Author: Chakhmakhchian Vatche

YEREVAN DEFEATED BECAUSE OF ILLITERACY AND POLITICAL SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS, SAYS ANALYST

Tert
Oct 28 2009
Armenia

When Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said he was going to invite
Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia and consented to the creation
of a commission of historians, from the beginning, he provided Turkey
with such a factor that the latter hadn’t received in decades, said
Director of Politeconomia Centre, candidate of science Andranik
Tevanyan today.

The Armenian president’s second biggest mistake, according to the
analyst, is the fact that he came to an agreement with Abdullah Gul
on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

Only a few months later, the Armenian leadership realized what a
gross mistake it had made, Tevanyan said. "This is the case when he
initiates the game but loses the influence."

The reasons for Yerevan’s defeat, according to the analyst, are
hidden in "diplomatic illiteracy, political short-sightedness and
simple dilettantism."

As a consequence, Turkey received an advantage because, in the
analyst’s opinion, with the signing of the Protocols, international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide came to a halt.

"Unfortunately, people who think they are intelligent or a dominant
political force in Armenia state they must remove the Genocide issue
from Armenia’s foreign policy agenda," Tevanyan said.

According to him, this is empty talk, since the Armenian Genocide is
an issue of state security.

"The idea that, in the 21st century, all people are brothers is a
bluff," concluded Tevanyan.

ANDRE AGASSI ADMITS USING DRUGS INTENTIONALLY

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.10.2009 16:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ex world tennis champion of Armenian decent Andre
Agassi admitted in his new autobiography that he used crystal meth
intentionally. Book publication is due on November 9. In 1997, Agassi
tested positive for doping but he managed to convince ATP that the
substance appeared in his organism occasionally. Certain fragments
from book have been already published in some newspapers and magazines,
sportsdaily.ru reports.

"I feel ashamed, of course. I promise myself that this lie is the end
of it," AP quotes Agassi as saying. "At that moment I wrote a letter to
ATP, alleging that crystal meth was used by my assistant who added the
powder to gas water, and I had occasionally gulped down the liquid."

RA PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS WITH EU SPECIAL REP

news.am
Oct 28 2009
Armenia

Turkey’s delaying the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols
will cause adequate steps on Armenia’s part," Speaker of the RA
Parliament Hovik Abrahamyan stated at his meeting with Peter Semneby,
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus.

The Public Relations Department, RA Parliament told NEWS.am that the
sides focused on the Armenia-Turkey normalization process.

Speaker Abrahamyan reaffirmed the Armenian side’s position and pointed
out that the Armenian side is ready to adequate steps if Turkey delays
the ratification of the protocols. He stressed that by signing the
protocols Armenia did not assume any unilateral commitments. Rather,
Armenia made that step to create necessary conditions for natural
relations between the two states. Speaker Abrahamyan told the EU
Special Representative that the Armenian side will take necessary steps
in Turkey fail to ratify the protocols within a reasonable timeframe.

ARMENIAN COMPANY "SHINCERTIFICATE" RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE

ARKA
Oct 27, 2009

YEREVAN, October 27. /ARKA/. Ltd "Shincertificate" received certificate
of German certifying company TUV NORD, which evidences the compliance
of quality management to the requirements of international standard
ISO 9001-2008.

Suren Gyurjinyan, Coordinator of TUV NORD in Armenia informed that
by receiving the certificate the organization is ready to render
qualified services in the sphere of experiments and certification of
construction martial and products which maximum meets the requirements
of consumers and the clients.

"On the basis of the certificate the services of the company
"Shincertificate" will be considered qualified by the business-partners
in Europe", said Suren Gyurjinyan during the certificate award
ceremony. Prior to project implementation the specialists of Ltd
"Shincertificate" and consultants of Ltd "ATS Solutions" worked jointly
in the investment of the requirements of the standard ISO 9001-2008.

Before certification of Ltd "ATS Solutions" comprehensive audit of
quality management of the organization was conducted. During the period
June 13-15, 2009 certification audit was conducted by the auditors
of TUV NORD GROUP and based on its results quality management of the
organization was operating in compliance with the requirements of
international standards.

Alik Vardanyan, General Director of the company Ltd "Shincertificate"
was working 2.5 years by the agreement signed with representation
office TUV NORD about receiving certification. "Today we can show
the results of our work and prove the quality of rendered services
in compliance with international standards", said Vardanyan.

He said that the received certificate will allow to ensure confidence
to the partners of the company and assist in further activities.

Vardanyan said that the company "Shincertificate" will continue its
activity with high responsibility.

The company "Shincertificate" was established in 1998 and is an
independent specialized organization which renders full package
of construction services, including services of technical control,
laboratory experiments and certification of construction material,
as well as certification of welders.

German company TUV NORD Group is one of the leaders of world market
of certification services which includes more than 8400 employees in
70 countries of Europe, Asia, America and Africa.

CANNED FRUIT MARKET IN ARMENIA: BUSINESS REPORT 2009 WAS PUBLISHED BY TD THE MARKET PUBLISHERS, LTD.

Market Publishers
news.html
Oct 26 2009

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the sector. Besides, the research is elaborated with detailed Armenia
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study of the mentioned market featuring all the sides and aspects.

Firstly the report comprises brief country profile including both
general information about Armenia as well as current economic review.

Further, the report analyses Canned Fruit Market in the country by
identifying key market players, (including major producers, traders,
etc), and evaluating foreign economic relations within this business
segment in the recent three years. The last chapter pays attention to
the canned fruit consumers in Armenia, listing the major ones. The
report also provides the results of purchase activity monitoring
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The Canned Fruit Market is characterized by emphasizing the following
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EU FOCUSES ON DEEP RELATIONS WITH THREE SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES

Aysor
Oct 27 2009
Armenia

The European Union sets to continue to strengthen the cooperation with
three South Caucasus countries and to assist their relations within
the Eastern Partnership Policy, issued in a resume of the Cooperation
Council held in Luxembourg between the European Union and Armenia,
Georgia, and Azerbaijan.

During the Cooperation Council, the parties discussed the
implementation of the EU-Armenia and EU-Georgia European Neighborhood
Policy Action Plan and issues connected with enhancing of relations,
including prospects for the negotiation of a new EU-Armenia and
EU-Georgia Association Agreement within the framework of the Eastern
Partnership.

The Cooperation Council welcomed the signature by Armenia and Turkey of
the two protocols relating to the establishment of diplomatic relations
and said that EU would continue to offer to support this process. It
was also welcomed the dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan which
provided "decrease of the controversy" of the issue of Karabakh.

In addition, EU said it would continue to support the development of
democratic institutions in Georgia. During the EU-Georgia bilateral
dialogue the parties discussed EU’s role in resolving the conflict
in Georgia and EU Observer Mission, the EU’s participation in
the Geneva talks, its financial assistance to the restoration of
conflict-affected areas of Georgia and to refugees, and its support
to economic stabilization.

DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP LAUNCHES IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.10.2009 17:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Darts Championship launches in Yerevan today. The
contest will host the best Armenian dartsmen and representatives of
RA-accredited embassies and international organizations. Championship
winners will be announced on October 29, Armenian Darts Federation
President Karen Giloyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Chief arbiter for the championship is international tournament winner
Hovhannes Hovhannesyan.

UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL FOR OCTOBER 27 VICTIMS TO TAKE PLACE IN RA PARLIAMENT PARK

NOYAN TAPAN
October 26, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The unveiling of a memorial for
state and political figures who were killed in the 1999 October 27
crime at NA, RA National Hero Karen Demirchian, RA National Hero
Vazgen Sargsian, Yuri Bakhshian, Ruben Miroyan, Mikayel Kotanian,
Armenak Armenakian, Henrik Abrahamian, Leonard Petrosian will take
place on October 27 at 11:20 in the RA National Assembly park. Noyan
Tapan was informed about it by the RA NA Public Relations Department.

MOLDOVAN REPUBLIC OF TRANSNISTRIA DELEGATION VISITS NAGORNO-KARABAKH

Tert
Oct 26 2009
Armenia

A delegation from the foreign ministry of Moldovan Republic of
Transnistria (MRT, but referred to as Pridnestrovskaja Moldavskaja
Respublika, or PMR, by Transnistrian official sources), headed by
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Yastrebchak, is on a three-day
official visit to Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital and largest city,
Stepanakert, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Nagorno-Karabakh press service.

On October 25, within the cultural program, the guests became
acquainted with the excavations in Tigranakert, then visited Gandzasar
medieval monastery.

Accompanied by Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Foreign Minister Georgy
Petrosian, the delegation has already paid a visit to the memorial to
victims of the Great Patriotic and Karabakh Wars: they laid wreaths
on the monument and paid their tribute to the victims with a minute
of silence.

VAHAN HOVHANNISYAN: NEXT MEETING BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND AZERI MPS IS NOT APPOINTED YET

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.10.2009 19:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Next meeting between Armenia and Azerbaijani MPs
is not appointed yet, ARFD faction leader Vahan Hovhannisyan told a
PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

During the meeting in Moscow, it was decided to continue discussions
in that format. Milli Majlis parliamentarian Sabir Gadjiev who
participated in meeting said that parties might next time meet either
in Baku or Yerevan.

"It’s quite possible that meeting will take place in Moscow. Anyway, it
will depend on preparatory work. The key issue is for each participant
to stress the importance of normalizing relations between two states,"
Gadjiev said.

Armenian and Azeri parliamentarians met in Moscow on October 22,
upon the initiative of RF State Duma.