RA PRESIDENT SIGNED A LAW ON AMENDMENTS TO "LAW ON RA BUDGET SYSTEM"
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26.05.2009 19:11 GMT+04:00
Yesterday RA President Serzh Sargsyan signed laws on amendments to
"Law on RA Budget System", "Law on CBA", as well as a "Law on RA
NA Regulations".
NKR AUTHORITIES ACTIVELY COOPERATE WITH OMBUDSMAN
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25.05.2009 22:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ NKR Human Rights Defender Office was established on
April 16, 2008. Although we have been working actively for 7 months,
we have already received 300 claims concerning labor legislation,
criminal liability issues as well as housing problems," NKR Ombudsman
Yurij Hayrapetyan said.
According to him, NKR Human Rights Defender Office will promote
development and strengthening of democracy. "NKR state structures were
always responsive to all the issues we raised. We are very happy that
cooperation was a success, because understanding and mutual support
between parties is not always possible," he noted.
Mr. Hayrapetyan also stressed the importance of cooperation between
Armenian and NKR Ombudsman Offices. "Being the first to congratulate
us, Armen Harutyunyan expressed willingness to assist us in all our
initiatives. Advice and help from a more experienced colleague is
always appreciable," Yuryj Hayrapetyan said.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND CROATIA HIGHLIGHTED
ARMENPRESS
May 22, 2009
YEREVAN, MAY 22, ARMENPRESS: On May 21-23, 2009, the President of
the Republic of Croatia Stjepan Mesi? paid an official visit to
the Republic of Armenia upon the invitation of the President of the
Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
Presidential press service told Armenpress that in an atmosphere
of mutual understanding and constructiveness the two heads of
states discussed the current situation and the prospects of the
Armenian-Croatian relations, and exchanged views on the international
and regional issues of mutual interest.
The parties stressed the importance of the further development of
political and economic relations between Armenia and Croatia.
The Presidents underlined the need to further broaden the legal
framework between the Republic of Armenian and the Republic of
Croatia. The sides signed the Agreement between the Government of the
Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia
on Co-operation in the fields of culture, education and science,
and the Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic
of Croatia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention
of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. They expressed
readiness to foster the trade and economic relations, to promote the
establishment of ties between entrepreneurs, to encourage mutual
visits and of business forums. Exchange of experience in field of
tourism was also emphasized.
The Presidents expressed their confidence, that regional conflicts
should be resolved without use of force and only by peaceful means and
negotiations based on the principles and norms of international law.
The sides underlined the imperative to open the remaining closed
borders in Europe as well as the necessity to establish normal
relations without any preconditions and develop friendly relations.
The parties expressed their readiness to consider the possibilities of
cooperation within the frameworks of the European Union initiatives,
including the European Neighborhood Policy, as well as in other
international structures.
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation aimed at maintaining
security and stability in Europe in the frameworks of international
organizations was also emphasized.
Noting with satisfaction the constructive negotiations and achieved
results, the Presidents will, in the nearest future, undertake
practical steps for effectively realizing all agreements reached.
ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS LEADS (SURVEY)
LRAGIR.AM
12:51:28 – 22/05/2009
>From May 16 to May 21, the Vox Populi sociological group of the
Electoral Systems centre conducted a survey in connection with the
upcoming Yerevan Mayoral election scheduled on May 31.
1270 people participated in the survey.
Which party are you going to you vote for on May 31 at the Yerevan
Mayor election?
HAK – 30, 7 %
BHK (Bargavach Hayastan, Prosperous Armenia) – 25, 4 %
Republican Party – 16, 3 %
ARF Dashnaktsutyun -4, 4%
OYP (Orinats Yerkir) – 2, 3 %
People’s party – 1, 8 %
Armenian Labor socialist party – 0 %
It is difficult to answer (I have
not decided yet; it is a secret) – 19, 3%
WORLD YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP: AIBA MEMBERS SAY IT IS PURE OLYMPIC LEVEL
Panorama.am
17:18 21/05/2009
On 21 May Yerevan hosted the members of AIBA family and international
technical officials. The guests have been presented the organizational
and managerial activities to hold the World Youth Boxing Championship
in Yerevan.
The members of the AIBA committee walked around the sport-concert
complex and received answers to their questions.
Osvaldo Bisbal (technical delegate) said that everything is well
organized. "The most important is that we have found people here
ready to organize the championship. AIBA president is also sure that
everything will be well held in Yerevan and that we’ll have a perfect
sport event," he said.
The manager of the event, Olaf Waltman said that they are content
not only of the perfect welcome but the work done.
Arman Muradyan, the chairman of Armenian Boxing Federation said the
AIBA members that everything should be done to have more common big
sport events in Yerevan.
Note that our journalist reports that the experts expressed
satisfaction of the organizational part of the championship. "This
is an Olympic level. We have had a championship in Argentinean sport
complex which could not even be compared with the one we see in
Yerevan," said one of the guests.
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PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, May 21, 2009
AGBU High School Pasadena Students Perform "Smile & Laughter," A
Trilogy of Farces
On March 27, 2009, 25 aspiring actors in AGBU High School Pasadena’s
drama group performed three farces under the title "Jbid yev Dzidzagh"
(Smile and Laughter) at the AGBU Manoogian Center in Pasadena,
California. The program was organized by the school’s Armenian Studies
department.
