Armenia Parliament deputy speaker: We need to be leader in fight against fake genocides

News.am, Armenia
Jan 15 2018
Armenia Parliament deputy speaker: We need to be leader in fight against fake genocides Armenia Parliament deputy speaker: We need to be leader in fight against fake genocides

13:37, 15.01.2018

YEREVAN. – The tasks, which are put before the draft statement on the condemnation of the genocide that the terrorist groups carried out against the Yazidi people in Iraq in 2014, are humanitarian and universal, first and foremost.

Armen Ashotyan, who is Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia and also co-author of the said draft statement, on Monday noted about the aforementioned at the parliamentary debates of this draft statement. 

NA Vice Chairman Eduard Sharmazanov, for his part, positively assessed the fact that the opposition and the authorities of Armenia have a single position on the genocide issue.

“I have no doubt that the draft will pass unanimously,” he noted, in particular. “We also need to be the leader against the genocide phenomenon and, more importantly, [against] the fake genocides about which various newly created states attempt to speak.”

Beirut governor presents city development program to Catholicos Aram I

News.am, Armenia
Jan 13 2018
Beirut governor presents city development program to Catholicos Aram I Beirut governor presents city development program to Catholicos Aram I

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Beirut’s governor Ziad Chebib met with the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I.

Chebib briefed Aram I on the programs that will contribute to the further development of Beirut.

Aram I, in his turn, welcomed programs aimed at bringing prosperity to Beirut.

At the end of the meeting, the governor examined various departments of the Catholicosate and familiarized himself with its mission.

Three Lebanese Armenians are represented in the commission of Beirut municipality.

Sports: Jose Mourinho admits Henrikh Mkhitaryan could leave Manchester United after falling out of favour

The Mirror, UK
Jan 13 2018
 
 
Jose Mourinho admits Henrikh Mkhitaryan could leave Manchester United after falling out of favour
 
The Armenian playmaker has struggled to win over the Manchester United boss this season
 
By Steve Bates
 
Jose Mourinho is ready to sell Henrikh Mkhitaryan .
 
The Armenian playmaker has struggled to win over the Manchester United boss this season and was reported to be part of the package to tempt Arsenal to sell Alexis Sanchez.
 
Mkhitaryan was bought from Borussia Dortmund in a £26.8million deal 18 months ago after being named the Bundesliga players’ player of the year.
 
Mourinho said: "My approach is that every player has a price. And I am not the kind of blind manager.
 
"Blind in the sense that this player is untouchable, this one can never be sold."
 
"So when the transfer window is open it’s also open for any club that is interested in our players. Then it’s up to us to make the decision yes or no. It’s up to us to make the right price.
 
"Mkhitaryan played the last match in the FA Cup against Derby. He probably will play the next one against Stoke. He is our player and a very good player. So tomorrow training, then Sunday selected and Monday play."
 
 In his final season for Dortmund Mkhitaryan scored 18 goals in 51 games as well as making 15 assists. But this season he’s without a goal in his last 13 games for United and was left out in November after a spat with Mourinho.
 

Դժբախտ պատահարի հետևանքով մահացել է ՊԲ պայմանագրային զինծառայող

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Հունվարի 6-ին՝ ժամը 02:10-ի սահմաններում, դժբախտ պատահարի հետևանքով (նախնական տվյալներով շմոլ գազից թունավորվելու արդյունքում), մահացել է ՊԲ պայմանագրային զինծառայող, 1992թ. ծնված Մհեր Վանիկի Զիրոյանը:


Դեպքի մանրամասները պարզելու համար կատարվում է քննություն:


Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության նախարարությունը կիսում է կորստյան ծանր վիշտը և իր զորակցությունը հայտնում մահացած զինծառայողի ընտանիքի անդամներին, հարազատներին և ծառայակիցներին:

Brandy production up 41.1% in Armenia

Panorama, Armenia
Jan 4 2018
Economy 10:51 04/01/2018 Armenia

Brandy production grew in Armenia in January-November 2017, the statistics say.

According to the data released by the National Statistical Service, a total of 27 million 864.3 thousand liters of brandy were produced in Armenia within eleven months of 2017, a 41.1% rise over the same period of the previous year.

Armenia saw a 27% increase in brandy production volumes in 2016, with 21 million 529.2 thousand liters of brandy produced in the indicated period.

Lebanese-Armenian Family Receives a House in Artsakh

The Askarian family in front of their new home in Kashatagh

STEPANAKERT—A Lebanese-Armenian family – Vahe Askarian and his four children – who resettled in Artsakh in 2015, celebrated a housewarming on Monday in the Ishkhanadzor Village of the Kashatagh region. The house has been built by the Tufenkian Foundation in the framework of its Resettlement of Kashatagh initiative. Among other efforts, the project provides housing support to Armenians relocating to Kashatagh from Syria and Lebanon.

