PURCHASE AND SALE TRANSACTIONS OF 3.45 MILLION DOLLARS CARRIED OUT AT NASDAQ OMX ARMENIA OJSC ON DECEMBER 1
NOYAN TAPAN
DECEMBER 1, 2009
YEREVAN
Purchase and sale transactions of 3.45 million dollars at the weighted
average exchange rate of 385.37 drams per dollar were carried out at
Nasdaq OMX Armenia OJSC on December 1. According to the press service
of the Central Bank of Armenia, the closing price made 385.3 drams.
ANC NOT TO COOPERATE WITH AUTHORITIES UNTIL THERE ARE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN COUNTRY
Noyan Tapan
Dec 1, 2009
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. "Slightly following the convention
of the Republican Party of Armenia I received an impression of the
Soviet Union Communist Party Congress," Armenian National Congress
representative, former RA Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian said
at a December 1 press conference. According to him, the speech of
RPA leader Serzh Sargsyan, which pro-governmental figures classed as
"epochal," seemed not to be about Armenia.
Speaking about the issue of starting a dialogue with the authorities or
coperating with them A. Arzumanian declared that no dialogue will take
place until there is even if one political prisoner in the country. He
mentioned that no hint of cooperation with the authorities was voiced
in first RA President, ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosian’s last speech
but only an appeal was voiced instead of begging for legitimacy of
foreigners to try to gain the confidence of their own people.
As to the process of Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, according to A.
Arzumanian, it is conditioned by Armenia’s one-sided concessions in
the Nagorno Karabakh issue. According to his prediction, the Turkish
parliament will not ratify the protocols until it receives a promise
from Armenia on withdrawal of the troops from the regions adjoining
Nagorno Karabakh.
MARCHING IN YEREVAN DEDICATED TO HIV/AIDS
Aysor
Nov 30 2009
Armenia
On December 1 is the international day of fighting against AIDS. By
the initiation of some NGOs will be organized a peaceful marching
through the streets of Yerevan by involving the young volunteers. For
participating in the marching tomorrow at 16 pm in the park situated
near the Conservatory the young people will put on white clothes
on which will be sawn the red ribbons symbolizing the fight against
HIV/AIDS. In front of the clothes there will be numbers which will
express the number of the people who are infected with HIV/AIDS
Than the marching will move through Sayat Nova Street to Tertyan,
Tumanyan, North Avenue to Republic Square after which the participants
will move to Aznavoure Square.
At 18 pm there will be a screen in front of the Moscow cinema on which
there will be a counter. The volunteers will ask the passers-by to put
multicolor stones into the baskets in order to slow down the speed of
counter. The counter is symbolizing the increasing of the amount of
the people how are infected with HIV in Armenia and the stones will
symbolize the process of decreasing of the people.
During the marching there will be also performances which will last
for 1-2 minutes then the marching will be concluded in the hall of
the Moscow cinema at 19 pm by the presentation of the film called
"Who has never lived".
TURKEY READY TO RECEIVE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
news.am
Nov 30 2009
Armenia
The director General of the State Archives of Turkey Yusuf Sarinay
reported that the preparatory work is over and they are ready to
receive a historical commission to be formed under the Armenian-Turkish
Protocols.
A Turkish website reports that Yusuf Sarinay pointed out that Turkey
has a 700-year -long history of the Ottoman Empire, which is of
international importance.
"At present the information on over 30 countries is kept in our
archives. We have finished the preparatory work for receiving the
joint historical commission to be set up under the Armenian-Turkish
protocols," Sarinay said. He said that the agency has published
documents on the last years on the Ottoman Empire, including the 258
documents on Armenian riots.
NEWS.am reminds readers that in his interviews with international
media outlets, Turkish President Abdullah Gul repeatedly stated that
Turkey had opened its military archives. He proposed the formation
of a commission of historians and gave assurances that Turkey will
admit any expert opinion. It is noteworthy that the Turkish archives
containing the information on the Ottoman Empire have been examined and
"cleaned out" over recent decades. So, with the best will in the world,
any document on the Armenian Genocide can hardly be found.
Second stage of 5th Children’s and Youth Film Festival launches in Alaverdi
28.11.2009 18:40 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The second stage of Children’s and Youth Film
Festival launched on November 27 in Alaverdi, Armenia.
Emphasizing the importance of the festival, Nune Manukyan, Head of
Rolan Bykov foundation for Development of Cinema and Television for
Children and Youth, noted: `After 5 years of its existence, the
festival has became a tradition. The festival aims to develop
children’s interest cinema, offering a chance at viewing best youth
movies of the last years. It’s also important for children outside
Yerevan to be given a chance to participate in international
festivals.’
Starting November 27, Alaverdi cultural center will host the screening
of short and animation movies presented within October 15-19 5th
Children’s and Youth Film Festival frameworks in Yerevan. Movies’
screening is scheduled in all Armenian regions till the yearend.
EurAsEC anti-crisis fund to come into operation soon
28.11.2009 12:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended a meeting
of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), where RA has observer
status. The Armenian delegation includes Finance Minister Tigran
Davtyan, Transport and Communications Minister Gurgen Sargsyan and
other officials.
Leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were
also participating.
The agenda included implementation of decisions taken at the previous
session meeting, creation of joint economic development zone and
efforts to overcome the financial crisis. Besides, documents on
formation of a customs union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus
were signed.
As to the EurAsEC anti-crisis fund, Armenia, as a cofounder, has
already ratified all documents relating to it.
ON THE WAY TO WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY 65TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVITIES
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Today the State Commission on Organization of Great Patriotic War
Victory 65th Anniversary Celebrations called its first session,
presided at by commission chairman, Republic of Armenia Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan.
"The festivities dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the victory had
in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 provide a unique opportunity to
pay tribute to those participants of World War Two who are still with
us, as well as to those who gave their lives for the glorious victory."
The meeting discussed the possibility of Armenia’s participation
in the CIS Heads of Government meeting-approved jubilee actions and
adopted a national program of festive events.
In conclusion, corresponding assignments were issued to the heads of
concerned State agencies.
HISTORY OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF RUSSIA TO BE STUDIED
Noyan Tapan
27.11.2009
YEREVAN: On November 27, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan
received RA Consul General to the Southern District of Russia,
Ararat Gomtsyan.
According to the press release of the RA Ministry of Diaspora,
during the meeting the sides discussed issues concerning the Armenian
community in the district. The Minister proposed to create a group
of expert scientists that would study and integrate the history of
the Armenian community.
The interlocutors also discussed the possibility of creating a film
about the Armenian communities in Krasnodar, Rostov and Sochi, as
well as the issue of ensuring the active participation of Armenian
children of the community in the Southern District of Russia in the
"Come Home" project.
The Consul General expressed willingness to create necessary working
conditions at the Armenian Consulate in Rostov to provide the employees
commissioned from the RA Ministry of Diaspora with the opportunity
to conduct long-term studies on the Armenian community and analyses
of the issues concerning the district.
STATEMENT OF THE NKR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: AZERBAIJAN OPENLY GAINING TIME TO CHANGE MILITARY AND POLITICAL BALANCE IN THE REGION
ArmInfo
2009-11-26 18:38:00
ArmInfo. The National Assembly of the Nagorny Karabakh Republic adopted
a statement in connection with the latest developments related to
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue on November 25.
The statement in particular says that the latest developments of
the Karabakh settlement have proved the non-constructiveness of
Azerbaijan. The authors of the statement affirm that Azerbaijan is
just prolonging time expressing its complaints with international
mediation to start a new war against Artsakh. Under these conditions,
the Artsakh parliament assesses the statements of the Azerbaijani
high-ranking officials as an expression of hopeless negotiating party
which is full of dangers for peace settlement. The NKR government has
repeatedly urged international organizations about the Azerbaijani
aggressive foreign policy. All this is accompanied by regular breaches
of the cease-fire on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
With this statement, the NKR parliament focuses the attention of
the OSCE Minsk group, mediator countries’ parliaments, OSCE and
CoE on these dangerous developments. Azerbaijan makes continuous
efforts to distort the essence of the Karabakh conflict and the
negotiations casting doubt on the efficiency of all the efforts by the
international community to establish peace and security in the region.
The NKR parliament proposes the NKR foreign ministry to release this
statement at the forthcoming OSCE Ministers’ council session in Athens.
AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT HEED THE MEDIATORS’ ADMONITIONS
ArmInfo
2009-11-26 18:24:00
ArmInfo. Azerbaijan does not heed the calls of the mediators on the
Karabakh settlement to refrain from militaristic statements.
The regular example of strong stomach was demonstrated by Azerbaijan’s
Defense Minister Safar Abiyev on November 25. Defense Minister of
Poland Bogdan Klich visited Azerbaijan within the frames of a regional
visit. ‘The tearful-threatening statements to Armenia have become the
high spot at the meeting of the Polish minister with his Azerbaijani
counterpart. The Azerbaijani mass media present a list of claims,
which have already drawn the mouth. This is, surely, ‘occupation’,
as a result of which ‘over 1 million of people were expelled from
their native lands’. To note, Abiyev does not indicate the national
identity of refugees. Actually, about 700,000 refugees out of those
he indicated are Azerbaijanis, another half million are Armenians
expelled from Azerbaijan. Having complained of ineffectiveness of
negotiations held under mediation of OSCE MG, the minister came to the
conclusion that ‘use of a military way by Azerbaijan for liberation
of its lands will become inevitable in such a situation’.
By the way, as regards the Munich meeting of the Armenian and
Azerbaijani presidents, the parties expressed satisfaction, none the
less. Apparently, the defense minister of Azerbaijan receives the
latest news with some delay. In view of this, to recall, the regular
militaristic statement by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, which
preceded the two presidents’ meeting, caused a negative response,
by mediators as well, who called on the parties to refrain from
such statements.