoins! Do not register on any external “ECOS” web sites! Our main domain for registration is still mining.ecos.am”

The aim of the criminals was to steal the clients credentials and then to withdraw their mined bitcoins.

 The technical specialists of ECOS M were able to quickly restrict the activity of the phishing platform, and ECOS M management, together with law enforcement agencies, has already started the prosecution.
 
“We are proud of our team and the reliability of the ECOS M personal wallet system. This situation has shown once again that any attempts of external attacks are absolutely useless and are very quickly repelled,” said Ilya Goldberg, Managing Partner of ECOS M.
The professionalism of the company’s specialists as well as the invulnerability of the ECOS M platform helped to significantly increase the clients confidence.

But the company warns its customers to be more careful and vigilant and not to disclose their credentials and any other sensitive information to the third parties!
We are reminding that ECOS M is a resident of a large infrastructure project with its own data center in the Free Economic Zone (FEZ) in the Republic of Armenia. The company was founded in 2017 with the support of the Government and has a valid agreement with the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant (Hrazdan city, Armenia) to supply the ECOS data center with up to 200 MW of electricity for cryptocurrency mining.

 The most modern equipment, uninterrupted power supply, and own software allow ECOS to provide mining services at a high level, and ECOS clients to earn more than in competitive companies, using a convenient interface for tracking payments and calculating income.

2302, Armenia, Hrazdan, Gortsaranain street, 1/5

ECOS M is a large infrastructure project with its own data center in the Free Economic Zone in Armenia. The company is providing services of cloud mining (ECOS Cloud Mining), ensured by the equipment installed in the Free Economic Zone.( https://mining.ecos.am/)

 ECOS is an innovative ecosystem based on the Free Economic Zone in Armenia, which includes: data centers, an industrial mining center, a venture fund, an R&D laboratory for the development of innovations, an educational platform, acceleration programs and the Armenian Blockchain Forum. ()

This release was published on openPR.

Pottery from Neolithic and Chalcolithic ages found in Armenian cave

Markos Nalchajian
Public Radio of Armenia
Aug 17 2020

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Archaeological excavations have begun at the “Bears” (Arjer) cave in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor region on the initiative of the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC).

 The works are carried out jointly with the expedition of Yeghegnadzor Geological Museum.

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As a result of the excavations of the professional expedition, pottery and stone tools dating back to different periods have been documented, and the preliminary study of the surface material shows the presence of pottery from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods.

It has been documented that the cave was used from much earlier times than earlier thought, as evidenced by a few Middle Stone Age (that started 280,000 years ago and ended around 50–25,000 years ago) tools found. During the works, a large number of animal bones, a lot of ash layers have also been documented.

Armenian Priest Sues LAPD For Excessive Force

Emil Lazarian
Canyon News, CA
Aug 16 2020
By Tamayo

Aug 16, 2020


BRENTWOOD—Father Armen Bagramyan, a retired priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, August 12 about an injury allegedly caused by the Los Angeles Police Department’s during a protest outside the Azerbaijani Consulate claiming it was caused by excessive force.

A 55-year-old Armenian priest Armen Bagramyan alleges that he was hit in the stomach with the end of a gun and kicked in the chest by a Los Angeles Police Officer Ruiz, though he was assisting the police to keep the protest organized by the Armenian Youth Federation according to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on August 12.

The lawsuit says “At no point before this attack had Officer Ruiz or any LAPD Officer commanded Father Bagramyan to correct any actions or warned him that he was not in compliance with any orders,” according to Asbarez. He was sent to UCLA Medical Center in an ambulance by paramedics, in order to get treatment.

Greg Kirakosian, Bagramyan’s attorney, explained in the interview that the priest had been blindsided by the officer when he was hit in the stomach with the end of a gun and grabbed it by himself, said the Los Angeles Times. “Then, the officer gives this nice, like, ‘This Is Sparta’-type kick”. He also commented “There has been a clear pattern of police violence during peaceful protests that has gone unchecked for far too long,” according to Asbarez.