The author of the first play, "Tiv 5 Khelakar" (Lunatic Number 5), is
unknown, while the second and third plays, "Shoghokorte" (The
Flatterer) and "Arevelian Adamnapuzhe" (The Oriental Dentist), were
written by 19th C. Constantinople (Istanbul) Armenian satirist Hagop
Baronian.
Drama program chair Laura Kuyumjian welcomed the audience and offered
some background for the plays performed that night. The first farce,
whose language is a mixture of Armenian and Turkish, is the story of a
peasant who, having been engaged since he was an infant, comes to town
to look for his fiancée but ends up in an insane asylum. In speaking
about the Baronian works, she explained that they reflect the manners
and mores of Constantinople Armenians during Ottoman rule. Despite the
passage of over a century, their popularity hasn’t waned, in that the
behaviors satirized still persist today.
Kuyumjian thanked the executive committee of Ardavazt Theater Company,
Krikor Satamian, and AGBU office staff for their efforts to make this
production possible. The production’s dress rehearsal took place the
previous day in front of an audience of eighth graders from three
local Armenian schools.
Established in 1906, AGBU () is the world’s largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians on six continents.
STAR CLOSELY COLLABORATING WITH ITALIAN COMPANIES TO DEVELOP BREAD MANUFACTURING
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20.05.2009 15:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On May 20 official opening of modernized
Star bakery was held in Yerevan. Leading experts in the field of
bread manufacturing started their work over the bakery a year ago,
Executive Director of Star Supermarket Chain, Vahan Kerobyan told a
news conference. "Our main purpose was manufacturing of high quality
and tasty bread at affordable prices," he said.
According to him, a new technology for bread manufacturing was
developed jointly with Italian experts. "Along with traditional bread
types we plan to launch production of low-calorie bread, as well as
Russian, Armenian, Italian types."
According to Kerobyan, the bakery will manufacture 5-6 tons of bread
daily at 280 AMD per kilo. USD 850 000 were invested in creation of
modernized workshop and currently the bakery has 50 employees.
According to Star marketing department, Martinyan Varashteanu,
Main technician from Frital Italian Company was invited to assemble
and test the bakery equipment. All the equipment in the bakery was
manufactured by Frital.
Star Management is assured that collaboration with Italian
companies will develop Armenian bread market. Attention to bringing
improved products to Armenian consumers is another proof of Star’s
client-oriented policy.
ANCA CHAIRMAN SHARES ARMENIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY’S SHARP DISAPPOINTMENT WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
AZG Armenian Daily
21/05/2009
Armenian Genocide
"You failed to honor your commitment to lift our nation’s response to
genocide to the level of our shared American values, choosing, instead,
to allow America’s willingness to respond forcefully to this horrific
crime to remain hostage to Turkish threats and intimidation."–
ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA) Chairman Ken Hachikian shared with President Barack Obama
yesterday the Armenian American community’s disappointment with his
Administration’s failure to honor his campaign pledges to recognize the
Armenian Genocide and to foster the growth and development of Armenia.
In a May 18th letter to the White House, Hachikian addressed both the
President’s decision not to honor his repeated promises to recognize
the Armenian Genocide, as well as his recent proposal to cut aid to
Armenia by 38% even as he increases overall foreign aid spending and
the level of assistance he seeks to the regions of Europe, Eurasia,
and South/Central Asia, ANCA reports.
ARMENIA PARTICIPATES IN V MILEX INTERNATIONAL ARMS EXHIBITION
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19.05.2009 16:59 GMT+04:00
MILEX-2009 International Arms and Military Machinery Conference opened
in Minsk on May 19. Armenian delegation is also participating in the
exhibition, Defense Ministry Spokesman Seyran Shahsuvaryan told a
PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent.
Exhibition displays 145 exponents from 8 countries, including
Armenia, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. There is a special stand for
representatives from all CSTO member states. The exhibition was
organized on a square with a total area of 6 thousand square metres.
Opening Milex-2009, Belarus PM Sergey Sidorsky noted that the
"exhibition may be considered a special visiting card aimed at raising
public awareness of defense armory". Exhibited arms, military and
special armory were produced based on information and telecommunication
technologies, the premier noted.
As noted by CSTO State Secretary Nikolay Birduzha, "Member states’
cooperation in the sphere of military-technical cooperation can be
objectively characterized as close partnership corresponding to their
interests," Belarus news reports.
There is a total number of 26 states planning to attend the exhibition.
DEMONSTRATION NEAR "MOSCOW" CINEMA
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08:15 pm | May 19, 2009
"The time has come for us to be fearless, unstoppable and proud. Let
us stand up for our country and have our voices heard on May 31. Let’s
change Armenia by starting with Yerevan," said member of the "Women
for Peace" NGO Armine Obelyan, 20, as she called on her fellow peers
during the demonstration near "Moscow" cinema today.
The demonstration held by the "Women for Peace" NGO was a call for
peace to political parties running in the Yerevan elections for
Council of Elders.
As the initiators of the demonstration stated in their speeches today,
they are especially calling on those who heated things up in the Avan,
Ajapnyak and Kanaker-Zetyun districts.
There were few people participating in the demonstration. One of the
demonstrators said that perhaps it was due to the heat. Let us mention
that the Yerevan municipality had allowed the demonstration and the
"Moscow" cinema administration had not shown resistance.
During the demonstration that lasted an hour and a half, the organizers
stressed that the May 31 elections are going to be the same as the
presidential elections.