Kashatagh Administration Chief of Staff Davit Davtyan, Tufenkian Foundation Executive Director Raffi Doudaklian, as well as representatives of the Artsakh Ministry of Healthcare, Berdzor Hospital and the Ishkhanadzor community attended the opening event.

Kashatagh (formerly Lachin) is the vital land-bridge connecting Artsakh to Armenia, making them effectively one. This liberated region guarantees Karabakh’s existence and has strategic significance for the peace and security of Armenians everywhere. After 70 years of Azerbaijani rule, the historic Armenian province was liberated during the Karabakh war and is now being actively resettled. However, while Kashatagh offers new life, the region suffered immensely from the war and has been facing a housing and infrastructure crisis ever since.

To address this, the Tufenkian Foundation began a pilot project in 2008 to renovate existing houses in Kashatagh’s villages. During 2008-2010, more than 40 renovation works were performed by dedicated work brigades, under TF’s supervision. Since 2010, TF has continued with house renovation, but focusing more on special needs – provision of housing support to Armenian families from Syria and Lebanon who resettle in Kashatagh.

Vahe Askaryan is the second re-settler from the Middle East to receive a home from the Tufenkian Foundation during 2017. In early June, the family of Haig Khatcho, a Syrian-Armenian doctor who escaped ISIS persecution and resettled in Artsakh a couple of years ago, celebrated housewarming in the same village.

To provide a new home to Vahe’s family, the Tufenkian Foundation turned some of the war-torn ruins of Ishkhanadzor into a large and safe house. The construction efforts were carried out by local workers from Kashatagh and lasted over 5 months.

Addressing the guests at the ceremony, Vahe Askaryan said “Relocating to Artsakh, this ancestral home of all Armenians, is the best decision I could make for my family. I am happy to experience such generous support by my compatriots and promise to dedicate all my abilities for the prosperity of Artsakh”.

Vahe is a skilled farmer with experience in greenhouse cultivation. To support the family while they start a new life in Artsakh, the Tufenkian Foundation has provided Vahe with a greenhouse. Upon effective utilization, the greenhouse can not only ensure the subsistence of Vahe’s family, but also create employment opportunities for others in Iskhanadzor.

In parallel to building a house for Vahe and his family, the Tufenkian Foundation has renovated the primary clinic of Iskhanadzor. Built by TF in 2006, the clinic serves 16 villages in Kashatagh and is an important part of the local infrastructure.
Rebuilding, resettling and developing Kashatagh is an important part of the Tufenkian Foundation’s work in Artsakh and will be carried on throughout the foreseeable future.

The Foundation was launched in 1999 by entrepreneur James Tufenkian with the mission to empower the initiatives of local citizens, support the most vulnerable strata of the society, promote environmental protection and awareness, and advance social justice in Armenia. Since 2003, the Foundation has broadened its scope to embattled Nagorno-Karabagh, where it promotes resettlement and development projects in the vulnerable border zones of the region.

Սամվել Բաբայանի պաշտպանը պահանջում է արդարացնել նրան

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Արցախի հերոս, Արցախի պաշտպանության բանակի նախկին հրամանատար Սամվել Բաբայանի պաշտպանը վերաքննիչ բողոք է ներկայացրել՝ պահանջելով արդարացնել Սամվել Բաբայանին: Այս մասին Tert.am-ի հետ զրույցում ասաց Բաբայանի պաշտպան Ավետիս Քալաշյանը.


«Դիմել ենք Վերաքննիչ դատարան, վերաքննիչ բողոքով պահանջում ենք Սամվել Բաբայանին արդարացնել երկու մեղադրանքներով»:


Հիշեցնենք, որ Սամվել Բաբայանը, ով մեղադրվում էր Քրեական օրենսգրքի 38-235-րդ հոդվածի 2-րդ մասի(ապօրինի ռազմամթերք փոխադրելը) և 190-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին մասի (փողերի լվացում) հատկանիշներով, Կենտրոն և Նորք Մարաշ վարչական շրջանների ընդհանուր իրավասության դատարանի կողմից մեղավոր ճանաչվեց և դատապարտվեց ազատազրկման 6 տարի ժամկետով։

Azerbaïdjan, Arménie, Haut Karabagh : un conflit non résolu

AgoraVox
21 déc. 2017

                 

Pour analyser les positions de l'Azerbaïdjan et de l'Arménie au regard du Haut-Karabagh il suffit d'utiliser le logiciel de l'historien en tenant compte des faits.

 

Le Haut-Karabagh jusqu'au début du 19ème est une province de l'Azerbaïdjan, à l'époque mosaïque de petits états.

Puis la Russie tsariste qui va occuper le nord de l'Azerbaïdjan installe tout au long du 19 ème siècle des milliers d'arméniens dans le Caucase.

 

En 1918 après la chute de l'empire russe sont créées une république d'Azerbaïdjan, une république d'Arménie qui annonce sa volonté d'annexer le Haut-Karabagh.

En 1919 les puissances alliées ( Royaume-Uni, France, U.S.A., Italie) approuvent la création d'un gouvernorat général provisoire sous juridiction azerbaïdjanaise.

Et l'Assemblée nationale arménienne du Haut-Karabagh reconnaît l'autorité de l'Azerbaïdjan sur le Haut-Karabagh. Les droits des Arméniens sont garantis par la république d'Azerbaïdjan.

 

En 1920 la Russie soviétique crée une république socialiste soviétique d'Azerbaïdjan. Et elle annexe des territoires azerbaïdjanais à la république d'Arménie soviétisée elle aussi dans le cadre de la république fédérative de Transcaucasie (Azerbaïdjan, Géorgie, Arménie).

Ce qui coupe au sud-ouest le Nakhitchevan de l'Azerbaïdjan.

 

Le Haut-Karabagh en 1923 dans la république socialiste soviétique de l'Azerbaïdjan devient l'oblast autonome du Haut-Karabagh avec une large population arménienne. Le Parti communiste en 1921 s'était exprimé clairement : « compte tenu de la nécessité de garantir la paix au plan national entre musulmans et arméniens et des liens permanents que le Haut-Karabagh entretient avec l'Azerbaïdjan, le Haut-Karabagh sera maintenu au sein de l'Azerbaïdjan ».

 

Le gouvernement soviétique a imposé des transferts importants de populations dans une politique de découpage administratif au gré de la volonté politique du Kremlin sans tenir naturellement compte de l'avis des populations locales. La main de fer de Moscou fossilisera la situation mais l'historien ne s'étonnera pas de la naissance d'une véritable poudrière, conséquence des déplacements de populations.

 

Le conflit militaire éclate au moment de la désintégration de l'Union Soviétique et avec les déclarations d'indépendance des 2 républiques d'Arménie et d'Azerbaïdjan.

En 1988 déjà la région autonome du Haut-Karabagh avait appelé à la sécession.

Et en 1992 c'est le début d'une véritable guerre. Avec l'aide de l'Arménie, le comité Karabagh chasse les azerbaïdjanais du territoire.

Au printemps 93 les Arméniens s'approprient des régions à l'extérieur de l'enclave Karabagh.

En 1994 une trêve est enfin signée.Le conflit arméno-azerbaïdjanais semble prendre fin, après des milliers de morts, des populations déplacées, des destructions massives d'entreprises, de fermes, d'infrastructures.

Les Arméniens contrôlent près de 20% du territoire de l'Azerbaïdjan en comptant l'enclave montagneuse du Haut Karabagh .

 

La Conférence sur la Sécurité et la Coopération en Europe a envoyé des missions d'enquête dans les territoires azerbaïdjanais gérés par l'Arménie. Ces missions pointent le changement des noms historiques et géographiques, des atteintes au patrimoine culturel, des destructions de monuments historiques.

 

En 1993 le Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies réaffirmait « son appui sans réserve au processus de paix poursuivi dans le cadre de la CSCE et aux efforts du groupe de Minsk » ( USA, France, Russie, Allemagne, Biélorussie, Finlande, Italie, Pays-Bas, Portugal, Suède, Turquie, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan). Il exprimait « sa grave préoccupation face à la poursuite du conflit dans la région du Haut-Karabagh de la république azerbaïdjanaise ainsi que des tensions entre la république d'Arménie et la république azerbaïdjanaise qui pourrait mettre en danger la paix et la sécurité dans la région ». Il notait « avec inquiétude l'escalade des hostilités armées, réaffirmait la souveraineté et l'intégrité territoriale de la république azerbaïdjanaise et de tous les autres états de la région ». Il réaffirmait « l'inviolabilité des frontières internationales et l'inadmissibilité de l'emploi de la force pour l'acquisition de territoire ». Il se déclarait « vivement préoccupé par le déplacement d'un grand nombre de civils dans le district de Zanguelan et la ville de Goradiz dans la république azerbaïdjanaise ainsi qu'à la frontière méridionale de l'Azerbaïdjan ». Il « condamnait les bombardements du territoire de la république azerbaïdjanaise ». Il demandait « au gouvernement arménien d'user de son influence pour amener les Arméniens de la région du Haut-Karabagh de la république azerbaïdjanaise à appliquer les résolutions du Conseil de Sécurité et de veiller à ce que les forces impliquées ne reçoivent pas les moyens d'étendre leur campagne militaire ». Il exigeait que « les forces d' occupation soient retirées du district de Zanguelan et de la ville de Goradiz et que les forces d'occupation soient retirées des autres zones récemment occupées de la république azerbaïdjanaise ».

 

En 2005 le Conseil de l'Europe « rappelle que l'occupation d'un territoire étranger par un état membre constitue une grave violation des obligations qui incombent à cet état en sa qualité de membre du Conseil de l'Europe et réaffirme le droit des personnes déplacées de la zone du conflit de retourner dans leur foyer dans la sécurité et la dignité ».

 

En 2008 l'Assemblée Générale de l'ONU,en 2012 la Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme,en 2015 le Parlement européen vont dans le même sens.

 

On notera pour finir que la république du Haut-Karabagh soutenue par l'Arménie n'est reconnue par aucun état.

 

En 2016 nouveaux heurts entre l'Arménie et l'Azerbaïdjan le long de la ligne de contact. C'est la guerre de 4 jours qui aboutit le 5 avril 2016 à un cessez-le-feu, signé entre les chefs d'état-major des armées des 2 républiques en présence du chef d'état-major russe.

 

En 2017 cela fait 25 ans que la médiation mis en place patine et aucun règlement définitif du conflit n'apparait à l'horizon.

 

Armenia’s position on status of Jerusalem remains unchanged – MFA spokesman

Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Friday


Armenia's position on status of Jerusalem remains unchanged – MFA spokesman



YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. Armenia attentively follows all
developments with regard to Jerusalem since the Armenian Apostolic
Church is one of the guardians of the Christian Holy Places, Armenian
foreign ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan told ARMENPRESS.

“Armenia has already expressed its position on the status of Jerusalem
and has not changed it. The status of Jerusalem is one of the most
important issues on the international agenda and should be solved
through the negotiations within the context of the acceptable solution
for the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This can pave the
way for the establishment of a lasting peace and security”, he said.

Tigran Balayan stated that Jerusalem has a centuries old Armenian
presence, a rich Armenian historical and cultural heritage. “Armenian
Apostolic Church is one of the guardians of the Christian Holy Places.
Therefore, we attentively follow all developments with regard to
Jerusalem. We took note of the recently expressed positions on
Jerusalem recognizing that they do not prejudice the determination of
the final status of Jerusalem through negotiations”, the MFA spokesman
noted.

The UN General Assembly on December 21 adopted a resolution calling on
the US to refrain from its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel. 128 states voted in favor of the resolution, 35
abstained and 9 were against.

Armenia also voted in favor of the resolution.

Azerbaijani Press: OSCE MG becomes active in Karabakh negotiations

AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Dec 14 2017

By Rashid Shirinov

The OSCE Minsk Group that is mediating the peace diplomacy over the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has recently demonstrated a noticeable intensification in the negotiation process. 

Farhad Ibrahimov, expert of Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy & International Relations, hails such a positive trend observed in the activities of the mediators, who were subject of criticism for a long time due to lack of any tangible result in the conflict resolution.   

Ibrahimov told Day.Az on December 13 international mediators began to declare increasingly that the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh indeed belongs to Azerbaijan, as well as the need to resolve the conflict in accordance with the UN Security Council’s resolutions.

“The reality is that during its existence, the OSCE Minsk Group has not made due efforts to achieve certain goals, and this is one of the reasons that today the problem remains unresolved and the situation on the line of fire is tense,” said Ibrahimov, adding that the increased activity of international mediators is now reduced to a mutual desire of the parties to resolve the issue so that there are no losers or winners.

The four resolutions (822, 853, 874, 884), adopted in 1993, condemned the occupation of Azerbaijani territories, stressed the unacceptability of forcible appropriation of territory, confirmed the inviolability of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and borders of Azerbaijan and demanded the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian occupation forces from Azerbaijani lands. However, these demands are still on paper, as Armenia refuses to comply with the decision of the UN Security Council.

The expert expects progress in resolving the conflict, given a certain activity of the OSCE Minsk Group, as evidenced by the past meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents in Geneva, where the parties agreed to take measures to intensify the decisions on the conflict.

“The military solution to the conflict is undesirable, as it can lead to unpredictable consequences, added Ibrahimov. “This is why the OSCE Minsk Group will intensify its activities so that the next hotbed of tension does not erupt.”

He also noted that the threat of renewed hostilities is real, and the Armenian side, which is still demonstrating a stubborn and aggressive policy against Azerbaijan, must understand and realize this truth.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. For more than 20 years, Russia, the U.S. and France, who are co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, have been trying to broker a peace to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.