Hundreds of Armenian-Americans protested outside of the Azerbaijani Consulate on July 21, in reaction to military attacks by Azerbaijan in Armenia’s Tavush Province which began on July 12. The Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles tweeted and reported that the demonstration included violence. “#Armenian #Dashnaks attacked the peaceful #Azerbaijani community members injuring 7 of them including a young woman.”


https://www.canyon-news.com/armenian-priest-sues-lapd-for-excessive-force/129132


Australian MP Michelle Rowland supports recognition of Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides

Dabaghian Diana
Public Radio of Armenia
Aug 17 2020

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Federal Member for Greenway and Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland has joined the the Joint Justice Initiative of the Armenian-Australian, Assyrian-Australian and Greek-Australian by signing an affirmation of support for their calls for Australian recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.

The February 2020 launch of the Joint Justice Initiative at Australia’s Parliament House featured the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU), Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) and Australian Hellenic Council (AHC), which declares Australia’s recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides as a priority on behalf of their communities.

Rowland was first elected to Parliament in 2010 and has risen to become one of the most respected political performers for her party. The former Deputy Mayor of Blacktown has spoken in parliament and during commemoration events, honouring victims of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.

In 2013, Rowland told an Armenian Genocide Commemoration event in Sydney: “Today I acknowledge the tragic events of 1915 and affirm my commitment to never forget what happened to the Armenian people who were effectively eliminated from the homeland they had occupied for nearly 3,000 years… I want to end this speech by noting that Australia’s first major international humanitarian relief effort was in fact to help Armenian orphans from the genocide.”

Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) Executive Director, Haig Kayserian welcomed the support of Rowland on behalf of the Joint Justice Initiative.

“On behalf of the Armenian-Australian, Assyrian-Australian and Greek-Australian communities, we are thankful to Ms. Michelle Rowland for her principled support for our joint cause of achieving Australian recognition and justice for the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides, which was committed by the Ottoman Empire during World War I,” said Kayserian.

“Ms. Rowland has joined what is a growing caucus of supporters urging Australia to the path of the righteous nations who urge Turkey to stop denialism.”

The Joint Justice Initiative has so far announced the support of Rowland, Senator Paul Scarr, Tony Zappia MP, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Senator Hollie Hughes, Senator Rex Patrick, Mike Freelander MP, Senator Eric Abetz, Senator Larissa Waters, Senator Pat Dodson, Jason Falinski MP, Josh Burns MP, John Alexander MP, Senator Andrew Bragg and Bob Katter MP, with a promise of more announcements to come.

On 25th February 2020, over 100 Federal Australian parliamentarians, diplomats, departmental officials, political staffers, academics, media and community leaders were treated to cultural performances, food, wine and brandy, as well as the historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, which affirmed that the signatory public affairs representatives of the three communities were jointly committed to seeing Australia recognise the Turkish-committed Genocide against the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian citizens of the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Artur Vanetsyan: We will not allow the failed leadership to disrupt the pillars of our state

Emil Lazarian
Panorama, Armenia
Aug 17 2020

The new office of Homeland party led by former Chief of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan was inaugurated on August 16  in Vayots Dzor province of Armenia. 

The event was attended by Artur Vanetsyan who delivered welcome remarks. In his speech Vanetsyan noted that the expansion of the regional offices of the Homeland party and Foundation is aimed at strengthening the relations with the public and make the party work comprehensive and more coordinated.

“People with their rights and freedoms are at the axis of our activity. We are here to defend those rights and freedoms,” Vanetsyan noted, pointing out to the priority directions of the province development, the tourism and agricultural sectors among them.

In his words, Vayots Dzor province links the southern and norther parts of the country and has the real potential to become a tourism center.

The residents raised concerns over the decline of tourist visits in the recent period and drastic drop in their incomes.

“The pandemic and the indiifenerence of the authorities broke the backbone of our province. We realise that the Covid-19 pandemic impacted all spheres of the economy, yet the tourism sector which was the only mean of our daily living suffered the most,” one of the party members noted. The participants also raised concerns over number of negative developments in the country, the government failed response to the pandemic, the new requirements to state standards for general education, the negative consequences of the Istanbul convention among them.

