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NEWS DIGEST JULY 18 – JULY 22 2005
By Ruzanna Amiraghyan
ArmeniaNow Reporter
On July 18 in Gyanja, Azerbaijan, the Protocol of the second session of
Azerbaijani-Georgian Commission on Economic Cooperation was signed. The
Azerbaijani side undertook to present to the Georgian side a project
on the investment feasibilities into the development of Batumi and
Poti ports for consideration, to elaborate over the issues of the
possibilities for joint chemical production industries and the issues
for providing conditions for continuous works on the Georgian part
of the Baku-Tbilis-Ceyhan pipeline.
The Armenian Development Agency (ADA) has initiated a telemarketing
campaign for attracting investments to the sphere of informational
technologies of Armenia. Over 30 organizations of the EU states
engaged in Hi-Tech industry showed interest in cooperating with
Armenia. The ADA has achieved agreement on cooperation with several
companies intending to open branches in Armenia. Armenia represented
high technologies with precision instruments, electronics, organic
chemistry, medicine and biotechnology.
ArmenTel Telephone Company will compensate inconvenience to subscribers
due to failure of the mobile communication network, the company Press
Service informed on July 19. ArmenTel intends to provide a discount
of 50% to SIM-card users and a conversation bonus of 1 thousand drams
($2) to Easy-card subscribers for the inconvenience. Lately ArmenTel
company reported the mobile communication network was fixed, however
asked subscribers not to overburden the network with unnecessary talks,
as it is being tested.
The President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan has signed a decree on
forming the Central Electoral Commission. According to the document
Garegin Azaryan is assigned as the representative of the President in
the CEC. The National Unity party will be presented in the commission
by Zaven Pluzyan, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnatktsutyun
is presented by Hamlet Abrahamyan, Republican Party – Abraham
Bakhchagolyan, parliamentarian group “People’s Deputy” – by Armine
Khachatryan, Justice faction – Felix Khachatryan, United Labor Party –
Sevak Arakelyan, the Cassation Court of Armenia – Erna Hayrikyan.
On July 20 the Minister of Defense of Turkey Vecdi Kenul arrived
in Baku to meet with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev. The
sides discussed a wide range of issues, including military
issues. Azerbaijani President underlined the role Turkey has played
in the formation of the Azerbaijani regular army. In his turn Defense
Minister of Turkey mentioned that Ankara does not differentiate between
the Turkish and the Azerbaijani army and expressed the readiness of
his country to facilitate to its best to the formation of the brother
Azerbaijani nation.
USAID Country Director for Armenia Robin Phillips refuses to comment on
the recent situation over the Armenian Electric Networks company. (AEN)
He also did not say if USAID’s recent statement means that it is
going to stop its programs in Armenia’s energy sector. To remind
the statement says that unless the situation clears up USAID will
have to reconsider its package of assistance to Armenia to see how
successful some current or planned programs will be if the contract
on AEN ownership is changed. This is also necessary if the change in
ownership is drafted inappropriately.
Armenian delegation headed by Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan
arrived in Georgia on July 21 on a three-day official visit. Within
the framework of the visit Hovsepyan will meet with his Georgian
counterpart Zurab Adeishvili. The parties will sign a memorandum on
cooperation. The Armenian official is also expected to visit newly
repaired buildings of the Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, as well
as in a number of regions of Georgia.
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SPORT DIGEST: JOURNALISTS SQUARE OFF AGAINST CHESS GRANDMASTER . . .
By Suren Musayelyan
ArmeniaNow Reporter
CHESS
AGAINST JOURNALISTS: International grandmaster Artashes Minasyan
held a seance of simultaneous play with 15 journalists at the Tigran
Petrosyan Chess House on July 16. The event was dedicated to the 10
th anniversary of the foundation of the Yerevan Press Club.
During the seance, which lasted for more than two hours, the
grandmaster defeated 11 journalists, and drew against four of them.
Talking to an A1 Plus reporter after the event, Artashes Minasyan said
that the journalists were very strong opponents and played intelligent
chess: “There was a game in which I could lose, but my opponent made
a wrong move in the end that allowed me to draw against him.”
Later, Golos Armenii newspaper reporter Ruben Margaryan was given a
special prize by the Yerevan Press Club for the most successful play
against the grandmaster.
FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND:
July 20, Wednesday. Pyunik ( Armenia) v Haka ( Finland) – 2-2.
(Pyunik lost 2-3 on aggregate and was eliminated from further contest).
U-19S:
NATIONAL PRIDE ON THE LINE: Armenia’s U-19 national team has played
two matches in the European championship finals being held in Northern
Ireland.
On July 18, Armenian footballers lost to Norway 0-2, and two days
later, on July 20, drew 1-1 against England.
Armenia still preserves chances to qualify from Group B and play in
the semifinals for which they need to beat France on Saturday and
hope that the Norway v England match, on the same day, will not end
in a draw (unless Armenia beats France by at least two goals).
TENNIS
DISAPPOINTING THIRD PLACE: Armenia led by Sargis Sargsyan missed
qualification in Europe/Africa Zone Group III 2005
Davis Cup held in Dublin, Ireland, from 11 th-18 th July, but only
just.
Winning a place in the play-off robin round last Friday by beating
Nigeria 2-1, Armenian tennis-players faced Cyprus and Tunisia in the
next phase.
As a result of the matches with these nations (a win over Tunisia 2-1,
and a loss to Cyprus with the same score) Armenia finished only third
in the Group III competition and failed to qualify for Group II.
The winner and runner-up in this competition became Cyprus
and Ireland, who will play in Europe/Africa Zone Group II in
2006. ()
WRESTLING EASY RIDE: Ohan Gikinyan, a freestyle wrestler from Vanadzor,
Armenia, has clinched the European junior title in Tirana, Albania,
after beating all his four opponents. Another wrestler from Armenia,
Gevorg Avsharyan, placed 5 th in the European championships. Armenia
(coached by Eduard Tunyan) was represented in the championships in
Albania by four athletes. (Armenpress)
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress