Author: Chalian Meline

CZECH REPUBLIC ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO ARMENIA’S PARTICIPATION IN EASTERN PARTNERSHIP

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 17, 2010 – 19:10 AMT 14:10 GMT

Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said that his country attaches
importance to Armenia’s participation in the Eastern Partnership,
as it aspires towards Europe.

"We believe that this program will have a consecutive nature," Mr.

Fischer said during the May 17 joint press conference with his Armenian
counterpart Tigran Sargsyan.

The Czech delegation led by the Prime Minister will be in Armenia on
May 17 and 18. During his visit, Jan Fischer will participate in an
Armenian-Czech business-forum, as well as will meet with Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan and Speaker of the RA parliament Hovik
Abrahamyan.

Besides, a meeting of the Czech Prime with Catholicos of All Armenians
Karekin II is scheduled.

Jan Fischer will visit Tsitsernakaberd to lay a wreath at the Armenian
Genocide Memorial.

Armenian National Committee of Glendale
211 W. Chestnut St., Suite 302
Glendale, CA 91204
Contact: Elen Asatryan
Tel. (818) 243.3444
Cell: (818.523.8389
Email. [email protected]
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

ANC Glendale, ABA, and NLS Launch Free Legal Clinics

Glendale, CA – The Armenian National Committee of Glendale in partnership
with the Armenian Bar Association and Neighborhood Legal Services of LA
County will offer a free legal clinic, conducted in both Armenian and
English, for Glendale residents on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 from 6:00pm to
8:00 p.m. at K&M Karamanoukian, Glendale Youth Center, 211 W. Chestnut St.,
Glendale, CA.

"We’re pleased to partner with two very reputable organizations that have
for years provided legal services to the community," stated Sarkis
Ourfalian, Co-Chair of ANC Glendale "We hope to make the June 2nd clinic,
the first of many in order to provide continuous services and assistance to
the Glendale community," added Ourfalian.

Volunteer attorneys from the Armenian Bar Association and Neighborhood Legal
Services will provide free legal advice and guidance on questions dealing
with landlord-tenant relations, civil matters/small claims, immigration,
criminal law, and family law (domestic violence, divorce, custody issues).
Clinics are limited to advice and consultation only. Attendees who wish to
hire an attorney will be referred to the Glendale Bar Association or NLS for
continued assistance. Volunteer attorneys will not represent clients in
court and will not be available for hire.

"The Armenian Bar Association is proud of the alliance we have formed with
the Armenian National Committee and Neighborhood Legal Services in
participating in this free legal clinic," said Vicken Simonian, past
Chairman of the Armenian Bar. "One of our primary goals is to educate the
Armenian community on matters of legal significance, and to provide pro bono
advice to needy members of the public. To help us accomplish that goal, we
have experienced attorneys who will volunteer their time to participate in
the clinic," added Simonian

"One of Neighborhood Legal Services’ priorities is to improve and increase
access to free legal services for low income people. We are thrilled to
have the opportunity to partner with the Glendale and Armenian Bar
Association to initiate the Glendale Free Legal Clinic. This Clinic will
help ensure that all Glendale residents have access to the justice system,"
stated Neal S. Dudovitz, Executive Director of NLS.

Attendees are encouraged to bring to the clinic documentation pertaining to
their legal issues such as agreements or contracts (signed or proposed),
written rules or policies, court orders, court papers served or that were
filed with the court, all letters or emails to and from the person or
business with whom the attendee has a disagreement, specific paperwork
related to the case (rental agreement, lease, child support order, employee
handbook, etc.).

Although walk-ins are welcome, community members interested in attending the
clinic can schedule an appointment by emailing
< [email protected]>
info@ancglendale. org or calling 818.243.3444. Attendees will be served on a
first come, first served basis.

The Armenian National Committee-Glendale Chapter advocates for the social,
economic, cultural, and political rights of the city’s Armenian American
community and promotes increased civic participation at the grassroots and
public policy levels.

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Not Nations’ but Peoples’ Right to Self-Determination: Kocharyan
Responds to Aliyev

10:32 – 15.05.10

`Azerbaijani President [Ilham Aliyev] should have known it far long
ago that according to the international law it is not the nations that
are being self-determined but rather the peoples,’ Armenian Deputy
Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told Russian-language news agency
Regnum, commenting on Ilham Aliyev’s recent statement that the
Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh cannot be self-determined.

`Otherwise according to the thesis as if the Turks and the Azerbaijani
are one nation which [Ilham] inherited from his father together with
the position of president, Azerbaijan cannot have independence,’ said
Kocharyan.

Tert.am

SHIRAK DIOCESE HEAD ADDRESSED A LETTER TO ARCHBISHOP OF TIRASPOL IN
RELATION TO THE ARMENIAN JOURNALIST

Lragir.am
14/05/2010

As it is known Gyumri-born Ernest Vardanyan was arrested on April 7 by
Transdniestria charged with espionage and betrayal of homeland law
enforcers and is currently under arrest.

In this connection the Head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Shirak
Diocese Archbishop Michael Ajapahyan, by the request of the relatives
of Ernest Vardanyan, addressed a letter to the Archbishop of Tiraspol
to help the Armenian journalist.

He expressed his concern in connection with the health condition of
our compatriot.

Tiraspol archbishop Savva has already answered to Archbishop Michael
saying that right after having reached his letter they leaned about
Ernest’s condition. According to Archbishop Savva, his health
condition is sufficient.

TURKISH FM: COUNTRY EXPECTS MORE ACTIVITIES FROM OSCE MINSK GROUP AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH ISSUE

Trend
May 14 2010
Azerbaijan

Turkey expects more active actions from the OSCE Minsk Group and the
international community over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying by Anadolu.

"Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan conducted series of talks over the past year as a result of
the initiatives of Russia and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Thus,
the process has gained new momentum," Davutoglu said at a joint news
conference with his Slovakian counterpart Miroslav Lajcak.

"During his Ankara visit, President Medvedev mulled the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with President Abdullah Gul and Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan," Davutoglu noted.

He said the interests of Turkey and Russia in the Caucasus region
converge and establishment of the peace here will benefit both
Turkey and Russia, and the entire international community, TRT
Russian reported.

"We hope that these frozen conflicts will be resolved and mutual
distrust eliminated," Davutoglu said.

ANOTHER FOUR TV COMPANIES TO BE CLOSED DOWN

A1Plus.am
08:41 pm | May 14, 2010 | Social

A group of media representatives and NGOs today held a heated debate
over a non-existing project. None of them could say definitely in
what format the draft law on Television and Radio posted on the
website of the RA Ministry of Economy on May 12 would be submitted
to the parliament.

All participants were convinced that the draft project would be
adopted during the upcoming NA four-day sitting. The changes refer
to digital broadcasting.

"It is the second time a legislative amendment is introduced covertly
without public discussions. In 2008, the National Assembly adopted a
law suspending broadcasting tenders by amending the Law on Television
and Radio. In fact, the amendments pursued one aim – not to returned
embattled A1+ to the air," said Freedom of Speech Protection Committee
expert Mesrop Harutyunyan.

"One thing is certain: 18 of the 22 TV companies will be granted
digital air. It is already known which TV companies will be granted
licenses. I am more than convinced that A1+ is not included on the
list," he added.

Which frequencies will be digitalized? Why do you keep it in secret?

President of A1+ Company Mesrop Movsesyan addressed the questions to
a ministry representative who refrained from answering.

Digitalization is expected to create new problems not only for the
capital but also for regional TV companies since Yerevan TV companies
cannot transmit their programmes in marzes.

Note that 12 billion AMD has been allotted for the digitalization.

‘ORANGE ARMENIA STARTS PROMO FOR VOICE, BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS’

Digital Media Asia
May 12, 2010 Wednesday

DMASIA-12 May 2010-‘Orange Armenia starts promo for voice, broadband
subscribers’

Ltd. All rights reserved.

Orange Armenia has rolled out a promotion for voice and internet
service subscribers. By 30 June, new and existing Orange customers can
select one favourite on-net number and make calls to this line free
of charge. The offer is available for lifetime. Additionally, Orange
has expanded the prepay SIM cards validity by one year. This offer
is available for customers who joined the Orange network before 5 May.

Existing internet customers or users who subscribe to Orange’s
broadband service by 30 June will receive one additional GB for
internet traffic per month for one year. Orange plans to extend its 2G
and 3G+ network coverage to cover 93 percent of Armenia’s population
by late August. The operator will also expand its retail network to
over 80 shops by year-end.

THE MONTENEGRINS TOOK VICTORY OVER THE ARMENIAN TENNIS PLAYERS

Aysor
May 12 2010
Armenia

In Greece kicked off the championship of "Devis’ Cup". The first rival
of the Armenian team was the team of the Montenegrins. Unfortunately,
our tennis players lost the game with 0:3 score. The next rival of
our team will be the team from San Marino.

ORANGE ARMENIA’S PILOTE PROJECT TIGRAN IS REWARDED FOR INNOVATION BY FRANCE TELECOM GROUP

Tert.am
10:58 13.05.10

The project "T.I.GR.A.N" (Tower InterGRated Armenian Network) of
Orange Armenia has been rewarded by the France Telecom Group for
innovation during the award ceremony 2010 in Paris. In a little time,
Orange Armenia team built a project which will not only enrich France
Telecom/Orange experience, but also allow to build mobile networks
with much less costs and time.

Before this project all equipments were generally installed near
the tower, on the ground floor, on a dedicated concrete slab. The
innovation of TIGRAN consists in the structure of the site: the
equipments are installed directly on a platform inside the tower. This
new concept allows optimizing GSM Greenfield site design: space,
construction time and costs.

"I am happy to manage this team, which is motivated and full of new
ideas. The TIGRAN team consists of Armenian and French engineers,
and that’s the result of their joint research. We are a part of a
big Group, and this idea will be used in the future during other
network roll-out projects. Orange Armenia is really proud for this
contribution", said Bruno Duthoit, CEO of Orange Armenia.

The project was born last year, when Orange Armenia launched the first
stage of network roll-out and the first TIGRAN tower was installed
in June 2009. Since more than 100 towers were built with this new
principle.

NALBANDIAN, LAVROV DISCUSS KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 10, 2010 – 11:50 AMT 06:50 GMT

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Russian
counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the CIS informal summit
in Moscow on May 8.

The Ministers referred to a number of urgent issues on the bilateral
and international agenda, including the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement process, RF MFA press office reported.