“We will not allow the failed government and its amateur members to disrupt the pillars of our statehood   – the history, language, church and family,” Vanetsyan stressed, adding nothing would prevent his political team to stand by the country. 

Former President Serzh Sargsyan to give first press conference after resignation

Emil Lazarian
Panorama, Armenia
Aug 17 2020

Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan will hold his first press conference after resignation on August 19. As the President’s press office reported, the topic of the press conference is the April war in 2016 that can be attended by media representatives working in Armenia.

It is reminded that in April 2020 Sargsyan was questioned at the parliamentary ad-hoc Commission investigating the April Four-Day War promised to answer all questions of the reporters once the situation with the pandemic allow and the state of emergency regime is over in the country.

According to the press statement by his office, all safety and anti-epidemic measures will be ensured for the participants of the press conference. The press conference is scheduled for 12.00.


Artsakh president toured construction sites of multi-apartment buildings in Askeran town

Parkev Tvankchian
Panorama, Armenia
Aug 17 2020

Artsakh Republic President Arayik Harutyunyan visited on Sunday the lands of Askeran region and discussed the irrigation capabilities on the site.
 
As the Information department at the President’s Office reported, Harutyunyan mentioned that founding a stable irrigation system is of special significance for an advanced agriculture and guaranteed crop and thus, substantial state funds are allocated for this purpose. Having been to the fields of Nakhijevanik, Vardadzor and Ughtasar communities, the republic’s President gave a range of instructions both on constructing a new water pipeline and building storage basins for gravity fed irrigation.
 
The President visited also the Askeran town, got acquainted with the construction activities of multi-apartment buildings in the regional center. Taking into account the high housing demand, President Harutyunyan assigned to conduct activities towards constructing new multi-apartment buildings in the future.
 
Thereafter during the working consultation held in the regional administration Arayik Haruytunyan summarized the results of the visit as well as touched upon the issues of drinking water supply in the Askeran town and the Khanapat community. 
 

Media Advocate initiative: Yerevan mayor remains one of most criticized politicians in Armenia

Kanayan Tamar
News.am, Armenia
Aug 17 2020

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Armenia ranked 116th in the ranking of the happiest countries in the world

Jagharian Tania
Arminfo, Armenia
Aug 17 2020

ArmInfo. Armenia was ranked 116th in the ranking of the happiest countries in the world, compiled by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Thus, compared to 2019, Armenia’s position in the ranking has not changed. Armenia is located between Nigeria and Georgia.

Finland took the first place in the list, gaining the maximum number  of points – 7.809. Denmark (7.646) and Switzerland (7.560) took  second and third places, respectively. Israel took – 14th line, one  line down, lowering its position, and Germany’s position did not  change – 17th place. Russia was on the 73rd line of the ranking,  while in 2019 the country was on the 68th line.

Moldova was in 70th place, having improved its performance by one  position compared to 2019. Belarus was in 75th place, having improved  its indicators, in 2019 the country was in 81st place. Armenia  remained at 116th position, and neighboring Georgia – at 117th, two  positions up in the ranking. Ukraine is in 123rd place, having  improved its indicators by 10 lines, and Azerbaijan occupies 89th  line of the rating. Turkey ranked 93rd and Iran 118th. Kazakhstan –  50th, Tajikistan – 71st, Kyrgyzstan – 74th, Turkmenistan – 95th.  It  is noteworthy that in the published list the highest rating of all  post-Soviet countries is taken by Uzbekistan in 38th place, then  Lithuania, Estonia – located in 41st and 51st positions, and Latvia  in 57th positions. Afghanistan closes the list of the happiest  countries – 153 lines.

When calculating the level of happiness, experts took into account  six factors: GDP per capita, life expectancy, generosity, social  support, as well as freedom and corruption in terms of influencing  the making of important life decisions. Each of these factors was  assessed on a ten-point scale, after which the average score for the  country was derived.

To compile this rating, estimates were used based on the  recommendations of the United Nations and the Organization for  Economic Cooperation and Development, such as unemployment,  inflation, GDP per capita, and citizen satisfaction surveys.