ARMENIA’S FM LEAVING FOR CANADA
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31.05.2010 10:52
The Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, is leaving for
Canada today for a two-day official visit, Press and Information
Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
In Ottawa Minister Nalbandian is expected to meet high-ranking
officials of the Canadian executive and legislative bodies.
From: A. Papazian
GYUMRI TO HOST ARMENIAN YOUTH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 29, 2010 – 16:27 AMT 11:27 GMT
On May 28, Yerevan State Engineering University hosted Open Armenian
Youth Swimming Championship. 100 sportsmen, including those with
limited abilities were participating, RA Disabled Sports Federation
press service told PanARMENIAN.Net
6 physically challenged sportsmen will participate in Youth
Championship due May 30-31 in Gyumri. The championship will host 120
swimmers from Yerevan, Vanadzor and Gyumri.
From: A. Papazian
ARCHER VASIL SHAHNAZARYAN TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN SINGAPORE
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 14:09 AMT 09:09 GMT
Armenia’s Vasil Shahnazaryan finished 2nd at 2010 European Archery
Tournament, thus securing his participation in the Youth Olympic
Games to be held in Singapore from August 14 to 26.
Before, 2 weightlifters, 2 wrestlers, 1 athlete, 1 judoist and 1
shooter won international tournaments to participate in the Olympic
Games.
From: A. Papazian
SATENIK HOVHANNESYAN WINS GOLD AT INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS TOURNAMENT IN ISTANBUL
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 14:48 AMT 09:48 GMT
Armenian team won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals at international athletics
tournament in Istanbul.
Gold medalist Satenik Hovhannesyan showed the result of 5,43 meters
in the long jump discipline.
Narek Khachatryan and Eric Porsughyan came third in 100 m sprint,
Armenian Athletics Federation Secretary General Narine Shahbazyan
told PanARMENIAN.Net
From: A. Papazian
GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP OVER IN ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 12:50 AMT 07:50 GMT
Levon Julfalakyan Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship, which brought
together 40 wrestlers from Armenia, Russia and Georgia, completed in
Yerevan on May 30.
The winners are: Gor Nersesyan (weight class 55kg), Davit Khachatryan
(weight class 60kg), Gevorg Sahakyan (weight class 66kg), Ruben
Gharibyan (weight class 74kg), Arthur Aleksanyan (weight class 84kg),
Tornike Makharadze (weight class 50kg) and Vrezh Harutyunyan (weight
class 120kg).
From: A. Papazian
ERDOGAN SCRAPS VISIT TO ARGENTINA
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 12:07 AMT 07:07 GMT
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a trip to
Argentina on Sunday after Buenos Aires authorities halted the display
of a bust of Turkey’s founder, a move Turkey blamed on Armenian
lobbyists.
The row over the statue, due to be unveiled in a park, comes during
a high-profile trip to South America by Erdogan. Turkey’s Foreign
Ministry said in a statement the two-day visit, which was to have
begun Sunday, was canceled, and it “hopes Argentina will take steps
to remove the shadow cast on Turkish-Argentine relations.”
“The trip was canceled because written permission for the monument
given to Turkey beforehand by the … Buenos Aires district was
reversed as a result of initiatives by the Armenian lobby, which
is opposed to Turkey,” it said. “Argentina’s president spoke with
Erdogan to explain she could not overrule the decision, yet he
found this unacceptable and decided not to go,” the statement added,
Reuters reported.
From: A. Papazian
ISRAELI NAVY OPENS FIRE ON GAZA AID FLOTILLA
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 12:26 AMT 07:26 GMT
Israel navy troops opened fire on pro-Palestinian activists aboard a
six-ship aid flotilla sailing for the Gaza Strip, killing two of them
and wounding 30 others, after the activists ignored Israeli orders
to turn back.
The Israeli naval vessels reportedly made contact earlier with the
six-ship flotilla, which is carrying 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid
and supplies to Gaza.
The Israeli navy was operating under the assumption that the activists
manning the boats would not heed their calls to turn around, and
Israeli troops were prepared to board the ships and steer them away
from the Gaza shores and toward the Israeli port city of Ashdod.
The flotilla, which includes three cargo ships and three passenger
ships, is trying to draw attention to Israel’s three-year blockade
of the Gaza Strip. The boats are carrying items that Israel bars from
reaching Gaza, like cement and other building materials.
The activists said they also were carrying hundreds of electric-powered
wheelchairs, prefabricated homes and water purifiers.
This is the ninth time that the Free Gaza movement has tried to ship
in humanitarian aid to Gaza since August 2008.
Israel has let ships through five times, but has blocked them from
entering Gaza waters since the three-week military offensive against
Gaza’s Hamas rulers in January 2009. The flotilla bound for Gaza is
the largest to date, Haaretz reported.
From: A. Papazian
TURKEY, U.S. TO DEBATE IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 14:45 AMT 09:45 GMT
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is flying to Washington for talks on
Tuesday with his U.S. counterpart, Hillary Clinton, and Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to meet with President Barack Obama next
month as the two NATO allies work to contain a deepening dispute over
how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program, Today’s Zaman reported.
The rift puts Turkish-U.S. ties at risk, which, in the words of
Davutoglu, were in their “golden age” until quite recently. Turkey,
working together with fellow UN Security Council member Brazil, managed
on May 17 to get Iran agree to a deal almost identical to one proposed
by the UN atomic watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
and backed by the U.S. and other world powers only seven months ago.
But the U.S. swiftly dismissed the deal as nothing but a “ploy”
for Iran to avoid sanctions.
From: A. Papazian
KHACHKAR COMMEMORATING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE UNVEILED IN VERSAILLES
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 14:50 AMT 09:50 GMT
A khachkar commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide and those
Armenian fighters who gave their lives for France was inaugurated in
Versailles, France, on May 30, on a initiative of Antoine Bagdikian,
President of Armenian Veterans Association, and Francois de Mazieres,
Mayor of Versailles.
The Khachkar was unveiled by Armenia’s Permanent Representative to
the UN in Geneva Charles Aznavour and consecrated by Bishop Norvan
Zakarian, freelance French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net
“We are not here to seek revenge but ask for justice. We thank
France which was among the first countries to recognize the Armenian
Genocide,” Antoine Bagdikian said.
From: A. Papazian
COMMEMORATING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE UNVEILED IN VERSAILLES
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 31, 2010 – 14:50 AMT 09:50 GMT
A khachkar commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide and those
Armenian fighters who gave their lives for France was inaugurated in
Versailles, France, on May 30, on a initiative of Antoine Bagdikian,
President of Armenian Veterans Association, and Francois de Mazieres,
Mayor of Versailles.
The Khachkar was unveiled by Armenia’s Permanent Representative to
the UN in Geneva Charles Aznavour and consecrated by Bishop Norvan
Zakarian, freelance French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net
“We are not here to seek revenge but ask for justice. We thank
France which was among the first countries to recognize the Armenian
Genocide,” Antoine Bagdikian said.
From: A. Papazian